>> AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE JANUARY 6th ANNIVERSARY LATER
THIS WEEK, THE SELECT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE ATTACK ON THE
CAPITOL IS LAYING OUT SOME OF ITS NEW EVIDENCE ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED THAT DAY.
>> ACCORDING TO THE HOUSE D.M.s ON THE COMMITTEE, THE
VIDEO THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE RELEASED WAS THE SIXTH VERSION
OF THAT, YOU KNOW, PLEASE LEAVE VIDEO, AND THE PREVIOUS FIVE
OUTTAKES WERE SO PROBLEMATIC THAT THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE
WOULDN'T EVEN PUT IT OUT.
YOU BETTER BELIEVE THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS ON THAT COMMITTEE WANT
TO SEE THOSE TAPES.
>> THE "LATE SHOW" ACQUIRED THE AUDIO OF THE TAPES.
>> IF YOU'RE READY, MR. PRESIDENT, ACTION!
>> THEY'RE HEROES.
I'M SO PROUD OF THE Q Anon.
I'M HAVING A LOT OF FUN TODAY!
>> CUT.
OKAY, LOVE THE ENERGY.
COULD WE TRY ONE WHERE YOU SAY SOMETHING NEGATIVE?
>> I DON'T LIKE MO SKIRTIOS!
MEANT SOMETHING ABOUT THE VIOLENT PROTESTERS.
>> MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
>> LET'S TRY A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
WATCH THE LIVE COVERAGE ON THE TELEVISION.
IT'S CHAOS, BROKEN WINDOWS, BLOOD IDEA CAPITOL POLICE,
CONGRESS PEOPLE HUDDLED IN THE BASEMENT TRYING TO STAY ALIVE.
HONEST REACTION, GO!
>> THIS IS THE GREATEST TELEVISION SHOW EVER!
>> SIR, THEY WANT TO HANG YOUR VICE PRESIDENT!
>> IF YOU SEE VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE, PUNCH HIM IN THE
FACE.
>> WHY DON'T WE FORGET ABOUT THE INTERACTION AND FOCUS ON SAYING
SOMETHING UPLIFTING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON THIS DARK AND
TERRIFYING DAY.
>> BING, BONG, BING, BING!
>> Announcer: IT'S A "LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT!
TONIGHT, 2022.
PLUS STEPHEN WELCOMES C.D.C.
DIRECTOR DR. ROCHELLE WALENSKY, AND UTKARSH AMBUDKAR, FEATURING
JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN."
AND NOW LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YOR
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HEY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HELLO, MY FRIENDS!
THE YEAR.
THERE IT IS.
HAVE A SEAT, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
FIRST OF ALL -- ( CHEERING )
>> Stephen: WOO-HOO, INDEED!
HAPPY INURE, NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY.
IT'S 2022, AN UNPRECEDENTED STRAIGHT YEAR OF 2020.
LET'S BE POSITIVE, IT'S A NEW YEAR AND I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD
FEELING ABOUT 2023.
( LAUGHTER ) I HOPE YOU CELEBRATED NEW YEAR'S
RESPONSIBLY BECAUSE THIS SECOND BIGGEST HEADLINE THIS YEAR,
SCIENTISTS SAY THERE ARE NO HANGOVER CURES, TERRIBLE NEWS
FOR AN DICOHEN.
AN ANDY CO-HOSTED CNN'S NEW YEARS
EVE SPECIAL ALONGSIDE ANDERSON COOPER, WHO GOT A FRONT-ROW SEAT
TO THIS: >> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
>> OH, PLEASE, TELL US SOMETHING ANDY.
>> WATCHING MAYOR DE BLASIO-- >> DON'T GO ON A RANT, DON'T GO
ON A RANT.
>> DO HIS VICTORY LAP DANCE AFTER FOUR YEARS OF THE
CRAPPIEST TERM-- >> THIS IS HOW YOU WANT TO START
THE NEW YEAR?
>> AS THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK.
THE ONLY THING THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS CAN AGREE ON IS WHAT
A HORRIBLE MAYOR HE HAS BEEN.
DI >> WOW.
>> SO, SAYONARA SUCKER!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WHOA.
WHOA...
USUALLY WHEN SOMEONE GETS THAT ANGRY DRUNK ON LIVE TV, THEY
HAVE TO GO EXPLAIN THEIR BEHAVIOR TO ANDY COHEN.
( LAUGHTER ) ANDY ADDRESSED HIS RANT THE NEXT
DAY, TWEETING, "GOOD MORNING!
UM, I WAS A BIT OVERSERVED LAST NIGHT."
UM, ANDY, YOU CAN'T REALLY BLAME THE BARTENDER WHEN YOU WERE THE
BARTENDER.
YOU THINK WE WOULDN'T NOTICE?
WE WATCHED WHAT HAPPENED LIVE.
( LAUGHTER ) APPARENTLY, THEY WERE ALSO
WHOOPIN' IT UP IN THE CNN CONTROL ROOM, BECAUSE THEY GOT
DUPED INTO AIRING TWEETS FROM FAKE ACCOUNTS NAMED "BEN DOVER,"
"MIKE OXLONG," AND "DIXIE NORMUS."
( LAUGHTER ) NOT TO MENTION BEING PRANKED BY
THE FAKEST NAME OF ALL: WOLF BLITZER.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S EMBARRASSING TO GET TRICKED
BY TWITTER TROLLS, WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
THANK SOME OF THE "LATE SHOW" VIEWERS WHO ALERTED ME TO THIS
STORY ON TWITTER: IVANA UMPEW LUKE ATTERTUSH, DUSTEE LA BIA,
AND REALNAME MCPENIS-BOOBS.
TIMES SQUARE WAS LESS CROWDED THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
THANKS TO OMICRON, OVER THE PAST WEEK, AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN
400,000 CASES HAS BEEN REPORTED EACH DAY IN THE UNITED STATES,
TRIPLING FROM TWO WEEKS AGO.
THAT'S TERRIBLE.
THE ONLY THING THAT SHOULD BE TRIPLING OVER THE HOLIDAYS IS MY
B.M.I.
( LAUGHTER ) THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT, IF
RESULTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA ARE TO BE BELIEVED, THIS SURGE SHOULD
BE OVER QUICKLY.
HERE'S DOCTOR SCOTT GOTTLIEB FACING THE NATION YESTERDAY.
>> IF SOUTH AFRICA IS ANY GUIDE THIS IS ABOUT A TWO MONTH
EPIDEMIC WAVE FROM START TO FINISH.
I THINK CERTAINLY BY THE END OF FEBRUARY WE WILL BE THROUGH
THIS.
>> STEPHEN: OKAY, OMICRON SHOULD BE OVER BY FEBRUARY.
QUICK FOLLOW UP, DOCTOR: WHAT YEAR?
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
OF COURSE, THE END OF FEBRUARY MEANS OMICRON WON'T BE GONE IN
TIME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED NEW CANDY
HEARTS THAT SAY THINGS LIKE "DON'T KISS ME," "STAY AWAY,"
AND "U R HOT BCUZ FEVER."
( LAUGHTER ) IN THE MEANTIME, THIS FIFTH WAVE
-- THIS IS THE FIFTH WAVE, RIGHT?
WHAT WAS DELTA?
IT WAS FOUR.
OKAY.
I CAN COUNT.
THE FIFTH WAVE IS PUTTING A REAL STRAIN ON OUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
DUE TO PANDEMIC-RELATED STAFF SHORTAGES, MORE THAN 12,000
FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED BETWEEN CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR'S
DAY, AND HERE IN NEW YORK CITY STAFFING ISSUES LED TO THE
SUSPENSION OF SEVERAL SUBWAY LINES.
WHAT?
CLOSING THE SUBWAY BECAUSE OF GERMS IS LIKE CLOSING BROADWAY
BECAUSE OF JAZZ HANDS.
( LAUGHTER ) OF COURSE, IT'S NOT JUST
NEW YORK -- ( APPLAUSE )
IT'S NOT JUST NEW YORK, JON.
>> Jon:IST NOT JUST NEW YORK.
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT.
>> Jon: IT'S OTHER PLACES.
>> Stephen: IT'S OTHER PLACES.
>> Jon: YES.
>> Stephen: NOWHERE IS SAFETY POINT.
EVEN AN ANTARCTIC RESEARCH STATION WAS HIT BY A COVID-19
OUTBREAK.
NO ONE KNOWS HOW EXACTLY WHICH RESEARCHER CARRIED THE VIRUS TO
THE STATION, LEADING ONE BIOLOGIST TO SAY THIS:
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TRUST.
>> STEPHEN: THE OUTBREAK AT THE RESEARCH STATION HAPPENED
DESPITE WORKERS BEING FULLY VACCINATED AND BASED IN ONE OF
THE WORLD'S REMOTEST REGIONS.
YES.
SO FEW PEOPLE THERE, SCIENTISTS SAY THE ONLY PLACE ON
EARTH WITH FEWER PEOPLE IS ANY MOVIE THEATER SHOWING "THE LAST
DUEL."
( LAUGHTER ) ANYONE HERE SEEN THE LAST DUAL?
NO ONE HERE'S SEEN THE LAST DUAL!
( LAUGHTER ) THANKFULLY, SO FAR, OMICRON
SEEMS TO BE MILDER FOR MOST PEOPLE THAN DELTA.
AND LAST WEEK, THE C.D.C.
ANNOUNCED IT'S CUTTING ISOLATION TIME FOR AMERICANS WHO TEST
POSITIVE FROM TEN DAYS TO FIVE.
THEY ALSO SAID YOU CAN SWIM RIGHT AFTER YOU EAT, BREAKING A
MIRROR ONLY GIVES YOU FOUR YEARS BAD LUCK, AND STEPPING ON A
CRACK WON'T BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK, HER BACK WILL JUST BE VERY
DISAPPOINTED.
( LAUGHTER ) SO, WHY CHANGE THE RULES
MID-GAME?
C.D.C. DIRECTOR AND MY GUEST TONIGHT DR. ROCHELLE WALENSKY
SAID THE NEW GUIDELINES ARE TO "KEEP THE CRITICAL FUNCTIONS OF
SOCIETY OPEN AND OPERATING."
BUT PEOPLE ARE SUSPICIOUS, BECAUSE JUST DAYS BEFORE THE NEW
GUIDELINES WERE RELEASED, THE C.E.O. OF DELTA AIRLINES ASKED
THE C.D.C. FOR A FIVE-DAY ISOLATION.
WELL, THAT'S LONGSTANDING POLICY.
IF YOUR BUSINESS IS NAMED AFTER A VARIANT, YOU GET TO MAKE ONE
RULE.
( LAUGHTER ) JUST ONE.
( APPLAUSE ) OH, THERE IS NEWS ABOUT GEORGIA
REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREEN --
( BOOING ) -- SEEN HERE SELECTING A TRIBUTE
FOR "THE HUNGER GAMES."
YESTERDAY, TWITTER PERMANENTLY SUSPENDED GREENE'S PERSONAL
ACCOUNT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SHE'S OUTTA THERE!
NW, TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT JEWISH SPACE LASERS, SHE'LL HAVE
TO USE MORMON CARRIER PIGEONS.
DON'T KNOW WHY I HAD TO TURN TO DO THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) GREENE HAD BEEN TEMPORARILY
SUSPENDED IN THE PAST FOR SPREADING COVID MISINFORMATION
BUT HER LATEST ONLINE LIE VIOLATED TWITTER'S FIVE-STRIKE
POLICY.
YES, FIVE STRIKES.
SO, FOOL ME ONCE, SHAME ON YOU.
FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME ON ME.
FOOL ME THREE TIMES, YOU ONLY GET TWO MORE FOOLINS AFTER THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) SPEAKING OF INSANE PEOPLE TRYING
TO DESTROY EVERYTHING, WE'RE APPROACHING THE ONE YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE RIOTERS ARE ASKING FOR MONEY IN THEIR
PRISON CANTEEN ACCOUNTS.
CONGRESS' SELECT COMMITTEE HAS SPENT THE LAST SIX MONTHS
INVESTIGATING, AND THEY'VE HAD SOME LUCK SUSSING OUT THE
DAY'S MOVEMENTS BY FORMER PRESIDENT FILET O'FOOL.
( LAUGHTER ) FOR INSTANCE, ON JANUARY 6, THEY
NOW KNOW THE FORMER PRESIDENT WAS SITTING IN THE DINING ROOM
NEXT TO THE OVAL OFFICE WATCHING THE RIOTS UNFOLD ON
TELEVISION.
WHICH MEANS ON JANUARY 6, 2021, THERE WERE NO RERUNS OF "THE
FLINTSTONES."
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
SURE.
FLINTSTONES, SURE.
BUT HIS VIEWING WAS INTERRUPTED.
ACCORDING TO CONGRESSWOMAN LIZ CHENEY, "WE HAVE FIRSTHAND
TESTIMONY THAT HIS DAUGHTER IVANKA WENT IN AT LEAST TWICE TO
ASK HIM TO 'PLEASE STOP THIS VIOLENCE.'"
DIDN'T WORK.
EVERYONE KNOWS HE DOESN'T LISTEN TO HIS KIDS.
YOU'VE GOT TO SEND IN HIS TRUSTED MILITARY ADVISER:
COLONEL SANDERS.
(AS COLONEL) "I SAY, STOP THIS VIOLENCE.
IT'S FINGER LICKIN' BAD!" ( LAUGHTER )
SO, A FIRST-HAND SOURCE SAID IVANKA TRIED TO STOP IT.
I WONDER WHO HAD THE COURAGE TO COME FORWARD TO MAKE THE FORMER
FIRST DAUGHTER LOOK THIS GOOD?
I HAVE BEEN TOLD WE HAVE A PHOTO OF THIS MYSTERY WITNESS.
( LAUGHTER ) THE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO BEEN
INVESTIGATING WHY IT TOOK THE FORMER PRESIDENT SO LONG TO
ADDRESS THE MOB ON JANUARY 6.
APPARENTLY, HE KEPT HAVING TO RE-TAPE HIS VIDEO TELLING FANS
TO LEAVE THE CAPITOL RIOT, WHICH MAY EXPLAIN HIS 187 MINUTE
SILENCE DURING THE ATTACK.
OVER THREE HOURS OF SILENCE FROM THE FORMER PRESIDENT?
THAT'S AN UNHEARD OF PHENOMENON MELANIA CALLS, "MY DREAM DATE."
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
INSIDERS SAY THAT HE HAD TO RE-SHOOT A VIDEO DURING THE RIOT
BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T SAY THE RIGHT THING.
OKAY, BUT WHAT WERE THEY EXPECTING?
NOT SAYING THE RIGHT THING IS HIS THING.
THAT'S LIKE SAYING, "WE HAVE TO RE-SHOOT THIS KOOL-AID
COMMERCIAL, THAT GIANT PITCHER KEEPS SMASHING THROUGH THE BRICK
WALL."
( LAUGHTER ) BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE.
BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE HAS ASKED THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES FOR THE
VIDEOS THAT WERE NEVER POSTED.
OH, GOOD!
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO SEE ALL THE BLOOPERS.
AND LIKE ALL THE BEST BLOOPERS, I HOPE THERE'S ONE WHERE HE GETS
HIT IN THE NUTS.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
MY GUEST IS C.D.C. DIRECTOR DR. ROCHELLE WALENSKY.
STICK AROUND.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN," EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: JON, GOOD TO SEE
YOU.
( JON SINGING ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR THE
BURST OF COLOR UNDER THE SLATE GREY SKIES OF NEW YORK TONIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Jon: ENERGY, ENERGY.
>> Stephen: WE JUST HAD A TWO-WEEK BREAK.
>> Jon: THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: IT'S LOVELY TO BE BACK WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE.
( CHEERING ) AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S
NICE IS TO GO ON BREAK AND BE AWAY, WHEN I'M BACK HERE, I
REALIZE WHAT A FLURRIES AND PRIVILEGE IT IS TO SHARE THE
STAGE WITH YOU ALL OVER THERE.
IT'S AMAZING TO HEAR WHAT YOU GUYS DO EVERY NIGHT.
( APPLAUSE ) DID YOU HAVE ANY NEW YEAR'S
RESOLUTIONS?
>> Jon: I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT.
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, INCHES HAD ONE.
I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO BE BETTER.
>> Stephen: EVERY DAY'S A NEW YEAR?
>> Jon: EVERY DAY.
DID YOU MAKE ANY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS?
>> Stephen: I MADE THE SAME ONE AS EVERY YEAR, DRY JANUARY.
LET ME JUST GET THROUGH JANUARY.
I MADE IT LAST YEAR AND I WAS DAMN SERIOUS ABOUT IT SIX DAYS.
THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED ON JANUARY 6th, THE DRY JANUARY
JUST WENT OUT THE WINDOW!
( APPLAUSE ) I'M GOING TO MAKE IT THIS TIME!
>> Jon: YEAH.
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO MAKE IT AT LEAST TO SEVEN THIS TIME.
>> Jon: MM-HMM.
>> Stephen: FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS AN INFECTIOUS
DISEASE EXPERT, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," DR. ROCHELLE WALENSKY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: SO NICE TO HAVE YOU OBSERVE.
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE UP HERE.
YOU MUST BE VERY BUSY THESE DAYS.
>> IT'S NOT BORING.
>> Stephen: I GUESS NOT.
YOU ARE THE DIRECTOR FOR CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, PREVIOUSLY
CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT MASS GENERAL, HARVARD MEDICAL
SCHOOL PROFESSOR, ALSO THE N.I.H.
WE HEAR SO MANY BEREAVE YAGS AND ACRONYMS HAVING TO DO WITH OUR
OWN HEALTH.
C.D.C., F.D.A., N.I.H. -- WHAT DOES THE C.D.C. DO, THE MISSION
OF THE ORGANIZATION?
>> TO PROTECT AMERICA'S HEALTH THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH, STATE AND
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROTECT
YOUR HE HAVE HEALTH NOT JUST THROUGH COVID BUT OUTBREAK
INVESTIGATIONS, THROUGH SALT PREVENTION AND SALT INTAKE AND
HYPERTENSION, THROUGH OPIOID CRISES.
WE WORK WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND PROTECT GUIDANCE TO HELP
PROTECT AMERICA'S HEALTH 20-7.
>> Stephen: HERE IT IS 2022.
WE GO INTO YEAR THREE, IF YOU COUNT THE END OF 19, TECHNICALLY
YEAR FOUR, CALENDAR YEAR AT LEAST, OF COVID.
WHERE ARE WE WITH THIS DISEASE?
WE HAVE A DEBATE DURING THE MONOLOGUE.
IS OMICRON THE FIFTH WAVE?
>> YEAH, I THINK WE PROBABLY CAN COUNT THE FIRST TWO WAVES AS ONE
OR TWO.
WE HAVE SORT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK AND BOSTON AND THE EAST
COAST AND THAT MOVED OVER THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THE
SUMMER AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAD THE ALFA WAVE AND THE DELTA WAVE
AND HERE WE ARE IN THE OMICRON WAVE.
>> Stephen: SO OMICRON SHOWED UP THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER,
ESSENTIALLY.
>> HERE IN THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER.
WE STARTED HEARING ABOUT IT AROUND THANKSGIVING.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
WHAT DOES A MONTH OR A MONTH AND A HALF OF DATA TELL US ABOUT THE
SEVERITY OF OMICRON?
IF YOU GET IT, AND LET'S SAY WE'RE NOT VACCINATED, WHAT IF
SOMEBODY WHO DECIDED NOT TO GET VACCINATED AND HITS THAT OMICRON
RAW DOG, WHAT HAPPENS THERE?
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
>> SO, SEVERITY COMES IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS, LIKE HOW MANY
PEOPLE DO YOU EXPECT TO BE INFECTED, HOW TRANSMISSIBLE IS
IT, AND HOW SEVERE IS IT IN ANY GIVEN PERSON.
>> Stephen: START WITH THE TRANSMISSIBILITY.
>> MUCH MORE THAN THE PRIOR VARIANT.
>> Stephen: EVEN THE DELTA, WHICH WAS MUCH MORE
TRANSMISSIBLE THAN -- >> THAN ALPHA.
>> Stephen: TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE SO?
>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SEVERITY, WE TALK ABOUT THE SHEER VOLUME
THAN THE NUMBERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES, IN U.K. AND SOUTH
AFRICA AND WE START TO SEE IT IN THIS COUNTRY.
>> Stephen: DO WE KNOW WHY IT'S MORE TRANSMISSIBLE?
>> MORE MUTATIONS ON THE BINDING PROTEIN AND HOW WELL IT CAN
TIGHTLY COMBINE TO THE RECEPTORS IN OUR NOSE.
>> Stephen: DOES IT MAKE MORE OF ITSELF SO YOU'RE GETTING MORE
OF A LOAD WHEN WE TALK TO EACH OTHER?
>> IT CAN, WHICH GETS TO THE NEXT QUESTION, WHICH IS WHY DOES
IT SEEM TO BE A LITTLE LESS SEVERE IN ANY GIVEN INDIVIDUAL.
>> Stephen: BASED ON WHAT?
"SEEM" IS WHAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN.
>> WE'RE STARTING TO SEE DATA FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND U.K. IS
THAT THEIR HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH RATES DID NOT RISE AS MUCH
AS THEY'VE SEEN IN PRIOR WAVES, THAT THEY'VE NOT USED AS MUCH
OXYGEN, THAT WHAT THEY'RE SEEING IN THE HOSPITALS IS LESS SEVERE
IN ANY GIVEN PATIENT.
>> Stephen: DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH SOUTH
AFRICA'S POPULATION BEING YOUNGER THAN OURS AND THE FACT
IT'S SUMMER THERE AND NOT GOING INTO WINTER?
>> THOSE ARE ALL THINGS WE'RE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION,
RIGHT.
THEY HAVE HAD LESS VACCINATION THAN WE HAVE, THEY HAVEN'T YET
BOOSTED, BUT, IN FACT, THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF BACKGROUND IMMUNITY
BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD PRETTY SEVERE WAVES PREVIOUSLY AND MANY
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INIF WE COULD.
SO HOW WELL WE CAN TAKE THE DATA FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND HOW WE CAN
APPLY THEM HERE IS A BIT UNCLEAR, SO WE'RE STARTING TO
SEE SIMILAR THINGS HERE.
HUGE AMOUNTS OF CASES, AS YOU'VE NOTED, AND THE HOSPITALIZATIONS
WHILE INCREASED IN HOSPITALIZATION RATES, NOT AT
THE RATE WE STARTED TO SEE WITH ALPHA AND DELTA AT THIS TIME.
>> Stephen: SO WE'RE HAVING MASSIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS HERE
NOT BECAUSE IT IS MORE VIRULENT, NECESSARILY, BUT BECAUSE THERE
ARE SO MANY MORE CASES?
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING AND WORRIED ABOUT.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN A TON OF MASSIVE INCREASES IN HOSPITALIZATIONS.
WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THAT IN THE MIDWEST, BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT
THAT WE WOULD HAVE.
>> Stephen: THE MEDIA WANTS ME TO BELIEVE THAT, THOUGH, BECAUSE
I'M SEEING A LOT OF REPORTS OF SYSTEMS CRASHING AND WE'RE
OVERWHELMED AND IS THAT JUST IN ISOLATED PLACES THAT ARE BEING
PRESENTED BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT THE FACE OF THE ENTIRE UNITED
STATES?
>> I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE PLACES THAT ARE IN HARD TIMES,
NO QUESTION, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF DELTA OUT THERE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE OMICRON COMES IN AND KICKS DELTA OUT
IMMEDIATELY.
WE'RE IN A HI PRIED SITUATION NOW?
>> WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A HYBRID SITUATION AND HOSPITALIZATIONS
ARE TWO WEEKS BEHIND WHAT WE GENERALLY SEE IN CASES SO WE MAY
BE SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENED IN DELTA AND MANY OF THE CASES IN
THE HOSPITAL MAY BE DELTA CASES.
>> Stephen: BASED ON THE EXPERIENCES OF AFTER THE
HOLIDAYS, EVERYBODY GETS TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS AND
PERHAPS NEW YEAR'S, WHEN WOULD WE SEE THE REAL SPIKE IN PEOPLE
COMING DOWN WITH THIS?
>> A WEEK OR TWO.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT STICK AROUND, WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK WITH MORE C.D.C. DIRECTOR DR. ROCHELLE WALENSKY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: SO SHORT SIGHTED!
( BAND PLAYING ) HEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'RE BACK WITH C.D.C. DIRECTOR DR. ROCHELLE WALENSKY.
ONE OF THE THINGS -- CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THIS -- IS
OMICRON DOESN'T CARE IF YOU'VE HAD THIS BEFORE, LIKE IF YOU'VE
HAD DELTA OR THE ALPHA VARIANT OF THIS, IT DOESN'T OFFER YOU
IMMUNIZATION AGAINST THE OMICRON VARIANT.
DOES OMICRON -- DO WE KNOW IF OMICRON CARES WHETHER YOU'VE HAD
OMICRON BEFORE?
>> WE DON'T KNOW THAT YET.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE TALK ABOUT, WELL, IF IT'S LESS SEVERE, WHY
DON'T WE HAVE CHICKENPOX PARTIES AND WE'LL GET TOGETHER, HAVE A
KISSING BOOTH, EVERYBODY GETS OMICRON AND WE ALL DON'T GET
THAT SICK AND WE'RE ALL DONE.
YOU DON'T RECOMMEND THAT APPROACH?
( LAUGHTER ) >> I DEFINITELY DON'T.
WE KNOW IF YOU'RE VACCINATED, YOU'RE 17 TIMES LESS LIKELY TO
BE IN THE HOSPITAL THAN IF YOU'RE UNVACCINATED, AND IF
YOU'RE VACCINATED, YOU'RE 20 TIMES LESS LIKELY TO DIE THAN
UNVACCINATED.
WE KNOW SOME VACCINATIONS GIVE YOU SOME PROTECTION AGAINST
OMICRON.
BUT PROBABLY BEING PREVIOUSLY INFECTED FROM DELTA OR THE WILD
TYPE WON'T PROTECT YOU AGAINST OMICRON.
WE THINK OMICRON MIGHT PROTECT YOU AGAINST DELTA AND,
THEREFORE, SUGGESTS THAT OMICRON MAY PROTECT YOU AGAINST OMICRON.
SORRY.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THERE ARE A LOT OF
CONDITIONAL WORDS IN THERE -- MAY, KIND OF, SORT OF, IFFY --
OKAY.
THE BIG C.D.C. NEWS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE MONOLOGUE IS YOU'VE
GONE FROM RECOMMENDING A TEN DAY TO A FIVE-DAY ISOLATION.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> WE KNOW BASED ON TWO YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH THIS VIRUS THAT
THE VAST MAJORITY OF YOUR TRANSMISSIBILITY HAPPENS IN THE
DAY OR TWO BEFORE YOU GET SYMPTOMS AND THE TWO TO THREE
DAYS AFTERWARDS.
SO PROBABLY 80 TO 90% OF ALL YOUR TRANSMISSIBILITY HAS
HAPPENED DURING THOSE FIRST FIVE DAYS, AND WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE
TO BE SURE IF THEY'RE HOME, THEY'RE HOME FOR THE RIGHT
PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THEY'RE MAXIMALLY TRANSMISSIBLE.
>> Stephen: AND BY TRANSMISSIBILITY, DO YOU MEAN
THAT THE ACTUAL VIRUS IN YOU GOES TO SLEEP, OR YOU'RE JUST
NOT PRODUCING MUCH OF IT ANYMORE?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE TRANSMISSIBILITY GOES DOWN?
YOU STILL HAVE IT IN YOU.
>> THE BURDEN.
>> Stephen: THE AMOUNT.
THE AMOUNT OF VIRUS AND THE AMOUNT OF VIRUS THAT YOU COULD
POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, AEROSOLIZE, PUT OUT IN DROPLETS,
COUGH AROUND TO OTHERS.
SO MOST OF THAT HAPPENS IN THOSE FIRST TWO DAYS BEFORE YOU HAVE
SYMPTOMS AND TWO TO THREE DAYS AFTER.
SO, BY DAY FIVE, WE REALLY THINK MOST OF THAT TRANSMISSIBILITY IS
BEHIND YOU.
>> Stephen: IN THE U.K., THEY -- AGAIN, CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG -- BUT IN THE U.K., THEY WENT FROM TEN TO SEVEN DAYS, BUT
THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRING OR RECOMMENDING A NEGATIVE TEST
BEFORE CONSIDERING YOURSELF OUT OF QUARANTINE OR ISOLATION.
ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT HERE?
BECAUSE DR. FAUCI ON CNN AND ABC SUGGESTED THAT'S UNDER
CONSIDERATION.
IS HE TALKING OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF HIS MOUTH OVER THERE AND YOU
WOULD JUST LIKE TO TELL HIM TO PUT A CORK IN IT, TONY?
>> I'D NEVER SAY THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) DEEPEST RESPECT FOR DR. FAUCI.
>> Stephen: OBVIOUSLY, YES.
REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION -- THE F.D.A. HAS AUTHORIZED THESE
TESTS, AND THEY'RE TERRIFIC TESTS FOR WHAT THAT YOU'VE
AUTHORIZED THEM FOR.
SO THE F.D.A.'S AUTHORIZED THEM FOR DIAGNOSIS, AND WHAT THEY'VE
SAID FOR THE TESTS ARE THE BEST DIAGNOSIS FOR EARLY IN THE
DISEASE COURSE.
>> Stephen: THE RAPID ANTIGEN TEST?
>> EXACTLY.
SO IF YOU HAVE ACCESS AT A TEST AND WANT TO DO A TEST AT DAY
FIVE AND IF YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE GONE AND FEELING WELL, GO AHEAD
AND DO THAT TEST.
HERE'S HOW I WOULD INTERPRET THAT TEST -- IF IT'S POSITIVE,
STAY HOME FOR ANOTHER FIVE DAYS.
IF IT'S NEGATIVE, I WOULD SAY YOU STILL REALLY NEED TO WEAR A
MASK, YOU STILL MAY HAVE TRANSMISSIBILITY AHEAD OF YOU,
YOU STILL SHOULDN'T VISIT GRANDMA, SHOULDN'T GET ON AN
AIRPLANE AND SHOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT BEING WITH OTHER PEOPLE
WHILE WEARING A MASK ALL THE TIME.
>> Stephen: IF I WERE TO GET COVID AND ISOLATED FOR FIVE
DAYS, WHEN COULD I COME BACK AND DO MY SHOW AGAIN?
>> WELL, I WOULD SAY, ARE YOU FEELING BETTER?
>> Stephen: YES, LET'S SEE I'M FEELING BETTER.
>> YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE GONE.
>> Stephen: YES, AFTER FIVE DAYS.
>> THEN I WOULD SAY YOU WOULD WANT TO WEAR A MASK ALL THE
TIME.
>> Stephen: EVEN ON STAGE DURING THE MONOLOGUE?
>> EVEN ON STAGE DURING THE MONOLOGUE.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
>> TEN DAYS.
>> Stephen: TEN DAYS.
WELL, THERE YOU GO.
I GAVE IT A SHOT.
I'VE GOT NO PLANS, I JUST WANT TO KNOW NOW FROM THE HORSE'S
MOUTH.
WE WANT TO TAKE ONE MORE BREAK.
STICK AROUND.
WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL ASK THE DOCTOR ABOUT RESTORING TRUST IN
THE C.D.C.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'RE BACK WITH C.D.C. DIRECTOR DR. ROCHELLE WALENSKY.
NOW, THERE'S PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING TESTS.
THERE WAS A BIG SCRAMBLE, AND I KNOW THAT THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED THAT THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO MAKE 500 MILLION TESTS AVAILABLE TO
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING THE QUESTION, WELL, WHY DIDN'T Y'ALL
ANTICIPATE THIS BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS, ISN'T THAT BEFORE WE
WOULD NEED THE TEST?
DO YOU THINK THERE WAS VALIDITY TO THE CRITICISM THERE WASN'T
ENOUGH ANTICIPATED -- WHAT'S THE WORD -- PREVENTION OF THE
DISEASE BY ALLOWING THESE TESTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED EARLIER?
>> RIGHT, SO WE RECOGNIZE WE HAVE TO DO MORE.
WE RECOGNIZE, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE IT'S SURGING, IT'S
HARD TO FIND THE ANTIGEN TESTS.
PCRsS ARE AVAILABLE AND WE HAVE BEEN RAMPING UP SITES.
WE ARE USING THE ANTIGEN TESTS REALLY SMARTLY AND TESTS TO STAY
TO KEEP OUR KIDS IN SCHOOL AND HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THERE WAS
THIS CONFLUENCE OF EVENTS OF OMICRON HITTING AND SURGES JUST
AT THE HOLIDAYS WHEN PEOPLE WANTED MORE TESTS TOGETHER.
>> Stephen: IT COSTS ABOUT 14 BUCKS TO GET AN OMICRON TEST AT
WAL-MART, OR A COVID TEST AT WAL-MART.
AT CVS OR RITE AID OR DWAYNE REED, THAT'S A $24 TEST.
DO YOU THINK THERE SHOULD REGULATION IN MAKING THE TESTS
COST THE SAME EVERYWHERE?
>> YES, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT PRICE.
>> Stephen: WHAT SHOULD THE PRICE BE?
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY IN THE PANDEMIC
TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE HIT THE HARDEST AND THAT ACCESS TO
THESE TESTS ESPECIALLY AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, RACIAL
AND ETHNIC, MINORITY POPULATIONS, POPULATIONS ARE OUR
ESSENTIAL WORKERS SO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE TESTS NOT AT $24 A
POP.
SO I WOULD LIKE THOSE TEST PRICES TO BE FAR LOWER.
>> Stephen: HOW WOULD THAT HAPPEN?
WHO WOULD DO THAT?
THE F.D.A. WOULD MANDATE THAT, CONGRESS PASS A LAW?
>> IT WOULDN'T BE THROUGH F.D.A.
OR C.D.C.
IT MIGHT BE THROUGH C.M.S. OR OTHER REGULATORY AGENCIES.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS C.M.S.
CENTER MORE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.
>> Stephen: I HAVE BEEN AN ADMIRER OF THE DISEASE RESPONSE
TEAMS FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.
I THINK THE C.D.C. IS A MODEL FOR THE OTHER HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
IT HAS -- IT HAD A HIT OF CREDIBILITY FOR BOWING TO
VARIOUS ONCE.
CHANGES TO THE GUIDANCES TO WERE PUT OUT THAT WERE INACCURATE AND
COULD HAVE COST PEOPLE THEIR LIVES.
IT PUT A HIT ON THE C.D.C.
CREDIBLE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO RESTORE PUBLIC TRUST IN THE C.D.C.?
I THINK THERE ARE TWO PIECES TO THAT.
ONE IS I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE C.D.C. KNOW
THAT, WHEN THEY PRODUCE GOOD SCIENCE, THAT IT'S GOING TO SEE
THE LIGHT OF DAY BECAUSE THEY TOOK A HIT, TOO, AND THESE ARE
12,000 PEOPLE -- YOU KNOW, THE CARD SAYS 24-7, AND THAT'S WHAT
THEY DO, THEY'RE UP 24-7, PROTECTING AMERICA'S HEALTH.
( APPLAUSE ) >> SO MY JOB WAS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEIR VOICE WAS HEARD AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SCIENCE
COULD GET OUT THERE.
AND THEN MY JOB WAS TO TELL AMERICA THAT I'M LEADING WITH
THE SCIENCE.
AND IT'S HARD AND IT'S COMPLICATED AND IT MOVES AND IT
CHANGES, AND THEN I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT AND TO BE HONEST
WITH WHERE WE ARE.
>> Stephen: THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS, IT'S A SIMPLE THING TO
SAY, BUT FOR SOME REASON SOME PEOPLE CAN'T ACCEPT IT, WHICH IS
WHY DON'T YOU ALL CHANGE WHAT YOUR GUIDANCE IS BECAUSE YOU
LEARN NEW THINGS.
>> EVERY DAY.
>> Stephen: BUT AS LONG AS YOU CAN BACK IT UP WITH SCIENCE, I
AM SO GLAD Y'ALL ARE WILLING TO CHANGE YOUR MIND, AND GLUCT ALL
OF US AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING OVER AT THE C.D.C.
GIVE MY BEST TO THE 12,000 PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: >> STEPHEN: DR. ROCHELLE
WALENSKY, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH STAR OF CBS' "GHOSTS," UTKARSH AMBUDKAR.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
THAT'S NOT MINE.
THIS IS MINE RIGHT HERE.
WELCOME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTOR AND RAPPER YOU KNOW FROM "THE MINDY
PROJECT" AND "PITCH PERFECT."
HE NOW STARS IN THE CBS SHOW "GHOSTS."
>> GOD BLESS HER, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD BE DOING.
>> BYE-BYE CHISELED PHYSIQUE.
JAKE, WHAT IS GOING ON?
HATTIE STARRED TO ENJOY JAY'S BODY MORE.
>> SAMANTHAIA, DIVINE!
THIS IS AN EPIC BENDER.
HPPY HOUR WAS THE STUFF OF LEGEND.
>> OH!
I'M BACK!
SHE'S GETTING STRONGER.
IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER FOR ME TO KEEP HER -- OH, OH!
SILENCE!
TIRED OF YOUR BLATHERING.
>> THIS IS LIKE WATCHING MCENROE AND CONNERS.
>> I NEED YOU TO LET JAY FINISH COOKING.
>> NO, I'M ACTUALLY LIVING AND I WON'T LET YOU TAKE THAT AWAY FOR
ME.
>> WE'RE NOT WAITING FOR ANY PRIEST, WE ARE DOING THIS
EXORCISM OURSELVES.
>> AWESOME!
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," UTKARSH
AMBUDKAR.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> WHOA, COOL!
THAT IS AMAZINGS!
>> Stephen: THANKS FOR BEING ON.
>> SO GLAD CBS FORCED YOU TO HAVE ME ON THE SHOW.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
>> Stephen: WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME FAMILY NOW.
>> I'VE NEVER BEEN ON YOUR COUCH BEFORE.
>> Stephen: IS THIS YOUR FIRST LATE NIGHT SHOW?
>> THE FIRST TIME I'M SITTING HERE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BEEN UP HERE, SO THIS IS REALLY
COOL.
>> Stephen: I REMEMBER BEFORE I EVER WENT ON, CONAN WAS THE
LATE LATE NIGHT SHOW I EVER WE WANT ON AND I BOUGHT A NEW
JACKET FOR IT.
IT WAS A MISTAKE, IT WAS A BRIGHT YELLOW JACKET.
>> NO, I'M NOT WEARING ANY BRIGHT COLORS TONIGHT.
NO, I'M GOOD.
I DO GET TO KEEP THE SOCKS, WHICH IS COOL.
>> Stephen: DO YOU NORMALLY HAVE TO GIVE YOUR SOCKS BACK TO
PEOPLE?
>> I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED WHEN HE SAID, GUESS WHAT?
THE SOCKS ARE A GIFT.
I SAID, BRO, WHO ELSE WILL PUT THE SOCKS ON AFTER I'M DONE WITH
THEM?
GROSS.
>> Stephen: THEY MIGHT WANT TO BECAUSE "GHOSTS" IS NOW THE MOST
WATCHED COMEDY.
YOU HAVE A SENSE YOU WERE POSSESSED BY A GHOST THERE.
WHAT'S THE PREMISE OF THE SHOW?
>> THE PREMISE OF THE SHOW IS SAM AND JAY, ROSE McI'VEER AND
I, INHERIT THIS STONE MANSION INHABITED BY SPIRITS WHO HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PLAIN AND, YEAH, WE'RE IN A
HAUNTED HOUSE.
MY CONTACT CAN'T SEE THE GHOSTS SO I STARE OFF INTO THE MIDDLE
DISTANCE FOR 22 MINUTES WHILE ROSE DOES MOST TO HAVE THE HEAVY
LIFTING.
>> Stephen: SHE SEES THE GHOSTS.
>> SHE DOES.
SHE'S INCREDIBLE IN THE CAST.
WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
THE CLIP YOU SAW WAS ME DOING AN IMPRESSION OF REBECCA WHO PLAYS
HEADY WHO'S AN AMAZING ACTOR.
WE HAVE A GOOD TIME.
EVERYBODY IS HAPPY TO BE THERE.
MONTREAL IS COLD.
>> Stephen: IS THAT WHERE YOU SHOOT?
>> YES, BUT THE GOOD THING IS I HAVEN'T LEARNED ANY FRENCH.
>> Stephen: PARFAIT.
PARFAIT, DELICIOUS!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DO YOU BELIEVE IN
GHOSTS?
>> I -- I -- >> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
A GHOST OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN A GHOST.
I BELIEVE IN OUR BETTER ANGELS.
I BELIEVE OUR ANCESTORS AND SPIRITS ARE TAKING CARE OF US
AND SHEPHERDING US ALONG IF WE'RE OPEN TO THE POSITIVE
ENERGY AND TEACHINGS.
IF THE C.D.C. CAN GET DEEP UP HERE, SO CAN I.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: DO IT.
DO IT.
>> THANKS.
>> Stephen: BESIDES BEING AN ACTOR, YOU ARE ONE OF THE
RAPPERS THE KIDS LISTEN TO THESE DAYS.
>> WELL, THEY USED TO LISTEN TO, YEAH, FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: YOU RAP UNDER THE NAME UTK THE INC.
>> YEP.
>> Stephen: AS PART OF FREE STYLE LOVE SUPREME.
HERE YOU ARE WITH OUR FRIEND LYNN MINIMUM WELL MIRANDA --
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA.
>> THERE HE IS.
WE HAD OUR CLOSING NIGHT ON BROADWAY LAST NIGHT.
>> Stephen: IS IT TRUE THE CAST HAS TATTOOS TOGETHER?
>> ALL OF US HAVE MATCHING TATTOOS OF THE FREE STYLE
SUPREME INSIGNIA SOMEWHERE ON OUR BODY.
>> Stephen: HAS ANYONE SEEN THE SHOW?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A CBS EXCLUSIVE, WHERE ON THE BODIES
YOU HAVE THE FREE STYLE LOVE SUPREME LOGO.
>> THERE WE ARE.
THERE'S MINE ON MY RIBS.
LIN ON HIS BACK -- >> Stephen: AND THIS GUY
DOESN'T WANT TO SHOW YOU.
>> IT'S HIS LEG.
RIGHT THERE.
SEE.
>> Stephen: I THOUGHT THAT LEG BELONGED TO YOU.
>> MM-HMM, MM-HMM.
SO THERE WE ARE.
THERE'S OUR TATTOOS.
THAT WENT OVER REALLY WELL.
THAT WAS A GOOD BIT.
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT A BIT, MY FRIEND, THIS IS NEWS.
JOHN AND I ACTUALLY LAST MONTH, WE DROPPED SOME BARS.
>> I HEARD.
>> Stephen: OKAY, ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS 20th ANNIVERSARY
RIGHT THERE.
>> OKAY.
WHOO!
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I ASSUME ALL GOOD
RAPPERS RAP ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE, YOU KNOW, NERD LOVE.
>> OH, YEAH, DEFINITELY.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU GIVE ME -- I DON'T KNOW REALLY KNOW HOW TO
DO THAT.
CAN YOU GIVE ME ADVICE ON HOW TO FLOW?
>> SURE.
FIRST OF ALL, HAVE YOU HEARD OF A GROUP CALLED UGK?
BECAUSE HE LOOKS LIKE PIMP C IN THE VIDEO AND YOU LOOK
INCREDIBLE.
YOU'RE LEGENDARY.
JUST KNOW WE SAW AND APPRECIATED IT.
>> Stephen: YOU SAW ME AS -- I SEE A LOT OF PIMPC IN
STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: THIS OUTFIT HERE?
IT HAS A GOOD PIMP VIBE TO IT.
WE CAN DO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR FRIEND J.R.
CONGRATULATIONS.
( APPLAUSE ) >> CAN WE DO SOMETHING WITH THE
BAND?
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU NEED?
( MOUTHS BEAT ) >> HERE WE GO.
A COLD BEER, I HIT THE FLO, OKAY, LET THE AIR GO, I MAKE THE
BODY SHIVER WITH THE QUIVER OF YOUR BOW.
I WATCH THE MOVIE AND I GOT TO FROWN, LORD OF THE RINGS DON'T
HAVE NOBODY BROWN!
WHERE IS THE MELANIN?
WHERE -- >> Stephen: FAIR ENOUGH.
I'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: FAIR ENOUGH.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: WELL, GHOSTS RETURNS THIS THURSDAY AT
9:00 P.M. ON CBS.
UTKARSH AMBUDKAR, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY.
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUEST WILL BE STAR OF COBRA KAI, RALPH
MACCHIO.
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT.
GOOD NIGHT.
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