>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK!
FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS A STAR OF "SILICON VALLEY."
HIS LATEST MOVIE IS "GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS."
PLEASE WELCOME THOMAS MIDDLEDITCH!
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THOMAS, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> GREAT TO BE HERE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU CLEAR SOMETHING UP FOR ME?
>> WHAT DO YOU NEED?
>> Stephen: YOU NOTICE IN MY INTRODUCTION I SAID MY GUEST IS
"A" STAR OF "SILICON VALLEY."
SHOULD IT BE "A" STAR OR "THE" STAR?"
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING "SIGNATURE STAR."
"IS ONE SIGNATURE STAR."
>> Stephen: SO NOT THE ONLY STAR.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: BUT DEFINITELY-- >> IN THE LINEUP OF STARS OF
"SILICON VALLEY," I'M A SIGNIFICANT PLAYER OF ONE
SIGNIFICANT STAR.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE LISTED HIGH--
>> I'M UP THERE!
>> Stephen: YEAH.
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: GOOD TO KNOW.
>> I LIKE-- I LIKE THAT YOU SAID "AND HIS-- AND HIS LATEST MOVIE
IS "GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS," LIKE IT'S MY MOVIE.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE "A" STAR OF "GODZILLA: KING OF THE
MONSTERS"-- >> I'M WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF
THE START AND FINISH TIME OF "GODZILLA: KING OF THE
MONSTERS."
( LAUGHTER )
>> YEAH, THAT WOULD BE AWKWARD.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP AND IF YOU'RE NOT IN IT, THAT WOULD
BE A WASTE.
>> OH, BOY!
>> Stephen: LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THIS.
USUALLY WE FIND A WAY TO WEND OUR WAY TO THE CLIP.
>> YUP.
>> Stephen: LIKE I TRY TO DO IT ORGANICALLY.
IT NEVER REALLY IS.
SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET THE CLIP OUT OF THE WAY?
DO YOU WANT TO TEASE PEOPLE AND HAVE THE CLIP LATER OR DO YOU
WANT TO STAMPEDE THE CLIP RIGHT NOW?
>> BOY, I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S UP TO ME?
WELL, WE SAID "CLIP" A LOT.
NOW I KIND OF WANT IT BECAUSE WE'VE INTROD IT, WE KIND OF
TEASED IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.
WE CAN KIND OF PROMOTE IT AND SAY, AND THIS CLIP WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT, IT'S COMING UP IN A BIT."
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: LET'S DO THAT.
HANG ON, EVERYBODY, IF YOU'RE INTO CLIPS, YOU'VE COME TO THE
RIGHT PLACE.
JUST NOT YET.
>> YEAH!
>> Stephen: I WANT TO TALK-- YOU DON'T HAVE A CLIP OF THIS
NEXT THING.
BUT YOU AND-- WHO DID YOU DO THIS WITH, BEN SCHWARTZ.
YOU AND BEN SCHWARTZ, YOU GUYS DID AN IMPROV TOUR.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: TWO-MAN IMPROV.
>> TWO-MAN IMPROV SHOW.
>> Stephen: HERE'S THE THING.
NORMALLY WE ASSOCIATE IMPROV SHOWS WITH, LIKE, THE BASEMENT
OF A THEATER OR, LIKE, A TEMPORARY STAGE IN THE BACK OF A
BAD BAR.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
YOU PLAYED CARNEGIE HALL.
>> CARNEGIE HALL.
>> Stephen: 2800 SEATS IN CARNEGIE HALL.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND THAT IS-- IS THIS YOUR AD FOR IT?
>> YES.
THAT WAS THE PROMO PIC TO SORT OF SAY, "HEY, WE MADE IT TO
CARNEGIE HALL, A VERY PRESTIGIOUS VENUE.
( APPLAUSE )
YOU KNOW, A BET OF A MILESTONE FOR US BECAUSE THIS TOUR HAS
BEEN TO MANY GREAT THEATERS -- THE CHICAGO THEATER, THE RIEMANN
AUDITORIUM.
ALL TO SORT OF SAY WE WANT OUR IMPROV, AT LEAST, AND POSSIBLY
OTHER IMPROVS TO BE KIND OF LIKE-- WE THINK IT'S ELEVATED,
EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME OLD BAG OF TRICKS.
BUT, LIKE, WE-- STAND-UP HAS THIS-- HAS ALL THESE DIFFERENT
AVENUES FOR PROGRESSION.
BUT IMPROV SEEMS TO BE EXCLUSIVELY RELEGATEED TO THE
BACK OF A BAR FOR A $5 TICKET.
BUT I THINK WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING--
ME OVER 20 YEARS-- IS WORTH A LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> Stephen: DID THIS CONFUSE ANYBODY?
>> YES, 100%.
>> Stephen: FISAW THIS I WOULD GO, "OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THOMAS
MIDDLEDITCH PLAYED THE VIOLIN."
DO YOU?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
AS WE'RE ABOUT TO GO ON STAGE FOR THE SHOW, THE SOUND GUY
GOES, "WHERE'S YOUR VIOLINS?" AND I WAS LIKE-- BEN AND I WERE
LIKE, "OH, NO, NO.
IT'S NOT THAT SHOW.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE TOTALLY SURPRISED."
AND THEN IN HINDSIGHT I GOT-- I WAS THINKING ABOUT OUR SOUND
CHECK, WHICH IS BONKERS IN AND OF ITSELF.
IF HE'S THINKING WE PLAY VIOLINS AND WE'RE WITH OUR MICS GOING
PEE-PEE, POO-POOH, MY FATHER KISSED ME ON THE LIPS LOOFT
NIGHT TO BE STUPID AND ENTERTAIN OURSELVES, HE WILL BE LIKE,
"WHAT SONGS DO THEY PLAY?
IS THIS A CLASSICAL SHOW?" >> Stephen: IT'S AVANITY
GUARD.
>> WHY ARE THEY TALKING IN IT?
THEY'RE VIOLINIST S.
>> Stephen: LET'S TALK CLIP.
>> ARE WE READY TO DROP THIS CLIP?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS CLIP NOW NOW.
>> Stephen: AND THE NICE THING ABOUT TALKING ABOUT THIS CLIP
THIS LONG, THERE'S NO WAY THE CLIP CAN DISAPPOINT.
>> THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY YOU CAN BUILD UP A CLIP FOR THIS
AMOUNT OF TIME AND HAVE IT BOMB.
>> Stephen: I HEAR THAT THIS IS THE GREATEST CLIP EACH PLAYED
IN LATE NIGHT.
>> PEOPLE ARE SAYING-- THE INTERNET IS AFLAME.
THEY SAY, "MOVE OVER, LATEST EPISODE "GAME OF THRONES."
THIS CLIP IS WHERE IT'S AT!
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT THE LAST EPISODE WAS CALLED.
SHOULD WE PLAY THE CLIP NOW?
>> LET'S PLAY THE CLIP.
>> Stephen: I WAS TOLD WE WENT TO COMMERCIAL ABOUT FOUR MINUTES
AGO.
( LAUGHTER )
DO YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH.
WE ARE IN AN UNDERWATER BASE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF WE'RE
GOING TO LET DOWN THE BASE'S DEFENSES TO.
TERRIBLY COMMUNICATE WITH GODZILLA.
>> Stephen: WHY WOULD YOU LET DOWN YOUR DEFENSES?
IT'S GODZILLA.
>> EXACTLY.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE CLIP-- IT'S HOT!
IT'S A HOT MATTE BALL, BABY!
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE!
>> Stephen: AND NOW...
( LAUGHTER )
THOMAS MIDDLEDITCH AS-- WHAT'S YOUR SCAIRK'S NAME?
>> SAM COLEMAN.
>> Stephen: YOU COULD HAVE MADE THAT UP.
I DON'T KNOW.
CLIP US!
>> HOLDING FIRE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL ATTACK.
>> HE WILL IF YOU KEEP THOSE GUNS ON HIM.
>> DO IT.
>> INTIMIDATION DISPLAY.
>> CONSIDER US VERY INTIMIDATED.
LAUGH
I'M TECHNICALLY IN THE MOVIE, BABY!
>> Stephen: "GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS" IS IN THEATERS
MAY 31.
STARRING THOMAS MIDDLEDITCH, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY HOOTIE & THE
BLOWFISH.