-Our first guest tonight is a talented singer-songwriter
and actress who serves as both an executive producer and star
of "Only Murders in the Building,"
which is streaming now on Hulu.
Let's take a look.
-After every date, I just want to go home
and plant my face in a pillow and never go out again.
-Okay. Wow. -Geez.
-You need to relax, okay?
Just have fun. Laugh. Flirt.
-Isn't it insulting to flirt now?
-Well, who the hell knows?
Suddenly it's rude to tell a secretary she looks pretty
in a pair of slacks.
-No.
To that whole sentence.
-Compliment her purse.
If it isn't on their body, you can like it.
-No, again, to every word that's coming out of your mouth.
-Please welcome to the show and the studio Selena Gomez.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Hi!
Thank you so much for being here.
-Thanks for having me.
Thank you.
Ah!
-We're so happy to have you here with us in New York.
-I'm so happy to be here. It's my first time.
-It's a lovely, a lovely show,
and it's a really great show about New York City as well
that you guys got to shoot here.
-Yeah, I got to live here for seven months
and hang out with two legends.
-Really, they are two legends.
Divas, though, right?
-Complete divas.
The worst, the most difficult people I've ever worked with.
-Yeah, I mean, we were reading Page Six every day.
Each one wanted a bigger trailer than the other one.
-Yeah, it was terrible. [ Both laugh ]
-And obviously, you started in TV.
A lot of people know you from that first.
You haven't done scripted television in a long time.
Were Steve and Marty one of the pulls to this
or did you come to it before you knew they were involved?
-No, I always knew they were involved.
But I got a call, and I just --
I don't know, I love true crime.
And I just -- I have --
I don't know, the concept just was so cool,
and I enjoyed working with both of them.
It's been great.
-It is a show about a murder that takes place in a building,
and three podcast fans who then both go about
trying to solve the murder and starting a podcast themselves.
But you do come by this honestly.
You are being serious when you say that you like true crime.
-Definitely. I went to CrimeCon with my mom.
-Okay. This is very exciting.
I did not know that CrimeCon was a thing.
-Nobody does! I don't know why.
-Well, I mean, it sounds like a place
where a crime might be committed.
You might want to steer clear. -Yeah, guess so.
I could see that. -And again, this is no judgment.
I've been to Comic Con multiple times.
Where was the CrimeCon you went to?
-We went to Florida. -Okay.
-And... -That, by the way, tracks.
[ Laughter ]
-Yes. Didn't realize that till now.
-Yeah, yeah. -No, but it's wild.
They give you a case that's still open,
and we are able to solve it with them.
I mean... -So, it's not like --
Okay, so, this is interesting, because at Comic Con,
it's like, you know, oh, they're selling comic art over here
or old back issues there.
This is -- Is it one crime at CrimeCon?
-Yeah, basically.
And you're meeting with the forensic team,
you're meeting with the family members,
they give you all the depositions.
I mean, it's completely legit.
I thought I was a full-blown, like, crime solver.
I felt like I was gonna solve the case.
-Do you feel like you were better at it
or your mom was better at it?
-My mom was much better at it because I was terrible.
-Okay, so, in real life,
you don't think you could actually crack a case?
-Hell no. Nope. [ Laughs ]
-So, is this -- -Don't come to me.
-So, was this every-- I mean, were you sitting there?
Were you taking notes? -Yeah.
-Okay. -It's just fun.
I don't know how to explain it. It was a weekend and we...
I don't know, just were around people that loved it too.
-And then at the end, is the crime solved?
-No. -Okay.
-That's the -- I think that's the hard part.
-Yeah, they say the beginning of CrimeCon's the most fun.
At the end, they're like, "Thank you for coming!
The killer runs free!" -I know. Exactly.
That's what it felt like. -[ Laughs ]
-Did you -- I mean, obviously,
you're a very recognizable person.
When you go to CrimeCon, did you have to go out of your way
to sort of disguise yourself? -No, it was great.
People didn't care. It was so nice.
They were so focused on that.
And I don't know if they were my demographic.
I don't think they gave a [bleep] that I was there.
-That's true. Plus, if you wore a disguise,
I feel like the one place they would notice the quickest
is CrimeCon. -Yes.
-They're very onto things like disguises.
You have this situation where obviously Steve and Marty
have known each other for a very long time.
I also know them to be incredibly welcoming people.
It just must have been very fun to be on set with them.
-It really was.
I think they, if anything, have taught me so much about comedy.
I mean, they have a humor that just doesn't exist anymore.
-Yeah. -And it's just -- it's the best.
And I love watching them do what they do.
And I love being a part of it
and trying to live up to it, you know?
It's been such a blast.
-It's really true what you say. It doesn't exist anymore.
But the way they do it makes it seem very new.
-Yes. -And I think that speaks to
how they treat it so much like a craft.
-Yes. I agree.
And obviously, Steve I couldn't be more happy for,
'cause this was his baby, too, with John Hoffman, of course.
-That's really nice.
So, you have a beauty line. -Yes.
-And you're also using it as a platform
to talk about mental health.
Explain why that was important and how you're marrying the two.
-When I originally wanted to start a cosmetics line,
I said and I made it very clear
that I want it to be a brand that feels effortless,
that feels like it doesn't have to be about what we look like.
So, I just wanted to eliminate this idea of perfection,
all these girls kind of looking the same
and you feel like you need to look like them.
And I wanted my makeup to be easy to use
and just something to make women and men feel comfortable.
I don't know. It's very important.
-We have some here. It's called Rare Beauty.
-Yes, it is.
-And this is -- this is what? What is this?
-So, this just came out.
This is my mascara.
-Okay, so obviously I've never applied mascara myself.
-And I'm very proud of you.
-We're gonna see exactly how effortless it is.
-Okay, great. Let's do it. [ Laughs ]
-This is so...
I guess I have, technically.
Well, no. -Have you?
-Well, Rihanna applied it to me once.
Whatever. I don't want to talk about it.
It's something I'm very private about.
-Oh, my gosh. Okay.
You want to start at the bottom. -Okay.
-And then kind of just...
-Well, see, I feel like right away, it's deeply unfair.
-[ Laughs ]
Yeah, go -- then push up.
Oh, wow.
-Right away this is making a huge difference.
-See? [ Laughs ] -I mean...
-Oh, my gosh, it looks fabulous. -And also, like --
You know what? This is fun to do together.
-I know. It really is.
-That's the part of this that I immediately really like.
You know when, like -- I just feel like
there's not a thing guys have where we're, like,
having a nice conversation, but also doing something.
-Yeah, this is very cool. -This is great.
I'm just gonna do one eye so we can see the difference.
-Alright. I just finished both.
-Oh, this is just... -Alright.
I'm so proud of you.
-I mean, this really makes a difference.
[ Laughter ]
I mean, I think I -- I thought this was gonna be like,
"Ha-ha, you're bad at it 'cause you're a guy,"
but I did great. -Yeah, you did a great job.
-Now, I do feel like I got some in my eye.
[ Laughter ]
But can I say, I think it's made with really good material
because there's no burning.
-No, that's -- Yes. -Yeah.
I think I got some in my eye, and it's just fine.
[ Laughter ] -Oh, my gosh.
-Thank you so much for being here.
-Thank you for having me.
-It's really nice to have you for the first time.
And again, the show is wonderful,
and I can't wait to watch more of it.
-Thank you. Appreciate it.
-You guys, that's Selena Gomez.
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