( APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: HEY! CHEERS!
WE'RE HAVING A HOLIDAY COCKTAIL HERE RIGHT NOW.
>> OLD FASHIONED.
>> Stephen: IT'S AN OLD FASHIONED RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S MY HOLIDAY DRINK, AND EVERY DAY IS A HOLIDAY.
CONGRATULATIONSES -- CHEERS TO YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW SERIES, "A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE
EVENTS," ON NETFLIX.
YOU PLAY-- DO I HAVE THE RIGHT THING HERE?
>> I PLAY COUNT OLAF.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY YOUR BELOVED COUNT OLAF.
>> DAFTERDLY COUNT OLAF.
>> Stephen: THOSE ARE ALL YOU.
>> YES.
THE SAILOR ON THE LEFT THERE IS CAPTAIN SHAM.
>> Stephen: WHO IS THIS LOVELY CREATURE RIGHT THERE?
>> HER NAME IS SHIRLEY ST. IVES.
>> Stephen: WHICH ONE ONE OF THESE COSTUMES WAS HARDEST.
IT'S A LOG OF WORK.
>> SHAM HAS A PEG LEG.
YOU CAN'T SEE IT IN THAT.
>> Stephen: THIS GUY?
HE HAS A PEG LEG?
>> I HAD TO WALK AROUND WITH A PEG LEG AND MY LEG-- UP MY BUTT.
SO THAT WAS HARD.
SHIRLEY HAD PADDING, SO THAT WAS HARD.
GOING TO THE BATHROOM WAS TOUGH AS SHIRLEY.
>> Stephen: YEAH?
>> BECAUSE I HAD, YOU KNOW, UNDERWEAR AND THEN HOSE AND THEN
PADDING AND THEN, LIKE, SPANX, TO COVER IT ALL.
YOU HAD TO PUT ALL THAT ON, AND THEN WHEN YOU HAD TO PEE, YOU
HAD TO TAKE IT ALL OFF AND TRY NOT TO GET IT EVERYWHERE AND
THEN YOU HAD TO GET IT ALL BACK ON AGAIN.
>> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT THIS GUY?
>> STEPHANO.
I SHAVED MY HEAD EVERY DAY FOR 22 DAYS TO DO THAT.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF THE CHILDREN MEETING
THEIR-- >> MEETING COUNT OLAF FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
>> Stephen: FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> THIS HAPPENS FRIDAY THE 13th OF JANUARY, ALL OF THEM
ON NETFLIX.
>> Stephen: AND THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE
EVENTS ALREADY.
>> THEIR PARENTS PERISHED IN A FIRE AND THEY ARE SENT TO THE
CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVE WHICH OLAF FIGURES OUT IS HIM BECAUSE
HE LIVES SIX BLOCKS AWAY.
HE'S NOT A RELATIVE BUT HE FIGURES THAT IS THE CASE.
>> Stephen: JIM.
>> HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, CHILDREN.
♪ ♪ ♪ I AM COUNT OLAF, A RENOWN ACTOR
AND YOUR NEW GUARDIAN.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
PLEASE, COME IN.
AND, MIND YOU, WIPE YOUR FEET ON THE MAT SO YOU DON'T TRACK IN
ANY MUD.
AND DON'T FORGET YOUR ENORMOUS FORTUNE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> VILLAINOUS.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE A VERY GOOD VILLAIN, BUT, OBVIOUSLY,
PEOPLE LOVE NEIL PATRICK HARRIS.
BUT YOU ENJOY--
>> Stephen: IT'S TRUE, IT'S TRUE.
I DIDN'T PAY THEM TO DO THAT.
>> THE LOVABLE BRAND?
>> Stephen: YOU ARE.
YOU ARE LOVABLE?
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: JUST LET THEM LOVE YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU LIKE BEING THE VILLAIN.
>> BEING A VILLAIN IS SUPER FUN YOU.
>> Stephen: LIKE SPOOKY THINGS, SCARY THINGS?
>> I ALWAYS LOVED THE HAUNTED MANSION, AND I LOVED THE HAUNTED
HOUSES AND I LOVED THINGS THAT ARE DARKER.
IT'S VERY SONNENFELLED, THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, AND IT'S
BASED ON KIDS' BOOKS AND THEY WERE DARK IN THEORY AND IT'S FUN
AND YOU DON'T OFTEN GET A CHANCE TO PLAY SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE YOURSELF AND JUST BE AWFUL.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH CHRISTMAS IS THAT
IT'S NOT-- IT'S NOT SCARY.
>> IT'S NOT A SCARY HOLIDAY.
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT A SCARY HOLIDAY.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: BUT I THINK YOU'RE A GOOD ENOUGH ACTOR THAT YOU
COULD PROBABLY MAKE ANYTHING-- >> SCARY?
INCLUDE CHRISTMAS.
>> Stephen: INCLUDING CHRISTMAS.
>> IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE HAVE LYRICS UP HERE TO A CLASSIC
CHRISTMAS CAROL.
>> AND WOULD LIKE YOU AND I RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO MAKE A
CHRISTMAS CAROL TERRIFYING.
>> THROUGH SONG?
>> Stephen: NO, JUST SAY IT.
WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE MUSIC.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> Stephen: JIM, COULD WE MAKE IT A LITTLE SPOOKIER, SCARIER.
OH, MORE DRAMATIC.
( SLEIGH BELLS RINGING ) COULD YOU MAKE THAT A LITTLE
SPOOKIER?
THANK YOU.
( LAUGHTER ) DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
>> IN A ONE HORSE OPEN SLAY.
>> O'ER THE FIELDS WE GO >> LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
>> Stephen: BILLIONS ON BOB TAILS RING.
>> MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT.
>> Stephen: WHAT FUN IT IS TO LAUGH AND SING.
>> A SLAYING SONG TONIGHT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU ARE TERRIFYING!
>> I GOT THE SHIVERS.
>> Stephen: I (BLEEP) MY PANT.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
( LAUGHTER ) "A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS"
IS ON NETFLIX JANUARY 13.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS.