WE'RE BACK WITH MAESTRO-- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

>> EXCUSE ME, STEPHEN.

I WAS JUST GETTING GREASY THERE.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: JIM, THANKS FOR

ALMOST JOINING ME TONIGHT.

( LAUGHTER ) ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S SO

GREAT TO TALK TO YOU IS NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU BRING EVERYTHING TO

THE INTERVIEW, BUT I ADMIRE-- YOU'RE A COMEDIC GIANT AND I

ADMIRE YOUR WORK ENORMOUSLY.

>> IS THAT WHY YOU PROPPED YOUR CHAIR UP HIGHER THAN MINE?

>> Stephen: YES.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAINTAIN ANY STATUS AT ALL.

HERE WE GO, YOU KNOW, JIM-- >> THAT'S RIGHT BETTER.

>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.

>> FE-FI-FO-HUM, I SMELL THE BLOOSTLED A HOST.

>> Stephen: YOU HAVE PROVED YOURSELF TO BE AN ACCOMPLISHED

DRAMATIC ACTOR, "MAN ON THE MOON", "ETERNAL SUNSHINE."

NOW, DO YOU APPROACH YOUR DRAMATIC ROLES DIFFERENTLY THAN

YOUR COMEDIC ROLES?

>> WELL, I ACTUALLY-- YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO GIVE EVERYTHING

CHARACTER A DRAMATIC BACK STORY.

FOR THE FIRST SHOT AT "DUMB AND DUMBER, I SPENT THE FIRST 32

YEARS AS A COMPLETE IDIOT.

>> Stephen: YOU CAN SEE IT ON SCREEN.

I WAS WONDER AGO YOU CAN TELL ME IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT-- BUT

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WANTED TO DO AN ACTING EXERCISE AND YOU

REINTERPRET THEM WITH A MORE FULL AND IMPACTFUL EMOTIONAL

DEPTH.

>> ALL RIGHTY, THEN!

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: DO YOU MIND IF I

DIRECT YOU TO SET UP THE SCENE?

>> I'M STILL IN IT.

>> Stephen: FLUSH, FLUSH.

I'LL DIRECT YOU, SET UP THE SCENE.

THE FIRST ONE, THIS IS A LINE FROM "ACE VENTURA: PET

DETECTIVE."

JIM.

>> DO NOT GO IN THERE.

WHOA!

>> Stephen: OK, YOU MADE A BIG COMEDIC CHOICE.

BUT WATCHING THAT NOW, AS A MORE MATURE PERFORMER, WOULD YOU DO

IT DIFFERENTLY?

>> OF COURSE.

AFTER YEARS OF HONING MY CRAFT, THERE IS SO MUCH MORE EMOTIONAL

NUANCE THAT I COULD BRING TO THAT MOMENT.

>> Stephen: FANTASTIC.

SO HERE IS THE SCENE.

LET ME SET IT UP FOR YOU.

YOU ARE AT A PARTY HOSTED BY A BILLIONAIRE.

AND SOMETHING UNSPEAKABLE HAS HAPPENED.

AND IT HAPPENED IN A TOILET.

GO.

>> DO NOT GO IN THERE!

THE WHOLE PLACE STINKS TO BLEED HELL!

DO NOT GO IN THERE!

IT'S THE WORST THING YOU'LL EVER SMELL!

♪ ♪ ♪ WOOOO!

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).

>> Stephen: FANTASTIC.

THAT'S-- THAT-- >> I TURNED IT INTO A MUSICAL.

I TURNED IT INTO A MUSICAL.

>> Stephen: THAT'S ONE OF THE LOST SEENS FROM "OKLAHOMA."

>> "SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS."

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHEN YOU'VE GOT SEVEN BROTHERS, YOU KNOW, THE BATHROOM IS BUSY.

>> Stephen: THAT WAS VERY BRAVE.

THAT WAS VERY BRAVE.

THIS NEXT ONE IS A CLASSIC LINE EVERYONE KNOWS FROM "DUMB AND

DIRM."

JIM.

>> SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S A CHANCE?

>> Stephen: WHERE DO WE START WITH THIS?

WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT THIS NOW AFTER ALL OF YOUR DRAMATIC WORK,

WHAT IS MISSING?

>> WELL, THE LINE IS DEALING WITH CHANCE.

YET, I FAILED TO CONVEY THE NATURE OF PROBABILITY ITSELF.

AND I SHOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCENT.

>> Stephen: THAT'S BRILLIANT.

HERE'S THE SCENE-- LET ME SET IT UP AGAIN.

THE WOMAN YOU LOVE HAS GIVEN YOU ONE-IN-A-MILLION ODDS OF LOVING

YOU BACK.

SCENE!

>> SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S A CHANCE?

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )

( CHEERS ) >> Stephen: WOW.

WOW.

I MEAN, CHILLS.

LOOK AT THAT.

GOOSE FLESH.

>> YOU'VE GOT VAPORS!

YOU'VE GOT VAPORS.

>> Stephen: UNBELIEVABLE.

THAT'S CHILLING!

LASTLY-- AND THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST CHALLENGING.

ARE YOU EXHAUSTED?

DO YOU NEED A BREAK?

>> I MIGHT NEED A BIT OF MANGO.

>> Stephen: A BIT OF MANGO, OKAY.

>> HIT ME!

>> Stephen: FINAL ONE IS FROM "MASK."

>> OOOH, SOMEBODY STOP ME!

IT.

>> Stephen: EVERYBODY-- EVERYBODY LOVES THAT LINE.

IT'S IMMORTAL.

EVERYBODY QUOTES THAT LINE, FROM FRAT BROS AT A BAR TO FRAT BROS

TO THE OTHER END OF THE BAR-- EVERYONE.

BUT WE ALL KNOW IT.

BUT JIM CARREY, AS A DRAMATIC ACTOR, DO YOU BELIEVE IT?

>> UNFORTUNATELY, NO.

( LAUGHTER ) I KNEW THERE WERE DEEPER LEVELS

TO THE STORY I WASN'T REACHING.

AND I THINK ABOUT IT EVERY DAY.

>> Stephen: OKAY.

>> EVERY DAY IT HAUNT ME.

>> Stephen: LET ME REMIND YOU OF YOUR BACK STORY.

YOU ARE POSSESSED BY AN ANCIENT MASK.

IT MAY HIDE YOUR FACE, BUT IT CANNOT MASK YOUR INNER PAIN.

YOU'RE CRYING OUT TO SOMEONE, ANYONE, FOR HELP.

AND GO.

>> SOMEBODY STOP ME!

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SOMEBODY!

SOMEBODY!

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SCENE.

>> Stephen: SEASON TWO OF "KIDDING" PREMIERES SUNDAY NIGHT

ON SHOWTIME.

"SONIC THE HEDGEHOG" IS IN THEATERS NEXT FRIDAY.

EXTREMELY DRAMATIC ACTOR JIM CARREY, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.