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EVERYBODY!
MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTRESS AND COMEDIAN YOU KNOW FROM "BARRY,"
"BROAD CITY," AND "THE GOOD PLACE."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," D'ARCY CARDEN!
♪ CISCO KID WAS A FRIEND OF MINE CISCO KID WAS A FRIEND OF MINE ♪
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>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
YOU STAR IN A NEW TV ADAPTATION OF PENNY MARSHALL'S CLASSIC 1992
MOVIE "A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN."
>> YOU GOT EVERYTHING RIGHT.
>> Stephen: JUST TO GET STRAIGHT FOR A SECOND.
WHEN IS THE FIRST TIME-- YOU'RE MUCH YOUNGER THAN I AM-- NO.
WHEN IS THE FIRST TIME YOU SAW THAT MOVIE?
>> I SAW IT IN THE MOVIE THEATER.
SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 1992.
AND I WAS, LIKE, A REAL SPORTY LITTLE KID.
I WAS PLAYING SOFTBALL AT THE TIME.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> AND BASKETBALL.
THAT WAS A REALLY ABOUT BIG MOVIE FOR ME.
I REMEMBER-- I REMEMBER IT ALL.
I REMEMBER IT, LIKE, IT KIND OF WAS THE COMBINATION OF
EVERYTHING I LOVED IN ONE THING, AND I HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE IT, AND IT HAD MADONNA AND ROSIE AND GEENA DAVIS WHO THE
PRETTIEST PERSON WHO HAS EVER LIVED?
MAYBE?
YEAH?
>> Stephen: AMAZING.
I HAD A REAL PROBLEM.
SHE HAD CHEEK BONES YOU COULD LAND A CHOPPER ON.
>> THE CHEEK BONES!
>> Stephen: UNBELIEVABLE.
QUICK QUESTION, YOU WOULD KNOW NOW THAT YOU'RE IN THE SERIES:
IS THERE CRYING IN BASEBALL?
>> THERE IS.
>> Stephen: IS THAT THE TAG LINE,s, THERE IS CRYING IN
BASEBALL."
>> IN "A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN," THERE IS.
>> Stephen: SPEAKING OF GEENA DAVIS, YOU GOT TO SPEND A LITTLE
TIME WITH HER RECENTLY RIGHT THERE.
>> YES, I DID.
>> Stephen: I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BRING HER OUT HERE.
COME OUT HERE, GINA!
>> GINA!
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOU.
>> THE CHOKE BONES.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO, ALSO, WITH ABBI JAKEON SON AND
WE WERE ALL STAR STRUCK, REALLY MEGASTAR TRUCK.
WE'RE RARE IN THAT YOU'RE A COMEDIAN WHO IS GOOD AT SPORTS.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW ALL RIGHT.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW YOU'RE GREAT AT SPORTS.
TO WHAT DO YOU OWE THIS.
YOU ALREADY PLAYED BALL?
>> YEAH.
THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THE MOVIE WAS SO IMPORTANT TO ME,
WAS SEEING ALL THESE GIRLS PLAYING SPORTS AND WANTED TO BE
AN ACTOR BUT LOVING SPORTS.
I REMEMBER REALLY, TRULY, WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID LIKE I WANT TO
BE A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER AND AN ACTOR AND MAYBE A
ROCK STAR.
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>> Stephen: YOU WERE ON AN IMPROV TEAM.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: I WASN'T HUGE INTO THE SPORT, MOSTLY HACKY SACK.
>> DON'T COUNT YOURSELF OUT.
>> Stephen: I WAS ON IMPROV TEAMS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT IS MORE
CHALLENGING, BEING ON A BASEBALL TEAM OR BEING ON AN IMPROV TEAM?
>> THEY BOTH HAVE THEIR PROS AND CON S.
>> Stephen: YES.
>> THE FUNNY THING IS I WOULD SAY I GOT MORE INJURIES PLAYING
SPORTS.
BUT I FEEL LIKE I PROBABLY GOT EQUAL AMOUNT DOING IMPROV ON
STAGE.
ALL OF MY-- ANY-- I HAVE, LIKE, A POPPING JAW, A WRIST PROBLEM.
ANY LONGTIME INJURY I HAVE IS ABSOLUTELY FROM ON STAGE.
>> Stephen: AND YOU PROBABLY HAD NO HEALTH INSURANCE.
>> NO!
>> Stephen: YOU WERE AN IMPROVISOR.
I HAVE THE SAME THING.
I HAVE A ROTATOR CUFF PROBLEM.
IT'S FROM AN IMPROV SCENE DOING FRONT FLIPS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT IT CALLED FOR.
>> DID IT GET THE LAUGH?
>> Stephen: NO.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: THE AUDIENCE HEARD ME GET HURT.
>> OH, NO!
>> Stephen: AND THEY DID THAT.
THE AUDIENCE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO ACTUALLY BE HURT.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: AND IT'S STILL A PROBLEM.
>> Stephen: STILL WAKES ME UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
>> YOU'RE PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY.
>> Stephen: PROBABLY HAVE THE WHOLE THING LOBBED OFF.
BASEBALL YOU CAN PLAY-- >> ME OR YOU?
>> Stephen: LET'S FIND OUT.
EVERYBODY HAS A BASEBALL TEAM.
YOU CAN'T-- THE SPORT YOU GREW UP WITH, I JUST FOUND OUT, IS A
LITTLE MORE RAREFIED.
TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT I USED TO DO.
>> I GREW UP IN CALIFORNIA.
I PLAYED BASKETBALL AND SOFTBALL, AND THE MAIN SPORT I
PLAYED WAS WATER POLO.
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THE ANCHOR, THE ANCHOR, MIDDLE-BOTTOM RIGHT THERE.
THERE YOU ARE.
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POLO IN THIS PICTURE IS, LIKE, NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT
WATER POLO, SO I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE IS
LIKE, "IS THAT HOW YOU PLAY IT?" >> Stephen: THAT'S HOW YOU
ENTER THE POOL, ACTUALLY.
IS IT TRUE WATER POLO IS LOTS OF, LIKE, TOSSING AND BLOCK
ABOVE THE WATER BUT BELOW THE WATER IT'S JUST BRUTAL.
>> IT REALLY IS.
IT REALLY IS.
WE'RE ALL SORT OF ANGELS ABOVE THE WATER, AND UNDERNEATH THE
WATER SYSTEM, LIKE-- WE WOULD HAVE TO WEAR TWO BATHE SUITS
BECAUSE ONE WOULD GET RIPPED.
THE THING YOU WOULD DO IS, LIKE, WRAP YOUR HAND AROUND SOMEBODY'S
BATHE SUIT AND JUST PULL TO KEEP THEM DOWN.
IT'S REALLY DARK AND VIOLENT.
>> Stephen: WOW.
AND THE POOL IS DEEP ALL OVER, RIGHT?
>> YES, DEEP ALL OVER.
YOU'RE TREADING WATER ALL THE TIME.
I WAS SO STRONG.
OH, MY GOD.
BUT I'M WONDERING IF I SHOULD TELL YOU THIS.
>> Stephen: TELL IT.
>> Audience: COME ON!
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YOU CAN'T TELL IT?
>> I WILL.
THE THING ABOUT IT IS I SORT OF PRIDE MYSELF IN-- I WOULD RATHER
LOSE THAN CHEAT.
I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN CHEAT.
I HATE A CHEATER, I REALLY DO.
BUT, BUT, BUT, THERE WAS ONE THING-- IN WATER POLO YOU
WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE LONG NAILS.
IT WAS ONE OF THE WAYS THEY TRIED TO KEEP --
>> Stephen: REIGN IT IN.
>> YEAH, I WAS THE CAPTAIN MY SENIOR YEAR.
OKAY.
SORRY.
AND ONE THING WE WOULD HAVE TO DO BEFORE EVERY GAME IS YOU
WOULD GO TO THE EDGE OF POOL-- IF YOU CAN IMAGINE.
I GO TO THE EDGE OF THE POOL, EVERYBODY PUTS THEIR LITTLE
HANDS UP AND THE REF COMES DOWN AND CHECKS EVERYBODY'S NAILS.
I WOULD GO TO THE END OF THE LINE.
BUT AS CAPTAIN I KNEW DURING THE LINE THEY WERE GOING TO SAY,
"CAPTAINS TO THE MIDDLE" TO SHAKE HANDS WITH THE OTHER
CAPTAINS.
I WOULD GO TO THE END OF THE LINE AND THEN I WOULD GO TO THE
MIDDLE OF THE POOL, SHAKE HANDS WITH THE OTHER CAPTAINS AND GO
FRONT OF THE LINE AND SKIP THE NAIL CHECK, SO I HAD TALONS.
>> Stephen: WOW.
AND YOU JUST GO FOR THEIR EYES.
>> NOT EYES.
I WOULD GET THEIR-- SORRY, SORRY.
>> Stephen: WE DON'T-- WE DON'T HAVE A "LATE SHOW" WATER
POLO TEAM, UNFORTUNATELY.
>> YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: BUT WE DO HAVE A BASEBALL TEAM.
>> GO ON.
>> Stephen: I WANTED TO GRANT YOU AS AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE
"LATE SHOW"."
WE ARE THE SEA CAPTAINS.
>> AM I A SEA CAPTAIN NOW?
>> Stephen: YES, YOU ARE A SEA CAPTAIN.
THERE YOU GO.
NO, FOR SURE?
FOR REAL.
>> AM I A SEA CAPTAIN?
ARE YOU SAYING YOU COULD, LIKE --
>> Stephen: YOU CAN JUST SHOW UP NOW AND PLAY.
>> I'M GOING TO.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A RINGER >> SWEAR TO GOD I'M GOING TO DO
IT.
I'M JUST GOING TO-- YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT HIT YOU.
IT WILL BE BASEBALL.
>> Stephen: PLEASE, HIT US.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> I'M A SEA CAPTAIN!
>> Stephen: DISPERSE, SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: "A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN" PREMIERES FRIDAY ON
PRIME VIDEO.
D'ARCY CARDEN, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.