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>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW"!
THANK YOU, JON.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Jon: HEY!
>> Stephen: JOINING ME NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS AN
ACTRESS AND A WRITER.
HER NEW SHOW IS "THE CHAIR" ON NETFLIX, WHICH SHE CREATED AND
WROTE.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," AMANDA PEET!
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>> Stephen: IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THE LAST TIME YOU WERE ON HERE, SAYS ON A LITTLE CARD HERE, WAS
FEBRUARY 2016.
WHY?
WHAT DID I DO TO YOU?
>> APPARENTLY, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A LOT OF WORK.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR AMANDA PEET ONCE
A MONTH FOR FIVE YEARS.
WHERE'S MY AMANDA PEET?
>> I'M RIGHT HERE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YOU GOT THE NEW
SERIES.
YOU HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS 25 YEARS, NOW YOU'VE WRITTEN AND
CREATE YOUR OWN SERIES CALLED "THE CHAIR."
WHAT IS "THE CHAIR" ABOUT?
>> A CHAIR IN AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT --
>> Stephen: A CHAIR, NOT LIKE A CHAIR.
>> A CHAIR.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
ANYTHING TO SELL A TICKET.
THE CHAIR OF AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT.
>> YES.
AND SANDRA O. PLAYS THE CHAIR.
>> Stephen: FANTASTIC,.
I WANTED TO MAKE A ROMANTIC COMEDY SO SHE BASICALLY COMES ON
AS THE CHAIR OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, AND THE PERSON SHE
LOVES TRANSGRESSES IN THE CLASSROOM AND SHE SORT OF HAS TO
DECIDE HOW TO HANDLE IT.
>> Stephen: THE PERSON SHE LOVES IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT.
>> HER COLLEAGUE.
>> Stephen: HER COLLEAGUE.
HE'S HER SUPERVISOR SO SHE HAS TO HAND DOWN THE
CONSEQUENCES AFTER HE TRANSGRESSES.
>> Stephen: A SCENE WITH SANDRA O. AND THE GREAT HOLLAND
TAYLOR.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
>> SHE ALSO HAS TO TRY TO TIGHTEN UP THE BUDGET AT THE
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, SO SHE'S BEEN TOLD TO LET GO TO HOLLAND
TAYLOR, SO THIS IS -- >> Stephen: DOES SHE HAVE
TENURE, HOLLAND TAYLOR?
>> SHE DOES.
>> Stephen: THAT'S HARD TO LET SOMEONE GO WHO HAS TENURE.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
THIS IS ALL BROUGHT UP IN THE SHOW.
>> Stephen: SPOILER ALERT!
PEOPLE WITH TENURE CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ( BLEEP ) THING
THEY WANT.
THEY CAN.
NOT THAT.
CAN'T DO THAT ON CBS.
>> WELL -- >> Stephen: I HAVE TENURE AT
THIS POINT.
JIM?
>> YOU LOOK AT YOUR EVALUATIONS YET?
>> YES.
AND WHAT DID THEY SAY?
THAT I'M TOO EXCITED.
WAIT A MINUTE, WAS THAT ALWAYS IN HERE?
>> I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO REDECORATE.
>> I GAVE HIM A HAND ( BLEEP ) IN HIS CAR WHEN I GOT TENURE TO
CELEBRATE.
>> THAT'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE FROM 1924.
>> LOOKS LIKE THE GUY I GAVE A HAND ( BLEEP ) TO.
>> HOW IS THAT A CELEBRATION FOR YOU.
>> GOOD POINT, GIVES AN ORGASM WHOEVER HE IS.
>> Stephen: SHE'S GOT A POINT.
I HEARD YOU WROTE IT WITH SANDRA O. IN MIND.
ARE YOU GUYS OLD FRIENDS?
>> I LOVED HER FROM AFAR.
I SAW HER IN A PLAY IN 1998.
I LOVED HER FROM AFAR.
AND, SO, I HAD SOME HELP GETTING IN TOUCH WITH HER.
>> Stephen: HOW?
BECAUSE I'M NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU'RE AMANDA PEET.
YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHY DOES THAT MAKE YOU LAUGH?
YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND.
YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE.
>> WELL, I -- >> Stephen: GET ME SANDRA O.!
CLICK.
>> THAT'S HOW MY LIFE IS.
JUST LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: IT COULD BE!
MY FRIEND SARAH PAULSON WHO IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHE MADE THE
OVERTURE TO SANDRA O. AND SAID CAN YOU READ THIS SCRIPT.
>> Stephen: DID YOU ASK SARAH PAULSON TO SLIDE INTO SANDRA
O.'S D.M.s?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> IS THAT LINGO?
>> Stephen: YEAH, I SLID INTO HER D.M.s.
>> THAT'S NOT JUST YOU COMING UP WITH THAT?
>> Stephen: I PROMISE YOU IT'S NOT JUST ME.
>> FOR REAL?
>> Stephen: I DON'T SLIDE INTO ANYTHING AT THIS AGE.
57, BABY.
NO SLIDING.
>> I'M TURNING 50.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
I WOULD NEVER HAVE BELIEVED IT.
I WOULD NEVER!
I HONESTLY WOULD NEVER HAVE BELIEVED IT.
>> THIS IS AMANDA PEET, GET ME -- BLAH, BLAH.
>> Stephen: HE'S VERY GOOD!
( LAUGHTER ) OKAY, OKAY, SO SHE SAID YEAH.
>> SO SHE SAID, YES, I WILL MEET HER, AND THEN THE REST IS
HISTORY.
>> Stephen: AND, AS ONE OF THE - NEWS, THE CREATOR OF THIS THING,
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME SWEET
PAYBACK.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS PAYBACK BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS
IS PAYBACK.
>> OKAY.
BECAUSE FOR SO MANY YEARS PEOPLE WERE TOUCHING ME AND PRIMPING ME
AND POKING AT ME IN BETWEEN TAKES AND FIXING MY HAIR AND MY
MAKEUP AND IT WAS ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OBJECTIFYING A PERSON, SO
WITH ALL THE MEN ON MY SHOW, I JUST HAD THIS BIZARRE FEMINIST
REVENGE.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE OBJECTIFYING THIS MAN RIGHT
HERE, TURNING HIM INTO A SEX OBJECT, ARE YOU?
>> I AM TURNING RON CRAWFORD INTO A SEX OBJECT, YES.
>> Stephen: NOW, I UNDERSTAND SARAH PAULSON, DECIDES BEING
YOUR BOOKER, EVIDENTLY -- ( LAUGHTER )
-- YOUR FIXER IN CASTING, SHE ALSO HELPED YOU EDIT THIS THING,
BUT KIND OF, LIKE, ON THE FLY.
>> YES, SHE'S VERY BUSY, AS YOU CAN PROBABLY IMAGINE.
>> Stephen: SURE, SURE, WITH THE HORROR STORIES.
>> SHE ACTUALLY HAS A CAREER.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) IN A GOOD WAY!
THERE'S NO "OH!
."
>> Stephen: THIS IS WHY YOU DIDN'T COME BACK FOR FIVE YEARS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> OH, MY GOD...
SO -- SO MY KIDS, THE ONE WHO'S ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IS NOW KIND OF
OBSESSED WITH HER BECAUSE NOW SHE'S SARAH PAULSON NOT JUST
AUNTIE BIRD.
AUNTIE BIRD IS MY FRIEND BUT NOW SHE'S SARAH PAULSON FROM
AMERICAN HORROR.
SHE'LL DRIVE UP, SHE STAYS IN THE CAR, I'VE RUN OUT WITH THE
PAGES I'VE WORKED ON AND WE SIT THEM IN THE CAR AND READ THEM TO
SEE IF THEY SUCK OR NOT.
>> Stephen: SO SHE WAS THE SUCK JUDGE?
( LAUGHTER ) YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
>> I SLID RIGHT INTO THAT.
>> Stephen: I DID NOT.
I PROMISE.
( APPLAUSE ) SO THIS IS OPPORTUNITY ONLY
THING YOU'VE WRITTEN.
>> IT'S LIKE HAVING AN AFFAIR, BUT IT'S ALL JUST ACTING,
SCENES, ACTING THEM OUT.
>> Stephen: IN A CAR.
IN A CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE, SO THAT SHE CAN -- SO
THAT SHE DOESN'T GET ACCOSTED BY MY CHILDREN.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE IF SHE WENT INSIDE THEY WOULD BE TOO
EXCITED TO SEE HER AND NOTHING GOT DONE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> Stephen: WELL, THAT'S A PLEASANT PROBLEM TO HAVE.
>> WELL, YEAH.
>> Stephen: BESIDES WRITING THIS, YOU'VE ALSO WRITTEN PLAYS,
YOU'VE WRITTEN A CHILDREN'S BOOK.
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE FOR YOU WHEN YOU FIRST START TO WRITE?
BECAUSE I HAVE TO WRITE AS PART OF THE COURSE OF MY JOB, AND
EVERY TIME I GO TO PUT MY FINGERS ON A KEYBOARD OR PEN TO
PAPER, I'M STRICKEN BE IMPOSTER SYNDROME.
LIKE I KNOW I'VE DONE THIS FOR 30 YEARS, I CAN'T DO IT THIS
TIME.
DO YOU EVER GET THAT PARALYZING FEAR?
>> I'M HAVING IT RIGHT NOW.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: HOW DO YOU GET
OVER IT AND MOTIVE YOURSELF?
>> I DRINK.
>> Stephen: OH.
THERE IT IS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) IN THE DRIVEWAY.
WITH SARAH PAULSON.
>> YES, OF COURSE, HALF THE TIME YOU THINK YOU SUCK.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU THINK THAT.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE EVERY DAY I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUCK
AGAIN.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S THE NICE THING ABOUT
DOING ONE OF THESE SHOWS, EVERY DAY THE LAST SHOW IS GONE AND
YOU CAN ONLY ENJOY IT FOR THE FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE SHOW IS
OVER AND TOMORROW YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN, WHICH IS A GREAT
PRIVILEGE, BUT, ALSO, WELL, MAYBE I'LL SUCK TODAY.
>> I WAS FEELING VERY NERVOUS ABOUT COMING HERE THIS AFTERNOON
AND I WAS THINKING I WONDER IF HE'S NERVOUS.
>> Stephen: EVERY SHOW.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
>> Stephen: AMANDA PEET, FIVE YEARS HAS BEEN TOO LONG.
PLEASE COME BACK MORE OFTEN.
I WILL.
>> Stephen: "THE CHAIR" PREMIERES THIS FRIDAY ON NETFLIX.
AMANDA PEET, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH SOCCER AFICIONADO AND LOVER OF AMERICA,
ROGER BENNETT.
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