THE PRICE OF GAS MIGHT BE HITTING YOU HARD, BUT KRISPY
KREME WANTS TO SWEETEN THINGS UP A LITTLE.
FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, THE CHAIN WILL SELL A DOZEN GLAZED
DONUTS FOR THE SAME PRICE AS A GALLON OF CASE.
KRISPY KREME WILL USE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE FROM
THE PREVIOUS MONDAY TO DETERMINE THE PRICE.
>> AT KRISPY KREME, WE BELIEVE THAT YOU LOVE OUR DONUTS SO MUCH
THAT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO TO STOP YOU FROM EATING THEM.
SO TO TEST THAT THEORY, WE DECIDED TO ASSOCIATE OUR DONUTS
WITH SOMETHING AS UNPOPULAR AS THE CURRENT RECORD GAS PRICES.
AND YOU'RE STILL EATING THEM! JUST LIKE WE THOUGHT.
SOUND A BIT COCKY? WELL HOW ABOUT THIS: FOR THE
NEXT THREE MONTHS, WE'RE PEGGING THE PRICE OF A DOZEN CHOCOLATE
CREAM CRULLERS TO THE NUMBER OF SPECIES GOING EXTINCT DUE TO
GLOBAL WARMING. STILL WANT OUR DONUTS?
WE THOUGHT SO, BECAUSE THE WORSE THE WORLD GETS, THE MORE AMERICA
CRAVES OUR FRIED DOUGH. KRISPY KREME: WE'VE GOT YOU BY
THE NUTS.
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT: PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES:
MOLLY SHANNON AND REPRESENTATIVE CORI 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: THIS ONE'S FOR
YOU, TRAVIS. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
BANG, RIGHT THERE. HEY.
HI, YOU! OH, COME ON!
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME, ONE AND ALL, IN HERE
OUT THERE, TO "THE LATE SHOW." I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
( APPLAUSE ) PEOPLE WATCH THIS SHOW, BUT I
KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOU COME FOR OUR ROCK-BOTTOM PRICES.
R ( LAUGHTER )
IS 100% FREE! AS LONG AS YOU KEEP BUYING
WHATEVER OUR ADVERTISERS ARE SELLING.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT STUFF IS GETTING PRICIER,
BECAUSE THE NEW INFLATION NUMBERS CAME OUT TODAY, AND
PRICES HAVE JUMPED A WHOPPING 8.5% SINCE LAST MARCH.
8.5%! THAT MEANS NO MORE SPLURGING AT
THE GROCERY STORE. INSTEAD OF MILWAUKEE'S BEST,
IT'LL HAVE TO BE, WAUKESHA'S EHHH?
( LAUGHTER ) THAT MUCH WORSE.
( APPLAUSE ) EHHH.
HOW BAD IS THIS? THESE INFLATION RATES ARE THE
HIGHEST SINCE 1981. AND KEEP IN MIND, BACK IN 1981,
THINGS WERE SO EXPENSIVE, YOUR CEREAL BOWLTO DOUBLE AS YOUR HAT
( LAUGHTER ) YOU HAD TO CRACK WHAT WHIP.
YOU HAD TO WHIP INFLATION NOW. YOU HAD TO WHIP IT GOOD.
OVERALL, THE ITEMS HIT HARDEST BY RISING PRICES ARE FOOD,
SHELTER, AND GASOLINE. SO YOU SHOULDN'T, AFFECTED AS
LONG AS YOU DON'T EAT ANYTHING, BE ANYWHERE, OR GO ANYPLACE.
NOW TODAY-- WAS THIS JUST TODAY? JUST TODAY.
DOWN IN WASHINGTON, IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE GAS PRICES, PRESIDENT
BIDEN ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL BE ALLOWING GASOLINE THAT USES A
15% ETHANOL BLEND. OOH, A BLEND.
IT SOUNDS SO SOPHISTICATED. >> UMM, I'M GETTING NOTES OF
IOWA CORN. SOME OAKY HYDROCARBONS.
OH, THIS IS REALLY FRACKING MY TASTE BUDS.
IS THIS FROM NORTH DAKOTA?" THIS BLEND IS CALLED E15 AND,
BECAUSE IT REQUIRES LESS CRUDE OIL, IT CAN COST 10 CENTS PER
GALLON LESS ON AVERAGE. OKAY, SO THAT'S...
WHAT WAS THAT, 10% LESS? TAKEN% THAT'S 15... THAT'S 59%
BLEND. SAVES 10 CENTS PER GALLON...
16 GALLONS IN A TANK OF GAS... AVERAGE NATIONAL PRICE OF...
THAT COMES OUT TO... YEAH, STILL NOT ENOUGH TO SAVE
THE DEMOCRATS IN THE MIDTERMS. ( APPLAUSE )
THERE YOU GO. THAT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD.
IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD. NOT LOOKING GOOD.
MOVING ON TO COVID. IT'S KUND OF A WEIRD TIME FOR
COVID. THE NATIONAL INFECTION RATE IS
TICKING UP, BUT WE DON'T KNOW BY HOW MUCH BECAUSE OF ALL THE
AT-HOME TESTS. STILL, SOME AREAS ARE TAKING
ACTION. LIKE YESTERDAY, WHEN
PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCED IT IS REINSTATING ITS MASK MANDATE.
BECAUSE IT'S PHILLY, PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN SURGICAL MASKS,
KN95s, OR FULL GRITTY HEADS. ( LAUGHTER )
TO ASK PEOPLE TO PUT MASKS BACK ON AFTER THEY'VE HAD A TASTE OF
FACE FREEDOM, AS CNN'S ELIZABETH COHEN EXPLAINED:
>> IN GENERAL, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE HAVE, VERY DIFFICULT
TO GET PEOPLE TO OBEY MASK MANDATES AGAIN.
TO JUST SAY, "HEY, WHENEVER YOU'RE IN A RESTAURANT OR
A STORE OR WHEREVER, WEAR A MASK."
I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DO.
>> Stephen: I AGREE. IT'S ALREADY DIFFICULT ENOUGH
JUST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT PHILADELPHIANS ARE SAYING:
>> I DIDN'T HAVE NO PRIME. I DIDN'T HAVE NOTHIN'!
LEG'S ARE GOIN', EVERYTHING IS GOIN'.
NOBODY'S GETTIN' NO NOTHIN'. GUY COMES UP, OFFERS ME A FIGHT.
BIG DEAL. WANNA FIGHT THE FIGHT?
YEAH, I'LL FIGHT THE BIG FIGHT. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE.
I'M NOT... <!0>
I'M PRETTY SURE HE WAS ORDERING A SALAD.
"DRESSING ON THE SIDE!" THE MANDATE WILL GO INTO EFFECT
THIS COMING MONDAY, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A ONE-WEEK EDUCATION
PERIOD FOR BUSINESSES. THE MANDATE'S ONLY BEEN OVER FOR
A MONTH! HOW MUCH RELEARNING IS THERE
TO DO? IT'S NOT LIKE EVERY CHRISTMAS I
GO, "WHY IS THERE A TREE IN OUR HOUSE?
WHO PUT THIS LAUNDRY ON THE MANTEL PIECE!
GET OUR CHILD OFF THAT OLD MAN'S LAP!
ARE YOU CRAZY!" OVER IN UKRAINE, WE ARE IN WEEK
SEVEN OF RUSSIA'S SUPPOSEDLY THREE-DAY INVASION.
THE SANCTIONS HAVE HAD A BRUTAL EFFECT ON THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY,
SO RUSSIA WANTS TO GET US BACK. LAST NIGHT, OUR INTELLIGENCE
AGENCIES WARNED THAT PUTIN MAY INCREASE EFFORTS TO INTERFERE
WITH U.S. ELECTIONS. AND JUST LISTEN TO THIS
KREMLIN-CONNECTED PUNDIT SAY IT BALDLY ON PUTIN'S RUSSIAN STATE
TV: >> (translated):
IT IS TIME FOR US, FOR OUR PEOPLE, TO CALL ON THE PEOPLE OF
THE UNITED STATES TO CHANGE THE REGIME IN THE U.S. EARLY AND TO
AGAIN HELP OUR PARTNER TRUMP TO BECOME PRESIDENT.
>> Stephen: "AGAIN HELP"? THEY'RE NOT EVEN PRETENDING
ANYMORE. RUSSIA'S INFLUENCE ON THE FORMER
PRESIDENT'S CAMPAIGN IS GOING TO BE OUT IN THE OPEN THIS TIME.
THAT'S WHY IN 2024 HE'S ALREADY SAID HE WILL BE REPLACING MIKE
PENCE. HIS NEW RUNNING MATE?
IS POTATO. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
IT'S LIKE A "WHERE'S WALDO?" GOTTA SAY, THE POTATO HAS MORE
CHARISMA THAN MIKE PENCE. BUT AT LEAST PUTIN HAS MOVED ON
TO THE NEXT ELECTION, UNLIKE DISGRACED ATTORNEY AND RESTHOME
GIGOLO, JOHN EASTMAN. EASTMAN IS THE FORMER
PRESIDENT'S FORMER LAWYER, WHO HATCHED THE BRILLIANT PLOT TO
HAVE MIKE PENCE OVERTURN THE 2020 ELECTION, AND HIS ELECTION
CRIMES HAVE DRAWN THE JAN 6th COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION.
THEY'VE ALREADY GOTTEN HIS DOCUMENTS AND EMAILS FROM HIM,
BUT HE'S NOT BACKING DOWN. IN FACT, WE JUST LEARNED THAT
EASTMAN IS STILL PUSHING TO DECERTIFY THE 2020 ELECTION.
THAT'S RIGHT, THE ELECTION THAT'S BEEN OVER FOR A YEAR AND
A HALF, AND THAT BIDEN WON. TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE,
WHEN THE ELECTION WAS DECIDED, J-LO WAS ENGAGED TO A DIFFERENT
GUY! ( LAUGHTER )
OKAY? SHE WAS-- THIS IS...
SHE WAS-- SHE WAS ENGAGED TO ALEX RODRIGUEZ.
FORGET BENNIFER, SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MRS. A-ROD!
I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL HIM.
THEY CALL HIM A-ROD, RIGHT? >> Jon: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THAT. >> Stephen: NO?
I THINK THAT'S HOW THEY PRONOUNCE IT.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, EASTMAN
TOOK A TRIP TO WISCONSIN AND URGED REPUBLICAN WISCONSIN
ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, ROBIN VOSS, TO NULLIFY THE 2020 ELECTION--
SPECIFICALLY, TO START "RECLAIMING THE ELECTORS" AND
MOVE FORWARD WITH EITHER HAVING A NEW SLATE OF ELECTORS SEATED
THAT WOULD DECLARE SOMEONE ELSE THE WINNER, OR A DO-OVER.
A DO-OVER? OUR EX-PRESIDENT ISN'T ALLOWED A
DO-OVER JUST BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LIKE THE RESULT THE FIRST TIME.
THAT'S HOW YOU GET AN ERIC. ( LAUGHTER )
IT'S DANGEROUS. IT'S-- IT'S JUST-- SEE.
THERE YOU GO. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
DANGEROUS. ONE PROBLEM WITH EASTMAN'S
PLAN-- ALL OF IT. HE'S TRYING TO RELITIGATE THE
2020 ELECTION, WHICH LEGAL EXPERTS SAY IS IMPOSSIBLE.
ONLY IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!
THAT'S WHY I'LL NEVER THROW AWAY MY "MONDALE '84" SIGNS.
FRITZ ONLY HAS TO OVERTURN 49 STATES.
YOU'RE GOING DOWN, REAGAN. DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
REAGAN GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
RONNY'S GOING DOWN. GOTTA BELIEVE!
( LAUGHTER ) AMERICA IS FULL OF RADICALS WHO
SOW CHAOS AND DISTRUST IN OUR ELECTIONS.
CASE IN POINT: GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVE AND STAR OF
"HONEY I SHRUNK THE ANTI-SEMITE," MARJORIE TAYLOR
GREENE. AS I SAID, EASTMAN IS IN THE
CROSSHAIRS OF THE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE, AND GREENE BELIEVES
IT'S TIME THEY JUST GET OVER IT, AS SHE SAID THIS WEEKEND:
>> THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE FED UP WITH THIS OVER-DRAMATIZATION
OF A RIOT THAT HAPPENED HERE AT THE CAPITOL ONE TIME.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT THAT ONE TIME WAS PRETTY
BAD. ( AS CANNIBAL )
I'VE MET, I EAT ONE OF THEM, AND SUDDENLY I'M
'CARL THE CANNIBAL,' AND 'A PERSON OF INTEREST IN AN
ONGOING INVESTIGATION'? PASS THE KETCHUP AND GET OUT.
I WANNA FINISH MY... CHICKEN FINGERS."
I GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING. THERE'S MAJOR NEWS NEWS.
BECAUSE LAST NIGHT RAICHO-- I CALL HER RAICH-O--
RACHEL MADDOW RETURNED TO HER SHOW AFTER TWO MONTHS OFF AND
MADE THIS STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT:
>> I WILL BE HERE THIS MONTH, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHTS,
AND THEN STARTING NEXT MONTH, STARTING IN MAY, I'M GONNA BE
HERE WEEKLY. I'M GONNA BE HERE ON MONDAY
NIGHTS. AND WE WILL NEVER SPEAK OF IT
AGAIN. >> Stephen: OH, YES, WE WILL
( LAUGHTER ) FANS' HEARTS.
DON'T LEAVE US WITH LAWRENCE O'DONNELL!
HE HAS DEAD EYES LIKE A DOLL! ( LAUGHTER )
RACHEL-- RACHEL WAS-- ( APPLAUSE )
HE'S A LOVELY FELLOW. RACHEL CUTTING BACK TO ONE NIGHT
A WEEK RAISES AN IMPORTANT QUESTION: CAN YOU DO THAT?
( LAUGHTER ) THAT?
I'VE BEEN DOING A NIGHTLY SHOW FOR 17 YEARS.
I'M AGING FASTER THAN A BUCKET OF UNREFRIGERATED SHRIMP.
( LAUGHTER ) WEEK IN ORDER TO WORK ON OTHER
PROJECTS, LIKE PODCASTS AND POTENTIAL TV DRAMAS.
TV DRAMAS? I GUESS IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF
TIME BEFORE WE GET "RACHEL IN PARIS."
( LAUGHTER ) TONIGHT.
MY GUESTS ARE MOLLY SHANNON AND CONGRESSWOMAN CORI BUSH.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, "MEANWHILE"!
JOIN US. ♪ ♪ ♪
STAY HUMAN, RIGHT OVER THERE, MY FRIENDS.
WE'RE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: JON, WE'VE GOT--
COMING UP HERE ON THE SHOW TONIGHT-- THANKS, EVERYBODY.
JON, I'M LOOKING RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE TWO WONDERFUL GUESTS
TONIGHT, TWO JUST ASTOUNDING WOMEN ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.
REPRESENTATIVE CORI BUSH FROM MI IS HERE TONIGHT.
FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN EVER ELECTED TO CONGRESS FROM
MISSOURI, HARD TO BELIEVE JUST LAST YEAR, INCREDIBLY DYNAMIC
PERSON, HAS AN INCREDIBLE LIFE STORY.
AND MOLLY SHANNON IS HERE TONIGHT WITH A--
( APPLAUSE ) >> Jon: YES.
>> Stephen: JUST A BEAUTIFUL MEMOIR.
HILARIOUS PERSON, HEARTFELT MEMOIR.
SPEAKING OF HEARTFELT EXPERIENCES, PEOPLE IN NEW YORK
HERE, PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE CAN TELL YOU, A LITTLE SHAKEN TODAY
BECAUSE OF THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN, ABSOLUTELY
HORRIBLE SCENE OF A SHOOTING ON A TRAIN IN BROOKLYN THIS
MORNING. A MAN GOT ONTO THE TRAIN,
THROUGH AN IMPROVISED SORT OF SMOKE BOMB DEVICE, AND STARTED
SHOOTING PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN. 29 PEOPLE HAVE INJURIES.
10 PEOPLE WERE SHOT. FIVE PEOPLE ARE IN CRITICAL BUT
STABLE POSITION. SO FAR, THANKFULLY, THERE HAVE
BEEN NO FATALITIES. BUT IT'S STILL-- IT'S SUCH A
TROUBLING AND SUCH A HORRIFYING NEWS TO HEAR.
AND THE PERSON IS STILL AT LARGE.
NO ONE KNOW WHERE'S THIS PERSON IS.
YOU LIVE IN BROOKLYN. DID-- WERE YOU ANYWHERE NEAR
THIS? DID THIS AFFECT YOU COMING IN
TODAY? >> Jon: NO, I WASN'T NEAR
THIS, BUT I HEARD ABOUT IT, AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
STUFF LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN THE WORLD, WE HAVE EVIL.
IT'S REAL. BUT WE'VE GOT TO STAY STRONG.
WE'VE GOT TO BE POSITIVE, AND HOPEFULLY, NO ONE IS LOST IN
THIS. BUT HOLD THE ONES YOU LOVE CLOSE
BECAUSE IN TIMES LIKE THIS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN
THE NEXT MINUTE. >> Stephen: IT'S TRUE.
BUT IF THERE'S A CITY THAT CAN TAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND
MOVE AHEAD WITH STRENGTH, IT'S THIS CITY, THE GREATEST CITY IN
THE WORLD. >> Jon: THAT'S RIGHT.
NEW YORK CITY,s NEW YORK. >> Stephen: THAT'S RIGHT.
NOTHING REALLY TO BE SAID. ( APPLAUSE )
SAID OTHER THAN OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR SINCERE PRAYERS GO OUT TO
EVERYONE WHO IS AFFECTED BY THIS IN BROOKLYN TODAY, ALL THOSE WHO
WERE WOUNDED AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO SAY WE LOVE YOU, NEW
YORK. STAY STRONG.
BE BRAVE, YOU BEAUTIFUL CITY. ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: FOLKS, I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME, RIGHT OVER THERE,
CAREFULLY COMBING THE NEWS LANDSCAPE AND HARVESTING THE
FINEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL STORY PIGMENTS LIKE MALACHITE,
AZURITE, AND CINNABAR, WHICH I SLOWLY GRIND UNDER A GLASS
OF MULLER WITH ONLY THE MOST TOPICAL LINSEED OIL, WORKING
THEM INTO SMOOTH, BUTTERY VERMILLIONS, VERDIGRIS, AND NEW
GAMBOGES, WHICH I THEN APPLY TO A GRISAILLE PREPARED ON A CANVAS
OF FLAX, TOW, AND JUTE, SLOWLY WORKING UP THE SHADOW
SHAPES AND MAJOR MASSES, THEN DELICATELY RENDERING THE
INTERPLAY OF LIGHT AND FORM, BEFORE APPLYING A FINE DAMMAR
AND MASTIC VARNISH TO UNVEIL FOR YOU THE GLORIOUS REMBRANDT
PORTRAIT OF THE DAY'S EVENTS THAT IS MY NIGHTLY MONOLOGUE.
BUT SOMETIMES-- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I'M SHAKEN AWAKE INSIDE THE DARKENED TRUNK OF A BULGARIAN
MOBSTER'S VOLVO 940, I QUIETLY RELEASE THE SAFETY CATCH AND
TUMBLE TO THE SIDE OF A DIRT ROAD, BREAKING BOTH CLAVICLES,
WHICH I DO NOT FEEL BECAUSE OF ALL THE ANGEL DUST.
I STAGGER INTO AN ABANDONED TANNERY WHERE I BEFRIEND AN OWL
WHO TELLS ME TO I HAVE TO LET HIM SPEAK THROUGH ME OR HE'LL
MURDER THE CLOUDS. AND AT HIS DIRECTION, I MIX THE
FUN DIP I FOUND IN MY POCKET WITH FISTFULS OF HEXAVALENT
CHROMIUM I SCOOP FROM THE DISUSED TANNING PITS, THEN HURL
IT AT THE SIDE OF A NEARBY DEFUNCT DAIRY QUEEN IN A FUGUE
STATE OF LASHING OUT AT LIGHT AND COLOR, TO UNLEASH FOR YOU
THE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST SPLATTER FRESCO OF NEWS THAT IS
MY SEGMENT: MEANWHILE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) DAY IS WHAT IT IS.
MEANWHILE, IN SEATTLE, THE ICONIC SPACE NEEDLE IS TURNING
60 AND IS HOLDING A CONTEST TO COMMEMORATE IT.
THE WINNERS WILL GET TO HELP REPAINT THE SPACE NEEDLE ROOF.
OR YOU COULD NOT ENTER AND WIN AN EVEN MORE EXCITING PRIZE:
NOT PAINTING THE SPACE NEEDLE ROOF.
( LAUGHTER ) THOSE WHO MISS THE GOLDEN
JET-SET AGE OF AIR TRAVEL, BECAUSE "YOUR NEXT AMERICAN
AIRLINES FLIGHT COULD BE ON A BUS."
THE NEW SERVICE STARTS JUNE 3, WHEN AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSES
WILL PROVIDE TRAVELERS WITH CONNECTIONS BETWEEN AIRPORTS.
AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TAKE A BUS FROM ONE
AIRPORT TO ANOTHER, FLY SPIRIT. ( LAUGHTER )
MEANWHILE, IN FROLICKING WITH OTTERS NEWS, A "RANCH RESORT IN
TEXAS IS OFFERING GUESTS THE CHANCE TO SWIM WITH OTTERS IN A
HOT TUB." FOR JUST $300, GUESTS AT BLUE
HILLS RANCH OUTSIDE OF WACO CAN HOP IN A HEATED HOT TUB FOR
NEARLY AN HOUR WITH TWO OTTERS. IT'S ONLY $300 FOR THE HUMANS,
BUT THERE'S A MUCH HIGHER PSYCHOLOGICAL PRICE FOR THE
OTTERS WHO HAVE TO SPEND 45 MINUTES IN THE SAME WATER WHERE
THEY JUST WATCHED THE PREVIOUS COUPLE DOIN' IT.
( LAUGHTER ) DESPERATE FOR I.P., THERE'S A
"SPIRIT HALLOWEEN" STORE FILM IN THE WORKS.
THE MOVIE IS ABOUT HOW, A MONTH EARLIER, THIS MOVIE WAS A
LADY FOOT LOCKER. ( LAUGHTER )
SOLUTION NEWS, A MAN SHOVED A FOUR-POUND DUMBBELL IN HIS ANUS.
( APPLAUSE ) YOU GOTTA LIFT WITH YOUR KNEES.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MOLLY SHANNON.
WELCOME BACK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME
BACK TO THE SHOW. MY FIRST GUEST IS AN ACTRESS YOU
KNOW FROM "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE," "THE OTHER TWO," AND "THE WHITE
LOTUS." SHE HAS NOW WRITTEN A NEW
MEMOIR, "HELLO, MOLLY!" PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW," MOLLY SHANNON! ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU. >> OH, MY GOSH, STEPHEN.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> Stephen: AND IT IS QUITE AN
ACHIEVEMENT. YOU HAVE A NEW MEMOIR HERE
CALLED "HELLO, MOLLY!," WHICH IS JUST GETTING EXTRAORDINARY
WONDERFUL NOTICES. >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: IT'S EXTREMELY FUNNY, AND IT'S ALSO-- AND WHAT
IS SO SURPRISING TO SO MANY PEOPLE, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
TESTAMENT TO RESILIENCY. >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IF YOU DON'T MIND ME SAYING HOW IT OPENS.
>> YES. >> Stephen: IT OPENS WITH A
CAR CRASH WHEN YOU WERE FOUR YEARS OLD THAT KILLED YOUR
MOTHER, YOUR YOUNGER SISTER, AND YOUR COUSIN.
>> UH-HUH. >> Stephen: AS YOU GO TO WRITE
YOUR MEMOIR, HOW DIFFICULT IS THAT DECISION TO LEAD WITH THAT
PART OF YOUR PERSONAL HISTORY? >> THAT WAS REALLY HARD.
BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH A BIG PART OF MY STORY BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, SUDDENLY THE RUG IS JUST PULLED OUT FROM UNDER ME.
AND MY WHOLE LIFE CHANGED IN A SPLIT SECOND.
SO IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY STORY.
AND SO IT KIND OF FELT LIKE, LET'S JUST SAY IT, AND THEN WE
CAN, LIKE, MOVE ON. AND EVEN WRITING IT FELT THAT
WAY. I FELT LIKE, ONCE I WAS FINISHED
WRITING THAT CHAPTER, I FELT LIKE I COULD TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
IT WAS REALLY HARD TO WRITE IT ALL OUT, BUT I WANTED TO GET IT
RIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, I DEEPLY LOVED
AND ADMIRED MY FATHER, SO I REALLY WANTED TO, YOU KNOW,
HANDLE THAT ALL CORRECTLY. AND IT WAS LIKE DOING SURGERY,
KIND OF. >> Stephen: WELL, AS YOU SAY,
YOU WANT TO GET IT OUT AND MOVE ON.
WITH THOSE TYPE OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES FROM CHILDHOOD, IT'S
HARD TO MOVE ON. >> YES.
>> Stephen: AND WHAT DO YOU-- WHAT PART OF THAT EXPERIENCE,
LIKE, LIVES WITH YOU TO THIS DAY?
I DON'T MEAN THE ACTUAL MOMENT. >> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: BUT CAN YOU EVEN CONCEIVE, CAN YOU EVEN POSSIBLY
CATEGORIZE THE WAY THAT FORMED YOU WHO YOU ARE?
>> CAN I CATEGORIZE? YES, I OFTEN THINK-- SOME PEOPLE
HAVE ASKED ME, "DO YOU THINK IF THAT HADN'T HAPPENED, IF YOU
HADN'T LOST YOUR MOM WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE AND YOUR SISTER, YOU
STILL WOULD HAVE GONE INTO SHOW BUSINESS?"
AND I THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE.
AND I CAN'T-- I HAVE TO SAY, ALSO, THAT IT'S INTERESTING THAT
WE BOTH HAD LOSS OF A PARENT AS KIDS.
I KNOW YOU LOST YOUR DAD WHEN YOU WERE --
>> Stephen: AND SIBLINGS. >> AND TWO BROTHERS, PETER AND
PAUL. MY LITTLE SISTER WAS NAMED
KATIE, AND MY MARY SURVIVED, THANK GOD.
BUT I WAS GOING TO SAY-- I THINK WHEN YOU KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE WHO
HAS LOST A PARENT AS A KID, I READ EVERYTHING YOU WRITE ABOUT
IT, BECAUSE I RELATE TO EVERYTHING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND I KNOW I'VE READ EVERYTHING
ABOUT YOU, WHERE YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO MAKE YOUR MOTHER LAUGH
AND CHEER HER UP AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: SURE. >> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: YEAH. > I RELATE TO ALL THAT STUFF,
TOO. AND IN SOME WAYS I WANTED TO,
LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE MY DAD WAS OKAY.
MY DAD WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN WRITING AND PERFORMING.
WE USED TO DO ACTING EXERCISES IN THE HOUSE.
SO I KIND OF ALSO DID THAT FOR HIM, TOO, BECAUSE IT MADE HIM SO
HAPPY, LIKE GETTING INTO SHOW BIZ.
>> Stephen: SURE. >> YOU DO IT TO HELP THEM, TOO,
YOU KNOW. >> Stephen: SURE.
YOU IN SOME WAYS, YOUR OWN YOUTHFUL VITALITY IS LIKE A
JUMPER CABLE TO THEIR LIFE AND THEIR ABILITY TO KEEP GOING.
>> EXACTLY. >> Stephen: THEY'RE TAKING
CARE OF YOU, BUT IN SOME WAYS-- THE JOKE I USED TO MAKE IS MY
MOM AND I RAISED EACH FRRG THAT MOMENT ON.
>> THAT'S SO CUTE. THAT'S SO SWEET.
I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR LOSS, TOO.
>> I THINK ABOUT YOU SO OFTEN. AND I READ EVERYTHING YOU SAY
ABOUT THAT, AND I LOVED WHAT YOU SAID TO ANDERSON COOPER.
I THOUGHT IT WAS SO MOVING. AND YOU'RE SO SWEET.
AND I LIKE THAT YOU TALK ABOUT THAT STUFF, AND YOU'RE SO
INTELLIGENT AND YOU PUT IT IN SUCH AN ELEGANT WAY, EXPRESSING
THAT LOSS AND WHAT IT GIVES YOU IN UNDERSTANDING PAIN AND GRIEF,
AND ALL THAT. AND YOU JUST EXPRESS YOURSELF SO
ELEGANTLY, AND I ADMIRE YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, YOUR INTELLIGENCE AND
DEPTH -- >> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY OF
YOU TO SAY. AND I'M WONDERING WHAT--
( APPLAUSE ) >> IT'S SO SAD!
>> Stephen: I'M WONDERING WHAT IT GAVE YOU.
>> WHAT IS GAVE ME? >> Stephen: YES.
>> HEARING YOU SAY THAT. >> Stephen: NO, WHAT IN-- I AM
A RIVER UNTO MY PEOPLE. WHAT I MEAN IS WHAT DO YOU THINK
IT GAVE YOU, I GUESS IS WHAT I'M ASKING?
BECAUSE PEOPLE DO SAY, "DO YOU THINK IF THIS HAPPENED TO YOU OR
DIDN'T HAPPEN TO YOU, WOULD YOU STILL BE A COMEDIAN?"
TO WHICH MY FRIEND JON STEWART SAYS, "A LOT OF PEOPLE SUFFER.
NOT EVERYONE BECOMES A COMEDIAN."
I'M CURIOUS WHAT IT GAVE TO YOU, THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THAT HAS
HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE? >> I THINK IT GAVE ME A KIND OF
URGENT-- FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE BEING A MOM, AND I'M SO HAPPY I
GOT TO LIVE WAY BEYOND ALL THE YEARS MY MOM LIVED.
SHE DIE WHEN WAS FOUR. >> Stephen: HOW OLD WAS SHE
WHEN SHE DIED? >> SHE WAS 33.
SO I THINK WHAT IT DOES IS IT GIVES ME THIS URGENCY ABOUT
LIFE, LIKE, AND MOTHERHOOD AND HAVING KIDS.
AND IT'S A GREAT COMFORT GETTING TO DO ALL THE THINGS SHE DIDN'T
GET TO DO. AND I GET LIKE, "OH, MY GOD!
WE'RE ALL ALIVE, AND, LIKE, I JUST DON'T-- IT'S SO SAD TO TALK
ABOUT IT ON SUCH A COMEDY SHOW. BUT I FEEL SO GRATEFUL THAT
WE'RE ALIVE AND WE'RE, LIKE, LIVING, AND I DON'T TAKE IT FOR
GRANTED. BECAUSE I GUESS YOU NEVER KNOW
HOW MANY YEARS YOU HAVE WITH SOMEBODY.
SO I FEEL GRATEFUL AND A KIND OF URGENCY LIKE,s, YOU'RE UP TO
BAT AND ( BLEEP )! YOU'RE ALIVE!"
SORRY. YOU CAN BLEEP IT OUT.
I DON'T WANT TO SWEAR. >> Stephen: NO, I KNOW THE
FEELING. >> ESPECIALLY TO A NICE CATHOLIC
BOY. >> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
"A NICE CATHOLIC BOY" BUT A CATHOLIC BOY.
HERE, JUST IN CASE YOU NEED THAT.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK. BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, MOLLIE
WILL EXPLAIN TO US WHAT THE MAMET SCAM IS AND WAS.
STICK AROUND.
>> Stephen: HEY, WE'RE BACK WITH THE AUTHOR OF "HELLO,
MOLLY!," MOLLY SHANNON. IN YOUR EARLY L.A. HURSTLE
DAYS-- THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOW BUSINESS STORIES
OF ALL TIME YOU CAN SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE.
YOU AND YOUR FRIEND CAME UP WITH SOMETHING CALLED "THE MAMET
SCAM." PLEASE EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE
WHAT THE MAMMENT SCAM WAS. >> MY FRIEND EUGENE PACK AND I
HAD GONE TO N.Y.U. DRAMA SCHOOL, AND EUGENE TAUGHT WITH DAVID
MAMET, HE TAUGHT CLASSES THERE, DAVID MAMET IS AN AMAZING WRITE,
PLAYWRIGHT, SCREENWRITER, "GLENGARRY, GLEN ROSS,"
BRILLIANT. WHEN WE WERE IN HOLLYWOOD, WE
COULDN'T GET INTO THE DOORS OF AGENTS.
NOBODY WAS CALLING. I WOULD WALK UP AND DOWN SUNSET
BOULEVARD, PASS OUT MY HEAD SHOTSES.
NOBODY CALLED. "WE HAVE TO GET IN THE DOOR.
HOW CAN WE DO THIS?" I THOUGHT UP THIS THING AND
CALLED IT THE MAMET SCAM WHERE I PRETENDED TO BE SOMEONE WHO
WORKED FOR DAVID MAMET, NAMED LIZ STOCKWELL, AND EUGENE PACK'S
FAKE NAME WAS ARNOLD KATZ. AND WE PRETENDED WE WORKED FOR
AND WITH DAVID MAMET, AND WE WOULD MAKE CALLS FOR ONE ANOTHER
TO GET INTO AGENTS. I WOULD CALL-- AND LIZ
STOCKWELL, MY CHARACTER, WAS JUST A POSITIVE GAL, JUST GOOD
ENERGY. SO WE WOULD GO TO THE A.F.I.
LIBRARY AND LOOK UP ACTORDSES AND WHO WERE REPRESENTED BY.
WHO'S JOAN CUSACK'S AGENT. I COULD MEET THAT PERSON.
WE DID RESEARCH AND HAD WHO WE WANTED TO MEET.
I WOULD CALL AND SAY, "HI, THIS IS LIZ STOCKWELL, CALLING FROM
DAVID MAMET'S OFFICE." WE KIND OF KNEW THERE WOULDN'T A
CROSSCHECK, BECAUSE WE KNEW DAVID MAMET WOULD STAY IN NEW
YORK, VERMONT. SO WHEN THE AGENTS WOULD HEAR
DAVID MAMET WAS CALLING, WE COULD GET RIGHT ON THE PHONE
WITH THE AGENT AND THEY WOULD PUT THE AGENT ON.
I WOULD SAY, "DAVID SPEAKS SO HIGHLY OF YOU AND YOUR COMPANY,
AND WE HAVE THIS YOUNG KID OUT HERE.
HE'S LIKE THE NEXT HOT THING. WE MAKE HIM A STAR.
I SEE THE STAR OF DAVID'S NEW PLAY, AND WE'D LOVE TO SET UP A
MEETING FOR YOU." AND WE HAD A RULE WHERE YOU
COULDN'T HANG UP THE CALL UNTIL YOU HAD THE APPOINTMENT.
AND EUGENE PACK AND I HAD WORKED IN SALES TOGETHER ON PARK
AVENUE, AND -- >> Stephen: YOU WERE SELLING
GYM MEMBERSHIPS. >> WE SOLD GYM MEMBERSHIPS, AND
THE RULE WAS DON'T HANG UP UNTIL YOU GET THE CREDIT CARD.
WE DID THE SAME THING WITH THE MAMET SCAM.
WHATEVER THE OBSTACLE WAS, "HAVE U19 CALL."
"NO, NO, EUGENE IS SO BUSY WITH THE REHEARSALS CAN WE JUST GET
IT." AND THEY WOULD SAY, "LIZ, CAN WE
HAVE LUNCH?" AND I WOULD SAY, "I WILL HAVE MY
ASSISTANT CALL YOU." >> Stephen: DID IT WORK?
>> IT WORKED, IT WORKED! SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS-- SO DURING
THE MAMET SCAM-- AND WE WOULD CRACK UP.
WE WOULD PASS NOTES, "SAY THIS, SAY THAT."
I MET BERNIE BERUTI. WE MET EVERYONE.
BERNIE WAS LIKE, "GIVE MY BEST TO DAVID.
I WANT YOU TO MEET MY DAUGHTER LEE.
AND I USED TO DRIVE BY, AND I LOVED "TWIN PEAKS" AND DAVID
LYNCH. AND I SAID I WANT TO BE ON 'TWIN
PEEKS." AND I GOT A MEETING WITH JOANNA
RAY. AND SHE SAID, "YOU ARE A
DELIGHT. YOU MUCH OF MUST MEET DAVID
LYNCH," AND I GOT "TWIN PEAKS" THROUGH THE MAMET SCAM.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). IT WORKED.
IT WORKED! >> Stephen: RESPECT.
>> THANK YOU! >> Stephen: RESPECT.
OH, MY GOD THAT'S FANTASTIC. >> IT WAS GOOD.
IT WAS GOOD. IT WAS GOOD!
THAT'S HOW I GOT MY START. >> Stephen: THAT IS FANTASTIC.
>> I'M A HUSTLER, BABY. >> Stephen: DID YOU EVER GET
CAUGHT? >> STEPHEN, SORRY, BUT, YES, WE
DID-- I DID GET CAUGHT. WE GOT A LITTLE, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
CRAZY WITH IT. I REALLY WANT-- I LOVED, YOU
KNOW, "ST. ELMO'S FIRE" AND I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT BRAT
PACK, MOLLIE INGWALD. AND I WANTED TO MEET THE AGENT
TO THE BRAT PACK, AND ARNOLD KATZ GOT ME IN, AND I WENT IN
AND SAT WITH HER, AND SHE WAS JUST LIKE, "I JUST WANTED TO SEE
WHAT A LIAR LOOKED LIKE IN PERSON."
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? AND I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOD.
SHE WAS LIKE, "YEAH, YOUR LITTLE FRIEND ARNOLD KATZ CALLED ME.
AND YOU THINK YOU CAN PULL ONE OVER ON ME."
AND I ACTED REALLY CONFUSED AND KIND OF LIKE,s, WAIT, WHAT."
LIKE CONFUSED. AND SHE WAS LIKE, "WAIT, CAN I
ASK YOU A QUESTION, HONEY? ARE YOU DATING THIS GUY?
AND I USED ALL MY ACTING TECHNIQUES FROM N.Y.U. DRAMA
SCHOOL. AND I SAID, "OH, YEAH, I'VE BEEN
DATING HIM FOR JUST A FEW WEEKS AND HE SAID HE COULD HELP ME
OUT, HE KNOWS PEOPLE IN HOLLYWOOD."
I PLAYED A DUMB GIRL MANIPULATED BY THIS-- SHE SAID, HONEY, LET
ME TELL YOU, THIS GUY IS A SLEAZE BUCKET, AND HE CAN'T HELP
YOU. HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYONE."
AND AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, THANK YOU."
SO WE TURNED IT AROUND. OH, MY GOD!
AND THEN I WENT-- AND THEN I WENT OUT TO A PAY PHONE AND I
CALLED EUGENE PACK, AND I WAS LIKE, "WE JUST GOT BUSTED."
>> Stephen: THAT IS SO GREAT. >> YEAH, SO GOOD.
>> Stephen: MOLLIE, LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
>> OH, MY GOD, YOU'RE THE BEST. >> Stephen: "HELLO, MOLLY" IS
NOW AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORES AND "I LOVE THAT FOR YOU"
PREMIERES APRIL 29 ON SHOWTIME. MOLLY SHANNON, "HELLO, MOLLY!"
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH CONGRESSWOMAN CORI BUSH.
THERE IT IS! WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS A NURSE,
PASTOR, AND ACTIVIST WHO LAST YEAR BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN
AMERICAN CONGRESSWOMAN FROM THE GREAT STATE OF MISSOURI.
PLEASE WELCOME CONGRESSWOMAN CORI BUSH!
SO NICE TO HAVE YOU ON. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
OF COURSE, WE'VE SPONG BEFORE. I INTERVIEWED YOU ONCE█ BEFORE
OVER ZOOM DURING THE HEIGHT OF COVID.
SO NICE TO HAVE YOU IN PERSON. >> I KNOW, IN PERSON IS SO
DIFFERENT. WE'VE GOT THE AUDIENCE, AND THE
ENERGY. >> Stephen: WE DON'T HAVE TO
WAIT FOR THE INTERNET LAG BETWEEN THE TWO OF US.
LAST WEEK THERE WAS A HISTORIC MOMENT.
>> YES KETANJI BROWN JACKSON BECAME THE
FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO BE NAMED TO THE SUPREME COURT.
YOU WERE AT THIS WHITE HOUSE CELEBRATION.
>> I WAS. >> Stephen: LAST FRIDAY.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE WITH YOU, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO
REMEMBER FROM THAT HISTORIC DAY? >> FIRST OF ALL, THE DAY BEFORE
THE WEATHER IN D.C. WAS GLOOMY AND DRIZZLING, AND, YOU KNOW, IT
WAS SO COLD BY 11:00 THAT NIGHT, I WAS STILL OUT WALKING AROUND.
AND IT WAS JUST FREEZING, AND I'M WONDERING WHAT IS THE NEXT
DAY GOING TO BE LIKE FOR THIS, THIS CEREMONY THAT IS SUPPOSED
TO BE THIS JOYOUS EXPERIENCE? AND THE NEXT DAY, THE WEATHER
WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, IT WAS SUNNY. ALMOST HOT.
AND SO, AS WE WALKED ON TO THE GARDEN AT THE WHITE HOUSE, THE
BAND WAS PLAYING, AND IT WAS JUST THE MOST AMAZING FEELING.
AND I REMEMBER-- SO I WAS SEATED IN THE THIRD ROW, RIGHT BEHIND
THE FIRST LADY. AND SHE WAS ON THE FIRST ROW.
I WAS ON THE THIRD. AND THEN KETANJI BROWN JACKSON'S
HUSBAND WAS JUST A FEW SEATS OVER FROM THE FIRST LADY.
AND I REMEMBER WHEN SHE WAS SPEAKING, KETANJI BROWN JACKSON,
SHE SPOKE ABOUT HER HUSBAND, I LOOKED OVER AT HIM, AND I SAW
THIS TEAR ROLL DOWN HIS FACE. I COULD SEE WANT TEAR.
AND I HELD IT TOGETHER THE WHOLE TIME.
NOW, I'M SITTING THERE AND, YOU KNOW, I CRY.
BUT I HELD IT TOGETHER. BUT IN THAT MOMENT, I WAS DONE--
I BROKE. I BROKE.
.
>> Stephen: IF HE GOES YOU GO. >> YES.
>> Stephen: NOW, BEFORE YOU WERE IN CONGRESS, AMONG MANY
OTHER THINGS, YOU WERE BORN AND RAISED IN ST. LOUIS.
SINGLE MOTHER, REGISTERED NU ORTAINED PASTOR.
BUT ALSO A BLACK LIVES MATTER ACTIVIST.
AND YOUR MISSOURI COLLEAGUE-- ( APPLAUSE )
REPRESENTATIVE CLEAVER, SAID-- I WANT TO GET THIS RIGHT-- IT'S "A
TIGHT ROPE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE AGITATING THEN COME INSIDE AND
NEGOTIATE." HOW DO YOU BALANCE ON THAT TIGHT
ROPE? BECAUSE I ASSUME YOU'RE SEEING
SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU AGITATED AGAINST?
>> YEAH, AND THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHY I CHOSE TO
ANY TO CONGRESS, OR AT LEAST TO RUN.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TAKING OFF MY ACTIVIST HAT TO BE IN CONGRESS.
SO I CALL MYSELF A POLITIVIST. I COINED THAT PHRASE.
THE POLITICIAN AND THE ACTIVIST. THAT ACTIVIST IS GOING TO PUSH,
IS GOING TO BE ON THE GROUND AND LISTEN AND HAVE THE COURAGE TO
MOVE THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT NOT, YOU KNOW, FEEL
COMFORTABLE MOVING. THE POLITICIAN HAS THE PEN.
THE POLITICIAN HAS THE POWER OF THE PURSE.
SO MARRYING THE TWO, I HEAR WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED.
I'M OUT HERE WITH THE PEOPLE. I MAKE A CHOICE TO BE ON THE
GROUND, AND THEN, ALSO, USE THAT TO INFORM LEGISLATION.
( APPLAUSE ) YOU LITERALLY WERE OUT THERE ON
THE GROUND BECAUSE IN AUGUST, YOU OCCUPIED THE CAPITOL STEPS.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS! >> Stephen: HERE WE GO.
LET'S GET THIS OUT HERE. SO THIS WAS-- THIS IS
REPRESENTATIVE AYANNA PRESSLEY, CORI BUSH.
PROTESTING THE ENDING OF THE EXPIRING OF THE EVICTION
MORATORIUM DURING COVID. THAT'S WHAT SPECIFICALLY YOU
WERE OUT THERE, TO HAVE IT EXTENDED.
>> YES. >> Stephen: WHAT WAS THAT
LIKE? DID THE CAPITOL POLICE NOT GIVE
YOU TROUBLE? >> SO I WON'T SAY THAT.
I WON'T SAY THAT. SO BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THE
MOMENT BEFORE I CHOSE TO STAY OUT THERE ON THOSE STEPS, WE
DIDN'T LOOK UP TO SEE, LIKE, DO YOU NEED-- WHAT DOES A PERMIT
LOOK LIKE? WHAT CAN YOU DO?
WHAT CAN'T YOU DO? SO WE JUST WENT IN AND SAID YOU
KNOW WHAT? THEY'RE PUTTING 11 MILLION
PEOPLE AT RISK FOR EVICTION, AND IT'S JUST GOING TO HAPPEN, AND
CONGRESS WAS SUPPOSED TO GO ON VACATION?
I CAN'T DO THAT. I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SLEEP
IN THE CAR WITH MY TWO BABIES. I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE SO
COLD, AND YOU'RE WONDERING, LIKE, WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO MAKE
YOU WARM? I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO NOT BE
ABLE TO SLEEP THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT BECAUSE I'M AFRAID MY
BABIES MY NOT WAKE UP BECAUSE THEY'RE SO COLD.
I COULDN'T IMAGINE MYSELF BEING IN THIS POSITION, FORCING
SOMEONE ELSE INTO THAT, OR AT LEAST ALLOWING IT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE PUT-- WE SET UP SOME CHAIRS AND JUST
STAYED. THE CAPITOL POLICE DIDN'T EVEN
SAY ANYTHING AT FIRST. THEY DIDN'T KNOW.
THEY CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND WAS LIKE, "YOU CAN'T HAVE CHAIRS
OUT HERE." >> Stephen: YOU CAN STAND BUT
YOU CAN'T HAVE CHAIRS. >> YOU CAN STAND.
AND "YOU CAN'T SLEEP." WE SLEPT THE FIRST DAY OR TRIED
TO. THEY SAID, "YOU CAN'T SLEEP.
YOU CAN'T LAY DOWN." YOU HAD TO SIT UP ON THAT COLD
CONCRETE. RAINED ON GLUS BUT IT WORKED.
>> IT WORKED! ABSOLUTELY!
ABSOLUTELY. >> Stephen: THE EXTENSION OF
THE MORATORIUM. >> YES.
>> Stephen: HAPPENED. >> YES.
>> Stephen: POLITIVIST. YOU OFTEN TWEET-- AND I GOT THIS
TEET RIGHT HERE-- YOU OFTEN TWEET, "YOUR CONGRESSWOMAN--
HAPPY SATURDAY, YOUR CONGRESSWOMAN LOVES YOU."
WHO IS THE "YOU" THAT YOU'RE LOVING.
>> SO IT STARTS WITH MY PEOPLE IN ST. LOUIS.
BUT THEN, ALSO, MY WORK IS JUST TO LOVE HUMANITY, EVERYBODY.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T VOTE
FOR ME. IF YOU-- YOU KNOW, IF YOU SAY
HORRIBLE THINGS ABOUT ME. THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR SUDID
YOU EAT, THOUGH? YOU KNOW, DID YOU HAVE A HOME?
YOU KNOW, YOU SAY ALL OF THESE THINGS.
IT'S OKAY. LIKE, YOU CAN ATTACK ME WITH
THOSE THINGS. BUT MY WORK IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED. SO I JUST LOVE HUMANITY.
( APPLAUSE ) CONGRESSWOMAN CORI BUSH,
EVERYBODY! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE CLAIRE FOY AND PAUL
BETTANY. JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT.
GOOD NIGHT, Y'ALL.