FOLKS, YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM CALIFORNICATION, LOUIE, AND
VOICE OF BOBBY ON KING OF THE HILL AND "BETTER THINGS."
>> WHERE YOU GOING?
BITCH, TO THE MOON.
THAT'S SO OFFENSIVE.
I'M SO FAT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE A BOYFRIEND.
>> SUZY.
MOM, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO THE MOON, BITCH.
SHUT UP, FRANKIE.
WE DON'T NEED SUZY, I CAN WATCH EVERYONE.
>> DON'T LEAVE US WITH SUZY OR MAX, SHE'S SO MUCH WORSE.
>> FINE, THEN NO ONE'S COMING, I DON'T CARE.
>> CAN I HAVE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS OVER?
I'LL HAVE A PARTY.
>> I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING.
THERE IS NOTHING WORTH ANYTHING TO ME EXCEPT THE ART, DON'T MESS
WITH MY PAINTING.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME PAMELA ADLON!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HI, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> HI, FALSE START.
>> Stephen: WE MET BRIEFLY AT THE EMMYS THE OTHER NIGHT.
I WAS OUT DOING A BIT WITH JIMMY KIMMEL AND YOU WERE SITTING WITH
LOUIE THE CO-CREATOR OF THE SHOW.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THE STRANGE THING, I KNOW YOU WERE NOMINATED AND I
WAS THE HOST.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BUT I WAS BACKSTAGE DEALING WITH BUSINESS.
I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SEE EVERY CATEGORY.
I KNOW THIS IS A CRAZY QUESTION BUT --
>> I DIDN'T WIN.
>> Stephen: OKAY, I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER YOU WON OR NOT.
>> STILL LOVELY TO BE NOMINATED.
>> Stephen: YES.
THAT'S LOVELY.
>> IT WAS KIND OF WEIRD AND THEN I WAS JUST READING OFF THIS
STUFF, WHO WILL UNSEAT JULIA LOUIE DREYFUS?
I SAID, CAN'T EVERYONE BE NOMINATED NORMALLY?
SHE HAD WON FIVE TIMES.
>> Stephen: THE HIGHLANDER CAN ONLY BE --
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT A PEABODY THIS YEAR.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: MUCH COOLER THAN AN EMMY.
>> YES.
( APPLAUSE ) IT'S, LIKE, SMART PEOPLE THINK
MY SHOW IS IMPORTANT.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, RIGHT.
MUCH MORE EXCLUSIVE CLUB.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: NOW, YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING, I FOUND OUT, SINCE UH
YOU WERE 1 YEARS OLD IN SHOW BUSINESS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU ONE OF THE PEOPLE LUCKY ENOUGH WHERE THEY
STARTED WORKING AND JUST DID SHOW BUSINESS OR DID YOU HAVE TO
DO -- >> NO, I DIDN'T JUST DO SHOW
BUSINESS.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
MY DAD AND MOM WERE ALWAYS WORKERS AND INSTILLED A WORK
ETHIC IN US.
MY FATHER WAS A WRITER AND PRODUCER.
MY MOTHER DID EVERY OTHER KIND OF JOB, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT US.
>> Stephen: BRICKLAYER?
HE WAS A TRAVEL AGENT, SHE WORKED FOR A COMPOSER AND A
PUBLISHING COMPANY, AND MY FATHER WOULD GET ODD JOBS
WRITING, LIKE, SOFT CORE PORN AND DIME STORE NOVELS AND THINGS
LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
ANYTHING I WOULD KNOW?
>> LIKE SUPER DOLL AND TURN THE OTHER CHIC, THINGS LIKE THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) TRUE STORY.
>> Stephen: TURN THE OTHER CHIC, IS THAT SOFT CORE PORN
WITH AN ARAB SHEIK?
>> YES!
DID YOU READ IT?
>> Stephen: NO!
( APPLAUSE ) >> HOW DO YOU KNOW?
( PIANO RIFF ) DO YOU HAVE A COPY?
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: VERY GOOD.
I HAVE A FIRST EDITION.
>> OKAY.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: SO WHAT DID YOU DO
TO GET BY?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, VERY YOUNG, I STARTED WORKING AND THEN I, YOU
KNOW, THE JOBS STOPPED HAPPENING, SO I JUST TOOK ANY
JOB.
I WORKED IN RETAIL.
I WORKED AT CLOTHING STORES, I HANDED OUT FLYERS FOR THE
NEW YORK POPS, I WORKED IN A FLOWER STORE, ANYTHING.
I LIKED TO MAKE MONEY.
IT WAS IMPORTANT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A SINGLE MOM RAISING THREE KIDS.
>> I HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS.
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE SECOND SEASON.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A SINGLE MOM.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: DO YOUR KIDS' BEHAVIORS SHOW UP IN THE SHOW?
I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I WORK HARD NOT TO PUT THEM IN THE SHOW
FOR FEAR THEY WILL HATE ME.
>> YES ( LAUGHTER )
I DON'T CANNIBALIZE EVERY ASPECT.
SEASON ONE IS CERTAINLY MORE EXPOSITIONAL AND I'M TELLING THE
STORY, LIKE THE BONES OF MY LIFE, BUT IT'S FLUSHED OUT
BEYOND, BUT, I MEAN, THEY LOOK AT IT, THEY'RE, LIKE, MOM,
THAT'S ME.
I'M, LIKE, DUDE, IT'S NOT YOU.
THAT'S A STORY THAT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
NO, MOM!
REMEMBER WHEN I TOLD YOU I WENT INTO THE BOYS' ROOM?
I'M, LIKE, NO, DUDE!
THAT IS MY LIFE.
SO ANYWAY.
>> Stephen: YOU SAY, MY WORK IS UNIVERSAL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: IS THE SHOW ALL CONSUMING?
YOU CREATE IT, DIRECT IT, WRITE IT.
DO YOU HAVE TIME FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
IS IT LIKE EVERYTHING OUT OF MY LIFE, ONLY THIS?
>> I KIND OF PUT IT OFF FOR A WHILE BECAUSE I'M RAISING MY
DAUGHTERS AND I WAS WORKING ON CALIFORNICATION AND LOUIE AT THE
TIME I WAS TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE CONCEPT FOR THE SHOW
AND I HAD TO STOP WATCHING BREAKING BAD BECAUSE I WAS BINGE
WATCHING IT AND IT WAS KILLING ME AND THE FINALE WAS COMING AND
I WAS, LIKE, I CAN'T OPEN MY COMPUTER BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS
GOING TO RUIN IT FOR ME SO, I MEAN, I WAS GOING CROSS-EYED, I
WASN'T WRITING OR TAKING CARE OF MY CHILDREN, I WAS TRYING TO
FINISH WATCHING BREAKING BAD.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: DID YOU MAKE IT
BEFORE -- >> NO.
>> Stephen: -- SOMEBODY SPOILED IT?
>> I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO SAY WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I HATE IT
WHEN PEOPLE SPOIL THINGS, EVEN IF THINGS ARE KNOWN.
>> Stephen: EVENTUALLY WALTER WHITE THROWS THE RING INTO THE
CRACKS OF DOOM.
( LAUGHTER ) DID SOMEBODY SPOIL IT FOR YOU?
>> NO, I OPENED THE COMPUTER, THERE WAS A PICTURE OF WHAT
HAPPENED ON THE INTERNET AND I WENT, OOH!
>> Stephen: THAT'S TERRIBLE.
BUT NOW I STARTED WORKING ON MY SHOW, SO NOW I HAVE A SHOW.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW HOW THE BIBLE ENDS, RIGHT?
>> I DON'T WANT YOU TO TELL ME!
I SWEAR TO GOD!
>> Stephen: IT'S GOT A VERY HAPPY ENDING.
>> BUT WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME STORIES OF THINGS THAT, YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT, LIKE THE BIBLE, AND THEY
SAY, OH, HE GOT KILLED BY HER, AND I'M, LIKE, DON'T TELL ME!
YOU'RE RUINING IT.
>> Stephen: AT THE END OF IT WHEN THE ROMANS COME JESUS HAS A
MACHINE GUN IN THE TRUNK AND WIPES THEM ALL OUT.
>> AND THROWS THE RINGS -- >> Stephen: EXACTLY.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SECOND SERIES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: "BETTER THINGS" PREMIERES TUESDAY, SECOND
SEASON.
BACK WITH THE KILLERS.