-This is very exciting for me. It's your first time here.
-It is. -Also exciting,
we have collaborated once before.
-We have indeed. -Yeah.
-You did a little episode of "This Is Us," didn't you?
-I got to do a cameo on "This Is Us."
-Yes. -And it was written so that
I could play well within my range as an actor.
-You were -- -I got to play myself.
-You were Seth Meyers. -Yeah.
-Yeah. -It was a lot of fun, though.
-It was so much fun, dude. You were so great.
You're a better actor than people give you credit for.
-What? -'Cause people say
a lot of crazy stuff... -Yeah.
-...behind closed doors. -Sure, sure, sure.
-But none of it's true. [ Laughter ]
You're awesome. [ Laughter ]
Seth's awesome. -It was really fun,
because we did shoot it in New York.
We got to hang out the first time I got to meet you.
And it was good to hang out. -It was also cool because
it was before I got a chance to go do "SNL."
-Yes. -And I talked to you about it.
I was like, "What's it like? Is it crazy? Is it cool?"
And then I finally got to do it. It was awesome.
-And you crushed that, which was fantastic.
-Thank you, man. It's a blast. Thank you.
[ Applause ] -This movie is wonderful.
-Thank you.
-And it's a departure from Randall.
-For sure. -On "This Is Us."
-Which I imagine to some degree is --
and not just the quality of the script when you saw it,
but it must be nice to play something different.
-It's always nice when you get recognized for a body of work
than other people just coming up to you and saying,
"Hey, Randall!"
You love the love that people have for Randall,
but it's always nice when people know your name and appreciate,
like, the totality of it.
-This is a fantastic film.
And at the same time, we were talking backstage.
You've been very busy, 'cause you're shooting "This Is Us,"
you're promoting this film, and then, also "Frozen 2."
Congratulations on that.
-Yeah, I'm trying to stomp for it.
-Yeah. -Thank you.
Hopefully it finds an audience.
-Yeah -- -Be able to catch on.
I know it had a rough first weekend. Yeah.
-It's been a tough first week.
I was back there partying with Anna and Elsa in the snow.
Which was a good time. [ Laughter ]
-Your kids are eight and four. -Eight and four.
Yeah, two boys. -Are they -- are boys that age,
are they impressed with "Frozen 2"?
-Not at all. -Okay.
-No, listen -- [ Laughter ]
They are impressed by it.
They are not impressed that I'm in it.
They love the movie. -Oh.
-They love the music of it. And then I say,
like after it's over, I was like,
"You think Daddy did a good job?"
And my 8-year-old was like, "Yeah, you were fine."
[ Laughter ] And I was like,
"Thanks. Thanks, buddy. I appreciate it."
Fishing for compliments from your 8-year-old --
That's what I've been reduced to.
-Do you think that they -- that you take them out of it?
They're, you know, they're in this fantasy land.
They're enjoying it. -Yeah.
-Then they hear their dad all of sudden and they're like,
"Oh, this is just a movie." -That might be a possibility.
The 4-year-old loves it.
He's like, "Daddy, that's you. I can hear you."
-Right. -So, he gets excited.
The 8-year-old is like, "Life should be about me right now."
-Yeah. -"So, all this attention
that you're gobbling up, like you got to
spread the wealth, brother," so that's where we are.
-But, I mean, pretty good.
For two boys who are eight and four, you --
not just "Frozen 2," but you also have "Black Panther."
Is the 8-year-old impressed with that, as well?
[ Cheers and applause ] -Yeah, thank you.
He's impressed with it, but here's a note to the wise.
If you take your son to a movie
where the character that plays your son dies,
he may have a traumatic effect. -Okay, gotcha.
[ Audience aws ] -Yeah.
So, after, like, when Killmonger died in the movie,
first time in a movie -- no, "Pete's Dragon" was
the first time he cried in a movie.
This is the second time, but he was convulsing.
I had to, like, pick him up, sit him on my lap,
and rock him and tell him it was going to be okay.
And afterwards, we go to the after-party,
he would not leave my side. -Really?
-He's was like, "When are we going home?
We're going together.
Until then, I'm not leaving you."
It was beautiful. It was really, really sweet.
-That's really nice. -Yeah.
-Also, he was probably was just a little young.
-Probably. Probably.
We got introduced to the MCU pretty early.
-Pretty early on. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-You -- I also want to ask about this.
So, your wife, Ryan -- -Yes.
-...also an actress. -Correct.
-And you met in college?
-We met freshman year at Stanford University.
-Gotcha. In the theater program?
-In the theater -- we lived in the same dorm together.
Then we auditioned for our first play together.
We're both from St. Louis, Missouri.
-Wow. -Born in the same hospital.
We both then went to NYU for grad school
and started off with the same agency,
and then we got married. -That's fantastic.
-Isn't that crazy? [ Cheers and applause ]
-And then I feel like if enough things line up...
-Yeah. It was like the universe was saying, like,
"Maybe you guys should consider it."
-But, is this a true story?
Was it her mother, that when she first saw you on stage
at Stanford, she was not -- -[ Laughs ]
-She had a warning for your wife.
-She said, "I don't care who you date here,
just stay away from that boy."
[ Laughter ] And she pointed at me.
Because we did this August Wilson play,
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone,"
and the character's very intense,
and I was sort of Methody at age 18
just trying to inhabit.
And my hair was all scraggly and looking crazy.
And she's like, "That Negro, no bueno.
Stay away." [ Laughter ]
No further way to make sure that your daughter marries
the man that you don't want her to end up with.
-Right. You can never rule anybody out.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Thanksgiving plans this week?
What are you going to do? -So, we have --
my wife has graciously invited 40 people over to our house.
-Whoa! [ Audience ohs ]
That's amazing. -It's really awesome.
-I can't wait [ Laughter ]
-But is it all family?
'Cause sometimes when it gets to be 40 -- friends as well?
-It's family and friends. -That's good.
-And it's actually going be a lot of fun.
We just moved into a new home.
So it's an opportunity to share the house with people.
Like, life has been good, and now we get an chance
to be thankful with family and friends.
-Well, that's fantastic. People are very lucky
to have you guys as both family and friends.
And we are lucky to have you here.
Thank you so much, man. -It's been my pleasure, man.
-It's always great to see you. -Thank you, Seth.
-Sterling K. Brown, everybody.