-Welcome back to the show.
And I want to thank you for doing the Zoom interviews, too,
as well, because you're always there for us.
-I loved it. -I want to say, one week
from today, Monday -- next Monday,
you have the new season of "Snowpiercer" premieres.
Right? -That's true.
-That's a big day. -True.
-"Snowpiercer" premieres next Monday.
But it's also your 40th birthday.
Happy birthday to you, buddy! [ Cheers and applause ]
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Happy birthday. -Thank you.
Thank you, thank you.
-Do you have any plans for your birthday?
I know it's odd to make plans. -Yeah, I don't know.
I mean, we're in pre-production for "Blindspotting," season two,
which is a show that I write. It's on Starz.
Any "Blindspotting" people? -Yeah, that was great.
-Yeah, so we're actually gonna be up scouting in the Bay,
which is great for me.
I get to be home and see my family.
Yeah, so that'll be nice. I don't know.
I'm trying to sneak my way into a Warriors game,
but we'll see how it goes. -Yeah.
Where are you from? -I'm from Oakland, California.
-Ah, Oakland. -The show is set in Oakland,
so we're scouting locations up there.
-I know -- This is for your 39th birthday.
You had a cake and -- Your friends got --
[ Both laugh ]
I just don't remember -- What is this photo from?
Because I don't remember this photoshoot, but...
[ Laughter ]
Uh, I don't know what this is. -Yes. Did some digging.
That's -- That's -- [ Laughs ]
I believe that is from a short film that I did
not long after college.
I believe it is called -- -I believe -- it's so funny.
-I believe it is called "Rock Hard:
The Rise and Fall of Sexual Detergent."
[ Laughter ]
And I'm playing an I.T. guy turned rock star.
-Wow! [ Laughter ]
Yeah. -Which is pretty much my life.
[ Laughter ] -And who knew about this?
And who was -- -That is my friend --
Yeah, Rafael Casal, one of my big co-conspirators.
-Yeah, exactly. -Yeah. And our friend, Kim.
Her sister has a bakery, and they make incredible cakes.
And that showed up at my house.
-Well, give a quick shout-out.
Do you know the name of the cake shop?
-Yes, Sweet Nothings. Sweet Nothings Cake Shop.
-Sweet Nothings Cake Shop. Shout-out.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Go get your cakes! -Go get some cakes.
They put your picture on a cake. -Yeah.
-You have good friends. You bought a house
a few years ago. I think we talked about this.
But recently, "Architectural Digest"
did a whole spread and photoshoot of your home.
Beautiful. -Yeah.
-But you said that you only take credit for one thing only.
-Yeah, yeah, the wallpaper in our downstairs bathroom
is my choice.
Emmy Raver-Lampman made all the rest of the choices.
She's a genius. I made this one.
-Okay. Can we just -- This is a wide shot.
This is a wide shot of the wallpaper, but...
-It's a very Bay Area-specific wallpaper.
It's all -- It's all, like, particular Oakland
or East Bay landmarks, really.
So, you got, like, E-40's on there,
Mac Dre is on there, Humpty is on there,
The Bay Bridge is on there, Joe Montana is on there.
-Yeah. -It also has local news anchor
Dennis Richmond is on there. [ Laughter ]
Which is like a real -- You have to be pretty much
my age and from the Bay to know who KTVU News anchor
Dennis Richmond is. [ Laughter ]
It's a real deep cut. -This is Dennis Richmond.
I don't know who -- I don't know.
But he... -Yeah.
[ Laughter ]
He's on my bathroom wall.
-That is on your bathroom wall. -Yeah, and we may be related.
[ Laughter ]
-Is that right? Look at him.
-He's a stud, yeah. -You know?
I'm trying to be like that. -Why not?
I want to ask how everything's going with Clipping, too.
-Good. Yeah, we're good.
We're recording new music, which is exciting.
-You are? -It's super weird to, like,
record remotely during all the --
you know, when everything was scary and stuff.
So, it's been nice. We actually, like,
got to get together in a studio and start making some new stuff.
So that's been -- that's been great.
-Congrats on that. And I've got to say,
because everything you do -- you do so many things,
but it's all quality.
It's all well-done, buddy. So congrats on that.
-A man of your discerning taste. -I do. Always is.
So, yeah. Best to the gang, Clipping.
"Snowpiercer." This next -- season three?
-Yeah, season three is coming out.
We're shooting season four --
like, we start shooting season four soon.
This is cra-- Do y'all watch it?
[ Cheers and applause ]
-"Snowpiercer" is good. It is fantastic.
-It's a little scary for me. I can't, I can't.
-[ Laughs ]
-But, yeah, no, it's been a wild ride, you know?
That was my first --
It was really, like, my first TV contract I signed.
I didn't know what I was doing. I was like, "Yeah, TV?
What's that?"
And now we're like three seasons later.
-Really? Because you did "Hamilton" --
-Did "Hamilton," and pretty soon after that,
like, I was -- like, I think it was maybe the first thing
I auditioned for after "Hamilton."
And then, like... -I told you this before,
but every episode, it's a movie.
You're making, like, tiny movies.
I mean, actually giant movies. But hour-long movies.
-It is, like, really intense and action-packed.
-Yeah. What's happening this season?
-Oh, man. The -- I mean, if you remember
last season, we -- You know, Wilford's back,
and we separated the trains.
And now, like, I'm on a pirate train.
And it's, like, hot instead of cold.
It's a whole thing. Look, it's a big --
-It's a big show. -It's a big thing.
A lot happens all the time.
We're always throwing axes and fighting death.
-Yeah. Jennifer Connelly.
-Jennifer Connelly. -She's fantastic.
I want to show everyone a clip.
Here's Daveed Diggs in "Snowpiercer."
Take a look.
♪♪
-I'm going out there. -No, you're not. I'm going.
-Neither of you are going anywhere.
-We can't stay here. Ben.
Ben, do you copy? -We are not leaving him.
-Layton, if we don't get rolling right now, we will melt down.
-How long do you need? -8 minutes to get up to speed,
10 to 12 minutes to run a discharge sequence.
-Great, go. -Whoa, whoa!
And leave you outside?
-The breach suits have 30 minutes.
You go, you come back for me. -We're staying here.
-Yeah, like hell I am.
♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Daveed Diggs.
Season three of "Snowpiercer" premieres next Monday,
January 24th, 9:00 p.m., on TNT.
And it's his birthday!