- Okay, your co-star, Natasha Lyonne.
- Wow. - Who I just
can't handle how much
I love her. - I know.
- [Drew] (groans) I love her so much.
- I know.
- Well, actually she left you a little message.
She was here and she wanted to share
a fun little fact about you, take a look at this.
- Oh, God.
- One thing you might not know
about my dear friend Taylor Schilling, hello, Taylor,
is she's kind of a terrible driver in most conditions,
but for some reason,
when we were together in Puerto Rico,
she was actually terrific at driving.
Will never know why she's so bad at driving in Los Angeles
and so great at being in charge
of all of our driving activities in Puerto Rico.
(audience cheers)
- [Drew] So?
- Listen, that was fully out of necessity.
That was necessity is the mother of invention.
I mean, we were left to the wolves.
I know exactly what she's talking about.
It was also not a car, it was a golf cart.
And that was also at a moment in time where I had been fired
from a car rental company in LA.
- Fired from a rental car company?
- Yeah. Yeah.
They were like, "We've had enough of your..."
There were a few like- - Shenanigans?
- Shenanigans on the road.
There were just a few little, like, you know,
be-bop-balu-bops, you know,
just with people,
you know, too many dings.
- Well, okay, so I heard this story
about you. - Uh-oh.
- Is it true that you had to audition
and kiss a mannequin?
- Yes, it was some sort of commercial audition
and I was very young.
It was probably like in this, some warehouse.
I don't know where,
how I ended up there. - How young?
- I don't (snorts)-
- Where was this warehouse? - I know, I know,
I know. - And was it
really a commercial? - I know!
- What the hell is going on? - I know! (laughs)
So, it was something where I walked, it was four men,
and a park bench was set up, and then a mannequin,
like a dummy, like a store mannequin.
- Ah-huh. - And they were like,
"Skip across the bench and leap into the mannequin's arms,
let it hold you, and make out with it
and be in love with it."
And I was like, "Sure, why not?"
I didn't get the job. (audience laughs)
- So, in honor of that, I just thought that I-
- No, you're gonna...
Oh my God. (laughs) (Drew laughs)
(audience cheers) (audience applauds)
I mean, that kinda deserves a standing ovation.
(audience cheers) (audience applauds)
- Like "Hamlet."
- You got the job.
You fully get the job.
- And, you know, in a series of interesting pivots,
(Taylor laughs)
I was up last night watching "Dear Edward," your new show,
which I have to say also is getting so much tremendous buzz.
It's on- (audience cheers)
It is. I was so excited.
It's on every must watch list for the year,
the season, you name it.
And now watching it and having seen it,
I really understand why.
It's everything. It pulls at things that I wasn't expecting.
It's such a rollercoaster.
- Thank you.
So much.
- Yeah, no, it's true. (audience cheers)
- That's so kind.
- And you're so good in it.
I don't wanna tell it. This is your story.
You tell it.
- It's based on this book "Dear Edward."
So, there's a plane crash, there's one lone survivor,
he's a 12 year old boy,
and I play a woman,
his aunt. - Yep.
- And her whole family dies.
She's in this process of trying to get pregnant,
have her own child and isn't able to,
and it's kind of a story of healing through community
and how we really need each other.
- I mean, you guys, I see why this is on every must list.
I'm so glad it's getting
the critical recognition that it deserves.
We actually have a clip here.
Why don't take a look at that.
- I, for one, I'm missing work,
not to mention I left Edward home with my husband,
which is basically like leaving a 12 year old boy alone
with a man who I love dearly,
but is also essentially a 12 year old.
- Oh, hold up.
Did you say a 12 year old boy named Edward?
Is it the Edward?
I'm just putting two and two together here.
Are you the aunt?
- Yeah.
Yeah, that's me. I guess I'm the aunt.
(audience cheers) (audience applauds)
- Oh.
Oh, you're so good in this show.
- Oh my God!
(closeness of microphones drown both out)
Every day.
- Well, will you keep
hanging out with me? - Yes.
- Will you play a game with me?
- Yeah, I can't wait.
- All right,
we're gonna do Just Drew It. - An easel.
- I hear you're a good drawer.
- I mean, I like to draw. I've had moments.
- That's all we need. Let's do this.
(bright cheery music)