AND THE BEAST," AND OF COURSE, AS OLAF IN

"FROZEN."

HE NOW STARS IN THE NEW HBO SERIES, "AVENUE 5."

PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," JOSH GAD!

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )

>> NICE!

>> Stephen: LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

>> YOU CAN STAND UP IF YOU WANT TO.

>> Stephen: I CAN INTERVIEW YOU STANDING UP?

>> YES.

>> Stephen: ONE OF US SHOULD SIT.

PLEASE.

IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

I AM NOT ALWAYS JEALOUS OF MY GUESTS BUT I'M JEALOUS BECAUSE

OF YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEW SHOW "AVENUE 5".

YOU'RE ALSO STARRING WITH HUGH LAURIE WHO IS AN OLD FRIEND,

WE'VE MET TWICE.

WHAT'S THAT BEEN LIKE FOR YOU?

>> YOUR JEALOUSY IS WARRANTED, ARMANDO IS -- HOW MANY OF YOU

HAVE SEEN "VEEP"?

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) DEATH OF STALIN.

HE'S A GENIUS.

HE JUST KNOWS HOW TO TAKE THESE ISSUES IN THE POLITICAL OR

SOCIAL ARENAS AND FIND A NEW WAY TO APPROACH THEM, MUCH LIKE OUR

OLD FRIEND JONATHAN STEWART.

>> Stephen: I LIKE THAT GUY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

>> I KNOW.

>> Stephen: YEAH.

THE PEOPLE AT HOME WON'T GET THAT JOKE, BUT ONE DAY THEY

WILL.

>> Stephen: YEAH.

I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LOVE HIM.

NOW, HUGH LAURIE IS A PAIN IN THE ASS.

>> Stephen: REALLY?

HE SEEMS LOVELY.

IT'S AN ACT?

>> HERE'S WHY HE'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.

BEFORE HE GETS ANGRY WATCHING IN AT HOME NOW AND GOES, WELL, I

KNOW NOT TO WORK WITH THAT GUY ANYMORE, HE'S THE PERFECT

SPECIMEN OF A HUMAN BEING.

I SHOW UP,IVE I'M DRIVEN TO THE WORK IN THE BACK, I'M A

PASSENGER, GUY GETS OUT AND OPENS THE DOOR, I GO TO THE

TRAILER, I HAVE VERY SOFT, FEMININE HANDS.

>> Stephen: BEAUTIFUL HANDS.

THANK YOU.

HE RIDES INTO THE SITE ON A MOTORCYCLE.

>> Stephen: HUGH LAURIE?

THE GUY FROM "HOUSE."

HE'S BUILT THE MOTORCYCLE FROM SOMETHING OUT OF USED CAR PARTS,

LIKE FORD vs. FERRARI, AND WHILE I'M WASHING MY DELICATE

HANDS YOU HEAR HIM PLAYING MUSIC AND RECORDING AN ALBUM FOR THE

MASSES.

>> Stephen: AND HIS AMERICAN ACCENT IS BETTER THAN YOURS.

>> 100% BETTER THAN MAN!

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WHAT IS

"AVENUE 5"?

I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF CLIPS, SCIENCE FICTION, BUT WHAT'S

ACTUALLY HAPPENING?

>> SO THE SHOW TAKES PLACE 40 YEARS IN THE FUTURE.

IT'S SORT OF LORD IN THE FLIES BY WAY OF GILLIGAN'S ISLAND.

ARE YOU EXCITED YET?

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) AND BASICALLY IT'S ABOUT SOCIETY

IN A BUBBLE AND THE BREAKDOWN OF EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ONCE YOU

LOSE ALL TO HAVE THE SOCIAL NORMS YOU'RE USED TO.

SO THINGS GO TERRIBLY WRONG.

THE SHOW BEGINS ESSENTIALLY IN ACT THREE OF THE TITANIC AND

GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE FROM THERE IS THAT AND WHO ARE YOU?

>> I'M JOSH GAD.

I'M YOUR GUST TONIGHT.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: OKAY.

OKAY.

>> I'M SORRY I'M NOT HUGH LAURIE.

>> Stephen: IN "AVENUE 5" WHO ARE YOU?

A CAPTAIN, PASSENGER, WHAT ARE YOU?

>> NO.

YOU SHOULD HAVE WATCHED THE SHOW BEFORE WE DID THIS INTERVIEW

TONIGHT.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I DID, BUT I'M

FEIGNING IGNORANCE TO ALLOW YOU TO ANSWER ONE AND PARDON MY

FRENCH ( BLEEP ) QUESTION.

( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

>> FAIR ENOUGH!

TOUCHEÉ!

>> Stephen: BUSINESS.

THIS FEELS MORE LIKE SHOW WORK.

>> Stephen: YES.

I PLAY A GUY CALLED HERMAN JUD.

>> Stephen: YEAH, I DON'T CARE ANYMORE.

( LAUGHTER ) >> I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH!

>> Stephen: WHY DON'T WE SHOW THE CLIP?

SET UP THE CLIP.

YOU'RE HERMAN JUD.

>> BASICALLY THIS GUY'S A MAKE SURE OF EVERYBODY FROM ELIZABETH

HOLMES TO BILLY MCFARLAND WHO CREATED THE FIRE FESTIVAL.

>> Stephen: HE'S A FRAUD?

A BIT OF A FRAUD.

>> Stephen: BILLIONAIRE.

BILLIONAIRE FRAUD.

TAKE A LOOK.

>> Stephen: JIM.

.21 DEGREES, IT'S LIKE, WHAT, LESS THAN HALF A RIGHT ANGLE.

HOW CAN THAT MAKE US THREE YEARS LATE?

>> BILLIE?

ME.

OKAY.

SO WE WERE GOING THIS WAY, AND NOW WE'RE GOING THIS WAY.

YOU SEE HOW MY HANDS ARE MOVING FAR APART?

>> MM-HMM.

AND IT'S FURTHER IN REALITY, OBVIOUSLY.

OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S OBVIOUS, RIGHT?

>> SEE?

NO, NO, THAT'S WRONG.

THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

>> IT IS RIGHT.

S IT RIGHT?

YEAH.

NO.

IT WOULD BE A STRAIGHT LINE.

NO.

NO.

WHAT?

>> YES.

OKAY, WHO'S THE ENGINEER HERE?

>> WHO'S THE GENIUS?

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: NOW, I'VE GOT TO

ASK -- >> YES.

>> Stephen: -- YOU WHY THE HAIR?

WHAT IS THE HAIR?

ARE YOU DOING RICHARD BRANSON?

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MANE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I READ A STORY ABOUT ELIZABETH HOLMES WHO CREATED THERNOS AND

SHE WORE MOCK TURTLENECKS EVERY DAY TO GET PEOPLE TO BELIEVE SHE

WAS HEIR APPARENT OF STEVE JOBS.

I SOUGHT A FUTURE VERSION OF ELIZABETH WOULD BE A GUY WHO

WOULD GO TO THE HAIR DRESSER AND SAY GIVE ME THE RICHARD BRANSON

AND THAT ESSENTIALLY WAS THE CHOICE OF HAIR.

>> Stephen: THIS IS THE WORST TRAVEL NIGHTMARE.

AM I GIVING ANYTHING AWAY WHEN I SAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TRIP

THAT LASTS WEEKS BUT ENDS UP LASTING YEARS BECAUSE THEY GET

OFFCOURSE.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: WHAT IS YOUR WORST TRAVEL NIGHTMARE?

>> MY HONEYMOON.

( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> Stephen: OH...

THAT CAME OUT WRONG.

WE WENT TO ITALY.

HER FAMILY IS IN ITALY.

WE HAD TO GO STAY WITH HER PARENTS AND STARE AT THEM WITH

HER PARENTS' SISTER.

WE CALL HER AUNT.

>> Stephen: ON YOUR HONEYMOON YOU WENT AND STAYED WITH FAMILY?

>> WITH FAMILY.

SO IN ITALY THEY DON'T HAVE SOMETHING CALLED AIR

CONDITIONING.

JUST REALLY HOT.

IT WAS IN AUGUST.

I'M A BIG GUY AND I SWEAT A LOT, SO I WAS, LIKE, WE CAN'T DO THIS

AND SHE SAYS, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OPTIONS.

AND I SAID WHY?

SHE SAID, BECAUSE IN ITALY, YOU DON'T TELL PEOPLE YOU'RE

LEAVING.

I JUST SAY, YOU SAY IT IN ITALIAN AND IT WILL WORK.

SHE SAID, NO, IT'S RUDE.

SO SHE CAME UP WITH AN EXCUSE I'M ALLERGICKING TO THE HOUSE OR

SOMETHING.

WE GO TO A H TELL, WHOSE AIR CONDITIONING BREAKS, AND THEY

DON'T KNOW WHAT A QUEEN BED IS SO THEY PUT TWO TWINS BED

TOGETHER.

WE PROCEED TO MAKE SEXY TIME AND I FALL THROUGH -- NO, THAT NEVER

HAPPENED.

( LAUGHTER ) SUFFICE IT TO SAY, WE WERE

EXERCISING ON THE BED.

I FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

I'M, LIKE, I'M DONE WITH ITALY, CAN WE GO TO FRANCE?

SHE GOES, YES, WE CAN GO TO FRANCE.

SO THEN HER COUSIN IS LIKE, I GO TO FRANCE, TOO!

>> Stephen: YOU HAD A CHAPERONE.

>> WE HAD A CHAPERONE.

AND HE GOES, DON'T-A-BOOK-THE FANCY FLIGHT, THE DELTA, NO, NO,

DO RYAN AIR.

I SAID, OKAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT RYAN AIR IS.

YEAH, YEAH, ONE STEP AHEAD OF ME.

( LAUGHTER ) SO FLIGHT IS 100 BUCKS.

AS A JEW, I LIKE THAT NUMBER.

I'M, LIKE, GREAT.

HERE'S THE PROBLEM, THOUGH.

THEY GO, YOUR BAGS, THEY WAY TOO MUCH.

I SAID, WELL, WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?

THEY SAY, 2,000 EURO.

2,000 EURO FOR MY BAGS WHICH AREN'T HUMAN BEINGS.

IT COSTS ME LESS TO TRAVEL TO ITALY FOR MY HONEYMOON, WHICH

WAS AWFUL.

>> Stephen: SURE.

AND THAT'S THE END TO HAVE THE STORY.

( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: IT WAS LOVELY TO

SEE YOU, JOSH.

>> I LOVE YOU.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU LOVE ME!

THIS IS SO SUDDEN.

LATER.

LET'S GO TO COMMERCIAL BREAK.

( LAUGHTER ) OKAY.

( PIANO RIFF ) THAT WAS VERY TENDER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I FEEL BAD BECAUSE YOU WERE OFFERING INTIMACY AND I'M ALL

BUSINESS.

>> YEAH!

I FELT LIKE YOU WERE PUSHING AWAY BUT THEN IT FELT LIKE THERE

WAS AN OPENING.

DID I READ IT RIGHT?

>> Stephen: NO, YOU'RE NOT WRONG.

>> OH, GOOD.

>> Stephen: I SEND MIXED SIGNALS TO MY GUESTS ALL THE

TIME.

( LAUGHTER ) >> THIS FEELS LIKE MY HONEYMOON

ALL OVER AGAIN.

>> STEPHEN: "AVENUE 5" PREMIERES SUNDAY NIGHT ON HBO.

JOSH GAD, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH TAMRON HALL.