SPHWHR >> STEPHEN: HEY, WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE STILL LIVE RIGHT THERE.
FOLKS, MY GUEST TONIGHT IS AN ACTOR YOU KNOW FROM "KIM'S
CONVENIENCE" AND MARVEL'S "SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE
TEN RINGS," PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE
SHOW," SIMU LIU!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> HI!
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
OH, MY GOD.
>> Stephen: NICE TO MEET YOU.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE, ESPECIALLY FOR A LIVE SHOW.
>> IT IS LATE, STEPHEN.
IT IS VERY, VERY LATE, BUT I DO IT FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: IT'S WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING!
BUT HERE'S SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T NORMALLY HAPPEN WITH A
GUEST, YOU ACTUALLY WENT TO A RANGERS GAME BEFORE YOU CAME
HERE.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: LET'S GO TO THE SPORTS REPORT WITH MY COLLEAGUE
SIMU LIU.
SIMU LIU, HOUSE OF THE ACTION ON THE ICE TONIGHT?
>> WELL, YOU'RE GETTING A REAL EXPERT REPORT ON THE HOCKEY,
REALLY DETAILED.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU'RE CANADIAN.
>> YEAH!
AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT MEANS SOMETHING.
BUT -- HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED, ALL RIGHT?
FIRST THIRD -- FIRST PERIOD, REALLY NOT A LOT.
SECOND PERIOD, YOU KNOW, RANGERS SCORED.
EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY, TIMOTHY CHALAMET WAS IN MY SUITE, WE
HUGGED EACH OTHER.
>> Stephen: HE'S THERE MOST NIGHT.
>> HE'S GREAT.
THEN TAMPA SCORED, AND THEN AGAIN WITH TWO MINUTES TO GO.
IT WAS THE WORST THING BECAUSE I'M USUALLY A BASKETBALL FAN,
RIGHT, AND IN BASKETBALL YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE PLAYS FORM.
YOU SEE THE BALL GOING UP AND YOU CAN PREDICT AS IT GOES
THROUGH THE HOOP.
THIS GAME FELT LIKE IT WAS THE SCRUM AND THEN YOU SEE THE PUCK
IN THE BACK OF THE NET AND THEN IT WAS JUST OVER.
FELT LIKE A PUNCH IN THE GUT.
IT WAS AWFUL.
I NEVER WATCHED AO HOCKEY GAME IN MY LIFE AND IT WAS THE WORST
FEELING.
>> Stephen: YOU PROBABLY LOST YOUR CANADIAN PASSPORT FOR
SEEING THAT.
>> PROBABLY, I'M NO LONGER WELCOME THERE.
>> Stephen: AND THERE'S THE THING, YOU WERE NAME "TIMES" 100
MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE WORLD THIS YEAR --
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) -- ALONG WITH THIS YEAR'S LIST
INCLUDES OPRAH, PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY AND OUR OWN JON
BATISTE OVER THERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) GALA LAST NIGHT WAS REALLY FUN.
WHO DID YOU WANT TO MEET?
AMAZING PEOPLE THERE I'VE RIFF TIME.
>> STEPHEN, I REALLY APPRECIATED MEETING PEOPLE I DID NOT KNOW
BEFORE, RIGHT, LIKE CHRISTMASES WHO HELPED ORGANIZE THE VERY
FIRST UNION AT AMAZON, THE COUNCILLOR ON THE SUPREME COURT
OF INDIA.
BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS WAS BECAUSE WE
WERE PLANNING ALL THE BITS TO PLAY WITH THE DIFFERENT GUESTS,
SO WE HAD A BIT WHERE I WOULD GIVE BUBBLE TEA TO BILL GATES.
WE HAD NO IDEA HOW BILL WOULD REACT BECAUSE BILL IS A
BILLIONAIRE AND BILLIONAIRES ARE VERY PARTICULAR.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY LIKE THEIR STEAK, IF THEY CHEW THEIR
OWN FOOD, IF THEY EMPLOYEE A TEAM OF MINIMUM-WAGE WORKERS TO
DO IT FOR THEM, WE HAVE NO IDEA, BUT BILL IS A GREAT SPORT.
HE DRANK THE BUBBLE TEA.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD BUBBLE TEA BEFORE?
>> Stephen: I'VE NEVER HAD BUBBLE TEA.
I HEAR GREAT THINGS.
>> SHOOT, I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT SOME.
NEXT TIME.
HE ENJOYED IT AND GAVE ME A SHOUTOUT ON HIS INSTAGRAM
ACCOUNT TODAY, AND SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A NEW FAN OF BUBBLE TEA IN
MR. BILL GATES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELL, YOU -- I
FOUND OUT SOMETHING TODAY ABOUT YOU, I LOVED YOU IN SHANG-CHI,
IT WAS A GREAT FILM, YOU'RE A WONDERFUL ACTOR, BUT THAT WASN'T
THE CAREER PATH ORIGINALLY.
I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT, SOON, THIS WAS -- YOU TWEETED THIS IN
APRIL -- SOON WILL BE APRIL 12, THE DAY I GOT LAID OFF FROM
DELOITTE.
I OWE MY LIFE TO BEING LET GO, ACCOUNTING NOT FOR ME.
YOU WERE AN ACCOUNTANT?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THERE'S FOR SOME REASON A LT
OF LOVE FOR ACCOUNTANTS IN THIS AUDIENCE TONIGHT.
I'M KIDDING.
>> DID YOU DESERVE TO BE FIRED?
WELL, WHO DESERVES TO BE FIRED?
>> Stephen: PEOPLE WHO ARE TERRIBLE AT THEIR JOB.
>> SO, I MEAN, DID -- WAS I LATE FOR WORK EVERY DAY?
I MEAN, MAYBE...
( LAUGHTER ) WERE MY SPREADSHEETS RIDDLED
WITH ERRORS?
PERHAPS.
( LAUGHTER ) DID I SKIP WORK TO BE ON THE SET
OF PACIFIC RIM AS AN EXTRA WITHOUT TELLING ANY OF MY
BOSSES?
MOST DEFINITELY.
BUT DESERVE TO BE FIRED, STEPHEN?
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY DESERVES THAT KIND OF HUMILIATION AND
EMBARRASSMENT.
IT WAS AWFUL.
THE SECURITY ESCORTED ME THROUGH THE WHOLE OFFICE.
IT'S A BIG OPEN CONCEPT FLOOR.
THE WHOLE OFFICE WATCHED ME, MY SAD LITTLE BAG COLLECTED MY
LAPTOP AND THINGS.
IT WAS AWFUL.
>> Stephen: THEY GIVE YOU YOUR FIRED BADGE AND PUSH YOU OUT OF
THE BUILDING.
>> THEY GIVE YOU A TAXING BECAUSE THEY SAY WE DON'T WANT
YOU NEAR THE TRAIN TRACKS ON THE WAY HOME.
>> Stephen: WE PAY YOU TO GET AWAY FROM US AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
WE'LL TAKE A BREAK AND BACK WITH MORE WITH THE AUTHOR OF "WE WERE
DREAMERS," SIMU LIU, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT WHEN WE COME BACK.