-Welcome back. Hey, it is after midnight.
So I can actually say this.
Happy birthday, pal!
It's your birthday!
-Yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Thank you.
You're the first. -I'm the very first person.
-Like, every year. -Every year.
-Every year I'm on the show, and you say it.
-Yeah. Do you mind me asking, is it a big birthday?
-Listen, I was born in the '70s.
You know, December 8, '79.
-Wow.
-And the '70s were crazy, you know?
Everybody's pooping their pants and boobs everywhere.
You know? [ Laughter ]
I mean, every nap I woke up,
just poop in my pants and boobs in my face.
I thought, "Oh, yeah, I think I like it here."
[ Laughter ] -Wow.
-It was a different time, though.
The '70s were a different time.
-The '70s, yeah. 1979 exactly?
-Yeah. Yep.
-Yeah. And then the '80s.
-Everyone's learning numbers.
[ Laughter ] Yeah.
Everybody learned how to talk in the '80s.
[ Laughter ]
-A wild decade that was. -Yeah.
-Do you ever treat yourself on your birthday?
-I did this year. I never do but --
Listen, I really wanted to know if I was able to evade the law.
So I hired a private investigator to follow myself,
and I still haven't lost him.
I've been trying to lose him a couple days.
He's good. He's good.
He doesn't know that I hired him either.
So he, like, sends me updates.
He thinks it's a third party. So he's like, "Yeah.
He's at the coffee shop. He's wearing a weird jacket."
And I'm like, "I don't know if it is a weird jacket.
I mean, it probably looks cool.
You're probably just not very good at fashion.
Stick to the law." [ Laughter ]
-How is your son doing?
-He's great. -How old is he now?
-He's eight. He's eight years old.
And I mean, he's learning stuff.
You know? -He is, yeah.
-I didn't know it was going to happen as quick.
You know, there's things that you're supposed to teach him,
but there's also things you just assume that they know.
But he got an iPad,
and I looked on it and didn't realize there was YouTube on it.
So I'm like, "Oh, I wonder what he's watching."
And I go in. It's mostly Minecraft videos, you know?
And also a lot of Nick Thune videos.
He's a big fan. [ Laughter ]
And I saw one video that stuck out.
It was a 30-minute video of a person
very calmly explaining that the Earth is flat.
[ Laughter ]
Just the red line to the end.
He devoured that video.
And I'm realizing I don't think I've ever mentioned to him
that the Earth is round yet.
[ Laughter ]
And could you imagine if the first thing that you ever
learn is that it's flat,
and somebody tells you in a really convincing way,
and you look down, and you're like, "I mean, yeah, obviously.
Yeah. It's pretty flat."
So now I'm like, "No, man. It's round, dude."
Like, I sound like some hippie that's like,
"Yeah, gravity, man. And I don't get it.
Maybe it is flat. I don't know." [ Laughter ]
-Oh, my God, that's a terrible way to explain.
-Yeah, I know. I don't know.
-So Daddy's a round-Earther.
-Oh, my gosh. Yeah, no, no.
It is definitely round if you're watching --
if your son's watching. -Yeah.
[ Laughter ] -Definitely round.
You're going back on tour.
-I am. -This is exciting.
The Known European Tour.
-Yep, I'll be in Europe.
You know, the E.U. reached out. They wanted me to come.
That's the European Union. -Thank you.
We went on tour together once. Do you remember that tour?
-Do I remember that tour?
Yeah, it was the highlight of my life.
-That was a great tour.
-It was really fun.
You brought me and Nate Bargatze,
and we all went around, and Seth was there.
-Seth Herzog was there.
I remember I would do a little bit of stand-up
and then I would introduce my favorite comedians.
We had so much fun. We went all around the country.
-I know, and then I remember the first night you introduced me.
You said, "Nick Thune."
And like, I walk out, there's thousands of people cheering.
-I know exactly what -- -And you go --
-I know exactly what you did,
because you did it more than once.
-Yeah. But it was, like, you'd shake my hand --
-I go, "Here he is, Nick Thune." I go, "Break a leg man."
-Yeah, hey, thanks. By the way, how are you doing?
-Fine, man.
-Oh, you know, let's talk about it after my set.
-Perfect. Yeah.
And then I would leave, but then it got longer.
-Yeah, I go, "Oh, I was going to tell you, my mom,
she's a big fan."
[ Laughter ] -Everyone's clapping.
I go, "Ladies and gentlemen, Nick Thune."
Everyone claps. You walk out. I shake your hand, you're like,
"Hey, man, do you want to, like, hang out afterwards?
And we'll have dinner. Like, what would you want to eat?
Like, would you want to eat Italian food?
Or would you want to have Chinese food?
Oh, you know what? Never mind. Let's eat in the hotel room."
-And then I'd pitch you on some of my business ideas.
[ Laughter ]
"Hey, what do you think about scented Wi-Fi?"
[ Laughter ]
"I think we're gonna go big. I think we're gonna go big."
-That made me laugh so hard. I loved it.
It got longer and longer every time I'd introduce you.
I go, "Oh, my gosh, this guy is amazing."
I want to talk about also -- You're going on tour.
Known European Tour.
But also you're starring in this film, "Mixtape."
It's a beautiful movie, by the way.
It is funny, but it's also very touching.
It's a nice family movie if you guys want to check it out.
-You know, I, um...
No, I'm not going to say it. I will say it.
I love you. [ Audience aws ]
-You weren't going to say it? -I wasn't going to say it.
-Why weren't you going to say it?
-Because I was taught to bury my emotions.
[ Laughter ]
-Oh, my goodness.
But now it's your birthday.
-I'm here.
-Well, can I just say something to you?
-Yeah. -I love you.
[ Audience aws ]
There you go. -I also love YouTube.
[ Laughter ] -Oh, did you say "tube"?
-Yeah, I was talking about YouTube.
-Oh, my God. Sorry about that.
Yeah, I know, I love YouTube. -Huge misunderstanding.
-So sorry, that was weird.
I want to show everyone a clip.
Here's Nick Thune in "Mixtape." Take a look at this.
-Which song do you want?
Whichever is the best.
-Didn't you say it was a mixtape?
-It's from a tape of songs my parents put together?
-Yeah, then you have listen to the songs in order, okay?
A mixtape is a message from the maker to the listener, right?
It's not just about which songs, but in what order.
Microseconds between segues. Tempo changes.
Does it fade out? Does it fade in?
Does it matter to you? Okay?
Alright. Getting nowhere fast.
Girls that are best.
Great.
Hands off and stand there.
-Message from the maker.
-Ah! Nick Thune, everybody!
"Mixtape" is streaming now on Netflix.