( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
I CAN FIND IT EVENTUALLY.
( APPLAUSE )
BACK "THE "THE LATE SHOW."
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS AN ACTOR YOU KNOW FROM "PARKS AND
RECREATION," "LEGION," AND "HAPPIEST SEASON."
SHE HAS NOW WRITTEN HER FIRST BOOK, "THE LEGEND OF THE
CHRISTMAS WITCH."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," AUBREY PLAZA!
♪ MUST BE THE SEASON OF THE WITCH
MUST BE THE SEASON OF THE WITCH ♪ MUST BE THE SEASON OF THE
WITCH ♪ MUST BE THE SEASON OF THE
WITCH
>> Stephen: I HAD, AUBREY.
>> HELLO, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A DELIGHTFUL OUTFIT YOU HAVE ON
THERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Stephen: NOW, THIS IS-- THIS IS-- DO I HAVE IT HERE?
>> WHAT?
>> Stephen: THIS IS, THIS, I ASSUME IS RELATED TO "THE LEGEND
OF THE CHRISTMAS WITCH."
>> OH, YES.
TONIGHT I AM HONORING THE CHRISTMAS WITCH.
I FEEL HER COARSING THROUGH MY VAINS!
I CAN FEEL HER!
AAARRGGHH!
>> Stephen: I WAS-- I WAS RAILED A ROMAN CATHOLIC.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND I AM NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE CHRISTMAS
WITCH.
TELL ME-- TELL ME WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT AUBREY.
>> YES.
THE "CHRISTMAS WITCH" HAS ALWAYS BEEN AROUND.
SHE IS SANTA CLAUS' LONG-LOST TWIN SISTER.
SHE ENDED UP ON THE SOUL POLE, A NICE DANISH FAMILY, CALLED THE
KRINGLES, TOOK SANTA CLAUS WHEN THEY WERE BABIES.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.
HE GOT VERY POPULAR.
BUT THE CHRISTMAS WITCH WAS SHAFTED!
SHE ENDED UP ON THE SOUTH POLE!
SHE HAS PENGUINS INSTEAD OF REINDEER.
AND SHE'S TRYING TO FIND HER BROTHER.
SHE'S A MISUNDERSTOOD CHARACTER, AND HER STORY NEEDS TO BE TOLD!
AND I'M HERE TO TELL IT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( APPLAUSE )
BOOK-- YOU DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO "FOR MY MOM, A BRAVE WITCH
INDEED."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: DID SHE INSPIRE YOUR LOVE-- LOVE, I ASSUME-- OF
WITCHES?
>> DEFINITELY, ABSOLUTELY.
MY MOTHER IS A WITCH FROM DELAWARE.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'D LIKE ME TO CALL HER THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, DELAWARE IS A WITCHY PLACE.
>> Stephen: IS IT?
>> OH, YEAH.
THERE'S LOTS OF FORESTS.
THERE'S A ROAD CALLED "DEVIL'S ROAD."
MY MOM USED TO PACK US ALL UP IN THE VAN AND DRIVE US THERE TO
SCARE US SOMETIMESES WHEN SHE GOT BORED.
( LAUGHTER )
SHE DID THAT MADE ME WHO I AM TODAY.
>> Stephen: WHERE DID THE-- WHERE DID THE STORY OF-- HOW DID
YOU COME UP WITH THE STORY OF THE WITCH?
>> YES, I UNDERSTAND.
SO ONE -- >> Stephen: IT WAS MY
QUESTION, I WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE BOOK, YOU
UNDERSTAND.
>> I KNOW, YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.
I GOT YOU.
ONE NIGHT I WAS SLEEPING, AND I HAD A DREAM.
AND THE CHRISTMAS WITCH APPEARED TO ME, WHISPERING IN MY EAR,
SOME KIND OF MELATONIN-INDUCED HALLUCINATION, AND SHE SAID, "BE
ME.
TELL MY STORY."
AND I SHOT UP OUT OF BED, AND I DECIDED THIS CHRISTMAS I'M GOING
TO DRESS UP LUKE A WITCH, AND I'M GOING TO GO TO PEOPLE'S
HOUSES, AND I'M GOING TO THROW PRNTSZ AT CHILDREN.
I'M GOING TO SCARE THEM, BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO GIVE THEM PRESENTS
AT THE SAME TIME AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Stephen: I FEEL LIKE SHE'S REPOSSESSING YOU AS YOU TELL THE
STORY.
>> AARRGGH!
AND I WOULD GO TO THE WOODS AND GO INTO THE BUSHES!
AND I WOULD -- >> Stephen: AUBREY, COME BACK.
COME BACK, AUBREY!
>> WHEW.
THAT WAS A BIG ONE.
SO, ANYWAY, A COUPLE OF CHRISTMASES AGO, I STARTED THIS
TRADITION.
>> Stephen: YOU DRESSED UP AS A WITCH AND THREW PRESENTS AT
CHILDREN.
>> LOOK I LOVE HALLOWEEN.
I LOVE DRESSING UP LUKE A WITCH ON HALLOWEEN, AND I GET SAD
NOVEMBER 1 EVERY YEAR BECAUSE I CAN'T WALK DOWN THE STREET AND
CONTACTLE AT THE TOP OF MY RUNS ANYMORE.
AND I DECIDED I'M GOING TO DO IT FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR AND
THROW PRESENTS AT CHILDREN AND TRY TO SCARE THEM AT THE SAME
TIME, AND I THINK THEY'LL LIKE IT.
MIXED SIGNALS ARE THRILLING.
>> Stephen: WE DO HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK HERE.
>> DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> Stephen: WHEN WE COME BACK, AUBREY IS GOING TO SPILL THE TEA
ON HER COSTARS.
STICK AROUND.
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