-Welcome back to the show. -It's good to be back.
-I always love having you here. I can't wait
to talk about all the stuff that you have going on. I thought it was interesting because last time I think
you were here, we were talking
about your romantic comedy, "Somebody I Used to Know."
-Yes. -Congratulations on that,
by the way. It was great.
-Thank you. -And then you're talking
about that. We were talking about --
-One person. [ Laughter ]
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you! My sister is in the
audience. -We always invite her
to all the shows. [ Laughter ] Your sister comes to all your
shows and claps for you, yeah. -She's that one clap.
-Yeah. But we were talking about
your favorite romantic comedies, and you were saying
"The American President." -I have to tell you
that last year I said that so many times because it's
not just my favorite rom-com, it's my favorite movie
of all time. And of course,
it stars Annette Bening. -Yeah.
-I just said her name 30 times. [ Cheers and applause
]
And then I got to work with her in this show,
"Apples Never Fall." -Now she's your co-star.
-She's my co-star. -Did you make that happen? -I fully manifested, I think, by doing a press tour and
saying her name 15 times a day and then getting a phone call
one night being like, "This show just came in. It stars Annette Bening." And I was like, "Say less."
Like "I'm in." -"Say less. I'm so in." And did you -- You got to be
cool with her on set. Like, you're not a super fan,
right? -It's true.
I w
anted to be sort of cool. I didn't want to, like, come in
with the questions really hot. She knew I was a fan
of the movie. -Okay.
-So I tried to pepper them in and, you know, it's like people
are talking about politics. I'd be like,
"Oh, presidential race for the Am-American president?"
[ Laughter ] "Speaking of, like,
what was it like to work with Rob Reiner and Mike Douglas?"
[ Laughter ] Just sort of worked it in.
I think I played it pretty cool. -Yeah, I think.
Do you ever not play it cool?
-Most of the time
I don't play it cool. I would say every other time
though. -Why though? You're really cool.
-I get so -- Oh, you think I'm cool?
-Of course you're very good. -You guys.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Come on. Oh, my God.
You're so funny. -Stop.
-You are so funny. -Most of the time when I meet
people, I really freak out. Most notably, recently,
I met Frances McDormand. -Ooh!
-It's right up -- It's like Annette Bening,
Frances McDormand, part of, like, the Fab Four for
me with, like,
Holly Hunter, Sigourney Weaver.
It's like... -Oh, yeah!
-And it was -- it was kind of -- it was right when she was winning every award
for "Three Billboards." And I was at the SAG Awards,
and my husband and I, we knew some people
at the "Three Billboards" table. So we were over there
talking to them, and I had heard through the
grapevine some of the people -- I was there for my show "Glow." -That's right.
-Which was on at the time. [ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you. And so I'd heard
through the
grapevine some people had met
Frances McDormand. She was a fan of "Glow." I was kind of like hoping
to meet her, I think. So we mosey on over
to the "Three Billboards" table. Lo and behold, I turn around, there's Frances McDormand, and
she looks at me and she goes, "You!" Like a very complimentary
"you," and I'm floored. And I look at her and I go,
"You!" And then she goes, "No, you." And then I go, "No, you!" And you know
when you can feel a bit turning, but you've overcommitted. Like, she kind
of looks at me
and it's like, "You." And I'm like, "Little
did you know you!" [ Laughter ]
-Oh, no. -And eventually I feel like
she just sort of walked away and I was like,
"I'm a huge fan. I love you, I love you, your work." So I regret --
-Oh, my gosh. -I regret the interaction. I doubt she remembers it at all. -Your face is turning red
right now. -I'm really blushing. -Oh, my gosh,
that really happened? -It really happened.
But I'm hoping if I talk about her enough that, like Annette,
I'll m
anifest my next job with Frances.
-Frances McDormand. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Put it out there. -I think Alison Brie, you guys
will work well together. -She's much cooler than she
comes off. -She is super duper cool. Oh, my gosh. Let's
talk about "Apples Never Fall." I mean, all seven episodes are
available now on Peacock. It's a big hit.
Can you set it up for everyone? -It's based on a book
by Liane Moriarty. She wrote "Big Little Lies"
and "Nine Perfect Strangers." -Whoo!
[ Cheers and applaus
e ] -Basically, when our mother goes
missing, a family is in turmoil. The four adult children,
you know, turn on each other. They turn on their father. Nobody knows who did it,
who's responsible, what has happened.
-Ooh! I want to show a clip. Here's Alison Brie in
"Apples Never Fall." Take a look at this. -I made a video,
posted it on my socials. It's too important to me. So here's what I'm offering --
$50,000 to anyone who gives us information
that helps us find my mom. -Okay. Great. Okay,
but
you don't have $50,000. So when you say
"you're" offering $50,000... -Remember when you let me borrow
your credit card for emergencies? -What I remember is that
I let you borrow it one time, and you memorized the number. -Think of it as penance
for the whole [bleep] your boss's wife thing.
-What can I get you? -Hi. Can I do, um,
a matcha latte? -Yeah.
-And what? Coffee, black? -Do you serve alcohol?
-Espresso. -[ Laughs ]
"Do you serve alcohol?" [ Cheers and applause ] You were fantastic
in thi
s series. Congrats on all
the great reviews. You've had many different
types of roles in your career. Do you ever do an audition
where you just go like, [Inhales sharply]
"That one I didn't get"? -Definitely I have. I mean,
there are early auditions. There's one early audition
very early in my career that haunts me to this day. I think it's the worst audition
I've ever had. -Why?
-Well, it involved singing. It was for a musical.
This was years ago. I was right out of college and it was for this
musical
"Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." You know, it was a new musical
at the time. It was described as
a rock 'n' roll musical. I was at just out of college. I was doing a lot
of late-night drunken karaoke and fancied myself
quite the singer. -Yeah.
-There is a false sense of confidence that comes with
late-night drunken karaoke. I don't know if you know this. -Yeah, I do unfortunately. Yeah. -So I got this audition
for this "rock musical." It's a rock n roll musical. And I thought,
"Oh, great,
I got this." I have, like, this song
I've been doing basically every Saturday night
Pat Benatar's "Heartbreaker." -Oh, yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ] -So [Laughs] I do no preparation
at all, just a very cocky attitude
to go in. I rehearsed in my car
on the way over, singing along to Pat Benatar.
This was my second mistake. I think singing along sort of
makes you think, you know, that the singer's
voice is your own. -Yeah, you go, "Wait, I sound
great. I sound like Pat Benatar."
-"I sound amazing
." -Oh, that is Pat Benatar. Yeah. -Yeah, but I didn't make
that connection. So I get there
and I'm sitting outside. Now I'm in the waiting room
and the walls are paper thin. And I had thought
rock 'n' roll musical, everyone's going to be singing
rock. This is chill. And basically you can hear
every person through the wall and it's Broadway l-- It's ♪ Think of me,
think of me fondly ♪ You know, it's ♪ Tomorrow ♪ And I'm just out there like -- this is when I start sweating
and start realizing may
be I should have done
a little more work. I get into the room.
Of course I know someone there. The piano player I had,
you know, I knew him recently
or from college or so. He's like, "Hey, Alison,
Oh, 'Heartbreaker'! It's going to be awesome!"
I was so nervous. He launches in, I get two bars
in and I just go to a 10 and I just basically --
I amped up too hard, too fast. I couldn't hit a note. I was literally screaming
at these poor people I was auditioning for. We were meant to do two verses,
tw
o choruses. At the break in the middle, I had just enough time
to take a breath and literally mouth
to the people that I was auditioning for,
"I'm sorry." And then launched right in.
-Oh, no! -Launched right into
the next verse. I could have stopped, but
I powered through two verses. They were not happy,
and I have not been asked to audition for those people
ever again. -Oh! [ Applause ]
-I have to tell you -- Thank you. You know,
if I were to do it again, knowing what I know now, and you can ki
nd of go into
those auditions, you can choose your pace,
you can choose your key. I think I would go in slow
and low. I think you guys, give
me a D, give me a D flat. ♪♪ Yeah.
-What? -Be like... ♪ Your love is like
a tidal wave ♪ [ Cheers and applause ]
♪ Spinning over my head ♪ ♪ Drownin' me in your promises ♪ ♪ Better left unsaid ♪ ♪ You're the right kind
of sinner ♪ ♪ To release my inner fantasy ♪ ♪ The invincible winner and you
know that you were born to be ♪ ♪ You're a heartbreaker,
dream m
aker ♪ ♪ Love taker, don't you mess
around with me ♪ ♪ You're a heartbreaker,
dream maker ♪ ♪ Love taker, don't you mess
around, no, no, no ♪ -Alison Brie, everyone! "Apples Never Fall" is
streaming now on Peacock. More "Tonight Show" after
the break. Stick around. -♪ Dream maker, love taker ♪ ♪ Don't you mess around
with me ♪ ♪ You're a heartbreaker,
dream maker ♪ ♪ Love taker, don't you mess
around, no, no, no ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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