UNPROVOKED INVASION OF UKRAINE, MANY BUSINESSES ARE LEAVING
RUSSIA IN PROTEST. >> McDONALD'S CORP SAID TUESDAY
IT IS TEMPORARILY CLOSING ALL 847 OF ITS RESTAURANTS IN
RUSSIA. MEANWHILE, ON THE SAME DAY,
COCA-COLA STEPPED FORWARD TO SAY THEY, TOO, ARE SUSPENDING
BUSINESS IN RUSSIA.
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT: BRANDS ON THE RUN.
PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES: AMBASSADOR MICHAEL McFAUL
DENEE BENTON AND MUSICAL GUEST FATHER JOHN
MISTY 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 ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
HAVE HERE. NICE FRIENDS YOU'VE GOT HERE.
HEY! WELCOME.
WELCOME, EVERYBODY. SO NICE TO SEE ALL YOUR SHINING
FACES IN HERE, OUT THERE, ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW." I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
RUSSIA BEGAN ITS BRUTAL, ILLEGAL INVASION OF UKRAINE.
THIS IS A VAST HUMAN TRAGEDY, AND THERE ARE NO WINNERS IN WAR,
BUT SO FAR, THE LOSER IS RUSSIA. THEY HAVE FACED UNBELIEVABLE
RESISTANCE BY THE BRAVE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE, WHO HAVE KEPT
PUTIN FROM MEETING WHAT HE APPARENTLY THOUGHT WOULD BE EASY
MILITARY OBJECTIVES. WHERE PUTIN HAS SUCCEEDED IS IN
UNITING THE ENTIRE FREE WORLD AGAINST THEM.
RUSSIA IS GETTING ABSOLUTELY PUMMELED WITH BOYCOTTS AND
SANCTIONS. UPON
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Jon: YEAH, THEY SHOULD.
>> Stephen: AS WELL THEY SHOULD.
TO THE POINT THEY'RE TRYING TO SCARE US INTO DROPPING THEM.
ONE KREMLIN SPOKESPERSON EXPRESSED IT IN THIS
THREATENING WAY: "THE UNITED STATES HAS DECLARED
ECONOMIC WAR ON RUSSIA." THANK YOU FOR NOTICING.
( LAUGHTER ) ( LAUGHTER )
HAVING THE DESIRED EFFECT. YESTERDAY, FITCH, WHICH IS A
CREDIT RATING AGENCY, DOWNGRADED RUSSIAN SECURITIES BY SIX
NOTCHES, TO A SINGLE-C GRADE. IN THIS CASE, THE "C" STANDS FOR
WHAT THEIR MONEY IS NOW WORTH: CRAP.
( LAUGHTER ) THE "C" RATING.
>> Jon: "C" NOTE. >> Stephen: "C."
THE "C" RATING REFLECTS FITCH'S VIEW THAT A SOVEREIGN DEFAULT IS
IMMINENT. RUSSIA IS ABOUT TO LOSE
EVERYTHING AND CRASH WITH A BUDDY, I GUESS.
BELARUS BETTER HAVE A BIG COUCH, BECAUSE WITHOUT A CREDIT RATING,
THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN PAY THEIR DEBT IS BY HOLDING A GARAGE SALE
AT LENIN'S TOMB. EVERY PICKLED CORPSE MUST GO!
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
IS THIS 1967 OR 1972? THE ECONOMY HAS GOTTEN SO BAD IN
RUSSIA, SOME SUPERMARKETS ARE EVEN LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF
FLOUR AND SUGAR CUSTOMERS CAN PURCHASE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH ON "THE GREAT RUSSIAN BAKE-OFF":
"MY SIGNATURE BAKE TODAY IS DELICIOUS BROWNIES.
INGREDIENTS ARE POTATO. AND BROWN.
( LAUGHTER ) ( LAUGHTER )
HOARDING ITEMS FROM IKEA, H&M, AND ZARA BEFORE THEY BECOME
RELICS OF A BYGONE ERA. THAT'S AMAZING THAT THEY THINK
ANYTHING FROM H&M WILL LAST LONG ENOUGH TO BECOME A RELIC.
( LAUGHTER ) I THINK-- I THINK THEY COME IN A
KLEENEX BOX. I THINK THERE'S ONE WIPE.
YESTERDAY, McDONALD'S ANNOUNCED THEY WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSING
ALL OF THEIR LOCATIONS IN RUSSIA.
THAT UNLEASHED A FRENZY OF PANIC BUYING.
JUST LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE LINING UP TO GET THEIR LAST
TASTE OF SPECIAL SAUCE. AND WITH THE GOLDEN ARCHES
CLOSING DOWN, RUSSIANS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SETTLE FOR THEIR
LOCAL CHAIN: "McDOSTOEVSKY'S," HOME OF THEIR
KIDS MEAL: THE BOX OF SADNESS. ♪ BA, DA, BA, DA, DAAA
LIFE'S MEANINGLESS.♪ ( LAUGHTER )
IT LOOKS LIKE-- ( APPLAUSE )
BRANDS ARE "RUSSIAN" FOR THE EXITS.
YESTERDAY, COCA-COLA AND PEPSI ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL SUSPEND
BUSINESS IN RUSSIA. YOUR MOVE, SHASTA!
COKE IS SUSPENDING ALL OF THEIR OPERATIONS, BUT PEPSICO
ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO SELL POTATO CHIPS AND DAILY
ESSENTIALS SUCH AS MILK, CHEESE, AND BABY FORMULA, TO WHICH
RUSSIAN BABIES SAID, "ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T HAVE COKE?
( LAUGHTER ) OKAY."
PUTIN IS TRYING TO WIN THE P.R. BATTLE AT HOME BY RALLYING HIS
PEOPLE AROUND A NEW LOGO. REPORTEDLY, THE LETTER "Z" HAS
BECOME A SYMBOL FOR RUSSIANS WHO SUPPORT THE INVASION OF UKRAINE.
NO! NO, PUTIN!
YOU KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THE LETTER "Z"!
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST ESSENTIAL LETTERS!
IT'S 40% OF "PIZZA!" THE "Z" SYMBOL.
PIZZA FANS? ( APPLAUSE )
THE "Z" SYMBOL STARTED POPPING UP A FEW WEEKS AGO, WHEN IT WAS
SEEN PAINTED ON TANKS, ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS, AND OTHER
MILITARY VEHICLES ALONG THE RUSSIAN BORDER WITH UKRAINE, AND
NOW SOME RUSSIANS ARE PUTTING "Z" STICKERS ON THE BACKS OF
CARS AND ON RUSSIAN BILLBOARDS. ONE RUSSIAN TALK SHOW PUNDIT
RECENTLY WORE A T-SHIRT WITH A LARGE WHITE "Z," LEADING MANY
TO SPECULATE THAT THIS IS AN ORCHESTRATED KREMLIN EFFORT
TO DRUM UP SUPPORT FOR THE WAR. IT REALLY MAKES PUTIN SEEM
REALLY DESPERATE. IS THIS TRUE?
I'M TOLD WE HAVE FOOTAGE OF RUSSIAN CITIZENS' RESPONSE TO
THE CAMPAIGN: >> PUTIN, STOP TRYING TO
MAKE "Z" HAPPEN! IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
>> Stephen: THANK YOU, COMRADE REGINA.
IT'S A HAT. IT'S A RUSSIAN-- RUSSIAN HAT.
BUT EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE, NO ONE'S ACTUALLY
SURE WHAT THE "Z" MEANS IN THIS CASE.
SOME HAVE SUGGESTED IT STANDS FOR ZAPAD-- WHICH MEANS WEST--
OR ZA POBEDU, WHICH MEANS "FOR VICTORY."
BUT NO ONE REALLY KNOWS, BECAUSE AS A LETTER, "Z" DOES NOT EXIST
IN THE CYRILLIC RUSSIAN ALPHABET.
AND NOTHING RALLIES THE PEOPLE LIKE SOMETHING THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND. THAT'S WHY U.S. ARMY RECRUITING
POSTERS USE WINGDINGS. ( LAUGHTER )
THIS IS-- ( APPLAUSE )
SHASTA." I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS.
THIS IS UPSETTING FOR A LOT OF REASONS, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH
IS THAT I WAS THE LETTER "Z" IN THE "SESAME STREET" ALL-STAR
ALPHABET. THAT'S RIGHT, I'M "Z"!
( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
THAT IS "SESAME STREET." THAT'S SESAME STREET."
THAT'S AS OFFICIAL AS IT GETS. SO AS "Z," I GET TO DEFINE WHAT
"Z" MEANS. AND RIGHT NOW, "Z" STANDS FOR
ZELENSKYY! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THERE YOU GO. YESTERDAY, THE Z-MAN SPOKE TO
THE BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS. FIRST, HE QUOTED SHAKESPEARE,
THEN HE MOVED THE ROOM BY CHANNELING WINSTON CHURCHILL.
>> (translated): WE WILL FIGHT TO THE END IN THE SEA, IN THE
AIR. WE WILL FIGHT FOR OUR LAND,
WHATEVER THE COSTS. WE WILL FIGHT IN THE FORESTS, IN
THE FIELDS, ON THE SHORES, IN THE STREETS.
( APPLAUSE ) AUDIENCE.
HE IS REALLY TUGGING ON THE OL' BRIT-STRINGS.
HIS NEXT SPEECH IS GONNA BE: "AS YOUR GREAT WARTIME TRANSPORT
SECRETARY THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE SAID, "YOU'RE A WIZARD, HARRY.
CHIM-CHIMENY, CHIM-CHIMENY CHIM-PEPPA-PIG
BANGERS AND MASH! FOR FRODO!
( APPLAUSE )
AT THE END. ZELENSKY SPOKE TO THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS BECAUSE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, UKRAINE WANTS MORE
PLANES. BUT NOT JUST ANY PLANES.
THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR MIG-29 FIGHTER JETS, WHICH ITS
PILOTS KNOW HOW TO FLY. THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S DIFFERENT THAN PILOTING AMERICAN JETS, BECAUSE IN
EUROPE, THEY FLY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SKY.
( LAUGHTER ) NEXT DOOR TO UKRAINE, HAS MIGS.
BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM. THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
IS WARNING THAT IF WARPLANES BASED IN ANOTHER COUNTRY WERE TO
ATTACK RUSSIAN TARGETS, THEN IT COULD BE CONSIDERED AS THOSE
COUNTRIES' ENGAGEMENT IN THE MILITARY CONFLICT.
OF COURSE, THERE'S A SIMPLE SOLUTION: BEFORE YOU TURN THEM
OVER, TAKE THE LICENSE PLATES OFF THE FIGHTER JETS, AND FILE
OFF THE VIN. NOBODY WILL KNOW.
FILE OFF THE VIN. BUT YESTERDAY, SUDDENLY, THE
POLISH GOVERNMENT STUNNED WASHINGTON BY ANNOUNCING THEY
WERE READY TO TRANSFER THEIR 28 MIG-29 FIGHTER PLANES TO A U.S.
NATO BASE IN GERMANY, SO WE CAN HAND THEM OVER TO UKRAINIAN
PILOTS FIGHTING THE RUSSIANS. THANKS, POLAND!
THANK FOR THAT! THAT'S LIKE SAYING, "GOOD NEWS,
BOY SCOUTS. WE FIGURED OUT A WAY TO KEEP THE
BEAR FROM MAULING RICKY OVER THERE.
CARTER, COME PUT ON THIS BACKPACK FULL OF SALMON AND
HONEY, TAKE THIS STICK AND GO POKE HIM IN THE EYE.
POKE THAT BEAR! GO ON, BUDDY.
YOU GOT IT." >> Jon: OH, MY GOSH!
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: PUNCH HIM IN THE
TONSILS! WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT. MY GUEST IS OBAMA'S AMBASSADOR
TO RUSSIA, MICHAEL McFAUL. AND THE STAR OF "THE GILDED
AGE," DENEE BENTON. STICK AROUND.
GIVE IT UP FOR JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN RIGHT OVER THERE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I...
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) GOT HERE-- WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF
AMAZING GUESTS TONIGHT. BEFORE WE GET TO THE GUESTS, I
WANTED TO SAY YOU KNOW HOW LUCKY I FEEL.
ONE OF THE REASONS I'M LUCKY TO HAVE THE SHOW IS I GET TO SHARE
THE STAGE WITH YOU AND THE BAND EVERY NIGHT AND WHAT A PLEASURE
IT IS. BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT, NO
MATTER WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD, THAT MUSIC YOU DO IS A
FORCE OF POSITIVITY. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTY IS TRUTH, TRUTH IS BEAT BUTTY.
THAT IS ALL YOU KNOW AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.
AND I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOUR REACTION IS TO HOW MOVING IT IS
TO SEE THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE PLAYING MUSIC IN THE FACE OF
THIS EVIL. >> Jon: FOR ME, THAT'S WHAT
MUSIC IS ALL ABOUT. THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON THAT IT
EXISTS UNTIL THE UNIVERSE. ( APPLAUSE )
HOPE. WHEN YOU PLAY MUSIC AND YOU SEE
PEOPLE GATHERING JUST TO HEAR IT, THEY FORGET, JUST FOR THAT
MOMENT, WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND IT FILLS THEM WITH SOMETHING THAT'S
VERY GOOD FOR THEIR SOUL. THAT'S WHAT MUSIC IS ABOUT.
>> Stephen: IT'S A FOOD, IT'S A FOOD.
>> Jon: IT'S FOOD, SPIRITUAL FOOD.
>> Stephen: COMMUNION. ( APPLAUSE )
BENTON, BROADSTAR AND STAR OF THE "THE GILDED AGE" WILL BE OUT
HERE IN A MOMENT. MY GUEST TONIGHT IS
A PROFESSOR AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY WHO SERVED AS THE
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA FROM 2012 TO 2014.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," AMBASSADOR MICHAEL
McFAUL! ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> GREAT TO BE BACK. >> Stephen: AMBASSADOR
MICHAEL, HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? >> MIKE'S JUST FINE I CAN CALL
YOU STEVE? >> Stephen: NO.
>> OKAY. >> Stephen: I MIGHT CALL YOU
AMBASSADOR BECAUSE I'M A SILLY MAN WITH A STUPID SHOW, AND
THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS TIMES AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL YOU COULD BE
HERE TO TRY TO GIVE US SOME CONTEXT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
HOW LONG-- WAS IT TWO YEARS YOU WERE AN AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA?
>> TWO YEARS IN MOSCOW, BUT THREE YEARS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
WORKING FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA ON RUSSIA AS WELL.
SO FIVE YEARS IN THE GOVERNMENT. >> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU'RE IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE BUNKER, OR WHEREVER
ZELENSKY IS. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: RIGHT NOW. >> JUST 30 MINUTES AGO.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE JUST TALKING WITH SOME OF THEM OKAY.
>> TEXTING WITH THEM. MY MAN STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO
PRESIDENT ZELENSKY. >> Stephen: SO WHAT ARE YOU
HEARING FROM THEM? >> WELL, TWO THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, THAT GUY IS AN INCREDIBLE HERO OF OUR TIMES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). ARE YOU KNOW, I HOSTED HIM AT
STANFORD LAST SUMMER FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS.
WE HAD-- YOU KNOW, IT WAS A FUN TIME.
HE LIKES TO MAKE JOKES, TOO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW HIS
CAREER. >> Stephen: HE PLAYED THE
PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE IN A COMEDY BEFORE HE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF
UKRAINE. >> CORRECT.
>> Stephen: I DON'T BELIEVE IN MIXING COMEDY AND POLITICS.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT PLANNING TO RUN FOR
PRESIDENT? OKAY.
HE JUST SAID IT HERE. HE'S NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
BUT, I MEAN, HE'S AN CHARISMATIC, FUN, INTERESTING
GUY. YOU KNOW, I FOLLOWED HIS CAREER
FOR A LONG TIME. BUT TO SEE THIS TRANSFORMATION
IS QUITE REMARKABLE. UKRAINE, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER,
IS A DEMOCRATIC PLACE. THEY'VE GOT OPPOSITION PARTIES,
PEOPLE THAT HATED HIM. THINGS ARE NASTY THERE.
THEY'VE ALL RALLIED BEHIND HIM, AND HE'S TRULY A HEROIC FIGURE,
IN MY EYES. SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING.
THEY'RE FIGHTING HEROICALLY. THEY WILL FIGHT TO THE PEND UPON
THEY WILL ONE DAY WIN. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL
BE. BUT THEY'RE ALSO FRUSTRATED.
THEY'RE ALSO FRUSTRATE. >> Stephen: THEY WANT MORE
FROM THE WESTERN POWERS, AND US SPECIFICALLY, OBVIOUSLY.
>> CORRECT. >> Stephen: WHAT MORE CAN WE
REALLY DO? I WANT TO GET TO THAT SUBJECT.
WHAT CAN WE DO SHORT OF ACTUALLY GETTING IN THE MILITARY
ENGAGEMENT, TO BE FIGHTING ON THE GROUND WITH THEM OR IN THE
AIR? >> WELL, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT
WE SHOULD GO TO WAR WITH RUSSIA IN UKRAINE.
SO WHEN IT'S-- YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN ARGUMENT ABOUT THE NO-FLY
ZONE, RIGHT. THAT'S THE LATEST NEWS RIGHT
NOW. THAT MEANS-- A NO-FLY ZONE IS A
EUPHEMISM FOR A DECLARATION OF WAR.
THAT MEANS THAT AN AMERICAN PILOT SHOOT DOWN A RUSSIAN
PILOT, AND THAT'S A DECLARATION OF WAR.
SO WE SHOULD JUST CALL IT THAT. I THINK THAT'S A MISTAKE.
I I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT.
I SUPPORT PRESIDENT. >> Stephen: WE WOULD ALSO HAVE
TO TAKE OUT OF OUT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIES, CORRECT?
>> CORRECT. YOU CAN'T JUST FLY SORTIES OVER
THERE. AND THE RUSSIANS, BY THE WAY,
HAVE VERY GOOD ANTI-AIRCRAFT. >> Stephen: AND IT WOULD BE IN
RUSSIA. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO BE BOMBING
IN RUSSIA. >> CORRECT.
I THINK THAT'S OFF THE TABLE. I SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT ON THAT.
EVERYTHING SHORT OF THAT I THINK WE SHOULD DO FOR THEM.
THAT MEANS MORE WEAPON SYSTEMS AND MORE SANCTIONS ON THE
RUSSIAN ECONOMY. SO MORE WEAPONS, MORE SANCTIONS.
THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT. I MEAN, HE WANTS MORE THAN THAT.
HE WANTS A NO-FLY ZONE. ZELENSKY SAYS THAT VERY CLEARLY
BECAUSE HE WANTS NATO TO BE INVOLVED IN THE WAR.
AND CAN YOU BLAME HIM? >> Stephen: HE'S ALREADY IN
THE WAR. >> HE'S IN THE WAR.
HIS KIDS ARE DYING. THEIR CHILDREN ARE BEING BOMBED
BY THIS-- THIS EVIL MAN WHO RULES RUSSIA.
HE WANTS US TO GET INVOLVED. AND THAT'S THE DIFFICULT SPACE.
THAT'S HIS NATIONAL INTEREST. THE PRESIDENT IS PROTECTING US.
THEY OVERLAP A LOT, BUT THERE ARE SOME PLACES WHERE THEY
DISAGREE. >> Stephen: ZELENSKY IS
SHOWING EXTRAORDINARY BRAVERY. HOW WORRIED SHOULD-- HOW WORRIED
ARE YOU FOR HIS SAFETY? >> VERY.
BECAUSE PRESIDENT PUTIN, WHEN HE ANNOUNCED THIS WAR, IT WAS A
58-MINUTE SPEECH. SO, BY THE WAY, IF YOU'VE GOT TO
GIVE A 58-MINUTE SPEECH TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE DOING, THAT
PROBABLY MEANS YOU DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON THAT LISTENED TO THE WHOLE
THING. I SPEAK RUSSIAN.
I BET MOST RUSSIANS TUNED OUT AFTER A MINUTE, 50.
BUT HE SAID TWO THINGS, AND HE'S A DEAD SERIOUS GUY.
I'VE DEALT WITH HIM. I MET HIM FIRST IN 1991.
I FOLLOWED HIS CAREER. HE HAS CHANGED A LOT IN THAT
TIME. HE SAID TWO THINGS AND WE SHOULD
LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAID. ONE, "I PLAN TO DESTROY THE
UKRAINIAN MILITARY." AND, TWO, "I WANT TO CARRY OUT
DE-NAZIFICATION." AND WHAT HE MEANS BY THAT IS TO
WIPE OUT THE GOVERNMENT, TO KILL MR. ZELENSKY.
OUR INTELLIGENCE HAS FOUND A HIT LIST OF PEOPLE THEY PLAN TO
KILL, AND THEY'RE THE PEOPLE THAT LED WHAT THE UKRAINIANS
CALL THE REVOLUTION OF DIGNITY BACK IN 2014.
I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS ON THAT LIST.
AND HE'S DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT IT. AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR--
WHEN HE SAYS "DE-NAZIFICATION," HE'S TALKING ABOUT A JEWISH
PRESIDENT, ZELENSKY, WHOSE NATIVE TONGUE IS RUSSIAN, WHOSE
GRANDPARENTS FOUGHT AGAINST REAL NAZIS IN WORLD WAR II.
THAT'S WHAT HE PLANS TO DO. AND, BY THE WAY, THEY'RE ALREADY
KILLERS. THEY'RE MURDERERS.
IT THEY'RE CALLED... TRY TO SAY THAT WORD.
IT'S A HARD WORD. THEY ARE CHECHIEN ASSASSINS
WHOSE JOB IS TO-- TO TAKE OUT ASSASSINATION.
SO I'M VERY WORRIED FOR HIM. I ADMIRE HIS COURAGE TO STAY IN
KYIV, THE CAPITAL. BUT I-- I WORRY FOR HIM AND THE
PEOPLE AROUND HIM. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
BREAK, BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, I WILL AMBASSADOR McFAUL HOW
THIS WAR IS PLAYING TO THE RUSSIAN POPULOUS.
STICK AROUND.
WE'RE BACK WITH AMBASSADOR MICHAEL McFAUL.
LET'S TALK ABOUT PUTIN FOR A MOMENT.
AS YOU SAID, YOU'VE MET HIM MANY TIMES.
YOU'VE WRITTEN ABOUT HIM VERY OFTEN.
IS THIS ALL JUST BEING BROADCAST OUT OF THE BACK OF PUTIN'S HEAD?
IF PUTIN WASN'T THERE, WOULD THIS BE HAPPENING?
>> NO, IT WOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I DO REALLY THINK THIS IS ABOUT
ONE MAN AND A MAN WHO HAS OVERREACHED.
REMEMBER, WHEN HE WAS NAMED PRESIDENT, OR PRESIDENT-ELECT BY
THEN-PRESIDENT YELTSUN, HE WAS AN OBSCURE K.G.B. GUY.
NOBODY KNEW HIM. HE DIDN'T HAVE A POPULAR BASE.
AND IF YELTSIN HAD CHONES WHO HE REALLY WANTED, I THINK RUSSIA
WOULD BE VERY DIFFERENT. I THINK LEADERS MATTER.
AND I THINK THAT WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE OF THE WORST
DECISIONS OF THE 21st CENTURY, CHOOSING PUTIN TO BE
THE LEADER. AND LET'S BE CLEAR-- HE'S BEEN
ON A GOOD RUN. FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE, HE'S BEEN
SUCCESSFUL AT HOME. HE'S BUILT THE ECONOMY, COMPARED
TO WHAT IT WAS IN THE 90s. AND HE'S NOT AFRAID OF WAR.
THIS IS HIS FIFTH WAR. CHESH NEAH 2000, GEORGIA, 2014,
SYRIA, 2015, AND I THINK HE JUST WENT ON A RUN.
HE THOUGHT HISTORY WAS ON HIS SIDE, AND NOW I THINK HE'S
OVERREACHED IN UKRAINE. AND IT KIND OF REMAINS ME OF
BREZHNEV, ONE OF THE LAST LEADERS OF THE SOVIET UNION, WHO
IN THE 70s, YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO WENT ON A RUN.
VIETNAM, LASO, CAMBODIA, THEY ALL FELL TO THE COMMUNISTS,
MOZAMBIQUE, NICARAGUA, IT SEEMED HISTORY WAS ON THEIR SIDE.
AND HE DECIDED LET'S TAKE AFGHANISTAN AND HE OVERREACHED.
AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE SOVIET UNION.
THIS FEELS TO ME LIKE BEAUT PEUTIN'S AFGHANISTAN.
>> Stephen: DO YOU STILL HAVE CONTACTS OF PEOPLE IN RUSSIA
THAT YOU TALK TO? >> EVERY SINGLE DAY.
EVERY SINGLE DAY. >> Stephen: HOW IS THIS
PLAYING BACK IN RUSSIA? HOW-- I KNOW WHAT IS BEING-- OR
AT LEAST I HAVE SEEN EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS IS BEING FED TO THE
RUSSIAN PEOPLE OVER OFFICIAL STATE MEDIA.
BUT HOW IS IT ACTUALLY BEING RECEIVED?
>> GREAT QUESTION. NOT ALL RUSSIANS THINK ALIKE.
I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS AND DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS, AND TO
OVERSIMPLIFY-- AND THIS MIGHT SOUND PRETTY SIMILAR TO OUR
COUNTRY-- THE RICHER YOU ARE, THE BETTER EDUCATED YOU ARE, THE
MORE URBAN YOU ARE, AND THE YOUNGER YOU ARE, THE LESS LIKELY
YOU ARE TO LISTEN TO PUTIN'S PROPAGANDA.
AND THEY SAY THE EXACT OPPOSITE. RURAL PEOPLE, ELDERLY PEOPLE,
NOT EDUCATED PEOPLE, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT LISTEN TO PUTIN'S
PROPAGANDA. AND THERE'S A REAL DIVIDE.
BUT AMONG ELITES, STEPHEN, IVERMECTIN GOT TO SAY, LIKE
I'VE, YOU KNOW, SPENT-- I FIRST LIVED IN THE SOVIET UNION IN
1983. I'VE LIVED SIX OR SEVEN YEARS OF
MY LIFE OVER 30 YEARS THERE. I'M NO ON THE SANCTIONS LIST SO
I CAN'T GO BACK, AND, FRANKLY, I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO BACK RIGHT
NOW. IT'S TOO SCARY.
BUT THAT SOCIETY-- THE ELITE SOCIETY I KNOW-- I DON'T WANT TO
PRETEND TON WHAT SIBERIA IS THINKING.
I CAN SEE THEM ON TV. I WATCH TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE
DOING. THEY SUPPORT THE WAR.
BUT ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF THE ELITES, THERE IS SHOCK.
THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT PUTIN WAS GOING TO DO THIS.
AND THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE WE WERE GOING TO DO THE SANCTIONS THE
WAY WE DID. AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO PROTEST. BUT FROM --
>> Stephen: THERE ARE REMARKABLY PROTESTS GIVEN
THERE'S A 15-MINUTE-- GIVEN THERE'S A 15-YEAR POSSIBLE JAIL
SENTENCE FOR PROTESTING. >> YES.
>> Stephen: IT'S REMARKABLE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE, THOUGH.
>> INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE COURAGE, GIVEN THOSE ODDS.
BUT FOR EVERY 10,000-- AND THOSE TEND TO BE YOUNGER PEOPLE-- I'M
CONVINCED THAT THERE'S TENS OF THOUSANDS THAT ARE SUPPORTING
HIM. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
BREAK. DON'T GO AWAY, WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK WITH MORE AMBASSADOR MICHAEL McFAUL.
WE'RE BACK HERE WITH FORMER AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA, MICHAEL
McFAUL. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THE END
GAME OF THIS WAR IS-- NOT THAT I'M ASKING YOU TO PREDICT THE
FUTURE. BUT LET'S START WITH ONE SIMPLE
THING IS DOES PUTIN, IF IT REALLY IS HE'S THE MAN
MOTIVATING ALL OF THIS, WHAT ARE HIS WEAK POINTS?
WHAT ARE THINGS THAT COULD GET TO HIM?
DO THESE SANCTIONS GET TO HIM? IS THERE A POPULAR UPRISING
AGAINST HIM? DO THE OLIGARCHS TURN AGAINST
HIM? WHAT ARE THE WAYS IN WHICH PUTIN
HIMSELF COULD BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE OR BE DISSUADED FROM
CONTINUING THIS WAR? >> YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M NOT GOOD AT PREDICTING THE FUTURE.
POLITICAL SCIENTISTS AREN'T VERY GOOD AT THAT.
BY THE WAY I WORKED FIVE YEARS IN THE GOVERNMENT.
THE C.I.A. IS NOT VERY GOOD AT IT, EITHER.
( LAUGHTER ) THEY SEEM IMPOSSIBLE, AND
AFTERWARDS THEY SEEM INEVITABLE, SO I WANT TO THEY WITH HUMILITY.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.
BUT I CAN GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF GUESSES.
ONE, PUTIN DOESN'T HAVE AN END GAME IN UKRAINE.
SO LET'S SAY HE TAKES KYIV. LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW, HE CAPTURES
ZELENSKY OR ZELENSKY FLEES AND HE'S AROUND ALL THE CITIES.
THEN WHAT? HE DOESN'T HAVE THE ARMY, HE
DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO OCCUPY-- THIS IS THE LARGEST
COUNTRY IN EUROPE, 44 MILLION PEOPLE.
HE DOES NOT HAVE AN ARMY CAPABLE OF DOING THAT.
THAT'S DIFFERENT BETWEEN HIM TODAY AND STALIN AFTER WORLD WAR
II. HE HAD MILLIONS IN THE RED ARMY.
PUTIN DOES NOT. TWO, HE DOESN'T HAVE AN ARGUMENT
FOR DOING IT. WHATEVER YOU THINK OF STALIN,
STALIN WAS FIGHTING REAL FASCISM, NOT THE FAKE FASCISM
THAT PUTIN IS TALKING ABOUT. SO WHEN THEY CLEARED OUT, THEY
HAD PUPPETS, COMMUNISTS THAT WOULD WORK WITH THEM IN THE THIS
COUNTRY. WHAT THEY WERE SUBJUGATED.
HE DOESN'T HAVE THAT. MY PREDICTION FOR THE LONG RUN
EYE DON'T KNOW WHEN OR IF KYIV WILL FALL, OR THE OTHER CITIES,
BUT I'M CERTAIN THE UKRAINIANS WILL NEVER STOP FIGHTING EITHER
WITH GUNS OR ACTS OF NONVIOLENCE OF RESISTANCE.
THAT WILL LAST UNTIL THE RUSSIANS LEAVE.
AND THAT WILL BE A DAILY PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, SONS THAT
WILL DIE. THEY'LL BE COMING BACK IN BODY
BAGS FOR MONTHS OR YEARS. AND THAT WILL BEGIN TO UNDERMINE
THE WAR AT HOME. PLUS THE SANCTIONS.
THEY-- YOU KNOW, PUTIN'S TURNING RUSSIA INTO NORTH KOREA RIGHT
NOW, LITERALLY NORTH KOREA. THEY'RE CUT OFF.
HE'S TRYING TO CUT THE BORDERS. HE'S EVEN TALKING ABOUT CUTTING
THE INTERNET. AND YOU REPORTED ON ALL THE
COMPANIES THAT HAVE LEFT. OVER TIME, THAT WILL-- THAT
FEELING LIKE WE'RE A PARIAH STATE, WILL BEGIN TO HAUNT HIM.
AND I THINK THERE WILL BE GROWING OPPOSITION, BOTH WITHIN
THE ELITE AND WITHIN SOCIETY. AND I LOOK PARTICULARLY WITHIN
THE CIRCLE AROUND HIM, LOOKING FOR DEFECTIONS, RIGHT.
LIKE THE HEADLINE OF THE CENTRAL BANK, RIGHT.
THAT'S SOMEBODY I KNOW PERSONALLY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE SUPPORTS THIS WAR.
IF SOMEBODY LIKE THAT BEGINS TO LEAVE, THAT THEN OPENS WILL THE
DOOR FOR OTHER ELITES TO SAY, "OKAY, MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR US TO
QUIT THIS WAR." >> Stephen: MICHAEL, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: AMBASSADOR MICHAEL McFAUL, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH BROADWAY STAR DENEE BENTON.
EVERYBODY! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OF THE
JURY, MY NEXT GUEST HAS STARRED ON BROADWAY IN "HAMILTON" AND
"THE GREAT COMET." NOW YOU CAN WATCH HER IN "THE
GILDED AGE." PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW," DENEE BENTON! ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU! >> IT DOESN'T GET OLD.
>> Stephen: NEITHER DOES IT GET WARM.
YOU'LL WANT TO PUT THAT ON YOUR SHOULDERS AGAIN.
>> IT'S ALL GLAM. >> Stephen: NOW, YOU'RE
STARRING IN "THE GILDED AGE," FROM THE CREATORS OF "DOWNTON
ABBEY" OVER ON HBO. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO START, LIKE,
ONE WEEK AFTER THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.
YOU GUYS WERE ALL READY TO GO, LITERALLY, PRINCIPAL
PHOTOGRAPHY-- >> MARCH 17, THAT TUESDAY.
>> Stephen: 2020. >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THE LOST TIME. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO FINALLY HAVE
IT OUT THERE AFTER ALL THIS WAIT?
>> I MEAN, IT'S BEEN BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE IMAGINED.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THE WORLD WENT THROUGH SO MANY CHANGES
DURING THAT TIME, I WAS LIKE IS ANYONE GOING TO WATCH US BE,
LIKE, SHADY IN CORETS? AND IT TURNS OUT THEY REALLY DO.
( LAUGHTER ) AND I'M REALLY GLAD.
>> Stephen: A LITTLE SHADY CORSETING.
>> EXACTLY. >> Stephen: NOW, THE
INCREDIBLE AUDRA McDONALD PLAYS YOUR MOM.
>> YES. >> Stephen: IN THIS.
PLAWZ AND I GOTTA IMAGINE, HARD NOT TO BE AN AUDRA McDONALD
FAN. WERE YOU BEFORE YOU WORKED WITH
HER? >> I MEAN, YES, IT'S A LAW.
YOU MUST BE, ESSENTIALLY, IF YOU ARE A BLACK GIRL IN MUSICAL
THEATER. IT'S NOT NEGOTIABLE.
>> Stephen: HAD YOU MET HER BEFORE DID YOU THIS?
>> YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T. WHEN I WAS NOMINATED, SHE HOSTED
AN EVENT THEY GOT TO ATTEND. AND I-- I SAW HER FROM ACROSS
THE ROOM. I WAS,s LIKE, WORKING UP MY
COURAGE. >> AND CHICKENED OUT, AND I
DIDN'T INTRODUCE MYSELF. I REMEMBER I CALLED MY MOM
CRYING AFTER. I WAS LIKE, "THIS WAS MY CHANCE
TO MEET AUDRA McDONALD. I'M NEVER GOING TO MEET HER, AND
I DON'T KNOW WHY I CHICKENED OUT.
AND THE MOMENT'S GONE." AND NOW I GET TO CRY IN HER LAP
AS MY MOM. I HAD NO CLUE.
AND SO-- ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU CHICKENED OUT?
I HAVE CHICKENED OUT BEFORE. >> IT'S HARD TO MEET YOUR
HEROES, SOMEONE YOU'VE LOOKED UP TO FOR SO LONG.
YOU WANT EVERYTHING TO GO PERFECTLY.
LEAST I DO. MY GOAL FOR THIS ROLE WAS I
WANTED BLACK WOMEN TO FEEL PROUD, AND THE FACT THEY GOT TO
DO IT BESIDE A BLACK WOMAN WHO MADE ME FEEL STOW PROUD.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP OF THE TWO OF YOU TOGETHER.
DO YOU WANT TO SET THIS UP? >> PEGGY HAS HAD A LOT OF FAMILY
DRAWM THE WHOLE SEASON THAT YOU DON'T QUITE KNOW ABOUT.
HER MOM REFUSES TO LET THE BOND GO.
AND THIS IS A MOMENT WHERE PEGGY SEEMS LIKE SHE MIGHT BE LETTING
HER BACK NWITH SOME RULES. >> Stephen: JIM.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU? >> THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
THERE'S A LOT IN YOUR FUTURE IF YOU ONLY GET OUT AND MAKE IT
HAPPEN. I JUST KNOW IT.
>> YOU REMIND ME OF MRS. VRHIJN. >> IF THAT'S TRUE, I RESPECT HER
FOR IT. >> WHAT WOULD DO YOU?
>> STAY HERE, IF YOU LET ME, AND CONTINUE WITH MY WORK AT THE
GLOBE. >> WE MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
YOUR FATHER. >> I CAN ALWAYS MOVE OUT AGAIN.
>> THERE'S NO NEED FOR FIGHTING TALK JUST YET.
>> I'LL SAYING NOTHING UNLESS HE'S LOOKING FOR A FIGHT, AND IF
HE IS, I'LL GIVE HIM ONE. >> RIGHT NOW, WOULD YOU PUT DOWN
YOUR SWORD AND HAVE SOME COFFEE ( RINGS BELL )
( APPLAUSE ). EXPLAIN THIS PHOTO TO ME.
BECAUSE I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOUR ORIGINAL GOALS WERE.
CLEARLY, YOU ALWAYS HAD A LOVE OF THE LIME LIGHT.
BUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WAS THIS A CAREER ASPIRATION?
>> I WENT THROUGH A VERY SERIOUS COUNTRY MUSIC COWGIRL PHASE.
LEANNE RHYMES WAS MY WHOLE JAM. YEAH, I FELT LIKE I COULD BE
ANYTHING. AND AT THE TIME, COYGIRL WAS THE
GOAL. I SPOKE OF IT IN A BEAUTY
PAGEANT ONCE. >> Stephen: IS THAT WHAT THIS
IS? I HAVE THIS.
I WASN'T SURE-- >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT IS. SO HERE YOU ARE-- YOU ALSO--
THEN WAS YOUR NEXT DREAM TO BE A BEAUTY QUEEN?
>> THEY'RE KIND OF CONNECTED. THIS TOOK PLACE AT A MALL IN
ORLANDO. IT WAS CALLED "THE LITTLE MISS
SUNBURST PAGEANT." >> Stephen: SURE.
>> THE SUN. THERE'S A THEME.
MY MOM PUT ME INTO IT. MY GRANDMA, MY COUSINS, MY
AUNTIES ALL CAME. I THINK I WAS THE ONLY LITTLE
BLACK GIRL IN THE PAGEANT. AND ALL THE OTHER GIRLS-- WE
WERE FOUR "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?"
"I WANT TO BE A PRINCESS. AND MY MOM SAID I STRUTTED
ACROSS THE STAGE AND SAID, "I WANT TO BE A COWGIRL."
MY GRANDMA TELLS THE STORY ALL THE TIME.
APPARENTLY WHEN IT WAS TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, ALL THE
OTHER GIRLS WERE SITTING IN THEIR SEATS AND I WAS STANDING
BY THE STAGE READY FOR MY NAME TO BE ANNOUNCED AND IT WAS AND I
WON. AND SO--
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: SO, OKAY, SO
THAT'S A FORM-- >> SO, YES, THESE ARE CONNECTED.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A FORM OF PERFORMANCE THERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE YOUNGER PERFORM ON SOME LEVEL.
>> OF COURSE. >> Stephen: WHEN DID IT GO
FROM, I ENJOY THIS," TO "THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO"?
>> I DEALT WITH A LOT OF SELF-DOUBT, AROUND NOT QUITE
FEELING LIKE I BELONGED AND STEREOTYPES AROUND WHAT BLACK
GIRLS CAN AND CANNOT DO. I FELT LIKE MY VOICE WASN'T GOOD
ENOUGH. I WAS JUDGING MYSELF, AND THE
SUMMER BEFORE MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, I DID A PRODUCTION
OF "IETATHE." >> Stephen: THAT'S NOT EASY
SINGING. >> IT'S NOT.
I WAS STRESSED. AND I LISTENED TO HEATHER
HEADLEY NONSTOP. I DID IT AND FELT THIS BURST OF
CONFIDENCE. AND I SAID, OKAY, MOM, AND DAD,
I WANT TO GO TO DRAMA SCHOOL." AND THEY SAID, "DUH.
WHY DO YOU THINK WE'RE PAYING FOR THE VOICE LESSONS AND
DRIVING YOU ACROSS THE WORLD." THEY KIND OF KNEW OF MY DREAM
BEFORE I CAUGHT UP TO IT SO I FELT REALLY SUPPORTED TO TAKE
THE LEAP AND I'M THANKFUL I DID. >> Stephen: IF THERE WAS ANY
PART YOU COULD PICK RIGHT NOW TO PLAY, OTHER THAN THE PART YOU'RE
PLAYING RIGHT NEW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
IF YOU COULD CAST YOURSELF. >> OH, MY GOSH.
>> Stephen: APPROPRIATE OR NOT.
IN OTHER WORDS, "NO ONE IS EVER GOING TO CAST ME."
I WANT TO BE JUDAS IN "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR," BUT I'LL
NEVER BE CAST. >> DON'T EVER SAY NEVER.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD PLAY A RUSSIAN COUNTESS HND HERE WE
ARE. ARE.
THE BOOK SERIES "CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONES," IS BEING
TURNED INTO A FILM SERIES. IT'S WEST AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY.
IT'S GIVING LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, HARRY POTTER MEETS OUR OWN
AFRICAN FOLKLORE. AND I'M LIKE LET ME JUST HOLD A
STAFF IN THE BACKGROUND. >> Stephen: GOOD LUCK.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST AUDITION. WHOEVER IS CASTING THIS.
>> PLEASE, ANYONE, I'M HERE. BUT IT'S, YEAH.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: NEW EPISODES OF "THE
GILDED AGE" AIR MONDAYS ON HBO. DENEE BENTON, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY FATHER JOHN
MISTY.
"GOODBYE MR. BLUE" WHICH CAME OUT TODAY, FROM HIS FORTHCOMING
ALBUM, "CHLOE AND THE NEXT 20th CENTURY," FATHER JOHN MISTY!
♪ ♪ ♪
♪ THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME
THE LAST TIME I PUT ON MY SHOES ♪ GO DOWN TO THE CORNER
AND BUY THE DAMN CAT THE ♪ EXPENSIVE FOOD
♪ THAT TURKISH ANGORA IS 'BOUT THE ONLY THING LEFT
♪ OF ME AND YOU EARLY THIS MORNING,
IT STARTED MAKING SOUNDS ♪ THAT SAY ”DON'T THE LAST TIME
COME TOO SOON? ♪ ONE DOWN, EIGHT TO GO,
BUT IT'S NO LESS TRUE ♪ DON'T THE LAST TIME
COME TOO SOON?" ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME
LAST TIME I GET OUT OF BED ♪ PUT COFFEE ON AND TRY,
IN YOUR WORDS ♪ "TO SHOW SOME INITIATIVE"
♪ WE USED TO LAY AROUND HERE LAUGHING
♪ AT WHAT THESE FREAKS OUT THERE
♪ WERE TRYING TO PROVE WELL, WHAT'S WASTING TIME
♪ IF NOT THROWING IT AWAY ON WORK WHEN THE LAST TIME
COMES SO SOON? ♪ MR. BLUE DIED IN MY ARMS,
NOTHING THEY COULD DO ♪ DON'T THE LAST TIME
COME TOO SOON? ♪ LOVE'S ALWAYS GONNA LEAVE YA
NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY ♪ YOU ONLY KNOW WHAT IT IS ONCE
IT'S GONE AWAY
♪ ♪ ♪
♪ THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME THE LAST TIME
♪ I LAY HERE WITH YOU DO YOU SWEAR IT'S NOT THE CAT?
♪ YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT I'LL JUST MAKE DO
♪ BUT MAYBE IF HE'D GONE SOONER COULD'VE BROUGHT US BACK
♪ TOGETHER LAST JUNE WHEN THE LAST TIME
♪ WAS OUR LAST TIME IF ONLY THEN I KNEW
♪ THE LAST TIME WAS OUR LAST TIME
♪ WOULD'VE TOLD YOU THAT THE LAST TIME
♪ COMES TOO SOON ♪ ♪ ♪
WHEN THE LAST TIME
♪ WAS OUR LAST TIME SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU
♪ THAT THE LAST TIME COMES TOO SOON
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
FATHER JOHN MISTY, EVERYBODY! THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUEST WILL BE AMBASSADOR MARIE
YOVANOVITCH. JAMES CORDON IS NEXT.
GOOD NIGHT.