creator and star of "oh, mary!", actor cole escola. featuring the 8g band with jay weinberg. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] and now, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers, this is "late night." we hope you're doing well. and now if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news. adult film star stormy daniels testified today in former president trump's criminal hush money trial. so trump technically slept with her again. [ laughter ] ahead of stormy daniels' testimony today in former president trump's criminal hush money trial, one of the prosecutors told judge juan merchan that daniels will not describe trump's genitalia, because it would violate the gag order. [ laughter ] while testifying in former president trump's criminal hush money trial, adult film star stormy daniels said that in phone calls after a sexual encounter with trump in 2006, he would often call her honey bunch. "honey bunch"? and you guys think biden is too old. [ laughter ] during former president trump's criminal hush money trial, adult film star stormy daniels testified that she spanked trump with a rolled-up magazine that had his face on the cover. and i think it's weird that the hotel even had a copy of bankruptcy aficionado. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] you know what? i think that's more than enough, because at some point, you know, we're just piling on. the man was our president. [ light laughter ] you know what i mean? who among us hasn't slept with an adult film star, and then tried to cover it up, and then become president? [ laughter ] yet we look down our noses at him? i don't think so. shame on us. shame on me! during former president trump's criminal hush money trial -- [ laughter ] adult film star stormy daniels testified that she and trump had sex in missionary position. "don't even think about it!" shouted judge merchan to the sketch artist. [ laughter ] all right, now we're moving on. the biden campaign released a new ad today criticizing former president trump's immigration record that highlights his family separation policy. in trump's defense, he just assumed people wanted to be separated from their family. [ laughter ] russian president vladimir putin was inaugurated today for another six-year term. putin sailed to victory after his opponent dropped out. of a window. [ laughter ] florida governor ron desantis signed a bill into law last week that bans lab-grown meat. oh! lab-grown meat. that's what he looks like. [ laughter ] and finally, a grocery store in texas recently set a guinness world record by showcasing more than 300,000 avocados in a single display. even more incredible, not one of them was the perfect amount of ripe. [ laughter ] and that was the monologue. we saved the last burn for avocados. [ cheers and applause ] we got a great show for you tonight. he is a fantastic actor and director you know from "loving," "the boys in the boat," and "red sparrow." he's currently starring in "dark matter" on apple tv plus. our friend joel edgerton is back on the show. [ cheers and applause ] she is a golden globe-winning, academy award-nominated actress who is brilliant in "killers of the flower moon." she stars in "under the bridge" on hulu. lily gladstone is here. [ cheers and applause ] and they wrote and star in the hit off-broadway play "oh, mary!" that will be making its way to broadway next month. i saw it last week. i can't -- i've never been more excited to talk about somebody -- talk to somebody, excuse me, about something i recently saw than i am about this tonight. cole escola will be here, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] my brother and i, our podcast, "family trips." we talked to stephen merchant this week. it was one of my favorite conversations we've ever done on the pod. check that out wherever you get your podcasts. you guys, moving on, we here at "late night" don't always have enough time to cover all the recent news. like, for example, we haven't had time to make any jokes about stormy daniels. so here with a recap is one of our writers, amber ruffin, in a segment we call "amber says what." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> hi! hi! you guys, things have been crazy. okay, first of all, trump is on trial, and i heard that he keeps falling asleep in court! and i was, like, what? but he was, like -- [ snores ] what? [ laughter ] then i heard he was also farting himself awake? and i was, like, wha-ha-hat? how embarrassing for you! [ laughter ] [ fart noise ] [ laughter ] i actually think it's perfectly reasonable that he did that. next topic. then angel reese played her first wnba game and had 13 points and 9 rebounds in 24 minutes, and i was, like, what?! [ cheers and applause ] amber, i can do that if i wanted to. i'd be all, like -- [ fart noise ] [ laughter ] never mind. she is a goddess. i am nothing. next topic. then i heard the golden bachelor got divorced and i was, like, that's what you get for not picking leslie! everyone adores her! because we all knew teresa wasn't right ever since she squealed on kathy for calling her out which she had every right to do. p.s., kathy, if the bachelor has picked a favorite girl, don't make her cry, you idiot. that's why you didn't get no rose. but, really, folks, if these two crazy kids who met the old-fashioned way, on a reality show contrived by producers to sell ad space can't make it, what hope is there for the rest of us, huh? [ light laughter ] then, i heard trump announced that during his campaign he will focus on anti-white racism, and i was, like -- [ extended fart noise ] [ laughter ] that one was on purpose. [ laughter ] anti-white? what's anti-white? flavor? rhythm? hardship? then i heard biden is reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug and i was like, whaat? [ light laughter ] 'cause i was already high. just kidding. i don't care for weed. the only thing i do care for is 100% pure colombian coke. [ light laughter ] >> seth: amber, you do not do drugs, least of all colombian coke. >> yes-huh. because it's got more sugar in it than ours. [ laughter ] then governor kristi noem admitted to killing her family's puppy and i was, like, what! then she was talking about how biden should have killed his dog, too, and i was, like -- [ light laughter ] i said what so high that only dogs could hear it. [ laughter ] the ones she hasn't murdered. [ laughter ] but, seriously, if you see that woman at disneyland, get these two out of there! [ laughter ] then i heard there's going to be a mufasa movie and i was, like, what? then, i heard beyonce and blue ivy are going to be in it, and i was like, what can i do to get in that movie? [ light laughter ] seth, do you know anyone who could help? >> seth: no. >> you have never once helped me in my entire career! then i read that arizona might uphold an abortion ban from 1864, and i was, like, whaat? if they're revisiting laws from the 1800s, what's next? reinstituting slavery? so just to be safe, i, amber ruffin, would likely to publicly announce i'd make a terrible slave. [ laughter ] >> seth: they're not bringing slavery back. >> i said the same thing about flip phones, and look at my dumb ass. it's coming! the future looks terrible! almost as terrible as my apartment, which i do not keep clean. please don't buy me. [ laughter ] >> seth: no one's going to buy you. >> everyone's gonna buy me! people will be lined around the block. i don't eat much, i'm happy all the time and i start a party. think about it. i'm the ideal slave. [ laughter ] >> seth: stop saying that! >> i say whatever i want! see? i'm too militant to be a slave. please don't buy me. [ laughter ] >> seth: amber -- >> tell them i would make a terrible slave, seth. >> seth: i'm not going to say that! >> so you think i would make a good slave? >> seth: stop doing this to me! >> look, slavery is coming back. so black people, do what i did and buy yourselves. [ laughter ] >> seth: amber, that is not an official document. >> well, it is now. because i became a notary. [ laughter and applause ] i know that that makes me a better investment, but please don't buy me. [ laughter ] then applebee's announced something called dollaritas where you can buy a margarita for a dollar all month long and i was like, whaat!? seth, i need a month off to celebrate dollaritas. >> seth: you cannot have the whole month off. >> i demand a whole month off! >> seth: oh, my god, you would make a terrible -- you know what? never mind. [ laughter and applause ] >> then i heard people say china's new train station design looked like a maxi pad, and i was, like, what? then i saw it, and i was, like -- [ laughter and applause ] wait. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage amber ruffin! [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] >> hey, hey. what's the deal with this train station, huh? where do you take it to? aunt flo's? trains show up there, like, what? once a month? [ laughter ] i heard the traffic is heaviest on days two and three, but on day four it slows to a trickle. [ laughter ] and where do you find this train station? in the bottom of your mom's purse? why would you take a train when you have wings? [ laughter ] this station is great, but don't use it when you go swimming. what else, what else? what else? what else? this station is modern, high-tech and more absorbent than the leading brand. [ laughter ] this is the first train station you can buy out of a vending machine in a bathroom. now some train stations close at 7:00, but this one is strong enough for overnight. [ light laughter ] are you there, god? it's me, train station. that's my time. this has been "amber says what?" [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: amber ruffin, everybody. we'll be right back with joel edgerton. 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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: give it up for the fantastic 8g band, everybody. back with us on drums tonight, he's a four-time grammy-nominated drummer who began his career at age 17 with bruce springsteen and the e street band. for the last decade, he was behind kit with the heavy metal band slipknot. now you can catch him on tour with skate punk legends suicidal tendencies. for more information check him out on instagram. jay weinberg is here, everybody. thank you so much for being here with us, jay. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest tonight is a talented actor and director you know from films such as "loving," "boy erased," "the boys in the boat," and "red sparrow." he stars in "dark matter," which premieres may 8th on apple tv plus. let's take a look. ♪ >> a box that would -- it would allow a person to travel across the multiple realities of quantum physics. ♪ what if he used that box to travel to my world? ♪ what if the person that abducted me -- is me? >> seth: please welcome back to the show our friend joel edgerton, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> seth: welcome back, my friend! [ cheers and applause ] i mean, i'm not just saying this. maybe best beard we've ever had on a guest. >> really? >> seth: well it's like -- it feels like perfect symmetry. like if you turn it upside down, it would also work. [ light laughter ] >> you've never had nick offerman on here? >> seth: oh, yeah. you're right. never mind. >> yeah, he's the best beard in the business. >> seth: offerman's is better, you're right. >> yeah. >> seth: well -- >> i'm trying. >> seth: you're honest, though. you came right out and gave me a better beard. [ light laughter ] it's been a while. i'm so happy to see you in person. i haven't seen you in person since before the pandemic. >> 2019. >> seth: yeah. >> all of these world events are trying to keep us apart. >> seth: and now we're together again. >> and now we're together. >> seth: and the chemistry is everything i remember. >> that cuddle backstage -- [ light laughter ] was amazing. >> seth: this is based on a book i read and really enjoyed. and it's thrilling to watch it adapted. and also i think one of the things that probably helps the adaptation is author of the book, blake crouch -- >> yeah. >> seth: -- was actually the show runner of the show. >> he wrote the book. he wrote the screenplays and he was the showrunner and he finally -- thank god he's not a good actor because i would be out of a job. [ light laughter ] he literally did everything and he was daddy for everything that we needed. [ light laughter ] >> seth: and i should note, like, it makes a lot of sense to have somebody like that on board because this is intricately plotted. a lot of big ideas about quantum physics. >> parallel universes. yeah, somebody's got to keep an eye on all of the infinite possibilities. >> seth: yeah. you get to -- i mean, you always said, like, your issue with the universe is there was only one of you. and so this show -- [ laughter ] >> yeah. i -- i kept joking in the early phases of it, it's like i've always wanted to work with myself. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> and i finally got to do it. and i have to say, i wouldn't recommend it. [ light laughter ] especially doing fight scenes -- >> seth: yeah. >> -- with yourself. >> seth: right. >> because, you know, i wanted -- i play a physics teacher. you know, on one version of myself i fail -- not a failed physics teacher but a physics teacher who's not really happy with his work. >> seth: unsatisfied, yeah. >> yeah, and i kept trying to underline to the stunt guys that this physics teacher doesn't run off to tae kwon do classes every couple of days. >> seth: yeah. >> so having two science teachers fight each other was the challenge. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> i mean it'll be better than that, but -- >> seth: yeah, yeah, yeah. we did see, you know, and again -- you know, you are who you are, but there's a, you know, we did see a science teacher early on with his shirt off and i'm like, i think top .1% of science teachers have that torso. [ light laughter ] >> well, if you have the science, you can just inject the right things into yourself, you know what i mean? [ laughter ] >> seth: there you go. >> not that i'm doing that, by the way. >> seth: no, of course. [ light laughter ] you talk -- we were talking about "red sparrow" i think last time you were in person and we were saying you would make a bad spy in real life. >> yeah. >> seth: how do you think you would fare as a physicist? >> as a physicist i'd make a great spy. [ laughter ] i think -- i would -- honestly, my brother was brilliant in maths and physics. i was not brilliant at any of those things. and yeah, i just wouldn't make -- i'd blow things up, and it wouldn't be on purpose. >> seth: right, yeah. [ light laughter ] that's why they say the difference between scientist and trouble maker is did they mean the explosion, right? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> seth: like, in a different world, oppenheimer's just a bad kid, you know? [ laughter ] >> i don't necessarily think there would be an actual profession, like, professional vocation that i would have been really good at. >> seth: it's interesting you say your brother was good at math and science, because you did ultimately end up in similar career paths. >> well interestingly, physics is a big part of stunt. my brother started as a stunt guy. >> seth: i did not -- >> and i didn't realize how much physics goes into it. i mean when you're thinking about the balance of the weight of a car that's flying through the air and which way it's gonna land and so on, physics does play a big part of it. and then just stupidity plays the other part. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. right. they say the kids that are both really smart and really dumb in physics class, they're like, "thought about stunts?" [ laughter ] >> yeah. so, i don't -- you know, acting is not a science, that's for sure. and it's relatively uncomplicated. i really don't think i would have made a great scientist, mathematician, anything. i don't even know that i'm a great actor, to be honest. [ light laughter ] >> seth: but this is -- this show does also like -- the physics side, it also explores like the choices we make and, you know, how we could, like, make a choice early on and diverge, and sort of career choice is one of those things. what -- you say that, but what -- are there any other things you examined doing as a young person? >> yeah, there was a point where i was going off to become an actor and i thought i might go to a fine arts school and be a painter and -- >> seth: so you found something that made, like was less -- like sure thing. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: you're like, "i can't have one of these boring, you know, punch in, punch out acting jobs." >> yeah, i mean, like, today you could probably buy one of my paintings for $15 in a market somewhere in an alternate universe. i really sometimes -- i mean this show really led me in for those reasons of wondering about the accumulative choices you make and where it's gotten you to this point today. and whether you have gratitude for where you are or whether you regret certain things. i don't believe in regrets anymore. i used to. but it does make me curious to take a peek at the other versions of what your life could have been. >> seth: you -- you currently -- this has been something since we've last seen each other in person. you're the father of two. congratulations. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] i'm going to wave to them. my kids watch me on interviews. not that i make them watch my interviews, by the way. [ light laughter ] but if they did -- >> seth: but they just are up watching late-night tv. >> they love your show. >> seth: thank you. >> they love your show. they try and talk to me and they get very upset when i don't talk back. >> seth: oh, during the interview, they like talk to the tv screen. >> so i'll just pretend they're talking to me now, and i'm like, "hi, hello." [ light laughter ] "i'm here. i'll be right there." >> seth: you just wanna do their half of the conversation, so they're not thrown later. your kids, i mean, i'm not just saying this because you're australian, but i'm assuming your kids, like any kids that are almost 3, are "bluey" fans? >> they are, "bluey" and "bingo." >> seth: yeah, "bluey" and "bingo." >> i mean they are so obsessed with it that half the time they wear costumes. and if i talk to them and refer to them by their real name, my daughter goes, "no, i'm bluey." >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> and i have to call her by the name "bluey" if she's wearing the ears. >> seth: yeah. oh, that's good. i was wondering how much of the costuming? just the ears usually? >> oh, everything. >> seth: you actually -- you got to voic
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