Paul Rudd Discusses New Film and DJing

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Don't miss an all new episode, Tuesday on NBC During an Oval Office event yesterday, President Trump said that his administration removed homeless encampments around Washington, D.C in time for the country's two hundred fiftieth anniversary and to quote that he has, quote re grasped Many of the areas. o yeah, he's definitely regassed. Some would say he's regrassed all the way to childhood ty Rockefeller Pla in New York City. Please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night withith Seth Myers. On today's show, Seth chats with actor Paul Rudd. But first, a closer look. Donald Trump is facing backlash from Republicans after nominating a Cony with no experience to be director of National intelligence who' chosen candidate For Governor of Iowa lost the GOP primary, and he printed out a big poster to brag about the size of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool, which is not something he built or has any control over. For more on this, it's time for a closer look If there's one thing we know about Trump, it's that he's a keen judge of character. He's always paying close attention to the habits and qualities of the people around him. We've all seen him in meetings, Razor, sharp Laser focused, locking eyes with everyone around him carefully scrutinizing every word and every gesture, taking the true measure of the men and the soon to be fired women who make up his administration Sure to you, it looks like he's asleep But everyone looks like they're sleeping when you're so woke T T to the rest of us, America firstirst patriots, it's clear he's simply closing his eyes so he can picture everyone naked. For sexual reasons, but just to calm his nerves for when it's his turn to talk Don't be nervous Just picture everyone naked You can see Little Marco's littleittle Marco JD as a TD. if you know what I mean, Tiny TD stands for a tiny and you're hearing it more and more. You're hearing it more and more The point is that's what Trump is doing in these meetings. He's thinking so hard with his brain, it's draining energy from his eyelids. He's not sleeping He's not sleeping, just ask The secretary of state. Have you' been at more than one meeting where President Trump has fallen asleep. That's faalse That's false. I've never seen him fall asleep. On the contrary, the guy doesn't sleep, which is a big problem 'cause he calls me at two in the morning, He calls me at five in the morning. Yeah, we believe you. That's why he's asleep during the day It's the same reason the raccoons are asleep whenever you go on a field trip to the Bronx Zoo. They're up all night looking for a garbage can to knock over, which is also what Trump is probably doing. There's got to be a big macet here. I don't bullust that he's working in the middle of the night. We know what he's doing. He's posting AI slop of himself as Jesus or Mount Rushmore are riding on horseback with George Washington next to a NASCAR race while a space shuttle flies overhead Which by the way, if that happened would be George Washington's worst nightmare. If a car zipp past him it two hundred miles an hour while a space shuttle flew over his head. He'd say, Dear God, what are these hellish monstrosities And then he turned to Trump and say, like, what happen in your hand, dude Like I'm from the seventeen hundreds and I don't I don've never ee that A A few weeks ago, Trump posted a meme of himself blowing up Iran with the words No more Mrter Nice guy at four hundred five AM That makes sense. all the nice guys are asleep at four AM. Four A is the most concerning time to do anything on your phone. Imagine if a friend texted you at four A. It doesn't matter what the text is, even if it just says how are you'd be freaked out You'd wait an hour later and say, everything okay and they'd write back. I'm not sleeping. I'm just picturing you naked So Rubo claimed he'd never seen Trump fall asleep. Congressman Ted Lou thenen play the clip For Rubio of Trump falling asleep next to Rubio. hereere's a split screen of the clip in the hearing room as a played, which cuts back to Rubio at the end. Coalition of countries to line up behind the peace deal, behind the bord of peace. And it's still every day is a challenge, but it's been driven personally by the president. It's the reason why we're involved in the whole Ukraine Russia conflict. That's not our war. It's not the president's war. This war started. It never would have happened if you've been president But this war is going on and the president is trying to end it I mean, look at his face, you know Robio' thinking himself, Oh, I wish I was asleep right now Trump has an amazing ability to suck the life out of everyone around him. This picture of Rubo reminds me of a similar picture of Ted Cruz making calls for Trump in twenty sixteen. Same face. T ten years apart. I'm against putting Trump's face on money, but I would be fine with putting these two guys on a new two hundred and fifty dollars bill An mean, point is Trump's always locked in, he alwayss studying everyone around him. He may look like he's sleeping next to Marco or JD, but actually he's paying close attention to their behavior. I was interested when you talked about how you studied Marco Rubio and JD R as they interact What is their interaction? and good. How do they? I study you see if they like each other. I just find it interesting, you know it's life. It's big time stuff. Do you do that with everyone in the cabinet? I do it with everybody Outside of the cabinet too. I study everything Y, I'm a studyier. A while Becauseuse it's interesting. humuman thing human equation So let me repeat that last line. The president was asked why he studies people, and he said, because it's interesting, human. It's the human thing, the human equation For a man who claims he studies humans, it's a real shame that he can't learn how to Talk like one The human equation sounds like an album of R and B duets he did with Anita Baker At first I thought it was an insult that he skipped s's wedding, but I'm start to think Don Junror caught a break. You don't want that guy making a toast. Don Don's wife, I've studied you You haven't noticed, but I've studied you, your conversations, the way you interact. I was curious, do these two humans like one another Will they be safe to combine in a human equation The point is everyone around Trump knows he's a keen observer of people and an excellent judge of character. That's how he makes all of his appointments To us non geniuses, they do seem super unqualified We begin this hour with a controversial pick. President Trump is appointing longtime ally Bill Polty as acting director of National intntelligence. The federal housing official has No known experience in national intelligence and has used his office repeatedly to go after the president's perceived political foes. Poli does not appear to have any experience in intelligence matters does have a history of publicly attacking President Trump's perceived political enemies and referring them to the DOJ for investigation. Polty is an investment guy, He's a real estate guy. He has no not only no intelligence experience, no foreign policy experience. and this role, this job, this person gets access to some of the most sensitive intelligence that the U. S. government collects, the biggest secrets, just incredible things, sensitive compartmented programs need to know things that only a handful of people in the government know. And now Bill Polty will know them. He's going to know all of our secrets. Does that mean he's going to be able to read all of my texts with the other late night hosts? That time I texted John Alvert, congrats on the Emmy or that other time I texted him congrats on the Emmy or last year When I texted him congrats on the Emmy last night. At four AM when I texted him a mee of myself with an assault rifle that said, No more Mr. Nice Guy Trump's choice for one of the most sensitive and high stakes jobs in the government was so shocking, even Republicans criticized it, and those who didn't criticize it were left speechless. he has the experience to be the active DNI and sameerator Senator Cotin and Chairman Doug. kind of person you want have to be. I'll defer the chairman on that. We have four more weeks with Director Dabbard as the DNI, and I look forward to implementing last year's intntelligence Authorization Act with her to implement wide ranging reforms that will shrink the DNI and take it back to its original intent to provide a mere coordinator of process role for the intelligence community. I have no observations on the matter He's literally walking out of frame while he answers the question. If reporters just kept asking him the same question over and over, he would have ended up in the Potomac Rriver, Ecuse me He would have ended up in the Potomac River Use that one I'm gonna try that the next time my wife asks if I think one of her friends is attractive. Angela's cute, isn't she? I have no observations on the matter So the Palty pink did not sit well with the Republicans. But again, Trump is a sharp judge of character. He knows people and he always picks the best and the brightest for his team renowned experts who are at the tops of their fields. Just take it from, let's see, who's in this next slip off doctorz. Can you respond to any of the criticism from Republicans on President Trump's decision to tap Bill Polte, who has no known intelligence experience as acting DNI Well, I think Bill is a great guy. I know him socially. I've not worked with him in his current job but I do trust the president's judgment. He is a very sharp and quick study of people, their emotional abilities and their ability to persevere in the face of hardship. So I have confidence in his decision. Will you guys please stop trying to convince us that Donald Trump is Russell Crowe in a beautiful mind with calculations fitting around his head, especially, we all know he's the guy who stared directly into an eclipse But it's not just who Trump appoints, it's also Who he endorses, A, he's such a sharp judge of talent that everyone he endorses wins, which is why He is not worried about gas prices or the war with Irq has a set you back, you think, in terms of how Republicans will do in the midterms? Well, I don't know, I mean, everybody I endorse wins. Yeah, likeike when he endorsed Dr. Oz for Senate in Pennsylvania, when he endorsed Herschel Walker for Senate in Georgia, when he endorsed Roy Moore for Senate in Alabama, when he endorsed Carry Lake for governor in Arizona, or when he endorsed Joe Exotic for Senate in Oklahoma. The last one was fake, but you believe me At least some of you believe me sure the only reason he didn't endorse Joe Exotic is because he wasn't sure how to pronounce his last name. We love Joe Eot tech, don't we? We all watched this show during COVID because I let COVID run rampant and we were stuck in our houses. So really I'm responsible for his success All those people lost because they were general elections. and it's true that Trump's candidates tend to win GOP primaries, but they're much less successful When non MGA fans get to vote, although even in GOP primaries, Trump's record is not spotless as we discovered this week. Over in Iowa, Trump endorsed Cgressman Randy Feedstra lost his bid in the governor's race to businessman Zach Lane. Feedstra is the first statewide Trump endorsseee to lose a primary this year Okay, so Trump's chose a candidate lost the GOP primary in Iowa. Who's the guy who won anyway? Zack Lane. So like what's his deal? Zack Lane says he represents Iowa values, but Lane invested a million dollars in a sex toy company called Ferm Tech. They're even connected with pornho Im sorry GOP nominee for governor in Iowa invested in a sexay company of sex toys are we talking to her? Dill knows Butufflugs, vibrant wands. Nipple clamps, ball gags, flashlights. Adel Beads Floggers' paddle swings Artisuss whips blindfolds. Handcuffs chokers, those are just a few examples. N so I'm told Actually turns out it's even weirder than that. Lane invested one million dollars. and a men's sexual health company that promotes a line of innovative, wearable erection rings. L what Who would even mean those? and the name of the company was Firmteech And I asse they have a website If we just if we could track down a promo code Seriously, did Trump know about this before he endorsed the other guy? Becauseuse I feel like he would have changed his mind. Trump apparently likes talking about this stuff. A few months ago, he told an audience they could ask him intimate questions. I'm asked to take a few questions Unlike other politicians, they would like the question screened I don't ask for screening of the questions. You can ask me anything you want. You can talk sex? No We don't want to talk sex with you. Here's how little I want to talk sex with you. If the options were you hosting a late night call in radio show about sex, or you getting a third term as president? I don't know which one I would pick. I just know that the radio show would be called the Human Equation One thing we know for sure is that Trump is definitely obsessed with size, whether it's sex or construction. As you may know, he's been renovating the Lincoln Reflecting pool to change the color. That's it Nothing he did affected the footprint of the pool. But on Wednesday He showed off a chart He had made They compared the size of the pool to various skyscrapers For some reason They just had this done You getting a first glimpse that That's your size compared. So those are compared to Those are among the tallest buildings in the world, including The Empire State Building. World Trade Center Sears Tower, Chicago So if you lay it on each side, you'd take two or three of them to fill it in You know what You got to hand it to them. I mean, that is really impressive. O it would be if the reflecting pool was Verttical. You're not allowed to compare horizontal to vertical. If that was the case, I ninety crushes the reflecting pool This is the stuff Trump really cares about, renovating the reflecting pool, putting his cronies in charge of intelligence agencies. Meanwhile, prices are soaring. the Iran war is a disaster. Trump is screwing us so badly. it's almost like he's running a sex tooy company Firm tack We'll be right backat. Oh, this has been a closer look Monday june eighth on NBC, American Ninja Warrior is back Mind blowing new obstacles. Hated regional rivalries. I cannot wait to represent and make everyone proud back home. An unbelievable athlete. The mom Pas is gonna make it happen this year. because this season, every second count For the first time ever, the three lane race Course. the premiere of American Ninja wararrior, Monday, june eighth on NBC me a nominated actor, you know for movies like Anchor Man Knocked upp, This is fororty and the Ant Man franchise. He stars in Power Ballad, which is in theaters Friday, june fifth. Please welcome back to the show. One of my favorite people to go day drinking with and my good friend. Pole Rud, everybody Hello friends. We did go day drinking together. This was the end. we were doing full ghostbusters. Yeah. And I always say when people ask about you know, what was the hardest day drinking and when was I the most beat up? And there's a lot of good examples, but yours stands out because it's the only one Where when it was over and the cameras were off, we each had one more drink Not just one. Yeah, that's true. We stayed. we were at that pub and then I just remember they were clearing out She was like, just keep going? Yeah. And we sat and just pulled pints of Guinness and Yeah. you pulled pints of Guinness. I would not have the confidence at an actual Irish bar to pull a pint of Guinness, but you kind of know your way around a bar I mean than you. Yeah I do. Well you have you have one in your basement. I do. Yeah. Yeah. that I have Guinness onnt tapping. Yeah. you have Guinness on. I've lucky enough to be invited to a few parties. in the basement. Yeah. Yeah. This is not I just want people to know it really, this is not some like slap dash basement bar There. You don't you don't feel like you're in a house in Irish pub that's ye, ye. There's also you have a lot of paraphernalia on the walls and in that way that I think a man of a certain age can have a pint in their hand And then just like walk down memory lane looking at like sports stuff and like sign baseballs. I like Sometimes I'm like really bummed when I remember I'm in a house You tell me about this. Yeah, mostostly because that's when I remember that I drove there. Well it's nice too. We have extra rooms. which just sound like you it's like a real inn.. You go upstairs, there's no last call. Was this a dream of yours to one daybe a guy who had a bar in your basement? I didn't think it was, but it's the greatest thing I've ever done in my life. My dad started it because when my son was born, my parents moved into a new house and it was an unfinished basement My dad said, I'm going to build an Irish puub for my grandson U And and it took him a year. He did it. and he said, when you know, it's done, you'll bring Yeah, your son. He didn't say he said Jack, that's his grand. I didn't say your son. He's very formal. He's very formal. You'll bring your child to my house feel like he has a name, dad. And so do high. And And so yeah, after a year he said it's ready. comeome back, cheheck it out. This was in Kansas City. flew to Kansas City. My son was almost one. He had his first bine and did it. and I'm like, dad, you've ruined it for me. If you've ever got a house? How had to have a pub in it. It's amazing. Yeah. I really recommend putting a pub in your house if you did. It's more important than a kitchen Yep. And by the way the other thing is there's there's a karaoke element to a night in the Red pub. And is it also true that you had a plan to sing you had a duet song with your son when he was young that you wanted to teach? Yeah, that was How old was he? He was probably about four It's probably about four or five and I tried to teach him Cats in the cradle as a duet. 'causeuse it it's a horrible song. yeah I hate it and and it's it just, I think all, you know new dads It strikes a little too close to the bone and then especially someone like me who is technically an absentee father. Right. The u but it's tried to teach him kind of like a, you know Father and son, Kat Stevenenss. he does the child parts. And we did it. and And it made people very uncomfortable. Yeah There're very I mean, I will say there are very few father son duets out there. I know. And so I think I think just in general, it's uncomfortable, whatever the song is. It's also weird to see a grown man singing with a four year old Sun or not. Yeah, suun yeah ye. Yeah, I would say sun is the least uncomfortable and it's still real uncomfortable. Yeah. J any for yeah. ye. What would be like shallow Oh get a kid to k get a kid to come over and do shallow. I mean, doing shallow on like America's got talent, and then they're like, So your dad taught you the song and it's like, he's not my dad. No. Just some guy with a pp. He lives in my neighborhood and he has a pp in his basement. He always invites us over. No call times, No All right, I want to ask you about your movie. A cigarette will be right back with more can Pall right Welcome back everybody. We're here with Paul Rudd. All right, so you play a weddning singer in this film. Yeah. And Nick Jonas is in the film as well. Yeah. He plays a pop star. Right. I'm gonna keep telling you about your movie Please. was just under two hours. Yeah. hour and a half. It's real nice. It's really nice. ye. But he steals one of your songs. Yeah. Yeah. ye. He's a guest at a wedding. He's friends with the groom comes up on stage and we sing together And then we go back to his room in Jam and we both play write music and we're kind of toss around ideas and It's a real meat cute. And and then a few months later I hear a song that I, you know we kind of I showed him Sounds familiar And And then he turned it into a hit I said about it. I, Well, I get no credit. Yeah. And you don't like that I don't like it at all. No. sppoiler alert. John Carney, the greatreat IS director, who's done some fantastic musical films once Sing Street.. So this is very safe handands and he does a great job. His wife Plays your wife in the film. That's right. Is that an awkward dynamic when It's a little weird. Yeah. yeah. And you've done it before. I did with Leslie Mann. Yeah. Yeah. this is forty. That Aos. And his kids were my kids. Yeah Which is kind of a weird you wonder is it some sort of very elaborate therapy sessions Yeah and it's like what's happening? Yeah. Did you at some point, did you worry like, I don't think this is a real movie. I think Judge just working through themself. Yeah. There's not even film in those cameras There should be a crew here. This is weird actually when we started doing, this is forty or he said, why don't you come over to the house And you'll see kind of like how we operate kind of after dinner before we put the kids to bed And then I'm like, okay. And I went over to his house. We had dinner, and then he put the kids to bed. And I remember it was in the room with Jud like putting Iris toleep. and I'm like this is wrong. Yeah.' not This feels weird. Yeah. And you're a guy. I mean again, you knew that and you've sunk Cat's crradle with your own This with my own child. You don't know where the line is. I'm like, this is worse. Yeah, so I just remembered that. it was weird. You you did some wedding DJing back in your past, Is that correct? I did. Yeah. good at it No no no. I don't think I was, but it was a nice job to do when I was in school and I could do it on the weekend. Yeah. I would do Bar Mitzvahas and, you know, bot Mitzvahas. Right really any kind of Mitzvah and weddings and birthdays. And one time I did somebody's I remember I did a Somebody's fortieth birthday, I think And it was kind of cool. It was in LA. Oh wow. So you'd sometimes get some famous people showing up at the wedding kind of like Nick Jonas and this Yeah. And I did one where that Neil Diamond was a guest. Wow. Do you feel a little tighter behind the old DJ turntables when Neil Diamond's in the house? I was very aware and I was nervous. I mean, it's the old Diamond, and You know, part of the gig as a DJ is you got to go around and just make sure everyone's having a good time. By the way, it's about twenty one years old. Yeah. And I was not this is when I was with you should be dancing, not Reay entntertertainment And and I was just starting off And I just went around and Neil Diamond was sitting at his table by himself. and I just was I said, hello, Mr. Diamond U Are you having fun tonight? And he was very serious and he said, Yes, Yes, I am And I just U Well, more importantly, are you Are you weanging Chg tonight I think it might have been playing. I had to have been playing. But I remember he just looked at me and he's very serious. and he just said, well I try and wang Chg every night And I said, All right. And then I walked away. I mean, that's mean, I don't think it could go much better than that. No, it was it was a perfect run in. Oh ye. it was great. Obviously you know, you have to you be away from your family, you have to you know, live in a hotel, I'm assuming for a fair amount of time. Yeah. I mean, it's weird, you know, when you go away for a little while. That one I actually rented a placeate like a