Ben Stiller during an interview with host Seth Meyers

LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, NEW YORK CITY - JANUARY 15, 2025

Season 12, Episode 1610 

Ben Stiller during an interview with host Seth Meyers on January 15, 2025. 

Photo: GettyImages 

Ben Stiller during an interview with host Seth Meyers on January 15, 2025. Photo: GettyImages

Ben Stiller interview

Mayim Bialik talks to Ben Stiller about various life topics (September 26, 2023).

Ben talks, among others, about his parents’ influence, his mental health journey as a child, how the pandemic brought him and his wife Christine Taylor back together again, his workaholic tendencies, and what’s next for his career.

Ben shares his favorite Yiddish words, what it’s been like to make a documentary about his parents, how his marriage echoes his parents’ relationship, and his mother’s struggles with alcoholism.

He recounts his feelings of separation anxiety as a child, the interesting forms of therapies his family tried, and his experience with transcendental meditation.

Watch the interview: 

 

 

 

Ben Stiller: "Pushing Creative Boundaries"

On November 16, 2022, in San Fancisco, CA, Tyrona Heath had an inspiring interview with Ben Stiller about "Pushing Creative Boundaries." 

Ben Stiller shared his perspective on creativity, storytelling and handling adversity in today's constantly evolving world. 

 

The B2B Institute, the event organizers, wrote: 

"LinkedIn experts and industry thought leaders gathered in San Francisco to share insights and perspectives into the future of B2B marketing. Watch our recorded sessions to learn actionable marketing strategies to help your business grow." 

On LinkedIn: 

"We're excited to welcome actor, producer, director and Hollywood legend, Ben Stiller, to the stage. Celebrated as an actor known for his comedic genius, but also his range, Stiller has spanned genres and disciplines within his industry."

The website of the entire event: 

https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/webinars/22/10/b2believe-2022-on-demand/3qc

Ben Stiller and Tyrona Heath

 

Ben Stiller talks about Severance, the similarities between it and Escape at Dannemora and The Ben Stiller Show

In the show "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Ben Stiller talks about Severance, the similarities between it and Escape at Dannemora and The Ben Stiller Show winning an Emmy after it was canceled.

Ben Stiller and Adam Scott talk to Jake Hamilton about their series SEVERANCE

Ben Stiller and Adam Scott talk to Jake Hamilton about their upcoming Apple TV+ series SEVERANCE.

Directed by Ben Stiller series SEVERANCE debuts on February 18, 2022.

Interview: Ben Stiller and Adam Scott talk to ET Canada about their upcoming Apple TV+ series SEVERANCE

 

Ben Stiller and Adam Scott talk to ET Canada about their upcoming Apple TV+ series SEVERANCE.

The series SEVERANCE sees Adam Scott playing two distinct halves of the same character who has split his personality in two in order to separate his work life from his home life. The actor tells about the challenges he faced playing Mark and which one of his ideas Ben Stiller vetoed.

Directed by Ben Stiller, the Apple TV+ series SEVERANCE debuts on February 18, 2022.

 

 

Interview: Scott Evans spoke to Ben Stiller and Adam Scott about their upcoming Apple TV+ series Severance

Access Hollywood’s Scott Evans spoke to Ben Stiller and Adam Scott about their upcoming Apple TV+ series “Severance” and how they ended up working together for the project. 

Ben also reacted to being the same age now that Robert De Niro was when they filmed the iconic 2000 movie “Meet The Parents.”  “Wait a minute, I’m as old as DeNiro, he was old when we did that movie, wait a minute!” Ben laughed. Adding, “Honestly, that was the first takeaway…” 

“Severance” debuts on Apple TV+ on February 18, 2022.

Interview with Ben Stiller: MYSTERY MEN 1999

 

Interview with Ben Stiller & Paul Reubens: MYSTERY MEN 1999

 

 

 

 

Interview with Ben Stiller: ZERO EFFECT 1998 and REALITY BITES 1994

 

Interview with Ben Stiller: ZERO EFFECT 1998 and REALITY BITES 1994

 

 

 

 

Interview with Ben Stiller: THE CABLE GUY 1996

 

Interview with Ben Stiller: THE CABLE GUY 1996 

 

 

 

 

 

Interwiev: Ben Stiller talks about losing roles to Matthew Broderick when he was starting out, and getting cast in an episode of "Miami Vice"

Interview with Ben Stiller: 

Ben Stiller talks about losing roles to Matthew Broderick when he was starting out, and getting cast in an episode of "Miami Vice."

 

 

 

60 Minutes Australia: Interview with Ben Stiller (2005)

 

60 Minutes Australia: 

Interview with Ben Stiller - archival recording from 2005.  

 

 

 

Michael Cohen on Mea Culpa interviewed Ben Stiller

 

On January 8, 2021, Michael Cohen on Mea Culpa interviewed Ben Stiller.

The rehabilitation of Michael Cohen has reached a surreal new stage: Quizzing the actor Ben Stiller about his approach to impersonating him on “Saturday Night Live.” 

 

The conversation with Ben Stiller starts at the 17th minute of the recording. 

 

 

 

 

Article about this podcast: "Cohen seeks to dismantle Trump legacy, one podcast at a time".

Ben Stiller in the special edition RVAT Live

On 24 October, in the special edition RVAT Live Ben Stiller, Mark Hamill and Miles Taylor join Sarah Longwell to discuss the battle for a New Hope for America. 

Ben shows up at 21:55 minutes.

Ben Stiller interview for The New Abnormal

Ben Stiller had no idea he was casting a future president when he grabbed Donald Trump and Melania for a quick cameo in Zoolander. 

But Trump apparently never forgot about it, Stiller tells Molly Jong-Fast, Rick Wilson, and Matt Wilstein in the latest episode of The New Abnormal. 

Ben recalls how Trump even derailed an interview during the last campaign to talk about Zoolander 2. Trump “started going into detail about, you know… in the culture, people don't care about male models anymore,” Stiller recalls. 

Not that Stiller is particularly gratified by the attention. “Everybody has their own theories about whether or not [Trump] still wants to be president, but I think it's gone so far now. People's lives are being affected. And really, to me, it's not funny anymore. It's kinda just like, it's a little bit insane,” Stiller says. The actor/writer/director/comedian also discusses his work as an advocate for refugees, what it’s like to play Michael Cohen on SNL, what he wants to see from Joe Biden if he wins, and what are the boundaries of comedy in 2020. (“Tropic Thunder probably would not have been made... It would be tone deaf right now to make it,” he says.) 

Plus! Rick, Molly, and George Conway talk about whether Tucker Carlson will run for president (yes, with Eric Trump as a running mate); whether a war criminal is about to become a new Trumpworld star (unfortunately, that’s a yes, too); and whether our commander-in-chief actually gives a shit about the troops he’s supposed to be leading (hard no). As George says, Trump “expressed more concern about how he was perceived walking down that ramp at West point than he did about the fact that the soldiers that he spoke to that day could go to Afghanistan and get killed, because some Russians are paying money to the Taliban.”

In a recent interview with "The New Abnormal" podcast, Stiller discussed today's politically correct culture and its impact on comedy and movie-making. The actor-director noted how there are several movies — particularly satire — that were made just a few years ago that could not be made in today's climate, including his controversial hit, "Tropic Thunder."

Asked about the impact of today's "preposterous politics" on comedy and movie-making, Stiller, said, "Honestly, I don't know if it's the politics as much as just the atmosphere of the political correctness now and everybody being afraid to say something that's offensive."

"Comedically, it's definitely challenging," he said, adding, "I think it's much tougher now, and when I think about movies that I've worked on in the past, and I look at them now, definitely there are jokes and scenes and that I go, 'Oh, I don't know if we could have gotten away with that today, at all.'"

Specifically, he noted that "Tropic Thunder" — which included Robert Downey Jr. playing an actor who was playing the part of a black man and Stiller who portrayed an actor who played a mentally challenged character — likely wouldn't have been made in 2020.

He said that he could understand those feelings "contextually" today, however, he noted: "But at the time — that's the thing to me that's so complicated about how we approach what's appropriate and what's not in terms of the timeframe that it was made. It doesn't necessarily mean that anything was more appropriate at another time but you have to look at the context and realize that that's what was happening."

The Trump cameo

The discussion then turned to President Trump and his many cameos in TV shows and movies — and about whether to cut his his appearances from those productions, which some anti-Trump people have suggested.

Stiller directed the 2001 comedy movie "Zoolander," in which Stiller played the title character Derek Zoolander, an empty-headed, full-of-himself male model.

Among several celebrity cameos were Donald Trump and his then-girlfriend Melania Knauss. In the movie, Trump says of the main character, "Look, without Derek Zoolander, male modeling wouldn't be what it is today."

Ben Stiller said Trump and the future first lady were included because of where the filming occurred.

"We were shooting at the now defunct VH1 Fashion Awards," Stiller said, "and as people were coming up the red carpet, we pulled them aside and asked them to talk about Derek Zoolander, and so Trump and Melania did that."

He, of course, had no idea at the time that he was filming the future controversial president.

Now, in the current environment where no one wants to be offended by anything they see or hear, especially when it comes to Donald Trump, people are suggesting that Stiller cut the Trump cameo from the movie.

"I've had people who reached out to me and said, like, 'You should edit Donald Trump out of "Zoolander,"' and all that," Stiller told the podcast.

Stiller, no Trump fan himself, noted that the controversy over Trump is similar to the fights going on over movies and TV shows that could not be made today.

Noting the Trump cameo in "Zoolander," Stiller said, "But at the end of the day, it's kind of like, again, that was a time when that exists and that happened."

Interview: Ben Stiller and Enes Kanter

We recall the interesting interview of Ben Stiller and Enes Kanter from 2018. Both men are fans of each other. Enes is a basketball player. Ben has been a basketball fan since he was a child. He's a NY Knicks supporter. Enes' favorite movie is Zoolander and Meet the parents.

January 15, 2020: Ben Stiller joins The Enes Kanter show

Ben Stiller joins The Enes Kanter show to discuss his most infamous movie cameos, the nightmare of being a Knicks fan and how he became friend with Enes.

#BenStiller joins The Enes Kanter Show to discuss his most infamous movie cameos, the nightmare of being a Knicks fan and how he became friend with Enes (01/15/2020) 🎧 https://t.co/40MsYhJIbB

— Dorotejka / The Great Ben Stiller Fan Club (@BenStillerFan1) February 17, 2020

Did Ben Stiller just break some movie news on #TheEnesKanterShow ?@RedHourBen joins the podcast and reveals this infamous character is coming back for a cameo 👀

LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE: https://t.co/espafGaXoh pic.twitter.com/FkhUt2BP8q

— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) January 18, 2020

What do we have to do the get @RedHourBen to be a @celtics fan ?
🤔😂#TheEnesKanterShow 🎙

LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE: https://t.co/espafGaXoh pic.twitter.com/NGW8Ivc3Vf

— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) January 15, 2020

Ben Stiller in the ring

That was back in late 1999, when Ben Stiller was promoting his movie at that time Mystery Men.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Ben Stiller - emotional interview

Jimmy Fallon and Ben Stiller have a conversation with each other while adapting to random emotional situations.

Ben Stiller Shares Music from His Teen Rock Band

Ben Stiller chats with Jimmy about the post-punk-neo-goth album he made as a kid, and Jimmy surprises him with a snippet from their never-released single.