>> IN LIGHT OF DISNEY SAYING IT WILL WORK TO REPEAL FLORIDA'S
"DON'T SAY GAY" LAW, RIGHT-WING MEDIA OUTLET, "THE DAILY WIRE,"
CLAIMS IT WILL INVEST $100 MILLION IN KIDS' CONTENT TO
BATTLE WOKE DISNEY. >> THIS SPRING, "THE DAILY WIRE"
IS PROUD TO PRESENT ITS FIRST NONWOKE ANIMATED FEATURE: "SNOW
WHITE AND THE SEVEN PROUDLY MALE DWARFS."
>> MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO'S THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?
>> THE LOVELY LASS, SNOW WHITE. >> GOOD.
IT WILL BE SNOW WHITE, THEN, WHOM I GROUP GROOM INTO MY
LESBIAN WEB. ( CLEARS THROAT )
LIKE TO COME OVER TO MY CASTLE AND WATCH A BIOGRAPHY OF ELEANOR
ROOSEVELT. WE CAN DRINK KOMBUCHA.
>> I DON'T THINK SO. AREN'T YOU IN A SOFTBALL LEAGUE?
♪ ♪ ♪ >> HOORAY, AWOKEN BY A
HETEROSEXUAL KISS. LET'S PROCREATE THE WAY GOD
INTENDED. THE DWARFS CAN WATCH.
>> WEE!
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT: PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES:
KEN BURNS AND MANDY PATINKIN
WITH A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY JOHN C. REILLY
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: BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.
HEY! NICE TO SEE YOU.
HAVE YOU LOST WEIGHT? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE WORKING
OUT. OF NICE SOSEE, ISAIAH.
WHAT'S UP, LAMPLEY. PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT, EVERYBODY.
YOU'RE VERY KIND. UP HERE, DOWN THERE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME, WELCOME TO "LATE SHOW"."
I AM STEPHEN COLBERT. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING
HAPPY THURSDAY. APRIL FOOLS, IT'S FRIDAY!
HA-HA. THAT WAS FUN.
( LAUGHTER ) TALKED ABOUT IN A WHILE: COVID.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY FOR TWO YEARS.
BUT IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, IT'S BECOME CLEAR THAT IT'S OVER, IN
THAT IT'LL NEVER BE OVER. SO, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO TALK
ABOUT IT AGAIN. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO
TALK TO YOU ABOUT. YOU SEE, COVID IS STILL OUT
THERE, AND LAST WEEK, OVER HALF OF THE NEW CASES WERE OMICRON
BA.2, WHICH SOME CALL "STEALTH OMICRON," WHICH I CALL B.S. ON
( LAUGHTER ) WE'RE DETECTING IT EVERYWHERE.
THAT'S THE VIRAL EQUIVALENT OF A NINJA WEARING A ROAD-WORK VEST.
BIG FANS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION HERE.
F.D.A.'S BUDGET, "WITH MUCH OF THE $2.1 BILLION INCREASE AIMED
AT PREPARING FOR ANOTHER PANDEMIC."
AH-AH! YOU DON'T GET ANOTHER PANDEMIC
UNLESS YOU FINISH YOUR FIRST ONE!
( LAUGHTER ) WHICH YOU NEVER WILL, MISTER.
WHICH YOU... IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE
PANDEMIC FIRST HIT, AND WE ALL REMEMBER WHEN THE GOVERNMENT
RUSHED TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO ORDINARY AMERICANS.
AND IT TURNS OUT, SOME OF THOSE ORDINARY AMERICANS ARE
EXTRAORDINARY JERKS, BECAUSE PROSECUTORS ARE NOW SAYING THAT
FOLKS RIPPING OFF PANDEMIC RELIEF WAS "THE LARGEST FRAUD IN
U.S. HISTORY." REALLY?
I THOUGHT THE LARGEST FRAUD WAS THE CLAIM THAT "AMERICA RUNS ON
DUNKIN." ( LAUGHTER )
AND A FROZEN MOCHA COOLATA, I AM NOT RUNNING ANYWHERE.
I AM BARELY CRAWLING TO THE COUCH.
( APPLAUSE ) NOT TONIGHT?
SOME OF THE FRAUD TOOK PLACE
WITH THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM, P.P.P., WHICH WAS
SUPPOSED TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES KEEP THEIR WORKERS
EMPLOYED. THING IS, MANY OF THOSE
BUSINESSES AND WORKERS WHO RECEIVED THE MONEY DIDN'T EXIST.
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE WOMAN "CLAIMED TO GENERATE OVER $800,000 IN
INCOME AND EMPLOYED FIVE INDIVIDUALS FROM A FARM BASED IN
THE YARD OF HER FLORIDA HOME." OKAY, SOUNDS FISHY, BUT YOUR
HOME CAN BE A FARM BECAUSE, LEGALLY, IN FLORIDA, METH IS A
VEGETABLE. ( LAUGHTER )
AND-- FRESH. FRESH.
BRING IN THE CROP. THESE CROOKS WHO HAVE BEEN
CAUGHT HAVEN'T EXACTLY BEEN COOPERATIVE.
ONE CALIFORNIA COUPLE SLICED OFF THEIR ELECTRONIC MONITORING
BRACELETS AND VANISHED IN AUGUST, LEAVING BEHIND THEIR
THREE TEENAGE CHILDREN. WOW!
ON THE DOWN SIDE, MASSIVE FRAUD. ON THE UP SIDE, HOUSE PARTY AT
BRANDY'S.
TURNING TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE, THERE'S STILL A WAR IN UKRAINE,
BUT AT LEAST THERE'S STILL A UKRAINE, AND THAT'S ALL BECAUSE
UKRAINIAN CITIZENS KEEP UP THE HEROIC RESISTANCE.
TO THE RUSSIAN INVASION. AND THAT HEROISM HAS TAKEN SOME
INTERESTING FORMS LATELY. FOR INSTANCE, AFTER RUSSIA
BOMBED A ZOO IN KHARKIV, ONE WORKER DROVE A VAN PACKED WITH
KANGAROOS AND WALLABEES TO SAFETY.
( APPLAUSE ) THAT IS ADORABLE!
AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE KANGAROOS HAVE BEEN
TARGETED, BECAUSE THE ANIMALS' ENCLOSURES HAVE BEEN "REPEATEDLY
SHELLED." IT'S A STORY CHRONICLED IN THE
HEARTWARMING FAMILY COMEDY "WE BOMBED A ZOO."
STILL CAN'T BELIEVE MATT DAMON DID THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) SOME OTHER SURVIVING ANIMALS
WERE ALSO SAFELY EVACUATED, LIKE GREAT APES, MONKEYS, AND
TURTLES. WELL, THAT CAN'T HAVE BEEN EASY.
"GO, TURTLE! I'VE OPENED YOUR CAGE!
GO! FREE!
RUN LIKE THE WIND! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING.
COME ON!
AND IT JUST-- YOU KNOW WHAT, SCREW IT.
JUST DUCT TAPE THE TURTLE TO THE MONKEY."
( LAUGHTER ) FOUL-SMELLING BEASTS: THE FORMER
PRESIDENT. ( LAUGHTER )
WE HAD-- IT'S BEEN A WHILE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE, I SUPPOSE.
OLD HOME WEEK. WE HAD A NEW OFFICIAL STATEMENT
THIS WEEK FROM OL' CULT 45. AS THE JANUARY 6 INVESTIGATION
CONTINUES TO CLOSE IN ON HIM AND HIS CRIMINAL ASSOCIATES, OF
COURSE HE TALKED ABOUT THE ISSUE EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT:
HIS GOLF GAME. A QUICK REMINDER: OVER A YEAR
AGO, MY DOCTOR ADVISED ME TO STOP DOING MY IMPRESSION OF
THE FORMER PRESIDENT BECAUSE IT WASN'T VERY GOOD.
SO, INSTEAD, ONCE AGAIN, "THE LATE SHOW" WILL HAVE THE FORMER
PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT, ACTUAL STATEMENT, READ BY
SOMEONE WITH HIS SAME LEVEL OF EMOTIONAL MATURITY:
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY. JIM?
>> MANY PEOPLE ARE ASKING, SO I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU NOW, IT IS
100% TRUE. WHILE PLAYING WITH THE LEGENDARY
GOLFER ERNIE ELS, WINNER OF FOUR MAJORS AND APPROXIMATELY
72 OTHER TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; GENE SAUERS, WINNER
OF THE SENIOR U.S. OPEN; KEN DUKE AND MIKE GOODES-- BOTH
EXCELLENT TOUR PLAYERS-- I MADE A HOLE IN ONE.
>> Stephen: NOW, NOW, REMEMBER, KEEP THIS IN MIND.
HE SAID THIS IS 100% TRUE. SO, I HAVE NO DOUBT HIS HOLE IN
ONE IS JUST AS REAL AS HIS LOVING MARRIAGE.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S WAY TOO MUCH MORE:
>> IT TOOK PLACE AT TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUB IN WEST
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, ON THE SEVENTH HOLE, WHICH WAS PLAYING
181 YARDS INTO A SLIGHT WIND. I HIT A 5-IRON, WHICH SAILED
MAGNIFICENTLY INTO A RATHER STRONG WIND, WITH APPROXIMATELY
FIVE FEET OF CUT, WHEREUPON IT BOUNCED TWICE AND THEN WENT
CLANK, INTO THE HOLE. >> Stephen: CLANK?
GOLF BALLS DON'T CLANK. DOES HE NOT KNOW WHAT THINGS
SOUND LIKE? WHAT KIND OF SEE-AND-SAY DID HE
HAVE AS A KID? >> THE COW SAYS--
>> AAAAH! >> WILL SMITH JUST SMACKED THE
(BLEEP) OUT OF ME.
>> Stephen: THE STATEMENT SOMEHOW GOES ON:
>> ANYWAY, THERE'S A LOT OF CHATTER ABOUT IT, QUITE
EXCITING, AND PEOPLE EVERYWHERE SEEM TO BE ASKING FOR THE FACTS.
PLAYING WITH THAT GROUP OF WONDERFUL, TALENTED PLAYERS WAS
A LOT OF FUN. THE MATCH WAS ERNIE AND ME WITH
NO STROKES AGAINST GENE, MIKE, AND KEN.
I WON'T TELL YOU WHO WON, BECAUSE I AM A VERY MODEST
INDIVIDUAL, AND YOU WILL THEN SAY I WAS BRAGGING, AND I DON'T
LIKE PEOPLE WHO BRAG! ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: NOW, BECAUSE-- BECAUSE HE CONSTANTLY LIES,
THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW IF HE ACTUALLY GOT A HOLE IN ONE.
IT'S A LESSON WE ALL LEARNED IN THAT CHILDREN'S BOOK, "THE BOY
WHO CRIED GOLF." ( LAUGHTER )
STUPID STORY IS, THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF STUPID LIFE STUPID
SHOULD BE LIVING. FORGET POLITICS, SIR.
INSTEAD OF LYING ABOUT WINNING AN ELECTION, YOU CAN JUST LIE
ABOUT WINNING WHATEVER DUMB COMPETITION THEY'VE GOT GOING ON
AT YOUR CLUB! I WOULD BE SO HAPPY TO SPEND THE
REST OF MY LIFE HEARING MORE STATEMENTS LIKE THIS:
>> MANY PEOPLE ARE ASKING, SO I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU NOW: IT IS
100% TRUE. WHILE DINING WITH THE LEGENDARY
COMPETITIVE EATER, JOEY CHESTNUT, WINNER OF
APPROXIMATELY 14 MAJOR NATHAN'S HOT DOG EATING CONTESTS, AND
BILL BARR AND STEVE BANNON, BOTH EXCELLENT EATERS, I MADE A
DOG IN ONE. I WAS EATING INTO A SLIGHT WIND,
WITH APPROXIMATELY FIVE INCHES OF CHILI.
I SHOVED IT IN MY MOUTH, WHEREUPON IT BOUNCED TWICE AND
THEN WENT CLANK, INTO MY TUMMY. THE MATCH WAS JOEY AND ME,
WITH NO STROKES. EXCEPT FOR BILL BARR, WHO HAD A
MINOR STROKE. >> Stephen: WE'VE GOT A GREAT
SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT. MY GUESTS ARE KEN BURNS, MANDY
PATINKIN, AND A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY JOHN C. REILLY.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, "MEANWHILE!"
WON'T YOU? ♪ ♪ ♪
BAND, EVERYBODY! ( APPLAUSE )
>> HAPPY FRIDAY, STEPHEN. >> Stephen: HAPPY FRIDAY TO
YOU, LOUIS. I'M VERY EXCITED.
WE HAVE TWO GUESTS ON AT THE SAME TIME TONIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL, JOHN C. REILLY IS GOING TO BE ON THE SHOW TONIGHT,
A VERY SPECIAL APPEARANCE ON THE SHOW.
BUT, ALSO, TWO EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTS AND AMERICANS IN THEIR
OWN RIGHT, KEN BURNS AND MANDY PATINKIN ARE GOING TO BE ON HERE
TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT A NEW PROGRAM.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD. >> Stephen: KEN'S NEW FILM
"BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" WHICH STARTS MONDAY ON PBS.
I'M A BIG FRANKLYN FAN. DO YOU LIKE FRANKLYN.
>> I LIKE FRANKLIN. >> DO YOU LIKE FRANKLIN?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I NEVER FRANKELED.
I HEARD THAT ON THE MUPPET'S SHOW.
I DON'T KNOW, I NEVER FRANKLED AS A VERB.
YOU KNOW, FOLKS, I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME RIGHT OVER THERE, MINING
THE DAY'S BIGGEST, MOST IMPORTANT STORIES, COLLECTING
THE FINEST, MOST TOPICAL IRON ORE, HAND HAMMERING IT INTO JOKE
PANELS. THEN I CRAFT SHEETS OF BRONZE
EMBLAZONED WITH PATTERNS THAT TELL AN EPIC TALE OF CONQUEST
AND GLORY. THEN, USING THE GERMANIC
TRADITIONAL PRESSBLECH PROCESS, I PLACE THIN SHEETS OF
FOIL AGAINST THE SCENES, AND BY HAMMERING OR OTHERWISE,
APPLYING PRESSURE FROM THE BACK, I PROJECT THESE SCENES INTO A
PAIR OF CHEEK GUARDS AND A FACEPLATE.
AND, FINALLY, USING FLUTED STRIPS OF WHITE ALLOYED
MOULDING, I DIVIDE THE DESIGNS INTO FRAMED PANELS AND HOLD IT
ALL TOGETHER USING BRONZE RIVETS TO CREATE THE BEAUTIFUL AND
INTIMIDATING ANGLO-SAXON BATTLE HELM THAT IS MY
NIGHTLY MONOLOGUE. BUT SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES, FOLKS,
I COME TO MY SENSES FULLY NAKED ON THE DECK OF A PIRATE-BESIEGED
MALAY CONTAINER SHIP THAT PICKED ME UP FLOATING ON THE DETACHED
DOOR OF A PORT-A-POTTY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
THEN, AFTER A SUNSTROKE-INDUCED REALIZATION THAT THE CREW OF
THIS SHIP PLANS TO SELL ME IN EXCHANGE FOR A BAG OF ORANGES TO
FIGHT OFF SCURVY, I LEAD A MUTINY USING ONLY A P.V.C. PIPE
AND A POOL CHAIN. THEN, ACCEPTING MY NEW ROLE AS
CAPTAIN, AND DECLARING MYSELF KING OF THE WINE-DARK SEAS, I
GRAB A DIRTY MOP BUCKET COVERED IN BARNACLES AND ADORN IT WITH
THE TEETH OF THE VANQUISHED, TO CREATE THE SOPPING WET PIRATE
CROWN OF NEWS THAT IS MY SEGMENT:
"MEANWHILE!" ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THAT WAS FUN. RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S HOME BASE.
MEANWHILE, IN MEDICAL NEWS, "DEADLY SEA SNAIL VENOM IS BEING
TARGETED FOR FUTURE PAINKILLERS."
BECAUSE, AS WE KNOW, THERE'S NO MORE RELIABLE PAINKILLER THAN
DEATH. ( LAUGHTER )
VENOM CONTAINS CHEMICALS CALLED CONOTOXINS, WHICH THE CREATURE
USES TO PARALYZE ITS PREY," AND "A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE
POISON COULD FORM THE BASIS OF FUTURE DRUGS CAPABLE OF
BLOCKING PAIN." SHOULD BE AN EASY SELL.
"HEY, NOT FEELING WELL? CAN I INTEREST YOU IN SOME
POISON? NO?
OH, I FORGOT TO SAY, IT'S 'MODIFIED' POISON.
WAIT, COME BACK! IT MIGHT PARALYZE YOU!"
( LAUGHTER ) DYSON HAS COME OUT WITH A NEW
SET OF HEADPHONES WITH AN ATTACHMENT THAT BLOWS FILTERED
AIR AT YOUR FACE, WHICH THEY ARE CALLING THE "DYSON ZONE."
OKAY, THAT'S GREAT, BUT THEY SHOULD FIRE WHOEVER DIDN'T THINK
TO CALL THEM "NOSE CANCELING HEADPHONES."
( LAUGHTER ) THE NEW--
( APPLAUSE ) THE NEW "DYSON ZONE" IS PERFECT
FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER THOUGHT "I WANT TO LOOK LIKE THE
OFFSPRING OF DAFT PUNK AND BANE."
( LAUGHTER ) NEWS, A METAL DETECTORIST HAD TO
COME TO THE RESCUE WHEN A BEACH PROPOSAL WENT AWRY.
FIRST OF ALL, I DIDN'T REALIZE A PERSON WHO OWNED A METAL
DETECTOR WAS CALLED A "METAL DETECTORIST."
( LAUGHTER ) "YOUR UNCLE KEITH WHO'S BEEN
GOING THROUGH A LOT, SO JUST LET HIM HAVE THIS, BECAUSE AT
LEAST IT'S NOT HURTING ANYONE." ( LAUGHTER )
THAT'S KEITH. THAT'S KEITH.
THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE COUPLE LOST THEIR RING IN THE
SAND ON THE BEACH NEAR CLEETHORPES, LINCOLNSHIRE,
ENGLAND-- WHICH IS THE MOST BITISH-SOUNDING TOWN SINCE
CHIMNEY-SWEEPT-UPON-CRUMPET- BURY HEATH.
MEANWHILE, "POSITIVE DRUG TESTS FOR U.S. WORKERS HAVE HIT
THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2001, ( CHEERING )
RELEASED WEDNESDAY BY QUEST DIAGNOSTICS.
OR, AS THEY'RE BETTER KNOWN TO U.S. WORKERS, A BUNCH OF
SNITCHES ASKING FOR STITCHES. ( LAUGHTER )
MEANWHILE... WOOO! MEANWHILE, IN CONFECTIONARY
NEWS, "SOMEONE'S SELLING COUNTERFEIT WONKA BARS TO U.K.
SHOPS." AND FOR ANYONE DUPED BY THESE
FAKE WONKA BARS, A SPOKESMAN OFFERED THIS APOLOGY:
>> YOU GET NOTHING! YOU LOSE!
GOOD DAY, SIR! >> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH JOHN C. REILLY. WE MADE A BUNCH OF MOVIES.
EVERYBODY. WE ARE ONCE AGAIN LEARNED TO BE
JOINED BY SIR JOHN C. REILLY. TAR OF "BOOGIE NIGHTS,"
"TALLEDEGA NIGHTS," AND ALL THE NIGHTS IN BETWEEN.
JOHN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY.
ALSO A, MR. TO HAVE YOU HERE. >> MY PLEASURE, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE ALWAYS BUSY. RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE STARRING IN
THE SERIES "WINNING TIME" ON HBO, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU ALSO
HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF MOVIES COMING OUT?
>> I'VE DONE OVER 80 MOVIESA THE THIS POINT.
IT'S HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF THEM ALL.
>> Stephen: I WAS LOOKING AT THE IMD-- WHAT'S IT CALLED,s
IMDP PAGE. >> IMD IS SOMETHING ELSE.
>> Stephen: IT SURE IS. BUT YOU'RE GREAT IN THAT.
I JUST FOUND OUT, AND I DID NOT KNOW THIS, BUT I AM IN,s LIKE,
SIX OR SEVEN OF THE MOVIES YOU'RE COMING OUT WITH NEXT, AND
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD SHOT THEM WITH YOU.
>> WHAT! >> Stephen: HERE'S THE THING,
YOU AND I BOTH DON'T KNOW WHAT MOVIES WE'RE IN TOGETHER.
>> CORRECT! I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN. >> Stephen: THAT IS THE
PREMISE OF THE BIT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK
AT THESE POSTERS AND DO OUR BEST TO REMEMBER THE PLOTS OF THESE
MOVIES THAT WE'RE IN TOGETHER, TO GENERATE SOME BUZZ, SOME
INDUSTRY BUZZ, DRIVE SOME B.O. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
>> I'VE DRIVEN WITH SOME B.O., FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU READY? >> YES.
>> Stephen: THEN IT'S TIME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR "MAYBE
COMING SOON." >> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, HERE WE
GO, JOHN. THIS IS THE FIRST FILM THAT YOU
AND I ARE GOING TO BE IN, MAYBE COMING SOON.
IT'S CALLED... ( LAUGHTER )
>> OH, YEAH.
>> THIS WAS A DIFFICULT ONE FOR ME.
I WAS DRUNK MOST OF THE TIME. MY GRANDFATHER AND I HAD A
REALLY TOUGH RELATIONSHIP. AND, WELL, THIS MOVIE WAS A
STRUGGLE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FOR KIDS.
>> Stephen: YEAH. AND THIS IS WHAT-- WHAT I DIDN'T
EXPECT IS THE KILL COUNT IN THIS MOVIE.
( LAUGHTER ) BRUTALLY MURDERED BY YOUR
GRANDFATHER. >> WELL, AT THE STRIKE OF
MIDNIGHT, YOU KNOW,. >> Stephen: YEAH.
>> MEANT GRANDPA WAS GIVING YOU THE OLD SLEEPER.
>> Stephen: SURE. >> YEAH.
( APPLAUSE ) THE 12.
THE LITTLE HAND'S AROUND YOUR THROAT.
( LAUGHTER ) I LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> Stephen:Y YARK YEAH.
THIS ONE-- THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
THIS IS-- >> "TURTLE DRIVE."
>> Stephen: "TURTLE DRIVE." SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE SPANISH
AMERICAN WAR. ( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: THIS ONE-- THIS ONE IS A REMAKE.
>> OH, YEAH. >> Stephen: YOU ARE PLAYING
JOHN WAYNE'S ORIGINAL PART. >> YES...
>> Stephen: AND I AM PLAYING MONTGOMERY CLIFT'S.
>> THIS MOVIE FOR ME WAS A SLOG. >> Stephen: WELL--
>> I MEAN, WE KEPT GETTING SETBACKS.
>> >> Stephen: SURE UPON.
YOU HAD THE DENGUE FEVER. >> WHEN I CAUGHT FROM A
TORTOISE. THEY'RE FILTHY ANIMALS, BY THE
WAY. >> Stephen: AND YOU WERE
LIKE,s, I DON'T WANT TO DO A LOVE SCENE WITH A TORTOISE.
>> AND THEY WERE LIKE IT WON'T BITE YOU, AND I GET MY LIP BIT.
CAN'T GO A LITTLE BIT FASTER. THEY'RE TORTOISES UPON.
YOU LURE THEM WITH LETTUCE. >> Stephen: AND YOUR LIP
BITE-- ALL OF THE LINES HAD TO BE DUBBED AFTER THAT.
EVERYTHING. THEY GOT KEVIN JAMES TO COME IN
AND DO ALL OF YOUR LINES. AMAZING, AMAZING JOB BY THE WAY.
IT REALLY SOUNDED LIKE YOU. >> IT LAUNCHED HIS CAREER.
>> Stephen: THERE WE GO. ( LAUGHTER ).
YEAH. ( APPLAUSE )
GO, THE WORLD'S TOP FOOT MODEL. THE WAXING BUDGET.
AND THIS MOVIE ALONE-- >> I STILL HAVE THESE SHORTS.
>> Stephen: REALLY? >> YEAH.
YOU CAN GET A CUSTOM PAIR OF SHORTS LIKE THAT MADE.
YOU DON'T JUST GIVE THEM BACK. >> Stephen: JOHN, I JUST WANT
YOU TO KNOW? >> THAT'S IT?
( BLEEP ). >> Stephen: NO, THERE'S ONE
MORE. I'M ANGRY-- I'M ANGRY ABOUT THIS
ONE. "BELFAST AND FURIOUS."
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THIS IS ABOUT THE
TROUBLES, AND THAT WE-- WE FIGHT BACK.
>> YEAH. I HAVE SOME TROUBLES ON THOSE
NARROW STREETS. >> Stephen: OF DUBLIN.
>> YES. >> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU WERE
DRIFTING. YOU WERE IN A SHELBY COBRA.
>> I WAS DRIFTING BECAUSE OF GUINNESS.
BUT... ( LAUGHTER )
>> I DAMAGED A LOT OF BUILDINGS IN BELFAST.
>> Stephen: YEAH. >> WHICH WAS NOT IN THE BUDGET.
>> Stephen: YEAH. BUT VIN DIESEL WAS A
>> AS ALWAYS. >> VINNY!
>> Stephen: VINNY, SEE. YOU KNOW HIM BETTER THAN I DO.
HE ASKED ME TO CALL HIM MR. DIESEL THE ENTIRE TIME.
>> THIS WAS AN EXCITING MOVIE TO MAKE.
>> Stephen: YOUR ACCENT WAS AMAZING.
JOHN C. REILLY, HUIT. IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD.
DO A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR IRISH ACCENT.
>> OH, SURE, STEPHEN. >> Stephen: JUST DO A HAIR--
>> WOW. I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW DANNY BOY, RIGHT?
THIS GUY, HIS DANNY BOY IS EXTRAORDINARY.
WITH ♪ DANNY BOY
>> THAT'S TOO HIGH LET ME HEAR THE KEY
♪ OH, DANNY BOY THE PIPES, THE PIPES ARE CALLING
♪ FROM GLENN TO GLENN AND DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE
♪ WE'RE SHIFTING GEARS AND YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S DRIVING ♪
OH, DANNY BOY OH, DANNY BOY
♪ LET'S STOP FOR GAS ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
REILLY. "WINNING TIME" AIRS SUNDAY
NIGHTS ON HBO. JOHN C. REILLY, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
WELCOME BACK. MY NEXT GUESTS ARE BOTH LEGENDS
IN THEIR FIELDS. ONE IS AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING
DOCUMENTARIAN, THE OTHER A TONY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR.
THEY'VE TEAMED UP FOR THE NEW FILM, "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," KEN BURNS AND MANDY
PATINKIN. ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
A FULL HOUSE. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> WE'RE BACK. >> Stephen: GOOD TO SEE YOU
BOTH. >> NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: KEN, WELCOME BACK. >> NU.
>> Stephen: MANDY, WELCOME BACK TO BROADWAY.
>> OH, MY GOD. I'M TELLING YOU.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN IN A THEATER SINCE THE PANDEMIC
STARTED. >> Stephen: OH, SERIOUSLY.
WOW. >> I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S REALLY
-- >> Stephen: IT'S A NICE
FEELING, ISN'T IT? >> THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING ME
BACK TO LIFE! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> OH, MY GOD! >> Stephen: Y'ALL HAVE BEEN
WORKING-- HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN WORKING ON THIS-- THE
DOCUMENTARY ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
>> I THINK 250 YEARS? >> IT ONLY FEELS LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON
IT? SPOILER ALERT, MANDY VOICES
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. >> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
VIRTUALLY A YEAR AND A HALF, A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND TONIGHT IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE MET PERSON TO PERSON.
SO IN THE DRESSING ROOM-- ( APPLAUSE ).
THAT'S LOVELY. >> ZOOM, ZOOM, ZOOM, ZOOM.
>> Stephen: ANY SURPRISES? IS SOMEBODY TALLER THAN YOU
THOUGHT? >> WELL, I-- HIS STATURE IS
GIGANTIC. SO--
>> HE'S NEVER A MENCH THAN I THOUGHT HE WAS.
>> Stephen: KEN, WHY-- WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?
IT'S A TWO-PARTER. WHY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AS YOUR
LATEST SUBJECT, AND WHY WERE YOU INSPIRED TO HAVE MANDY VOICE
HIM? >> SO, YOU KNOW, THE SUBJECTS
PICK ME. THEY'RE NOT A CONSCIOUS
DECISION. IT'S THE WAY --
>> Stephen: YOU USE A OUIJA BOARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> KIND OF. YOU HAVE AN IDEA IN YOUR HEAD
AND IT DROPS DOWN INTO YOUR HEART AND YOU SAY, OKAY, WE'LL
DO IT. HE'S THE MOST ACCESSIBLE OF THE
FOUNDING FATHERS. HE IS THE OLDEST, THE WISEST.
HE IS THE ONLY AMERICAN KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR HIS
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. HE'S THE GREATEST DIPLOMAT IN
AMERICAN HISTORY, SECURING THE FRENCH SUPPORT THAT WINS THE
REVOLUTION. HE'S AS IMPORTANT AS WASHINGTON.
KNOW HIM, KNOW US. HE'S AN EDITOR OF JEFFERSON'S
PROSE IN THE DECLARATION IN THE SUBTLELEST BUT MOST IMPORTANT
WAYS. HE FORCES THE COMPROGRAMS, SOME
TRAGUC, OF THE CONSTITUTION. H'S AN INVENTOR, THAT HE HOLDS
ALL THIS STUFF WITHOUT PATENTS. HE'S FILLED WITH FLAWS AND
CONTRADICTIONS. AND THAT'S THE AMAZING THING.
>> Stephen: NO DIFFERENCE. >> RIGHT, EXACTLY.
A MAN OF ACCOMPLISHMENT, LIKE MANDY.
>> I SAY THAT WITH ALL MODESTY. >> Stephen: AS ALWAYS.
>> MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, WILLA, WHO IS HERE, AND I WERE WATCHING
"HOMELAND." SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
WATCHING "HOMELAND" AT AGE EIGHT AND I'M COVERING UP HER EYES AND
TRYING TO EXPLAIN STATE-CRAFT, SPY CRAFT, AFGHANISTAN AND
RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN RELATIONS WHEN I SUDDENLY WENT, MANDY--
SAUL BER OFFENSEON, THE CHARACTER HE PLAYS, MANDY SHOULD
BE FRANKLIN. AND WE HAVE PLOWED FROM THAT
MOMENT ON. AND IT WAS THE BEST CHOICE.
I'VE WORKED, WITH GREAT PEOPLE. HE HAS INHABITED THIS MAN, THIS
HUMAN BEING IN THE MOST LOVING WAY.
ALL THE HIR, ALL THE PATHOS IN THE CREATION OF THE UNITED
STATES, ALL THE CONTRADICTIONS OF SLAVERY AND OTHER THINGS.
>> Stephen: MANDY, DOING FRANKLIN, VOICING FRANKLIN, AS
YOU DOVE INTO THIS, YOU KNOW, A REAL PERSON BUT A CHARACTER IN A
SENSE, WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT HIM THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW?
>> FIRST OF ALL, HIRS HUMOR. LIKE YOU, WHO WOULD WE BE AS A
NATION WITHOUT GUYS LIKE YOU AND BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?
>> Stephen: VERY SIMILAR. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> I MEAN, COME ON! >> Audience: STEPHEN!
STEPHEN! STEPHEN!
>> REALLY.
IT'S -- >> Stephen: WELL, THAT'S ALL
WE HAVE TIME FOR. THANKS, FELLAS.
>> AND I DO IT EXACTLY -- >> Stephen: THE WAY I WROTE
IT. >> BUT THEN, THEN HIS HUMOR, AND
THEN, YOU KNOW, HIS GENIUS, HOW TO INVENT THINGS.
THEN I START TO LEARN AS I'M GOING ALONG, AND I'M GOING I
LOVE THIS GUY. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GETTING TO
BE THIS GUY. HE INVENT THE LIBRARY.
HE DOESN'T WANT ANY PATENT FOR IT.
HE JUST GIVES IT AWAY. HE INVENT THE LIGHTNING ROD,
GIVES IT AWAY ALL OVER THE WORLD.
DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING FOR IT. HE'S A PRINTER.
HE WANTS TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THIS COUNTRY.
HE'S A LADIES' MAN, WHICH I'M NOT.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO BE LIKE HIM IN MY -- YOU KNOW, IN MY BIG
YEARS. I HAD A BUDDY OF MINE, MY
DEAREST FRIEND, AND WE'D SIT AT THE BAR AND PRACTICE.
AND I SAID I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ASK HER OUT.
LET'S PRACTICE. I'LL BE HER, YOU BE YOU.
AND IT TANKED EVERY TIME. >> Stephen: KEEP IN MIND,
THIS, THIS GUY WAS RAKING THEM IN.
>> RAKING THEM IN. RAKING THEM IN.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE-- WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF MANDY AS
FRANKLIN. BEFORE WE GO TO THIS CLIP, CAN
YOU TELL US AGO WHEN HAPPENING? WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT IN
FRANCE HERE? >> SO THE REVOLUTION HAS
STARTED. HE'S DISPATCHED BY THE
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS TO GO TO FRANCE AND TRY TO GET MONEY,
MATERIEL, AND SOLDIERS AND A FLEET, AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE
MOST DIFFICULT DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN THE HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES. BUT HE'S THE MOST FAMOUS
AMERICAN FOR HAVING TAMED LIGHTNING.
SO HE'S-- HE'S THIS ROCK STAR IN FRANCE.
>> YOU WANT TO SLEEP WITH HIM. >> THEY LOVE HIM.
>> Stephen: HERE'S SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WAS EXPRESSED.
>> THE CLAY MEDALDALIOPION OF ME WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND MADE
IN FRANCE AND THE NUMBERS SOLD IS INCREDIBLE.
THESE WITH THE PICTURES, BUSTS, AND PRINTS, OF WHICH COPIES UPON
COPIES ARE SPREAD EVERYWHERE, HAVE MADE YOUR FATHER'S FACE AS
WELL KNOWN AS THAT OF THE MOON. >> THE KING, LOUIE XVI, BECAME
SLIGHTLY ANNOYED AND AMUSED BY THE CULT OF FRANKLIN.
HE HAD A CHAMBER POT WITH AN IMAGE OF FRANKLIN PUT ON THE
INSIDE OF IT, JUST AS A WAY OF SAYING,s, ENOUGH, ALREADY!"
>> Stephen: THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE FORGET.
( APPLAUSE ) IS THAT-- WELL, OF COURSE WE
KNOW WHO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IS. WE TEND TO THINK OF WASHINGTON
AND LINCOLN. BUT FOR, SAY, THE FIRST CENTURY
OF THE UNITED STATES THERE WAS NOBODY WHO COMPARED TO THE FAME
OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. >> NOBODY.
>> Stephen: HE WAS KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD.
>> BECAUSE HE HAD TAMED LIGHTNING.
HE SAVED LIVES. HE WAS AS IMPORTANT AS ICEAC
NEWTON A CENTURY EARLIER THIS THAT CENTURY.
AND HE'S THE ONLY PERSON WHO COULD HAVE DONE IT.
HIS SON WAS OLDER THAN THOMAS JEFFERSON AND JOHN ADAMS AND
PATRICK HENRY AND JAMES MADISON. SO HE IS THE WISE OLD MAN THAT
UNDERSTANDS HE'S THE PERSON WHO IS ABLE TO FORGE THE COUNTRY
TOGETHER. I MEAN, SHE AS RESPONSIBLE AS
WASHINGTON FOR US BEING HERE, FOR US BEING US AND THE U.S.
>> WHAT WERE THE THREE COUNTRIES -- THIS IS MY TEACHER-- WHAT
WERE THE THREE COUNTRIES THAT WOULDN'T SIGNED THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE. >> THE STATE.
>> THE THREE STATES. >> IT WAS ONE CONSTITUENT THAT
HELD OFF. 12 OF THE 13 COLONIES SIGNED UP
FOR IT. BUT ONE TOOK A FEW MORE DAYS,
NEW YORK, TO DECIDE TO SIGN IT. >> BUT THEY ALSO DIDN'T WANT TO
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE UP SLAVERY.
>> SO-- SO-- THAT'S THE CONSTIT. >> THE CONSTITUTION.
>> GIVE ME A BREAK. >> Stephen: THAT'S
CONSTITUTION, THE DECLARATION IS THE ONE WHERE FRANKLIN PUT THE
TREASURE MAP ON THE BACK. >> RIGHT, OH, RIGHT.
NO, THE TREASURE MAP IS ON THE FRONT.
AND JEFFERSON-- >> YOU GOT IT WRONG!
>> JEFFERSON-- JEFFERSON SENDS THE FIRST DRAFT TO FRANKLIN,
RIGHT. AND HE SAYS, WE HOLD THESE
TRUTHS TO BE SACRED AND UNDENIABLE."
AND FRANKLIN GOES, "UH-UH. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT WE'RE IN
THE ENLIGHTENMENT, BUDDY. THESE ARE SELF-EVIDENT TRUTH,
LIKE THE SUN RISES IN THE EAST, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL--
ASTERISK-- THOMAS JEFFERSON OWNS HUMAN BEINGS.
ASTERISK, BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE CONSTITUTION, THE SOUTHERN
STATES DON'T WANT TO JOIN, UNLESS THEIR PROPERTY, THEIR
SLAVES ARE COUNT FORWARD THE PURPOSES OF REPRESENTATION.
AND WE FORGE THE TRAGIC COMPROMISE THAT CREATES THE
UNITED STATES WITHOUT WHICH WE WOULD NOT BE TOGETHER.
WE'D BE WARRING CITY STATES, BY CLAUSE THAT IS SO HORRIFIC, THE
THREE-FIFTHS, COUNTING THE BLACK, STOLEN AFRICAN SLAVES AS
THREE-FIFTHS OF A HUMAN BEING FOR THE PURPOSES OF
REPRESENTATION AND APPORTIONMENT.
AND THAT GAVE THE SOUTH UNDUE LEGISLATIVE CONTROL UNTIL THE
CIVIL WAR. >> Stephen: YOU DON'T LET
FRANKLIN OFF THE HOOK FOR THAT. >> OH, NO.
NO. FRANKLIN-- THESE ARE TRAGIC
COMPROMISES THAT HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED.
AND WE DON'T LET HIM OFF THE HOOK FOR OWNING A HAND FULL OF
HOUSEHOLD SLAVES. IT'S JUST AS BAD TO HAVE ONE AS
IT IS TO H 100. UNLIKE THE OTHER FOUNDING
FATHERS, HE'S MOVES. HE'S NOT STATIC.
HE FOUND A SCHOOL FOR BLACK KIDS, AND IS STARTLED TO
DISCOVER THAT THEY'RE AS APT AND PONE TO LEARNING AS WHITE KID.
AND THEN BY THE END OF HIS LIFE, HE'S LEADING AN ABOLITIONIST
SOCIETY AND PROPOSES IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT, THE THING THAT HE HE
HAS CREATED, THE FIRST RESOLUTION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY.
SENATE IGNORES IT. HOUSE VOTES IT DOWN WITH GREAT
OUTRAGE, BUT THERE IT IS. WELL BEFORE THE ABOLITIONIST
MOVEMENT SPREADS IN THE COUNTRY IN THE 1800s, BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN HAS GOTTEN ON THE RIDE SIDE, AS THE SCHOLAR ERICA
DUNBAR SAYS, OF THE QUESTION. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK. WHEN WE COME BACK I WILL ASK KEN
AND MANDY WHAT LEARNING ABOUT FRANKLIN TEACHES US ABOUT
OURSELVES. STICK AROUND.
BACK HERE WITH MANDY PATINKIN AND KEN BURNS FROM THE FILM
"BENJAMIN FRANKLIN," WHICH STARTS MONDAY ON PBS.
KEN, YOU OFTEN SAY ALL YOUR FILMS ARE TRYING TO ANSWER A
QUESTION, WHICH IS WHO ARE WE? AND I WANT TO ASK THIS QUESTION
TO BOTH OF YOU: WHO DO YOU THINK, LEARNING ABOUT FRANKLIN--
IN WHAT WAY DOES IT TELL US WHO WE ARE?
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK EACH PROJECT DEEPENS THE QUESTION,
BUT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY GET AT IT.
IT'S ELUSIVE. YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU'RE OUT IN THE
OCEAN AND YOU'RE CHASING A BALL. IT'S LIKE WILSON, YOU KNOW.
"HEY, WILSON, COME BACK, COME BACK."
YOU SORT OF FEEL LIKE YOU TOUCH IT.
I HAVE TO SAY, STEPHEN, AS I FINISHED THIS FILM, I FELT
CLOSER TO IT IN A WAY BECAUSE OF THE SPIRIT OF FRANKLIN.
THE FAULTS AS WELL AS THE EXCEPTIONAL ASPECTS.
AND THAT'S THE THING WE DON'T DO TODAY.
HE WAS ALL ABOUT COMPROMISE. HE WAS ALL ABOUT WORKING
TOGETHER. HE'S ON THE $100 BILL.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WANTS MORE BENJAMINS, BUT WE FORGOT, THAT'S
ONLY HALF THE STORY. BECAUSE HE WANTED IT-- HE
RETIRES EARLY AND THEN HOLDS THE STUFF, AS MANDY SAID, WITHOUT
PATENT, THE INVENTIONS THAT HE DOES, BUT HE WANTS TO PROMOTE A
SISH LIFE. AMERICAN FREEDOM IS WHAT I WANT
BUT IT'S ALSO WHAT WE NEED. HE WAS BORN IN THE MASSACHUSETTS
BAY COLONY, WHICH COULD BECOME THE COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS. AND HE DIED IN THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND THAT IDEA OF COMMONWEALTH
HAS ABANDONED US. AND AS WE EMBRACED HIM, I THINK
WE COULD REACQUIRE A SENSE OF OUR OWN POSSIBILITIES, EVEN IN
THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON NOW.
>> Stephen: MANDY, WHO TO YOU--
( APPLAUSE ) LEARN ABOUT THIS COUNTRY THAT I
KNOW THAT YOU LOVE BY STUDYING AND BEING THIS CHARACTER OF
FRANKLIN FOR US? >> HOW OFTEN HE WOULD SIT AND
LISTEN FOR THE LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME, WHILE THE OTHERS SPOKE.
AND HE WOULD WAIT FOR HIS TURN. AND THEN HE WOULD OFFER GOLD.
HE HAD A PATIENCE, BUT MOST OF ALL, AS KEN JUST SAID, HE HAD
COMPROMISE. AND HE... YOU KNOW, WHEN-- WHEN
THEY SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THEY SAY IT'S JULY
4. IT WAS ACTUALLY JULY 2, I
LEARNED. THERE WERE 130 SHIPS WAITING TO
COME INTO NEW YORK TO ATTACK WITH, YOU KNOW, TO ATTACK OUR
REVOLUTIONARY ARMY, TO END THE DREAM OF FRANKLIN AND HIS
COMPATRIOTS OF AMERICA, TO STOP IT.
THERE WERE 300 SHIPS IN TOTAL, AND ALL THE KING'S MEN WAITING
FOR US. AND WHERE ELSE HAVE WE JUST SEEN
THAT IMAGE BUT IN UKRAINE, WHERE THE ENTIRE RUSSIAN ARMY WAS
CIRCLING THIS COUNTRY TO DISOI IT.
AND I WENT, "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THAT PICTURE BEFORE?"
I SAW IT IN THIS DOCUMENTARY. I SAW IT IN THESE BOOKS.
THIS WAS THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.
>> OF US. >> OF US.
AND IT CONTINUALLY REPEATS ITSELF.
AND WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL REFUGEES.
AND HE WAS A REFUGEE. ( APPLAUSE )
HERE, NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
"I WANT A VOICE IN MY GOVERNMENT.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF THE PEOPLE.
I WANT TO HAVE A BUSINESS. I WANT TO HAVE A LIFE.
I WANT TO SAY. I DON'T WANT TO BE A SUBJECT."
AND ALL OF US, ALL OF OUR ANCESTORS, CAME TO THIS COUNTRY
FOR THAT DREAM. AND WE HAVE TO REMEMBER REFUGEES
WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CONFLICT, CLIMATE CHANGE, COVID-19, ALL
OVER THE WORLD, EVERY DAY. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WILL
NEVER GO AWAY. AND WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR NOT
LOSING THE ABILITY TO LISTEN TO OUR UNCHG'S BROTHERS SISTERS
FRIENDS, COUSINS WHO ARE ON THE POLAR OPPOSITE SIDE OF OUR
BELIEF SYSTEMS. AND WE HAVE TO FIND THE PATIENCE
TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE SAYING AND WHY THEY'RE SAYING WHAT THEY'RE
SAYING. THEY ARE OUR FELLOW CITIZENS AND
THEY ARE OUR FAMILY. THEY ARE THE FABRIC OF AMERICA
AS WE ARE. AND WE WILL NOT HAVE OUR
DEMOCRACY, OUR REPUBLIC, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP IT IF WE DO
NOT FIND A WAY TO APPRECIATE EACH OTHER WITH GRACE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) MANDY, THANK YOU.
"BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" PREMIERES MONDAY ON PBS.
KEN BURNS AND MANDY PATINKIN, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK WHEN I'LL BE JOINED BY SHAQUILLE O'NEAL,
OSCAR ISAAC, AND CNN'S CLARISSA WARD.
GOOD NIGHT.