>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK TO THE JAMBOREE.
MY NEXT GUEST IS AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR AND COMEDIAN
YOU KNOW FROM, "PARKS AND RECREATION," "HOUSE OF LIES,"
AND HIS IMPROV SPECIAL, "MIDDLEDITCH AND SCHWARTZ."
HE NOW STARS IN "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," BEN SCHWARTZ
♪ ♪ ♪
>> STEPHEN, I WAS GOING TO DO A BIT AND I WAS GOING TO SAY A
STANDING OVATION, BUT THEY REALLY DID IT, I WAS GOING TO DO
A BIT AND YOU COULD CUT TO THE CROWD AND EVERYBODY WAS LIKE...
YOU GUYS ARE VERY, VERY KIND.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE LIKE THEIR BEN SCHWARTZ.
YES.
NOW, HERE'S THE THING, HERE'S THE THING-- THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME THAT I'VE INTERVIEWED YOU.
THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN ON THE SHOW.
>> AND YOU'RE CRUSHING IT SO FAR.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HEY, LISTEN, RIGHT NOW WE'RE PITCHING A PERFECT GAME.
THIS IS THE LAST INNING.
>> ONE OF US IS GOING TO MESS UP.
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHO.
WE PREPLANNED THIS.
THERE WILL BE ONE FUMBLE IN THIS INTERVIEW.
>> Stephen: THIS IS OUR FIRST INTERVIEW.
THIS IS NOT YOUR FIRST TIME IN THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT PHOTOGRAPH THERE.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING.
>> Stephen: WHOSE DESK IS THAT?
>> THIS IS DAVID LETTERMAN.
I WAS A PAGE AT "THE LATE SHOW" WITH DAVID LETTERMAN."
ARE THERE PAGES HERE SOMEWHERE IN THE AUDIENCE?
YEAH!
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: PAGES!
>> DO NOT CUT TO THEM!
DO NOT CUT TO THEM!
THEY DIDN'T DESERVE IT!
DO NOT!
CUT AWAY!
NO!
( APPLAUSE )
A YEAR AND A HALF.
AND THEY NEVER CUT TO ME WHEN I WAS A PAGE.
>> Stephen: SO HOW DID YOU GET-- ARE YOU-- HOW OLD ARE YOU
IN THIS PHOTO?
AND DID YOU GET THIS PAGE JOB AS A PRESENT FOR YOUR BAR MITZVAH?
WHAT IS--
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU GET-- >> THAT IS ACTUALLY MY BAR
MITTSA.
THE THEME WAS "THE LATE SHOW" WITH DAVID LETTERMAN."
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU GET A JOB WITH AS A PAGE?
>> I CAME DOWN WITH MY FRIEND, NICK.
AND WE WERE YOUNG AND IN COLLEGE, AND WE SAID WHERE DO WE
GET JOBS.
WE WERE TOLD MTV, DID NOT GET A JOB IMMEDIATELY, AND WE WERE
WALKING UP BROADWAY-- >> Stephen: THE OFFICES ARE
RIGHT DOWN THERE IN TIMES SQUARE.
>> EXACTLY.
WE WERE WALKING UP AND ONE OF THE PAGES GO, ,INGS" DO YOU WANT
TO BE IN THE ATTENDANCE FOR 'THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN."
>> Stephen: LIKE AN AUDIENCE MEMBER.
>> LIKE EVERYBODY HERE.
LIKE EVERYBODY HERE.
AND I SAID, "I WOULD LOVE TO.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO WHAT YOU DO."
AND THEY GO, ," YOU WOULD NEED A RESUME."
AND I WENT INTO MY BACKPACK AND I GAVE THEM 20 RESUMES AND I
INTERVIEWED AND I GOT TO BE A PAGE AND THAT WAS IT.
>> Stephen: WOW, WOW.
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: I'M SORRY, I HAVE KIND EYES?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIX THAT.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG" HERE FOR A SECOND.
>> THAT'S HOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE NOT KIND?
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO SEGUE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO REGARD FOR
THE LAST THING YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE SONIC.
>> I PLAY SONIC THE HEDGE GLOG WHY DO YOU THINK YOU WERE IT
CAST AS SOING THE HEDGEHOG.
IS THERE SOMETHING HEDGEHOGGIAN ABOUT YOU?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK I HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY.
I HAVE A LOT OF QUILLS.
I HAVE A LOT OF-- THAT'S VERY KIND TO CLAP FOR THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE VERY KIND.
I HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF SONIC BEING LIKE A KID AND I BROUGHT THAT
HEART AND ENERGY AND COMEDY INTO IT.
THAT'S MY VERSION OF SONIC.
DO YOU HAVE A VERSION OF SONIC.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW WHO SONIC THE HEDGEHOG IS?
>> Stephen: HE'S A HEDGE HOG.
>> YOU NAILED IT.
>> JIM CARREY IS IN THE MOVIE.
HE PLAYS IVO ROBOTNIK.
>> Stephen: I'VE SEEN THE PLAY.
>> THE PLAY IS AMAZING.
AND, BY THE WAY, THE PLAY IS UNBELIEVABLE, AND IT'S BASED OFF
THE PODCAST, WHICH IS ALREADY A HIT.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, VERY DARK.
>> VERY DARK.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU FOUND-- YOU FOUND THE LIGHTNESS.
>> WE FOUND THE LIGHTNESS IN IT.
>> DO YOU MIND IF YOU GIVE A SONIC?
>> Stephen: I WOULD LOVE TO.
>> WE'RE BOTH IMPROVISERS-- I'M GOING TO PLAY DR. ROBOTNIK.
SAY THE MOST FAMOUS SOING CATCH PHRASE.
p>> Stephen: GOT IT.
>> THERE'S CLEARLY ONE.
>> STEPHEN YOU'RE NIGH GUY SONIC, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> Stephen: SO YOU DON'T LIKE CHEESE NOW!
( APPLAUSE )
WOW!
( APPLAUSE )
PHRASES.
>> SO YOU HAVE SEEN IT.
>> Stephen: YEAH, I HAVE SEEN IT.
I WAS JUST ( BLEEP ).
>> "SO YOU DON'T LIKE CHEESE NOW."
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
>> OF YOU DOING THAT LINE?
SHOW IT AGAIN?
SHOW IT IN REPLAY.
>> Stephen: SLO-MO FOR THE COMMERCIAL BREAK.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, AND DON'T FORGET TO SAY IDRIS ELBA.
>> "SOMETHING ABOUT CHEESE NOW."
>> Stephen: WHO DOES HE PLAY.
>> WE CAN SAY IT AT THE SAME TIME.
ONE, TWO, THREE, KNUCKLES!
YOU DID KNOW.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS, IT WASN'T WRITTEN DOWN.
THAT'S GREAT.
>> Stephen: NOT EVERYTHING I SAY IS WRITTEN DOWN.
>> THIS IS AMAZING.
>> Stephen: I KNOW THIS MUST BE SHATTERING YOUR ILLUSIONS BUT
NOT EVERY WORD I SAY IS WRITTEN DOWN.
>> THERE'S ONE MORE-- THERE'S ONE MORE FAMOUS CHARACTER IN
THIS.
I'M REALLY IMPRESSED, STEVE GLEN REALLY?
>> YEAH, FOR REAL.
>> Stephen: THANKS.
>> BECAUSE I KNOW IF I COME IN HERE-- IF I COME IN HERE WITH,
LIKE, "LORD OF THE RINGS," I KNOW THAT THERE'S NOBODY
UNMATCHED FOR "LORD OF THE RINGS."
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
AND I KNOW THAT IF I COME IN HERE WITH, LIKE, "STAR WARS,"...
( LAUGHTER )
STAR WARS."
>> Stephen: YES.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO WIN YOU.
>> Stephen: MIGHT WIN BECAUSE YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH J.J. ABRAMS.
>> WE'RE BOTH FRIENDS WITH J.J.
ABRAMS.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S SO FUNNY-- AND THIS IS EMBARRASSING BECAUSE I'M
SUCH A FAN OF LATE NIGHT.
I COLLECT THE MUGS ANY TIME I'M ON THE SHOW AND YOU'VE BROKEN IT
FOR THE REST OF THE TIME.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
HEY!
COME ON!
REMEMBER THIS BIT?
GREAT!
YOU.
>> Stephen: CAN HAVE WCCO TELEVISION.
IT'S A CBS AFFILIATE.
YOU CAN HAVE THAT ONE.
>> FINALLY.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN HAVE THAT ONE.
>> FINALLY!
FINALLY!
OH!
>> Stephen: I WISH WE HAD TIME FOR THE CLIP.
>> OH, NO.
PARAMOUNT'S GOING TO KILL ME!
>> Stephen: WHAT?
NO THEY CAN'T KILL YOU.
YOU'RE SONIC!
>> I AM SONIC.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE SONIC!
>> GOT TO GET CHEESES ALL AROUND THE CORNER.
BUT THAT WAS THE CLIP AND YOU GUYS SAW IT AND IT WAS GREAT.
IDRIS ELBA IS IN THERE.
>> Stephen: AS...
>> AS KNUCKLES.
AND COLLEEN PLAYS THE OTHER MAJOR CHARACTER SCPURNG IT.
IF YOU HIT THIS I WILL-- I WILL-- I WILL, NO JOKE-- I CAN'T
EVEN TELL YOU, STEPHEN.
YOU'RE SO BUSY THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN THEN.
THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN-- AND IT'S NOT ON THE PROMPTER.
THIS IS A BIG SWING.
WE'VE HAD A GREAT TIME HERE TONIGHT.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE.
WE SURE HAVE.
>> WE'VE HAD A GREAT TIME HERE TONIGHT.
WE HAD AN ABSOLUTE GREAT TIME HERE TONIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YEAH?
>> AND THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY -- >> Stephen: WHAT IS THE THING?
>> THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY-- THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO...
( LAUGHTER )
"SONIC THE HEDGEHOG."
COLLEEN PLAYS A FOX-- IF YOU GET THIS I WILL BE-- I CAN'T EVEN
TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I WILL BE.
THAT FOX'S NAME IS...
>> Stephen: TAIL.
>> OH, MY GOD!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2," OPENS IN THEATERS ON FRIDAY,
APRIL 8.
IT'S BEN SCHWARTZ, EVERYBODY.
HE'S A PAGE!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.