I'VE KNOWN MY NEXT GUEST SINCE I WAS 25 YEARS OLD, AND THE FIRST
TIME HE EVER TALKED TO ME, HE WAS ANGRY AND YELLING, AND I
DESERVED IT.
PLEASE WELCOME TIM MEADOWS.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WHAT IS THIS?
ARE YOU GOING TO DO A MAGIC TRICK?
>> NO, NO, NO.
THIS IS SOMETHING I DON'T WANT TO FORGET-- I'LL SAVE IT FOR
LATER.
I DON'T WANT TO FORGET IT.
>> Stephen: GOOD, I'LL TRY TO REMEMBER THAT.
I WON'T EVEN LOOK AT IT.
>> HI, EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: TIM MEADOWS, NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE 19-- I THINK THE
FIRST TIME WE MET-- THAT STORY, YOUR GIRLFRIEND AT THE TIME IN
CHICAGO, THERE WAS A PARTY, LIKE A FOURTH OF JULY BARBECUE OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT HER MOTHER'S HOUSE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND I GUESS I'D HAD SOMETHING TO DRINK.
>> REALLY.
>> Stephen: OR SOMETHING.
AND I CRAWLED ON THE ROOF OF HER MOTHER'S GARAGE AND WAS THROWING
HOT DOGS AT THE PEOPLE AT THE PARTY.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU IDEAL AT ME?
>> I DON'T.
I'M SURE IT HAD "M."
IF IN THERE.
>> Stephen: IT DID, AND IT ENDED WITH GROW THE ( BLEEP )
UP.
YOU WERE A MEMBER OF THE SECOND CITY AND I HAD JUST BEEN HIRED
IN THE NATIONAL TOURING COMPANY.
AND I THOUGHT I'VE BLOAP IT.
I WILL NEVER BE A MEMBER OF THE COMPANY.
>> BECAUSE I WAS SO COOL.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE SO COOL.
YOU WERE SO COOL.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS IS WHAT YOU LOOKED LIKE BACK THEN.
THIS IS YOUR "S.N.L." PHOTO YOUR FIRST SEASON.
THIS IS THE GUY-- CAN I SEE THE SHOT AGAIN?
IT'S A LITTLE BART SIMPSONY.
THAT'S THE GUY WHO IDEAL AT ME.
I APOLOGIZE.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>.>> WE USED TO JOKE ABOUT THAT.
WHEN I WASN'T ON THE SHOW, I WOULD SAY, "THAT'S A LIVE SHOT
OF ME GETTING TRAIN GOING HOME."
BECAUSE IT'S ME LOOKING AT THE TRAIN, TURNING AROUND AND GOING,
"HEY, I'M TAKING OFF NOW."
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE KIDS NOW, RIGHT?
>> I DO.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD ARE YOUR KIDS?
>> I HAVE TWO BOYS.
THEY ARE 14 AND SOON TO BE 16.
>> Stephen: TO THEY CARE THAT THEIR DAD IS FAMOUS?
>> I REMIND THEM OF THAT A LOT.
>> Stephen: HEY!
HEY!
>> I'LL TELL THEM, EVERY ONCE THIS A WHILE I GO, "DO YOU GUYS
REALIZE, TIM MEADOWS, THE TELEVISION STAR, IS COOKING YOUR
BREAKFAST?
THIS IS SO COOL FOR YOU."
>> Stephen: YOU CAN TELL YOUR GRANDCHILDREN YOU WERE THERE!
>> YEAH, YEAH.
TIM MEADOWS IS ACTUALLY DROPPING YOU OFF AT SCHOOL, MAN.
>> Stephen: WAIT, WHAT DID YOU SAY, 14, AND 16?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: COTHEY EVEN WANT TO BE WITH YOU?
DO YOU GUYS STILL DO THINGS TOGETHER.
EVEN TEENAGERS-- >> THEY DON'T THINK I'M COOL
ANYMORE.
I THOUGHT EVEN THE COOLEST PERSON IN THE WORLD THEIR KIDS
PROBABLY THOUGHT THEY WERE NERD OR JUST OF THE WORST-- LIKE,
EVEN MILES DAVIS PROBE HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH HIS KIDS AT A
CERTAIN POINTS.
HIS KIDS WERE PROBABLY LIEB, "OH, DAD, SHUT UP WITH THAT
TRUMPET, YOU KNOW."
"I'M MILES DAVIS, MAN!
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" THEY DO.
NOW I TRY TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME WITH THEM AS I CAN BECAUSE THEY
ARE CHANGING.
WE WENT TO DETROIT THIS SUMMER.
>> Stephen: YOUR HOME TOWN.
>> MY HOME TOWN.
I GREW UP IN DETROIT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: WE USUALLY HAVE SOMEBODY FROM DETROIT HERE.
I APOLOGIZE.
>> NOT HAD TIME.
THEY'RE IN PRISON, SOMEWHERE, PROBABLY.
I GREW UP IN A ROUGH PART OF DETROIT.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF IT.
IT IS CALLED DETROIT.
( LAUGHTER ) YEAH, OKAY.
NO RIM SHOT ON THAT.
( RIM SHOT ) >> Stephen: DON'T GO FAR.
>> YOU KNOW ME?
BUT, NO, WE WENT TO DETROIT THIS SUMMER.
WE SAW A BUNCH OF BASEBALL GAMES.
WATCHED THE TIGERS PLAY.
AND WE WERE DRIVING FROM DHOG DETROIT, AND WE WERE PLAYING A
CAR GAME, TRYING TO KILL TIME.
AND THE GAME WAS, LIKE, YOU HAD TO PICK THE SUBJECT, AND THEN
YOU HAD THREE SECONDS-- OR FIVE SECONDS TO NAME SOMETHING, YOU
KNOW.
SO IT WAS LIKE, "DIRECTORS, "AND YOU'D BE, "SCORSESE."
IT WOULD BE YOUR TURN AND IF YOU CAN'T THINK OF SOMETHING WE'D GO
4, 3, 2.
IT WAS ME ASK MY SON.
WE WERE DRIVING AND PLAYING MUSICAL --
>> IS THIS THE 14-YEAR-OLD OR 16-YEAR-OLD?
>> THE 14-YEAR-OLD.
WE WERE PLAYING MUSICAL GROUPS.
I GO LED ZEPPELIN AND HE WAS LIKE... AND I GO 3, 2, 1.
AND HE GOES PUSSY RIOT!
>> Stephen: IT COUNTS.
>> COUNTS.
I I HAD NEVER HEARD HIM SAY ( BLEEP ).
IN ANY OF ITS VARIATIONS THAT YOU COULD USE THAT WORD.
>> Stephen: I DON'T THINK CBS CENSORS HAVE HEARD IT EARTH?
>> REALLY PUSSY RIOT.
>> Stephen: NO, CAN'T FIND IT IN ANY THE OF THE DICTIONARIES.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT MY BEEP!
IT'S THEIRS.
>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED THIS SUMMER.
THEY'RE GETTING SO COOL NOW, THEY DON'T WANT TO HANG OUT WITH
ME AS MUCH.
>> Stephen: NOW, "SON OF ZORN," WHICH IS THE PROJECT
YOU'RE DOING WITH THE GREAT JASON SEDAIKIS.
>> LOVE HIM.
>> Stephen: HE IS LIKE HE MAN OF THE "MASTERS OF THE YMPS"
CARTOON CHARACTER WHO COMES BACK TO TO BE WITH HIS NONANIMATED
CHILD AND YOU PLAY THE BOYFRIEND OF MOTHER?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: IT'S AN ETERNAL STORY.
>> IT IS.
>> Stephen: I THINK WE HAVE A CLIP RIGHT HERE.
GYP.
>> CRAIG NEEDS SOME BISE FOR HIS BICYCLES.
>> BICYCLES?
WHO THE HELL RIDES BICYCLES?
>> WE DO.
CRAIG AND I ENJOY RIDING BICYCLES TOGETHER AS A COUPLE.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT EDIE AND I USED TO DO AS A COUPLE, HAVINGITANT
RICK SEX ON THE MOUNT KNOW.
>> YOU SHOULD TRY BICYCLE.
IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR HEART.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEART, HAVINGITANT RICK
SEX ON A MOUNTEN TOP.
>> I'M GOING TO GO FOR AN ANGER RIDE.
>> LET ME GUESS, ON YOUR BICYCLE.
>> I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT.
>> Stephen: OH, YEAH, IT'S REALLY GOOD.
>> THANKS.
>> Stephen: GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I WANT TO SAY GET WELL TO MY FRIEND DAVE FLOYD.
HE'S A FRIEND OF OURS FROM DETROIT.
HE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT RECENTLY.
HE'S DOING GREAT, BUT I WANTED TO SAY LOVE YOU, DAVE.
AND GET WELL.
>> Stephen: STAY STRONG, DAVE.
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