[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- hoda kotb, from "love, simon," actor nick robinson, music from old dominion. featuring the 8g band with zach danziger. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is wonderful to hear. thank you all so much for fighting your way through the terrible new york weather tonight to be here. i was very worried i would walk out to an empty audience. so i really appreciate it. [ light laughter ] let's get to the news, everybody. president trump's chief economic advisor gary cohn announced his resignation yesterday, which

means trump is now down to just one advisor. [ laughter ] "will you ever leave me?" [ laughter and applause ] adult film star stormy daniels sued president trump yesterday, alleging that their nondisclosure agreement is not valid because he never signed it. and that sound you just heard was melania dumping out her desk drawer, looking for the marriage certificate. [ laughter ] "maybe he didn't, maybe he didn't, maybe he didn't, maybe he didn't, maybe he didn't, maybe he didn't -- aww." [ light laughter ] law experts are saying that some of the language in adult film star stormy daniels' nondisclosure agreement suggests that she may have some lurid photos that were taken during their sexual encounters. said trump, "fake nudes!" [ laughter and applause ] fake nudes. "they photoshopped my head onto a weird dude's body."

[ laughter ] a british trade official said today that the british government is very disappointed in president trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. and "very disappointed" is strong language for the british. in fact, it's their highest level on the terror alert system. [ laughter ] in a new interview, vladimir putin said that he has no disappointment in president trump. putin even said he would happily vote for trump again. [ laughter ] putin also called sanctions against russia illegitimate and unfair, adding, quote, "those who serve us with poison will eventually swallow it and poison themselves." by the way, that's also what it says under russian snapple caps. [ laughter ] toy maker mattel is coming out with a line of barbies inspired by women who made history, like

amelia earhardt. [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] and finally, wildlife experts are reportedly puzzled as to why a pair of bald eagles at the national arboretum, named mr. president and the first lady, have not yet laid an egg this spring. [ light laughter ] though they haven't really been getting along since mr. president had that affair with storky daniels. [ laughter and applause ] give it up for storky daniels, everybody. we have a great show for you tonight. she is the co-anchor of "the today show" on nbc, and her new children's book "i've loved you since forever" is out now. hoda kotb is on the show, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] he is starring in the very funny new film, "love, simon." nick robinson is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and we have music from a fantastic country music band. old dominion, is joining us tonight.

so it's a great show. [ cheers and applause ] before we get to that, president trump insists that his white house is not in chaos. meanwhile one of his top aides just resigned, he's all over the place on north korea, and he's being sued by a porn star. you know, president stuff. [ laughter ] for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: following the news about the trump white house these days is like playing whack-a-mole, if all the moles popped up at the same time. [ light laughter ] and all the moles were holding mallets. there's so much happening that every news anchor sounds like an excitable first grader who just got back from the zoo. "we saw steel tariffs and a porn star and north korea. and gary cohn quit, and russia meddling, and i think our teacher was drunk." [ laughter ] but with all this insanity swirling around the trump white house these days, it's easy to forget that the decisions this president makes actually have very real consequences. and there's no better example of

that than north korea's nuclear program. this weekend out of nowhere trump made a vague comment alluding to possible diplomatic talks with the north korean regime. trump said, "they called up a couple of days ago and said, 'we would like to talk.' and i said, 'so would we, but you have to de-nuke.'" now, trump's own staff was apparently confused by what he exactly meant, because it later turned out trump had the wrong korea. according to cnn, on tuesday morning, a u.s. official said trump was referring to a call he'd taken earlier in the week from south korean president moon jae-in. [ audience ohs ] so he doesn't know the difference between north korea and south korea. either that, or he was holding his daily intelligence briefing upside down. [ laughter ] so it was actually -- [ applause ] it was actually south korea that had called and said they had potentially made progress in their talks with north korea. on tuesday, trump was asked about those developments, specifically whether he favored diplomacy or military conflict, and for some reason he was super, super vague about it. >> we're gonna see. i'm willing to go, as you probably noticed this morning,

where we sent out through social media a statement willing to go either way. hopefully it's gonna be the proper way. the proper way is the way that everybody knows and everybody wants. but we are prepared to go either way. [ laughter ] >> seth: trump always talks like he's going to give you the answer after a commercial break and then that commercial break never comes. [ light laughter ] "will we go with talks or bombing? you'll find out right after this." [ light laughter ] "roll the commercial." of course, part of what makes the north korea situation so nerve-wracking is the constant volatility of this white house. yesterday at a press conference trump was asked about all the turmoil and staff resignations in the administration, as well as reports that he's had trouble hiring qualified staffers for open jobs. and he insisted that wasn't the case. >> the white house has tremendous energy. it has tremendous spirit. it is a great place to be working. many, many people want every single job. you know, i read where, "oh, gee, maybe people don't want to work for trump."

believe me, everybody wants to work in the white house. [ laughter ] they all want a piece of that oval office. [ laughter ] >> seth: they all want a piece of it? that doesn't sound like everybody wants to work there, that sounds like you're selling off pieces of the oval office. [ light laughter ] when the next president gets sworn in, they're gonna find a folding table and some milk crates. [ laughter ] so trump said that there's no chaos and everyone wants to work in the white house with the possible exception of the people who already work there. >> breaking news, the president's top economic advisor gary cohn has announced his resignation. >> seth: oh, my god, who is even left in this white house? the only people who still work there are crazy, related to trump, or died 100 years ago. [ laughter ] that of course is senior policy advisor stephen miller. look at him. it looks line he gargles with formaldehyde. [ laughter ] he looks like the physical manifestation of creepy children singing in a horror movie. [ laughter ] he looks like the owner of the magic shop in your neighborhood that you somehow never noticed before.

[ laughter ] so the white house is seeing a staff exodus and the only people left are either creepy or under a cloud of scandal. and amid all the chaos, trump is still trying to keep up the pretense of a normal presidency. today he gave a speech to a group called the latino coalition, where he tried to gaslight everyone into thinking it was actually the democrats' fault that he ended the daca program, and claimed that his immigration and economic policies would actually bring the country together. >> america first is about unity. it's about coming together as one family. one big, beautiful, american family. >> seth: that explains a lot. trump is treating the country the way he treats his family. basically, big corporations are ivanka, the republican party is don, jr., and everyone else is eric. [ light laughter ] "father, don't build a wall around me!" [ light laughter ] of course, no matter how much he pretends, trump cannot escape the crush of scandal that seems to inundate him on a daily basis, and this week's been no exception. you might remember of course

that trump reportedly paid off a porn star named stormy daniels just weeks before the election to hide an alleged affair. well, this week we got more details about that payoff, including the fact that even the banks thought it was shady. >> all right. here's a breaking news involving porn star stormy daniels, who was reportedly paid $130,000 by president trump's personal lawyer to keep quiet about this alleged affair just before the 2016 presidential election. the "wall street journal," they're the ones who broke this whole thing in the first place. they are now reporting today that the bank used by trump lawyer michael cohen actually flagged that wire payment as suspicious, and went on to report it to the treasury department. >> seth: these guys are so dumb. of course it got flagged as suspicious. the personal lawyer to a presidential candidate secretly wired $130,000 to someone named stormy daniels a month before the election. [ light laughter ] that's the equivalent of having a folder on your desktop labeled "just tax stuff, no porn." [ laughter ] now cohen -- cohen called the story "fake news."

and of course daniels herself has been coy about it. so that might have been the end of it, except last night, this happened. >> adult film actress stormy daniels is suing the president of the united states, donald trump, saying the hush agreement she signed is invalid because trump never signed it. >> seth: that's right, the businessman president didn't even remember that when you make a deal you have to sign it. which is surprising considering how much he loves showing off his signature. [ light laughter ] in fact, i'm surprised trump didn't hold a signing ceremony in the oval office for this. [ laughter ] though the suit actually includes the text of the hush agreement between trump and daniels, and it's full of incredible details. for example, stormy daniels of course is not her real name. so she's listed in the agreement as stephanie clifford, aka stormy daniels. but the agreement reveals that trump also used an alias, because in the contract he is listed as donald j. trump, aka david dennison. in fairness, david dennison is actually the best fake name a president has ever had, because

it's the only fake name a president has ever had. [ laughter and applause ] no one else ever needed one. abraham lincoln didn't also go by stovepipe jones. [ laughter ] "mary todd, you're going to hear some stuff about a stovepipe jones. it's not me." of course there's one other explanation. either david dennison is a fake name, or david dennison is his real name, and donald trump is his porn name, which would make sense because donald trump sounds like a porn name. but that isn't the craziest detail in this agreement. the craziest detail is the possibility that trump may have actually sent illicit photos to daniels because the agreement also contains this line -- "prior to entering into this agreement, daniels came into possession of certain confidential information pertaining to trump, which includes but is not limited to information, certain still images, and/or text messages which were authored by or relate to trump." so we are looking at the very real possibility that donald trump sent stormy daniels

a dick pic. [ laughter ] can you even imagine? [ audience ohs ] oh, you can, and that's why you're making those awful noises. [ laughter ] it would look like a flaming hot the cheeto sitting on a brillo pad. [ audience ohs ] no, no! no! [ laughter ] i think we should spend more time on this! [ laughter ] can you just imagine him locked in a bathroom backstage before a campaign rally trying to find the right angle with his flip phone camera? "mr. president, we're almost ready for you." "hold on, they're all blurry." [ light laughter ] now, here's why this story matters. aside from the fact the president allegedly paid off a porn star days before a presidential election, if trump aides were running around secretly wiring thousands of dollars to cover up trump's alleged affairs, what else were they doing? that's a question special counsel robert mueller is no doubt asking. at some point, mueller may very well get to as trump about his involvement with the russians, and if trump is being honest,

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[ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, everybody. give up for the 8g band, right over there. [ cheers and applause ] joining us again tonight, he's a chameleon in the world of music and can currently be seen and heard with his innovative group, edit bunker, and you can check out his cover story in the march issue of modern drummer magazine. zach danziger is here, everybody. thank you so much for being here. [ cheers and applause ] you can see our first guest weekday mornings from 7:00 to 9:00 and 10:00 as the co-anchor of nbc's "today show." she's also the author of a new children's book called "i've loved you since forever." which is available now. please welcome back to the show, our very good friend hoda kotb, everybody. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome.

>> this is such a fun show, seth. i'm digging it. >> seth: i am so happy to have you here because obviously, you have a very fast turn around. you have to be both on tv now when people are going to bed. and then first thing in the morning, they're going to see you as well. >> exactly, i got a quick turn around. >> seth: and your morning got earlier. you're now doing the first two hours, or in other words 7:00 to 9:00. >> yeah. >> seth: and then you have an hour off. that's 7:00 to 9:00 with savannah on the "today" show and then you're back at 10:00 with kathie lee. >> you got it. >> seth: and did you ever consider not doing the kathie lee part anymore once you did the 7:00 to 9:00? >> i like -- i like that 10:00. >> seth: i like the 10:00 too. >> it's -- you know what it is? it's laughing and scratching and drinking. >> seth: yeah. >> it's like not -- it's not heavy lifting. it's a fun little hour, yeah. >> seth: i -- you know, by the time we all get in, the "today" show that's on tv is the 10:00 "today" show. and i think we all look at it lovingly wondering why we work at a comedy show and we're having less fun than you guys. [ laughter ] >> by the way, we started pouring wine on that show, and i promise you, i felt like the suits had no clue. and one day, they just watched our show and said, "how long has that been going on?"

and -- i know, it was the best. >> seth: how did it start? whose idea was it to start having wine? >> okay, you know what happened? chelsea handler came on and she had that book, "hello vodka, it's me chelsea." >> seth: i love -- by the way, i'm not surprised chelsea enabled this. >> okay, so she -- so we served her some drinks. and then, brooke shields showed up the next day and she was like, "where's mine?" and we go, "where's your what?" "where's my booze?" and we were like, "get her some booze" and then, all of the sudden, it just happened. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> and i think -- i thought you were -- i thought it was illegal to drink on the air. i thought there was some fcc violation. but, apparently no. >> seth: yeah. and -- and -- [ light laughter ] i -- are you -- i feel like you guys should be, if you're not, you should be beloved by the wine industry. i hope you are. >> i think we are. you know, kathie lee's got a line of wine. >> seth: yeah. >> and we do our -- so our share or -- [ laughter ] >> seth: you were in south korea for the olympics. how was that? >> can i tell you, it was an absolute ball. >> seth: yeah. >> we got to go to a ton of the events. we were -- do you guys remember

when the u.s. women's hockey team won in that, like, nail biter? >> seth: shoot-out. yeah. >> it was crazy. [ cheers and applause ] it was -- we went to that game. roker and i were freaking out. it was u.s. versus canada. it went down to the shoot-out. it was one of my favorite moments i think at the olympics. >> seth: it was great, and then, someone -- a canadian guy posted a wonderful video. he was obviously aware that you guys were behind him. and during the shoot-out, he shot himself reacting to canada losing while you guys were celebrating behind him. i thought he was a very good sport. let's take a look at this fine canadian. >> usa! usa! [ cheers ] >> he was totally -- [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: but you -- you guys tracked him down and you had him on the show. >> do you know what was funny? one of our producers saw him on insta and they said, "we gotta get this guy in." and he came in at midnight korea time and was on the air with us. he was a great sport. >> seth: that's fantastic. >> he was a great sport, yeah. >> seth: i would imagine, you

know, i've been to -- i've never been to -- no, i guess i have been to a winter -- i've went to vancouver and i went to london. it is that spirit of everybody just collectively being in a great mood. did you go to any of the -- i heard you went to half pipe. is that -- >> i went to see shaun white after he nailed it. he was unbelievable. and chloe kim, those two. watching those guys just fly through the air, it's just -- it's like, if you could do one thing in your life and feel that free. >> seth: yeah. >> yeah. it was the best. watching shaun win was something. >> seth: i cry all the time watching the olympics. do you -- when you're actually there working, do you find yourself as emotionally attached to it as somebody like me who's sitting at home like a dummy. because you're not -- i have to hear all the nbc music and like, you guys are pulling my heart strings the whole time. >> can i -- there is something about a kid whose name you don't know before you've walk in. and you watch their parents who are standing right next to them, they've driven them to the rink at 4:00 in the morning, they've practiced forever and it comes down to, like, this one minute. and you're watching this kid's life change like in front of your eyes. i am such a cry baby at the

olympics. because i feel everything. >> seth: yeah. my wife walked in on me watching the olympics and crying and just like said, "wha-haa," and went to bed. [ laughter ] she's like, "i can't do this again." [ laughter ] but you have a 1-year-old. and you were away for her for an olympics, which is no small amount of time. and, how was it? was it hard? how did you communicate with her? >> we did -- we did a bunch of facetime. >> seth: here is your beautiful daughter, by the way. i want to show a picture while we're talking. there she is. >> that's joel. >> seth: that's joel and your daughter. so how did you talk to her? >> so, we did it on facetime. and i was hoping she wouldn't hit any milestones while i was gone because that makes you feel kind of crummy. >> seth: yeah. >> but my mom was with her and my mom kept telling her to say mama. say mama. so she videotaped haley saying mama. so, i was playing it and i was so excited. and i got home and i was like, hey! like it's me. and she pointed to my phone and she was like, "mama!" "mama!" i'm like, "no, no!"

oh, my god. the phone is mama. that is horrifying. >> seth: you look like my mama who lives in this phone. [ laughter ] i was -- so you and your boyfriend joel -- you guys live together. and obviously, you are an adult and that is a totally normal thing. but is it true that you were nervous to tell your mom that you were going to move in with your boyfriend? >> that's so weird. i'm 51 year -- 52 years old when i moved in with joel, which all sounds so crazy. and i remember getting kind of a little pit in my stomach to tell my mom. i know it sounds nuts but don't you always feel like a kid around your mom? >> seth: yes. >> i'm like, "mom, he's a great guy." "we're going to move in together." she was like, "oh, and no marriage?" okay. [ laughter ] okay. i guess that's good for you. but, i know. a grown -- i was terrified. keep in mind, we move in in december. and haley came, you know, in february. so everything changed in, like, an instant.

>> seth: yeah, that is definitely -- he might've thought he was moving in with a nice lady, and then, he was like, "whoa, this whole thing is a lot more than i thought." [ laughter ] >> i think he kind of freaked out. [ laughter ] >> seth: well, he can call his mom and tell her all about it. so, i want to ask about the book. so what made you decide -- obviously, you're a "new york times" best-selling author. you've never written a kids book before. what brought along the idea to write this? >> i think for me, i thought i sort of missed my window to have children. i just -- i was busy at work and then some other things happened in life and sometimes you think you missed that. and deep inside, i kind of wished and hoped and sort of prayed for it. and i would scribble in my journal. you know, because i felt like maybe it would happen. and i felt like i loved her before i held her. like i felt like the idea of her, like, melted me, kind of. and so that's where the title came from. >> seth: and have you read it to her yet? >> i did. >> seth: and how was she -- did she like it? >> well, her go-to is "good night moon." >> seth: sure. >> so i had to wrestle that one out of her hand. but, when i got this one in, i

was flipping through it and it her eyes were kind of traveling, like from page to page. so i was digging that. >> seth: i will say that this is -- it's a lot. it has a lot in it that i feel like my son would dig too. >> you think? >> seth: because he likes -- he likes animals. he likes to point at things and see them. >> yes. yeah. she was chomping on the elephant page. >> seth: and also, i would love to get good night moon out of his hands too. >> how are they so hooked on that? >> seth: it's weird. >> what is it? >> seth: it's weirdly hypnotic and strange and i hate it so much. [ laughter ] there are so many things about it that i hate so much. and also, it takes a minute to read it. >> it's over. >> seth: and when it starts, i'm like, "oh, here we go!" "oh, let me guess, mittens and kittens, oh great." but i'm so bummed out and i don't know why i can't just be an adult and be like just read. >> right. >> seth: it's less than 100 words. and i'm so upset reading it so i can't. i'm looking forward to reading this. and then, tell me about, you got kelly clarkson -- you played it for me backstage. stunning.

how did you get kelly clarkson to sing the lyrics to your book that were words. they weren't even lyrics. >> you know what, i asked her if she would do it. and, i kind of felt guilty asking. and, she said, "you know what, let me think about it." "i'll try." "i'll let you know when you're in korea." "i'll send you some voice notes." so i waited every day and i checked my phone and i got nothing from kelly clarkson, and i'm like, "oh, god, she's way too busy." "i should've never asked." i got home from it and i said, "i'm going to unhook her and tell her don't worry about it." she was our first guest on the show when i came back. and i looked at her and i thought she probably feels awkward. and she goes, "i did it." i said, "you did it?" she said, "i sang the words." "i hope you like it." we sat down in the studio and she played it. and seth, i wept. one, because there's no one like kelly. and two, just because she went to all that trouble, and by the way, i have to tell you something. i don't know if there's anyone kelly clarkson loves more short of her family than you. >> seth: that is -- >> and i'm not kidding. >> seth: yeah.

>> no, kelly clarkson is so wild about you. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: can i tell you something? >> what? >> seth: i feel the same about her. and forget about my family. because she's -- [ laughter ] >> she's literally finished the song and said hoda, i gotta go. i'm on set tonight. we were day drinking last time and i don't know what we're going to do. >> seth: yeah. >> she's literally so crazy about you and i love that. >> seth: she's the greatest person on earth and she should do everything and everybody should embrace her at all times. [ laughter ] i would be remissive to ask. did you -- how much korean did you pick up on your trip? >> that's really none of your business. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> no, i can't remember and of it. >> seth: can you even remember hello? >> no, i can't believe you're asking me this. because i -- >> seth: goodbye? what about -- >> give me a -- do you remember any of it? >> seth: do i know any? i didn't get to go. nobody invited me to korea. >> i can't -- you know what's funny? i'm one of those people that -- it's like with anything. i learn it. i know it at the time. >> seth: yeah. >> and then a week later, it's gone. >> seth: by the way, if all you knew was hello and goodbye, it's

not like that's that impressive anyway. although it's more impressive than what i'm getting now. [ laughter ] >> i cannot remember. >> seth: that's all right. you have a lot on your plate. you had to write this book. >> yeah, you're right. all 100 words. >> seth: so anyways, thank you so much for being here. apologies to our korean audience that tuned in to hear hoda say hello and goodbye. >> oh my god. stop. [ laughter ] >> seth: it's always so great to see you. >> seth, i love you. >> seth: i love you too. i love you. congrats on everything. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you honey. thank you. >> seth: hoda kotb, everybody! "i loved you since forever" is available now. the "today" show airs weekday mornings from 7:00 to 11:00 here on nbc. we'll be right back with nick robinson. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ at&t gives you more for your thing. your getting serious thing. that moving out of the friend zone, moving in together and getting two of everything thing.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: our next guest is a talented actor who stars in the upcoming film "love, simon" which is in theaters friday, march 16th. let's take a look. >> son, i know that i'm hard on you. i really do. it's only because i really see myself in you. >> i -- you know, i don't know if i'd say that. >> no i see it. it's obvious.

it's obvious. i know there's a lot going on out there man. >> yep. >> and i'll bet you got a lot of questions. is there something you want to say to me? no? you know my policy. what does it say? >> open door -- >> open door, open ears. there's nothing you want to say? >> nope. >> you're sure? >> yeah. >> okay. it's a great sign though. >> thank you. >> mm-hmm. >> thank you. now don't text and drive. that's how my cat got murdered. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> i'm just kidding, i don't have cats. i got asthma. >> seth: please welcome to the show nick robinson, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> seth: congratulations on the film, nick. it's really wonderful. this is a -- in it, you play a not yet openly gay teenager who is having a sort of secret e-mail flirtation. what's the premise of the movie, why do you think it's so important for right now? >> um, yeah. so like you said.

it is about a closeted gay kid in high school and he meets another closeted gay kid online and they start this correspondents. they start e-mailing and eventually they fall in love. and it's a coming of age story, it's set in high school. and the thing that makes it so important i think is that -- there's never been a film exactly like this. a lot of the time when you have a character of this nature, he's going through something, or he's, he's you know emotionally challenged in the some way. and this is really just sort of a coming of age high school film for you know, everyone. >> seth: that's great about it. i do. i feel like -- it felt, like oh, this is way it's been approached for years. like romance across the decades. romance in high school. and it is really sweet to see it this, from that perspective. did you talk to other people who had gone through this in high school? did you reach out and try to do research about people who lived that closeted life at this really important time? >> uh, well i think a major touchstone for me was our director greg, who -- >> seth: greg berlanti is a fantastic director. >> yes, he's a wonderful

director. a wonderful guy. and he had gone through this whole experience himself. and it's actually funny. last night, we went to this bar called marie's crisis which is like a sort of you know, musical theater, piano bar and we, you know we are singing show tunes and all of this. so i'm playing a gay character and now it feels like it's full circle. and i'm like doing the dance, song and dance -- >> seth: yeah. well now you have your gay card. you can go wherever you want. yeah. >> no, yeah. exactly. i just flash it and they let me right in. >> seth: yeah, exactly. you know there is this online element of the film and how social media can affect relationships in high school now. i didn't have that when i went to high school. social media wasn't a thing yet. [ light laughter ] well i mean -- i'll probably what, seven, eight years older than you. whatever, it's not important. >> yeah, give or take. [ laughter ] >> seth: was that your experience in high school? was social media difficult for you? >> i was coming of age i think

right as all of that was sort of starting. my first interaction with social media was facebook. and like, you know, there was myspace before that but my parents were like not about the myspace thing. >> seth: oh, really? >> well, yeah. i think they thought everyone got kidnapped if you just joined myspace. you're like automatically going to be -- >> seth: i think now if you go on myspace, i think they did. >> yeah, yeah. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> it's quiet back there right now. >> seth: it is really quiet. yeah. they officially all got kidnapped. >> yeah. >> seth: so, but they did let you on facebook. and is this true? you had a facebook impersonator that actually fooled friends and family? >> yeah, i did. it was kind of like the film i guess in the sense that there was someone pretending to be someone else. and we -- there was like some person who was like getting invited to like family barbecues and stuff that wasn't actually me. so it was sort of this weird awkward conversation i had to have. guys, that person you think is me, don't invite them to any more, to any of this. >> seth: do you know if that person ever went to any of the barbecues?

>> um, i hope not. i hope they would have noticed. >> seth: yeah. >> "oh nick, great to see you. it's been so long." >> seth: or their like, "i can't believe nick didn't show up and also there's a weirdo putting potato salad in his backpack. [ light laughter ] so you grew up in seattle. what were the movies that you liked growing up? >> um, yeah. i was always a fan of these, of um -- coming of age films and things of that nature. and so -- i also had like -- i had a bunch of, i think, unconventional movies growing up. like, "zulu" was one that -- >> seth: "zulu." >> was really big for me. >> both: yeah. >> seth: is "zulu," is that a michael caine movie? >> that's michael caine's first movie. i was like six and i loved it. i don't know what -- >> seth: that's a very strange choice for a 6-year-old. >> yeah. >> seth: by the way, your parents were maybe a little overprotective of myspace and doing a [ bleep ] job when you came home from the movie store. [ laughter ] >> maybe. i'll have tell them that. >> seth: anything other than "zulu?" well i don't -- you don't have to tell them. i would assume they're watching.

>> hi, mom. >> seth: yeah, sorry. [ laughter ] and you have -- speaking of parents, you had some pretty great actors playing your parents in this film. you have jennifer garner and josh duhamel. how were they? >> they were awesome. yeah, if you could have them as parents, i would recommend it. [ laughter ] they were amazing. they're just the coolest parents that you could possibly hope for. and i think that their casting was really smart too. it's part of -- it just shows that like, this story of coming out, even when it's set in, like, the perfect environment. you have the perfect parents, you have the perfect life on paper. it's well adjusted. it's still hard. so -- so yeah, they were great. >> seth: and i couldn't help but notice, because he's one of my favorites. tony hale playing the principal there in that scene or the guidance counselor. he strikes me as a guy, i mean again, obviously you have to play a character who wants to get out of that office but it must be very hard not to laugh when tony is doing scenes like that. >> yeah, it is hard not to laugh.

tony is like the funniest dude. and he comes from like his improve and everything so it's just like, you're trying to keep up basically. he is -- yeah, tony is really, really funny and there's are a lot of really funny people, too. our drama teacher, played -- natasha. she is amazing. >> seth: yeah, fantastic. >> yeah, she's so funny. >> seth: well that's great. it's a fantastic film. i'm so glad you guys made it and you're right. it's a wonderful cast. thank you so much for being here man. >> thank you. >> seth: such a pleasure to talk to you. >> absolutely. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: nick robinson, everybody. "love, simon" is in theaters march 16th. we'll be back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ at the lexus command performance sales event, experience our most exhilarating models- including the track-tuned is, gs, rc and lc. but get here before they're gone, because while exhilaration can be simulated... nothing compares to the real thing.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: tonight's musical guest are nominated for vocal group and album of the year at this year's academy of country music awards. performing "be with me" off their number one album "happy endings." please welcome old dominion, everyone. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ you could be the president you would get my vote you could be the captain ♪ ♪ of whatever floats your boat ♪ you could be the singer girl, you'd hit every note like ooh ♪ ♪ like your daddy told you when you were a little girl ♪ ♪ you could be anything why don't you be with me why don't you why don't ♪ ♪ your momma brought you up in a women's world you could be anything ♪

♪ why don't you be with me why don't you why don't you be my drink ♪ ♪ be my song, be my bed be my car, be my photograph ♪ ♪ be my day be my night be my right be my wrong ♪ ♪ be my first and last a tiger versus you, girl ain't even a fight ♪ ♪ next to you the sun can't even call itself a light ♪ ♪ all the girls are jealous cause all the guys are like ooh ♪ ♪ yeah like your daddy told you when you were a little girl ♪ ♪ you could be anything why don't you be with me why don't you why don't ♪ ♪ your momma brought you up in a women's world you could be anything why don't you be with me ♪ ♪ why don't you why don't you be with me be with me ♪ ♪ be with me why don't you why don't you be my drink ♪

♪ be my song be my bed be my car be my photograph ♪ ♪ be my day be my night be my right be my wrong ♪ ♪ be my first and last be my where you at where you at ♪ ♪ ♪ ooh like your daddy told you when you were a little girl ♪ ♪ you could be anything why don't you be with me why don't you why don't ♪ ♪ your momma brought you up in a women's world you could be anything why don't you be with me ♪ ♪ why don't you why don't you be with me ♪ ♪ be with me be with me why don't you why don't you ♪ ♪ be with me be with me be with me why don't you ♪ ♪ why don't you be with me

be with me ♪ ♪ be with me why don't you why don't you ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: old dominion, everyone! for tour dates head over to olddominionband.com. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to hoda kotb, nick robinson, old dominion, everyone! [ cheers and applause ] zach danziger and of course the 8g band. stay tuned for "carson daly." we'll see you tomorrow! [ cheers and applause ]

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> carson: hey gang, welcome to "last call." i'm your host carson daly. thanks for being here. this is the cutting room in new york. tonit, we've got actor ryan hansen in our spotlight. absofama