>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. A
MY FIRST GUEST IS A FOUR-TIME EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR YOU
KNOW FROM "BEST IN SHOW," THE "AMERICAN PIE" MOVIES, AND
"SCHITT'S CREEK." HE'S NOW HOSTING THE NEW SERIES
"THE RELUCTANT TRAVELER." >> IS A POISONOUS?
>> VERY VENOMOUS. HAS A TOXIN VENOM.
IF YOU HAVE A SNAKE BITE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PLEASANT.
>> LET'S AND SAY YOU GET BIT, HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU
HAVE TO SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT YOUR OWN DEMISE?
>> ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. >> THE HOSPITAL IS HOW FAR?
>> 45 MINUTES AWAY. >> LET'S SAY IT'S RUSH HOUR.
>> WE TAKE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS TYPE OF SPECIES.
>> NO KIDDING. TALK ABOUT LUCK.
>> JUST AMAZING. >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK
TO "THE LATE SHOW," EUGENE LEVY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
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>> Eugene: THANK YOU! WOW!
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO HAVE YOU BACK, THE GIANT OF COMEDY.
TAKE YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> Eugene: GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: SO DISTINGUISHED, YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.
A CROSS BETWEEN LEONARD BERNSTEIN AND NEIL DIAMOND GOING
ON RIGHT NOW. >> Eugene: I WILL TAKE BOTH.
I WILL TAKE BOTH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, I GUESS
I GET MORE SUAVE THE OLDER I GET.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT IT IS. FIRE DOWN BELOW.
I ASKED YOU SOMETHING BACK STAGE, YOU'VE GOT A LOVELY PEN
ON RIGHT HERE WITH A MAPLE LEAF IN THE MIDDLE.
>> Eugene: THIS IS THE ORDER OF CANADA.
I'M NOW A COMPANION FOR THE ORDER OF CANADA WHICH IS THE
KIND OF TOP TIER -- I A MEMBER TEN YEARS AGO.
AND THEN YOU CAN GET PROMOTED TO OFFICER AND THEN YOU CAN GET
PROMOTED TO COMPANION. I JUST SKIPPED OFFICER AND I WAS
MADE A COMPANION THIS YEAR. >> Stephen: WOW!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Eugene: VERY BIG HONOR.
OF >> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS TREMENDOUS AND NOW CANADA WILL
NEVER BE LONELY. >> Eugene: I'LL ALWAYS BE A
COMPANION TO MY COUNTRY. IT TRULY IT'S A TERRIFIC HONOR
AND I LOVE WEARING THIS. >> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'RE HOSTING A NEW SHOW ON APPLE TV+ CALLED
"THE RELUCTANT TRAVELER" IN WHICH IT BRINGS YOU TO
DESTINATIONS LIKE FINLAND, THE MALDIVES, SOUTH AFRICA,
ELSEWHERE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A FANTASTIC GIG.
HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT? >> Eugene: WELL, I GET A CALL
SAYING, YOU KNOW, APPLE TV+ WANTS YOU TO HOST ON TRAVEL SHOW
AND IT WAS ABOUT HOTELS INITIALLY.
EXOTIC HOTELS AROUND THE WORLD CALLED "ROOM WITH A VIEW" WHEN
IT WAS PITCH TO ME AND OF COURSE I GET EXCITED THINKING I'M
GETTING ONE OF THESE CALLS? TO TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD TO
VISIT ALL THESE GREAT HOTELS AND THEN YOU KNOW IN THE NEXT COUPLE
SENTENCES I'M THINKING ALL RIGHT, JUST A MINUTE.
YOU DON'T LIKE TRAVELING. YOU'RE NOT REALLY A CURIOUS
PERSON. YOU HAVE NO SENSE OF ADVENTURE.
NOT REALLY AN EXPLORER. THEY GOT THE WRONG GUY.
I'M NOT THE GUY, I'M NOT THE GUY FOR THIS.
SO I SAID I'M NOT THE GUY, I HONESTLY THINK YOU COULD FIND A
BETTER PERSON WHO TRULY ENJOYS THIS KIND OF THING.
BUT WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW WAS AFTER THE CALL THEY GOT TOGETHER, THE
EXECUTIVE AND THE PRODUCER AND SAID, THAT'S THE SHOW!
THAT'S THE SHOW! HE CAN HOST A SHOW BUT HE
DOESN'T LIKE IT, WE NEED THAT IN THE SHOW!
THAT GIVES THE SHOW ITS PERSONALITY AND SETS IT APART!
THAT'S THE SHOW! THEY PITCHED THAT VERSION TO ME
AND I SAID THAT MAKES SENSE. [LAUGHTER]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: OF A SORT.
OF THE SORT. >> Eugene: OF A SORT.
>> Stephen: I'M SURE YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT OF TRAVELING, WHY
DON'T YOU LIKE TRAVELING? BROADENS THE MIND.
>> Eugene: YOU KNOW, BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO DISCOMBO
DISCOMBOBULATED. YOU KNOW, LIKE PACKING.
A NIGHT BEFORE A TRIP I'M PACKING, I OVERPACK, I HAVE A
TENDENCY TO OVER PACK. WHY?
I LIKE OPTIONS I LIKE THAT I HAVE OPTIONS.
I NEVER KNOW WHAT I WANT TO WEAR SO I'M LOOKING AT A SUITCASE AND
I'VE GOT A BAG FULL OF STUFF I'M NOT GOING TO WEAR, BUT THERE IT
IS. IT'S IN THE BAG AND WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH ME? WHY CAN'T I JUST WEAR STUFF I
KNOW I'M GOING TO WEAR? OKAY, NOW WE GET TO THE AIRPORT
AND YOU'RE GETTING INTO SECURITY AND WHAT DO YOU SEE?
YOU SEE A SECURITY LINE FROM HERE TO NEWARK.
AND YOU WORK YOUR WAY UP TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE AND THEN IT IS
JUST YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF.
OKAY, FINE, YOUR SHOES ARE COMING OFF, YOUR WATCH IS COMING
OFF GOT ME YOUR BELT IS COMING OFF, YOUR PHONE IS GOING IN,
YOUR LAPTOP, YOUR COAT IS GOING ON.
IT YOU'RE YOUR LIFE ROLE ONLY FROM YOU IN SEVEN BINS THAT
HAVEN'T BEEN CLEAN SINCE 1790. [LAUGHTER]
[APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: YES, AND?
>> Eugene: AND YOU'RE BEING PERMITTED BY SECURITY PERSON WHO
JUST SAID -- NOT THAT BEEN, NOT THAT BEEN, NO, THEY ARE
UNDERNEATH. THERE ARE UNDERNEATH.
WHY ARE THEY SO HOSTILE? BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN SAYING TAKE
OFF YOUR SHOES ALL DAY. WOULDN'T THAT MAKE YOUR HOSTILE?
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T MIND BEING OTHER PLACES, YOU JUST
HATE THE PROCESS OF GETTING THERE.
>> Eugene: YES, I HATE THE PROCESS OF GETTING THERE AND
THEN YOU'VE GOT TO RETRIEVE ALL YOUR STUFF FROM THE BINS THAT
HAVE PASSED YOU BY. >> Stephen: I'M TRYING TO GET
PAST THE SECURITY LINE. THERE IS MORE --
>> Eugene: I'M TELLING YOU BY THE TIME I MOTHER THE SECURITY
LINE, THE ONLY PLACE I
WANT TO GO IS HOME. >> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT NO
HAPPY TRIPS? HOLD ON A SECOND.
YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH DEBBIE, DEB, DON'T WANT TO GET TOO
FAMILIAR. IF FOR 45 YEARS, RIGHT?
GOOD FOR YOU! DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME ON YOUR
HONEYMOON? >> Eugene: WE HAD NO HONE
HONEYMOON. NONE.
E GOT MARRIED ON A D
WENT BACK TO WORK ON MONDAY AT THE SECOND CITY.
I WAS IN SECOND CITY AND MY WIFE DEB WAS AT THE SECOND CITY AS A
HOSTESS. SO SUNDAY, WE WORKED OF COURSE
SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY WAS OUR WEDDING DAY, MONDAY WE ARE BACK
AT WORK. WE SHOULD TAKE A HONEYMOON AT
SOME POINT. >> Stephen: I THINK AT THIS
POINT YOU CAN GET YOURSELF A NICE -- GO DOWN TO BOCA, YOU'LL
LOVE IT. >> Eugene: SHE LOVES TRAVELING
ABOUT AS MUCH AS I DO. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
BRIEF BREAK, BUT WILL BE BACK WITH MORE EUGENE LEVY.
STICK AROUND. ♪ ♪