-Someone that I am a fan of and I'm going to guess,
based on his presence in the film, you're also a fan of
is Action Bronson, who fully steals a scene that he's in.
How is working with him?
And was that someone, again, that you had
in mind since the beginning?
-He was one of those guys that just came in
and just crushed the audition.
He was just so funny. And we just had to have him.
And he was -- He's a blast.
He's just a really fun guy to have on set.
And he's definitely an interesting character,
to say the least.
-Yeah. It was funny -- the last time we had him on the show,
he was talking about how he was in "The Irishman,"
which I kind of couldn't believe.
And he was really good in that, too.
I'm like, "Wow, Action Bronson,
two for two right out of the gate."
-Yeah. "The Irishman" and "The King of Staten Island"
in the same year is pretty incredible.
-Exactly. -Also, couldn't care less.
Like, just, like, walked in, just crushes it.
It's ridiculous.
-Just rolls out right after.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
I will say Action Bronson -- always been
a great guest on our show, and we're never quite sure
he's going to show up till the last minute.
And he's never let us down.
-Same on our set.
We had no idea if he was ever gonna come,
and he showed up and just knocked it out of the park.
And we're very grateful for that.
-It's incredible the patience you will have
with people who deliver.
-Yeah.
-You play an aspiring tattoo artist in the film.
You obviously have tattoos of your own.
Is this something -- Have you ever given one in real life?
-I've given a couple to my friends, like,
little, tiny tattoos with like, words and stuff,
but nothing too crazy, because I have a shaky hand, I was told.
-Yeah.
-So it's not really great for tattooing.
-Yeah. It would seem like that's, like, the way they --
It would be like, if you're afraid of the water,
they'd probably say, you know, "Swimming's not for you."
There is a scene where you work in a restaurant,
and people fight for tips, like, physically fight for tips.
Is this something you pulled from your own life?
-When I used to work at my uncle's Italian restaurant,
if there was ever, like, a beef with another co-worker --
It wouldn't be for tips, but if there was ever a beef,
he thought it would be a great idea to have
Hulk hands and boxing gloves after work,
where you and your co-worker can duke it out.
And, you know, whoever wins wins the argument.
And I got into one of those fights and I got annihilated,
so I just thought it would be funny to throw in the movie.
-Is it -- It was -- in real life,
did you do it the same way?
Did you do it in the center of the restaurant after hours?
-Yeah. They just cleared everything out of the way
and they were like, "Alright, Pete, you're up.
I hope it was worth that argument
you had earlier at 9:00 a.m."
That's the thing is, like, when you have like
a 12-hour work day, something you have at night,
you're like, "I don't even care anymore.
I don't want to get my ass kicked."
-Yeah. Well, that's like -- I would say, like --
At "SNL," my theory was, if you were upset about something,
don't bring it up at the party.
See if you're still mad by Monday.
And the reality is, like, time makes everything
seem petty, which is helpful.
-Right. Yeah.
-Do you -- You guys did three,
I guess, social-distancing shows.
You managed to do a song with Adam Sandler
about being stuck at home, which was fantastic.
I mean, certainly a hero of mine.
How did that come about?
-I'm pretty tight with "The Sand Man,"
which is the coolest thing, I think, I ever get to say.
He is just such a cool, nice guy.
I can't explain how wonderful of a person he is.
And I just reached out and texted him and was like,
"Hey, is there any shot you would ever
want to do a song together?"
And he was like, "Hell yeah, buddy."
And it was awesome.
And we just sent each other notes and stuff back and forth.
And he came up with that great verse.
And it just fell together. I was really thrilled.
-He is -- It is one of the -- I think, you know,
when people ask you, "Who are the nicest people
you've met that are celebrities?",
it's really fun to be able to tell them that Adam Sandler
is truly one of the nicest human beings they can meet.
People are very happy to hear that,
because I think they would be heartbroken if he was a bad guy,
and it is the opposite.
-Oh, yeah.
Yeah, he's definitely the best.
Just, like, very caring and sweet
and actually not full of crap, which is very rare to find.
-Back when you guys were doing the in-studio shows last season,
did you have a personal favorite?
Was there a highlight for you last year?
-My favorite was the Mulaney show,
when we got to do another one of those
bodega-bathroom-type things.
And we had just -- I just love those musical numbers.
I think it's really fun to have like a 12-minute sketch
that's just ridiculous.
And it's always fun to work with Mulaney.
I think he's the greatest, as well.
-It's also very fun that you are such an essential cog
to this trilogy of musicals now.
Like, really, without your character's bad decisions,
we'd never hear any of these songs.
-Right. It's all up to me.
-Buddy, congrats again on the movie.
It's fantastic.
Thank you so much for being here.
It's always nice to see you.
Hopefully, next time, it'll be in person.
-Thanks for having me, Seth. I appreciate it.
Hope to see you soon. -Alright.
Say hello to your mother for me. -Alright, I will.