>> 3,000 GOLDFISH COMPETED IN AN INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY PAGEANT IN
SOUTHEAST CHINA HOPING TO WIN THE TITLE OF "WORLD GOLDFISH
QUEEN." CONTESTANTS OF THE FIRST
INTERNATIONAL GOLDFISH CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE PUT ON
DISPLAY IN ROWS OF BOWLS IN FUZHOU, THE CAPITAL OF FUJIAN
PROVINCE.
>> LOOK, I APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION, BUT SHOULDN'T WE STAY
FOCUSED ON UKRAINE RIGHT NOW? MY MEMORY ONLY LASTS EIGHT
SECONDS, AND EVEN I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT.
OH, NO, THE CAT! >> DON'T WORRY, FISH, I'M JUST A
PEACEKEEPER.
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT:
AND RESCUE DOG RESCUE CAN JOHN
OLIVER.
PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES: SAM WATERSTON
AND SOPHIA BUSH
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 )
>> Stephen: I MISREAD IT. HEY!
♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HAPPY FRIDAY.
HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU, FRIENDS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
UP THERE, ALL AROUND. ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: WOOO!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU!
THANK YOU, FRIENDS. THERE YOU GO!
WELCOME, DOWN HERE, UP THERE. WELCOME, ONE AND ALL, FRIENDS
AND NEIGHBORS. WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT. AND I JUST WANT TO START OUT--
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT IS SO PLEASANT.
NOTHING LUKE A FRIDAY CROWD. >> Jon: FRIDAY CROWD.
>> Stephen: NOTHING LIKE A FRIDAY CROWD.
OH, HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYBODY! TAKE IT, TAKE IT AND RUN.
THE NEWS OUT OF UKRAINE IS STILL PRETTY BAD, AND IT'S CHANGING
BY THE MINUTE. SO TONIGHT, WE THOUGHT WE'D
TAKE A BREAK FROM TALKING ABOUT THE WAR, BECAUSE IT'S FRIDAY.
AND IT'S TOTALLY NOT BECAUSE WE TAPED THIS YESTERDAY.
( LAUGHTER ) OUTFIT OUT OF SOLIDARITY WITH
ME... YESTERDAY. SO, LET'S START THIS TOTAL
FRIDAY SHOW OUT RIGHT WITH TWO PHRASES YOU DON'T OFTEN HEAR IN
THE SAME SENTENCE: "GOOD NEWS" "PULMONARY DISEASE."
BUT, IT TURNS OUT, THERE'S A BIT OF GOOD NEWS ABOUT COVID!
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NEW CASES HAVE PLUMMETED TO THEIR LOWEST
LEVELS SINCE SEPTEMBER. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
COME ON! I'LL TAKE IT.
WHICH SEPTEMBER? NO WAY OF KNOWING.
( LAUGHTER ) WORKING FROM HOME, EMPLOYERS ARE
NOW SAYING THAT RETURN-TO-OFFICE PLANS ARE REAL THIS TIME.
HERE IN NEW YORK, MAYOR ERIC ADAMS TOOK A STRONG
RETURN-TO-WORK STANCE, SAYING, "YOU CAN'T STAY HOME IN YOUR
PAJAMAS ALL DAY." RIGHT YOU ARE, MAYOR ADAMS.
WHEN I WORK FROM HOME, I WEAR NOTHING ALL DAY.
( LAUGHTER ) I JUST-- FREE AND EASY.
I JUST PUT A LITTLE VASELINE OVER THE LENS.
EVERYTHING LOOKS GREAT. YOU'VE NEVER-- OH, YOU'VE NEVER
DONE IT! UNFORTUNATELY, GETTING FOLKS
BACK TO THE OFFICE MIGHT NOT BE THAT EASY, BECAUSE MOST REMOTE
WORKERS DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE.
WELL, THERE'S NO SURPRISE THERE. PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BE TORN
AWAY FROM THEIR LOVED ONES, BY WHICH I MEAN THEIR WET BAR.
I KNOW I DON'T. LUCKILY, TODAY IS "BRING YOUR
BOURBON TO WORK DAY." ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
MMM. OH!
OH. YOU... YOU MAKE DADDY SO PROUD.
( LAUGHTER ) NOW, THIS STORY ABOUT NOT GOING
BACK TO WORK WAS SENT TO ME, LIKE MANY OF OUR STORIES, FROM
OUR NEWS PRODUCER AND HEAD RESEARCHER, BRANDON.
AND IT SEEMS A LITTLE PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE OF BRANDON, SINCE THE
FULL HEADLINE HE SENT ME WAS, "EMPLOYERS TAKE NOTE: MOST
REMOTE WORKERS DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE."
SUBTLE, BRANDON. SUBTLE.
THAT, OF COURSE, CAME ALONGSIDE THE HEADLINES, "STUDY SAYS HEAD
RESEARCHERS UNDERPAID," AND "CRISIS IN THE BREAK ROOM: WE'VE
RUN OUT OF PRINGLES." "BRANDON DENIED FAVORITE SNACK."
UP IN CANADA, POLICE FINALLY DISBANDED THE ANTI-VACCINE
TRUCKER PROTESTS THIS WEEK. AND SO FAR, IT IS NOT GOING WELL
FOR THE CANADIANS WHO GOT ARRESTED.
IN A BAIL HEARING, THE HUSBAND OF ONE OF THE PROTEST ORGANIZERS
TOLD THE CANADIAN COURT, "HONESTLY?
I THOUGHT IT WAS A PEACEFUL PROTEST, AND BASED ON MY FIRST
AMENDMENT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS PART OF OUR RIGHTS."
TO WHICH THE CANADIAN JUDGE RESPONDED, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
'FIRST AMENDMENT'? ( LAUGHTER )
YEAH, YOU'RE A CANADIAN! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THERE! THAT WAY, RIGHT?
CANADIANS AREN'T PROTECTED BY THE U.S. CONSTITUTION!
I'M PRETTY SURE CANADA'S FOUNDING FATHERS WERE GORDON
LIGHTFOOT AND A VERY OPINIONATED BOWL OF POUTINE.
( LAUGHTER ) CANADIAN CONSTITUTION DOES HAVE
A FIRST AMENDMENT, BUT THEIRS ISN'T ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
IT ESTABLISHED THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA.
BUT WHO KNOWS? MAYBE THE PROTESTER KNEW THAT:
"YOUR HONOR, IT IS MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO BE
DECLARED CANADA'S FIFTH MOST POPULOUS PROVINCE.
I DEMAND TO BE BORDERED BY ONTARIO TO THE EAST AND
SASKATCHEWAN TO THE WEST! GIVE ME GRAIN FARMING IN THE
PEMBINNA VALLEY OR GIVE ME DEATH!"
( LAUGHTER ) PEMBINNA?
PEM-BIN-A? DON'T KNOW.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT LOOKS LIKE THE STUPID IS DRIVING SOUTH, BECAUSE
SEVERAL TRUCKER CONVOYS ARE PLANNED TO HIT WASHINGTON, D.C.
BUT IT'S A LITTLE LATE, FELLAS, BECAUSE ALL STATES BUT ONE ARE
DROPPING THEIR MASK MANDATES, WITH THE ONLY HOLDOUT BEING
HAWAII. YOU HEAR THAT, TRUCKERS?
IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU'RE PROTESTING, YOU'D
BETTER DRIVE TO HAWAII. HERE'S HOW YOU DO IT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HERE'S ALL YOU DO.
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
♪ ♪ ♪ GO NORTH UP THE PACIFIC COAST
HIGHWAY, AND TAKE A HARD LEFT. ( LAUGHTER )
DOWN TO TRUCK IT HAVE A LOT LESS TO TRUCK AROUND THESE DAS.
I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE ONGOING SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES IN
TONIGHT'S "CARGO UNCHAINED: COOKIES, GAMES, AND DEATH
EDITION." >> FUN!
SAD! >> Stephen: FIRST UP, I HOPE
YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY, BECAUSE SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS HAVE HIT
THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM. THIS IS THE BIGGEST CRISIS TO
HIT THE COOKIE INDUSTRY SINCE DEFORESTATION BROUGHT DOWN
THE KEEBLER TREE. ( LAUGHTER )
SAID SHE ENCOURAGES PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC COOKIE TO
HIT THE BOOTHS QUICKLY TO ENSURE THEY CAN GET THEIR FAVORITES.
OKAY, GET THERE EARLY. EITHER THAT, OR THEY'RE GOING TO
NEED TO HIT THE BLACK MARKET. "PSST, I HEAR YOU'VE GOT THE
HOOKUP. WHAT?
NO, I GOT PLENTY OF WEED. THAT'S WHY I NEED FIVE BAGS OF
TAGALONGS." ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
SPORTS, BECAUSE THERE'S WIDESPREAD SHORTAGES OF BASEBALL
GEAR SUCH AS HELMETS, GLOVES AND CLEATS.
SO, YOU CAN TOTALLY STILL PLAY BASEBALL, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T
RUN, CATCH, OR GO ANYWHERE NEAR THE BALL-- WHICH WAS THE
FIELDING STRATEGY FOR THIS KID. HANG IN THERE, BUDDY!
ONE DAY, "DUNGEONS & DRAGONS"
WILL BE COOL! IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
TO DEATH, YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU KICK THE
BUCKET, BECAUSE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ARE ALSO HITTING
HEADSTONE MAKERS. SO, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A
TOMBSTONE, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO STOP BY A SPIRIT HALLOWEEN.
( LAUGHTER ) ( LAUGHTER )
THERE'S NEW BAD HOLLYWOOD NEWS, AND IT'S NOT JUST THAT CHANNING
TATUM IS IN THAT NEW DOG MOVIE AND HIS SHIRT STAYS ON THE WHOLE
TIME. THE ACADEMY-- THE ACADEMY AWARD
HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT EIGHT OSCAR CATEGORIES,
INCLUDING ORIGINAL SCORE, PRODUCTION DESIGN, AND FILM
EDITING, WON'T BE TELECAST LIVE THIS YEAR, BUT WILL INSTEAD BE
RECORDED AND WILL THEN BE EDITED INTO THE SUBSEQUENT LIVE
BROADCAST. SO, TO RECAP: THEY'RE GOING TO
DISRESPECT EDITORS, AND THEN ASK A BUNCH OF EDITORS TO EDIT AN
EDITOR'S SPEECH INTO THE BROADCAST.
AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST DRAMA GOES TO...
WHOEVER THOUGHT OF THAT. ( LAUGHTER )
TIME FROM THE SHOW, IT SHOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE SPEECHES OF OUR
INDUSTRY'S HARD-WORKING CRAFTSMEN.
IT SHOULD COME OUT OF EVERYONE'S SPEECHES.
OKAY, YOU GET 10 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK FOR EVERYBODY.
YOU CAN THANK GOD OR YOUR FAMILY, BUT NOT BOTH.
AND IF YOU GO ONE SECOND LONGER, YOU GET TACKLED BY SHREK.
HE NEEDS THE WORK. ELSEWHERE IN THE SHOW BIZ THAT
WE CALL "THE INDUSTRY," THERE'S BIG NEWS FOR FANS OF READING
ABOUT MUSIC, BECAUSE BRITNEY SPEARS HAS SIGNED A BOOK DEAL.
THAT'S RIGHT! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
IT'S BRITNEY, BOOK! ( LAUGHTER )
WHETHER THAT WOULD SELL. I WAS WONDERING IF THAT JOKE
WOULD SELL, BUT IT DID. DID I SELL IT?
>> Jon: YEAH! >> Stephen: WE DON'T HAVE MANY
DETAILS, JUST THAT IT'S A TELL-ALL MEMOIR, AND THE DEAL IS
REPORTEDLY WORTH $15 MILLION. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY!
SHE'LL FINALLY HAVE ENOUGH TO BUY MIDDLES FOR HER SHIRTS.
( LAUGHTER ) "ONE OF THE BIGGEST OF ALL TIME,
BEHIND THE OBAMAS." WELL, THEIR BOOKS ACTUALLY DO
HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. AFTER ALL, THE WORKING TITLE FOR
BRITNEY'S MEMOIR IS "DREAMS OF GETTING AWAY FROM MY FATHER."
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
MY GUESTS ARE SAM WATERSTON AND SOPHIA BUSH.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, FOLKS, IT'S JON OLIVER AND
PUPPIES! LITTLE PUPPIES!
GIVE IT UP FOR JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN.
THERE YOU GO. JON, HAPPY FRIDAY.
>> Jon: HAPPY FRIDAY. >> Stephen: HAPPY FRIDAY TO
YOU. >> Jon: HAPPY FRIDAY.
>> Jon: OH, MAN. >> Stephen: WE HAVE SOME HAPPY
GUESTS TONIGHT. WE HAVE THE ONE, THE ONLY, THE
AMERICAN TREASURE, SAM WATERSTON IS HERE TONIGHT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). THE EYEBROWS.
>> Jon: OH, YEAH, THE EYEBROWS.
>> Stephen: WITH HIS EYEBROWS. AND STAR OF THE NEW CBS MEDICAL
DRAMA "GOOD SAM," SOPHIA BUSH IS GOING TO BE OUT HERE TONIGHT,
TOO. LOVELY YOUNG LADY, VERY
TALENTED. MET HER AT THE EMMYS, VERY NICE.
WHILE THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE IS VERY DIRE, I HAVE FOUND IN
ALL MY YEARS OF BROADCASTING, THAT AS A COUNTERPOINT TO
DEPRESSING THINGS, PUPPIES ARE ADORABLE.
( APPLAUSE ) ADORABLE, THAT WE CREATED A
WHOLE SEGMENT CALLED "RESCUE DOG RESCUE," WHERE WE HELP FIND
HOMES FOR REAL RESCUE PUPPIES. AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT SO
FAR, WE HAVE A PERFECT RECORD OF EVERY SINGLE DOG WE'VE FEATURED
GETTING ADOPTED! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
COME ON, A LITTLE GOOD NEWS. THAT'S WHAT WE PROVIDE HERE!
WHICH IS WHY I'M SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER
EDITION OF "RESCUE DOG RESCUE!" ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE )
WELCOME TO "RESCUE DOG RESCUE." HERE'S HOW SHE WORKS: WE'RE
ABOUT TO SHOW YOU SOME ADORABLE PUPPIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY
UP FOR ADOPTION THROUGH "NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA."
AND TO MAKE SURE THESE DOGS FIND A HOME, WE HAVE MADE UP
FLATTERING LIES ABOUT EACH OF THEM TO MAKE YOU WANT TO ADOPT
THEM EVEN MORE. NOW, IF ONLY THERE WERE SOME
CELEBRITY WILLING TO TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE OF FINDING THESE DOGS
FOOD AND SHELTER. >> HELLO STEPHEN!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) IT'S-- LOOK AT THAT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YES, JOHN?
>> DO I COUNT AS A CELEBRITY? >> Stephen: IS ANYONE ELSE OUT
THERE? >> IT'S A LEGITIMATE QUESTION,
AND THE ANSWER'S NO. >> Stephen: THEN, YES, YOU'RE
A CELEBRITY. JOHN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP ME
LIE ABOUT SOME DOGS? >> YOU MEAN LIKE THAT TIME I
HELPED YOU LIE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT DRIFTER IN
TAMPA? >> Stephen: WHAT DRIFTER?
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
>> Stephen: OKAY! TIME TO MEET SOME PUPPIES.
FIRST UP, SAY HELLO TO CHI CHI. CHI CHI HAS BEEN SPECIALLY BRED
TO BE ABLE TO SMELL THE EXACT MOMENT THAT HOT PIZZA BECOMES
EDIBLE. ADOPT CHI CHI, AND YOU'LL
NEVER BURN THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH AGAIN.
( APPLAUSE ) ON, BUDDY.
THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS IS LEON. LEON HAS THE ABILITY TO SENSE
EXACTLY WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT TO GO TO THE GYM, AND AT THAT MOMENT
LOOKS SUPER SAD SO YOU HAVE TO STAY AND SNUGGLE WITH HIM.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR CARDIO.
WHAT WERE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO? LOOK AT LEON'S EYES!
LOOK AT THEM! LEON, THE CAMERA IS THERE.
>> Stephen: THIS HERE-- >> STRAIGHT DOWN THE LENS.
>> Stephen: THIS IS LIL' SAMMIE. COME HERE, SAMMIE.
HEY, BUDDY. LIL' SAMMIE'S UNCLE CAN GET YOU
A GREAT DISCOUNT ON A PREMIUM FLATSCREEN.
JUST TELL BIG SAMMIE LIL' SAMMIE SENT YOU.
DON'T ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS. ( APPLAUSE )
RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS IS CAPTAIN.
NOW, WILL CAPTAIN WATCH YOU HAVE SEX?
HONESTLY, YES, BUT NOT FROM AN ANGLE WHERE YOU CAN SEE HIM.
AND HE GIVES VERY CONSTRUCTIVE NOTES AFTERWARDS.
SO THANK YOU, CAPTAIN. >> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
THAT'S NICE. >> THERE WE GO!
>> Stephen: THIS IS RUTHIE. RUTHIE HERE INVENTED THE KISS
CAM THEY PUT ON SCREEN AT SPORTING EVENTS.
AND SHE GETS A CHECK EVERY TIME THEY USE IT.
SO ADOPT HER, AND ALL THAT MONEY COULD SOON BE YOURS.
AND, UH-OH! IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
>> NO, NO, NO. NO, NO!
>> Stephen: HERE WE GO! >> THERE YOU GO!
>> Stephen: I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE-- I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE
TURNED ON PEE CAM JUST THEN. >> I NEVER FELT MORE LIKE
PATRICK WILSON. >> THIS IS SPRINKLES.
HE IS NOT JUST A DOG. HE IS ALSO AN N.F.T.
NOW, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ADOPT HIM, AND YOU'RE PROBABLY A
BILLIONAIRE! PLUS, WHEN THE MARKET INEVITABLY
CRASHES AND EVERY OTHER N.F.T. INVESTOR'S LIFE IS TOTALLY
RUINED, YOU STILL HAVE SPRINKLES!
WHOSE CUTENESS CARRIES INTRINSIC VALUE NOT BASED ON MANUFACTURING
SCARCITY IN A VOLATILE MARKET? YOURS DOES!
YOUR DOES, SPRINKLES. YES, IT DOES!
YES,s IT DOES! >> Stephen: SAY HELLO TO
WALDO. LOOK THERE.
WALDO HERE LOVES LITERATURE. IN FACT, HE JUST DEVOURED THE
COMPLETE WORKS OF FAULKNER, AND HE'LL POOP IT OUT ANY DAY NOW.
( LAUGHTER ) >> IT'S OKAY.
OKAY. THIS IS-- THIS IS-- YOU'RE
RIGHT, IT'S MARVIN. MARVIN IS THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST
DOG. IN FACT, MARVIN BUILT A SPACE
ROCKET WAY BEFORE ELON MUSK AND JEFF BEZOS, AND HIS DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE A PENIS. WELL, NOT A HUMAN ONE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THIS IS MILES.
MILES IS A HIGH-POWERED EXECUTIVE AT HBO.
ADOPT MILES, AND YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO HEAR ALL THE NETWORK'S
SHOW'S EXCITING PLOT LINES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN.
YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHICH BELOVED LEAD CHARACTER GETS KILLED OFF
THIS SEASON! >> OH, OH, OH, IS IT KENDALL
FROM "SUCCESSION"?! >> Stephen: NO SPOILERS, JOHN.
LET'S JUST SAY IT WILL BE SOMEBODY'S LAST WEEK TONIGHT.
>> OH, OH, OH, I GET IT! I GET IT STEPHEN
IS IT RUE FROM "EUPHORIA"? ( LAUGHTER ).
>> GOOD PICK. DOES IT FOR "RESCUE DOG
RESCUE"! HEAD TO "THE LATE SHOW'S"
WEBSITE: Colbertlateshow.com FOR INFO ON
HOW TO ADOPT THESE DOGS FROM NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE
AMERICA. IT'S JOHN OLIVER, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! WELCOME BACK!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT HAS BEEN CHARMING
AUDIENCES ON STAGE AND SCREEN FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
YOU KNOW HIM FROM "GRACE AND FRANKIE," "THE NEWSROOM," AND
"LAW & ORDER." PLEASE WELCOME, SAM WATERSTON.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT A NICE-- >> THAT'S ALL I NEEDED.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT SURPRISED, BECAUSE WHILE YOU'VE DONE COMEDY
BITS WITH US ON THIS SHOW AND THE PREVIOUS SHOW MANY TIMES
OVER THE YEARS. I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY HAD A CHANCE
TO SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH YOU. >> I KNOW.
>> Stephen: AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU HAVEN'T
DONE THIS KIND OF STUFF IN FOREVER.
>> NO. >> Stephen: FIRST OF ALL, WHAT
GIVES? AND, SECOND, WHAT'S DIFFERENT
NOW? >> WELL, WHY NOT DO IT?
>> Stephen: YEAH, WHY NOT DO IT?
>> BECAUSE IT'S TERRIFYING. >> Stephen: IS IT REALLY?
IT'S MORE TERRIFYING THAN ACTING?
>> OH, YEAH, MUCH. >> Stephen: WHY?
>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN WORDS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S TRUE. YOU HAVE TO IMPROVISE A LITTLE
BIT. >> YEAH, YOU HAVE TO MAKE THINGS
UP. >> Stephen: WHY NOW, SAM
WATERSTON? >> WELL, I'M ONE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) FANTASTIC.
>> AND AFTER A WHILE, YOU KNOW, YOU START TO THINK MAYBE IF YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY, YOU BETTER SAY IT.
( LAUGHTER ) SAM.
KEEP IT LIGHT. ( LAUGHTER )
FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE IN FRONT
OF A LIVE AUDIENCE AGAIN? >> IT IS FABULOUS!
( APPLAUSE ) AND I'M NOT SURE-- I'M SURE YOU
TELL THEM ALL THE TIME, AND, YOU KNOW, DO YOU REALIZE HOW LUCKY
YOU ARE? >> Stephen: OH, TO BE IN THIS
HERE? >> AND TO HAVE AN AUDIENCE.
>> Stephen: WITHOUT A DOUBT. >> NIGHT AFTER NIGHT AAFTER
NIGHT. >> Stephen: AND AN AUDIENCE
LIKE THIS. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
THESE PEOPLE-- >> BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO MAKE TV
AND MAKE MEMBERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, VERY COMMONLY DO IT
WITHOUT AN AUDIENCE. >> Stephen: RIGHT, AND I DON'T
UNDERSTAND THAT AT ALL. >> NO GLEPS WHEN YOU'RE DOING
COMEDY, YOU KNOW IF IT'S WORKING IF THE AUDIENCE MAKES THIS
SOUND. >> YES.
>> Stephen: WITH THEIR MOUTH. OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S JUST
THEORY. IT'S LIKE READING SHEET MUSIC.
>> EXACTLY. >> Stephen: THAT'S THE MUSIC
OUT OF THERE. >> THERE WAS A SILENT FILM
STAR-- HAROLD LLOYD OR BUSTER KEATON, ONE OF THOSE BOYS, AT
LURCH HOUR HE USED TO LEAVE THE STUDIO ON HOLLYWOOD AND GO OUT
ON THE SIDEWALK AND PERFORM FOR THE PASSERSBY JUST TO GET A DOSE
OF YOU GUYS. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
AND CAN I BORROW YOUR AUDIENCE FOR A MINUTE?
>> Stephen: OF COURSE YOU CAN. IT'S NOT MY AUDIENCE.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE YOUR AUDIENCE, SAM.
( APPLAUSE ) 60-ODD YEARS, YOU KNOW.
AND PEOPLE HAVE COME AND WATCHED, AND IT IS THE ONLY
REASON THAT I'VE BEEN ALLOWED TO DO IT FOR 60 YEARS.
IT'S BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WILLING TO WATCH.
"AW & ORDER" IS COMING BACK BECAUSE--
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) MAKING THEM, PEOPLE WENT RIGHT
ON WATCHING THEM. THEM.
( LAUGHTER ). WHATEVER.
>> AND FINALLY THE PENNY DROPPED, AND SOMEBODY THOUGHT
MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME NEW ONES
( APPLAUSE ). BE JACK McCOY AGAIN.
IT'S A 12-YEAR BREAK, RIGHT? >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE JACK AGAIN?
>> REALLY WEIRD AND STRANGE. >> Stephen: HOW SO?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "WEIRD AND STRANGE."
THE ISN'T IT ALWAYS WEIRD TO INHABIT A CHARACTER.
>> YES, THE SETS USED TO BE IN A STAUDIO ON THE WEST SIDE OF
MANHATTAN, AND NOW THEY'RE IN A STUDIO IN BROOKLYN.
AND THEY WERE ALL TORN DOWN AND DESTROYED, AND PEOPLE USED THEM
FOR FIREWOOD-- OR WHATEVER THEY DO.
BUT WHEN WE WENT BACK TO WORK, THE PAINT WAS STILL DRYING ON
THE SETS, BUT THEY WERE THE EXACT SAME SETS.
IT WAS LIKE... IT WAS LIKE TIME TRAVEL.
>> Stephen: WOW. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THE
PROPERTY MASTERS AND THE SET MAKERS AND THE PAINTERS, AND THE
SCENICS. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
AMAZING. UNSUNG HEROES.
>> I READ AN INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THOSE GUYS, AND HE SAID THAT
THEY HAD TO MAKE THEM SMALLER TO FIT THE NEW STUDIO BUT THEY
COULD HAVE FOOLED ME. I MEAN, THE LINOLEUM WAS THE
SAME. >> Stephen: MAYBE YOU GOT
SMALLER, TOO. ( LAUGHTER )
NOW, WE HAVE A CLIP HERE. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON
IN THIS CLIP? I KNOW YOU ARE ACTUALLY WATCHING
TWO OTHER LAWYERS ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THE CONTROVERSIES OF A
PARTICULAR CASE. DO YOU NEED TO SET ANYTHING UP
HERE? >> UH...
YEAH. WELL, I MEAN, I'M --
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T HAVE TO. THERE'S NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR
YOU TO SET ANYTHING UP HERE. WE CAN JUST--
>> WHAT THE HELL, JUST SHOW IT. ( LAUGHTER )
>> LIKE IT OR NOT, THEY WANT TO BELIEVE NICOLLE'S STORY.
>> BUT IT'S PREPOSTEROUS! >> I AGREE WITH MISS MARONE.
A JURY WANTED TO ACQUIT, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACTS,
IRRESPECTIVE OF THE LAW. TOO BAD WE DIDN'T HAVE A DAMN
CONFESSION. IT'S OKAY TO PLAY THE HERO,
NOLAN. AS LONG AS YOU WIN.
AND RIGHT NOW, THAT APPEARS HIGHLY UNLIKELY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT AGAIN.
>> I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE-- I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SET IT UP
BY SAYING THAT THERE WAS A-- AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TENSION
BEFOREHAND. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: I SENSED IT. WE SENSED THE TENSION, DIDN'T
WE? WE ALL SENSED THE TENSION, SAM.
NOT THIS MUCH, BUT KIND OF A LOT OF TENSION.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK. STICK AROUND, WHEN I COME BACK,
I WILL ASK SAM IF HE EVER GETS STAR STRUCK BY OTHER STARS.
WE'RE BACK HERE WITH THE STAR OF THE NEW "LAW & ORDER," SAM
WATERSTON. I HAD SUCH A LOVELY TIME
INTERVIEWING YOUR DAUGHTER, CATHERINE, HERE ON THE SHOW.
YOU SHOWED UP AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW.
THAT WAS ON NOVEMBER 7, 2016, WHICH I CALL THE LAST NORMAL DAY
IN AMERICA, BECAUSE IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION FIVE
YEARS AGO. >> YES, INDEED.
>> Stephen: AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, AS A FATHER AND WITH
CHILDREN GOING INTO SHOW BUSINESS, DID YOU ENCOURAGE
THEM? DID YOU-- WERE YOU-- DID YOU
WORRY ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN GOING INTO SHOW BUSINESS?
>> I WORRIED ABOUT THEM GOING INTO IT, AND I WORRY ABOUT THEM
BEING IN IT. AND IT'S A CONSTANT WORRY.
>> Stephen: WHAT ADVICE DID YOU GIVE THEM?
DID YOU THEM TALK TO ANY OF YOUR ACTOR FRIENDS OR ANYTHING?
>> WELL, MY SON, JAMES, WORKED AT SUNDANCE ONE SUMMER.
AND ALAN ALDA WAS THERE, AND THEY GOT INTO A CONVERSATION
ABOUT THIS, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP AND ALL
THAT STUFF. HE SAID HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING
TO BE AN ACTOR. AND ALAN ALDA SAID, "OH, I DON'T
KNOW." AND JAMES SAID, "WELL, WHAT DO
YOU THINK?" AND HE SAID, "I THINK IF YOU CAN
POSSIBLY NOT DO IT, DON'T DO IT."
( LAUGHTER ). >> "OTHERWISE IF YOU CAN, YOU
KNOW, VERY GOOD LUCK TO YOU," AND ALL THAT STUFF.
SO THAT'S THE DARK SIDE. BUT THE BRIGHT SIDE IS THAT I'VE
GTTEN TO WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE ON THE STAGE.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT TO WITH YOUR OWN KIDS?
>> I WORKED WITH MY-- THE ONLY ONE I HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO
WORK WITH IS CATHERINE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S AWFULLY-- SHE'S
AWFULLY SUCCESSFUL AND STUFF. ( LAUGHTER ).
BOOKED. SO THERE'S NO HARRY POTTER FOR
YOU. >> NO, EXACTLY.
BUT THE OTHERS, ELIZABETH PLAYED MY DAUGHTER IN "MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING," IN CENTRAL PARK, WHICH WAS THE PLAY THAT I WAS DOING IN
THAT SAME THEATER WHEN I MET HER MOTHER.
>> Stephen: WOW. NICE CLOSED LOOP.
>> YEAH. ( APPLAUSE )
THAT WAS A GOOD PLAY. >> Stephen: YES.
>> AND THEN I GOT TO SPEND 45 MINUTES ON THE STAGE ALONE WITH
MY SON JAMES SAYING EUGENE O'NELL'S WORDS INTO "LONG DAY'S
JOURNEY INTO NIGHT." YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T DO THAT KIND
OF THING. AND THEN GRAHAM WROTE A MOVIE
AND DIRECTED IT, AND HE WROTE A PART FOR ME.
AND SO HE DIRECTED ME IN IT. >> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
( APPLAUSE ) >> YEAH.
SO... SO CATHERINE, IF YOU'RE
LISTENING, , YOU KNOW... >> Stephen: HE'S READY.
YOU'VE WORKED WITH SOME EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE.
ROBERT REDFORD, GILDA RADNER, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON IN A
60-PLUS-YEAR CAREER. DO YOU EVER GET STAR STRUCK
YOURSELF. >> OH, YES.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A PMOMENT YOU CARE TO SHARE WITH
US? >> I WAS TOTALLY STAR STRUCK BY
ROBERT REDFORD. >> Stephen: "GREAT GATSBY."
>> YEAH. BUT HE HAS A W WAY OF JUST SORTF
TAKING THE AIR OF THAT BALLOON. HE JUST MAKES EVERYTHING SO
EASY. IT DIDN'T STOP, YOU KNOW...
IT DIDN'T STOP THAT. >> Stephen: SUNDANCE!
>> AND THAT STILL CONTINUES. BUT THEN KATHARINE HEPBURN WAS
REALLY SOMETHING. >> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU DO
WITH KATHARINE HEPBURN? >> "THE GLASS MENAGERIE," THE
MOVIE VERSION OF IT. WHICH IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT IS
VERY GOOD. >> Stephen: I IMAGINE SHE MUST
BE FAIRLY INTIMIDATING. >> YEAH.
SHE-- SHE IS. AND SHE ALSO KNOWS HOW TO MAKE
AN ENTRANCE. SHE HAD A HOUSE ON TURTLE BAY,
FAMOUSLY. AND I WENT THERE, AND I WAS
USHERED INTO THE LIVING ROOM, A GREAT BIG LIVING ROOM, GARDEN IN
THE BACK AND ALL THAT STUFF, VERY HIGH CEILINGS.
AND BY PHYLLIS,. PRETTY-- YOU DIDN'T MESS WITH
HER. AND SO I-- SHE SAID, "SIT DOWN
THERE." AND I SAT DOWN THERE.
AND THERE WAS A LONG PERIOD OF QUIET, AND I'M NOT SURE THERE
WAS A CLOCK, BUT IT THERE HAD BEEN A CLOCK, YOU WIFE HEARD IT
TICKING. AND THEN SOMEBODY STARTED COMING
DOWN THE STAIRS, AND I HEARD THE FEET, AND THEN "IS HE THERE
YET?" AND IT WAS HER.
>> Stephen: WOW. WHAT DO YOU DO?
DO YOU CURTSY? ( LAUGHTER )
WILL. >> Stephen: SAM, IT'S SO
LOVELY TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
THE REVIVAL OF "LAW & ORDER" PREMIERES THIS THURSDAY ON NBC.
SAM WATERSTON, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
SOPHIA BUSH. THANK YOU, SAM.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
WELCOME BACK! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT
GUEST IS AN ACTIVIST AND ACTOR YOU KNOW FROM "ONE TREE HILL"
AND "CHICAGO P.D." SHE NOW STARS IN THE CBS SHOW
"GOOD SAM." PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE
SHOW," SOPHIA BUSH. ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ).
VERY FRENCH. HI!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> HELLO!
HELLO! >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU! >> Stephen: WE'VE ONLY MET
ONCE BEFORE AND THAT WAS AT THE EMMYS.
>> IT WAS. >> Stephen: MY SEAT WAS EMPTY
NEXT TO ME DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK AND YOU WERE LOVELY.
YOU CAME OVER TO SAY HI, FELLOW CBS EMPLOYEES HERE.
>> YOU'RE BEING VERY KIND. >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> I RAN OVER DURING A COMMERCIAL BRACK TO FAN GIRL
STEPHEN COLBERT AND THANK HIM FOR HIS POLITICAL ADVOCACY AND
THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I TRIED TO DIVE UNDER THE TABLE BECAUSE
HIS TABLE WAS NOT MY TABLE-- >> Stephen: AND IT WAS OUR
CATEGORY. >> AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD,
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE!" AND HE WAS LIKE, "SOPHIA BUSH,
SIT DOWN." I THINK MY FACE WAS AS PINK AS
MY DRESS WHEN YOU WON. >> Stephen: YOU WERE A GOOD
LUCK CHARM. >> I'LL GO BACK NEXT YEAR AND
WEAR A HEAD BAND, WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY A HEARTSURGEON WHO TAKES OVER AS
THE CHIEF OF SURGERY AFTER YOUR DAD LAPSES INTO A COMA.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: OKAY.
>> HE HAS A WEE ACCIDENT, AND I-- MY CHARACTER IS THE CARDIAC
FELLOW, SO THAT'S SECOND IN THE COMMAND.
>> Stephen: SURE. >> SHE GETS ASKED TO FILL IN AND
-- >> Stephen: HOW DO YOU PREP
FOR THAT? DID YOU DO A RIDE-ALONG?
DID YOU GET TO CUT ANYBODY OPEN? >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU DID NOT! >> NOT PERSONALLY, BUT I GOT TO
SHADOW INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS IN
LOS ANGELES. >> Stephen: DID YOU SCRUB?
WERE YOU IN THE ROOM? >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE.
>> YOU GET PERMISSION FROM THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY.
>> Stephen: OKAY. >> AND THE DOCTORS ARE WONDERFUL
AND SORT OF WALK YOU THROUGH THINGS.
I ALSO HAD A MILLION QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO TO
MEDICAL SCHOOL. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LIFTING UP
PARTS OF CHEST CAVITIES AND I'M LIKE WHY WHY AREN'T YOU GOING
INTO THE LEG, HOW DO YOU MAKE THE DECISION-- AND THEY WERE
LIKE, "HUH. YOU'RE IMPRESSED BY THIS."
AND I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, I'M A CIRCUS PERFORMER.
YOU GUYS ARE ACTUAL ROCK STARS." >> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE.
I SAW IT AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT I SAW.
WHAT'S HAPPENING MERE? >> NORMALLY WE'RE AT THE
HOSPITAL AND WE HAVE A FANCY FUND-RAISING GALA AND THE
DOCTORS GET OUT OF THEIR SCRUBS AND INTO A GOWN AND THERE'S AN
ACCIDENT AND IT REQUIRES SOME WORK AROUND A JUGULAR VEIN.
AND IT WAS VERY BLOODY AND DISGUSTING AND YOU'RE GOING TO
WATCH IT NOW. NOW.
>> Stephen: GREAT. JIM.
>> HE'S OUT. >> EVERYONE BACK UP.
>> ONE, TWO, THREE! >> OH!
>> HE'S BLEEDING OUT. >> ALL RIGHT, GET PRESSURE ON
IT. >> I CAN'T GET CONTROL UNTIL I
GET THIS OUT. >> DO IT FAST.
DON'T THINK ABOUT IT. >> HERE, GET A TOWEL.
♪ ♪ ♪ IF I PUT ANY MORE PRESSURE ON
THIS, HIS AIRWAY WILL COLLAPSE. >> WE'RE GOING TO TIE OFF THE
EXTERNAL JUGULAR. >> WITH WHAT?
>> ANYBODY HAVE DENTAL FLOSS, MANICURE SET.
>> I NEED ICE, HAND SANITIZER AND MORE LIGHT, PLEASE.
YES, YES THANK YOU! >> Stephen: WE JUST MISSED THE
REALLY GOOD PART. >> Stephen: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
DO YOU SEW HIM UP? >> YEAH, I ACTUALLY GOT TO GET
INTO-- THEY BUILT UP WITH A PROSTHETIC WITH THE VEIN.
I SHOULD LET YOU WATCH THE EPISODE.
BUT IT WAS VERY EXCITING. >> Stephen: NOW YOU KNOW WHAT
TO DO IN CASE A WAITER FALLS DOWN.
>> MY GREATEST FEAR IS THERE WILL BE A MEDICAL INCIDENT ON A
PLANE AND SOMEONE WILL THINK I'M A REAL DOCTOR.
AND I'LL BE LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP YOU."
>> Stephen: GET ME A TUBE THE CRAZY GLUE.
>> WHERE ARE THE OXYGEN MASK S. >> Stephen: YOU ALSO HOST
YOUR OPEN PODCAST, "WORK IN PROGRESS," WHERE YOU INTERVIEW
LUMINARIES IN EVERY FIELD. YOU-- DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE?
BECAUSE HOW MANY-- HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE YOU DONE SO FAR?
>> OH, MY GOSH. WE'RE WELL OVER 100 EPISODES
NOW. >> Stephen: THAT'S A LOT.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: THAT'S A LOT.
>> AND IT'S BEEN SO INCREDIBLE TO INTERVIEW SO MANY PEOPLE I
ADMIRE FROM POLITICIANS TO AUTHORS TO OTHER ENTERTAINERS
AND CREATIVES. >> Stephen: IT'S HARD TO PICK
BECAUSE PEOPLE SAY, "WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE GUEST?"
AND I ALWAYS GO, "IT'S SOPHIA BUSH.
THE. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE, SOME
PERSON WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST PLEASURE TO INTERVIEW SO FAR?
>> THERE ARE MANY OF THOSE BUT, YOU KNOW, IN TALKING ABOUT
HAVING THIS SHOW AND IT BEING A FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT FROM MY
CHILDHOOD GOALS, I HAD ANOTHER FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT FROM MY
CHILDHOOD. IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, JANE GOODAL
CAME AND SPOKE TO MY CLASS, AND I WAS AN ENVIRONMENTALIST WHO
WANTED TO SAVE THE TREES AND ALL THE ANIMALS. AND SHE INSPIRED
ME SO TREMENDOUSLY. AND THIS PAST DECEMBER I
INTERVIEWED HER ON THE PODCAST AND TOLD HER ABOUT THAT DAY.
>> Stephen: FANTASTIC. >> OH IT WAS SO COOL.
>> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY. ( APPLAUSE )
ALL THESE INTERVIEWS YOURSELF, SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO BE
INTERVIEWED, AND SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO BE IN SORT OF
CONTROLLING POSITION, THE INTERVIEWER, LIKE I AM RIGHT
NOW. AND I'VE DONE THEM BOTH.
THERE ARE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES FOR BOTH POSITIONS
BHAP DO YOU LIKE MORE? >> I MEAN, I HAVE TO DO THIS
PART FOR WORK, AND WHEN I GET TO DO IT WITH PEOPLE I REALLY
ADMIRE, IT'S REALLY FUN. BUT I LOVE BEING ABLE TO BE THE
INTERVIEWER, BECAUSE I REALLY GET TO ASK THE SORTS OF
QUESTIONS THAT I THINK SO MANY OF US PONDER WHEN WE LOOK AT
PEOPLE WE LOOK UP TO. AND I LOVE TO REALLY GET INTO
THE MARROW OF THINGS WITH PEOPLE.
I'M NOT GOOD AT LIGHT CONVERSATION, LIKE I'M TERRIBLE
AT A DINNER PARTY. I'M LIKE, "HOW'S THE WEATHER?"
I DON'T WANT TO ASK PEOPLE. "HOW IS YOUR SOUL?
ARE YOU DEALING WITH YOUR CHILDHOOD TRAUMA."
I LITERALLY HAVE A LINE TO THE SOUL.
>> Stephen: IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK ME.
>> "A," I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME ON MY PODCAST.
NO PRESSURE. >> Stephen: I WOULD LOVE TO,
BUT I HAVE TO BE BEST MAN AT A WEDDING.
>> Stephen: IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE NOW.
( APPLAUSE ) QUESTION FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: OH, YOU DO? >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION.
>> I HAVE A REAL QUESTION FOR YOU.
BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO THREAD A NEEDLE THAT IS SO FINE BETWEEN
INCREDIBLY COMPLEX POLITICAL COMMENTARY, AND GREAT HUMOR.
WHEREAS I'M STRESSED ABOUT STATISTICS.
YOU MANAGE TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH ABOUT THIS STUFF.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT? >> Stephen: OH, IT'S REALLY
SIMPLE. JUST GET AN AMAZING WRITER'S
ROOM, INCREDIBLE PRODUCERS. BUT HERE'S THE IMPORTANT THING--
MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING SO
PEOPLE THINK YOU DO IT. >> OKAY, COOL.
>> Stephen: SOPHIA, IT WAS LOVELY TO MEET YOU AGAIN.
>> YES. >> Stephen: THANKS FOR BEING
HERE. >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE EMMYS NEXT YEAR, I WOULD
LOVE TO! >> Stephen: "GOOD SAM" AIRS
WDNESDAYS AT 10:00 P.M. ON CBS, AND IS AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON
PARAMOUNT+. SOPHIA BUSH, EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY.
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK WHEN I'LL BE JOINED BY BOB ODENKIRK, FIONA
HILL, AND SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS, LIVE AFTER THE STATE OF
THE UNION. GOOD NIGHT.