( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
OH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -- GET BACK!
SIT BACK!
RELAX.
PUT ON YOUR WEIGHTED BLANKET BECAUSE MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A
FUNNY ACTOR A MARVEL SUPERHERO AND JUST LAST WEEK HE WAS NAMED
"PEOPLE" MAGAZINE'S SEXIEST MAN ALIVE.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," PAUL RUDD!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> OH, PLEASE -- THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
REALLY, YOU ARE TOO KIND.
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: STANDING OVATION.
WOW.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
I MEAN, I'M BLOWN AWAY.
BLOWN AWAY!
>> Stephen: BY LAW, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SIT WHILE THE SEXIEST
MAN IS STANDING.
>> OH.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
HAS BEING NAMED "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE'S SEXIEST MAN ALIVE --
WE HAVE IT RIGHT HERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME.
PLEASE, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OF THIS THING!
>> Stephen: SO IT HASN'T CHANGED YOU AT ALL?
>> NO, NO, NO.
>> Stephen: STILL THE SAME GUY?
>> LOOK, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR
SOMETHING BESIDES MY TALENT AND HUMILITY.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
WELL, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF HEADLINES ABOUT IT.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF REACTION.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS I WAS SO EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH YOU
FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK IS -- PLEASE, MAKE YOURSELF FEEL
COMFORTABLE.
>> FEELS RUDE TO WEAR A TIARA.
>> Stephen: I'LL PUT THIS IN THE BOX DOWN HERE.
THANK YOU.
>> LEAVE IT ON?
>> Stephen: IF THEY'RE GOOD, YOU CAN PUT IT BACK ON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: IT'S ODDLY ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT EVERYONE STILL CARES ABOUT.
LIKE THE "TIME" MAN OF THE YEAR, WHO GIVES A DAMN, BUT SEXIEST
MAN ALIVE, I IT STILL HAS A CULTURAL IMPACT.
FIRST OF ALL, I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU, THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW DO
YOU BECOME THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE OTHER THAN BEING SEXY?
HOW DO YOU FIND OUT?
>> I FOUND OUT I GOT AN EMAIL ABOUT IT, AND I --
>> Stephen: A COLD EMAIL.
OUT OF THE BLUE.
>> Stephen: YOU DIDN'T LOBBY FOR THIS?
>> NO!
IT WAS SHOCKING.
I HAD TO READ IT.
I SAID, WHAT?
I READ IT.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES IT SAY?
IT SAYS, WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, THERE'S BEEN AN
ERROR IN THE JUDGING -- >> Stephen: NOT AT ALL.
-- BUT SOMEHOW -- >> Stephen: NOT AT ALL.
NOT AT ALL.
LOOK, THIS IS THE GUARDIAN, DO YOU FANCY PAUL RUDD?
YOU'RE EITHER A SOCIOPATH OR A LIAR IF YOU SAY NO.
COME ON.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE GUARDIAN, FIRST OF ALL, FOR
HIRING MY MOM.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: REALLY?
YOU WANT YOUR MOM TO SAY YOU'RE THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE?
>> WELL -- NO.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU KNOW, THE GUARDIAN, THAT'S
VERY NICE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
IF YOU READ AN ARTICLE BY THE GUARDIAN -- IF YOU EVER READ AN
ARDIAN BY -- >> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT
THEY'RE CALLED.
>> I KNOW BECAUSE I'VE READ THEM ONLINE AND AFTERWARD THEY SAY IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO JOURNALISM FOR THE
GUARDIAN WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD.
I WILL.
>> Stephen: THE NEW YORK POST-, I WANT TO POINT OUT, SAID
CHRIS EVANS WAS GOING TO BE THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE.
YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS?
>> WELL, THAT CERTAINLY MAKES SENSE, BUT I --
>> Stephen: THEY SAID THEY HAD MULTIPLE SOURCES.
PEOPLE SAID, NO, DON'T RUN THAT AND THEY RAN IT AND THEY'RE
WRONG AND THEY'RE BITTER BECAUSE THEY SAID, SORRY, PAUL RUDD IS
MANY THINGS BUT SEXIEST MAN ALIVE IS NOT ONE OF THEM.
I'M SORRY, BUT THAT HURTS.
>> HEY, THAT MIGHT BE THE FIRST THING I EVER READ IN THE
NEW YORK POST THAT I AGREE WITH.
>> Stephen: FACT CHECKS?
THAT IS NOT FAKE NEWS.
>> Stephen: IT'S LIKE HOGWARTS, YOU JUST GET THE
INVITATION, YOU DON'T HAVE IN I WARNING.
>> NO WARNING.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE SEXY, HARRY!
( LAUGHTER ) I WAS HONORED TO BE PART OF THE
PROCESS OF ANNOUNCING THAT YOU HAD BECOME THE SEXIEST MAN
ALIVE.
>> OH, WELL, THAT WAS -- ( APPLAUSE )
THAT WAS FUN.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
>> Stephen: IT WAS AN HONOR.
THE HONOR WAS MINE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF PART OF THE VETTING
PROCESS THAT YOU WERE PUT THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
HAD THE SEXY GOODS.
>> RIGHT, YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: JIM?
UP, UP, GOOD.
SIT PROUD.
CHIN UP, HAWRCHS, HAWNCHS.
BACK, GOOD, GOOD.
GOT TO CHECK THOSE TEETH.
HERE WE GO.
LET'S CHECK YOUR COAT.
THAT'S GOOD.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
AND -- ( CLICKING )
THAT'S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
AND ARMS.
AND ARM, AND THAT'S GOOD.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
AND LEGS.
LEGS.
AND HOLD IT.
THAT'S GOOD.
MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) MY FAVORITE PART OF IT --
>> Stephen: YEAH?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU'RE A VERY GOOD BOY.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I JUST LOVE HOW SERIOUS YOU ARE.
GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR CEMETERY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF INBREEDING IN THE
SEXIEST MAN.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A TOUGH JUDGE.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE ME THE RASPBERRY N MY
STOMACH.
>> THAT'S THE REACTION TIME.
>> Stephen: TO BE A JUDGE YOU HAVE TO CHECK OUT EVERY PART.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A HINT OF HIP DYSPLASIA.
>> THANKS FOR NOT HOLDING THAT AGAINST ME.
>> Stephen: WHEN WE COME BACK, A STORY ABOUT PAUL AND SETH
ROGEN AND A MASSAGE.
JOIN US.
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