-Welcome to the show! -How are you?
-I'm wonderful. -This is so exciting.
-It's very nice to see you. We've known each other
for a very long time. -Very long time.
-Yet I've never met your parents.
I met your dad backstage. -My dad is backstage.
He's watching right now.
-Very exciting and yet -- [ Cheers and applause ]
-Yeah, you can cheer for the idea of fathers.
You can cheer for the idea of what fathers are.
-Your mother, noticeably absent.
-Yeah, can I tell you why? -Yeah.
-She's very supportive.
Let me start this story by saying she's very supportive.
-Yeah. [ Laughter ]
-There's a live podcast taping
with the lead guy from "Outlander"?
-Yeah -- -His name is Sam Heughan.
-Yeah. -He's very attractive.
-Yeah.
-I mean, unless -- I mean, very --
And if I could pop my very Jewish nose, you can see --
-There's a difference.
-There's a difference, Seth. You know what I mean?
So, there's a live podcast, and I said, "Oh, it's at
the same time that we're filming Seth. What do you want to do?"
and she goes, "Oh, um, I can just watch you on TV, right?"
[ Laughter ] And I said, "Yeah, I guess."
So, right now she's literally watching this guy
instead of here. [ Laughter ]
-But she is -- She would --
Normally, she would be at a show you were doing.
-She's the most supportive. We did --
I do long-form improv, which is where you came from,
and we played Carnegie Hall, me and Thomas Middleditch,
who's been on this show. -Yep.
-Whoo! -Yeah, yeah, yeah,
and so she went into Carnegie Hall.
She pretended she was, like, the captain of Carnegie Hall,
like, welcoming everybody to my show.
Like, she's the most supportive,
but nothing's going to beat that.
That's the most beautiful man in the world.
[ Laughter ] -And you and Middleditch --
Your long-form improv show is gonna be on Netflix,
which is very exciting. -It is!
Yeah, we're doing -- Yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
-That's so cool. -And by the way,
you know how terrifying that is,
the idea of filming long-form improv,
'cause you have no idea what the shows are going to be.
-Thrilling to watch in the theater.
-Yes. -And the idea of trying to,
I think, capture it on film is a high level of difficulty.
-It is that. -I cannot wait.
-We are going to release three at the same time.
So, it's going be a series of specials on Netflix,
and I'm so excited because it will be great
to show people who have never seen long-form before,
something that you and I have been doing for decades
to people who have never seen it before.
-You were an intern when I first met you at UCB Theater.
And you found a picture you took of me in 2004.
-I took a picture of Seth when I was an intern.
-Look at me. There's 2004, walking down a hallway.
Back when I wore a leather jacket
and, like, a European skiing helmet, yeah.
-Did you just get off -- You just got off your motorcycle.
-I just got off my motorcycle. I think that I'm like,
that's like, somebody said like, "Pretend like you're walking."
'Cause I don't -- It feels like I'm acting.
-You're very comfortable in front of the camera.
It looks -- -Somebody just --
I believe it was the five-year anniversary
and somebody was just talking about, you and Adam Pally,
who is a longtime friend. -Oh, sure, yes, yes.
-I believe it was around five years, right?
-It could be, yeah. -So, there was a week
where people, different people were doing one episode
of "The Late Late Show" on CBS.
-Yes, it was right after Craig Ferguson had left,
but right before James Corden. -James Corden.
-What are we gonna do? -What are they going to do
to fill the time? -Yeah.
-And so they let Adam Pally host
an episode of the "Late Late Show."
And you joined him as his sidekick.
-I did. -And you guys did
a late night show on the "CBS This Morning" set.
-We did, at Charlie Rose's studio with zero audience.
-Yeah. -And it was during a blizzard
so none of the real -- I think a lot of the guests had to cancel.
-Yeah. -And it was just a mess.
It was a mess. -It is,
and I really recommend trying to track it down online --
-They take it off everywhere! -Did they? It doesn't exist?
-Anytime someone puts it on the Internet, someone's like,
no, no, nobody can see this, and they take it off.
-Well, let's take a look 'cause we found a little bit.
-That'd be great. Great.
-With me as never before is my good friend
and comedy collaborator for over 10 years, Ben Schwartz.
-How are you, Adam?
-Now, Schwartz, you are the star of "House of Lies."
-That is on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. on Showtime.
Do we have a clip?
-Nope. -Cool.
-You're a guest star on "Parks and Recreation."
-I play Jean-Ralphio. Yeah, it's actually the final season.
Why don't we roll that clip?
-If I didn't have the first one, why would I have the second?
-Copy that.
-And that was it. [ Laughter ]
-That was basically it. -It was basically if --
It was basically like Adam and I got the opportunity
to just do a show just for ourselves.
-Yeah. -And by mistake,
somebody aired it live across the world.
-Yeah, and not, like, on public access. On CBS.
-Oh, on CBS.
-Like, that's the funniest thing about it
when you watch it, it's -- -I love that you know about it.
-It's the best -- It was --
When I found out about it, it's really -- I truly --
People have to do some digging, but it's worth tracking down.
-It's become a cult thing where, like, people try --
Yeah, 'cause you have to find it.
It's like the search for Curly's gold to start.
That is a "City Slickers II" reference.
-Yeah. -But then when you find it,
it is just for 55 minutes, it's just two little boys having fun.
-Yeah. -And I do want to ask,
'cause we talked about Pally, Middleditch,
and some other people you improvise with.
Where's the worst place you ever did improv?
-Oh, we -- One time, there was this music festival,
and me, Gil Ozeri, who is one of the funniest people of all time,
I believe Jackie Clark, as well, we were the comedy
in between the music acts, and I'll tell you
what college students do not want to see between music acts,
is three improvisers going onstage.
And then at the very end, literally, the big act,
whoever it was, it was everybody waiting for hours and hours
to be at the front of the line,
and then we had to tell the audience
that that person actually is going to be performing
in a venue inside.
So whoever waited all that time in the front row
is now going to have the worst seat when they go inside.
And it was like fraternity rage like I've never seen,
foaming at the mouth and, like,
their Bob Marley black light posters ripping to shreds.
It was ludicr-- It was insane.
-It's very nice you went from that to Carnegie Hall.
Well deserved. -Oh, thanks, man.
-And thank you so much for being here.
-I'm so excited to be here.
You've always been so kind to me.
I appreciate it, Seth.
Thank you, sir. -Ben Schwartz, everybody!