@@oscarinacan Mrs Doubtfire was my introduction to him too, but I definitely recommend falling down the rabbit hole of his interviews! The man's just incredibly captivating. A great place to start is his 1983 interview with Barbara Walters - while her questions about gay people aren't going to teach you anything these days, there's a gentle but fearless authenticity to his responses that I think still resonates and feels enriching regardless of your sexuality.
Really he is. I look for all his interviews bc he has so much charisma and is such a funny human being and comes across like he could care less for the superficialness the world has been in lately
This is what I love about Seth’s show. He brings on all types of people, not just who is “trendy.” I love seeing all sorts of people, maybe people i haven’t seen in years but love.
Wow, never realized what a truly sentimental, honest, lovely human Harvey Fierstein is until this interview!! The part (about 3 &1/2 mins in) about keeping his childhood friend from kindergarten really got me! Loved him in so many roles before, but this brought it home in a big way, he's a truly sweet, amazing man!!👏🏼💓✌🏼
Years back when Seattle Men's Chorus was rehearsing in the basement of First United Methodist Church I suddenly heard the basses screaming like schoolgirls, " It's Harvey! It's Harvey!" Harvey stepped up next to the director on the podium and said, " I thought I'd come by and say hi. I'm in town for previews and I know you all are fans."
Not just an important stage and movie personality he was one of the visible faces of gay liberation in the 70s. His interviews were so dignified yet funny and personable at that time he was amazing and even Barbara Walters seemed intelligent in his company.
As a young gay man in the early '80s, seeing Torch Song Trilogy on stage in Sydney had a profoundly "normalising" effect for my self acceptance. While clearly quintessentially gay, Jewish, New York, the issues the plays dealt with were brilliantly universal and struck many chords with this young, gay Australian. Fierstein may be an American, and international, icon of stage and screen however, for me, first and foremost, he will always be a gay icon as an early "out and proud" leader in the broader community for us.
I've adored Harvey Fierstein since "Torch song Trilogy". The kitchen all decorated with little pink bunnies and matching slippers was like he gave a warm hug. Great movie with Mathew Broderick. Why can't we just see him on TV?
Remains one of my favourite pieces of theatre to this day. One of those rare pieces of writing that so skilfully combined side splitting humour with devastating drama. Deserves a revival I reckon, would love to see it on stage again! 😊
i’ve been a fan ever sane i found out he co-created and helped write one of my favorite musicals (and film adaptations) for broadway, Newsies, and then followed his acting career right after.
I'm not sure why I love this interview ... but I fully remember Mrs Doubtfire (and bloody loved it), have memories of a loud shirt and brotherly love. What a glottal jubilee. Thanks to Harvey Fierstein. A mega legend. $0.02
What a wonderful interview! I am not familiar with Harvey Fierstein, but now I adore him. So glad he will be involved in "Cicada, Cicada"! It is going to be epic.
He’s done many things, but one of the most well known is Torch Song Trilogy. He wrote the plays that he then adapted into the film. He also acted in the film.
I LOVE Harvey!!! ❤️ I’m spelling it wrong but name “Philamina Morono” is GOLD! I must buy his book! BUT am secretly hoping he did an audiobook because I can listen to his voice FOREVER!
I'm a big Harvey Fierstein fan, but my Mom was a HUGE Harvey Fierstein fan. I got to meet him at the Obie Awards one year and told him about the time I was talking to her in the phone and she heard him over the phone. She never forgave me for not interrupting HIS phone call to ask him to talk to HER. He was very gracious.
Torchsong Trilogy has long been a heavy favorite of mine!!! But this is amazing!!! Love the royal blue nail polish - #DivaAlert!!!! Love him SOOO much!
OMG Harvey Fierstein still looks great. The first time I heard of him was in 1988 when I saw the movie "Torch Song Trilogy" I had just gotten out of the U.S. Marines and was still in the closet.
Don’t get me wrong, Harvey Fierstein is a national treasure (with 3/4 of an unfortunate name association), but I’m curious how you were even able to navigate ur way to the comment section of this video. ^Because, clearly, it’s about time for you to either: 1) schedule the earliest possible appointment you can get with a licensed optometrist, or 2) develop a growing concern over the DMV revoking your DL P.S. » On a semi-related note, I’m quite impressed by the accuracy of ur typing, & by muscle memory alone no less!!
Zealotes the Aussie, it’s embarrassing for the USA who claims to be all about freedom, only grants full rights in certain situations. It should’ve happened decades ago and it should not have been such a big deal.
@@sarcasticallyrearrangedin America you’re only truly free if you were born above poverty, straight, white, and male. It doesn’t matter how good you are at what you do, unless you were born with those privileges, it will be a struggle to achieve the level of success that is deserved.
Extra 👍💜💙💚💛🧡❤💔 for mentioning Robin Williams. So blessed to share the planet at the same time...if too briefly. Positive vibes from New Hampshire, remember to be kind to each other and yourself.
Ok I guess I’m about to review this episode bc I was losing it. This ENTIRE episode was prime LNSM feeling like a show *about* Late Night and that’s my favorite kind of Late Night. I gasped and clapped like an excited kid when Seth brought up “Cicada, Cicada.” I do NOT do that lmao. The audience felt like a fitting part of the production - the repeated baffling behavior and callouts ACROSS segments - instead of like confusing people who are mostly there to applaud for themselves (??). We got self-referential bits and production commentary, which always adds to the show-about-a-show feel. The monologue was on point and Seth’s pig day improv had me rolling, the McRib sketch nailed the kind of goofy edge that defines the show, and the SCOTUS sketch highlighted what makes LNSM special among late-night shows (and I loved the addition to the Scollins is a Scumbag Late Night lore). We got accents, Seth breaking, political digs (to fill the Closer Look gap), NYC talk and delightful 8G banter. We got interviews from film, Broadway and print, with broad variety in topic and tone. I laughed out loud repeatedly (v unusual when I’m alone) and got to end the night on a calm and hopeful note. The quality of this episode was actually ridiculous?? Wtf (Also, *I* liked the universal healthcare joke.)
@@jozz2248 if it helps at all, the run of show is generally monologue, a closer look (MWTh) or sketch (Tues), interviews #1/#2 (big names, entertainment, politics), sometimes sketch #2 like in this episode, interview #3 (literature, art, etc), then a musical guest if there is one (often on Wednesdays)
He had only about ten minutes in Mrs. Doubtfire and yet, I was so captivated by Harvey! I adored his mannerism and his beard was pristine and he was beautiful! (And even to this day)
My Uncle was a retired Teamster who worked in the Vancouver Movie Industry as a Driver. Last movie was Insomia in Long Beach, Port Alberni ( both my hometowns) & lived with Al Pachino & Robin for 3 months in Alaska. I have signed pics both & he loved them & the best Scotch money could buy. Rip Robin & Gary Wilson. He knew of Robin's problems but also had the decency to respect his privacy & three of the most charismatic people I have known. ❤ 🇨🇦.
What he did with a few seconds of screen time in Independence Day is a performance I look forward to every time I decide to watch it. He's a great actor.
I was too young to know what I was watching but Ferris Bueller was in the movie so I was game. After Torch Song Trilogy anytime Harvey Firestien showed up in something he had my attention. I was also artistic and sensitive but... vanilla. Often called "artistic" and "sensitive" perhaps that's why I've always been an ally. Even before I could understand. Love this man.
I rarely use the word "delight," but Harvey Fierstein is a god damn delight.
Exactly the word I came here to say--and made even more delightful by the pure joy on Seth's face throughout this interview.
Absolutely! I’d love to be one of his close buddies
Harvey is a legend. What a great voice and such huge charisma.
I've never seen an interview or anything else of his besides Mrs. Doubtfire. Looks like i got some watching to do
When Harvey said "oh he's still here, everything is going to be okay"...I felt so happy. I love Harvey!
@@oscarinacan Mrs Doubtfire was my introduction to him too, but I definitely recommend falling down the rabbit hole of his interviews! The man's just incredibly captivating. A great place to start is his 1983 interview with Barbara Walters - while her questions about gay people aren't going to teach you anything these days, there's a gentle but fearless authenticity to his responses that I think still resonates and feels enriching regardless of your sexuality.
@@sarahlamotte7920 will do. Thanks for the recommendation
@@oscarinacan It's on TH-cam /watch?v=wffy5QC40io
he is a gift.
Really he is. I look for all his interviews bc he has so much charisma and is such a funny human being and comes across like he could care less for the superficialness the world has been in lately
As are you my love!!
The only problem I had with Mrs. Doubtfire was that there weren't MORE scenes with Harvey and Robin Williams. Comedy gold.
"Who did this?"
"Uncle Frank and Aunt Jack."
Yes!!! Highlights in the movie 🥰
A further problem is this man was not in enough movies (of course if he wanted to be in more flicks)
@@thudor1 "you look like Mahm..."
Any older and you’d be mom
This is what I love about Seth’s show. He brings on all types of people, not just who is “trendy.” I love seeing all sorts of people, maybe people i haven’t seen in years but love.
Definitely a human that makes the world a better place by being in it.
Oh shoot Harvey's always been a gem for sure
Best voice any human ever had. Right there.
It sounds like he’s sick.
@@andybaldman It's actually an echo in his vocal folds. Fascinating linguistically.
My aunt Martha comes close to it...maybe an octave lower. It's what a carton of Luckies each week can do for you.
@@RTSOB1 Yeah I think all the cigarettes and booze have problem destroyed his vocal chords.
It sounds so much better now that he has given up smoking. th-cam.com/video/9gNoXg8t-UM/w-d-xo.html
Wow, never realized what a truly sentimental, honest, lovely human Harvey Fierstein is until this interview!! The part (about 3 &1/2 mins in) about keeping his childhood friend from kindergarten really got me! Loved him in so many roles before, but this brought it home in a big way, he's a truly sweet, amazing man!!👏🏼💓✌🏼
Harvey's mannerisms just make me happy. I could watch him all day.
Could listen to this dude tell stories aaalllllll day. Bet he has a billion.
He’s still such a great storyteller god bless him
He needs to make his book an Audiobook so I can hear his wonderful voice tell the stories 💕👍
Already done and available on Audible...
@@CoachStevenReeder thank u 👍🙏
People say “so and so is a national treasure.” No. Harvey Fierstein is a national treasure. This is what a national treasure looks like.
What
Never heard of him until this interview sorry
Well they always say that about Weird Al Yankovic and it's definitely true. And I think Harvey and Weird Al should work together.
@@bettersecret1499 just because you haven’t heard of him does not change the facts that he’s a national treasure
Harvey should be awarded/featured in the Kennedy Center Honors. :)
Years back when Seattle Men's Chorus was rehearsing in the basement of First United Methodist Church I suddenly heard the basses screaming like schoolgirls, " It's Harvey! It's Harvey!" Harvey stepped up next to the director on the podium and said, " I thought I'd come by and say hi. I'm in town for previews and I know you all are fans."
That's so awesome!
Dennis Coleman, the director of whom you speak, still tells this story.
Oh my goodness! My father is in the music business in Seattle and we were just talking about the Seattle Men's Chorus. So amazing...
OMG I love this man... I dont think ive ever seen an interview with him before. So fantastic!
I was familiar with him, but had never seen him speaking off the cuff. He’s an absolute delight!
Truly an icon for us "artistic" people. Love Harvey so much.
LOL .. *artistic*
Fruit cake
I’m so relieved we finally have confirmed the cast for “Cicada, Cicada.” No question it should be written by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman.
True fans read it properly in their minds, and that blows my mind lol
Shaiman for SURE!!
Yes!!!!
Get Lin to do it, If he can make the founding fathers rap, he can do something with bugs LOL
@@Darkhuntersrule DARREN CRISS
I mean, I'm fairly sure he's already had bug-musical experience, hasn't he?
Holy crap, I forgot what a joy it is to see this man. Makes me miss Robin though.
Not just an important stage and movie personality he was one of the visible faces of gay liberation in the 70s. His interviews were so dignified yet funny and personable at that time he was amazing and even Barbara Walters seemed intelligent in his company.
As a young gay man in the early '80s, seeing Torch Song Trilogy on stage in Sydney had a profoundly "normalising" effect for my self acceptance. While clearly quintessentially gay, Jewish, New York, the issues the plays dealt with were brilliantly universal and struck many chords with this young, gay Australian. Fierstein may be an American, and international, icon of stage and screen however, for me, first and foremost, he will always be a gay icon as an early "out and proud" leader in the broader community for us.
I love Mr. Fierstein. He seems like such a wonderful gentleman and always reminds me of my childhood watching Mrs. Doubtfire and Mulan.
I adore Harvey and I wish I saw him in more things. Makes me smiles every time. That's all I have to say about that!
I've adored Harvey Fierstein since "Torch song Trilogy". The kitchen all decorated with little pink bunnies and matching slippers was like he gave a warm hug. Great movie with Mathew Broderick. Why can't we just see him on TV?
Remains one of my favourite pieces of theatre to this day. One of those rare pieces of writing that so skilfully combined side splitting humour with devastating drama. Deserves a revival I reckon, would love to see it on stage again! 😊
i’ve been a fan ever sane i found out he co-created and helped write one of my favorite musicals (and film adaptations) for broadway, Newsies, and then followed his acting career right after.
That voice alone should have its star on the walk of fame. What an amazing man
Such a great voice.
Harvey has one of the most iconic voices of all time.
I'm not sure why I love this interview ... but I fully remember Mrs Doubtfire (and bloody loved it), have memories of a loud shirt and brotherly love. What a glottal jubilee. Thanks to Harvey Fierstein. A mega legend. $0.02
What a wonderful interview! I am not familiar with Harvey Fierstein, but now I adore him.
So glad he will be involved in "Cicada, Cicada"! It is going to be epic.
He’s done many things, but one of the most well known is Torch Song Trilogy. He wrote the plays that he then adapted into the film. He also acted in the film.
He wrote the script for the Tony winning musical Kinky Boots
I LOVE Harvey!!! ❤️ I’m spelling it wrong but name “Philamina Morono” is GOLD! I must buy his book! BUT am secretly hoping he did an audiobook because I can listen to his voice FOREVER!
Yup! On audible and he narrates
@@lar8200 yay! Thank you!
I know this is way later! But HARVEY’S audiobook is THE BEST! I’ve bought it for 5 people so far!
I love the “match maker match maker” but it was hilarious and random. Harvey and Robin bounced off each other
Love love love this, and the clear and deep affection between these two gentlemen.
Have loved him since I was a lil kid and 1st saw Mrs. Doubtfire. Such a memorable hilarious role 😂💕👍
I so enjoyed this interview 🥰 truly hope he gets into better health so we can have him around longer.
No matter how old he gets he's still adorable
I'm a big Harvey Fierstein fan, but my Mom was a HUGE Harvey Fierstein fan. I got to meet him at the Obie Awards one year and told him about the time I was talking to her in the phone and she heard him over the phone. She never forgave me for not interrupting HIS phone call to ask him to talk to HER. He was very gracious.
Yes!! He HAD to ask him about about Cicada Cicada! And he’s a hard yes!
We love you so much Harvey!!! Every time I think of you, I hear "matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match!"
to be that old and still have that energy about anything is an achievement. This man still has energy about everything. Goals
Seth gives the best warm hugs 🥰
This man is awesome. What a lovely human to experience.
I miss Robin Williams 😭 The world definitely has a lot less light without him ❤️
Every time I see Harvey do anything, I am filled with joy. He's an icon.
Lovely man! Bless you Harvey and thank you Seth. We miss you Robin.
I had watched Mrs. Doubtfire and Independence Day recently and wondered what happened to Harvey. So glad to see he's still around! 😃
What an absolute legend. Don't mess with us, make the musical happen
0:18 Did you see how cool Seth went on his toes to hug Harvey? Very cute 😇😇
He should have lifted one shoe back.
I would love to have dinner with this man, the stories and evening would be immaculate
They should dedicate a whole episode of Late Night to actually staging Cicada Cicada
my favourite line delivery of all time is "any closer... you'd be mom". harvey's performance is perfection in mrs doubtfire
My favorite bit between them
Robin: can you make me a woman
Harvey: honey I’m so happy!
I like him. He also voices of Yao in Mulan. (1998)
I cannot believe I haven't pieced this together! Of course he voiced Yao!
I just asked my husband if he knew if Harvey was still with us. What timing. So happy to see him.
DAVID, I GOTTA CALL MY MOTHA
“Oh crap…” 😆 ❤️ Harvey
Forget the lawyer
DAVID!! Why did I send my
mother to Atlanta?
"Cicada Cicada" will break box office records as soon as it gets greenlit on Broadway!
I don't know why, but I've always loved his voice.
Can't help but think of Yao from Mulan 🤣
@@IeshaWaysJones He voiced Yao!
Torchsong Trilogy has long been a heavy favorite of mine!!! But this is amazing!!! Love the royal blue nail polish - #DivaAlert!!!! Love him SOOO much!
I didn’t see his nail polish until I read your comment! 💅
I adore Harvey! What a gem!
I don't remember him I think, I've seen Mrs Doubftfire several times.
Robin Williams' act of kindness got us Harvey doing awesome acting in a 🍿 movie!
I love those two together! Harvey Fierstein is a treasure and I want More!!
Harvey is always such a joy to watch!
OMG Harvey Fierstein still looks great. The first time I heard of him was in 1988 when I saw the movie "Torch Song Trilogy" I had just gotten out of the U.S. Marines and was still in the closet.
Don’t get me wrong, Harvey Fierstein is a national treasure (with 3/4 of an unfortunate name association), but I’m curious how you were even able to navigate ur way to the comment section of this video.
^Because, clearly, it’s about time for you to either:
1) schedule the earliest possible appointment you can get with a licensed optometrist, or
2) develop a growing concern over the DMV revoking your DL
P.S. » On a semi-related note, I’m quite impressed by the accuracy of ur typing, & by muscle memory alone no less!!
@@ArtOfficialKreationsWHAT are you talking about 🤣?
@@ArtOfficialKreations 😂 wiseguy
Zealotes the Aussie, it’s embarrassing for the USA who claims to be all about freedom, only grants full rights in certain situations. It should’ve happened decades ago and it should not have been such a big deal.
@@sarcasticallyrearrangedin America you’re only truly free if you were born above poverty, straight, white, and male. It doesn’t matter how good you are at what you do, unless you were born with those privileges, it will be a struggle to achieve the level of success that is deserved.
Extra 👍💜💙💚💛🧡❤💔 for mentioning Robin Williams. So blessed to share the planet at the same time...if too briefly. Positive vibes from New Hampshire, remember to be kind to each other and yourself.
OMG Harvey is amazing!
Ok I guess I’m about to review this episode bc I was losing it. This ENTIRE episode was prime LNSM feeling like a show *about* Late Night and that’s my favorite kind of Late Night. I gasped and clapped like an excited kid when Seth brought up “Cicada, Cicada.” I do NOT do that lmao. The audience felt like a fitting part of the production - the repeated baffling behavior and callouts ACROSS segments - instead of like confusing people who are mostly there to applaud for themselves (??).
We got self-referential bits and production commentary, which always adds to the show-about-a-show feel. The monologue was on point and Seth’s pig day improv had me rolling, the McRib sketch nailed the kind of goofy edge that defines the show, and the SCOTUS sketch highlighted what makes LNSM special among late-night shows (and I loved the addition to the Scollins is a Scumbag Late Night lore).
We got accents, Seth breaking, political digs (to fill the Closer Look gap), NYC talk and delightful 8G banter. We got interviews from film, Broadway and print, with broad variety in topic and tone. I laughed out loud repeatedly (v unusual when I’m alone) and got to end the night on a calm and hopeful note. The quality of this episode was actually ridiculous?? Wtf
(Also, *I* liked the universal healthcare joke.)
well said
love this review. I've fallen off the late night train a bit the last couple weeks but you've convinced me to watch every segment
I do wish they would number the segments somehow to watch an order
This is the best! I hope somehow seths sees this adorable review!
@@jozz2248 if it helps at all, the run of show is generally monologue, a closer look (MWTh) or sketch (Tues), interviews #1/#2 (big names, entertainment, politics), sometimes sketch #2 like in this episode, interview #3 (literature, art, etc), then a musical guest if there is one (often on Wednesdays)
You know that VOICE anywhere!!! ✌️
I want this musical so badly 😢
He had only about ten minutes in Mrs. Doubtfire and yet, I was so captivated by Harvey! I adored his mannerism and his beard was pristine and he was beautiful! (And even to this day)
He's got best interviews in all late night
I love this man! Captivating..plus his voice...
My Uncle was a retired Teamster who worked in the Vancouver Movie Industry as a Driver. Last movie was Insomia in Long Beach, Port Alberni ( both my hometowns) & lived with Al Pachino & Robin for 3 months in Alaska. I have signed pics both & he loved them & the best Scotch money could buy. Rip Robin & Gary Wilson. He knew of Robin's problems but also had the decency to respect his privacy & three of the most charismatic people I have known. ❤ 🇨🇦.
One of my favorite Broadway performances ever was when Harvey did Fiddler on the Roof with Rosie O'Donnell.
Omg WHAT? I have to find this!!!
That must have been incredible! Lucky you. 🤗🖖
Was Rosie playing the roof?
I saw it opening preview. They were both wonderful.
I Always ADORE Harvey Fierstein🥰
Hearing his name will bring a smile to my face and 💜
Loved him ever since first saw him in Torch Song movie. What a legend!
I love him so much. I first saw him in Torchsong when I was a kid. I've adored him ever since ❤
Watching this guy brings so much nostalgia as a young kid of the 90s and all it took was a few scenes in mrs. doughtfire
I have loved Harvey all my life.
what a treasure, Seth gets the best guests!
Some people just have a light - Harvey is one of those people! 🎉❤
Two wonderful souls.
Anytime I meet someone named David, I always do an impression of Harvey’s character in Independence Day and scream “Daviiiiiiiiiddddd”
That’s awesome.
The book is a good read. I enjoy watching him so much, I forget how many wonderful plays he’s written.
Possibly the most instantly-recognizable voice in human history.
Haven't seen him in long time. One of my favorites! Love the nail polish.
Best voice ever. Well at least one of the good ones. 👍
What he did with a few seconds of screen time in Independence Day
is a performance I look forward to every time I decide to watch it.
He's a great actor.
I just finished listening to the audiobook of this memoir--highly recommend!
Ive always loved his personality....Harvey is a legend frfr
HIs memoir is wonderful, and he narrates it himself, so couldn't get any better!!
I LOVE Harvey Fierstein!!
Good to see Harvey he bought love and goodness to the world on any films I'm sure he does it in his small town in Connecticut
physically unrecognizable but that voice unmistakable🥰
Currently listening to his memoir, and it’s fantastic!
Harvey is one of my heroes.
One of the first movies I saw Mr. Fierstein in was "Torchsong Trilogy"... what a beautiful, touching movie.
I love him SO much. I hope he stays with us comfortably for a while yet.
LEGENDARY.
The man definitely knows how to tell a story, absolutely captivating
Man.. you’re life can’t be easy with that name after the Metoo movement
I saw Harvey in Hairspray twice before it closed. He has a way of just melting a room!
I was too young to know what I was watching but Ferris Bueller was in the movie so I was game.
After Torch Song Trilogy anytime Harvey Firestien showed up in something he had my attention.
I was also artistic and sensitive but... vanilla. Often called "artistic" and "sensitive" perhaps that's why I've always been an ally. Even before I could understand.
Love this man.
Please ask Harvey Fierstein to come back again. We need him!