-I got this drone because I thought when Preeta
and I come into the wedding on the elephants
that the drone could be kind of, uh --
As I'm saying the words "drone" and "elephant"
out loud to another human being, I'm wondering,
is this, um -- is this a lot?
-Wedding's been --
They're already stressful enough, you know?
-Yeah. -Important part is that Preeta,
she can't wait to marry you.
So just take it easy, you know? Enjoy the ride.
You only got one shot at it.
-Like, one chance to, like, get it right.
-Uh-huh, uh-huh.
So just go ahead and pull it back.
-Yeah, pull it back and just sort of let it rip.
-Welcome back to "Late Night." We're here with Colin Jost.
They didn't -- they didn't have a clip with Tom or Jerry in it?
[ Laughter ]
-I was told that they would be making me Tom after the fact.
-Oh. Wait! You thought --
You thought this was, like, a motion-capture situation?
-Yeah, I thought that motion -- You know how you normally
put on, like, a powder-blue motion-capture sweater?
-Of course. -That's what I thought that was.
And so I kept -- And I was like, they'll --
Obviously, I'm just sort of saying a couple words,
but they'll put in, like, arms going crazy.
[ Laughter ]
I do a flip at the end.
You know, something that makes it fun.
-Yeah, puts a little more Tom on it.
-A little more Tom on it.
That was my number -- When I told friends
I was doing "Tom & Jerry,"
they were like, "Oh, so are you Tom or Jerry?"
And I was like, "Oh, I'm, um, neither.
I'm just sort of a man."
[ Laughter ]
I'm just, like, a human man."
And they were like, "Oh, so who's Tom and who's Jerry?"
I was like, "No one. They just -- They don't talk."
I'm just -- They're like, "What are you doing in it?"
I was like, "Oh, just -- I'm getting married."
And they're like, "So, like, what you're doing in real life?"
I was like, "Yeah.
They don't let me really stretch a lot as an actor."
It's exciting.
-You were really entertaining me talking about --
Again, you and I, we are desk people.
-Yes.
-Our best work has been done sitting.
And you were saying that, like, being in a film
with actual actors, trained actors,
actors who have been in other movies, it really --
the difference in your skill set was obvious.
-Yes, I had a lot of scenes with Michael Peña,
who is not only very funny but a great actor.
And we would be in a scene, and there would be,
you know, like 200 extras around us.
They had obviously been setting up this whole shot
and the scene and the set for days, and everyone waiting.
And then I would come in, and I would walk into the set,
completely miss my mark, not even consider where --
It never even dawned on me that there was a mark.
Walked way past it up to Michael Peña,
start talking to him, have a long, emotional speech.
And he's looking at me like, "Mm-hmm," just, like, smiling.
And I'm like, "It's weird that this emotional speech
is kind of making him laugh," but...
And then after the fact, he's like,
"You were out of focus the whole --
You were out of focus the entire speech."
He goes, "You just blew way past your mark.
None of the cameras captured you talking."
And he just enjoyed letting me do it
so he could just rub it in my face
about how much worse an actor I am
on just a very basic "not being on camera" level.
We normally sit at a desk. -Yeah.
-We don't have to really worry if we're off a couple inches.
It doesn't really matter.
But when there's cameras that are, apparently, like --
work based on focus and light and things like that,
and when you're not in those things, it's bad.
-Um, hey, this is very rare, but we just got some news.
Andy Samberg has reached out.
He wants you to check your phone right now.
-Oh, my God. All right, well, let me --
I'm filming on it, so hold on.
[ Laughter ]
I got to, like, you know, take "do not disturb" off.
[ Laughter ]
This is going to really backfire.
Um...
[ Laughter ]
I just got some texts. [ Laughs ]
"Hey, are you on with Seth right now for your interview?
Reminder to turn off alerts on your laptop."
[ Laughter ]
Photo of me.
"This you?
If you don't turn off alerts,
it will keep popping up and interrupting.
Can be very annoying."
More coming in as I say this.
"Anyway, hope you getting these in real time
so it doesn't become annoying
if someone texts you while it's happening.
Might be bad TV.
Nielsen ratings could get screwy.
Also, Frisbee sucks, right?"
-[ Laughter ] -"The dog."
He specified the dog.
The first punctuation he's used was after "the dog," period.
"Please respond. Spinning out."
-Spinning out?!
-"Need to know you hate Frisbee."
[ Laughter ]
"Full disclosure -- on peyote right now.
Don't be mad.
[Bleep] pic?
[ Laughter ]
-Is he asking if you want one or is he asking you to send one?
[ Laughter ]
-He says, "Get or send."
[ Laughter ]
-Huh.
-Damn it. -All right.
-He knows -- You know what?
Say what you will about Andy, but he knows the biz.
-He knows the biz. I mean, the Nielsens part
really talks -- really speaks to how intuitive.
-Always obsessed with the Nielsen numbers.
-Can we get you back? Can we get your visual back?
Oh, there he is. -Hi, I'm back.
Andy just texted again,
"Remember to turn your alerts off.
Would hate for it to mess up Seth's show."
[ Laughter ]
-Very kind. -Yeah, he's thoughtful.
Hi. -Hi, buddy.
You, um --
I want to ask a question about your acting range.
As you mentioned, they didn't ask much of you
in "Tom and Jerry"... -Thanks.
-...but you did a political impression this year.
You got to do Pete Buttigieg. -Yes.
-Now Transportation Secretary Buttigieg.
And you guys actually lived in the same dorm
at, uh... Harvard University?
-Yes, that's -- that's right. [ Laughter ]
-Did you know him at all in college?
-Yes.
We were in the same dorm for three years.
We had a mutual friend who --
so we kind of met and saw through him.
We didn't cross paths a lot, I would say,
because he was more involved in the college side of things.
[ Laughter ]
He perhaps was a more studious student at college.
-Yeah. -And I --
-Like he wouldn't use like -- he probably learned enough words
to not say "studious student."
-Maybe. I don't know. I don't want to put --
I don't want to put him on -- make him some kind of elite.
Your words. -[ Laughing ]
No, I'm sure -- let him run Transportation, yeah.
I took a subway every day -- okay? -- to high school.
What does he know?
-Exactly. -Probably still more.
[ Laughter ]
He -- He was, um...
He was, uh... Yeah, he was --
I spent a lot of my time, as you know,
in the Lampoon organization,
which i would describe as kind of Heaven's Gate,
but we got out, like, right before the mass suicide.
-Right. -All the fun leading up to it.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-I haven't read much about it, obviously.
You can ask Pete.
Mayor Pete would probably know more on this, too.
But I sense that Heaven's Gate
was kind of a party, fun times, right?
-Yeah, I think it was a good time.
-But of course, the suicide --
-They all went like Nike shopping together and stuff.
-Yeah, I read the broad strokes. -Right.
-And the Lampoon was a little bit like that,
and I think he was more tapped into human society at Harvard.
-Gotcha.
-And I think he probably was a --
probably a better student.
-Yeah, well, you both turned out great.
Buddy, it is always a pleasure to see you.
Have a great show this week with Nick Jonas.
That's very exciting.
I love you, and I will hopefully see you soon.
-Love you, too. It's great to see you.
I'm glad that you have a show that we can talk on.
-"Tom and Jerry --" -Very convenient.
-"Tom and Jerry: The Movie" -- -And tell --
Please thank Mayor --
I don't know -- is he confirmed as Transportation...?
-He is, yeah. -Hmm.
Okay. [ Laughter ]
Well, wish him the best, I guess, you know?
-All right. He was on yesterday,
so I feel like it's too late.
-All right.
Well, do you have an e-mail or anything for him?
-"Tom and Jerry: The Movie" premieres in theaters --
-Do they still accept -- Do they still accept --
you know how, like, for Supreme Court stuff,
you can send in like an amicus brief?
[ Laughter ] -Yeah.
-Like, it's friend of the court? -Sure.
-Do they do that if, you know, say someone wanted to send
in something less than flattering
about a nominee for a,
you know, cabinet appointment, do they accept things like that?
-I don't really know.
I think the important thing now is, like,
I've got to get this plug in for the movie.
-Right. No, no, go ahead.
-"Tom and Jerry: The Movie" premieres in theaters in --
-Is it railroads?
He would just do railroads?
-What, for Transportation? -Yeah.
-No, it's not just railroads. -What's another one?
-Air...planes? [ Laughter ]
-You don't sound that sure.
You know, airports are privately owned.
-What? Wait -- -Yeah, like LaGuardia.
-LaGuardia the guy?
There's a guy named LaGuardia who still --
-Well, his stuff -- Yeah, there was a man.
His stuff was privately owned, like his clothes and stuff.
But the airport, LaGuardia, it's privately owned.
-Well, this is great. I feel like you got
a lot smarter once this segment was over.
[ Laughter ]
-I'm just saying!
It's a no-show job. What's he got to do?
-What's a no-show job? -Transportation secretary.
-It seems like you want to file an amicus brief about the job,
not about the guy.
-No, I'm just saying, this guy says he's,
like, you know, great at stuff.
[ Laughter ]
I mean, you're like, "What are you gonna do?"
"Oh, I don't know, just railroads."
[ Laughter ]
-You know what? I'm not telling people.
-It's crazy. -You know what, I'm not telling
anybody how they can see "Tom and Jerry"...
[ Laughter ]
...where, or when it's available.
-They'll kill me! You gotta say it!
[ Laughter ]
-We'll be right back with Harvey Guillen.
-No!