>> IN A RECENT INTERVIEW, ERIC TRUMP REVEALED HOW HE KEEPS A
POSITIVE LIFE BY DETAILING HIS STRICT MORNING ROUTINE.
>> I WAKE UP AT 4:30 IN THE MORNING, EVERY SINGLE MORNING.
I SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD AND MY
THREE-YEAR-OLD. IN FACT, THEY SAY THEM NOW.
AND THEN I MAKE THEM SAY SOMETHING THAT'S MEANINGFUL TO
THEM. I DO THIS EVERY SINGLE NIGHT AT
7:45, NO MATTER WHERE I AM IN THE WORLD.
>> ARE YOU A TODDLER WHO NEEDS A LITTLE BOOST BECAUSE YOUR FATHER
FORCES YOU TO WAKE UP AT 4:30 EVERY MORNING TO SAY THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE? THEN REACH FOR TODDLER COFFEE.
THIS HIGHLY ROBUST CAFFEINATED BLEND WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE
ENERGY YOU NEED TO BELT OUT PLEDGES AND PRAYERS LONG BEFORE
DAWN. BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN DAD CALLS AT
7:45 P.M. EVERY NIGHT TO DEMAND MEANING FROM A TODDLER?
PARENTS KNOW THAT CAFFEINE ALONE WON'T KEEP A SMALL CHILD GOING
FOR OVER 15 HOURS. INTRODUCING BABY METH, THE
PERFECT PRE-K STIMULANT, BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT, THOSE BABY TEETH
ARE GOING TO FALL OUT ANYWAY. TODDLER COFFEE AND BABY METH.
♪ THE BEST PART OF WAKING UP IS LATER DOING METH ♪
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT:
PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES: COMMON
AND LILY COLLINS
FEATURING LOUIS CATO AND THE LATE SHOW BAND.
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
THAT WAS. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY. MONDAY, THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S
RIGHT. HELLO!
THANKS, EVERYBODY. PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT, EVERYBODY.
YOU'RE TOO KIND. WELCOME, WELCOME, ONE AND ALL TO
"THE LATE SHOW." I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
AND TONIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I AM OVER THE MOON.
BECAUSE YESTERDAY, AN AMERICAN SPACECRAFT CAME BACK FROM IT!
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING: NASA IS WORKING ON SOMETHING CALLED THE
ARTEMIS PROGRAM, THE FIRST HUMAN TRIP TO THE MOON SINCE THE EARLY
1970S. WE'RE GETTIN' YOUR GOLF BALL
BACK, ALAN SHEPARD! ( LAUGHTER )
LIES. AND THE MISSION PASSED ITS FIRST
BIG TEST THIS PAST MONTH, WITH A LAUNCH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT, LUNARHORBIT. AND
SAFE SPLASHDOWN IN THE PACIFIC, COMPLETING ITS 26-DAY,
1.4-MILLION-MILE JOURNEY! WELCOME BACK, ORION!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BEEN GONE FOR A MONTH.
I HAVE SO MUCH TO TELL YOU ABOUT "WHITE LOTUS."
( LAUGHTER ) HISTORIC OCEAN PLOP CAME 50
YEARS TO THE DAY AFTER THE LAST APOLLO MISSION, APOLLO 17,
LANDED ON THE LUNAR SURFACE IN 1972.
THAT IS AMAZING. THE LAST TIME WE FLEW TO THE
MOON, I LOOKED LIKE THIS. ( LAUGHTER )
OOH! WORRIED, A WORRIED KID.
IT'S TRUE. IT'S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY: THE
CAMERA REALLY DOES ADD 50 YEARS. THE ORION CAPSULE WAS AN
UNCREWED VESSEL, BUT IT DID CONTAIN A MANNEQUIN NAMED
"COMMANDER MOONIKIN CAMPOS," AND HELGA" AND "ZOHAR."
IN SPACE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM, "HELGA!
ZOHAR! WHO TOOK YOUR LEGS?!"
( LAUGHTER ) WHY WOULD THEY JUST SEND TORSOS.
THE MANNEQUINS' JOB WAS TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON THE
HUMAN BODY, WHICH IS WHY HELGA AND ZOHAR WERE MADE OF MATERIALS
THAT MIMIC THE SOFT TISSUE, ORGANS, AND BONES OF A WOMAN.
A BIG DAY FOR SCIENCE. HUGE DAY FOR THE LONELIEST NERD
AT NASA: "GOOD NEWS, FELLAS!
I'VE DONE EXTENSIVE PERSONAL RESEARCH ON MIMICKING THE TENDER
TOUCH OF AN ACTUAL HUMAN WOMAN. PLEASE MEET MY LOVELY ROBOT
COMPANIONS SQUEEZELLA, AAAND I'M BEING ESCORTED OUT."
OKAY, I'M BEING-- I'M BEING ESCORTED.
( APPLAUSE ) SPEAKING OF THINGS THAT SHOULD
BE LAUNCHED INTO SPACE: GEORGIA CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR
GREENE. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
DIDN'T JUST KICK IN. ( LAUGHTER )
WEEKEND TO SPEAK AT A MEETING OF THE NEW YORK YOUNG REPUBLICAN
CLUB, WHERE SHE WAS CELEBRATED BY NEW YORK'S YOUNG REPUBLICAN
COMMUNITY: TRENT. ( LAUGHTER )
THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING THE JANUARY 6th
INSURRECTION, FOR ONE INSANE REASON:
>> I GOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING, IF STEVE BANNON AND I HAD
ORGANIZED THAT, WE WOULD HAVE WON.
>> Stephen: SO, BY "WE" SHE MEANS THE RIOTERS AND BY
"WOULD HAVE WON" SHE MEANS "OVERTHROWN THE GOVERNMENT"?
SO, SIDING WITH THE BAD GUYS. WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WATCH MOVIES
WITH HER? "I'M NOT SURE WHAT 'JURASSIC'
MEANS, BUT I CAN TELL YOU IF STEVE BANNON AND I HAD BEEN ON
THAT ISLAND, WE WOULD HAVE EATEN LAURA DERN AND SAM NEILL FOR
SURE." BONES AND ALL.
BONES AND ALL." ( APPLAUSE )
>> I COME TO WASHINGTON, I SWEAR IT'S ON JANUARY 3.
I GET ACCUSED OF GIVING INSURRECTION TOURS.
WHICH I THOUGHT WAS HILARIOUS BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND THE
BATHROOM IN THE CAPITOL. >> Stephen: AND BASED ON WHAT
THEY SMEARED ON THE WALLS OF THE ROTUNDA, NEITHER COULD THE
RIOTERS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, WHAT WAS IT, MADAME SPEAKER?
>> POO POO. >> Stephen: YES, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR DECADES OF LEADERSHIP. WHEN SHE WASN'T ADVOCATING FOR
SHOOTING CAPITOL POLICEMEN, GREENE WEIGHED IN ON THE OTHER
MAJOR ISSUE FACING AMERICANS: BUTT STUFF.
>> BY THE WAY, YOU CAN PICK UP A BUTT PLUG OR A DILDO AT TARGET
AND CVS NOWADAYS. >> Stephen: OKAY.
( LAUGHTER ) TARGET SELLS BUTT
PLUGS. NOW WE KNOW WHAT THEIR LOGO'S
SUPPOSED TO BE. AND--
( APPLAUSE ) WHY CAN'T THE PEOPLE TRYING TO
OVERTHROW OUR COUNTRY BE MORE LIKE THE FUN ONES IN GERMANY?
BECAUSE LAST WEEK, DEUTSCHE POLICE ROUNDED UP 25 FAR-RIGHT
EXTREMISTS WHO PLANNED TO OVERTHROW THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT,
INCLUDING "A SELF-STYLED PRINCE, A RETIRED PARATROOPER, A
BERLIN JUDGE, A DOCTOR, A COOK, A PILOT, A CLASSICAL TENOR."
( AS GERMAN ) MIDNIGHT TOKER.
( LAUGHTER ) SOME CALL HIM MAURICE.
WOOT-WOOO!" NOTHING?
OKAY.
APPARENTLY, THEIR PLAN WAS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE WORLD'S
FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY, ABOLISH ITS DEMOCRACY, AND INSTALL AN
OBSCURE SEPTUAGENARIAN ARISTOCRAT AS "EMPEROR."
COME ON, GERMANY. YOU'RE A MODERN COUNTRY.
YOU DON'T WANT A SEPTUAGENARIAN EMPEROR.
YOU WANT AN OCTOGENARIAN PRESIDENT!
( LAUGHTER ) RIGHT?
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BEFORE-- BEFORE YOU GUYS GOT HERE.
THE ARISTOCRAT IN QUESTION IS 71-YEAR-OLD HEINRICH XIII PRINCE
REUSS, WHO USES THE ROYAL TITLE, "DESPITE GERMANY
ABOLISHING ANY FORMAL ROLE FOR ROYALTY MORE THAN A CENTURY
AGO." SO, BASICALLY, PRINCE HEINRICH
IS ABOUT AS MUCH A MONARCH AS QUEEN LATIFAH.
( LAUGHTER ) FIGHT INJUSTICE HERE ON CBS.
"THE ENFORCENATOR"-- SUNDAYS AT 5:00.
CBS. ( APPLAUSE )
SITTING WELL WITH THE REST OF HIS TEUTONIC CLAN, AT LEAST
ACCORDING TO FAMILY SPOKESMAN HEINRICH XIV, "A DISTANT COUSIN
WHO, LIKE ALL MALE HEIRS TO THE REUSS THRONE, IS ALSO NAMED
HEINRICH." THAT'S GOTTA BE TOUGH AT FAMILY
REUNIONS: "HEINRICH!"
"I WAS SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT
HEINRICH." "YEAH, I LOVED HEINRICH.
BUT YOU KNOW WHO I HATE? HEINRICH.
OF COURSE, ME, TOO, NOT AS MUCH AS HEINRICH.
SHH-- HERE COMES HEINRICH. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
TURNS OUT, THE COOK INSURRECTIONIST I MENTIONED
EARLIER IN THE LIST IS FAMOUS GERMAN CELEBRITY CHEF FRANK
HEPPNER, WHO IS THOUGHT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COMMAND STAFF OF
THE MILITARY ARM OF THE TERRORIST GROUP.
HE'S THE MOST EXTREME TERRORIST CHEF SINCE THE FOOD NETWORK
FINALLY CANCELLED "OSAMA BIN COOKIN'."
TERRIBLE SHOW. WHY WOULD THEY GIVE HIM THAT
SHOW? WHY ON EARTH?
BACK IN AMERICA, THE BIG POLITICAL STORY THIS WEEKEND WAS
THAT KYRSTEN SINEMA ANNOUNCED SHE IS LEAVING THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY AND REGISTERING AS AN INDEPENDENT.
THAT IS SHOCKING. KYRSTEN SINEMA WAS A DEMOCRAT?
( LAUGHTER ) THIS ANNOUNCEMENT-- SHE WAS A
WHAT? THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CAME ON THE
HEELS OF RAPHAEL WARNOCK'S VICTORY, WHICH GUARANTEED THE
DEMOCRATS FULL CONTROL OF THE SENATE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SO, NATURALLY, SINEMA DECIDED TO
MAKE IT ABOUT HER. SHE'S LIKE THE PERSON WHO SHOWS
UP TO YOUR WEDDING WEARING WHITE, OR GOES TO YOUR FUNERAL
IN A COFFIN. ( CREAKING )
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
EVEN BIGGER IF IT CHANGED ANYTHING, BECAUSE SINEMA SAID
SHE EXPECTS TO KEEP HER SAME COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, WHICH
MEANS SHE'LL CAUCUS WITH THE DEMOCRATS, AND TOLD
ARIZONANS "NOTHING WILL CHANGE ABOUT MY VALUES OR MY BEHAVIOR."
SO REST ASSURED. SHE MAY BE AN INDEPENDENT NOW
BUT STILL SUUUCKS. ( LAUGHTER )
ON FRIDAY-- SUUCKS. ON FRIDAY, OUR FRIEND JAKE
TAPPER ASKED SINEMA ABOUT HOW THIS DOESN'T AFFECT THE BALANCE
OF POWER IN THE SENATE: >> WHAT YOU'RE DOING TODAY
DOESN'T CHANGE THAT? IT'S STILL BASICALLY GOING TO BE
51-49. >> I KNOW YOU HAVE TO ASK THAT
QUESTION, BUT THAT'S KIND OF A D.C. THING TO WORRY ABOUT.
I'M NOT REALLY SPENDING MUCH TIME WORRYING ABOUT WHAT THE
MECHANICS LOOK LIKE FOR WASHINGTON, D.C.
>> Stephen: YOU WORK IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
THAT'S WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS HIRED YOU TO GO DO.
THAT'S LIKE A PILOT SAYING, "UH, ATTENTION, PASSENGERS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEFT ENGINE
BEING ON FIRE, BUT THAT'S KIND OF A PLANE ISSUE.
I'M NOT SPENDING MUCH TIME WORRYING ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF
THIS PLANE. ANYWAY, GOTTA GO.
LOTS OF FLASHY LIGHTS AND BEEP, BEEP, BOOP, BOOPS HAPPENING UP
HERE. HEY, THAT'S A PRETTY
MOUNTAIN." ( LAUGHTER )
BACK WHEN SHE WAS A DEMOCRAT, SINEMA WAS LASER FOCUSED ON HER
NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY: UNDERMINING DEMOCRATS.
SHE BLOCKED BIDEN'S INITIAL "BUILD BACK BETTER" PROPOSAL,
BLOCKED DEMOCRATIC ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE TAXES ON CORPORATE
AMERICA, AND SHE TORPEDOED RAISING FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGES
THUMBS-DOWN CURTSY MOVE IT WAS THE MOST DISRESPECTFUL
DISMISSAL OF WORKING CLASS SINEMA'S NEW PARTY AFFILIATION
PUTS HER IN THE SAME CAMP AS OTHER INDEPENDENTS WHO CAUCUS
WITH THE DEMOCRATS, LIKE ANGUS KING AND BERNIE SANDERS.
BUT SANDERS DOESN'T NECESSARILY WANT HER IN THE CLUB.
HE RECENTLY REFERRED TO HER AS A "CORPORATE DEMOCRAT."
IT'S TRUE, SHE'S ALWAYS SHILLING FOR CORPORATIONS.
SHE'S CLEARLY IN THE POCKET OF SPIRIT HALLOWEEN.
I'M NOT SURE BECOMING AN INDEPENDENT IS GOING TO HELP
SINEMA. IN A RECENT POLL, A SOLID 54% OF
ARIZONA REPUBLICANS, 57% OF DEMOCRATS, AND 51% OF
INDEPENDENTS DON'T LIKE HER. THAT'S EVERYBODY!
( LAUGHTER ) GESTURE TO REPRESENT HOW THE
PEOPLE OF ARIZONA FEEL ABOUT KYRSTEN SINEMA.
THERE YOU GO. ( LAUGHTER )
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
MY GUESTS ARE COMMON AND THE STAR OF "EMILY IN PARIS," LILY
COLLINS. BUT WHEN WE COME BACK,
"MEANWHILE!" JOIN US, WON'T YOU?
WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY. GIVE IT UP FOR THE BAND, LOUIS
CATO AND THE LATE SHOW BAND RIGHT THERE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Louis: STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: OH, LOUIS. >> Louis: OH, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: DO YOU-- THANKS, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU. ( APPLAUSE )
FANTASTIC GUESTS TONIGHT. WE'VE HAD ON ONE BEFORE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO AMAZING PEOPLE HERE.
WE'VE GOT THE ACTOR, MUSICIAN, ACTIVIST COMMON IS ON THIS
EVENING. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Louis: LEGENDARY. >> Stephen: HE'S MAKE HIS
BROADWAY DEBUT RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
AND EVERYBODY HERE WATCH "EMILY IN PARIS"?
YOU WATCH THAT SHOW? I HEAR GOOD THINGS.
LILY COLLINS IS ON HERE THIS EVENING.
HOW IS YOUR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, LOUIS.
>> Louis: YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY GIVING GIFTS AND STUFF AND CARDS.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU GUYS FINISHED ALL YOUR CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING OVER THERE? >> Louis: NO, STILL GOING.
>> Stephen: THIS WEEKEND WAS GOING TO BE IT.
I'M GETTING IT DONE THIS WEEKEND, I'M NOT GETTING
STRESSED OUT ABOUT THIS. I'M WALKING AROUND WITH EVIE,
VARIOUS STORES, ON 5th AVENUE.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE? SHE KEPT POINTING AT THINGS
SAYING, "YOU CAN'T BUY ME THAT." BECAUSE, I COULD-- I HOST A
LATE-NIGHT SHOW. I GOT A LOT OF MONEY.
I'M DOING FINE. I'M DOING FINE OKAY.
I CAN'T BUY TWITTER, THOUGH I WOULD.
( APPLAUSE ) SHE'S LIKE, "DON'T BUY THAT,
THAT'S EXTRAVAGANT." VERY BREATH TAKINGLY
LEVEL-HEADED GIRL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO GET HER.
ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? YOU GUYS KNOW EVIE?
WHAT SHOULD I GET EVIE. >> I THINK YOU ARE HER GREATEST
GIFT. ( APPLAUSE )
YOU DELIVERED THAT LINE JUST LIKE I WROTE IT.
TANK YOU. ( LAUGHTER )
THANK YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
FOLKS, I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME
RIGHT OVER THERE, SURVEYING THE NEWS BEAUTY SHOPS AND SELECTING
ONLY THE FINEST "LARIN" STORY HAIR, THEN, USING MY LATCH-HOOK
NEEDLE, SPEND DAYS VENTILATING EACH TOPICAL STRAND USING A
FLAT KNOT INTO A HAND-TIED MONOFILAMENT CAP, TO CREATE THE
BESPOKE RAFFAELE MOLLICA LACE-FRONT WIG THAT IS MY
NIGHTLY MONOLOGUE. BUT SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES, FOLKS,
I FALL OUT OF A TREE WHERE I'VE BEEN HIDING FROM THE
BLOODHOUNDS, SCRAPE THE FUR OFF A ROADKILL RACCOON, USE
DISCARDED CHEWING GUM TO STICK IT ON A TRIANGULAR SHARD OF
BROKEN FRISBEE, AND FASHION A BELT OUT OF BOOT STRINGS, THEN
STRIP NAKED AND WANDER FOOD COURTS PERFORMING THE FOURTH
ACT OF KING LEAR WEARING THE FETID MERKIN OF NEWS THAT IS MY
SEGMENT: >> "MEANWHILE!"
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT'S THE TRUE MEANING OF
CHRISTMAS. MEANWHILE, IN GERMANY, GERMAN
POLICE ARE SEEKING HELP IN SOLVING A BULL SPERM HEIST.
OKAY, TIP FOR GERMAN POLICE: THE SPERM THIEF IS PROBABLY SOMEONE
WHO APPEARS QUITE RESERVED AND BUTTONED-DOWN, BUT THEY ARE
SECRETLY INTO SOME FREAKY STUFF. SO THAT NARROWS IT DOWN TO:
GERMANS. ( LAUGHTER )
MEANWHILE, PANTONE HAS REVEALED THAT THEIR 2023 COLOR OF THE
YEAR IS VIVA MAGENTA, WHICH THEY SAY "MERGES THE RICHNESS,
WARMTH, AND STRENGTH OF NATURAL MATTERS WITH THE RICH, OPEN
HORIZONS OF THE DIGITAL WORLD." ALSO KNOWN AS "RED."
( LAUGHTER ) ALONG WITH THE BIG DEBUT,
PANTONE'S WEBSITE HAS TIPS FOR HOW TO INCORPORATE VIVA MAGENTA
INTO YOUR WARDROBE, CALLING IT A "UNIVERSALLY FLATTERING SHADE."
WAIT A SECOND, WHO WROTE THAT? JIMMY, CAN WE GET A PICTURE OF
THE PANTONE STAFFER? I KNEW IT!
MEANWHILE WE HAVE YET ANOTHER... >> MEANWHILE.
>> PREVIOUSLY I TALKED ABOUT NEW YORK CITY'S WAR ON RATS,s AND
ERIC ADAMS, AND HIS ALTER EGO, CAT-AMS.
ADAMS HAS MADE FIGHTING NEW YORK'S RAT-NAMI ONE OF HIS TOP
PRIORITIES. SO IT CAME AS A MAJOR SHOCK WHEN
ADAMS WAS FINED OVER A RAT INFESTATION AT HIS OWN HOUSE.
WAIT A SECOND. IF HIS HOUSE IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR
RATS, HOW DO WE KNOW ERIC ADAMS ISN'T REALLY SOME KIND OF RAT
DOUBLE AGENT? QUICK!
SOMEONE CHECK UNDER HIS HAT! THIS ALL STARTED BACK IN MAY,
WHEN A HEALTH INSPECTOR SPOTTED "FRESH RAT DROPPINGS" AT THE
MAYOR'S TOWNHOUSE. THAT IS DISGUSTING!
FRESH RAT DROPPINGS HAVE NO PLACE IN NEW YORK HOMES!
THEY BELONG IN OUR SUBWAYS, GROCERY STORES, DELIS, MUSEUMS,
PARKS, DOCTORS' OFFICES, RESTAURANTS, HOLIDAY WINDOWS,
SHOES, TOTE BAGS, AND PINKBERRY TOPPING STATIONS!
( LAUGHTER ) WELCOME TO NEW YORK!
( APPLAUSE ) ( APPLAUSE )
NEWS, FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON HAS ANNOUNCED THAT
FRANCE WILL MAKE CONDOMS FREE IN PHARMACIES FOR ANYONE UP TO
AGE 25. WOW.
THEY ARE REALLY CELEBRATING THAT WORLD CUP WIN.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO PUT
ON A CONDOM WITH YOUR FEET? ( LAUGHTER )
YOU DO. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT WANTS TO
MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO PROTECTION BECAUSE SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED DISEASES ARE ON THE RISE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.
YES, FRENCH HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THAT AFTER YOU'VE HAD A SEXUAL
ENCOUNTER, IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR ALL THREE OF YOU TO GET TESTED.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH COMMON. ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: ME? ME?
( APPLAUSE ) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY
FRIENDS, MY COUNTRYMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS AN ARTIST,
ACTOR, AUTHOR, AND ACTIVIST WHO IS NOW MAKING HIS BROADWAY DEBUT
IN THE PLAY "BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," COMMON.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU HAVING A HAPPY TIME OF THE YEAR FOR YOU?
>> YEAH, I LOVE CHRISTMASTIME. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A KID.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN A JOYOUS SPACE OVERALL.
>> Stephen: AND THE STREETS ARE PACKED RIGHT NOW.
I HAVEN'T SEEN NEW YORK LIKE THIS IN THREE OR FOUR YEARS.
>> I MEAN, AND DOING BROADWAY, GETTING TO THAT THEATER DURING
THIS TIME IS A STRUGGLE SOMETIMES.
>> Stephen: I BET. # I ACTUALLY HEARD-- I WANT TO
GET TO THIS IN A MINUTE, I WANT TO GET TO THAT STORY IN A
MINUTE. I HEARD YOU HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE
GETTING TO THE THEATER ON TIME. BUT LET'S EARN IT.
EVERYONE OF COURSE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE NOW, BUT 30 YEARS AGO, WHEN
YOUR FIRST ALBUM CAME OUT, PEOPLE DIDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW
WHO COMMON WAS. YOUR FIRST ALBUM WAS, "CAN I
BORROW A DOLLAR?" THERE YOU ARE, 20 YEARS OLD.
( APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: JUST TAKE OFF THE
BEARD, YOU LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME.
>> MAN, PLEASE! I WISH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S CLEAN LIVING I GUESS.
>> THANK YOU. I MEAN, I DO MY BEST.
>> Stephen: YOU SAID BACK THEN A LOT OF HIP HOP ARTISTS DON'T
THINK EXPRESSING WHAT REALLY EXISTS IN THEIR LIFE IS GOING TO
GET SALES OR RESPECT, BUT TO ME THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO WIN.
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WERE THAT SELF-ASHUFERRED A
20-YEAR-OLD? BECAUSE NOT EVERY 20-YEAR-OLD
HAS THAT SENSE OF CONFIDENCE IN THEIR OWN MESSAGE, IN THEIR OWN
MISSION. >> TIFNINGS THE LOVE I GOT FROM
MY MOTHER, MY BELIEF IN GOD, MY BELIEF IN MYSELF.
AND I WAS SURROUNDED-- I WAS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT KIND OF
ENCOURAGED ME TO BE ABLE TO BE MYSELF AND BE FREE.
SO -- >> Stephen: DESCRIBE THAT
ENVIRONMENT. ARE THESE YOUR FRIENDS?
>> THESE ARE MY FRIENDS, AND IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE A PEER GROUP,
LIKE, THAT WAS MY AGE, THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO BE MYSELF AND,
YOU KNOW, VICE VERSA. WE ALL KIND OF SUPPORTED EACH
OTHER, YOU KNOW, AS YOUNG MEN, YOUNG BLACK MEN, JUST BEING
LIKE, "OKAY, YOU'RE INTO THIS? OKAY, COOL."
AND, "YOU'RE DIFFERENT? OKAY, COOL."
IT KIND OF PROVIDED THAT PLATFORM FOR ME TO SAY, HEY I
CAN GO OUT IN THE WORLD AND BE MYSELF BECAUSE I'M NOT AFRAID OF
WHAT PEOPLE WILL SAY, BECAUSE I HAVE LOVE HERE AT THE
FOUNDATION. >> Stephen: THAT'S
INTERESTING. I THINK-- WHEN I TALK TO YOUNG
ARTISTS... ( APPLAUSE )
YOUNG PEOPLE OF ANY DESCRIPTION, ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY WANT
THEM TO KNOW IS THAT THERE'S A PLACE FOR YOU AS YOU ARE.
>> EXACTLY. >> Stephen: THERE'S A PLACE
FOR THE YOU, YOU ARE. >> THAT'S SO POWERFUL STEPHEN.
AND THE MORE WE ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO KNOW, HEY, YOU CAN BE
AS UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT. ROOTS JUST ABOUT BEING-- FINDING
THAT TRUTH WITHIN YOURSELF. AND IT TAKES-- YOU KNOW, I CAN'T
SAY I HAD IT ALL TOGETHER. AND I'M STILL GROWING AND
LEARNING. BUT AT 20 YEARS OLD, I WAS JUST,
LIKE, HEY I'M GOING TO GO ON THIS PATH.
I HAVE A BELIEF IN MYSELF. I HAVE A DREAM.
AND I FEEL A PURPOSE TO DO THIS. SO IF SOME PEOPLE SAY-- LIKE,
THAT FIRST ALBUM CAME OUT, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THAT
ALBUM. WE TALK ABOUT IT AND CELEBRATE
IT FOR 30 YEARS NOW. I CAN CELEBRATE THE 30-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY, BUT IT WASN'T, LIKE, POPULAR OR NOTHING.
I HAD TO WORK -- >> Stephen: YOU GOT THERE.
YOU GOT THERE. THE HARD WORK, YOU GOT THERE.
30 YEARS AFTER THAT ALBUM, YOU'RE MAKING YOUR DEBUT AS AN
ACTOR ON BROADWAY. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
THE SHOW IS CALLED "BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY" AT THE
HAYES THEATER. "A," WHY DID IT TAKE YOU SO LONG
TO GET TO BROADWAY? WHAT WERE YOU HOLDING BACK?
AND WHY THIS ONE? >> I WAS DREAMING OF BEING ON
BROADWAY FOR A LONG TIME, JUST DOING THEATER.
I REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO DO THEATER.
THIS PLAY, THIS WRITER, STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS IS ONE OF THE
GREATEST AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS. I READ THIS PLAY AND WAS
LIKE,s, I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS."
I HAD TO AUDITION TO GET THE ROLE BECAUSE HE-- STEPHEN
ACTUALLY TOLD ME, HE WAS LIKE, MAN, YOU'RE TOO EVOLVED FOR THIS
ROLE." I SAID, MAN, LISTEN.
I'M NOT PERFECT MAN. I'M WORKING.
I'M TRYING TO GET MYSELF AFFECTS.
I CAN PLAY THIS CHARACTER YOU WANT."
SO I GOT THE AUDITION AND WENT IN AND DID WHAT I HAD TO DO, AND
I'M SO GRATEFUL BECAUSE THIS STORY IS LIKE A STORY WHERE YOU
MEET PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ALL GOOD, NOT ALL BAD.
AND YOU-- AND YOU MEET THIS FATHER AND SON-- IT'S BASED
AROUND A FATHER AND SON RELATIONSHIP WHERE THE MOTHER
HAS JUST DIED, THE WIFE HAS JUST DIED, AND THE FATHER AND SON
MOVE IN TOGETHER. AND THEY'RE TRYING TO BOND--
BUILD THEIR RELATIONSHIP, BUT THEY NEVER HAD A GREAT
RELATIONSHIP. AND THE SON, WHO I PLAY, I'M
BRINGING IN PEOPLE INTO OUR HOME.
AND WE ALL GOT THESE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IN OUR LIVES THAT WE
WANT TO LET GO OF. AND IT'S THIS CULMINATION OF ALL
THESE NEW YORK PERSONALITIES COMING TOGETHER IN THIS ONE
APARTMENT. AND THE GROWTH OF THAT.
AND IT DOESN'T, LIKE, IT'S-- IT'S FUNNY.
IT'S VERY FUNNY, BUT IT HAS A LOT OF DEPTH TO IT.
AND I JUST WAS LIKE, THIS IS THE TYPE OF STORY AND WRITING THAT I
WANT TO BE A PART OF. I LOVE BEING IN THAT THEATER AND
PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING BUT THEY LEAVE CHANGED.
THEY LEAVE LIKE THEY FELT SOME REAL-LIFE, RAW STORY OF PEOPLE,
AND HUMAN BEINGS THAT ARE NOT ALL PERFECT BUT WANT TO BE
BETTER. I LOOK AT WORK THAT I WANT TO
DO. THE WORK I WANT TO DO AS AN
ACTOR AND AS AN ARTIST IS WORK THAT CHANGES PEOPLE'S LIVES,
THAT INSPIRES PEOPLE, BUT ALSO ENTERTAINS.
IT'S WHAT YOU DO. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
WHAT YOU DO. >> Stephen: NICE OF YOU TO
SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THAT'S THE TRUTH. >> Stephen: WELL --
>> CAN I TELL YOU ONE THING BEFORE YOU ASK ME A QUESTION?
>> Stephen: OF COURSE YOU CAN. >> ONE OF MY CASTMATES JUST TOLD
ME SHE HAS A CRUSH ON YOU. HER NAME IS ROSAL.
SHE SAID HE'S SO BRILLIANT, I GOT ONE OF THOSE CRUSHES ON
STEPHEN. SO I HAD TO LET YOU KNOW.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: I COULDN'T GET
ARRESTED WHEN I WAS A YOUNG ACTOR, AND I'M CURIOUS WHAT THE
FIRST PLAY YOU DID WAS, EVEN LIKE IN SCHOOL.
WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU DID?
>> THE FIRST PLAY I DID WAS "CHRISTMAS CAROL.
THE. >> Stephen: WHAT WERE YOU IN
THE "CHRISTMAS CAROL?" >> I WAS TINY TIM.
>> Stephen: SO YOU WERE REALLY YOUNG.
>> I WAS REALLY YOUNG, FIFTH GRADE.
AND I DID THE PLAY, AND I GAVE MY SWEAT AND TEARS AND I GAVE MY
SOUL TO IT. TINY TIM HAS HEART.
AND AS SOON AS I FINISHED THE PLAY, MY MOTHER KEPT SAYING,
"BOY--" MY BEST FRIEND-- "BOY, DEREK WAS SO GOOD IN THAT PLAY.
DEREK WAS SO GOOD. I MEAN, SHE BARELY GAVE ME ANY,
LIKE, COMPLIMENT. I SAID I GUESS I BETTER DO
SOMETHING ELSE, PLAY BASKETBALL. >> Stephen: HIP HOP IT IS.
>> HIP HOP IT HAS TO BE BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY LOVE.
NOW SHE'S BRINGING 140 PEOPLE TO BROADWAY TO WATCH THIS PLAY ON
SATURDAY NIGHT, OUR FRIEND AND FAMILY NIGHT.
( APPLAUSE ) QUICK BREAK, BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK WITH MORE COMMON, EVERYBODY.
STICK AROUND. ♪ ♪ ♪
WE'RE BACK HERE. LOOK AT THIS, THE STAR OF
"BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY" ON BROADWAY, COMMON.
WHEN YOU'RE DOING EIGHT SHOWS A WEEK, WHEN YOU'RE LIVING IN A
BROADWAY THEATER, IT'S LIKE HOME.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN THERE TO MAKE IT MORE LIKE HOME?
I'VE GOT-- CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS I GUESS IS WHAT I'M
ASKING. >> THESE ARE LIKE MANTRAS,
THINGS TO REMIND ME OF WHO I AM AND TO INSPIRE ME.
MY CHEF, HER NAME IS WANDA, I'M A VEGAN AND SHE COOKS THE BEST
FOOD BUT SHE PUTS THESE MESSAGES ON THE CONTAINERS.
>> Stephen: I LIKE THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
THIS ONE SAYS, "I LIVE BRAVELY IN MY TRUE AUTHENTICITY.
PROF LON BURGER AND SALAD. THE.
>> VEGGIE BURGER. THAT'S IT.
LIVING IN AUTHENTICITY, YES. >> Stephen: ARE THERE ANY
LESSONS YOU HAVE LEARNED DOING BROADWAY?
NOW THAT YOU'VE DONE IT, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT WHAT'S
NECESSARY? >> MAN, IT'S A SACRED PLACE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST ARTISTIC
EXPRESSIONS YOU COULD EVER GIVE. AND, REALLY, I'M GETTING TO
SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE AUDIENCE.
IT TOOK ME BACK TO THE GRASS ROOTS OF JUST, LIKE, I'M SHARING
MY DRESSING ROOM WITH SOMEONE. LIKE, LIKE INITIALLY, WE DIDN'T
EVEN HAVE OUR OWN-- LIKE, HAVE A MAKEUP ARTIST TO DO, LIKE,
WHATEVER MAKEUP. >> Stephen: THAT'S SOMETHING
PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT BROADWAY THEATER.
IIS THATs, YES, IT'S A PINNACLE FOR MANY PEOPLE IN THEIR CAREER
TO BE ON BROADWAY IT'S A FANTASTIC SPACE AND FANTASTIC
TRADITION, BACKSTAGE IT'S VERY LIMITED.
IT'S TIGHT. >> IT'S LIMITED.
I HAVE TO SIGN IN. I'M LIKE SUCH A FRESHMAN ON
BROADWAY. EVERY DAY THEY'RE LIKE,
"RASHEED, DID YOU SIGN IN? DID YOU SIGN IN?"
THERE ARE SO MANY LITTLE ELEMENTS BUT I APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY WORKING ON OUR TEAM, ON OUR PRODUCTION, ECAUSE YOU
SEE ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO IT AND THE PASSION AND THE
CREATIVITY. AND IT'S LIKE WE WORKING, WE'RE
IN REHEARSALS. WE'RE STILL IN PREVIEWS RIGHT
NOW. OPENING NIGHT IS THE 19th,
AND I'M JUST-- LIKE, MAN, THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST
EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD ALREADY. AND THE CAST IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.
>> Stephen: AND YOU HAD TROUBLE GETTING THERE ONE NIGHT?
>> OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I HAD TO-- YEAH.
WELL,A WE TALKED ABOUT NEW YORK CITY BEING BUSY, ONE-- ONE DAY
WE HAD TWO SHOWS, AND I DECIDED TO GO TO BIRN-- NOT TOO FAR
AWAY. MAYBE, LIKE, TWO MILES AWAY FROM
THE THEATER. YOU ALL ARE ALREADY LIKE, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING, COMMON? OUR SHOW IS AT 8:00.
I DECIDED TO LEAVE AT 7:10. I'M SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE
THEATER AT 7:30. I GET IN THE UBER, AND IT SAYS A
40-MINUTE DRIVE TO GET THERE. I'M PANICKING.
OH, MY GOD, I CANNOT BE LADY. THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO SAY THIS
DUDE IS A RAPPER COMING LATE. THEY TRY-- ANYWAY, I SEE THEREAT
BIKE TAXI, AND I TELL MY SISTER SABRINA, WE'VE GOT TO GET IN THE
BIKE TAXI. WE GET IN THE BIKE TAXI.
WE'RE ROLLING. HE'S OUT THERE PLAYING THE BEE
GEES "STAYING ALIVE." AND WE REALLY TRY TO STAY ALIVE.
>> Stephen: IS THIS WHAT THIS PHOTO IS?
>> THIS IS THE PHOTO. >> Stephen: YOU GUYS ARE
TRYING TO KEEP YOUR COMPOSURE WHILE THE GUY IS DRIVING?
>> I'M TRYING TO STAY CALM AND COOL.
AND SABRINA TOLD HIM TO HURRY UP, HURRY UP.
HE SAID, "THE MORE YOU TELL ME TO GO FASTER THE SLOWER I'LL
GO." WE CHILL, AND I SAID I HAVE A
PERFORMANCE TO DO. AND HE SAID, REALLY, YOU'RE
DOING THEATER?" AND I SAID WE'RE DOING THEATER."
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS. I GOT OUT, RAN A COUPLE OF
BLOCKS, AND MADE IT TO THE SHOW. I LEARNED.
I'M EARLY EVERY TIME. >> Stephen: NOW YOU'RE STAYING
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> Stephen: COMMON, GOOD TO
SEE YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Stephen: "BETWEEN RIVERSIDE
AND CRAZY" IS IN PREVIEWS NOW AND OPENS DECEMBER 19 AT THE
HAYES THEATER. IT'S COMMON, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE STAR OF "EMILY IN PARIS,"
LILY COLLINS. ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
FOLKS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTRESS YOU
KNOW FROM "MIRROR, MIRROR," "MANK," AND "EMILY IN PARIS."
♪ ♪ ♪ >> MADELYN.
THIS IS THE HARDEST DECISION I HAVE EVER HAD TO MAKE.
YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH FOR ME, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
♪ ♪ ♪ I MEAN, IT'S JUST-- IT'S JUST
SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO DO. ( SIGHS )
>> EMILY, NO! >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK
TO "THE LATE SHOW," LILY COLLINS.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
HI! >> Stephen: HELLO.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: I HAVE TO ASK SOMETHING ABOUT THAT CLIP RIGHT
THERE. YOU HAVE BANGS.
>> YES, I HAVE BANG S. >> Stephen: WAS THAT A WIG
YOU WERE CUTTING OR DID YOU CUT YOUR OWN HAIR THERE?
>> OH, GOSH NO, THAT WOULD BE A MESS.
THAT WAS A PIECE BUT WE ONLY HAD ONE PIECE BECAUSE FAKE HAIR IS
EXPENSIVE. >> Stephen: VERY EXPENSIVE.
>> AND WE HAD ONE SHOT AND I WEIRDLY CUT IT EVEN.
>> Stephen: WOW. >> GO FIGURE.
PRETTY LUCKY. >> Stephen: TV MAGIC IS WHAT
THAT IS. THIS IS THE THIRD-- THIS IS
SEASON THREE. >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: FOR "EMILY IN PARIS."
( APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: SPOILER ALERT,
SPOILER ALERT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET, "EMILY IN
PARIS" TAKES PLACE IN PARIS. AND HOW MUCH OF THE YEAR DO YOU
SPEND THERE WHEN YOU'RE SHOOTING?
>> I SPEND ABOUT FIVE MONTHS. >> Stephen: WOW.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: NOOSE A NICE GIG!
>> IT'S A LOVELY GIG. I ACTUALLY NOW HAVE A RESIDENCY
CARD. >> Stephen: WHAT IS THAT LIKE
A GREEN CARD? >> YEAH, I HAVE, LIKE, A
TWO-YEAR RESIDENCY CARD FOR FRANCE.
>> Stephen: WOW. >> WHICH I JUST NEVER THOUGHT
I'D GET TO SAY THAT. WE'RE SO THE GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE
TO SHOOT THERE. PARIS HAS REALLY ENVELOPED US
AND WELCOMED US. >> Stephen: DO YOU FEEL A
LITTLE BIT LIKE A LOCAL NOW? >> I DO FEEL A LITTLE LIKE A
LOCAL. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE CERTAINLY
MADE IT. THIS IS "PARIS VOGUE" RIGHT
THERE. LOOK AT THAT.
( APPLAUSE ) THAT'S PRETTY NICE.
>> THAT WAS-- THAT WAS A REAL-- THAT WAS A REAL SHOCK WHEN I GOT
THAT COVER. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE.
I WAS LIKE, "WHAT!" I WAS SO HONORED TO BE ON THE
COVER OF "FRENCH VOGUE." >> Stephen: YOU CAN GET
ANYWHERE IN PARIS, JUST HOLD THIS UP.
JUST SAY, "EXCUSE ME, OPEN THE DOOR.
>> "I NEED A RESERVATION. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU MET
EMMANUEL MACRON? >> I HAVE NOT.
>> Stephen: I HAVE. I DON'T HAVE MY LITTLE CARD BUT
I HAVE MET EMMANUEL MACRON. >> I HAVE MET HIS LOVELY WIFE.
>> Stephen: BRIGITTE. WHAT DID SHE SAY?
WAS SHE NICE? >> SHE'S ACTUALLY A REALLY.
BIG FAN OF THE SHOW. >> Stephen: WOW.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR SHOW, DOES SHE LIKE YOURS?
( LAUGHTER ) SHE SAID TO SAY HI.
>> Stephen: WHEN I MET MACRON, HE ACTUALLY DID THIS-- HE WAS,
LIKE, SO FRENCH. YOU KNOW, I KNOW HE'S FRENCH.
HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE. HE LEANED IN AND TOOK MY HAND.
AND I WAS LIKE WAIT A SECOND. I'M 100%-- HOSE ME DOWN, MAN.
I TOTALLY GET IT. THIS IS THE TRUE SIGN THAT YOUR
CHARACTER HAS MADE. ON GOOGLE MAP, YOUR CHARACTER,
EMILY COOPER'S APARTMENT NOW APPEARS ON GOOGLE MAPS.
>> THIS IS CRAZY. I WAS TRYING TO SEND MY FRIEND A
LOCATION OF WHERE WE WERE SHOOTING THAT DAY, AND I ZOOMED
IN AND I SAID WAIT, IT SAYS, "EMILY COOPER'S APARTMENT," ON
GOOGLE MAPS? THAT'S WEIRD.
>> Stephen: YES >> AND ALSO VERY COOL.
I WAS LIKE, THANKS GOOGLE. >> Stephen: YOU AND YOUR
HUSBAND ARE STARTING A PRODUCTION COMPANY.
>> WE HAVE. YES, WE RECENTLY LAUNCHED CASE
STUDY FILMS WITH OUR PARTNER ALEX ZORLOFSKY.
>> Stephen: IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
>> YES, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK. THERE ARE THIEF US.
>> Stephen: SURE, SO WE CAN DIVVY UP THE WORK.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED A PRODUCTION
COMPANY BUT IT WAS ABOUT TIMING AND WITH WHOM.
CHARLIE WRITE, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER.
MYSELF, ACTRESS AND PRODUCER. AND ALEX, WE ALL BRING DIFFERENT
THINGS TO THE TABLE. AND WE WANT IT TO BE A ONE-STOP
SHOP FOR CREATIVES TO BE ABLE TO BRING THEIR I.P., TELL THEIR
STORIES AND BE ABLE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR PROJECTS IN
A WAY THAT MAYBE OTHER PLACES WOULDN'T GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO. >> Stephen: WELL, YOUR
HUSBAND, CHARLIE, IS A DIRECTOR. HE'S DIRECTED YOU.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: WHAT WAS IT LIKE
TO BE DIRECT BIDE YOUR HUSBAND? AND CAN YOU TURN OFF THE
WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIP WHEN YOU GET HOME?
>> WE FILMED A MOVIE CALLED "WIND FALL," IN WHICH-- SPOILER
ALERT-- I END UP KILLING TWO PEOPLE, ONE OF WHICH IS MY
HUSBAND IN THE MOVIE, WHICH WAS INTERESTING-- WELL, NO, IT'S IN
THE PLOT-- I MEAN, IT'S LIKE-- IT'S WARRANTED, OKAY!
NO, BUT WE WERE PLANNING OUR WEDDING AT THE SAME TIME AS
SHOOTING THAT MOVIE. SO IT WAS ALMOST LIKE HE GOT TO
SEE, LIKE, WORST-CASE SCENARIO RIGHT AWAY.
( LAUGHTER ) SOME TENSION.
>> THERE WAS SOME TENSION. >> Stephen: EXACTLY.
> NO, IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH HIM.
I FELT VERY ENCOURAGED AND INSPIRED EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND I OFTEN FORGOT THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY MY FIANCE BECAUSE HE
JUST IS VERY MUCH AN ACTOR'S DIRECTOR, AND THERE WAS ONLY
THREE CAST MEMBERS. AND WE WERE ALL REALLY GOOD
FRIENDS. SO HE SPOKE TO US WILL OF THE
SAME WAY AND IT WAS REALLY FUN AND THE WEDDING HAPPENED!
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS. >> WE STILL GOT MARRY.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND-- YOU BOTH HAVE
BEEN BITTEN BY THE PICKLEBALL BUG, WHICH I RECENTLY HAVE ALSO
AS WELL. >> I KNOW.
BECAUSE NOT ONLY AM I THE COVER ON "FRENCH VOGUE" BUT, GUYS, I
THINK THIS -- >> Stephen: THIS IS THE--
>> NO, NO, EXCUSE ME. THIS IS MORE EXCITING!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). >> OKAY?
OKAY? >> Stephen: NO ONE KNOWS WHAT
THAT IS. >> THIS IS PICKLEBALL MAGAZINE.
IN PICKLEBALL MAGAZINE, I ALSO LOVE THE COORDINATION-- EMILY
WOULD BE PROUD. >> Stephen: I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THS IS HER COPY OF THAT MAGAZINE, NOT MY COPY OF THIS
MAGAZINE. >> BY THE WAY, BY THE WAY, I
TOTALLY DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THEY APPARENTLY HAD TO PAY $8 FOR
THIS. BECAUSE AS I WAS ON MY WAY OUT
OF THE PICKLEBALL STORE, MY HUSBAND WAS GETTING A NEW
RACKET, I JUST TOOK IT. >> Stephen: SO YOU STOLE THIS?
>> I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS FOR FREE.
>> Stephen: DID THEY STOP YOU AND MAKE YOU PAY?
OR ARE YOU A CRIMINAL ON THE RUN RIGHT NOW?
>> IT WAS WORTH IT! IT WAS WORTH IT!
( APPLAUSE ) WE SHOULD PLAY SOMETIME.
>> YES, WE WOULD LOVE TO. WE'RE BIG PICKLEBALL FANS.
>> Stephen: I'M A BIG FAN OF LILY COLLINS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
SEASON THREE OF "EMILY IN PARIS" IS ON NETFLIX ON DECEMBER 21.
LILY COLLINS, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE RuPAUL AND ED SHEERAN.
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT. GOOD NIGHT.