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>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS MAMBO NUMBER 19.
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT!
TONIGHT, LOSING HIS MOJO.
STEPHEN WELCOMES TIMOTHEÉE CHALAMET AND ZENDAYA.
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN."
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!
A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES.
SO GLAD YOU MADE IT!
HEY!
♪♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
HEY!
GOOD TO SEE YA.
HEY!
HOW ARE YA?
LOOK AT THAT!
THANKS, EVERYBODY!
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ONE AND ALL, WELCOME
TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
FOLKS -- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: -- I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU, WHAT GOOD WOULD
IT DO?
I READ THE NEWSPAPERS, I'M SURE YOU DO, TOO.
THINGS ARE GOING A LITTLE ROUGH FOR THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION.
IT'S BEEN NINE MONTHS, AND AT THIS POINT, HE MIGHT HAVE TO
DELIVER HIS AGENDA BY CESAREAN.
( LAUGHTER ) HIS SIGNATURE LEGISLATION, WHICH
PROVIDES UNIVERSAL PRE-K, MEDICARE EXPANSION, AND CLIMATE
PROTECTIONS, HAS BEEN STUCK IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR MONTHS, AND IS
NOW SCALED BACK FROM $3.5 TRILLION TO A REPORTED $1.9
TRILLION.
THEY'RE ALSO SCALING BACK THE BILL'S NAME, FROM BUILD BACK
BETTER TO "ACK!" ( LAUGHTER )
PLUS, COVID'S STILL HANGING AROUND, INFLATION'S TAKING OFF,
THERE'S SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES...
ALL THIS MEANS BIDEN'S APPROVAL RATING HAS TANKED TO A NEW LOW
OF 37%.
YIKERS.
TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT, THAT WAS THE PREVIOUS GUY'S RATING RIGHT
AFTER CHARLOTTESVILLE.
IMAGINE BIDEN'S AIDES TELLING THAT TO THEIR BOSS.
"MR. PRESIDENT, POLLS ARE IN, AND GOOD NEWS, YOU'RE HOLDING
STRONG AT 'NAZI SYMPATHIZER'."
FOLKS ARE SAYING THIS IS A MISTAKE FOR BIDEN, THESE FIRST
NINE MONTHS, HE'S HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A ROUGH RIDE HERE, BUT
THIS RIGHT NOW IS A MAKE-OR-BREAK MOMENT FOR BIDEN'S
PRESIDENCY.
HE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BOLD, INNOVATIVE, UNEXPECTED!
SO YESTERDAY, HE TRAVELED TO HIS HOMETOWN OF SCRANTON,
PENNSYLVANIA.
THAT'S RIGHT!
IT'S TIME TO GO BIG OR GO HOME, AND BIDEN SAID, "LET'S GO HOME!"
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
( PIANO RIFF ) LET'S GO, KIDS!
GET IN THE BACK!
DADDY'S DRIVING!
( PIANO RIFF ) BIDEN WAS THERE TO DO SOME P.R.
FOR HIS ECONOMIC PLAN.
BUT HE MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY GOOD POTUS THIS WEEK, BECAUSE HE
ALSO GOT TO TOUR THE ELECTRIC CITY TROLLEY MUSEUM.
AW!
IT'S NICE TO SEE A PRESIDENT IN HIS HAPPY PLACE.
I REMEMBER WHEN RONALD REAGAN TOURED THE JELLY BELLY FACTORY,
AND THEY LET HIM SWIM IN THE BEAN VAT.
WHILE THERE, THE PRESIDENT WAS SHOWN THE MUSEUM'S "TROLLEYS
EXPOSED" EXHIBIT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S THE TROLLEY MUSEUM...
♪♪ AFTER DARK.
MMM, WELCOME.
WELCOME TO TROLLEYS EXPOSED.
GET A GLIMPSE OF THE STEAMIEST LOCOMOTIVES WHO ARE READY TO
TAKE IT ALL ABOARD.
THEY'RE READY TO PUNCH YOUR TICKET.
NEXT STOP, SEX.
AND THEN BALTIMORE."
( LAUGHTER ) AFTER THE TOUR, BIDEN GAVE A
SPEECH.
BUT, BEFORE I PLAY IT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, OCCASIONALLY
ON OUR SHOW, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH OUR OLDEST
PRESIDENT BEING, WELL, OLD.
BUT WE TRY TO KEEP THESE JOKES TO A MINIMUM, BECAUSE SENIORS
DESERVE RESPECT FOR ALL THEY DO... TO HELP MY SHOW'S RATINGS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN JOE
MAKES IT SO HARD FOR US TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE TIMES.
>> SCRANTON IS WHERE I PLAYED SHORTSTOP WITH THE GREEN RIDGE
LITTLE LEAGUE, IN THE FIRST YEAR THAT IT WAS PUT UP.
MY DAD HELPED BUILD THE FIELD DOWN THERE.
AND, SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT SIMMEY'S, BUYING PENNY CANDY,
AND HANK'S HOAGIES, ON WOODLAWN STREET
I THINK I WAS TOLD-- I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S TRUE-- I WAS THE
ONLY KID IN MY-- IN MY YEAR, THAT I WAS ABLE TO WALK ACROSS
THE "LACKY" ON THAT PIPE THAT WAS JUST ABOVE THE THING.
(AS BIDEN) >> STEPHEN: "GROWING UP IN
SCRANTON, I WAS THE FIRST-EVER BOY IN LITTLE LEAGUE.
MY DAD INVENTED HOLDING A STICK.
OUR TEAM WAS THE PINAFORE PONIES.
OUR RIVALS WERE THE BUTTERNUT BOYS!
BACK THEN, THE BALL WAS A HANDFUL OF GRASS.
YOU HAD TO GET A HORSE TO LICK IT TO MAKE IT STICK TOGETHER
PAST THE THIRD INNING.
THAT'S WHEN WE'D PAUSE TO CHASE DOWN THE ICE-TRUCK AND SING A
NAUGHTY LITTLE DITTY GIVIN' THE BUSINESS TO ARCHDUKE FERDINAND!
THEN I'D HOP THE TROLLEY DOWN PAST SCRIMMY'S THIMBLES AND
SCRAMMY'S CRACKERS.
TROLLY ONLY COST TWO PINS AND A RAP ON THE KNUCKLES.
GET HOME JUST BEFORE THE 6:00 GOOSE HONK, WHERE MY BEAUTIFUL
MOTHER WOULD DISH ME UP A HOT PLATE OF GRAVEL 'N NICKELS.
HER EYES WERE LITTLE BUTTONS SEWN ONTO HER FACE.
BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE IT AS BAD AS MY OLD FRIEND BOBBY NO-FEET!
LOST HIS DOGS IN THE FOOT PLAGUE OF '32.
NOW LET'S TALK INFRASTRUCTURE, JACK!"
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BOBBY NO FEET!
OLD BOBBY NO FEET, GOT NO FEET!
( APPLAUSE ) THAT WAS JUST THE TIP OF THE
FOLKS-BERG.
BIDEN ALSO REMINISCED ABOUT ANOTHER GOLDEN AGE PASTIME.
>> WATCHING MOVIES AT THE "ROOSIE" ON THE WEEKEND, AND
TRYING TO REENACT ALL THEY DID AND-- WHEN YOU WATCHED THOSE
MOVIES.
(AS BIDEN) >> STEPHEN: "YEAH, JACK.
WE'D REENACT EVERYTHING THEY DID IN THE MOVIES.
TRAIN PULLING INTO STATION.
HORSE RUNNING.
THAT TIME WE HIT THE POOR OL' MOON IN THE KISSER WITH A
ROCKETSHIP-- FINALLY GOT HIM RIGHT IN THE EYE.
I ALSO LEARNED A COOL TRICK.
WATCH THIS!
'OH, JOEY, YOU'RE SO FRESH!' OH, JOE, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
OH, JOE!
BET YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS ME MAKIN' OUT WITH LILLIAN GISH,
DIDN'T YOU, JACK?
BUT IT WAS JUST OL' JOE AND HIS TRAVELIN' HANDS.
HEY, JOE MANCHIN-- IF YOU GET ON BOARD WITH MY BILL, I'LL
TEACH YOU ABOUT THE BIRDS AND THE BEES!"
( LAUGHTER ) DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING
ANYMORE.
DOESN'T MATTER.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) TRAIN PULLING INTO A STATION.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME NEWS ABOUT OUR FORMER PRESIDENT, THE OLD MAN
AND THE PEE.
LAST NIGHT, HE ANNOUNCED A NEW SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK, CALLED
TRUTH SOCIAL.
THE MAN WHO TOLD OVER 30,000 LIES IN OFFICE HAS STARTED
SOMETHING CALLED TRUTH.
HE'S ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW MAKE-UP LINE CALLED HUMAN SKIN.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
LOOKS LIFE-LIKE.
LOOKS SUPER LIFE-LIKE.
>> Jon: SUPER LIFE-LIKE.
YEAH, YEAH.
THE SITE WAS BRIEFLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC LAST NIGHT, AND
WAS IMMEDIATELY OVERRUN WITH TROLLS, INCLUDING ONE WHO
STARTED A FAKE ACCOUNT UNDER THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S NAME THAT
POSTED A PHOTO OF A PIG DEFECATING ON ITS OWN SCROTUM.
ARE THEY SURE THAT WAS A FAKE ACCOUNT?
( LAUGHTER ) BECAUSE IT FEELS ON-BRAND.
THE FORMER PRESIDENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS SETTING UP
HIS OWN STREAMING SERVICE.
WELL, HIS SECOND STREAMING SERVICE.
I HOPE THAT'S RIGHT.
IT WILL BE CALLED TMTG+, BEATING OUT HIS ORIGINAL TITLE:
>> PERSON WOMAN MAN CAMERA TV.
>> STEPHEN: ACCORDING TO THEIR PRESS RELEASE, THEY'LL PROUDLY
BROADCAST NON-WOKE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING.
THAT'S RIGHT!
NON-WOKE!
IF YOU CAN STAY AWAKE, YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
IT'S GOING TO FEATURE -- ( APPLAUSE )
IT'S GOING TO FEATURE THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S FAVORITES LIKE "WHO
WANTS TO SPANK A MILLIONAIRE?" "THE UN-MASKED SINGER," AND
"ONLY FASCISTS IN THE BUILDING."
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
THE FORMER PRESIDENT ALSO SAT DOWN FOR AN INTERVIEW IN A
NEW BOOK, SAYING HIS ELDEST SON DON JR. IS GOING TO BE VERY
SUCCESSFUL IN POLITICS, CLAIMING "THERE ARE CERTAIN PLACES WHERE
HE COULDN'T BE BEATEN."
FOR INSTANCE, THE ANNUAL NATHAN'S COCAINE-SNORTING
CONTEST.
( LAUGHTER ) THE FORMER PRESIDENT ALSO
DEFENDED HIS SON ERIC, CLAIMING "HE GETS TREATED TERRIBLY, JUST
TERRIBLY.
I THINK HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE."
(AS ERIC) "YOU TELL 'EM, POPS.
I WANT A NORMAL LIFE!
THREE WIVES, ONE PORN STAR, AND 20 CREDIBLE ACCUSATIONS OF
ASSAULT, JUST LIKE DEAR OLD DAD.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS NORMAL?
HUGS.
I'M THE ONE WHO POSTED THE PIG."
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
IN OTHER DOUCHE NEWS, THERE'S MORE TROUBLE FOR FLORIDA
REPRESENTATIVE AND ELVIS PRESLEY'S IDIOT COUSIN, MATT
GAETZ.
GAETZ IS REPORTEDLY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR VIOLATING
FEDERAL SEX TRAFFICKING LAWS, AFTER HE MET A 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL
ON THE WEBSITE "SEEKING ARRANGEMENT," AND NOW
PROSECUTORS ARE "SEEKING ARRAIGNMENT."
( LAUGHTER ) THEY'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A
GUILTY PLEA FROM GAETZ CRONY AND MAN WITH RESTING GROPE HANDS,
JOEL GREENBERG.
GREENBERG WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SENTENCED NEXT MONTH, BUT
PROSECUTORS ASKED A JUDGE TO DELAY THAT, BECAUSE GREENBERG
WAS GIVING THEM EVEN MORE DIRT.
ONE PROSECUTOR TOLD THE JUDGE, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
GREENBERG "TAKES US PLACES WE AREN'T ANTICIPATING."
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) SO, OVER-AGE DATING?
YOU KNOW, THE KIND YOU SEE IN THE MAGAZINE "VERY LEGAL."
( LAUGHTER ) WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT.
MY GUESTS ARE THE STARS OF "DUNE."
TIMOTHEÉE CHALAMET AND ZENDAYA!
WHEN WE COME BACK, "MEANWHILE!"!
JOIN US!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
GIVE IT UP FOR JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN"!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪
JON -- JON -- I -- UH, TONIGHT, I AM TALKING TO TIMOTHEÉE
CHALAMET AND ZENDAYA.
>> Jon: YEAH!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: BOTH IN THE MOVIE
"DUNE" THAT OPENS THIS WEEKEND, RIGHT?
OPENS TOMORROW, OR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I'VE SEEN IT TWICE BECAUSE, AS BEFORE, I'M FANCY, AND IT'S
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.
I ALMOST GO ON TOO MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT I HAVE BEEN WAITING MY
WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS MOVIE THAT NOBODY CAN -- DAVID LYNCH TRIED
TO ADAPT IT, THERE HAVE BEEN TV SERIES, BUT THIS ONE HE SLOWLY
CRUSHES IT, IT'S A PERFECT ADAPTATION, IN MY OPINION, AND
I'M VERY EXCITED, THOSE GUYS HAVE ACTUALLY AGREED TO MEET ME
ON ARAKUS FOR AN INTERVIEW.
WE'RE INTERVIEWING ON "DUNE" TONIGHT.
NO ONE HAS INTERVIEWED ANYONE IN LATE NIGHT ON "DUNE" BEFORE.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO, EXCLUSIVES, RIGHT HERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ANYWAY, JON, HAPPY THURSDAY.
>> Jon: YES, INDEED.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW, FOLKS, IF YOU WATCH THIS SHOW AND I
HOPE YOU DO, I SPEND A LOT OF TIME OVER
THERE, CAREFULLY ERECTING THE NEWSIEST, MOST TOPICAL
CORINTHIAN COLUMNS, FOLLOWING THE GOLDEN RATIO, POLISHING THE
FINEST CARRARA MARBLE, AND ENGRAVING ONTO IT MYTHIC TALES
WITH FLOURISHES OF HUMOR AND PATHOS, TO CREATE THE
GRECO-ROMAN ACROPOLIS THAT IS MY MONOLOGUE.
BUT SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES, FOLKS, I GRAB A COUPLE OF OFF-BRAND
LEGOS THAT HAVE BEEN JAMMED BETWEEN MY TOES SINCE I STEPPED
ON THEM IN 2003, FISH THE STICKS OUT OF SOME MELTED POPSICLES IN
A BROKEN FREEZER, COLLECT THE PEE-SOAKED SAND FROM A
PLAYGROUND I BROKE INTO IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, AND THROW IT ALL
TOGETHER TO CONSTRUCT FOR YOU THE RAMSHACKLE PARTHENON OF NEWS
THAT IS MY SEGMENT: "MEANWHILE!"
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) "MEANWHILE!," IT KNOWS ALL,
FORGIVES ALL, IT IS A BALM IN GILEAD.
( APPLAUSE ) MEANWHILE, BIG MARVEL CASTING
NEWS, BECAUSE HARRY STYLES HAS JOINED THE MARVEL CINEMATIC
UNIVERSE, AND WILL PLAY EROS, THE GOD OF LOVE AND SEX.
SO...
HARRY STYLES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) MEANWHILE, "SAUDI ARABIA IS SET
TO LAUNCH AN ENORMOUS OIL-THEMED 'EXTREME PARK'."
AND TO KEEP THE MIDEAST OIL THEME AUTHENTIC, THE U.S. IS
GOING TO INVADE IT.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
SURE, WHY NOT.
IT'S YOUR CLASSIC FAMILY-FRIENDLY DERELICT
OILRIG-BASED THEME PARK FEATURING "THREE HOTELS AND 11
RESTAURANTS SPREAD OVER A NUMBER OF CONNECTED PLATFORMS, AS WELL
AS ROLLER COASTER RIDES AND ADRENALINE RUSH ACTIVITIES LIKE
BUNGEE JUMPING AND SKYDIVING."
JUST BE SURE TO WEAR YOUR PONCHO WHEN YOU RIDE THE LOG FLUME.
( LAUGHTER ) MEANWHILE, IT'S NOW BEEN
CONFIRMED THAT "VIKINGS WERE ACTIVE AT A NEWFOUNDLAND
SETTLEMENT NEARLY 500 YEARS BEFORE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
CROSSED THE ATLANTIC."
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!
NOW WE KNOW THAT VIKINGS DIDN'T DISCOVER AMERICA 500 YEARS
BEFORE COLUMBUS DIDN'T!
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Jon: I LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: HOLD ON, CHIN STROKE, CHIN STROKE, OH, I DO
ENJOY THAT JOKE.
( LAUGHTER ) MEANWHILE, IN A COUP DE GRASS
FOR MARIJUANA SMOKERS IN THE EMPIRE STATE, "NEW YORK
EMPLOYERS CANNOT TEST WORKERS FOR WEED."
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WHEW...
( APPLAUSE ) MEANWHILE, ROYAL CARIBBEAN
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY ITS "LONGEST AND MOST COMPREHENIVE" WORLD
CRUISE EVER, FEATURING VISITS TO ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS, STOPPING
AT MORE THAN 150 DESTINATIONS ACROSS 65 COUNTRIES" IN WHAT ITS
WEBSITE CALLS "THE ULTIMATE WORLD CRUISE!"
BECAUSE THAT SOUNDED WAY BETTER THAN THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN "GRAND
COVID VARIANTS-PEDITION!" BE SURE TO HIT THE BUFFET ON
"FISTFUL OF PAELLA" NIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) MEANWHILE, FOUNDATION GARMENT
COMPANY "SPANX, WHICH WAS FOUNDED WITH $5,000, IS NOW
WORTH $1.2 BILLION, IN A DEAL WITH INVESTMENT GROUP
BLACKSTONE."
AND IF YOU ASK ME?
STILL UNDER-VALUED.
SPANX HAVE BEEN KEEPING THE COLBERT KEISTER HIGH AND TIGHT
FOR 20 YEARS.
WHEN I UNSNAP THIS THING AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S LIKE
PUNCTURING A SACK OF OATS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
MEANWHILE, "FISHER-PRICE MADE A WORKING CHATTER PHONE FOR
ADULTS," WITH UPDATED FEATURES LIKE BLUETOOTH, A SPEAKERPHONE
BUTTON FOR HANDS-FREE TALK, A LOCK SWITCH SO THE WHEELS WON'T
ROLL OFF YOUR DESK, AND WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF, HE SAYS, "LOVE YOU,
BYE."
AND THEN MUTTERS "THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL."
( LAUGHTER ) MEANWHILE, TIK TOK HAS A NEW
STAR: NOODLE, A 13-YEAR-OLD PUG WHO PICKS AND CHOOSES IN THE
MORNING WHETHER OR NOT HE WANTS TO STAND.
IF HE STANDS, IT'S A "BONES DAY;" IF HE CHOOSES
TO SLUMP STRAIGHT BACK DOWN, IT'S A "NO BONES DAY."
I'LL LET NOODLE EXPLAIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME BACK TO YET ANOTHER
ROUND OF NO BONES.
THE GAME WHERE WE FIND OUT IF MY 13-YEAR-OLD PUG WOKE UP WITH
BONES, AND, AS A RESULT, WE FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF DAY WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE.
I'VE GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S RAINING THIS MORNING.
NOODLE DOES NOT DO RAIN, SO WE'LL SEE IF HE DOES BONES.
NOPE!
( LAUGHTER ) >> STEPHEN: THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT
I'M LIKE AFTER I REMOVE MY SPANX.
( APPLAUSE ) WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH STARS
OF "DUNE," TIMOTHEÉE CHALAMET AD ZENDAYA.
♪♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪♪
>> Stephen: FOLKS, AS I WAS SAYING, AS I HAVE BEEN SAYING
ALL ALONG, YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE WATCHING THE SHOW THAT I
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE MOVIE "DUNE" WHICH ARRIVES IN
THEATERS TOMORROW.
DIRECTED BY DENIS VILLENEUVE IT IS AWE-INSPIRINGLY BIG AND
BEAUTIFUL, WITH INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCES FROM A TRULY
WONDERFUL CAST.
BUT TONIGHT, I GET TO DISCUSS THE FILM WITH ZENDAYA, AND
PAUL ATREIDES HIMSELF, TIMOTHEE CHALAMET.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> I WANT YOU TO DIE WITH HONOR.
THIS KNIFE WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY GREAT AUNT.
IT'S MADE FROM A TOOTH OF SHILOOD, THE GREAT SAND WARRIOR.
THIS WILL BE A GREAT HONOR FOR YOU TO DIE HOLDING IT.
>> WHERE'S THE OUTWORLDER!
JONAS IS A GOOD FIGHTER.
HE WON'T KNOW YOU SUFFERED.
>> STEPHEN: NOW, I WAS SO EXCITED TO TALK TO TIMOTHEE
AND ZENDAYA THAT, WHEN I FOUND OUT THEY COULDN'T GET TO
NEW YORK CITY, I DIDN'T CARE.
INSTEAD, I AGREED TO MEET THEM ON NEUTRAL TERRITORY-- THE
PLANET ARRAKIS.
JIM?
♪♪ >> Stephen: HELLO!
TIMOTHEÉE!
ZENDAYA!
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE?
( ECHOING ) DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D
LIKE TO PROMOTE?
OH, HEY!
HEY, GUYS!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MEETING ME OUT HERE ON ARRAKIS, DUNE,
DESERT PLANET.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE ALMOST LIKE SPIRITUAL PARTNERS, THESE TWO
CHARACTERS, AND IT'S COMPLETELY BELIEVABLE.
YOU GUYS HAVE EXTRAORDINARY CHEMISTRY WITH EACH OTHER.
DID YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER BEFORE YOU SHOT THIS FILM?
>> I THINK WE FIRST REALLY MET WHEN WE HAD A CHEMISTRY READ
TOGETHER.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS A CHEMISTRY READ?
EDUCATE ME.
>> HOW WOULD YOU -- IT'S JUST A -- IT'S LIKE WHEN
SOMEONE WHO'S USUALLY ALREADY CAST READS WITH OTHER ACTORS TO
SEE IF THERE IS A CHEMISTRY THAT WOULD --
>> ENSUE.
-- ENSUE TO THUS CAST -- TO THUS CAST THE FILM
CORRECTLY.
WHEN ZENDAYA CAME IN, SE CRUSHED IT.
SHE'S CHANI.
SHE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE MOVIE.
JASON PLAYS DUNCAN IDAHO.
JASON AND ZENDAYA ARE MY FAVORITE PARTS.
THEY TOTALLY BLOW EVERYONE AWAY ON THE SCREEN.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> Stephen: TIMOTHEÉE SAYS HE IMMEDIATELY FELT IT.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU, THE CHEMISTRY READ?
>> I WAS ON THE MORE NERVOUS SIDE OF THINGS.
HE ALREADY HAD THE JOB.
I WAS WALKING TO A ROOM WHERE I KNEW DENNY WOULD BE AND I KNEW
HE WOULD BE AND I'M OBVIOUSLY A FAN OF BOTH OF THEIR WORK AND
HAVE ADMIRED THE -- YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE CONSISTENT, BEAUTIFUL,
YOU KNOW, WORK THAT THEY'VE CONTINUED TO PUT OUT OVER THE
YEARS AND, SO, YEAH, I WAS NERVOUS.
OBVIOUSLY, I WAS NERVOUS.
>> DIDN'T YOU JUST HAVE SURGERY OR SOMETHING?
>> YEAH, I HAD MY WISDOM TEETH TAKEN OUT.
IT WAS A WEEK BEFORE.
IT TAKES A WHILE.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH MY FACE WILL SWELL, THAT WILL BE A
THING.
>> Stephen: DID YOU STILL HAVE COTTON PACKED IN YOUR SOCKETTES
OR ANYTHING?
>> THANKFULLY I WAS GONE BUT I HAD A FEAR I WAS GOING TO GET
DRY SOCKET.
>> WHAT IS DRY SOCKET?
>> Stephen: I THINK IT'S AN INFECTION WHERE THEY HAVE TAKEN
THE WISDOM TEETH OUT AND IT'S PAINFUL.
>> THEY SAID IT WILL MAKE YOUR MOUTH STINK.
THAT WAS MY BIGGEST FEAR IS IF I GET THIS DRY SOCKET THING AND
WHAT IF I HAD THIS HORRIBLE BREATH AND THEY COME TO ME AND
WE HAVE THESE INTIMATE SCENES BETWEEN CHANI AND PAUL AND HE'S
JUST MEETING ME AND MY BREATH IS JUST REEKING, THAT WOULD BE MY
BIGGEST FEAR.
BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AND HERE WE ARE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE TO KISS IN A CHEMISTRY READ?
>> NO.
!
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
NO!
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> BUT YOU HAVE TO BE IN THEIR FACE.
SO I WAS DEFINITELY AFRAID THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN.
>> Stephen: TIMOTHEÉE, IS IT TRUE THAT YOU SAID A GOOGLE
ALERT FOR "DUNE" WHEN YOU HEARD THE MOVIE WAS BEING MADE?
>> YES.
I WAS DREAMING OF WORKING WITH DENIS LIKE ANY ACTOR WOULD
BECAUSE HE'S THE BEST DIRECTOR.
I HAD AUDITIONED FOR A PART IN PRISONER BUT I DIDN'T GET IT.
I SHOULD GET OVER MY BITTERNESS OVER THAT BUT I CAN'T HELP IT.
ONCE I HEARD HE WAS WORKING ON IT, I HEARD LEGENDARY STUDIO WAR
TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND SAID, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD ONE FOR YOU,
THEN I HAD A GOOGLE ALERT AND SAW WHAT THE ACTING PROGRESSION
WAS LIKE.
I WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO PUT MYSELF IN FRONT OF DENIS
VILLENUEVE.
>> Stephen: HOW FAMILIAR WERE BOTH OF YOU WITH THE BOOK?
>> I REMEMBER BEING AT MIDTOWN COMICS ON 40th AND 7th WHEN
I WAS TEN GETTING DENIS VILLENUEVE CARDS.
I REMEMBER SEEING A GRAPHIC NOVEL OF "DUNE" WHICH WOULD NOT
HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINAL VERSION BUT THAT'S WHERE THE SEED WAS
PLANTED.
>> Stephen: ZENDAYA, HAD YOU READ THE BOOK BEFORE?
>> KIND OF SIMILAR TO YOU, BEFORE THE FILM KIND OF CAME
AROUND, I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT I HEARD THAT IT WAS
HAPPENING AND I HEARD YOU WERE DOING IT AND DENNY WAS DOING IT
AND I WAS, LIKE, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DREAM.
THEN I WAS TALKING TO MY MOM ABOUT IT AND SHE WAS, LIKE, THIS
IS ONE OF YOUR GRANDFATHER'S FAVORITE BOOKS, HE'S HAD ALL OF
THEM.
I WAS, LIKE, OKAY, THAT'S WHY I KNOW THIS SEEMS SO FAMILIAR TO
ME.
SO, YEAH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY COOL IT CAME FULL CIRCLE
IN THAT WAY.
>> Stephen: IT'S HARD TO EXPRESS THE FEELING WHEN ONE OF
MY FAVORITE BOOKS I'M LEARNING IS ONE OF YOUR GRANDFATHER'S
FAVORITE BOOKS.
( LAUGHTER ) I WAS HOPING YOU WERE GOING TO
SAY FATHER.
I WAS REALLY HOPING YOU WERE GOING TO SAY FATHER.
>> NO, NO, HE WAS OLDER WHEN HE CAME OUT.
>> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD.
HE WASN'T VERY YOUNG, BUT HE LOVED THE BOOK, WHICH I FEEL
MANY PEOPLE DO.
>> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE TIMOTHEÉE CHALAMT
AND ZENDAYA.
♪♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
SNEAP HEY, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE BACK HERE ON "DUNE," THE DESERT PLANET WITH THE STARS OF
THE MOVIE "DUNE," TIMOTHEÉE CHALAMET AND ZENDAYA.
I SAID THIS TO DENIS THAT I THINK IT'S A PERFECT ADAPTATION,
THAT IT'S FAMOUSLY THE MOVIE THAT CAN'T BE ADAPTED AND, YET,
THERE IS NO ASPECT OF THE BOOK THAT I'M MISSING THAT ISN'T
INCLUDED ON SCREEN BECAUSE TO HAVE THE PATIENCE -- BECAUSE OF
THE PATIENCE AND THE SENSITIVITY HE TAKES IN APPROACHING THE
MATERIAL AND CREATING THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE BOOK.
WATCHING THE MOVIE FEELS, TO ME, WHAT IT WAS LIKE THE FIRST TIME
TO READ THE BOOK.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I WAS COMPLETELY ABSORBED INTO AN ALIEN WORLD,
AND I SAID I HAD NO REFERENCE FOR WHAT HE WAS SHOWING US OTHER
THAN HIS OTHER FILMS.
THE SAME SORT OF PATIENCE AND THE ATMOSPHERE HE CREATES WITH
THINGS LIKE BLADE RUNNER 24-9 OR ARRIVAL.
DO EITHER OF YOU HAVE A FAVORITE DENIS VILLENUEVE FILM OTHER THAN
"DUNE"?
>> I THINK THEY SAID ARRIVAL.
I LIKE ALL THE OTHER STUFF, SMALLER MOVIES, BUT "ARRIVAL"
BLEW ME AWAY.
I FELT LIKE I HAD NEVER SEEN SOMETHING STRIKE THAT TONE.
IT FELT LIKE SEEING A CHRISTOPHER NOLAN MOVIE THE
FIRST TIME.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU HANDLE THE PRESSURE OF BEING PAUL
ATREIDES, BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS RIDING ON YOUR SHOULDERS.
AND I DON'T WANT TO STRESS YOU OUT HERE, BUT IT REALLY IS.
EVERYTHING -- THE ENTIRE MOVIE SWIRLS AROUND THIS ONE
CHARACTER.
>> WELL, I WOULD SAY IT'S TWOFOLD.
ONE, I GOT REALLY LUCKY WITH DENIS IN THE CAST.
THAT'S NOT A DODGE, THAT'S JUST THE TRUTH.
HE MADE ME FEEL AT HOME, HE MADE ME FEEL WELL SUPPORTED, AND
INSPIRED ME WITH JASON AND EVERYONE ON A MOVIE OF THIS SIZE
EXCEPT ME WERE RELEASED IN A ROLE LIKE THIS, SO THEY HAD MY
BACK.
YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED IN THIS INDUSTRY, NOT THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF BAD PEOPLE BUT --
>> Stephen: THERE'S A LOT OF BAD PEOPLE.
READ THE NEWSPAPERS.
>> YEAH.
BUT THEN, SECONDLY, DENIS WAS VERY FOCUSED ON THE CHARACTER,
WAS NOT THINKING ABOUT PROPHECY OR THINGS LIKE THAT, MAYBE WHERE
THE CHARACTER GOES, BUT FINDING THE HUMANITY, THE INEXPERIENCE,
FINDING THE YOUNG MAN SMELLING HIS ARM PITS BECAUSE HE HASN'T
PUNT ON DEODORANT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND TRYING TO STAY
CLOSER TO ALMOST A FISH OUT OF WATER THAN ANY SORT OF, YOU
KNOW, NEOIN THE MATRIX TYPE OF THING.
I LOVE NEOIN THE MATRIX.
>> Stephen: HOW DO EACH OF YOU HANDLE THE TENSION OF THE FIRST
DAY ON SET?
IS THERE SOMETHING YOU DO TO, LIKE, RELAX YOURSELF WHEN YOU
FIRST GET THERE?
YOU KNOW, THE CAMERA HASN'T ROLLED YET ON THE VERY FIRST DAY
FOR YOU.
WHAT DO YOU DO TO HANDLE THAT PRESSURE?
>> OH, MAN.
>> Stephen: TELL FART JOKES.
EVERYONE LOVES A GOOD FART JOKE.
I DON'T KNOW, I CAN DEFINITELY SPEAK TO THAT IN THE SENSE THAT
I WAS COMING IN FOR FIVE DAYS ON THIS MASSIVE PRODUCTION, AND MY
FIRST DAY I, YOU KNOW, I'M LANDING IN QUITE LITERALLY WHAT
FELT LIKE IRAQ IS, RIGHT, BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS ALREADY IN
THEIR COSTUME WHEN I MET THEM.
>> Stephen: IN JORDAN?
YES, IN JORDAN.
BUT EVERYBODY WAS IN THEIR COSTUME WHEN I GOT TO MEET THEM
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I WAS, LIKE, OH, MY GOSH, THIS IS REAL.
I WAS VERY INTIMIDATED.
AND TO THE THING YOU WERE SAYING, THE WORLD BUILDING, I
DIDN'T GET TO SEE ALL THE OTHER THINGS THEY HAD CREATED UP TO
THIS POINT.
SO WHEN I GOT TO SEE THE MOVIE, I WAS BLOWN AWAY, MY JAW WAS ON
THE FLOOR IN THE SAME WAY BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT OTHER
THINGS.
I JUST GOT TO WATCH IT AS A FAN.
AND, SO, BEING THERE ON THAT DAY WAS, I MEAN, IT WAS THE COOLEST
THING EVER, BUT I WAS NERVOUS.
BUT I WILL SAY -- >> COULDN'T TELL.
YOU'VE GOT TO PLAY IT COOL.
BUT THE THING THAT MADE ME NOT NERVOUS WAS THE ENERGY ON SET
WHICH I THINK COMES FROM THE TOP WHICH IS DENIS AND THIS GUY
RIGHT HERE, THEY SET THE TONE FOR IT TO BE A REALLY WARM
ENVIRONMENT.
EVERYBODY WAS SO LOVING.
WE HAD DANCE PARTIES.
THIS MAN TRAVELS AROUND WITH MUSIC EVERYWHERE, SO THERE WAS
MUSIC, THERE WAS JOKES, FART JOKES.
NO, BUT I MET, LIKE, A LIFELONG FRIEND AND WAS ABLE TO LEARN SO
MUCH IN THOSE FIVE DAYS.
SO I REALLY HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, WHICH ENDED UP BEING
REALLY COOL, SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO PULL OUT ANY KIND OF RITUAL TO
CALM MYSELF DOWN, EVERYBODY JUST ENDED UP BEING REALLY LOVELY,
WHICH I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK WITH MORE TIMOTHEÉE CHALAMT AND ZENDAYA.
I'M GOING TO ASK THEM ABOUT SHOOTING IN THE DESERT AND, OF
COURSE, CHAFING.
♪♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WE'RE BACK WITH THE STARS OF
"DUNE," TIMOTHEÉE CHALAMET AND ZENDAYA.
YOUR SCENES ARE PRIMARILY IN THE DESERT WITH EACH OTHER.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE SHOOTING OUT THERE?
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD TO SHOOT AT ODD HOURS.
>> YES, SOMETIMES IT WOULD GET SO HOT DURING THE DAY THAT
SOMETIMES YOU HAD TO SHOOT BETWEEN 5:00 A.M. AND 7:00 A.M.
BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TOO DANGEROUS TO SHOOT OUTSIDE WITH
THE STEEL SUITS WE WERE WEARING WHICH COOL CHARACTERS IN THE
MOVIE BUT IN REAL LIFE ARE HOT.
>> Stephen: TALK ABOUT THE CHAFING.
HOW MUCH TALL COMPOUNDER.
>> A LOT OF TALCUM POWDER IN THE MORNING, AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
>> Stephen: DID SAND GET IN YOUR OUTFITS?
>> IT'S PRETTY SEALED UP.
SOMETIMES YOU WANT IT.
>> YOU WANT SAND?
TO HAVE THE PROTECTION FROM THE SUIT BECAUSE
I REMEMBER, LIKE, DENIS' FIRST NOTE TO ME IS THE IDEA WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT THE CHARACTER AND HE SAID SHE WOULD MOVE THROUGH
THE ROCKS LIKE A GAZELLE, SHE'S ONE WITH HER HOME.
I WAS MIDDLE EAST, OKAY, GOT IT, I GOT TO LOOK COOL -- I WAS
IMMEDIATELY LIKE, OKAY, I GOT IT, I'VE GOT TO LOOK COOL.
I'VE GOT TO TRY MY BEST TO SLIDE OFF THINGS.
THAT'S WHEN YOU WANT THE SUIT SO YOU'RE NOT RIPPING YOUR SKIN
OFF.
BUT THERE WAS CHAFING FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: "DUNE" IS A COMING OF AGE STORY, A PSYCHOLOGICAL
THRILLER.
IN SOME REGARDS A PHILOSOPHICAL TREATISE.
WHAT IS THIS STORY TO YOU GUYS?
>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S ABOUT OPPOSITIONAL FORCES.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT FIGHTING FOR WHAT'S RIGHT, I THINK IT'S ABOUT
FIGHTING FOR WHAT'S RIGHT IN CONTEXT OF WHAT'S GONE WRONG,
WHETHER IN THE STORY THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE EXPLOITATION OF
ARRAKIS, THE EXPLOITATION OF THE PEOPLE.
FROM MY TUNNEL VISION POINT OF VIEW, IT'S A STORY OF A YOUNG
MAN BEING THRUST HAVE INTO A CIRCUMSTANCES WAY TOO SOON
WITHOUT EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT.
TRAGIC THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN HIS FAMILY AND, SOMEHOW, THROUGH
PERSEVERANCE, THROUGH WORKING THROUGH HIS PERSONAL FEAR,
THROUGH THE BRAVERY OF THAT IS ABLE TO OVERCOME IT IN SOME WAY.
>> Stephen: IS THE SECOND HALF BEING MADE?
>> YO, WE'RE ASKING THE SAME QUESTION.
>> Stephen: SO YOU GUYS AREN'T BEING CONTACTED YET TO GO SHOOT
THE SECOND PART?
>> ISH.
>> Stephen:ISH?
BECAUSE THE TITLE PAGE DOES SAY "DUNE" PART ONE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: LET'S SAY IT IS BEING MADE.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST IN THE SECOND HALF.
>> YOU PLAYING THE EMPEROR OF THE UNIVERSE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S MY MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION.
WHAT PART DO YOU THINK I SHOULD PLAY.
>> THE EMPEROR.
>> Stephen: THE EMPEROR, SADDAM THE IV, I BELIEVE.
>> WHOA, YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: COME ON, NOW.
HE SAYS, I'M NO FAKE FAN.
>> Stephen: WE PLAY FAST, WE PLAY HARD HERE AT THE "LATE
SHOW" AND HERE'S WHERE IT GETS TOUGH.
ARE YOU READY FOR A GAME WE'RE CALLING DUNER OR LATER.
ARE THE THINGS I'M GOING TO NAME OLDER OR YOUNGER THAN DUNE, THE
BOOK.
>> 1965.
>> Stephen: IF YOU SAY SO.
OKAY.
REALLY SHOW OUR YOUTHFUL AGE HERE.
>> Stephen: "STAR WARS," DUNER OR LATER.
>> LATER.
>> Stephen: 1977, THIS IS TRUE.
SPIDER-MAN, DUNER OR LATER?
>> OH, I SHOULD KNOW THIS.
DO YOU KNOW?
>> I DON'T KNOW BUT I COULD GUESS.
>> OKAY.
DUNER.
>> Stephen: DUNER, 1962.
OKAY!
>> Stephen: >> Stephen: DUNE BUGGIES.
I'M A CITY BOY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S A DUNE BUGGY.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S A DUNE BUGGY?
>> I GREW UP IN THE CITY!
>> Stephen: SO DID I!
I WOULD SAY -- WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
>> UM, UH, LET'S GO DUNER.
>> Stephen: DUNER, 1964.
WHOA, THREE FOR THREES.
>> Stephen: DORITOS CORN DHIPS, DUNER OR LATER.
>> LATER.
>> Stephen: DORITOS INTRODUCED IN 1964.
DUNER.
>> NO WAY.
>> Stephen: OH, WAY.
STEPHEN COLBERT, DUNER OR LATER.
>> COLBERT, UM -- UM -- >> Stephen: I ENJOY THE SAME
BOOKS THAT ZENDAYA'S FATHER DOES.
>> 1989.
>> Stephen: NICELY DONE.
YOU WIN THE INTERVIEW.
DUNER, 1964, SLIGHTLY OLDER THAN "DUNE."
TIMOTHEÉE CHALAMET AND ZENDAYA COMBINED.
DUNER OR LATER?
( COUNTING ) >> CARRY THE ONE --
THAT, MY FRIEND, WOULD BE LATER.
>> Stephen: THAT IS CORRECT.
THAT IS CORRECT.
COMBINED, YOU ARE YOUNGER THAN "DUNE."
TIMOTHEÉE, ZENDAYA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TALK
TO US.
>> THANK YOU.
T WAS REALLY FUN.
>> Stephen: AGAIN, AS I TOLD DENIS, I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT
ADAPTATION.
EVERYONE SHOULD SEE IT ON THE BIG SCREEN, THEN WATCH IT AGAIN
ON HBO MAX, OKAY?
PLEASE.
IT'S IN THEATERS AND ON HBO MAX TOMORROW.
TIMOTHEÉE AND ZENDAYA.
THANKS, Y'ALL.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> GENERAL, CEREAL, YOU CAN'T HAVE A WAR WITHOUT A NARRATIVE
THOROUGHLY IMPLANTED INTO AMERICA'S CRANIAL FEAR CENTER.
IS IT A COINCIDENCE THAT EVERYONE WHO'S EVER STEPPED FOOT
IN THE PENTAGON IS ON CABLE NEWS TALKING UP CHINA LIKE IT'S A BIG
TASTY TURKEY LEG?
>> I THINK EVERYBODY IS TALKING UP CHINA BECAUSE CHINA IS
TALKING UP TAIWAN, AND WHAT THE CHINESE WANT THE UNITED STATES
TO BE DOING IS HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
THEY WANT US TO SAY, DO WE REALLY WANT TO FIGHT A WAR FOR
TAIWAN, AND THEY WANT US TO COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT'S TOO
FAR AWAY AND IT'S NOT VERY IMPORTANT.
>> I'M SURE WE WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH CHINA DR.ING HOW
WELL AFGHANISTAN WENT.
>> CHINA HAS NO BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO CHICAGO IF YOU FOLD THE MAP RIGHT.
>> YIKES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HEY!
THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY.
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUEST WILL BE ANDIE MACDOWELL.
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT, WITH HIS GUEST LARRY DAVID.
GOOD NIGHT.
♪♪ ( THEME SONG PLAYING )
>> STEPHEN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT BALL?
>> Stephen: LET'S JUST PROVE WE'RE TOGETHER.
I'M GOING TO THROW, YOU GUYS CATCH IT, OKAY?
>> COOL.
OKAY.
NICE.
THANKS.
COOL.
>> Stephen: SEE?
THROW IT BACK!
>> ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
>> Stephen: WOW!
NICE ARM!
>> HEY -- >> Stephen: OH --
THAT WAS AN AMAZING ARC.
IT'S COMING RIGHT BACK AT YOU, OKAY?
>> Stephen: OKAY, HERE WE GO.
( LAUGHTER ) >> GENTLE.
>> Stephen: WE ARE USING THE SAME TECHNOLOGY RIGHT NOW THEY
USED TO ACTUALLY SHOOT ON "DUNE."
♪♪ ( THEME SONG PLAYING )