>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME ANNA CHLUMSKY!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) ♪
>> WOW!
THIS IS SO GREAT BEING ON STAGE WITH JON BATISTE AND THE BAND
BECAUSE, OH, MY GOSH!
MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER ARE BIG, BIG FANS!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: AND
CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER.
YOUR SECOND CHILD IS ON THE WAY.
>> INDEED.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: SO IT BEING YOUR SECOND BABY -- BY THE WAY, IS
IT, LIKE, ANY MINUTE?
SHOULD I BE BOILING WATER?
>> ACCORDING TO SCIENCE, WE STILL HAVE ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO
GO OR SO.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES SCIENCE KNOW.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
THEY SAY IT'S AN ART, ACTUALLY.
(LAUGHTER) >> Stephen: SO -- I'LL GO WITH
THAT.
AND, SO, IT BEING YOUR SECOND BABY, YOU'RE, LIKE, I KNOW HOW
TO DO THIS?
OR ARE YOU STILL SOMEBODY WHO STUDIES THE BOOKS AND
EVERYTHING?
>> NO, I'M VERY -- I'M KIND OF TERRIFIED JUST BECAUSE I DON'T
REMEMBER A LOT OF THE FIRST -- >> Stephen: IT'S VERY EASY TO
HAVE A BABY.
IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER, LET ME MAKE THIS EASY FOR YOU.
>> THIS IS EASY AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN BECAUSE I'M STILL ALIVE.
>> Stephen: WAS IT A NATURAL CHILDBIRTH OR DID YOU GO WITH
THE DRUGS AND THE KNIVES THE FIRST TIME.
>> I WENT WITH DRUGS.
BUT I BELIEVE NO KNIVES.
>> Stephen: NO KNIVES, OKAY.
IF THE DRUGS ARE GOOD ENOUGH YOU DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE
KNIVES.
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE.
>> Stephen: I'M ACTUALLY ON AN I EPISIOTOMY RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU ON AN EPISIOTOMY?
>> Stephen: I'VE ACTUALLY HAD AN EPISIOTOMY.
I'M ON AN EPIDURAL RIGHT NOW.
HOW ABOUT THAT.
(APPLAUSE) THANK YOU.
THAT'S WHY I WAS NOT AWARE OF MY EPISIOTOMY.
(LAUGHTER) >> AND STILL NOT.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY, YEAH, EXACTLY.
(LAUGHTER) SO DO YOU THINK THOSE BOOKS
OFFER ANY GOOD -- BECAUSE I'M LUCKILY THE FATHER OF THREE
CHILDREN AND WE READ THE HELL OUT OF THE FIRST BOOKS, AND
THEN, YEAH, WHATEVER.
BUT THERE WERE THINGS WE GOT OUT OF THE FIRST BOOKS.
DID YOU GLEAN ANYTHING GOOD FROM IT?
>> PLENTY.
I LIKE READING THE BOOKS THAT TELL ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT
ANYTHING.
ANY OF THE ONES THAT ARE, OH, THAT'S NORMAL AND JUST DEAL WITH
IT.
>> EVERYTHING'S NORMAL.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE ONE THING WE LEARNED WHEN MY WIFE
WAS PREGNANT.
NO MATTER, EIGHTH MONTH, BLEEDING FROM MY ELBOWS.
TOTALLY NORMAL, HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: MY TEETH ARE GROWING HAIR -- OH, YEAH YEAH,,
MEANS IT'S A BOY!
(LAUGHTER) I HAVE TO CONFESS, MY DEEP AND
ABIDING LOVE FOR "VEEP."
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: I JUST LOVE THE SHOW.
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
AND SEEMS LIKE ONE OF THE THINGS IS WHAT LITTLE I KNOW ABOUT
WASHINGTON, D.C., IT SEEMS ALARMINGLY HEARTBREAKINGLY TRUE
OF WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO LIVE IN CONSTANT
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS.
DID YOU GO A RIDE-ALONG OR ANYTHING?
>> WELL, WE DID.
IN THE BEGINNING WHEN WE DID THE PILOT, WE WERE GIVE AN REALLY
GLAMOROUS TOUR BY LAURA SCHULER, BARBARA BOXER'S CHIEF OF STAFF,
AND YOU KNOW,, YEAH, AND I THINK ALL OF US KIND OF GRABBED ON TO
PEOPLE WHO HAD OUR POSITIONS AND WOULD JUST, YOU KNOW, PUMP THEM
FOR INFORMATION AS MUCH AS WE COULD THAT FIRST SEASON.
>> Stephen: I LOVE YOUR CHARACTER.
AMY SEEMS PHYSICALLY UNCAPABLE OF PUTTING HER PHONE DOWN.
>> I GOT THAT FROM LAURA.
>> Stephen: OH, REALLY?
YES, I NOTICED THE FIRST DAY SHE NEVER PUT IT AWAY, NEVER PUT
IT IN HER POCKET OR ANYTHING.
I ASKED LAURA LATER, I SAID, YOU REALLY HANG ON TO THAT CELL
PHONE ALL DAY?
SHE SAYS, YES, IT'S A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.
IT'S A LEASH THAT LETS ME GET FARTHER AWAY FROM THE OFFICE BUT
I'M STILL CONNECTED.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT AMY IS GOING THROUGH, TOO.
SO I HAVE ADOPTED THAT AND NOT LET GO OF THAT PHONE.
I EVEN GET CRAMPS IN MY HAND FROM IT.
>> Stephen: WOW.
I KNOW.
IT'S CRAZY.
>> Stephen: WELL, THAT'S NORMAL IN THE SEVENTH MONTH.
>> YEAH (LAUGHTER)
>> Stephen: YOUR HUSBAND WAS IN THE ARMY RESERVE FOR EIGHT
YEARS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND ACTUALLY DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE WRITTEN ABOUT TEX PERSONS OF BEING A
MILITARY FAMILY.
>> I HAVE.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THAT LIKE FOR YOU?
YOU'VE WRITTEN ABOUT IT AND WHAT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT IT THAT THEY DON'T KNOW?
>> I'M CERTAIN WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME, BUT I THINK IT
DEFINITELY TAUGHT US THAT, YOU KNOW, BEING THE SUPPORT SYSTEM
FOR A SOLDIER OR SAILOR, WHOMEVER, SERVICEMAN OR WOMAN IS
JUST -- IT TAKES JUST AS MUCH COURAGE AND PERSEVERANCE AND
PATIENCE, YOU KNOW, AS ONE WOULD THINK IT TAKES THE ACTUAL PERSON
SERVING.
SO IT INCLUDES EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: WELL, THANK YOU FOR "VEEP" AND YOUR FAMILY
SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> STEPHEN: "VEEP" AIRS SUNDAYS
ON HBO.
ANNA CHLUMSKY, EVERYBODY!