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>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT! TONIGHT, WE OPEN STATE OF MIND.
PLUS STEPHEN WELCOMES AROUND
AROUND!
AND LORDE.
WITH A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
GILBERT GOTTFRIED, FEATURING JON
BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN."
NOW LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED
SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY!
HEY, EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
HELLO, JON.
HEY, EVERYBODY!
NICE TO SEE YOU!
WHAT'S UP!
THANKS, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME WELCOME, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, TO "THE LATE SHOW."
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
IT'S FEELING GOOD.
I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
SUMMER HAS OFFICIALLY -- I LIKE
IT, I LIKE IT.
SUMMER HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN.
TODAY WAS THE LONGEST DAY OF THE
YEAR, ALSO KNOWN AS "JUNE
21ST, THE SNYDER CUT."
THE COUNTRY IS OPENING UP AS TH
( LAUGHTER )
WEATHER GETS WARMER.
WE ALL FINALLY PUT ON PANTS
JUST IN TIME TO REALIZE IT'S TOO
HOT FOR PANTS.
( LAUGHTER )
CASE IN POINT, LAST NIGHT, THE
FIRST U.S. CRUISE SHIP IN 15
MONTHS SET SAIL.
( APPLAUSE )
IT'S PERFECT FOR ANYONE -- I'M
NOT SURE WHAT YOU WERE
APPLAUDING -- BUT
IT'S PERFECT FOR ANYONE WHO'S
BEEN STUCK IN THEIR HOUSE FOR 15
MONTHS AND THOUGHT, "THIS HAS
BEEN GREAT, BUT I JUST WISH THE
ROOM WAS MUCH SMALLER AND SLOWLY
ROCKING."
( LAUGHTER )
THIS CRUISE IS A C.D.C. MANDATED
TEST THAT'S CARRYING ONLY
ROYAL CARIBBEAN EMPLOYEES WHO
VOLUNTEERED.
IF THEY GET SICK, THE COMPANY
KNOWS IT'S
UNSAFE FOR PAYING CUSTOMERS.
IT'S LESS VACATION AND
MORE "CANARY IN A CONGA LINE."
( LAUGHTER )
THE EMPLOYEES AREN'T GOING
ALONE, BECAUSE THEY WERE ALLOWED
TO BRING AN 18-AND-OVER
GUEST.
SO, MATT GAETZ WILL NOT BE
GOING.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THERE YOU GO.
MATT GAETZ.
BAD.
>> Jon: OH, COME ON, MAN.
>> Stephen: NEW YORK IS ALSO
REOPENING.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YEAH.
IT'S A GOOD FEELING.
( PIANO RIFF )
CASE IN POINT -- LAST WEEK,
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
LIFTED MOST
CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS,
CALLING IT A "RETURN TO LIFE AS
WE KNOW IT."
SO THIS WEEKEND, NEW YORKERS
COULD ONCE AGAIN PLAY THE
CLASSIC BIG APPLE GUESSING
GAME: "PUDDLE OR PEE?"
( LAUGHTER )
HOT TIP: IS IT HOT?
( LAUGHTER )
ANOTHER SIGN OF LIFE, LAST NIGHT
THE FOO FIGHTERS ROCKED MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN IN THE FIRST FULL
CAPACITY SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY
SINCE RESTRICTIONS LIFTED.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
HELL, YEAH!
FOO FIGHTERS AT MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN WERE BACK TO NORMAL!
ALSO, BACK TO 1995!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THE FOOS BROUGHT ON A SPECIAL
GUEST:
♪ BUT I'M A CREEP ♪
♪ I'M A WEIRDO ♪
>> STEPHEN: FOO FIGHTERS AND
DAVE CHAPELLE SINGING A
RADIOHEAD CLASSIC?
THAT IS AWESOME.
THAT'S PERFECT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN A COMEDIAN
ROCK OUT THIS HARD SINCE
HENNY YOUNGMAN SAT IN WITH LED
ZEPPELIN.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Jon: GOOD OLD HENNY.
( LAUGHTER )
THE FOO FIGHTERS AREN'T THE ONLY
ONES HITTING THE ROAD.
THERE'S ALSO A NEW TOUR
FEATURING FORMER FOX NEWS HOST
BILL O'REILLY AND FORMER
PRESIDENT,"THE FLAG FONDLER."
( BOOING )
>> Stephen: BUT HOW DO YOU
FEEL?
( LAUGHTER )
THE PAIR ARE MAKING SEVERAL
PUBLIC APPEARANCES IN DECEMBER
THAT THEY'RE CALLING
"THE HISTORY TOUR."
I ASSUME BECAUSE THEIR CAREERS
ARE HISTORY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Jon: THE PEOPLE HAVE
SPOKEN!
>> Stephen: HEY, LOOK AT YOU.
BUT THE TOUR IS CAUSING ANXIETY
IN MAGA WORLD BECAUSE
"MANY QANON SUPPORTERS NOW
BELIEVE THAT
TRUMP WILL RETURN IN AUGUST."
AND AS ONE
SUPPORTER PUT IT
"A REINSTATED PRESIDENT DOESN'T
GO ON TOUR."
( LAUGHTER )
OR DO ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A
REINSTATED PRESIDENT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WHILE HE'S ON TOUR
THE QUARTER-FLOUNDER MAY HAVE
SOME EXPLAINING TO DO.
BECAUSE A NEW BOOK IS
REVEALING DETAILS ABOUT HIS
COVID RESPONSE.
THE MAIN DETAIL: THERE WASN'T
ONE.
FOR INSTANCE, EARLY IN THE
PANDEMIC, THERE WERE AMERICAN
TOURISTS ABROAD AND CRUISE
SHIPS LOADED WITH INFECTED
PASSENGERS THAT NO ONE KNEW WHAT
TO DO WITH.
THE THEN PRESIDENT REPORTEDLY
ASKED, "DON'T WE HAVE AN ISLAND
THAT WE OWN?
WHAT ABOUT GUANTANAMO?"
THE PRESIDENT WANTED TO SEND
CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS TO GITMO.
SO, ENJOY YOUR BEACH
DAY WITH COMPLIMENTARY
HEAD SACKS.
THEN HIT THE BAR FOR BOTTOMLESS
PINA-COLADA-BOARDING.
( LAUGHTER )
THOSE PEOPLE COMING OFF CRUISE
SHIPS WERE A REAL PROBLEM FOR
DICK A L'ORANGE --
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Jon: A LOT OF NEW NAMES.
>> Stephen: THAT ONE HIT A
SWEET SPOT.
( LAUGHTER )
-- BECAUSE THEY INCREASED THE
NUMBER OF COVID CASES.
ACCORDING TO THE BOOK, HE WAS
OBSESSED WITH
HOW THE NUMBERS REFLECTED ON
HIM, SCREAMING LOUDLY ON THE
PHONE TO H.H.S. SECRETARY ALEX
AZAR: "I'M GOING TO LOSE THE
ELECTION BECAUSE OF TESTING!
WHAT IDIOT HAD THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DO TESTING?"
TO WHICH AZAR RESPONDED, "UH, DO
YOU MEAN JARED?"
( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
>> Jon: WOW.
WOW.
>> Stephen: IMAGINE -- IMAGINE
BEING IN THAT
ADMINISTRATION AND SOMEONE
CALLING YOU "THE IDIOT."
( LAUGHTER )
IT'S LIKE BEING IN THE N.B.A.
AND YOUR NICKNAME IS "THE
TALL GUY."
( LAUGHTER )
KUSHNER DOESN'T COME OFF WELL IN
THE BOOK.
IN MARCH OF 2020, WHEN KUSHNER
LEARNED 600 MILLION MASKS
COULDN'T BE DELIVERED UNTIL
JUNE, HE THREW HIS PEN AGAINST
THE WALL AND
SCREAMED, YOU ( BLEEP ) MORON,
WE'LL ALL BE DEAD BY JUNE.
THAT WAS IN PRIVATE.
WHAT WAS HE SAYING IN PUBLIC?
>> I THINK BY JULY THE COUNTRY
IS REALLY ROCKING AGAIN.
>> Stephen: IN HIS DEFENSE, HE
THOUGHT HE WOULD NEVER BE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE WORDS, HE
THOUGHT WE WOULD ALL BY DEAD BY
JUNE.
OH, THERE'S SOME HUGE NEWS OUT
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE BAKE
SALE SATURDAY AFTER THE 4
O'CLOCK VIGIL MASS RAISED $174
FOR THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
( LAUGHTER )
ALSO --
( LAUGHTER )
THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF
CATHOLIC BISHOPS VOTED TO
ADVANCE A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD
DENY PRESIDENT BIDEN COMMUNION.
( BOOING )
YEP, THEY'RE HOLY GHOSTING HIM.
( LAUGHTER )
( RIM SHOT )
THANK YOU.
NOW, LISTEN, I'M CATHOLIC BUT
BIDEN IS "SO" CATHOLIC!
HE'S THE ONLY GUEST I'VE EVER
SPENT TIME WITH BACKSTAGE
TALKING ABOUT THE CONSOLATIONS
OF GOD AND THE NEED FOR DAILY
ROSARY.
SO FAR, BALL'S IN YOUR COURT,
ANDREW GARFIELD.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE RAISED
SLEEPING IN ON SUNDAYS,
COMMUNION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
SACRAMENT FOR CATHOLICS.
IT GOES COMMUNION, BAPTISM,
HANGING THE FREE CHURCH CALENDAR
IN YOUR KITCHEN.
"OOH, I WONDER WHO'S MR.
FEBRUARY... JESUS
AGAIN?!
THE STREAK CONTINUES."
SO WHY DENY BIDEN THE SACRAMENT?
WELL, APPARENTLY, THESE BISHOPS
WANT TO PUNISH HIM
BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE
PERSONALLY OPPOSES ABORTION BUT
DOESNT THINK HE SHOUL IMPOSE
THAT POSITION ON AMERICANS WHO
FEEL OTHERWISE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW SERIOUS THE
BISHOPS ARE HERE.
IF THEY REALLY WANTED TO PUNISH
BIDEN, THEY'D MOVE HIM TO A
DIFFERENT PARISH, AND NOT TELL
ANYONE WHY THEY DID IT.
( LAUGHTER )
( BOOING )
JOKE'S BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
( LAUGHTER )
THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR A LOT OF
REASONS.
ONE OF WHICH IS THAT BIDEN IS
ONLY THE SECOND CATHOLIC TO
OCCUPY THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER
JOHN KENNEDY.
BUT J.F.K. WAS NEVER DENIED
COMMUNION BECAUSE HE ALWAYS WENT
TO CONFESSION AFTER BANGING
MARILYN MONROE.
( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
NOW -- BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
( LAUGHTER )
HERE IN NEW YORK, THERE'S A BIG
ELECTION TOMORROW.
THE CITY WILL BE CHOOSING A NEW
MAYOR THAT MANY ARE CALLING,
"NOT BILL DEBLASIO."
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
NEW YORK WILL ALSO BE ELECTING A
NEW CITY COUNCIL.
AND THERE'S SOME SHOCKING NEWS
OUT OF THAT RACE BECAUSE
MANHATTAN CANDIDATE ZACK WIENER
WAS CAUGHT WITH A DOMINATRIX,
GAGGED AND ENJOYING A
SADOMASOCHISM SESSION.
( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
REACHED FOR COMMENT, THE
CANDIDATE SAID
"ERRMMMUUH.
TERGGRAAGLLL. RRAHHH."
THAT TOOK COURAGE.
( LAUGHTER )
THAT TOOK A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
COURAGE.
IT ALL CAME OUT WHEN AN
ANONYMOUS TWITTER
USER POSTED A VIDEO OF WEINER
AND A LEATHER-BOUND WOMAN WHO
POURS WAX ON HIM AND CLIPS HIS
NIPPLES WITH CLOTHESPINS.
POURED HOT WAX ON HIM?
EVIDENTLY, HE HAS A VERY
SPECIFIC FANTASY ABOUT BECOMING
A WHEEL OF GOUDA.
( LAUGHTER )
THAT'S THE ONE THAT HAS THE WAX
ON IT.
OKAY.
HOT BLACK WAX.
AFTER THE VIDEO LEAKED, WEINER
RESPONDED: "I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE
TO SEE THAT, BUT HERE
WE ARE.
I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE PRIVATE
VIDEO CIRCULATING OF ME ON
TWITTER."
NOR SHOULD HE BE!
THE LATE SHOW IS SEXPOSITIVE,
AND WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY KINK
SHAMING, UNLESS YOU "LIKE"
HAVING YOUR KINK SHAMED, IN
WHICH CASE:
BAD CANDIDATE!
NAUGHTY BOY!
( LAUGHTER )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: NOW, YOU MAY NOT
HAVE HEARD OF
ZACK BEFORE, BUT HIS FATHER IS A
CO-CREATOR OF THE POPULAR
CHILDREN'S TELEVISION SHOW "DORA
THE EXPLORER."
WHEREAS HIS SON CREATED THE LESS
POPULAR SPIN OFF:
"MARIAN THE DISCIPLINARIAN."
( APPLAUSE )
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT.
OUR GUESTS ARE AROUND AND AND
LORDE.
WHEN WHEY COME BACK, THE SCOOP
ON THE CAST OF SEASON TWO OF
"BRIDGERTON."
STICK AROUND!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪♪♪
♪♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! WELCOME BACK!
GIVE IT UP FOR JON BATISTE AND
"STAY HUMAN," EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN --
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN --
>> Jon: WOO-HOO!
>> Stephen: FOLKS, WORKING IN
TELEVISION IS A GREAT PRIVILEGE,
AND I DO IT BECAUSE I LOVE IT,
NOT TO WIN SOME FANCY AWARD...
IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE SAID
YESTERDAY.
( LAUGHTER )
BUT TODAY, I'M ALL ABOUT THAT
BLING, BECAUSE "THE LATE SHOW
WITH STEPHEN COLBERT" JUST WON
A 2021 PEABODY AWARD!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪♪
>> Stephen: COME ON, COME ON.
>> Jon: HELLO!
( AUDIENCE CHANTING STEPHEN )
>> Stephen: THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
INCREDIBLE CROWD.
THANK YOU TO THE PEABODY
COMMITTEE FOR THIS TREMENDOUS
HONOR.
TO MAKE THE MOMENT EVEN SWEETER,
THE PERSON WHO PRESENTED US THE
AWARD WAS NONE OTHER THAN MY
DEAR OLD FRIEND, STEVE
CARELL.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> I'VE KNOWN STEPHEN COLBERT
FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT HE'S
THE ONLY PEABODY AWARD WINNER
WHOSE CAR I'VE THROWN UP IN."
( LAUGHTER )
>> STEPHEN: THANK YOU, STEVE.
THANK YOU.
THAT WAS INCREDIBLY NICE OF YOU
TO DO,
BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
FACT-CHECK YOU THERE.
AND THIS IS ABSOLUTELY
TRUE-- YOU DID THROW UP, BUT I
WAS DRIVING EVIE'S CAR THAT
NIGHT.
( LAUGHTER )
SO, IT WAS EASY FOR ME TO
FORGIVE YOU.
SHE'S STILL WORKING THROUGH HER
FEELINGS.
( LAUGHTER )
THE TRUTH IS, THE PEABODY IS THE
BEST AWARD, AND NOT JUST BECAUSE
WE WON IT.
IT'S BECAUSE, UNLIKE OTHER MAJOR
AWARDS, THE PEABODY GOES
TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO WORKS
ON THE SHOW, WHICH IS
PARTICULARLY FITTING THIS YEAR
BECAUSE PUTTING THIS SHOW
TOGETHER TAKES OVER 200 PEOPLE
WHO'VE SPENT 15 MONTHS
DOING AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB UNDER
EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMEN-
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I'M THE GUY ON CAMERA.
I'M THE GUY ON CAMERA, BUT THIS
REALLY DOES GO TO EVERYBODY, SO
I WANT TO THANK "THE LATE SHOW"
WRITERS AND THE STAFF AND THE
CREW AND THE BAND.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I'M LUCKY TO WORK WITH YOU.
THANKS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
NOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG, DIVISIVE
YEAR, BUT, THROUGH IT ALL,
AMERICANS STAYED COMMITTED
TO THE ONE VALUE WE ALL SHARE:
BINGE-ING TV.
( LAUGHTER )
AND PERHAPS NO SHOW WAS BIGGER
THAN BRIDGERTON, SHONDA RHIMES'
RESTORATION-ERA FANTASY.
IT PROVES NO MATTER THE
OBSTACLES, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR
EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE TO
HAVE SEX.
( LAUGHTER )
OF COURSE, THE BREAKOUT STAR OF
THE SHOW WAS ROMANTIC LEAD
REGGE-JEAN PAGE, WHO PLAYED THE
DUKE OF HASTINGS.
THE MAN IS A TRIPLE THREAT:
ACTING, LEFT CHEEK, RIGHT CHEEK.
THAT'S WHY IT WAS SUCH A SHOCK
WHEN THE SHOW ANNOUNCED THAT
PAGE WILL NOT APPEAR IN
BRIDGERTON SEASON
TWO.
( AUDIENCE REACTS )
HEARTBREAKING.
THOUGH, IF YOU'VE SEEN THE
SHOW, YOU CAN'T BE SURPRISED
WHEN THIS GUY PULLS OUT.
( LAUGHTER )
SOME PEOPLE HAVE WATCHED IT.
NO SPOILERS.
( LAUGHTER )
THIS NEWS HAS LEFT SOME OF THE
SHOW'S DEVOTED FANS OUTRAGED AND
THREATENING THAT "IF HE'S NOT
IN, I'M NOT WATCHING."
BUT TAKE HEART, DEAR
BRIDGER-HEADS.
FOR PRODUCTION ON THE NEW SEASON
IS UNDER WAY, AND SHONDA RHIMES
HAS ADDED A NEW CAST MEMBER WHO
PROMISES TO KEEP THINGS AS
STEAMY AS EVER.
THE LATE SHOW HAS ACQUIRED A
SNEAK PREVIEW.
JIM?
>> LAST MARRIAGE SEASON, LONDON
LEARNED THE ONE THING THAT
CANNOT
BE ARRANGED... IS LOVE.
AND WHILE WE BID ADIEU TO ONE WE
BURNED FOR, A NEW LORD HAS
ARRIVED TO SET HEARTS AFLAME.
>> IT'S ME, LORD SEXY!
SHALL WE HUMP IN MY STUDY YOUR
GRACE?
>> RETURN TO A TIME WHEN LOVE
CONQUERED ALL.
>> I AM TIRED OF PRETENDING.
AND I CANNOT CONTINUE ACTING AS
IF... AS IF I DO NOT LOVE YOU.
>> HOT DAMN!
LOOKS LIKE TONIGHT'S MENU IS
PORKING WITH A SIDE OF
SIDE-BOOB!
>> A TIME OF DESIRE.
>> I HEREBY KNIGHT ME "SIR
BOINKS-A-LOT."
NOW ARISE.
>> A TIME OF THE HEART.
>> I LOVE ALL OF YOU, EVERY
SCAR, EVERY FLAW, EVERY
IMPERFECTION.
>> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RASH
ON MY BALLS, RIGHT?
THE APOTHECARY SAYS JUST SLATHER
ON THIS UNGUENT!
A HAND, M'LADY?
DOWN IN SOUTH SUSSEX?
>> A TIME OF... THIS.
>> THERE ARE OTHER THINGS,
PHYSICAL, OR PERHAPS INTANGIBLE,
THAT BRING A COUPLE TOGETHER.
>> TIME TO DROP PANTALOONS AND
SHOW THE WORLD MY JUICY BUNS.
YOU LIKE?
IT'S NOT EVEN BEEN BLURRED.
AT MY AGE, MY ASS JUST LOOKS
LIKE THAT.
>> NEXT SEASON, GIRD YOUR LOINS.
>> IT'S JOLLY OLD ENGLAND, AND
I'VE GOT A SPOTTED DICK!
>> STEPHEN: THANK YOU, GILBERT
GOTTFRIED!
AND THANK YOU, PEABODY
COMMITTEE, FOR HONORING WORK
LIKE THAT.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ANDREW
GARFIELD.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW"!
RIGHT HERE ON THE CBS TELEVISION
NETWORK.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN --
CHECKMATE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST
GUEST TONIGHT IS A TONY
AWARD WINNING ACTOR YOU KNOW
FROM "THE SOCIAL NETWORK," "THE
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN," AND
"HACKSAW RIDGE."
THIS FALL HE STARS IN TWO
NEW FILMS: "THE EYES OF TAMMY
FAYE" AND "TICK TICK BOOM!"
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE
SHOW," ANDREW GARFIELD!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> CRAZY.
SO NICE TO SEE YOU, JON.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M JUST SO, LIKE, MY ART SOUL
BROTHER.
I'M JUST, LIKE, THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE THIS
YEAR.
HELLO!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
AND A PEABODY!
>> Stephen: AND A PEABODY.
NINE YEARS AGO, YOU MADE YOUR
BROADWAY DEBUT IN "DEATH OF A
SALESMAN."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WITH THE GREAT
MIKE NICHOLS RIGHT HERE.
THERE YOU ARE.
( APPLAUSE )
I'M ONLY A LITTLE JEALOUS TO
SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH THE
MAN.
HE ONCE SAID YOU HAD ENORMOUS
EMOTIONAL EQUIPMENT.
( LAUGHTER )
I'M ASSUMING THAT'S NOT A
EUPHEMISM.
>> IS THAT LIKE AN
OVERCOMPENSATION?
>> Stephen: HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE HIM?
BECAUSE, AGAIN --
>> ENORMOUS EQUIPMENT,
GENERALLY.
>> Stephen: I WOULD HAVE LOVED
TO HAVE KNOWN OR WORKED WITH
HIM.
HE'S CERTAINLY A HERO.
>> YEAH, AND A HERO TO ME.
ALWAYS WAS A HERO TO ME
ARTISTICALLY.
THERE'S A STORY THAT COMES TO
MIND THAT IS VERY INDICATIVE OF
THIS.
ON BROADWAY, USUALLY LUMINAIRES
OF THEATER WILL GO BACK AND
THANK THE CAST AND SAY HELLO TO
THE CAST AT THE STAGE DOOR EVERY
PERFORMANCE.
MIKE NEVER MISSED THIS.
EVEN IF HE DIDN'T LIKE THE SHOW,
HE WOULD GO BACK AND SAY, YOU
DID IT!
I LIKED YOUR HAT!
THEN HE WOULD LEAVE.
BUT HE WOULD BE SO, SO GENEROUS.
EVEN IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
BUT THERE'S THIS ONE STORY I
HEARD ABOUT HIM THAT SUMS IT UP
SO BEAUTIFULLY.
HE CAME BACK AFTER THE SHOW,
THANKS EVERY CAST MEMBER, SHOOK
HANDS, GAVE THEM KISSES AND
LEFT.
AND ONE YOUNG LADY IN THE
COMPANY WAS OBSESSED WITH MIKE
AND HEARD THAT HE WAS IN, WAS UP
IN HER DRESSING ROOM, JUST SPENT
A LITTLE BIT TOO LONG TO MEET
MIKE NICHOLS, SHE COMES DOWN THE
STAGE DOOR AND THE COMPANY
MEMBERS SAID YOU LITERALLY -- HE
LITERALLY LEFT FIVE MINUTES AGO,
YOU JUST MISSED HIM.
SHE'S DESPONDENT.
SHE GOES BACK UP, THE STAGE DOOR
OPENS BEHIND HER, SHE TURNS
AROUND, MIKE STICKS HIS HEAD IN,
LOOKS AROUND, CATCHES HER AND
SAYS, YOU!
YOU'RE AUDREY HEPBURN!
AND THEN LEAVES.
>> Stephen: WOW.
THAT'S LOVELY.
( APPLAUSE )
I GOT TO MEET HIM ONCE AT THE
KENNEDY CENTER BECAUSE I WAS
HOSTING AND HE WAS THERE, AND I
WENT OVER TO SAY HELLO TO MERYL
STREEP, AND MERYL STREEP --
YEAH, THUD.
BECAUSE I INTERVIEWED HER AND
SHE'S, LIKE, OH, MIKE WANTS TO
MEET YOU.
AND I SAID, OKAY.
MIKE'S RIGHT THERE, I GO OVER TO
SAY HELLO TO HIM AND I DON'T
KNOW WHAT HE SAID TO ME BECAUSE
THE ENTIRE TIME HE WAS TALKING
TO ME I WAS SAYING, IT'S MIKE
NICHOLS, IT'S MIKE NICHOLS, IT'S
MIKE NICHOLS.
>> HE PROBABLY JUST SAID, YOU'RE
AUDREY HEPBURN!
>> Stephen: YEAH.
AFTER I FIRST MET HIM, IT
TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO SETTLE
IN.
WHEN WE WERE DOING "DEATH OF A
SALESMAN," FOR US DOING ANY ART,
THERE'S NEVER ANY SATISFACTION
WHATSOEVER, WE'RE ALWAYS JUST
SEARCHING AND YEARNING AND
NEUROTIC AND TRYING TO GET IT
RIGHT.
I REMEMBER I WAS FETCHING ABOUT
SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
RUN.
WE HAD ALREADY WON A BUNCH OF
TONYS AND I'M, LIKE, NO, MIKE,
YANLTD GET THIS MOMENT RIGHT.
HE'S LIKE, DEAR BOY, I'M NOT
WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
YOU'RE JUST LIKE ME, YOU DON'T
THINK HIGHLY OF YOURSELF AT ALL.
IT WAS THE BEAUTIFUL BLESSING TO
HAVE THE WOMB, THE CHOSEN DIVINE
DISSATISFACTION THAT WE ARE KIND
OF WEDDED TO UNTIL WE DRIVE AS
ARTISTS WHO ARE STRIVING TOWARD
PERFECTION, A SPIRITUAL HEIGHT
WE'LL NEVER GET TO, AND HE MADE
THAT A BEAUTIFUL THING, SO I
HOLE IT CLOSE TO ME, WHENEVER I
GO ON STAGE, WHENEVER I GO ON
FILM STAGE.
HE'S WITH ME AS AN ANCESTOR NOW.
EVEN NOW -- I DON'T WANT TO CRY.
BUT, YEAH, HE'S HERE.
HE'S REMARKABLE.
HE'S HERE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER -- DO YOU HAVE ANY
TRADITIONS YOU DO BEFORE YOU GO
ON STAGE?
>> I DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THINGS.
DEPENDS ON THE SHOW.
STRANGERS IN AMERICA, BECAUSE
IT'S AN EIGHT HOUR SHOW BECAUSE
I STRUGGLE WITH THE NEVER
ENOUGHNESS AND IT WILL NEVER BE
JUST RIGHT, THERE'S AN OLD
TRADITION THAT YOU SPIT ON THE
STAGE.
>> Stephen: WHY?
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A COLD.
NO, IT'S BASICALLY SAYING I'M
GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL OF ME.
I'M GOING TO LEAVE ALL OF MYSELF
HERE, EVEN THE LESS PRETTY
PARTS, THE LESS ATTRACTIVE
PARTS, THE BILE, THE STUFF FROM
THE GUTS.
I'M BRINGING, LIKE, GOD IS
PERFECT, WHATEVER GOD MEANS TO
ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM, ONE'S
HIGHER POWER IS PERFECT BUT
WE'RE NOT MEANT TO BE.
WE'RE MEANT TO BE HUMAN, IN THE
DUST AND THE IT D. FOR "ANGELS
IN AMERICA," EVERY RITUAL, I
WOULD PRAY BEFORE EVERY SHOW
BECAUSE THAT SHOW AND THAT STORY
IS SO MUCH ABOUT HONORING THE
ANCESTORS, ESPECIALLY
SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, GAY
BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO, YOU
KNOW, DIED AND FOUGHT DURING THE
AIDES EPIDEMIC, SPECIFICALLY
HERE IN NEW YORK BUT ALL AROUND
THE WORLD.
SO I WOULD TRY TO COMMUNE, I
WOULD JUST SAY, USE ME, USE ME,
AND BE WITH ME HERE IN THE ROOM
AND LET ME HEAL YOU AS I TRY TOY
HEAL MYSELF AND AN AUDIENCE AND
USING THE WORDS OF THIS PLAY AND
THE IDEAS OF THIS PLAY.
THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN
FEELING LIKE YOU'RE SERVING
SOMETHING GREATER AND BEING
USED.
I SEE YOU RUNNING OUT HERE AND
YOU GUYS PLAYING YOUR
INSTRUMENTS.
YOU LEAVE SPACE FOR GOD.
YOU LEAVE A LITTLE SPACE IN THE
TOP OF THE AUDITORIUM FOR
SOMETHING DIVINE TO MOVE YOU AS
YOU COME IN HERE.
I SEE IT IN WHAT YOU GUYS DO,
YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY.
THAT'S LOVELY TO BE SAID.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
>> WHAT.
>> Stephen: THAT MEANS GOD
JUST WON A PEABODY.
>> HEY!
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS,
LONG OVERDUE.
>> GOD'S FIRST PEABODY.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: YOU'RE SUPER BUSY
THIS COMING FALL.
YOU HAVE TWO MOVIES.
>> MM-HMM.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE "THE EYES
OF TAMMY FAYE," WHERE YOU
PLAY -- JUST THE TRAILER ALONE
IS KILLING ME -- YOU PLAY JIM
BAKER.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND JESSICA
CHASTAIN PLAYS TAMMY FAYE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: EXTRAORDINARY.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE PLAYED A
JESUIT PRIEST TRYING TO BRING
CHRISTIANITY TO JAPAN, A SEVENTH
DAY ADVENTIST GOING TO WAR AS A
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR, HOW DID
THAT PREPARE YOU IN ANY WAY TO
PLAY TELEVANGELIST?
( LAUGHTER )
>> STICKY QUESTION.
( LAUGHTER )
BECAUSE MY JOB AS AN ACTOR IS
NOT TO JUDGE THE CHARACTERS I'M
PLAYING, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: SURE.
YOU HAVE TO FIND SOME PART OF
THEM THAT --
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: -- THAT YOU ARE ON
THEIR SIDE BECAUSE YOU ARE THEM.
>> ONE OF THE REASONS JIM
BAKER -- AND YOU KNOW, FIRST OF
ALL, JESSICA HAS BEEN WORKING ON
THIS A NUMBER OF YEARS, THIS IS
A REAL PASSION PROJECT FOR HER.
SHE'S REMARKABLE IN THE FILM AND
TRANSFORMATIVE AND DEEPLY
SPECIAL AND HONORS TAMMY.
I LITERALLY GOT A TEXT FROM JIM
AND TAMMY'S SON JAY BAKER BEFORE
I CAME ON STAGE TONIGHT AND SAID
THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO SHOW
THE WORLD THAT MY FATHER IS
HUMAN AND GIVING HIM MORE
DIMENSION THAN PEOPLE WOULD
EXPECT.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK COMMERCIAL BREAK.
DON'T GO ANYWHERE BEC
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! WELCOME BACK!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WE'RE HERE WITH THE YOUNG AND
TALENTED AROUND AROUND RESPECT
YOU'RE ALSO -- TALENTED ANDREW
GARFIELD.
YOU'RE IN "TICK TICK BOOM!"
DIRECTED BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A
BEAUTIFUL SINGING VOICE.
WE DID NOT KNOW THIS.
WHY HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING YOUR
LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL?
>> IT'S NOT THAT.
THE JURY IS STILL OUT.
>> Stephen: NO, THE JURY IS
IN.
WE'VE SEEN THE CLIPS.
YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SINGING
VOICE.
>> THAT'S VERY NICE.
THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION WILL
PROVE YOU RIGHT OR WRONG.
YOU CAN PUT ME IN THE STOCKS AND
THROW ROTTEN TOMATOES AT ME IF
IT'S NOT TO YOUR LIKING.
NO, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
SO, NO, I'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE.
I'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE.
IT WAS KIND OF A SHOT IN THE
DARK, BUT FUNNY ENOUGH, HOW IT
CAME ABOUT IS THERE'S A MAN
NAMED GREG MIELE, AND HE IS THE
GLUE THAT BINDS ALL OF BROADWAY
MUSICAL THEATER -- DANCERS,
PERFORMERS, THEATERS IN THE
CITY.
HE'S AN INVISIBLE SOURCE, A
MASSAGE THERAPIST.
HE'S ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS.
HE WORKS ON ME AND LYNN.
ONE DAY LIN'S ON HIS TABLE AND
GETTING THE CRAP KICKED OUT OF
HIM BECAUSE GREG IS PUMMELING
PEOPLE AND HURTING THEM FOR
MONEY AND WE PAY.
( LAUGHTER )
BASICALLY, LIN GO, AAAHHH!
CAN ANDREW GARFIELD SING?
AND GREG GOES, HE'S AN ANGEL!
IT'S PAVAROTTI, ARIANNA GRANDI
AND THEN THERE'S THE TENSION
HOLDING IT TOGETHER.
AND LIN CALLS AND SAYS, HEY, AN
DI, CAN YOU SING?
( LAUGHTER )
NO, NO, NOW LIN THINKS YOU CAN
SING AND IT'S IMPORTANT YOU CAN
SING BUZZ MY REPUTATION IS ON
THE LINE.
I'M, LIKE, OKAY.
THEN LIN TALKS TO ME AND WE END
UP TALKING AND HE SAYS GREG SAYS
YOU CAN SING, WHEN DO YOU WANT
TO SHOOT?
AND LIN SAYS, NOT WITHIN THE
YEAR.
I SAID, YEAH, YEAH, I CAN SING.
I CAN SING.
>> Stephen: THAT'S GREAT.
ALWAYS SAY YES, IF THEY ASK YOU
TO DO SOMETHING.
>> SURE.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTUDIED FOR
STEVE CARELL ONCE AND HE PLAYS
THE BARITONE HORN AND I'VE NEVER
PICKED UP A BRASS INSTRUMENT IN
MY LIFE AND HE SAID CAN YOU PLAY
THE BARITONE HORN AND I SAID,
YES, I CAN, AND SIX DAYS LATER I
PLAYED IT ON STAGE.
>> NECESSITY'S THE MOTHER OF --
WHAT IS IT?
>> Stephen: OF EMPLOYMENT.
YEAH!
( LAUGHTER )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> STEPHEN: "THE EYES OF TAMMY
FAYE" IS IN THEATERS
SEPTEMBER 17TH, AND "TICK TICK
BOOM" IS IN
THEATERS AND ON NETFLIX LATER
THIS FALL.
ANDREW GARFIELD, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH LORDE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪
>> RALPH KNOWS ME WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW THE INTRODUCTION I PREFER IS A LITTLE BIT SHORTER.
>> HOW DID YOU READ ME A
THOUSAND TIMES AND NOT PICK UP
ONE LESSON ABOUT THE PRICE
YOU'RE SELLING YOUR SOUL FOR
POWER.
IT'S, LIKE, EVERY STORY IN ME.
HERE AND HERE AND HERE.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT APPLES.
IT'S GOT A PAR
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪ >> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY!
MY NEXT GUEST IS A HUGELY
POPULAR GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING
SINGER-SONGWRITER WHO HAILS
FROM NEW ZEALAND.
PLEASE WELCOME, FOR A
RARE NOT-IN-THE-THEATER
INTERVIEW, LORDE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
LORDE, GOOD TO SEE YOU UP ON THE
BIG SCREEN HERE.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE MET IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S
BACKYARD DOWN IN AUCKLAND,
ACTUALLY, IN 2019.
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THAT
DAY?
>> UM, I REMEMBER YOU TERRIFYING
ME WITH SOME SORT OF PRANK, SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE WELCOME.
I WILL SHARE THAT WITH THE
AUDIENCE.
WE HAVE A CLIP OF ME DOING THAT,
I BELIEVE.
SO NICE TO MEET YOU, HELLO.
>> YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: I'VE NEVER MET YOU
BEFORE, SINCE WE'RE FAMOUS AND
THAT'S GENERALLY HOW PEOPLE
MEET.
SOMETHING I ALWAYS WANTED TO ASK
YOU, WOULD YOU CARE FOR SOME
PEANUT BRITTLE?
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME PEANUT
BRITTLE?
>> SURE, THANK YOU.
IT MUST BE A TRADITION.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: TOUCH.
AAAHHH!
OH, MY GOD!
( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T HAVE
SNAKES!
( LAUGHTER )
>> I CLEARLY DID NOT WANT THAT
PEANUT BRITTLE.
I WAS, LIKE, UM, OKAY.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE BEING
NICE TO ME, AND I PRANKED YOU.
DO YOU FORGIVE ME?
>> YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET
THERE, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: I FELT BAD I HAD
FLOWN 12,000 MILES AND I HAD TO
GO THROUGH WITH THE BIT.
( LAUGHTER )
HERE'S THE INTERESTING THING,
THERE YOU ARE, IS THIS A COMMON
THING TO GRILL UP SAUSAGES IN
THE PRIME MINISTER'S BACKYARD?
THE QUESTION IS, I GUESS, DO ALL
FAMOUS PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND
KNOW EACH OTHER?
>> I THINK MOST OF THEM DO.
I AM KIND OF SHY, SO I ONLY KNOW
A HANDFUL, BUT I KNOW THE REALLY
GOOD ONES.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A GOOD
ONE.
>> IT WASN'T TOTALLY OUT OF THE
ORDINARY FOR US.
>> Stephen: DID YOU SPEND ALL
OF QUARANTINE IN NEW ZEALAND?
>> I WAS THERE FOR ALMOST ALL OF
IT.
I ACTUALLY WENT TO NEW YORK
BRIEFLY TO FINISH WORK ON THE
ALBUM, WHICH WAS CRAZY, BUT, NO,
FOR THE MOST PART, NEW ZEALAND
FELT LIKE THE PLACE TO BE.
YEAH, I MEAN, IT WAS SUCH A
CRAZY EXPERIENCE HAVING, LIKE,
COVID SO CONTAINED.
>> Stephen: DO NEW ZEALAND --
DO KIWIS FEEL SUPERIOR TO THE
REST OF THE WORLD?
YOU SHOULD, FOR THE WAY YOU
HANDLED COVID?
>> I MEAN, I DIDN'T HANDLE
ANYTHING.
MAKE NO MISTAKE.
>> Stephen: BUT Y'ALL
COOPERATED WITH EACH OTHER.
THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR
CIVIC INSTITUTIONS AND YOUR
BELIEF IN EACH OTHER.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, WE'RE LUCKY TO
HAVE A REALLY CALM, STEADY
GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, AND WE
REALLY FELT --
(INDISCERNIBLE) -- THROUGH THAT
TIME, YOU KNOW.
( LAUGHTER )
BECAUSE YOU KIND OF FELT LIKE A
KID.
YOU NEEDED SOMEONE TO SAY, IT'S
GOING TO BE OKAY, THIS IS WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO, AND I REALLY
FELT THAT AT HOME, WHICH IS
NICE.
>> Stephen: YOU PUT OUT YOUR
FIRST MUSIC IN FOUR YEARS.
YOU'VE JUST DROPPED A SINGLE
CALLED "SOLAR POWER."
( APPLAUSE )
THAT'S ALSO THE NAME OF THE NEW
L.P. THAT WILL BE COMING OUT
LATER THIS SUMMER.
ER ORDINARILY, I WOULD HOLD UP A
PITBULLTURE OF THE ALBUM RIGHT
NOW, OR HOLD UP THE ALBUM
BECAUSE THE ALBUM GENERALLY HAS
A PICTURE ON IT, BUT CBS'S
STANDARDS AND PRACTICES WILL NOT
LET ME HOLD UP THE ALBUM
BECAUSE, IRONICALLY, FOR AN
ALBUM CALLED SOLAR POWER,
THERE'S A PHOTO ON IT OF --
WELL, WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE.
I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ALBUM
COVER.
AND WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR
THAT?
>> I CAN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE
COMMENT YOU JUST MADE, STEPHEN.
( LAUGHTER )
MY FRIEND JUST TOOK IT.
IT WAS JUST ME JUMPING OVER A
FRIEND ON A BEACH.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, IT IS
MY BUTT KIND OF FROMBY BELOW AND
I'M IN A BIKINI, SO IT'S A
LITTLE HARD CORE, BUT IT WAS SO
JOYFUL TO ME, IT FELT INNOCENT
AND PLAYFUL AND A LITTLE BIT
LIKE FERRELL AND --
>> Stephen: I THINK IT MATCHES
THE MOMENT BECAUSE IT'S SO FREE
AND HAPPY AND IF I HAD A BUTT
LIKE THAT, I WOULD BE JUMPING
OVER SOMEBODY, TOO.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT WHILE
YOU'VE GOT IT, YOU KNOW.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: TODAY YOU
ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF THE
ALBUM, AUGUST 20th, AND YOU'RE
GOING ON A WORLD TOUR.
ARE YOU EXCITED TO BE BACK IN
FRONT OF AUDIENCES?
BECAUSE I FIND IT QUITE
DELIGHTFUL.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> I AM SO EXCITED.
OH, MY GOD I CAN HEAR THEM.
( LAUGHTER )
I'M REALLY EXCITED, YEAH.
IT SORT OF ISN'T REAL BUT I'M
SUPER KEEN.
I THINK THIS ALBUM WILL BE SO --
JUST JOYFUL AND BIG AND SUCH A
GOOD THING TO EXPERIENCE WITH A
BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
SO I'M GLAD THE TIMING WORKED
OUT THAT I CAN DO A TOUR.
SEEMS CRAZY.
>> Stephen: I HAVE TO ASK YOU
BEFORE WE GO, WHERE IN THE WORLD
ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?
ARE YOU DOWN IN NEW ZEALAND?
>> I AM ACTUALLY IN L.A., BUT,
STEPHEN, I'M COMING TO YOU, AND
I'M BRINGING A LOT OF MY
FRIENDS, AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW
YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
"SOLAR POWER" IS ABOUT, SO WE'LL
SEE YOU THEN.
>> Stephen: JUST TO BE CLEAR,
ARE YOU GOING TO COME TO THIS
THEATER IS THIS.
>> I'M COMING TO THAT THEATER --
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD
TIME.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: CHEERS TO THAT!
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN
PERSON, AND I PROMISE NO PRANKS
THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen:
>> STEPHEN: HER NEW SINGLE
"SOLAR POWER" IS AVAILABLE
NOW.
LORDE, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪♪
>> STEPHEN: THAT'S IT FOR THE LATE SHOW. TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS
WILL BE WANDA SYKES AND CRAIG
MELVIN.
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT, GOODNIGHT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪♪
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