>> Stephen: HELLO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
FOLKS, WELCOME BACK.
MY FIRST GUEST IS THE GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING STAR OF
"EPISODES," "TOP GEAR" AND, OF COURSE, "FRIENDS."
AND NOW, HE'S A "MAN WITH A PLAN."
>> HEADPHONES OFF.
EVERYBODY LINE UP.
>> WHAT?
>> LINE UP, ONE, TWO-- I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO EXPLAIN A LINE
TO YOU.
WHY DID YOU JUST DUMP ALL YOUR STUFF EVERYWHERE?
>> WE ALWAYS DO.
>> WELL, WHO CLEANS IT UP.
>> MOMMY.
>> AND SHE'S NOT UPSET ABOUT THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> OKAY, WELL, FROM NOW ON, YOU'RE GOING TO HANG YOUR
BACKPACKS UP AND YOU'RE GOING TO CLEAN UP THE TRUCK BEFORE YOU
GET OUT, AND CLOSE THE DOOR.
THAT'S RIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) ANY QUESTIONS?
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME MATT
LeBLANC.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
COME ON UP.
>> THIS IS NICE.
>> Stephen: ISN'T IT LOVELY?
>> IT'S GOOD.
>> Stephen: PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANKS FOR MAKING SOME TIME FOR US ON AD FROM.
>> ABSOLUTELY, HAPPY FRIDAY.
>> Stephen: I'M SURPRISED YOU HAVE ANY TIME AT ALL.
YOU JUST FINISHED THE LAST SEASON OF "EPISODES," RIGHT?
>> YEAH, WE FINISHED THAT IN-- THE END OF JUNE.
>> Stephen: OKAY, AND YOU'RE ALL ONE OF THE HOSTS OF "TOP
GEAR."
>> YEAH, I'M ON MY WAY BACK TO THE ISLE OF MAN TONIGHT.
>> Stephen: AND NOW YOU'VE GOT THE NEW CBS SERIES "MAN WITH A
PLAN."
>> THAT'S THE DAY JOB.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE DAY JOB.
THE PRIME-TIME TV SHOW IS THE DAY JOB FOR YOU.
>> WELL I SAID, YOU KNOW, I THINK I WANT TO WORK MORE.
AND I KIND OF OVERSHOT IT A LITTLE BIT.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT IT'S ALL REALLY FUN.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAYED AN EPISODE-- YOU WON THE GOLDEN
GLOBE FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE OF A GUY NAME MATT LeBLANC ON
"EPISODES."
>> IT WAS TRICKY.
>> Stephen: I KNOW THE FEELING BECAUSE I PLAYED A GUY NAMED
STEPHEN COLBERT-- >> YOU WON A LOT OF AWARDS.
>> Stephen: WE DID, WE WON A FEW.
NEVER A GOLDEN GLOBE.
ANYWAY...
( LAUGHTER ).
>> JUST KEEP PLUGGING AWAY.
>> IT'S PRETTY GREAT.
IT'S AWESOME.
>> Stephen: IS IT HOLLOW?
YOU CAN HIDE STUFF IN IT?
>> IT'S SOLID MARBLE.
YOU CAN WORK WITHOUT IT.
>> Stephen: AND THAT'S THE AWARDS CEREMONY WHERE YOU GET TO
DRINK, RIGHT?
>> YOU CAN GET HAMMERED AT THAT ONE.
>> Stephen: WOW.
AT THE EMMYS THEY CLOSE THE BAR DOWN.
>> I KNOW.
>> Stephen: ISN'T THAT CRAZY.
AND YOU NEVER WON AN EMMY?
>> I'VE BEEN NOMINATED A COUPLE OF TIMES-- A LOT OF TIMES.
TOO MANY TIMES S.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE THING WITH THE EMMYS, IF YOU DON'T WIN
YOU WANT TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AND GO TO THE BAR, AND THEY'VE
CLOSED THE DAMN BAR.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> YEAH, THEY SAY, "NO DRINKING FOR YOU, LOSER.
YOU'VE GOOT TO WAIT."
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: DO PEOPLE-- PEOPLE SORT OF MISTOOK ME FOR MY
CHARACTER FOR MANY YEARS.
PEOPLE MISTAKE YOU FOR THE MATT LeBLANC FROM "EPISODES"?
>> SOMETIMES.
MOSTLY JOEY PEOPLE MISTAKE ME FOR.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: REALLY?
STILL.
>> LOOK.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: STILL?
HOW LONG AGO-- YOU'VE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL CAREER SINCE
"FRIENDS."
WHEN IT DID GO OFF THE YEAR.
>> I THINK '94 TO '04.
>> Stephen: SO 12 YEARS LATER-- YOU MUST BE FAMOUS
WORLDWIDE RIGHT?
>> YEAH... I GUESS.
"FRIENDS "IS LIKE, IF THEY HAVE ELECTRICITY, THEY'RE WATCHING
FRIENDS IT SEEMS LIKE.
IT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: HAS THERE BEEN A MOST SURPRISING MOMENT IN YOUR
LIFE WHEN YOU COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE KNEW YOU?
>> ACTUALLY, YEAH, WE WERE SHOOTING "TOP GEAR."
WE WERE IN MOROCCO, IN THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS A REMOTE PART OF
MOROCCO.
>> Stephen: THAT IS ROUGH COUNTRY.
>> I'M NOT KIDDING, PEOPLE LIVE IN ACTUAL CAVES AND YOU SEE AN
EXTENSION CORD GOING INTO THE CAVE UP AND HEAR "I'LL BE THERE
"COMING OUT OF THIS CAVE.
AND I'M LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE'RE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE TRIBESPEOPLE COME UP AND
ONE GUY GOES, "HOW YOU DOING?" AND I COULDN'T TELL IF HE WAS
ASKING ME HOW I WAS DOING OR QUOTING THE THING FROM THE SHOW.
AND I WAS LIKE, "I'M GOOD."
AND HE'S GOING...
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: JOEY!
>> YEAH, JOEY, FUNNY JOEY!
SO, YEAH, IT'S-- YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A GREAT TRING TO HAVE BEEN
A PART OF.
>> Stephen: ALL YOU PEOPLE, DID YOU-- YOU "FRIENDS"
FRIENDS-- >> "ALL YOU PEOPLE."
WERE YOU "FRIENDS" FRIENDS REALLY FRIENDS?
>> WE WERE FRIENDLY.
>> Stephen: IN "THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING" THEY HAD A
FELLOWSHIP.
THEY GOT TATTOOS.
DID YOU GET A TATTOO YOU ALL SHARED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> NO, NO, NO.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
IT WAS THE 90s.
>> YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY FREE TOO TOOS.
WE DIDN'T GET ANY OF THOSE THAT'S WHEN THEY WERE FOR BAD
CRIMINALS.
NOW IT'S COOL.
GET ONE ON YOUR HEAD.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE DOING "TOP GEAR 2" AND I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE
SOMETHING OF-- I KNOW THIS IS A HACKNEYED PHRASE-- YOU'RE AN
ADRENALINE JUNKY.
IS THAT TRUE?
YOU LIKE DOING DANGEROUS THINGS FOR FUN?
>> YEAH.
DON'T YOU.
>> Stephen: NO, NO, I DON'T.
>> IT'S FUN.
>> Stephen: ACTUALLY, SOMETIMES I'M FORCED TO DO IT
BECAUSE MY WIFE THINK IT WOULD BE A FUN THING FOR ME TO DO WITH
MY CHILDREN.
BUT SHE NEVER ACTUALLY GOES AND DOES IT BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T LIKE
DANGER, EITHER.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I LIKE DOING CRAZY STUFF.
>> Stephen: LIKE WHAT?
>> I REMEMBER ONE TIME I TOOK-- I THINK IT WAS THE SECOND SEASON
OF "FRIENDS," MAYBE IT WAS.
I TOOK ALL OF THE WRITERS-- YOU KNOW THE WRITERS WHAT A SHOW
LOOKS LIKE.
IT'S LIKE 14 OF THE NERDIEST PEOPLE-- NO OFFENSE TO THE
WRITERS OUT THERE.
>> Stephen: I'M SURE NO OFFENSE TAKEN!
( LAUGHTER ).
>> THEY'RE JUST HAPPY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEM.
BUT, LIKE, 14 OF THE NERDIEST GUYS EVER, AND ONE GIRL, ALEXIA,
AND I TOOK THEM ALL SKY DIVING.
AND WE WENT THROUGH THE COURSE, AND ME AND ALL THESE WRITERS GOT
INTO THIS PLANE OUT OW IN THE DESERT THIS CALIFORNIA AND THEY
ALL COMPANY JUMPED OUT OF THE PLANE.
AND IT WAS SO FUNNY BECAUSE AT THE END OF IT TO SEE THE WAY
THEY WALKED.
THEY ALL SURVIVED-- NOBODY DIED, NOBODY DIED, THEY WERE OKAY.
BUT THE WALK THEY HAD WAS THIS JOHN WINE KIND OF "I'M A WRITER
NOW" CROSSED THE THRESHOLD.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FEEL ABOUT
THAT BECAUSE ANYTHING GOES WRONG, THERE'S NO MORE
"FRIENDS."
>> THEY SAID, "DON'T DO IT AGAIN."
HOWEVER, THE THIRD SEASON OF "FRIENDS" THERE WERE SOME GREAT
JOEY JOKE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: SMART.
ALWAYS BE THINKING.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> Stephen: THAT'S REALLY NICE NOW YOU HAVE THE THE NEW SHOW
"THE MAN WITH A PLAN," THE DAD TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS BECAUSE
THE WIFE GOES BACK TO WORK.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A FATHER YOURSELF.
DO YOU BRING ANY OF THE THINGS YOU LEARN FROM THE SCRIPT HOME
OR DO YOU BRING YOUR LIFE INTO THE SCRIPT?
>> WELL, I BRING SOME OF MY LIFE INTO THE SCRIPT BUT I HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL BECAUSE "EPISODES" WAS ON SHOWTIME WHERE YOU COULD USE
FOUL LANGUAGE.
>> Stephen: I KNOW.
>> AND "MAN WITH A PLAN" IS ON CBS WHERE YOU HAVE TO USE NICE
LANGUAGE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR ( BLEEP ) MOUTH OVER HERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: YES.
♪ ♪ ♪ HUMORLESS, THEY'RE HUMORLESS
ABOUT IT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY WILL ( BLEEP ) KICK YOUR ASS.
>> Stephen: THEY SURE WILL.
SO-- >> I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
I CAN'T USE MUCH OF MY REAL-LIFE PARENTING SKILLS ON THE SHOW.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE WILLING TO BRING OUT BLUT BOMBS WHEN YOUR--
>> THE SWEAR JAR IS VERY LARGE AT MY HOUSE.
>> Stephen: REALLY, REALLY?
>> NO, I'M KID DISPLG HOW OLD IS YOUR CHILD?
>> I HAVE THREE.
I HAVE A 25, A 22, AND A 12.
>> Stephen: OKAY, DO YOU-- HOW ABOUT THE DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR
WITH THE KIDS?
DO YOU ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO, LIKE, BUNGEE JUMP AND JUMP OUT
OF PLANES?
>> THEY'RE ALL MENTAL CASES, JUST LIKE THEIR DAD.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: I TOOK MY BOYS MOUNTAIN CLIMBING ONCE, AND I
COULDN'T EVEN WATCH THEM TO IT LET ALONE DO IT.
I WAS TOO TERRIFIED TO WATCH THEM TO IT.
>> REALLY?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
DOESN'T IT SCARE YOU SEEING YOUR CHILD JUMP OUT OF AN AIRPLANE.
>> NOT JUMPING OUT OF AN AIRPLANE.
THOSE WERE WRITER S.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE EXPENDABLE.
>> YEAH, THE KIDS ARE VALUABLE.
>> Stephen: THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
IT WAS LOVELY IT MEET YOU.
>> Stephen: "MAN WITH A PLAN" PREMIERES MONDAY, RIGHT HERE ON
CBS.
MATT LeBLANC, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH CONGRESSWOMAN ELEANOR HOLMES
NORTON AND JOY BRYANT.