>> THE PRESIDENT'S IN-PERSON HOLIDAY GATHERINGS HAVE DRAWN
CRITICISM AS COVID 19 CASES CLIMB.
>> HE HAD ANOTHER ONE OF HIS PACKED MASKLESS HOLIDAY PARTIES
AT THE WHITE HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
THIS IS FOR HANUKKAH.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
>> ANNOUNCER: IT'S "A LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT: A SONG OF ICE AND PFIZER.
PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES JAMES CORDEN.
AND MUSIC FROM FLEET FOXES.
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND STAY HOMIN'.
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER OFFICE
BUILDING IN NEW YORK CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
>> Stephen: MMM!
LOOK AT YOU THERE WATCHING THE TV AND ME DOING A SHOW!
THIS IS WORKING OUT!
WELCOME TO A "LATE SHOW."
I'M YOUR HOST STEPHEN TEACH.
TO ALL MY JEWISH VIEWERS OUT THERE, HAPPY FIRST NIGHT OF
CHANUKAH!
AND TO MY NON-JEWISH VIEWERS, CH-APPY THCHURSDAY.
HANUKKAH IS A BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY WHERE FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD
LIGHT THE MENORAH, TELL THE STORY OF THE MACCABEES, AND
INSTILL CHILDREN WITH A LIFELONG GAMBLING ADDICTION.
"COME ON, GIMEL!
SHIN?
I CAN'T PUT THREE PIECES OF GELT IN.
RABBI HERSCHEL'S GOING TO BUST MY KNEECAPS!"
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT 5781 HAS BEEN ONE LOOONG LUNAR YEAR.
IS IT DECEMBER 10?
FEELS LIKE THE 289TH OF ADAR.
BUT I'M GLAD HANUKKAH'S HERE.
WE NEED TO SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT INTO THIS WORLD.
BECAUSE YESTERDAY, THE UNITED STATES SURPASSED 3,000 COVID
DEATHS IN A DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
LUCKILY, THE VACCINE IS ALREADY BEING ADMINISTERED, AND SHOULD
BE APPROVED ANY MINUTE IN AMERICA.
I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT I IN TONIGHT'S EDITION OF "CATCH A
THIRD WAVE: ENDLESS BUMMER."
>> HEY!
I'M AN ANTI-VAXXER!
THEY'RE TRYING TO MICROCHIP US, PEOPLE!
AHHHH!
(AIR HORN) >> Stephen: ENDLESS BUMMER.
TODAY, THE F.D.A. ADVISORY PANEL CONSIDERED WHETHER TO GRANT THE
PFIZER VACCINE "EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION."
THE FIRST DOSES WILL BE ROLLING OUT TO HEALTH WORKERS AND
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS WITHIN DAYS.
THAT'S WHY I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE ARE NOW CALLING THIS SHOW "A
LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY."
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND STAY PUDDING!
DISTRIBUTION IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE, IN PART, BECAUSE
PFIZER'S VACCINE MUST BE STORED AT MINUS 94 DEGREES.
AND I'M BEING TOLD WE HAVE A PHOTO OF THE FIRST PERSON TO GET
THIS VACCINE.
LOOKING GOOD.
NOW, BECAUSE THE VACCINE HAS TO BE SHIPPED THAT COLD, DRY ICE
SALES ARE BOOMING.
BUT THAT MUCH DRY ICE IS GOING TO REQUIRE SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS,
WHICH IS WHY THE C.D.C.
RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHOT SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED ONLY BY '80S
HAIR BANDS.
OF COURSE, WITH ALL THE VACCINE CONSPIRACIES OUT THERE, MANY
AMERICANS ARE SAYING: ♪ WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ♪
♪ NO, WE AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT! ♪ >> STEPHEN: ONE UNFORESEEN
PROBLEM?
THE CHEESE INDUSTRY IS THREATENED BY THE COVID DRY ICE
DEMAND, BECAUSE DRY ICE IS ESSENTIAL IN MAKING DAIRY
CULTURES, USED TO MAKE CHEESE, AND A SHORTAGE WOULD BE
DEVASTATING.
NO!
SNOW, SCIENCE!
YOU CAN'T MAKE AMERICANS CHOOSE BETWEEN THE THING WE NEED TO
LIVE AND A VACCINE.
TELL YOU WHAT, HERE'S A COMPROMISE: JUST INJECT US WITH
THE CHEESE.
TIME FOR MY BOOSTER SHOT.
OH!
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
THIS WAS MY IDEA, YOU WILL REMEMBER.
IN REWRITE I SAID GIVE IT IN MY MOUTH.
SHUT UP NEXT TIME, ME.
MEANWHILE, THE ADMINISTRATION, TO TAKE THEIR MINDS OFF OF THE
GLOBAL CRISIS THEY'VE TRIED TO IGNORE, LAST NIGHT THREW TWO
WHITE HOUSE HANUKKAH PARTIES.
REPORTEDLY, THE PRESIDENT SKIPPED THE FIRST PARTY BUT
STOPPED BY THE SECOND.
I'M GUESSING BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES, SOMEONE MUST HAVE TOLD
HIM WHAT LATKES ARE.
(AS AIDE) "SIR, THEY'RE POTATOES, BUT
THEY'RE DEEP-FRIED AND--" THE PRESIDENT GREETED HIS GUESTS
AND SPOKE ABOUT THE TRUE MEANING OF THIS RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY:
>> WE GOT 75-- ALMOST 75 MILLION VOTES.
THINK OF THIS.
THE FIRST TIME, WE GOT 63 MILLION.
SECOND TIME, WE GOT 75 MILLION.
>> STEPHEN: NOW, THAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A PATHETIC OLD MAN CLINGING
TO PAST GLORIES, BUT HIS CLAIMS OF ELECTION FRAUD ACTUALLY HAVE
A LOT IN COMMON WITH HANUKKAH.
THEY BOTH INVOLVE A MYSTERIOUS, ENDLESS SUPPLY OF OIL.
OF COURSE, THE PRESIDENT'S TIME IN OFFICE IS DWINDLING.
YESTERDAY, WE REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE:
ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAVE NOW CERTIFIED
THEIR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS.
AND THE "LATE SHOW" IS READY TO PROJECT THAT JOE BIDEN HAS WON
THE 2020 ELECTION.
FIVE WEEKS AGO.
THAT IS THE TENTH TIME WE'VE PROJECTED THAT, SO NOT ONLY WILL
JOE BIDEN BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HE ALSO
WON A FREE SUB.
BUT, SURPRISE, SURPRISE, THE CURRENT PRESIDENT STILL REFUSES
TO ADMIT HE LOST.
I'LL SHARE HIS LAST GASPS IN TONIGHT'S THRILLING:
I GET KNOCKED DOWN.
I GET KNOCKED DOWN AGAIN.
I KEEP GETTING KNOCKED DOWN.
I GET KNOCKED DOWN.
GET KNOCKED DOWN AGAIN.
MY PANTS ARE GETTING BROWN!
I GET KNOCKED DOWN.
GET KNOCKED DOWN AGAIN.
I KEEP GETTING KNOCKED DOWN.
I GET KNOCKED DOWN.
AND KNOCKED TOWN AND KNOCKED DOWN!
>> THE ROAD FROM THE WHITE HOUSE!
>> Stephen: THAT WAS LONGER THAN I EXPECTED IT TO BE.
THIS IS SALTIER THAN I EXPECTED, THAT WAS LONGER THAN I EXPECTED.
THE PRESIDENT HAS NOW PLACED ALL OF HIS HOPES TO OVERTURN
DEMOCRACY ON THE SUPREME COURT.
SPECIFICALLY, HE'S JOINING A LAWSUIT FILED BY TEXAS ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND MAN HOLDING IN A BURP AND A FART AT THE SAME
TIME, KEN PAXTON.
IN HIS LAWSUIT, PAXTON CLAIMS THAT TEXAS' RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED
WHEN MICHIGAN, GEORGIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
CHANGED THEIR ELECTION LAWS TO ALLOW MORE MAIL-IN VOTING.
BUT TEXAS DOESN'T GET TO DECIDE THE ELECTION RULES IN OTHER
STATES.
HE'S NOT JUST CHANGING THE RULES OF THE GAME, HE'S CHANGING THE
GAME.
IT REMINDS ME OF THAT THRILLING MOMENT IN "THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT:"
>> YAHTZEE!
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: STILL PRETTY GOOD.
AND IT'S NOT JUST TEXAS.
YESTERDAY, PAXTON WAS JOINED BY REPUBLICAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN
17 STATES.
HMM.
I FORGET...
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT WHEN A BUNCH OF STATES BAND TOGETHER TO SAY
THE OTHER STATES ELECTED THE WRONG PRESIDENT?
SOME SORT OF GROUPING OR "CONFEDERATION" OF STATES.
I SEE WHY THEY KEPT ALL THOSE FLAGS.
BUT THE SWING STATES GETTING SUED ARE NOT WORRIED.
EVEN TEXAS SENATOR AND GALLON OF FROZEN MILK, JOHN CORNYN, TOLD
CNN'S MANU RAJU, "I READ JUST THE SUMMARY OF IT, AND I FRANKLY
STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL THEORY OF IT."
LET ME EXPLAIN: THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL IS JUST
CARRYING WATER FOR THE PRESIDENT, CITING THE LANDMARK
CASE OF BROWN V. NOSE.
CORNYN ADDED, "WHY WOULD A STATE, EVEN SUCH A GREAT STATE
AS TEXAS, HAVE A SAY SO ON HOW OTHER STATES ADMINISTER THEIR
ELECTIONS?" YEAH!
YOU "DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS," BUT TEXAS CAN MESS WITH OTHER
STATES?
I SAY IT'S TIME FOR WISCONSIN TO CHANGE ITS MOTTO TO "WELCOME TO
WISCONSIN-- WHAT ALAMO?" BIG FACEBOOK NEWS!
NO, YOUR OLD FRIENDS FROM CAMP HAVEN'T STOPPED BEING MAD THAT
YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP TO THE ZOOM REUNION.
YESTERDAY, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND 48 ATTORNEYS GENERAL FILED
ANTITRUST LAWSUITS AGAINST FACEBOOK, CALLING IT AN ILLEGAL
MONOPOLY.
YES, IT'S JUST LIKE MONOPOLY.
EXCEPT EVERY TIME YOU PASS GO, INSTEAD OF GETTING $200,
ZUCKERBERG SELLS YOUR DATA TO A MOLDOVAN SPAM FARM.
THE SUITS SPECIFICALLY POINT TO FACEBOOK'S PURCHASE OF INSTAGRAM
AND WHATSAPP, WHICH GAVE CONSUMERS FEWER SOCIAL
NETWORKING OPTIONS.
SO THE F.T.C. IS SAYING THAT FACEBOOK MUST BE BROKEN UP.
TO BE CLEAR, FACEBOOK HAS NOT BEEN BROKEN UP YET, BUT IT HAS
CHANGED ITS STATUS TO "IT'S COMPLICATED."
OF COURSE, IF FACEBOOK DOES BREAK UP, IT FACES THE DAUNTING
TASK OF GOING THROUGH AND MANUALLY UN-TAGGING ALL THE
PHOTOS OF IT TOGETHER.
NOW, MY WRITERS ASSURE ME THOSE JKES THAT I JUST TOLD MAKE
SENSE.
I WOULDN'T KNOW, I'VE NEVER BEEN ON THE Facebook MYSELF.
I DO ALL MY SOCIAL NETWORKING ON STEVE-SPACE.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO HANG OUT, SHARE PHOTOS, AND CATCH UP WITH
OTHER STEVES.
SEND ME A DIRECT-STEVE, AND I'LL ALLOW YOU TO ACCESS MY
STEVE-STREAM.
SO FACEBOOK COULD BE IN REAL TROUBLE.
WHICH SEEMS CRAZY, BECAUSE THEY LOOK SO HAPPY IN ALL THE PICS
THEY POST.
THEIR LIFE IS DEFINITELY WAY BETTER THAN MINE.
HEY, SPEAKING OF THINGS BILLIONAIRES OWN BREAKING UP,
YESTERDAY WE GOT SOME EXCITING FOOTAGE FROM SPACEX, THE COMPANY
FOUNDED BY TECH ENTREPRENEUR AND MAN WHO COMES PRE-MADAME
TUSSAUD-ED, ELON MUSK.
SPACEX HAS BEEN WORKING ON A ROCKET TO MARS, AND WEDNESDAY
THE COMPANY TESTED THEIR NEWEST STARSHIP MODEL "SN-8."
CHECK IT OUT!
THAT'S STRAIGHT OUT OF THE SCI-FI OF MY CHILDHOOD.
JUST LOOKING AT THAT MAKES ME WANT TO EAT SPACE FOOD STICKS
AND CAMPAIGN FOR GEORGE MCGOVERN!
WE EVEN HAVE EARLY FOOTAGE OF THE FEARLESS ASTRONAUTS WHO
CONDUCTED TESTING ON THE FIRST PROTOTYPE.
♪ ♪
>> STEPHEN: SO HOW'D THEY DO THIS TIME?
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE UNMANNED TEST LAUNCH.
THERE IT IS, BLASTING OFF INTO THE FUTURE!
LOOKING GOOD, ASCENDING CLEANLY, SLIPPING THE SURLY BONDS OF
EARTH TO TOUCH THE FACE OF-- OKAY, NOW IT'S TAKING A NAP!
DON'T-- NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, JUST
COMING DOWN.
THAT'S ACTUALLY -- OKAY, REIGNITION!
THE BIG MOMENT: THEY'RE BACKING HER IN SLOWLY.
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP...
(EXPLOSION) OH!
I HOPE THEY SPRANG FOR THE COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER.
I'M SURE IT'LL BUFF RIGHT OUT.
BUT MUSK INSISTS THAT THE EXPLOSION WASN'T A SURPRISE
BECAUSE THAT ROCKET ONLY "HAD A ONE-IN-THREE CHANCE OF LANDING
SAFELY," AND "WE GOT ALL THE DATA WE NEEDED!"
AND THIS "BELLY FLOP" TECHNIQUE IS INTENDED TO BE THE STARSHIP'S
METHOD TO SAFELY PASS THROUGH THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.
TOTALLY HEAR YOU, ELON.
JUST LIKE ALL MY BELLY FLOPS WERE ALWAYS ON PURPOSE, AND NICK
MCGOOKIN WAS LAUGHING ONLY BECAUSE HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE
DATA MY BRIGHT PINK STOMACH WAS COLLECTING.
ANYWAY, I'M SURE THEY'LL FIGURE THIS OUT.
I MEAN IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE-- WHAT?
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE FAN OF COLORS.
A BIT OF A SUBJECT CHANGE.
I'LL WARN YOU, WE'RE ON TO A NEW SUBJECT RIGHT NOW.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE FAN OF COLORS --
BLUE, GREEN, THE OTHERS.
THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COLOR
OF THE YEAR FROM THE PANTONE COLOR INSTITUTE.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PICTURE OF THEIR DISTINGUISHED FACULTY.
BUT 2021 IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BECAUSE FOR THE
UPCOMING YEAR, PANTONE REVEALED NOT ONE, BUT TWO HUES:
ULTIMATE GRAY AND ILLUMINATING.
COOL.
LET ME "ILLUMINATE" YOU ON SOMETHING, PANTONE: THAT'S GRAY
AND YELLOW.
CAN I SEE THOSE COLORS AGAIN?
IT LOOKS LIKE THE TWO COLORS OF SNOW YOU SHOULDN'T EAT.
ALSO, AND I DON'T WANT TO GET TECH HERE, GRAY ISN'T EVEN A
COLOR!
IT'S AN ACHROMATIC SHADE.
THAT LITERALLY MEANS "WITHOUT COLOR."
YOU CAN'T HAVE A COLOR OF THE YEAR THAT ISN'T A COLOR.
THIS IS 2014 ALL OVER AGAIN, WHEN "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED
THEIR NEW "SEXIEST MAN ALIVE:" A SUNBEAM FOUR-SLOT TOASTER.
WITH THESE COLORS, PANTONE SAYS THEY'RE TRYING TO CAPTURE OUR
FEELINGS GOING INTO THE NEW YEAR, BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU,
THEY WERE MUCH MORE ACCURATE LAST YEAR, WHEN THEY SELECTED
2020'S COLOR: CLASSIC BLUE, WHICH THEY DESCRIBED AS A COLOR
THAT ANTICIPATES WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.
AND THEY WERE RIGHT.
BECAUSE 2020 CERTAINLY BLEW.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
JAMES CORDEN IS HERE.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL BE JOINED BY MY LOVELY WIFE EVIE TO
SHOW YOU SOME NOT-SO-LOVELY FIRST DRAFTS OF HOLIDAY CARDS.
STICK AROUND.
♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
WELCOME BACK.
LET'S SAY HI TO JON BATISTE.
HELLO, JON BATISTE >> Jon: OH, YES, INDEED,
CONTEMPLATING THE WONDERS AND JOYCE OF LIVING -- JOYS OF
LIVING >> Stephen: ME, TOO.
PEOPLE DON'T EXPECT US TO DO FRIDAY SHOWS.
THEY'RE QUITE RARE BUT WHEN WE DO THEM THEY'RE VERY SPECIAL.
TOMORROW NIGHT WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL FRIDAY SHOW BECAUSE
TOMORROW NIGHT WE'RE GOING BACK TO NEW ZEALAND.
NOT LITERALLY.
IT'S ACTUALLY ALL THE PIECES THATTA AXE -- THAT REACTUALLY
DIDN'T SHOW.
IT'S THE BEHIND THE SCENES OF HOW WE DID THE SPECIAL WEEK OF
SHOWS BACK A YEAR AGO AT THIS POINT.
WE HAD MEANT TO SHOW THIS ACTUALLY IN THE SPRING, BUT THEN
COVID HIT AND WE THOUGHT, WHEN'S THE RIGHT TIME TO DO THIS?
AND THEN THIS WEEK WE WENT, YEAH, SEEMS LIKE THE RIGHT TIME
TO DO THIS.
BUT IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.
STUFF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN, RARE INTERVIEWS WITH PETER JACKSON,
INCREDIBLE.
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO CHECK IT OUT, JON
>> Jon: OH, YEAH, YEAH, I'D LOVE TO SEE IT.
BEHIND THE SCENES, BABY!
>> Stephen: HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND, MY FRIEND
>> Jon: YES, YOU, TOO.
MUCH LOVE TO YOU AND EVIE.
>> Stephen: BACK TO YOU.
FOLKS...
THE HOLIDAYS ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER, AND ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY, AMERICANS ARE SCRAMBLING TO FIND THE PERFECT
GIFT TO DIP IN BLEACH BEFORE SENDING IT TO NANA.
WE'RE ALL MAKING A LOT OF SACRIFICES DURING THE HOLIDAY
SEASON, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
BUT ONE THING WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SACRIFICE ARE HOLIDAY CARDS.
EVERYONE LOVES THEM.
BUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THESE CARDS DON'T ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT
ON THE FIRST TRY.
SO WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THEIR EARLY ATTEMPTS IN OUR
HOLIDAY SEGMENT, "FIRST DRAFTS!" >> NO, NO, STUPID!
>> Stephen: AS ALWAYS WITH "FIRST DRAFTS," I
NEED SOMEONE FROM THE AUDIENCE TO COME UP AND HELP ME OUT.
LET'S SEE, UM, MISS?
WOULD YOU HELP ME?
LOVELY TO MEET YOU >> LOVELY TO MEET YOU
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
EVELYN COLBERT.
>> Stephen: WOW.
I'M NOT AFRAID TO SAY I'M TURNED ON.
THIS IS ROLE PLAYING, WE INTRODUCE EACH OTHER.
HI, I'M STEPHEN.
WE HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME.
LET'S FIND OUT WHERE THIS GOES.
HERE'S HOW THIS WORKS.
YOU FAMILIAR WITH "FIRST DRAFTS"?
>> I'VE SEEN THE SHOW >> Stephen: YOU A FAN?
YEAH >> Stephen: YOU SHOULD, PAID
FOR THOSE RINGS.
( LAUGHTER ) SIGNALING SHIPS.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
HERE'S HOW YOU DO.
YOU'VE GOT A STACK OF THINGS THERE, THE CARDS RIGHT THERE.
YOU GOT THOSE.
>> I GOT THEM.
>> Stephen: YOU WANT A GLASS OF WINE?
>> LET'S LOOSEN YOU UP A LITTLE BIT.
THERE YOU GO.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW ME A HOLIDAY CARD, AREALLY NICE ONE,
AND THEN AFTER THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW ME THE SAME CARD BUT THE
FIRST DRAFT THAT REALLY WASN'T SO GREAT.
OKAY.
MAKES SENSE.
>> AM I LOOKING AT YOU?
>> Stephen: LOOKING AT ME.
EYES OVER HERE, BABY.
I'M LOOKING AT THEM.
>> I SEE HOW THAT WORKS.
>> Stephen: GIVE ME THE DAMN CARD.
SORRY THIS IS GOING SO LONG, EVERYBODY, BUT I THINK I'M
GETTING SOMEPLACE WITH THIS ONE.
HERE'S THE FIRST ONE, DO WE DO IT OVER HERE?
THERE'S A LOVELY SORT OF TRADITIONAL WARD AND IT SAYS
"O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL."
BUT THE FIRST DRAFT SAID "WHOA, SIX FEET, YE FAITHFUL!
DON'T YE LISTEN TO THE C.D.C.?" ( LAUGHTER )
SO WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR CHRISTMAS?
>> WHAT WOULD I LIKE?
>> Stephen: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR CHRISTMAS?
>> A VACCINE.
>> Stephen: I'M SORRY, I CAN'T TO THAT.
>> I KNOW.
A WELL-TRAINED DOG.
>> Stephen: WHOA, CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT EITHER.
QUICKER TO GET YOU A VACCINE.
BENNY'S FANTASTIC BUT HE NEEDS LOVE ON HIS OWN TERMS, LIKE MOST
MEN.
OKAY.
>> READY FOR THE NEXT ONE?
>> Stephen: DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?
I'LL PULL IT OUT OF YOU.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
>> Stephen: I'D LIKE A COTTON CANDY MACHINE.
OKAY.
>> TOO MESSY.
>> Stephen: THIS ONE IS ABOUT THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS,
ALL RIGHT.
IT SAYS CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT THAT VERY SPECIAL CHILD, THE PEACE OF
CHRIST BE WITH YOU.
THAT IS REALLY NICE.
>> THOSE PEOPLE HAVE A REALLY NICE CARD.
>> Stephen: BUT THE FIRST CARD SAID YOU BETTER GET ME THAT
$90 DOLL OR I'LL MELT DOWN CHERNOBYL.
WHAT'S THE MANDOLIN CALLED.
>> THE MANDALORIAN.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A PERFECTLY VALID MISTAKE TO HAVE MADE.
>> NOT ABOUT STAR WARS.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO YOU.
>> Stephen: DO YOU WANT TO DO A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS MEAL?
>> HAS TO BE TURKEY.
>> Stephen: WHY.
THAT'S FOR THANKSGIVING.
>> THIS IS NOT THE YEAR TO CHANGE ANYTHING.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
HERE'S A HOLIDAY PUN.
HERE'S SANTA ON THE FRONT AND INSIDE IT SAYS, "I SLEIGH."
BUT THE FIRST DRAFT SAID "RUDOLPH, WAS THAT A DRIFTER?
I THINK WE HIT A DRIFTER!
THINK, SANTA, THINK!" ( LAUGHTER )
IT'S DARK.
BETTER HEAD HOME OVER HERE.
>> THIS IS VERY SIMPLE.
>> Stephen: THIS ONE IS VERY SIMPLE, LIKE ME.
THIS ONE JUST SAYS, "MERRY CHRISTMAS, JACK FROST IS NIPPING
AT YOUR NOSE."
>> VERY SWEET.
>> Stephen: VERY SIMPLE, KIND OF CUTE.
BUT HERE'S THE FIRST DRAFT: "MERRY CHRISTMAS.
THE MASK GOES OVER YOUR NOSE TOO, YA NUMBNUT!"
>> THERE'S PEOPLE I COULD SEND THAT TO.
>> Stephen: YOU CERTAINLY COULD.
I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL THE OTHER AT A GETTING MY EAR CHECKED ON
AND SOMEBODY HAS THE MASK DOWN HERE.
>> SCARY.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MISS ABOUT THE COVID-NESS OF
CHRISTMAS RIGHT NOW?
>> GO TO CHRISTMAS PARTIES.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
YEP.
>> SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN STILL SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS BY YOURSELF.
>> THAT'S NOT VERY NICE.
WHAT I SING BY MYSELF IS NOT VERY GOOD.
>> Stephen: COME ON.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO KIND OF --
>> Stephen: DO YOU WANT TO SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS?
>> NO, I DO NOT.
>> Stephen: COME ON.
♪ O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL ♪ >> NO, I'M NOT DOING IT.
>> Stephen: IS THIS GOING A LITTLE LONG?
>> TEN MINUTES.
DON'T I GET PAID BY THE MINUTE?
>> Stephen: YOU GET PAID BY THE POUND.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
HERE'S A NICE HOLIDAY CARD FOR THE CHOSEN PEOPLE.
VERY SIMPLE, IT SAYS, "HAPPY HANUKKAH."
BUT THE FIRST DRAFT SAID, "HAPPY HANUKKAH," BUT WITH TWO Ns.
THERE WAS AN EARLIER DRAFT THAT SAID HAPPY HANUKKAH WITH ONLY
ONE N BUT A CCH.
THEN A FEW MORE DRAFTS WITH CH AND TWO Ks.
THERE'S CH, TWO Ns, ONE K.
THEN THERE'S BACK TO THE H AND ONE N.
AND THEN FINALLY THERE'S THIS ONE, HAPPY HANUKKAH WITH ONE H,
TWO Ks, AND THEN THIS ONE, WHY WAS I GIVEN THIS ASSIGNMENT, I'M
EPISCOPALIAN!
>> I LOVE THAT.
I HAVE TO LOOK IT UP EVERY TIME I SPELL THE WORD.
>> Stephen:ENED YOU'RE NOT EVEN EPISCOPALIAN.
YOU'RE PRESBYTERIAN.
BUT YOU WENT TO A EPISCOPAL CHURCH WHEN YOU WERE A KID.
>> BECAUSE THE MUSIC IS GOOD.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE DIFFERENT.
I'M CAT LICK.
YOU HAVE TO GO TO A CATHOLIC CHURCH, DOESN'T COUNT.
>> PRESBYTERIANS IT'S JUST ABOUT THE SERMON.
YOU CAN HEAR IT FROM ANYBODY.
>> Stephen: YOU COULD HEAR IT ON THE RADIO.
>> NOT REALLY, BUT YOU COULD.
>> Stephen: CHRIS WANTS US TO WRAP UP BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO
START SOME SORT OF INTERNICENE CHRISTIAN WAR HERE.
>> DO I HAVE TO LEAVE NOW?
>> Stephen: NO, YOU CAN STAY RIGHT THERE, BUT JAMES CORDEN IS
COMING UP NEXT.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: MERRY CHRISTMAS, DARLING.
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS, DARLING.
>> Stephen: I DO WANT A COTTON CANDY MACHINE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH JAMES CORDEN.
♪ >> STEPHEN: WELCOME BACK.
HE IS A TONY AND EMMY AWARD-WINNER YOU KNOW AS THE
HOST OF "THE LATE LATE SHOW" ON CBS.
HIS NEW MOVIE IS "THE PROM."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW," JAMES CORDEN!
HELLO, JAMES CORDEN.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> HELLO, STEPHEN.
LOOK AT YOU.
>> Stephen: THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE, MID SUMMER, JULY, JUNE,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE IN, AS YOU MIGHT SAY, YOUR GARAGE.
>> AS YOU MIGHT SAY, GARAGE.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY RIGHT.
WE'RE BOTH RIGHT.
WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING BACK IN THE STUDIO?
WHAT'S THE CHANGE IN THE VIBE FOR YOU?
>> WELL, IT DOESN'T SMELL AS MANY FUMES AS IT DID WHEN I WAS
IN MY GARAGE, SO IT'S NICE JUST TO SEE PEOPLE AND ALSO --
>> Stephen: MY PEOPLE?
THERE'S A SMATTERING OF PEOPLE.
THERE'S, YOU KNOW, OUR CAMERA CREW, AND WHO ELSE WOULD YOU
RATHER LOOK AT?
THAT'S THE TRUTH, MARK, PEAT, EVERYBODY, IT'S GORGEOUS.
SO IT IS NICE TO BE HERE, IT'S STRANGE.
THOUGH I HAVE TO SAY, I'M REALLY GETTING USED TO IT, NOT HAVING
AN AUDIENCE AND ALL THOSE THINGS, ARE YOU FINDING THAT OR
ARE YOU MISSING AN AUDIENCE?
>> Stephen: IN MY MIND, I CAN IMAGINE EVERY JOKE WORKS.
>> YOU NEED TO GET ONE OF THESE.
I'VE GOT THIS BOX HERE.
IF YOU GIVE A JOKE NOW, ANY JOKE >> Stephen: TWO PEANUTS WERE
WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND ONE WAS A-SALTED.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> YOU SEE, LOOK AT THAT.
ETH ALREADY A WHOLE -- AND IF YOU TOLD A SLIGHTLY RISKY JOKE
ABOUT POLITICS, I WOULD BE LIKE --
>> OOOH!
>> Stephen: WHY DON'T I HAVE ONE OF THESE?
IT'S THE 11:30 SHOW.
WHY DOES 12:30 HAVE THIS BOX AND I DON'T?
I DON'T THE STATUS.
THANK YOU, JAMES, YOU GAVE ME SOMETHING TO BE MAD ABOUT.
>> THE TRUTH IS IT'S NOT JUST CBS SHOULD HAVE THIS, IT SHOULD
BE -- IT SHOULD BE -- >> WOW!
ALL THE NETWORKS!
>> THAT'S RUDY GIULIANI.
I HAVE A SMORGASBORD OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE ACTUAL RUDY GIULIANI.
>> OUTSIDE FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING, YEAH.
>> Stephen: CHRISTMAS, MY FRIEND, IS BUT A FEW WEEKS AWAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS BUT MY EXPERIENCE
WITH CHRISTMAS IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY IS THAT IT'S
EXTRAORDINARY.
YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: ON A LEVEL, AT LEAST YOU EMBRACE IT ON A LEVEL
THAT WE JUST DON'T.
WE THINK THAT WE PUT OUT THE LIGHTS AND GET OUR FOG ON BUT
YOU GUYS TAKE IT WAY MORE SERIOUSLY THAN WE DO.
DO YOU HAVE DEEP AND ABIDING FAMILY TRADITIONS YOU HAVE TO DO
EVERY YEAR?
I JUST HAD KATE WINSLET ON AND THEY SAID THEY DO THE WHOLE
FIGGY PUDDING HARD SAUCE AND EVERYTHING.
DO YOU DO THAT.
>> WE DON'T DO THE SAUCE BUT I AGREE THAT BRITAIN IS A
PARTICULARLY BEAUTIFUL TIME AT CHRISTMAS.
I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS, WE DON'T HAVE THANKSGIVING.
SO MY BIGGEST MYSTERY IS WHY ANYONE CHOSE TO PUT THANKSGIVING
JUST THREE WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
LIKE, I WOULD HAVE SPREAD THAT OUT.
>> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW WHOSE FAULT THAT IS, HONEST TO GOD?
IT'S ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S, HE DECLARED THE FIRST THANKSGIVING.
>> THAT'S ENOUGH TO FORGET HIS WHOLE PRESIDENCY.
WHAT ELSE DID HE DO?
I MEAN, COME ON.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO THE KIDS WANT THIS YEAR?
THEY WON'T BE WATCHING.
WHAT IS THE BEST GIFT BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE YOUNG ONES AT
CHRISTMASTIME.
MINE ARE LIKE 6-2 AND COULD BENCH ME.
THEY'RE HUGE NOW.
WHAT DO THE LITTLE ONES WANT THIS YEAR.
THE BABY YODA, SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> MY SON WHO IS 9 WANTS MUSIC EQUIPMENT, HE'S REALLY INTO THE
GUITAR AND DRUMS, SO HE'S AFTER THINGS LIKE A LOOP PEDAL, WHICH
I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT GIFT.
AND MY DAUGHTERS, IT'S, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE SORT OF SIMILAR
KIND OF JoJo SEE WA.
>> Stephen: I'VE HEARD THE NAME BUT I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH.
IT'S ON ME THAT I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THAT.
>> I ENVY YOU GREATLY.
>> Stephen: YOU DID A TRUMP PARODY OF MAYBE I'M AMAZED AT
THE PIANO.
IT WAS -- NOT ONLY WAS IT FUNNY, BUT IT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFULLY
DONE.
I REALLY ADMIRED YOUR JOB WITH THAT.
IT WAS REALLY FANTASTIC.
IT WAS CALLED "MAYBE I'M IMMUNE" FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T
WATCH IT.
GO TO CBS ALL ACCESS AND WATCH IT.
IT'S VERY REASONABLY PRICED FOR A MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP, YOU KNOW.
BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU GOT A VERY SPECIAL CALL SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
>> I DID.
THAT'S THE GREATEST THING ABOUT MAKING THESE SHOWS WE MAKE NOW
IS YOU PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE, AND IT LIVES, THEN, FOR THE NEXT
DAY TORE THE NEXT WEEK OR HOWEVER LONG PEOPLE FIND IT AND
TALK ABOUT THINGS AND THE NEXT DAY PAUL McCARTNEY CALLED ME,
WHICH IS AMAZING, AN AMAZING MOMENT IN ITSELF FOR ANYBODY.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN STOP THE STORY RIGHT THERE AND IT WOULD
BE PRETTY GOOD.
I REALIZE THAT.
PLEASE GO ON.
>> BECAUSE HE SAID HE JUST REALLY ENJOYED IT AND HE REALLY
LIKED IT.
WE WERE TALKING AND HE SAID HE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT BECAUSE HE
GOT SENT THE YouTube LINK ON A TEXT FROM WILLIE NELSON, WHICH I
WAS, LIKE, WELL THAT'S IT NOW, I'VE PEAKED, THE REST IS
DOWNHILL FROM THAT.
>> Stephen: HOW DID WILLIE GET IT?
WELL, BARBRA STREISAND SENT IT TO HIM.
>> I LIKE THE IDEA OF WILLIE NELSON COPYING AND PASTING A
YouTube LINK INTO A TEXT.
I LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: OBVIOUSLY, YOUR CAR POOL KARAOKE WITH SIR PAUL
IS EXTRAORDINARY, AND I THINK 4.2 BILLION PEOPLE HAVE SEEN IT
AT THIS POINT, BUT YOU HAD A HISTORY WITH HIM BEFORE THAT, I
UNDERSTAND.
YOU ACTUALLY WORKED WITH HIM ON A CHARITY EVENT.
>> WE DID A SKETCH, IT WAS A REALLY BIG COMEDY NIGHT IN
BRITAIN, HAPPENS EVERY TWO YEARS FOR COMIC RELIEF.
IN FACT, THE SKETCH THAT PAUL WAS IN WAS ACTUALLY THE KIND OF
SKETCH THAT WE USED AS THE KIND OF JUMPING OFF POINT FOR CAR
POOL KARAOKE, IN A WAY.
IT STARTED A CHARACTER I HAD WRITTEN IN A SITCOM WAS SINGING
IN A CAR WITH GEORGE MICHAEL.
THE WAY TO GET THE SKETCHES IS THERE'S PRIME MINISTER IN THE
SKETCH AND KAREN NIGHTLY AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE BUT THE WAY TO GET
THE SKETCHES TOGETHER IS YOU GO AND GET THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON
AND THEN EVERYBODY ELSE WILL FALL IN LINE.
SO IN BRITAIN THAT'S PAUL McCARTNEY, THEN THE EX-PRIME
MINISTER AND THEN EVERYBODY AFTER THAT.
I NEVER MET PAUL BUT WE ARRANGED A TIME TO SPEAK ON THE PHONE,
AND I HAD MY WHOLE PITCH READY BECAUSE, LOOK, HE'S PAUL
McCARTNEY.
HE DOES DON'T THESE THINGS KIND OF RANDOMLY, THEY'RE ALL VERY
PRECISE AND THOUGHT ABOUT.
I EXPLAINED THE SKETCH THAT HE WAS THE BIG REVEAL AT THE END OF
THE SKETCH.
I SAID THIS CHARITY IS RAISING MONEY ON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT TO
GET A -- TO PAY FOR A VACCINE FOR CHILDREN TO PREVENT THEM
GETTING MALARIA, AND THAT VACCINE COSTS $4, AND AFTER THIS
SKETCH GOES OUT, PEOPLE CAN DOWNLOAD AND BUY THIS SKETCH FOR
THE EQUIVALENT OF $4.
AND, SO, WHETHER YOU WANT TO ADMIT IT OR DON'T WANT TO ADMIT
IT, THAT IT'S A FACT THAT, IF YOU DO THIS SKETCH, SOME
CHILDREN WON'T DIE, BUT IT'S UP TO YOU.
AND HE WENT, BLOODY, OH, JAMES, I'VE HEARD SOME PITCHES IN MY
TIME.
I SAID, THAT'S NOTHING, MY WIFE WAS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND MY
NEXT THING WAS TO SAY IF YOU SAID NO TO THAT, I WAS GOING TO
SAY I WOULD NAME MY UNBORN SON AFTER YOU.
HE SAID, DONE, I WILL DO THE SKETCH IF YOU DO THAT.
WE DID THE SKETCH.
A FEW MONTHS LATER, AND MY SON WAS BORN AND WE NAMED HIM MAX
McCARTNEY CORDON.
CORDEN.
I SENT PAUL A PICTURE AND HE SAID I WAS JOKING.
THREE DAYS LATER, AND THIS IS A MEASURE OFO WHAT KIND OF MAN HE
IS, THIS BEAUTIFUL SORT OF CASHMERE BLANKET ARRIVED AND
EMBROIDERED IN THE CORNER IT SAYS "TO MAX, FROM ONE
McCARTNEY TO ANOTHER, LOVE YOUR UNCLE PAUL."
AND I WAS, LIKE, OH, MY GOD.
IT'S ASTONISHING, HE ALWAYS KNOWS HOW TO MAKE YOU FEEL
GREAT.
HE DOES.
>> Stephen: JAMES, WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.
STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY.
WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL ASK JAMES ABOUT THE RUMORED
LEGENDARY CAT'S BUTT HOLE CUT.
YOU THINK I'M KIDDING BUT I'M GOING TO.
♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'RE BACK WITH AMERICA'S SWEETHEART JAMES CORDEN.
TELL ME WHAT THE STORY OF "THE PROM" IS.
THIS IS A BROADWAY MUSICAL TWO YEARS AGO.
WHO TO YOU PLAY IN IT AND WHAT HAPPENS?
>> YEAH, THE FILM IS BASED ON A BROADWAY MUSICAL THAT, AS YOU
SAY, RAN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND THE STORY IS BASICALLY
MYSELF AND MERYL STREEP, OUR CHARACTERS HAVE JUST OPENED IN
ELEANOR ROOS VEAL, THE MUSICAL.
( LAUGHTER ) AND IT OPENED AND CLOSED ON
NIGHT ONE.
>> Stephen: SURE.
AND THEN THEY BUMP INTO NICOLE KIDMAN WHO IS A SORT OF
DOWN ON HER LUCK CHORUS GIRL AND ANDREW IS AN OUT OF WORKING
WORKING THE BAR AT SARDIS.
THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD THEIR CAREERS ARE OVER.
THEY'RE TOLD THE SHOW DIDN'T WORK, AND IT DIDN'T BECAUSE
THEY'RE NARCISSISTS AND EGO MANIACS.
THEY THINK THE ONLY WAY TO RESCUE THEIR CAREERS IS TO
BECOME ACTIVISTS.
THEY SAY IF WE CAN FIND A STORY TO PIGGY BACK ON TO WE'LL LOOK
GREAT AND PEOPLE WILL LIKE IS AGAIN.
SO WE HEAR A STORY ABOUT A GIRL IN INDIANA WHO IS TOLD SHE IS
NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND HER PROM BECAUSE SHE'S GAY AND THEY
DECIDE WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THERE AND RAISE HOLY HELL AND
THIS WILL MAKE PEOPLE THINK WE'RE GOOD PEOPLE.
AND FROM THAT POINT, IT REALLY BECOMES A VERY MOVING AND
UPLIFTING STORY ABOUT ACCEPTANCE, REALLY, ACCEPTANCE
AND WHO YOU LOVE JUST SHOULDN'T MATTER, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S
REALLY WHAT THE FILM IS ABOUT.
I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF IT.
I REALLY AM.
>> Stephen: THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT THE FIRST MUSICAL YOU'VE
DONE WITH MERYL.
"INTO THE WOODS" AND ONE "CATS RECENTLY.
IN CATS, THERE A BUTTHOLE CUT OF CATS, A VERSION WHERE SOMEONE IS
GIVING YOU A DIGITAL BUTTHOLE, JAMES?
>> I DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
SO I'VE NOT WATCHED THE FILM.
>> Stephen: WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE?
WOULD YOU RATHER BE ANATOMICALLY CORRECT SO YOU HAVE A BUTTHOLE
OR DON'T HAVE A BUTTHOLE?
>> I THINK EITHER WAY, IT PROBABLY CAN'T SAVE THAT MOVIE.
>> Stephen: I DISAGREE.
I DISAGREE.
I WOULD RENT THE BUTTHOLE CUT.
JUST TO COUNT THEM, YOU KNOW.
>> YEAH.
I'LL PUT A CALL IN.
BUT I THINK -- >> Stephen: PLEASE DO.
ASK McCARTNEY IF HE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
>> HE'LL FIGURE IT OUT FOR SURE.
HE'LL GET WILLIE NELSON TO TEXT SOMEONE ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: SURE.
( LAUGHTER ) THANK YOU, JAMES.
HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> AND YOU, SIR.
LOVE TO EVERYBODY OVER THERE.
I MISS COMING TO YOUR STUDIO AND BEING IN THAT MAGNIFICENT ROOM,
BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> STEPHEN: YOU CAN SEE "THE PROM" IN SELECT THEATERS NOW AND
ON NETFLIX TOMORROW.
JAMES CORDEN, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY FLEET FOXES.
>> Stephen: AND NOW PERFORMING "CAN I BELIEVE YOU"
FROM THEIR ALBUM, "SHORE," WITH THE RESISTANCE REVIVAL CHORUS,
FLEET FOXES!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ CAN I BELIEVE YOU?
CAN I BELIEVE YOU?
♪ CAN I EVER KNOW YOUR MIND?
♪ AM I HANDING YOU MINE?
DO WE BOTH CONFIDE?
♪ I SEE IT EAT THROUGH EVERY WORD I SOW
♪ SEE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO YOU DOUBT IT'S YOURS?
♪ NOW I'M LEARNING THE ROPES NEVER GET THIS CLOSE
♪ I'VE BEEN WOUNDED BEFORE HASN'T LET ME GO
♪ IT NEVER GOT LESS STRANGE SHOWING ANYONE
♪ JUST A BARE FACE IF I DON'T, WELL
♪ NOTHING WILL CHANGE STAYING UNDER MY WEATHER ALL DAY
♪ CAN I BELIEVE YOU WHEN YOU SAY I'M GOOD?
♪ I DIDN'T NEED TO WHEN I WISHED YOU WOULD
♪ NO, IT ISN'T ENOUGH NEVER HELD THAT MUCH
♪ NOW ANOTHER WAY UP BEEN A ROW TOO ROUGH
♪ IT NEVER GOT LESS STRANGE SHOWING ANYONE
♪ JUST A BARE FACE IF I DON'T, WELL
♪ NOTHING WILL CHANGE STAYING UNDER MY WEATHER ALL DAY
♪ LATELY, I'M WONDERING TOO WHAT TYPE OF DESIRE I CAN BREAK
♪ WHEN I'M ONE WAY WITH THEM ONE WITH YOU
♪ WHAT HALF IS IT OF ME REARRANGED?
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ CAN I BELIEVE YOU?
CAN I BELIEVE YOU?
♪ I WANT TO NEED YOU I WANT TO NEED YOU
♪ CAN I BELIEVE YOU?
CAN I BELIEVE YOU? ♪ >> Stephen: FLEET FOXES,
EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Stephen: WELL, THAT'S IT FOR "A LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY.
TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR A SPECIAL EPISODE DEDICATED TO NEW ZEALAND
AND THEIR RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, WITH ALL NEW MATERIAL
AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES STORIES FROM MY VISIT THERE LAST YEAR.
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT.
GOOD NIGHT.
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