company playing, you know, small, supporting roles. it was a guy call ben kingsley. and ben and i, we stood looking at this going, "wow. what must it be like? it must be amazing." well, there i was getting to do it myself. and hollywood is-- american movies always had a huge influence on me. i saw them when i was young. and they-- well, my childhood wasn't great. so movies were an escape. as acting for me for a long time became an escape, i didn't have to be patrick stewart anymore. i could be somebody else and lead another life, other than the life that i was leading. and so ton hollywood boulevard, doing t many famouam, i mean, incredibly distinguished and brilliant people. ( applause ). >> stephen: well, i have one-- there is one-- patrick, there is one obvious follow-up question there. has been kingsley gotten it? >> okay, i hope to be discussing this with ben very soon, but no, he has-- no. but -- >> stephen: gotcha! >> but he got a star on the hollywood walk of fame before i did. so we're kind of 50-50. >> stephen: tit for tat, exactly. wonderful to see you, thank you so muc

want to be called by their regal name now. >> stephen: right, sure. >> sir ben kingsley, for instance. >> stephen: oh, yeah, sure. oh, yeah, yeah. >> he enjoys that full title. >> stephen: i would enjoy it, too. i love high status. it would get you great reservations. "hi, could i get a reservation? it's ben-- i'm sorry, it's sir ben." >> "oh, you don't have anything? well, do you have anything for sir stephen colbert? yes? oh, i thought you would." >> stephen: now, thank you for being here. i know you're a busy man. >> well, who isn't busy? >> stephen: you have already done a show today, haven't you? >> i did one matinee today already, yes. >> stephen: and you're here between shows. >> between shows. >> stephen: you're a professional, is what you are. ( applause ) and it's not-- it's not only that. you also-- you're also-- you also created a show called "sneaky pete." >> "sneaky pete." >> stephen: which is coming into its third season on friday. >> on friday. we're very excited about that. >> stephen: where can you see "sneaky pete?" >> you can see it on the amazon, the shopping netw

back, everybody. ladies and gentlemen, you know my first guest as hank kingsley from "the larry sanders show," george bluth sr. from "arrested development," and now maura pfefferman in "transparent." >> you know, i have to tell you something. you disappoint me. you're better than this. you're better than-- and you know what else? you're cheap. and you're a terrible tipper. yeah! to waiters and to valets and to the poor pizza guy. >> it took 45 minutes for that pizza to show up! >> so what? >> and i always-- i always tip 15%. >> 15% is what you give for bad service. 15% is when they spit in your food! 15% is when they stab you! ( applause ) >> stephen: please welcome jeffrey tambor! ♪ ♪ ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: there you go. >> hey now! >> hey now. >> stephen: people are very excited to see jeffrey tambor. >> i'm very excited to be here. it's really cold. >> stephen: it's comedy weather. you keep it cold. it's comedy weather. >> there was an actor -- >> stephen: i know who he is. >> he had in his contract it had toe 65 degrees. >> stephen: wow. i totally-- >> the i

together. >> stephen: ken kingsley, you did "as you like it." what was he like? >> he was very serious, very, very hard work, as he still is to this day. but then he could be incredibly funny as well. he had this great-- when he let himself go, he could be very, very fun gle you worked with patrick stewart on "two gentlemen of virowna." >> we call it "two gents." >> stephen: yeah, we call "romeo and juliette "ro-jules." insiders. what he like when he had hair? >> he was very handsome, very handsome. he always had a great body. >> stephen: a great body? you don't have to whisper. it's okay. ( laughter ) so how would you know this, helen mirren? ( laughter ). >> because in-- you know, in the theater, darling, you know, you're often changing in the wings and stuff like that. >> stephen: sure, that's why i went into theater. ( laughter ) i'm no fool! no, absolutely. well, what about peter o'toole air, true-- a true giant and a legend of the 20th century of acting. >> i didn't work with him in the theater. i didn't really work with him, but i met him on a film calle calledica" ligula." >> s

running itself down. and we get to asbury park, i turn and i come up kingsley avenue, just as "born to run" hits, down past the stone pony, past convention hall, into deal, into west long branch to 7 and a half west end court, just as the intro to "jungle land" hits, i'm parked in front of the house i wrote all the songs for "born to run." that was fun. >> stephen: wow, wow. >> so i think it's fun listening to records all the way through just because they-- there's a greater story-- they're always more than the sum of their parts. and a greater story to tell. i would suggest people listen to this one all the way through, too. you'll have a bigger experience. >> stephen: we have to take one more break, but when we come back, maybe-- maybe bruce will play one of those guitars. you never know. i can't do another four years of this. i can't. there's never been more divisiveness in this country. it's frightening and sad. that was trump's whole thing, you know, take the politics out of it and run it like one of his businesses. i know people were looking for that kind of change, but it's n