>> THE HOST OF THE ORIGINAL NICKELODEON SHOW "BLUE'S CLUES"
STEVE BURNS LEFT VIEWERS HEARTBROKEN WHEN HE LEFT THE
SHOW BACK IN 2002.
HE TOLD THEM HE WAS OFF TO COLLEGE, LEAVING ROOM FOR HIS
LITTLE BROTHER TO STEP IN.
NOW, IN A VIRAL VIDEO, BURNS SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO HIS FANS.
LISTEN.
>> ONE DAY, I WAS, LIKE, OH, HEY, GUESS WHAT?
BIG NEWS, I'M LEAVING.
I REALIZE THAT WAS KIND OF ABRUPT.
I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I
NEVER FORGOT YOU, EVER.
>> HEY THERE, IT'S ME, THE HEIGHT GIRAFFE.
REMEMBER SEASON ONE, EPISODE 13 WHEN I WAS USED TO MEASURE BLUE
AND THEN WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN?
I REALIZE THAT WAS SORT OF SUDDEN.
LET ME EXPLAIN.
SHORTLY AFTER TAPING THAT SCENE, IN 1996, I BECAME FULLY
ENTRENCHED IN A UFO CULT CALLED HEAVEN'S GATE.
I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM OUR LEADER MARSHALL APPLEWHITE OR
DOUGH, AS WE CALLED HIM.
I INTENDED TO PASS THESE TEACHINGS ALONG TO YOU DURING MY
SENDOFF EPISODE THAT, FOR SOME REASON, NICK, JR. REFUSED TO
AIR.
SO, YOU SEE, BLUE, EVIL SPACE ALIENS CALLED LUCIFERIANS
TRAPPED US INSIDE THESE LIMITED PHYSICAL BODIES, AND THE ONLY
WAY TO REACH THE LORD'S KINGDOM IS TO CASTRATE OURSELVES, DRINK
POISON AND THEN RIDE GOD'S COMET.
>> WHAT?
UNFORTUNATELY, I OVERSLEPT THAT DAY, AND THEY WENT WITHOUT
ME.
BUT I GUESS WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO SAY TO YOU AFTER ALL THESE
YEARS APART IS, DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE TO LEARN ABOUT THE
TEACHINGS OF Q Anon?
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT!
TONIGHT, STEPHEN WELCOMES SARA PAULSON, AND KACEY MUSGRAVES.
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN."
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( THEME SONG PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
HEY!
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU!
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.
HELLO, FRIENDS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Jon: HEY!
( AUDIENCE CHANTING STEPHEN ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH!
HEY, EVERYBODY!
HEY, EVERYBODY OUT THERE!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHAT A LOVELY EVENING.
A BEAUTIFUL THURSDAY.
WELCOME.
WELCOME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THE BIGGEST STORY TODAY IS THAT
THE CORONAVIRUS REFUSES TO STOP BEING THE BIGGEST STORY EVERY
DAY.
THANKS TO DELTA, PANDEMIC NUMBERS ARE AS BAD AS THEY WERE
BACK IN MARCH, AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ISN'T TAKING IT
WELL.
CHECK OUT THIS HEADLINE.
"COVID-19 SURGE IN THE U.S.: THE SUMMER OF HOPE ENDS IN GLOOM."
YOU ALL RIGHT, A.P.?
THAT HEADLINE COULD USE SOME ZOLOFT, WITH AN ABILIFY CHASER.
STILL NOT AS BAD AS THE "NEW YORK TIMES," WHO WENT WITH
"AH, ( BLEEP ) IT."
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT STRUCK A NERVE.
"AH, (/ BLEEP/ ) IT."
AND THE MORE THE VIRUS SPREADS, THE MORE IT MUTATES, WHICH
EXPERTS SAY COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE MONSTER COVID VARIANT.
AND AS WE KNOW, A MONSTER VARIANT COULD CATCH ON IN A
FLASH, AND THEN BECOME A GRAVEYARD SMASH.
( LAUGHTER ) THIS AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT BIDEN
GAVE A SPEECH TO OUTLINE HIS PLAN TO CURB THE CORONAVIRUS.
PLEASE!
GET US OUT OF THIS!
WE'VE BEEN IN THE PANDEMIC SO LONG, MY SOURDOUGH STARTER
JUST GOT ITS LEARNER'S PERMIT.
( LAUGHTER ) AS PART OF HIS PLAN, BIDEN ALSO
SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
TO BE VACCINATED, WITHOUT ANY OPTION FOR REGULAR TESTING AS AN
ALTERNATIVE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) GOOD!
GOOD, I SAY!
( PIANO RIFF ) FINALLY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HAS REACHED THE HIGH STANDARD OF "AUDIENCE FOR A COMEDY SHOW."
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
VACCINATED HEROES.
THESE ARE VACCINATED HEROES RIGHT HERE.
IT'S NOT JUST GOVERNMENT WORKERS.
BIDEN ALSO ANNOUNCED A NEW OSHA RULE REQUIRES THAT LARGE
EMPLOYERS MUST ENSURE WORKERS ARE EITHER FULLY VACCINATED OR
TESTED WEEKLY FOR COVID.
YOU HEAR THAT, ANTI-VAXXERS?
OSHA'S COMIN' FOR YOU!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YEAH, OSHA!
YOU HEARD ME!
THE TOUGH GUYS AT OSHA ARE FINALLY TREATING THE
PLAGUE WITH THE SAME SERIOUSNESS AS NOT BEING ABLE TO STAND ON
THE LAST RUNG OF A STEPLADDER.
APPARENTLY, YOU PUT ONE FOOT UP THERE, YOUR HEAD WILL SHEAR
RIGHT OFF.
IN HIS SPEECH, BIDEN SAID VACCINATED AMERICA'S PATIENCE
WAS RUNNING THIN WITH THE UNVACCINATED AND IT'S TIME FOR
THEM TO STEP UP AND GET THEIR SHOTS.
AMERICA HAS A PROUD HISTORY OF VACCINE MANDATES.
DURING A SMALLPOX OUTBREAK IN 1777, GEORGE WASHINGTON REQUIRED
HIS TROOPS TO BE IMMUNIZED.
AND WHO CAN FORGET THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF PAUL REVERE:
"ONE IF BY J&J TWO IF BY PFIZER.
THE VARIANTS ARE COMING!
THE VARIANTS ARE COMING!" ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I'M ANGRY!
IVE HAD IT!
GET ON YOUR HORSE!
BUCK IT!
( LAUGHTER ) THERE IS SOME LIGHTER COVID NEWS
OUT THERE, INVOLVING NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER AND MY PERSONAL
UBER DRIVER, JACINDA ARDERN.
GLOBAL LEADERS HAVE HEARD PRETTY MUCH EVERY QUESTION ABOUT
COVID-19, BUT THIS WEEK, ARDERN GOT A NEW ONE.
>> THERE'S ALSO AN ALLEGATION OF SEXUAL RELATIONS BETWEEN A
PATIENT AND A VISITOR AT AUCKLAND HOSPITAL.
WOULD YOU SAY THAT THAT'S A HIGH-RISK ACTIVITY, IN THE
CURRENT CLIMATE?
>> STEPHEN: THEY HAVE SEX AT THE AUCKLAND HOSPITAL?
MAN, WE'VE GOT TO GET SOCIALIZED MEDICINE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
YOU KNOW YOUR COUNTRY IS SMALL WHEN YOU CAN'T HAVE SEX WITHOUT
THE PRIME MINISTER FINDING OUT ABOUT IT.
(AS ARDERN) "SOMEONE HAD SEX IN THE
HOSPITAL?
OH, NO.
WAS IT DAVID?
FROM WELLINGTON?
THAT SOUNDS LIKE DAVID."
THE P.M. COLLECTED HER THOUGHTS, AND GAVE A VERY SENSIBLE
RESPONSE: >> I WOULD SAY, GENERALLY,
REGARDLESS OF THE COVID STATUS, THAT KIND OF THING SHOULDN'T
GENERALLY BE PART OF VISITING HOURS, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
I AGREE.
SHE'S RIGHT ON TARGET.
A HOSPITAL IS NO PLACE FOR PATIENTS TO HAVE SEX.
IT'S A PLACE FOR DOCTORS TO HAVE SEX.
IN THE EXAM ROOM, IN THE ON-CALL ROOM, IN THE SUPPLY CLOSET, AND
IN AN AMBULANCE IN A STORM.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) FANS OF EITHER SEX OR DOCTORS,
I'M NOT SURE.
OF COURSE, NOT ALL AMERICANS ARE VACCINE DENIERS.
SOME ARE ALSO ELECTION DENIERS.
AND THE FEDS ARE STILL BUSY TRACKING DOWN THE JANUARY 6
INSURRECTIONISTS.
I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT IN TONIGHT'S "SEDITIONIST ROUND-UP
ROUNDUP."
♪♪ >> MAN-YOU'RE SO GUILTY!
( APPLAUSE ) >> STEPHEN: FIRST THROUGH THE
SALOON DOORS OF JUSTICE, A MAN NAMED RUSSELL JAMES PETERSON,
WHO PLEADED GUILTY AFTER HIS MOM BRAGGED ABOUT HIS CAPITOL RIOT
ANTICS ON FACEBOOK.
IT'S EVEN MORE EMBARRASSING THAN HER BUMPER STICKER:
"MY SON IS A HONOR STUDENT WHO WANTS TO HANG MIKE PENCE."
RUSSELL'S MOM, SHELLY, BRAGGED THAT HER SON "SAT IN PELOSI'S
CHAIR."
NOT MUCH OF A BRAG.
(AS MOM) "OH, YOUR SON GOT INTO LAW
SCHOOL?
WELL, MY SON IS LEARNING A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE LAW RIGHT NOW."
( APPLAUSE ) NEXT UP IN THE ROUND-UP, WE'VE
GOT ROBERTO MINUTA, A MEMBER OF THE WHITE SUPREMACIST
ORGANIZATION "OATH KEEPERS," WHO SNITCHED ON HIMSELF TO AN F.B.I.
AGENT DURING A TATTOO SESSION.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THIS, BUT SOMEONE MADE A REGRETTABLE
CHOICE AT A TATTOO PARLOR.
( APPLAUSE ) HE WAS ALREADY CAUGHT OR THIS IS
ADDITIONAL.
THIS WASN'T EVEN A STING OPERATION.
MINUTA IS A TATTOO ARTIST, AND HE VOLUNTEERED THE INFORMATION
ABOUT HIS CASE DURING THE 3.5 HOURS THAT THE OFF-DUTY FEDERAL
OFFICER WAS GETTING TATTOOED.
EVEN WORSE, HIS CONFESSION MADE ITS WAY INTO THE GUY'S INK.
BUT MINUTA'S LAWYER IS TRYING TO GET THE CASE THROWN OUT, SAYING
THE AGENT SHOULD'VE DISCLOSED HIS IDENTITY, AND THE
CONVERSATION WASN'T A COOL WAY TO GET INFORMATION OUT OF HER
CLIENT.
POWERFUL LEGAL ARGUMENT.
REMINDS ME OF THAT CLASSIC COURTROOM SCENE FROM "TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD."
>> IN THE NAME OF GOD-- NOT COOL, MAN.
( LAUGHTER ) SO GOOD.
HE STRIKES YOU.
HE GETS YOU EVERY TIME.
>> Jon: ATTICUS KNOWS HOW TO DO IT, GET INTO IT.
>> STEPHEN: NEXT SAD RODEO CLOWN: LONNIE LEROY COFFMAN,
SEEN HERE TELLING THE COURT ARTIST, "MAKE ME LOOK LIKE THE
MEAN GRANDPA IN A KIDS' BOOK ABOUT RACISM."
COFFMAN IS SET TO PLEAD GUILTY AFTER BEING FOUND NEAR THE
CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6 WITH A TRUCK LOADED WITH 11 HOMEMADE
MOLOTOV-COCKTAIL-TYPE INCENDIARY DEVICES; A RIFLE, A SHOTGUN
TWO 9 MILLIMETER PISTOLS A .22-CALIBER PISTOL, A
CROSSBOW, SEVERAL MACHETES, A STUN GUN, AND SMOKE DEVICES.
♪ AND SOME NUN-CHUCKS AND A BEAR TRAP. ♪
("PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE") ( APPLAUSE )
MOST DANGEROUS OF ALL MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE JARS FULL OF GASOLINE
AND MELTED PLASTIC FOAM TO PRODUCE A DANGEROUS, NAPALM-LIKE
STICKY, FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
WHICH IS WHY HE'S ALSO BEING SUED FOR REVEALING THE RECIPE
FOR JAEGERMEISTER.
( LAUGHTER ) IN SPORTS NEWS, MEN'S FOOTBALL
IS BACK!
TONIGHT WAS THE N.F.L.'S BIG SEASON OPENER.
LET'S CHECK OUT THE LEAGUE'S OFFICIAL PROMO FOR THE MATCH-UP
BETWEEN ALL-STARS TOM BRADY, DAK PRESCOTT AND...
ED SHEERAN?
( LAUGHTER ) IS THIS THE N.F.L. KICKOFF OR A
VERY SPECIAL EPISODE OF "FBOY ISLAND?"
THE "F" STANDS FOR FOOTBALL!
TURNS OUT, ED SHEERAN, A.K.A.
"SOFT ROCK SAM GAMGEE," WAS THE HEADLINER FOR THE N.F.L.'S
KICKOFF CONCERT, WHICH IS A BIT OF A WEIRD COLLAB.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN A PAIRING LIKE THIS SINCE SUSAN BOYLE HEADLINED
THE GATHERING OF THE JUGGALOS.
SINCE SHEERAN KICKED OFF THE FOOTBALL GAME, IN RESPONSE, THE
N.F.L.'S GOING TO JOIN HIM ON HIS TOUR.
AND WE HAVE A PREVIEW.
JIM?
♪♪ ♪ HALLELUJAH ♪
♪ YOU WERE AN ANGEL IN THE SHAPE OF MY -- ♪
OH!
>> STEPHEN: WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT!
MY GUESTS ARE SARAH PAULSON AND KACEY MUSGRAVES.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, "MEANWHILE!"
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
THAT'S JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN" RIGHT THERE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪
>> Jon: WHOO!
WOO-HOO!
>> Stephen: HEY!
HELLO, JON.
HELLO, EVERYBODY OVER THERE.
MY GOODNESS.
JON, VERY EXCITED.
SARA PAULSON IS ON HERE TONIGHT.
>> Jon: YEAH.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: AWARD-WINNING,
BRILLIANT, KNOCK-DOWN, DRAG-OUT BRILLIANT ACTRESS IS HERE AND
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS, KACEY MUSGRAVES, IS HERE
TONIGHT, HAS A NEW DOCUMENTARY AND A NEW ALBUM.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TALK TO HER.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW, FOLKS, I SPEND A LOT
OF TIME CRAFTING FOR YOU A BESPOKE PLAYLIST OF THE DAY'S
BIGGEST STORIES, METICULOUSLY SELECTING THE MOST TOPICAL
CHAKRA-AFFIRMING SCENTED CANDLES, AND USING FENG SHUI TO
PERFECTLY ALIGN THE JOKE ENERGY IN THE EXCLUSIVE BOUTIQUE YOGA
RETREAT THAT IS MY MONOLOGUE.
BUT SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES, FOLKS, I GO TO THE DUMPSTER BEHIND THE
WAFFLE HOUSE AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING, TAKE OFF MY SHIRT,
COVER MYSELF IN USED FRY OIL, WRAP MY HANDS IN SOME OLD DUCT
TAPE I STOLE FROM A BROKEN CAR WINDOW, THEN POUND A SIX-PACK OF
BLUEBERRY HARD SELTZER AND A SACK OF PILLS I STOLE FROM A
PARKED AMBULANCE, THEN ARM-WRESTLE A RACCOON IN THE
BACK ALLEY VISION QUEST OF NEWS THAT IS MY SEGMENT:
"MEANWHILE!" ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
MEANWHILE, YOU MAY RECALL THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR, RAPPER LIL
UZI VERT GOT A NEARLY 11-CARAT DIAMOND PIERCED INTO HIS
FOREHEAD "WORTH $24 MILLION."
OF COURSE, THE FOREHEAD IS A DELICATE AREA, SO THE DIAMOND
WAS IMPLANTED THROUGH A COMPLICATED MEDICAL PROCEDURE
KNOWN AS "HEAD-BUTTING A TROLL DOLL'S BELLY BUTTON."
WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS, BUT IT MAY HAVE
BEEN A BAD IDEA, BECAUSE LIL UZI VERT SAYS HIS FOREHEAD DIAMOND
GOT RIPPED OUT BY FANS.
I'M GOING TO GO OUT ON A LIMB AND SAY: ONCE SOMEONE HAS TORN A
PRECIOUS GEM OUT OF YOUR FACE, THEY NO LONGER COUNT AS A "FAN."
"SORRY I'M LATE, THIS GUY ON THE SUBWAY PUNCHED ME IN THE EAR AND
STOLE MY WALLET.
WHAT CAN I SAY?
PEOPLE LOVE MY WORK!" ( LAUGHTER )
MEANWHILE, CAPYBARAS ARE WAGING CLASS WAR IN ARGENTINA.
THESE GIANT RODENTS ARE WAGING CLASS WAR.
KARL MARX PREDICTED IT: "THE RULING CLASS MAY OWN THE
MEANS OF PRODUCTION, BUT THE PROLETARIAT OWNS THE GIANT PIG
RATS!
ATTACK, MY PRETTIES!
ATTACK!" ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
KIND OF CUTE.
>> KIND OF CUTE.
AND THIS IS NO MINOR INVASION.
THIS IS A LOT OF RODENTS.
GIANT RODENTS.
LOOK AT THOSE FLUFFY CRITTERS MARAUDING.
THIS IS THE CUTEST, MOST TERRIFYING ANIMAL INVASION SINCE
THE HITCHCOCK CLASSIC, "DIAL 'M' FOR MARMOT."
( LAUGHTER ) MEANWHILE, TO CELEBRATE THOSE
AFFLICTED WITH HAIR LOSS, THE FIRST EVER BALD FEST IS DUE TO
TAKE PLACE IN NEW YORK CITY.
WELL, THAT'S NICE.
THAT'S LOVELY.
BUT TO BE CLEAR-- THERE'S ALREADY A BALD FEST.
IT'S CALLED "THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS" CAST PARTY.
( LAUGHTER ) WHEN WE COME BACK, AMERICA GETS
A MESSAGE FROM A TREASURED CHILDHOOD FRIEND.
STICK AROUND.
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELCOME BACK!
WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW" ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
FOLKS, THAT SOFT SOUND YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING EVERYWHERE THIS
WEEK IS THE INTERNET WEEPING BECAUSE
STEVE, THE ORIGINAL HOST OF THE BELOVED CHILDREN'S SHOW "BLUE'S
CLUES" DROPPED A VIDEO MESSAGE TO MILLENNIALS.
NOW, I WAS A GROWN-UP IN THE LATE '90S, AND ALTHOUGH I WAS
AWARE OF THE SHOW BECAUSE OF MY KIDS, THOSE KIDS ARE ALL GROWN
UP AND MOVED AWAY NOW, SO OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE NO EMOTIONAL
INVESTMENT IN STEVE.
BUT, ALL RIGHT, FINE.
WHAT'D HE SAY?
>> HI, YOU GOT A SECOND?
YOU REMEMBER HOW, WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER, WE USED TO RUN AROUND
AND HANG OUT WITH BLUE AND FIND CLUES AND TALK TO MR. SALT AND
FREAK OUT ABOUT THE MAIL AND DO ALL THE FUN STUFF?
>> STEPHEN: I REMEMBER THAT.
>> AND THEN ONE DAY, I WAS LIKE, "OH, HEY, GUESS WHAT?
BIG NEWS-- I'M LEAVING.
THIS IS MY BROTHER JOE, HE'S YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND."
AND THEN I GOT ON A BUS AND I LEFT, AND WE DIDN'T SEE EACH
OTHER FOR LIKE A REALLY LONG TIME?
CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT THAT?
>> STEPHEN: YEAH.
LET'S TALK.
WHERE'D YOU GO?
>> I JUST KIND OF GOT UP AND WENT TO COLLEGE.
AND THAT WAS REALLY CHALLENGING, BY THE WAY, BUT GREAT, BECAUSE I
GOT TO USE MY MIND AND TAKE A STEP AT A TIME, AND NOW I
LITERALLY AM DOING MANY OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO.
>> STEPHEN: WOW, I GUESS I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR NEEDS BACK
THEN.
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
GO ON.
>> AND THEN, LOOK AT YOU AND LOOK AT ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND
ALL YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN ALL THAT TIME, AND IT'S JUST SO
AMAZING, RIGHT?
>> STEPHEN: I HAVE GROWN A LOT.
I'M ON NETWORK NOW.
>> WE STARTED OUT WITH CLUES, AND NOW IT'S WHAT?
STUDENT LOANS, AND JOBS, AND FAMILIES, AND SOME OF IT HAS
BEEN KIND OF HARD, YOU KNOW?
>> STEPHEN: I KNOW.
>> I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I
NEVER FORGOT YOU.
EVER.
>> STEPHEN: I DIDN'T FORGET YOU, EITHER.
>> AND I'M SUPER GLAD WE'RE STILL FRIENDS.
THANKS FOR LISTENING.
>> STEPHEN: YOU'RE WELCOME.
BUT LIKE I SAID -- LIKE I SAID, UM --
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) -- UH, YOU KNOW, NICE MESSAGE
AND EVERYTHING, BUT THAT SHOW WAS FOR MY KIDS, AND I AM A MAN
AND, BY DEFINITION, I FEEL NOTHING.
>> ARE YOU SURE, STEPHEN?
S ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> STEPHEN: STEVE FROM "BLUES CLUES," WHO I'M NOT EMOTIONALLY
INVESTED IN?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> I JUST CAME TO SEE IF YOU'RE OKAY.
YOU SEEM A LITTLE UPSET.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW MAYBE IF YOU WANTED A HUG.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO, RIGHT?
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> STEPHEN: I MEAN, IF YOU NEED
ONE OR WHATEVER.
( APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU, STEVE.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHEN.
>> STEPHEN: WAIT A MINUTE....
IT'S A CLUE!
>> GREAT JOB, STEPHEN!
LET'S GO TELL BLUE!
>> STEPHEN: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH SARAH PAULSON.
LET'S GO!
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) JON, WHAT'S THAT SONG?
>> Jon: "HAPPY JOE."
IT'S CALLED "HAPPY JOE."
HE SWINGS AND HE GETS HAPPY.
>> Stephen: IS THAT AN ORIGINAL?
>> Jon: YES.
>> Stephen: WOW, THAT'S FANTASTIC.
>> Jon: FROM SEASON ONE.
>> Stephen: FROM SEASON ONE OF THE SHOW.
>> Jon: BRINGING IT BACK FROM SEASON 7.
>> Stephen: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY WAS THE 6 6th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOW.
WHAT A LONG STRETCH IT'S BEEN.
>> Jon: COULDN'T HAVE PREDICTED THAT ONE.
MY FIRST GUEST IS THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR YOU KNOW
FROM "AMERICAN HORROR STORY," "RATCHED," AND "MRS. AMERICA."
SHE NOW STARS IN "IMPEACHMENT: AMERICAN CRIME STORY."
>> I HAVE TO SAY, YOU'RE SUCH A KNOCKOUT.
I ASSUMED YOU WOULD BE DATING SOME BILLING D.C. PLAYER.
>> UM -- >> Stephen: WHAT?
I'M NOT DATING.
>> Stephen: WHY NOT?
I'M KIND OF IN SOMETHING.
>> Stephen: AND YET YOU FEEL LONELY.
>> YES, AFFIRMATIVE.
>> Stephen: WELL, THAT'S NO GOOD.
TELL ME ABOUT HIM.
>> IT'S JUST HE'S UNAVAILABLE.
>> Stephen: SOMEONE LONG DISTANCE?
SOMEONE FROM WORK?
SOMEONE IMPORTANT.
IS THAT WHY THEY SENT YOU HERE?
>> WE SHOULD GET BACK, RIGHT?
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME SARAH PAULSON!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> HI.
>> Stephen: HI.
LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
>> LOVELY TO SEE YOU, TOO.
I'M OUT OF BREATH.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE PLAYING AIR EVERYTHING.
>> TRYING TO DO WHAT JON DOES WHICH IS NOT EASY.
>> Stephen: WE HAD YOUR LOVELY PARTNER HOLLAND TAIFERL ON.
>> SHE HAD A GREAT TIME.
SHE WAS NERVES.
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> SHE'S A PRO BUT SHE GETS NERVOUS.
I'M REALLY WINDED.
>> Stephen: CAN WE GET HER AN OXYGEN TANK, PLEASE?
>> I'M OKAY.
WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION?
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU RECENTLY BEEN TESTED FOR COVID IS MY
QUESTION.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU REALIZE WE'RE NOT SEEING SYMPTOMS HERE.
>> NO, THIS MORNING.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE FINE.
TEMPERATURE'S OKAY FOR NOW.
>> Stephen: I WAS GOING TO SAY YOU GUYS ARE GLAM, GLAM, GLAM,
CELEBRITY POWER COUPLE.
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE -- HAVE YOU ACCEPTED YOUR ROLE AS A
CELEBRITY POWER COUPLE?
>> NO, BECAUSE ALL WE DO IS SIT AROUND THE SWEAT PANTS AND WATCH
TEFERLINGS.
WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
ARE YOU GOING ANYWHERE BESIDES HERE?
>> Stephen: I GO HERE AND HOME TO THE REFRIGERATOR AND GET ICE
CREAM.
>> CORRECT.
THAT SOUNDS WHAT I'M DOING ON AN AVERAGE SUNDAY NIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE NOW PLAYING LINDA TRIPP.
>> OH, GOD, YES.
>> Stephen: I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THIS FOE TO OUT YET BECAUSE
IT'S SO GOOD.
THIS IS THE RAMIFICATIONS OF PLAYING LINDA TRIPP.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU SAY THIS IS THE HARDEST ACTING ROLE OF YOUR
ENTIRE LIFE.
WHAT MAKES IT SO HARD TO PLAY LYNN TRAY TRIP?
>> SO MANY THINGS.
CHIEFLY, ANYTIME YOU DECIDE TO PLAY A PERSON FOR WHOM MANY
PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF SCORN FOR -- SHE'S SORT OF DETESTED,
SHE'S THOUGHT OF AS SORT OF A HATEFUL WOMAN, WHO I WOULD ARGUE
NOT A HATEFUL WOMAN BUT A WOMAN WHO DID LATEFUL THINGS, AND I
THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PERSON WHO IS
WORTHLESS AND ONE WHO MADE TERRIBLE MISTAKES.
I'M NOT SANCTIONING THE BEHAVIOR, KIDS, I'M SIMPLY
SAYING THAT WHEN I DECIDED TO DO IT, I HAD TO FIND A WAY TO
UNDERSTAND THE CHOICES SHE MADE AND, IN PURSUING THAT, I FOUND
THINGS ABOUT HER THAT I FOUND WERE QUITE REDEEMABLE.
>> Stephen: REMIND THE PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT REMEMBER THE LATE
90s, WHAT WAS HER INVOLVEMENT IN THE SCANDAL?
>> LINDA TRIPP IS ESSENTIALLY THE LYNCH PIN.
SHE IS WHY WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH MONICA LEWINSKY AND BILL
CLINTON.
SHE TAPED THESE CONVERSATIONS AND TURNED THEM OVER TO KEN
STARR.
>> Stephen: AND HER MOTIVATION WERE WHAT?
>> HER MOTIVES WERE COMPLICATED.
THEY COME OUT IN EPISODE 10 SO I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU KNOW.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, LINDA BELIEVED SHE WAS GOING SOMETHING
GOOD FOR MONICA WHO COULD NOT GET OFF THIS LOOP ABOUT THE
PRESIDENT AND HER RELATIONSHIP, AND, ALSO, SHE WAS SO DISGUSTED
WITH WHAT BILL CLINTON WAS DOING WITH THIS YOUNG INTERN.
>> Stephen: SHE'S IN GOOD COMPANY THERE.
>> IT'S AN ABUSE OF POWER IN A LOT OF WAYS.
>> Stephen: PERHAPS THE MOST FAMOUS ABUSE OF POWER IN A
WORKPLACE EVER.
>> AND PERHAPS LINDA FELT THE PRESIDENCY WAS NOT BEING TREATED
WITH ENOUGH RESPECT.
>> Stephen: YOU BROKE YOUR WRIST.
>> YES, I -- >> Stephen: WHY.
I HAVE A SNEAKING SUSPICION IT WAS THE GHOST OF LINDA TRIPP
BECAUSE I FELL UP THE STAIRS AND I THINK -- YEAH, UP THEM.
>> Stephen: YES.
NOT LIKE, OOOH, DOWN!
NO, JUST WALKING UP SOME AVERAGE STAIRS AND BROKE MY WRIST, AND I
ALSO, THE FIRST SCREENING WE HAD OF "IMPEACHMENT" HERE IN
NEW YORK I TRIPPED ON THE RED CARPET GOING TO TAKE MY PICTURE
AND I SAID, THIS IS STARTING TO GET WEIRD.
LINDA TRIPP IS TRIPPING ME.
I THINK THE SHOW JUST CAME ON, IT WAS ON FOR THE FIRST TIME TWO
NIGHTS AGO.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE AND UNTIL SHE KNEW
SHE HAD DECIDED SHE HAD TO MAYBE TAKE ME DOWN.
>> Stephen: EVEN THOUGH LINDA TRIPP IS NO LONGER WITH US, BUT
IN HEAVEN YOU CANNOT SEE TV BEFORE IT'S BROADCAST?
>> YOU CANNOT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: NOW, NOT THE FIRST
TIME YOU'VE PLAYED A FAMOUS HISTORICAL FIGURE.
YOU PLAYED MARSHA CLARK IN THE O.J. SIMPSON STORY.
( APPLAUSE ) >> I'LL TAKE IT WHEREVER I CAN
GET IT.
>> Stephen: HOW FAR DO YOU GO TO GET AN HISTORICAL FIGURE
RIGHT?
>> WELL, WITH LINDA, UNLIKE WITH MARSHA, THERE WAS SO MUCH TAPE
OF LINDA WALKING OUT OF HER HOME, SO I WAS ABLE TO REALLY
STUDY THE WALK WHICH WAS A VERY SPECIFIC WALK, ENDLESS TAPES OF
HER WALKING OUT OF HER HOUSE.
WITH MARSHA, IT WAS STUFF I COULD SEE IN THE COURTROOM.
SO I NEVER GOT HER IN HER NORMAL LIFE.
BUT I DID A DEEP DIVE AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT PERFUME
MARSHA WORE IN THE TRIAL.
THE ODOR, WHAT WAS IT DOING WHEN SHE WAS GETTING UPSET AND HOT
AND THE FRAGRANCE FLYING OFF HER WRIST IN A DIFFERENT WAY, I
DON'T KNOW.
I FOUND OUT FROM A MUTUAL FRIEND WHAT THE PERFUME WAS AND DECIDED
TO GO TO PERFUME WEB SITES TO DETERMINE -- BECAUSE APPARENTLY
PERFUMES HAVE DIFFERENT ITERATIONS.
SO THE PERFUME SHE WORE BACK THEN -- ARE YOU BORED?
>> NO.
ARE YOU REALLY INTERESTED?
( LAUGHTER ) THERE IS LIKE A CHUTE
ROOMPERFUME MESSAGE BOARD THAT YOU CAN GO TO AND THEY TALK
ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ITERATIONS OF THE PERFUMES AND THE 2000
VERSION WAS NOT AS GOOD AS THE '98 VERSION.
I FOUND THE VERSION SHE WORE AND IT SMELLED LIKE A BOTTLE OF PEA.
IT WAS BAD.
I TALKED ABOUT THIS IN A DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOW AND SHE
WASN'T HAPPY WITH MY DESCRIPTION.
MARSHA DECIDED TO GO BUY THE SAME ONE I HAD TO SEE WHAT IT
WAS AND SHE ALSO GOT IT ON EBAY AND SHE TOO THOUGHT IT
SMELLED LIKE A BOTTLE OF PEA AND TURNED OUT THE PERFUME HAD
TURNED.
SO I WAS WEARING TURNED BAD PERFUME BUT MY COMMITMENT TO
MARSHA WAS SO STRONG THAT I WAS WILLING TO --
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THIS IS YOUR
COMMITMENT TO LINDA TRIPP HERE.
TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED HERE.
>> SO LINDA HAD A VERY DIFFERENT EYEBROW SHAPE THAN I DID.
IT WAS KIND OF DRAWN ON.
THE ONLY WAY TO DO WAS WIPE OUT MY OWN EYEBROWS AND I HAD TO
BLEACH AND SHAVE THEM TO NOTHINGNESS.
I WALKED AROUND LIKE THIS ABOUT A YEAR.
ETH NOT A GREAT LOOK, GUYS.
>> Stephen: THIS IS -- ( AUDIENCE REACTS )
>> DO YOU SEE THE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE YOU CAN TRAVEL FROM
HERE TO THE TOP OF THE HEAD IS REALLY INTENSE.
>> Stephen: IT'S A SEVERE LOOK.
>> YOU NEED YOUR BROWS AS A MID-LINE POINT ESPECIALLY IF YOU
HAVE A LARGE FOREHEAD.
>> Stephen: JUST TO BREAK UP THE TRIP.
>> BREAK UP THE TRIP TO THE TOP OF THE HEAD.
>> Stephen: JIM, PUT IT BACK UP THERE.
WE KNOW WHICH PERSON IS THE AIL JEN PRETENDING TO BE HUMAN
BECAUSE THEY FORGOT THAT WE HAVE EYEBROWS.
>> THEY FORGOT.
>> Stephen: BUT THEY LOOK FANTASTIC.
>> THEY'RE PAINTED ON.
>> Stephen: THIS IS VERY JOAN CRAWFORD.
>> BRING ME ALL THE PUPPIES.
YES, EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
COME BACK WHEN WE RETURN I'LL ASK SARAH WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO
HAVE MONICA LEWINSKY TO BE ONE OF THE PRODUCERS OF THE SERIES.
STICK AROUND.
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'RE BACK!
WE ARE BACK HERE AT "THE LATE SHOW" ON CBS, 11:35 MONDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY.
WE'RE BACK WITH THE STAR "IMPEACHMENT: AMERICAN CRIME
STORY."
SARA PAULSON, MONICA LEWINSKY IS A PRODUCER ON THIS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: A, WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE HER ON SET --
>> SHE WAS NOT ON SET WHILE WE WERE PLAYING THESE THINGS OUT.
SHE WAS ON COUNTLESS MEETINGS AND DID REAL NOTES ON ALL THE
SCRIPTS.
NOBODY IN THIS PRODUCTION WANTED TO DO IT WITHOUT MONICA'S
INVOLVEMENT.
IT DIDN'T SEEM THE RIGHT TO THING TO DO TO TELL HER STORY
WITHOUT -- ( APPLAUSE )
MONICA IS AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN, SELF-EFFACING, SMART, WITTY AND
ALSO I THINK VERY BRAVE AND WILLING TO PUT SOME OF HER MOST
EMBARRASSING MOMENTS AS A YOUNG WOMAN OUT THERE AGAIN TO BE
REHANDWASH AND JUDGED AND TALKED ABOUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
>> Stephen: WELL, IT WAS LOVELY TO HAVE YOU ON AGAIN.
>> THAT'S IT?
I FEEL LIKE THAT WAS TOO SHORT.
>> Stephen: WE CAN KEEP TALKING.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: WE CAN KEEP TALKING BUT THAT CAMERA'S GOING
TO GO OFF.
BUT I DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE.
>> IF THEY'RE NOT TAPING IT.
I DON'T NEED TO BE HERE ANYMORE.
>> Stephen: OH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
BACK HOME, BACK TO THE SWEAT PANTSZ AND THE ICE CREAM.
>> AND THE PIZZA.
>> Stephen: FETCH FETCH AIRS TUESDAYS ON FX.
SARAH PAULSON, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST
KACEY MUSGRAVES.
>> WE'VE GOT THE RECALL ELECTION COMING UP IN LESS THAN A WEEK.
WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENS IN CALIFORNIA.
>> IT'S PROBABLY RIGGED.
ONE THING THEY'RE GOOD AT IS A RIGGED ELECTION.
SO I THINK IT'S A RIGGED ELECTION.
>> GREAT PUMPED UP SPEECH.
NOTHING LIKE TELLING THE TEAM THE GAME'S ALREADY LOST.
ZERO POINT SHOWING UP.
ANYONE WHO DOES IS A FOOL.
LET'S GO OUT THERE AND SUCCUMB TO THE INEVITABLE!
AAAHHH!
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
-- MY NEXT GUEST TONIGHT IS A SIX-TIME
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SINGER AND SONGWRITER.
HER NEW ALBUM IS "STAR-CROSSED."
PLEASE WELCOME KACEY MUSGRAVES!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪
>> Stephen: NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE SHOW A COUPLE OF TIMES
BEFORE.
>> I HAVE.
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THE NEW ALBUM "STAR-CROSSED"
WHICH DROPS TOMORROW.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: IT'S AN INTERESTING OLD TERM
STAR-CROSSED.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY STAR-CROSSED?
>> IT'S ILL FATED.
YOU ARE DOOMED BY THE STARS, YOU ARE ( BLEEP ) CELESTIALLY.
THERE IS A ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTION ON THIS AND THE FILM IS
A WILD RIDE.
>> Stephen: THE FILM IS ON PARAMOUNT+.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING?
>> IT'S A VISUAL FILM THAT GOES WITH THE ALBUBBLE AND IS SET IN
THREE ACTS AS WELL.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO MAKE, AND THIS SCENE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
WATCH IS KIND OF THE OPENING SCENE.
IT KICKS OFF THE JOURNEY AND IS A WICKED, TWISTED ROAD.
THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE A DECAPITATION AT SOME POINT IN
THE FILM.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CATCH IT.
>> Stephen: JIM?
♪ WHAT HAVE WE DONE ♪ DID WE FLY TOO HIGH JUST TO GET
BURNED BY THE SUN ♪ NO ONE'S TO BLAME ♪
BECAUSE WE CALLED ALL THE ANGELS TO SAVE US, CALLED THEM BY
NAME ♪ ♪ BUT I GUESS THEY GOT LOST ♪
♪ STAR-CROSSED ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> DRAMA.
THE DRAMA OF IT ALL.
>> Stephen: MUSICIANS DRAW ON A LOT OF SOURCES AND RESOURCES
TO INSPIRE THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW, TO FIND THE HEART OF WHAT THEY
WANT TO SAY.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: IN THE MUSIC.
AND I KNOW YOU WRITE CONSTANTLY.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL, UNUSUAL YOU
DID YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE TO PREP FOR THE CREATION OF THIS
ALBUM.
WOULD YOU MIND DESCRIBING WHAT THAT WAS?
>> IT'S INTERESTING, PLANT THERAPY, IT'S HELPING A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
IT WAS A HELL OF A RIDE AND IT TRIGGERED SO MANY CREATIVE
IDEAS, THE NAME OF THE RECORD, THE CONCEPT.
>> Stephen: THE THERAPIST, THERE'S AN M.D. THERE
ADMINISTERING THE MUSHROOMS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HOW LONG DOES THAT - THE BOX UP HERE.
>> YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: BECAUSE I HEAR
GROWLING UP THERE AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING TO COME OUT.
( LAUGHTER ) HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE?
>> AT ONE POINT, I KIND OF CAME TO AND SHE'S, LIKE, IT'S BEEN
FOUR HOURS, YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
I WAS LIKE HOLY ( BLEEP ).
>> Stephen: IN SOME STATES THIS IS LEGAL.
>> IN SOME STATES, IT IS.
>> Stephen: WHAT STATE WERE YOU IN?
>> IT DOES COME FROM THE GROUND.
IT MAY NOT BE FOR EVERYBODY.
BUT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF MY PUZZLE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST SONG YOU WROTE?
>> I DO.
IT WAS A POEM I TURNED INTO A SONG WHEN I WAS ABOUT NINE.
THINKING ABOUT IT'S AN EXTREMELY THIRSTY TITLE, IT'S CALLED
"NOTICE ME," LIKE, NOTICE ME -- A LITTLE CRY FOR HELP THERE, I
GUESS.
>> Stephen: DID YOU EVER BREAK IT OUT IN A CONCERT?
>> I SHOULD.
WE SHOULD REMIX IT.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU COME BACK IN OCTOBER?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU COLLABORATED AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH ALL
THE MANY COUNTRY GREATS, BUT WILLIE NELSON BEING ONE OF THE
TRUE GIANTS.
>> MM-HMM.
>> Stephen: AND ANYBODY -- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
ANYBODY WHO HAS SPENT TIME ON WILLIE NELSON'S BUS HAS A
STORY -- >> THEY DON'T REMEMBER GOING.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
MY STORY ABOUT GOING TO THE BUS WAS TRYING TO GET OFF AS QUICKLY
AS I COULD.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE TO WORK WITH SUCH A LOVELY,
AMAZING, TALENTED ICON LIKE THAT?
>> HE IS TRULY AN ICON AND I LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE'S A GREAT
EQUALIZER.
HE WALKS INTO A ROOM AND I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU'RE FROM, YOUR
BACKGROUND, WHAT KIND OF MUSIC YOU LIKE, EVERYBODY LOVES WILLIE
NELSON.
>> Stephen: HE'S LIKE A MUPPET, EVERYBODY WANTS TO SAY
HI.
>> YOU JUST WANT TO PET HIM.
HE'S BEEN INCREDIBLE TO ME.
A FUNNY STORY IS I GOT TO SEE MY GRANDPA KICK WILLIE NELSON'S AS
IN POKER ONE NIGHT.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
AND I WAS LIKE DO I ROOT FOR MY GRANDPA OR MY FANTASY
GRANDPA?
IT WAS INCREDIBLE, AND MY GRANDPA WENT BACK TO TEXAS AND
IT WAS THE TALK OF THE TOWN.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A NICE GIFT YOU CAN GIVE YOUR GRANDFATHER.
>> THAT WAS HIS CHRISTMAS GIFT.
I HANDED HIM A LITTLE WAD OF CASH.
HE SAYS, WHAT'S THIS FOR?
I SAID THIS IS THE BUY-IN FOR WILLIE NELSON'S POKER GAME, SO
GOOD LUCK.
>> Stephen: HOW LONG AGO DID HE BEAT WILLIE NELSON.
>> A FEW YEARS AGO.
>> Stephen: HOW'S HE DOING?
POP, I WANT YOU TO SEND HIM YOUR WARMTHS THOUGHTS AN
PRAYERS.
HE'S BATTLING COVID AT HOME.
>> Stephen: IS HE VACCINATED?
YEAH.
I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
WE'RE STAYING POSITIVE.
HE COULDN'T COME SEE NEE IN NASHVILLE BECAUSE HE'S BEEN SICK
AT HOME.
>> Stephen: KACEY, LOVE HI TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> THANKS, GUYS.
>> Stephen: HOPE YOU COME BACK IN OCTOBER.
"STAR-CROSSED" AND ITS COMPANION FILM ON PARAMOUNT PLUS BOTH COME
OUT TOMORROW.
KACEY MUSGRAVES, EVERYBODY!
THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT.
GOOD NIGHT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪