-I want to talk about your movie.
But it's very exciting.
You're also working on the reboot of "Roseanne."
-Roseanne. Roseanne.
-You're an executive producer.
-Didn't we watch "Roseanne" growing up?
Yeah, cool. [ Cheers and applause ]
-And you -- Here is a photo of you on set,
which is very exciting.
-That's on the couch. -That's on the couch.
What has it been like?
-It's been a nightmare. -Uh-huh.
-You've worked with your heroes.
Or you have to talk to your heroes all the time.
-Yes. And at "SNL," certainly that was --
-You're talking to me right now. This must be hard for you.
-And I'm just barely, barely keeping it together.
Obviously, you're a hero of mine.
That's why we gave you this paper cup.
-[ Laughing ] That's right.
I get a lot of respect around here.
[ Laughter ]
You know, for me, I was so excited to work on "Roseanne."
And I just -- I didn't foresee
how nervous I'd get around John Goodman.
-Yeah.
-I'm such a big fan of John Goodman.
-He's the sweetest person on Earth.
-The nicest, the most talented.
And it's weird because growing up, he was kind of like my dad,
but now, I kind of have a crush on him.
It's weird. I have bad thoughts.
And I do this thing, I guess, when I get nervous around
a celebrity that I'm starstruck by.
I just start lying. [ Laughter ]
I try to just ignore him entirely
because I know I'll embarrass myself.
But he asked me how my weekend was,
which should have been a really quick exchange.
[ Laughter ]
And I had been on a book tour at the time.
So I was like, "I was on a book tour."
He's like, "Where did you go?"
I was like, "Oh, I went to Florida, New York, St. Louis."
And he was like, "Well, I'm from St. Louis."
And in that moment, I realized I had not been to St. Louis.
[ Laughter ]
I was going to St. Louis.
But I couldn't say, "Actually, I just lied to you."
Like that was -- So I just had to like lean in.
And he's like, "Where did you perform?"
And I was, like, "The Panthenon."
[ Laughter ]
Because that kind of sounds like a theater.
-Sure, yes. -Like the Paramount.
-I would believe there's a Panthenon. Yeah.
-Right. And he's like, "When did that get built?"
And I'm like, "You don't know about the Panthenon?"
I mean, I'm, like, making him feel bad
for not knowing about St. Louis.
And then, he's like, "Where did you stay?"
And I was like, "The Doubletree."
[ Laughter ]
And he's like, "There's a Doubletree in St. Louis?"
And I'm like, "The one city there's not a Doubletree
is the one I lied."
And now, the window has closed for this.
And if he watches this show, I am fired.
[ Laughter ]
But, so, somewhere, John Goodman is trying to book a hotel
at a Doubletree that doesn't exist.
-And he can't believe he can't get a show at the Panthenon.
[ Laughter ]
-Yeah, totally.
And like, I just -- I'm not good with meeting my heroes.
I, just, I can't do it.
One time, John Cleese -- I did something with John Cleese.
-That's one for me as well. Yup.
-I don't know. Monty Python.
And he came into my dressing room, and we're talking.
And I was just, like, trying to seem cool.
And I was like, "I'm just going to, like,
have a drink of whatever I'm drinking."
It was a lit candle. [ Laughter and applause ]
Literally, it gets to here and I'm, like, "Oh, my God!"
[ Laughter ]
You know, so I just --
I don't think I'm designed to be around my heroes.
-I want to talk about "The Female Brain."
-By the way, I didn't bring this out here for that prop.
It just worked out that way.
-Look, you know what?
-I am not a prop comic. [ Laughter ]
I just want you to know I'm getting a migraine.
So I brought this out because I need it.
Just to be clear.
-Oh, well, we all love the prop bit.
And now you ruined it.
-Sorry. [ Laughter ]
-"Guys, I know you loved how I have the prop.
I have a terrible migraine."
-And so, my umbrella.
That was fortuitous.
-So, this is based on a book by on the same name,
"The Female Brain."
How did you find -- How did you come across the book?
-Do you ever shop online and the store you're shopping at, like,
judges you with the purchases they suggest?
-Yeah. Yes. [ Laughter ]
-My Amazon, the things they suggest to me are so insulting.
Like, I'll be like, "I need to buy a rubber band."
And it's like, "Did you mean 'Chicken Soup for the Soul?'"
I'm like, "No!" [ Laughter ]
So, I'm just, like, buying because I guess
I do buy a lot of self-help books.
Not that I need it.
And they kept suggesting --
users who bought this item also bought "The Female Brain."
And I'm like, "I should just buy this
because they're going to keep harassing me about it."
So I finally just bought it.
And then I read it, and it was so empowering and interesting,
and I was like, "I just really --
I think we should make a movie of this."
I asked our friend Neil Brennan if he would write with me.
-Neil Brennan, another very funny comedian.
You guys have known each other for years.
-Created "The Chappelle Show" with Dave Chappelle.
No big deal. Yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
-How was -- How was collaborating?
Obviously, this is a film about how the brains are different.
You guys have very different brains.
How was that?
-Yeah, when you write with someone,
like, especially of the opposite sex,
it's like all the negative parts of a relationship
and none of the positive parts.
It was only like -- it was just fighting and driving
and no sex or vacationing. [ Laughter ]
So we basically just tried to make it as real as possible.
And we put ourselves in situations
where we could actually just fight it --
the actual scene out and transcribe it.
So we basically just, like, got paid to fight all day.
-That's not bad. -It's like my dream job.
-Yeah.
-Yeah, so we just knocked it out.
And you know Neil. He's the funniest.
-Great cast.
Sofia Vergara, Cecily Strong, James Marsden, Blake Griffin.
Blake Griffin is so funny. It's unfair.
-Comedy marvel? -Comedy genius.
-Legend in the making? -Yeah.
Blake Griffin, NBA superstar, is way too funny.
-It's actually embarrassing. -Yeah.
-To people whose first job is to do comedy.
Like, we're all just like, "Oh, my God. This is bad."
This is, like, his hobby. He's better at this.
So, he is such a natural.
And, like, he improvised a lot of it.
I can't even take credit for a lot of it.
Neil knew him and, you know, suggested it and made it happen.
-That's great.
-I think you'll be very delighted.
-You are going to make Blake Griffin
a different kind of star.
-Yeah. Like, he needed some cash.
[ Laughter ]
But it's obviously -- He was also so tall.
Thank, God.
Cecily, we had to put her in these huge heels
just so they could fit in the same frame
because Blake is so tall, it's hard to shoot him.
You just see, like, Blake and, like clouds, you know?
[ Laughter ]
We had to get all these special things to shoot him.
It was pretty funny. -Well, well done.
And always so great to see you, Whitney. Congrats on the movie.