A local news website is reporting a disabled veteran is
calling out congressman George Santos claiming the lawmaker
scammed him out of $3,000 for his dying dog's lifesaving
surgery. Santos closed the gofundme after
it raised $3,000 on social media, and disappeared.
>> Marley, there's something I need to tell you.
Remember how we were always saying we could afford your
surgery thanks to a guy named George Santos.
Don't believe it. You know his name is not even
George. It's like Anthony Devolder even
though that sounds even more made up.
I want you to know what I am putting in that guy's mail box
as soon as I leave here. A big pile of your dukie.
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT: A DOGGONE LIAR! PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES
TREVOR NOAH AND STEPHANIE HSU
FEATURING LOUIS CATO AND THE LATE SHOW BAND.
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE E SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT! CHEESIER PLACE.
>> Stephen: HEY, NICE NICE TO SEE YOU.
(APPLAUSE). >> Stephen: GOOD SEEING YOU.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE. HAPPY WEDNESDAY, HAPPY
WEDNESDAY. HAPPY, HAPPY WEDNESDAY.
HAPPY WEDNESDAY, MY FRIENDS. >> STEPHEN, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME ONE AND ALL, WHAT A
GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE. WHAT A MARVELOUS HUMP DAY
GATHERING WE HAVE TONIGHT. WELCOME TO THE SLATE SHOW.
I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT. (APPLAUSE)
THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF A WEIRD COUPLE WEEKS, BECAUSE THE NEWS
JUST KEEPS CHEWING ITS OWN CUD. THEY'RE INTERESTING BUT
SAME STORIES OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
FOR INSTANCE, EVERY NIGHT FOR THE LAST WEEK, I'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN GEORGE SANTOS, SEEN HERE SHOWING
OFF YOUR GRANDPA'S WATCH. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT
GEORGE SANTOS TONIGHT. TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT
ANTHONY DEVOLDER. THAT GUY SHOULD NOT BE IN
CONGRESS. DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.
JUST ASK HIS FORMER ROOMMATE, GREGORY MOREY-PARKER.
CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING ROOMMATES WITH GEORGE SANTOS?
"SORRY, I DON'T HAVE MY SHARE OF THE RENT YET, BUT I NEEDED THAT
MONEY TO PAY FOR MY MOM'S THIRD FUNERAL.
IT JUST WON'T TAKE!" ACCORDING TO HIS FORMER ROOMIE,
SANTOS HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUTH.
>> HE LIED ABOUT HIS FAMILY HAVING A HOME ON NANTUCKET AND
THE CAPE. HIS MOTHER WAS A HOUSEKEEPER, IN
MANHATTAN, AND IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM FEASIBLE FOR HIM SUPPOSEDLY
TO COME FROM ALL THIS GENERATIONAL WEALTH.
>> Stephen: OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE, BUT WHAT IF THE MONEY
CAME FROM HIS DAD, THE FAMOUS "MAN FROM NANTUCKET?" WHOSE...
Y'KNOW... WAS SO LONG HE COULD... Y'KNOW.
PEOPLE PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO SEE THAT!
MOREY-PARKER HAD ALWAYS BEEN SUSPICIOUS OF SANTOS, BUT
STARTED TO DOUBT HIMSELF WHEN SANTOS WON HIS RECENT ELECTION.
>> BUT THEN I THOUGHT, WELL MAYBE I WAS WRONG, YOU KNOW,
AFTER THE ELECTION, BECAUSE I'M SURE THE D.C.C.C. AND THE R.N.C.
WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, INVESTIGATED HIM AND AT LEAST
HIS OPPONENT WOULD HAVE DONE SOME OPP RESEARCH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
>> Stephen: YEAH, ALL THIS INFO WAS ONLINE!
DID THE D.C.C.C. LOSE WIFI FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR AND HAVE TO GO
"HMM, NOTHING ABOUT GEORGE SANTOS IN THE BRITANNICA.
CHECK THE FARMER'S ALMANAC!" TO BE CLEAR, MOREY-PARKER NEVER
HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH GEORGE SANTOS.
BECAUSE HE NEVER KNEW ANYBODY NAMED GEORGE SANTOS.
>> I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN HIM AS ANTHONY DEVOLDER.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN HIM AS GEORGE SANTOS.
I ALSO KNEW HIM AS ANTHONY ZABROVSKY.
>> Stephen: YES, HE KNEW HIM AS "DEVOLDER" OR "ZABROVSKY," BUT
THIS TRICKSTER IS KNOWN BY MANY NAMES.
THE NORSE CALL HIM "LOKI." IN WEST AFRICA, HE IS "ANANSI,
THE SPIDER." TO THE NAVAJO, HE IS "COYOTE."
AND THE ANCIENT MAYANS CALLED HIM, "THAT LYING ASS-HAT."
ONE OF THIS CATHOLIC (APPLAUSE)
, OH, YOU SPEAK MAYAN, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
ONE OF THIS CATHOLIC POLITICIAN'S MOST FAMOUS LIES IS
WHEN HE CLAIMED HE WAS JEWISH. OR, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN:
>> I'M JEW-ISH. >> Stephen: WELL, NOW, HIS
ROOMMATE TELLS US ONE OF THE REASONS HE CLAIMED TO BE JEWISH.
IT WAS TO AIM HIS SHAM CHARITY. >> HE HAD A PET CHARITY, FRIENDS
OF PETS UNITED. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY TO HELP OUT
WITH, YOU KNOW, SICK ANIMALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
HE USED ZABROVSKY FOR HIS FRIENDS OF PETS UNITED, HIS
GOFUNDME, AND HE WOULD SAY, "OH THE JEWS WILL GIVE MORE IF
YOU'RE A JEW." >> Stephen: SO NOT ONLY IS HE A
LIAR, HE'S ANTI-SEMITISH. SO WHAT IS THIS CHARITY?
SANTOS RAISED MONEY FOR SOMETHING HE CALLED "FRIENDS OF
PETS UNITED." BUT NO SURPRISE, THE I.R.S. HAS
NO RECORDS OF A CHARITY WITH THAT NAME.
OKAY, BUT HAVE THEY CHECKED FOR "FRIENDS OF PETS DEVOLDER"?
AND THE PARTICULARS OF WHAT SANTOS DID WITH THIS FAKE
CHARITY ARE PRETTY BAD. BUT DON'T WORRY, THEY GET WORSE.
BUCKLE UP. ONE OF SANTOS'S VICTIMS WAS A
DISABLED VETERAN WHO WAS TAKING CARE OF HIS BELOVED SERVICE DOG,
AND THEY WERE LIVING IN A TENT ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY.
THE DOG NEEDED SURGERY, BUT IT WAS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE.
SO THE VETERAN GOT IN TOUCH WITH SANTOS'S CHARITY, SANTOS
SET UP A GOFUNDME FOR THE DOG'S SURGERY, AND WHEN IT REACHED
$3,000, HE CLOSED IT AND BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO
CONTACT. EVEN THOUGH THE VET KEPT CALLING
SANTOS ON THE NUMBER SANTOS GAVE HIM: 800-588-2300-EMPIRE.
WELL, THERE IT GOIS (APPLAUSE)
THANK YOU, I TRAINED FOR AWHILE. AND YET SHOW THIS GETS WORSE.
YET, SOMEHOW GETS WORSE. WHEN THE VETERAN FINALLY GOT
AHOLD OF SANTOS TO SCHEDULE HIS DOG'S SURGERY, SANTOS REFUSED TO
GIVE HIM THE DONATIONS, SAYING HE WOULD TAKE THE MONEY AND USE
IT FOR "OTHER DOGS." YES "OTHER DOGS" LIKE MAX, AND
SKIPPER, AND ROVER DEVOLDER. (APPLAUSE)
, SURE. 5 WILL 88.
WHEN HE HEARD THIS, EVEN KEVIN McCARTHY SAID, "THAT IS IT.
GEORGE SANTOS HAS GOT TO GO... SIT ON TWO HOUSE COMMITTEES!
SMALL BUSINESS AND SCIENCE. WELL, THOSE TWO MAKE SENSE.
HE SAID HE HAS A DEGREE FROM THE BILL NYE SCHOOL AT THE SHARK
TANK ACADEMY OF BUSINESS-SCIENCE.
HE EVEN PLAYED FOR THEIR VOLLEYBALL TEAM: THE FIGHTING
BARBARA CORCORANS! (APPLAUSE)
SANTOS ISN'T THE ONLY COO-COO DUMB-DUMB WHO SNAGGED A
COMMITTEE SEAT, BECAUSE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE WILL BE SEATED ON
THE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE. WHERE SHE'LL FINALLY BE ALE TO
INVESTIGATE THE GAZPACHO POLICE, AS WELL AS THE CAMPBELL'S
CHUNKY-STYLE BORDER PATROL. AND NOW FOR A MORE FUN,
LIGHTHEARTED TOPIC, LET'S OPEN POWER, HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE
PREPARING AN EMERGENCY PLAN FOR BREACHING THE DEBT LIMIT.
OOOH, I'VE GOT A PLAN: DON'T I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO
TECHNICAL, ALL YOU YOU HAVE TO KNOW IS AAAHHH.
OKAY, THE UNITED STATES HAS TO PAY ITS BILLS.
NOT JUST BECAUSE IT'S IN THE CONSTITUTION.
BUT BECAUSE WE ARE IN DEEP WITH SOME SERIOUS PEOPLE.
"I WANT YOU... TO PAY OUR BILLS. OR THEY'RE GONNA TAKE MY THUMBS,
CHARLIE!" SO WHAT DOES THE G.O.P. WANT IN
RETURN FOR NOT SHOOTING THE WORLD ECONOMY IN THE HEAD?
WELL, REPORTEDLY, SOME REPUBLICANS PLAN TO ASK FOR
SPENDING REDUCTIONS... TO ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS
MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY. THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
THEY WANT TO CUT TWO OF THE MOST POPULAR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS IN
HISTORY. I GUESS THAT'LL FREE UP MONEY
FOR THEIR NEW INITIATIVE: DROWNING KITTENS AND SLAPPING
YOUR MOM. LAST FRIDAY, TREASURY SECRETARY
JANET YELLEN WROTE TO HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN McCARTHY WARNING
THAT THE U.S. WILL REACH THE DEBT LIMIT ON THURSDAY, JANUARY
19, 2023. 2023?
THAT'S GOT TO BE YEARS IN THE FUTURE!
WHEN IS THAT, APPLE WATCH? AAAAAAAAAHHH!
(APPLAUSE) IF IN FACT, WE REACH THE DEBT
LIMIT TOMORROW, WHICH IS IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES, TREASURY
SECRETARY YELLEN SAYS THEY'LL SHUFFLE SOME MONEY AND WE WON'T
ACTUALLY DEFAULT UNTIL EARLY JUNE.
SO METAPHORICALLY, TOMORROW THE G.O.P. WILL TIE THE U.S. ECONOMY
TO THE TRACKS IN THE PATH OF A SLOW-MOVING TRAIN.
LUCKILY, THAT'S JOE BIDEN'S FAVORITE VEHICLE AND ONLY SPEED.
ELSEWHERE, ELSEWHERE-- DON'T WORE HEE ABOUT ME, MAN.
THERE'S CONTROVERSY IN AMERICA'S FROZEN FOOD AISLE, ALASKA.
LAST SEPTEMBER, IT WAS HIT WITH A MAJOR TYPHOON WHICH CAUSED
FLOODING AND WIND DAMAGE. FEMA CAME IN TO HELP, AS THEY
DO. JUST ONE PROBLEM-- THERE'S A
LARGE NATIVE POPULATION THAT SPEAKS THEIR INDIGENOUS
LANGUAGES. AND FEMA'S TRANSLATIONS OF THIS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION WAS JUST A HAIR... COMPLETELY WRONG.
FOR INSTANCE, WHEN NATIVE PEOPLE TRIED TO GET PAPERWORK ON
DISASTER RELIEF AID, THE INSTRUCTIONS HAD PHRASES LIKE
"YOUR HUSBAND IS A POLAR BEAR, SKINNY."
THAT IS EITHER CONFUSING NONSENSE WORDS, OR GEN-Z SLANG I
HAVEN'T CAUGHT UP WITH YET. "YOUR HUSBAND IS A POLAR BEAR,
SKINNY. NO CAP, FAM.
BIG SLAY. BOOTS THE HOUSE DOWN, MAMA.
DRIP?" (APPLAUSE)
BOOTS THE HOUSE DOWN. BOOTS ON THE HOUSE?
AND OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE NEED ACCURATE INFORMATION IN A
DISASTER. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE TRAPPED IN
A RAGING INFERNO AND BE TOLD TO STOP, DROP, AND CHUBBY
NARWHAL. TURNS OUT THESE WEIRD AND
INSULTING TRANSLATIONS WERE DONE FOR FEMA BY AN OUTSIDE COMPANY.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN IMAGE OF THE COMPANY'S C.E.O.
(APPLAUSE) WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT! MY GUESTS ARE TREVOR NOAH AND
STEPHANIE HSU.
(APPLAUSE). >> Stephen: CORY WONG OVER ON
GUITAR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS WEEK.
AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU NOT ONLY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
AND PLAYING, IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO HAVE YOU HERE.
BUT THANK YOU ALWAYS COMING DRESSED AS A BUSINESS CASUAL
GONGALIER. I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING
FAMILIAR TO ME ABOUT THAT OUTFIT.
WELCOME BACK. MY FIRST GUEST IS A COMEDIAN,
AUTHOR, FORMER HOST OF THE DAILY SHOW, PLEASE WELCOME BACK
TO THE LATE SHOW, IT'S TREVOR NOAH.
♪ NICE TO SEE I. NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, STEPHEN. >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU
TOO. THANK YOU TOR DRESSING FOR THE
OCCASION. >> I TRIED.
>> Stephen: NOT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS ON THE LATE NIGHT
SHOW YOU SHOULD WEAR A COAT. p>> I LIKE, THIS YOU KNOW, THE-
DAYS ARE OVER FOR ME, ACTUALLY THEY HAVE JUST BEGUN.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR POST DAILY SHOW CAREER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Stephen: ON YOUR RUN.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT FROM THE BEGINNING.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT, YOU HOSTED YOUR LAST DAILY SHOW,
PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW, LAST MONTH.
DO YOU EVER, EVEN AT THIS POINT, AFTER SEVEN YEARS, 160 A YEAR,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING GOING
WHAT AM I DOING ON THE SHOW TONIGHT BEFORE YOU REALIZE YOU
DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT TONIGHT. >> NO, YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT TOOK
I WOULD SAY TWO WEEKS. AND THEN I REALIZED I DON'T NEED
TO KNOW. I JUST DON'T NEED TO KNOW.
>> Stephen: DO YOU NOT FOLLOW THE NEWS.
>> NO, I FOLLOW THE NEWS BUT I DON'T NEED TO KNOW.
CAN I CHOOSE WHEN TO FOLLOW. BEFORE YOU WAKE UP, WATCH THE
NEWS G TO SLEEP. >> Stephen: BEFORE YOU GO TO
BED. >> EVERY DAY, THE NEW, THE NEWS,
I WAS TELLING SOMEONE, I REMEMBER THERE WAS ONE AFTER
PARTY I WAS AT AND IT IS AMAZING, EVERYONE IS HAVING A
GOOD TIME, PEOPLE DANCING. THERE IS REE HANNA HARRY STYLES
AND I'M IN THE CORNING WHAT IS HAPPENING TOMORROW, WHAT IS
HAPPENING. OH WAY, THE DEBT CEILING, IS
THAT WHAT? NO, NO,.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE A REALLY GOOD DANCER BY THE WAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Stephen: EVEN FAKE DANCING.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS REALLY NICE.
>> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: LET ME ASK YOU,
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT IT? >> I MEAN THE PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT TO WORK WITH.
>> YEAH I GOT TO WORK WITH. YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT INSPIRED
ME FOR MY ENTIRE RUN, DOING AN EVENT, I THINK IT WAS JERSEY AT
A FUNDRAISER AND I, THIS WAS MAYBE RIGHT BEFORE I STARTED AND
YOU SAID THAT PEOPLE TAKE THE JOY THAT YOU EXPRESSED ON THE
SHOW AS THE JOY OF DOING THE SHOW ON TELEVISION, BUT THIS IS
A MANIFESTATION OF THE SHOW-- I O SAY DO THE SHOW.
>> THIS IS A PRIVILEGE. >> LIKE ALL THE THINGS THAT
EVERYONE HERE EXPERIENCED LIVE, THAT MAYBE-- AND THEN THE THINGS
THAT YOU EXPERIENCE, EVERYTHING I WILL MISS THE CULTURE, THE
VIBE. >> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT THE
GRIND. >> I WILL-- .
>> Stephen: WE WERE HAVING DINNER TOGETHER, IN SPRING, WE
WERE IN OUR JOBS ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
>> RIGHT. >> Stephen: I SAID HOW IS IT
GOING. AND YOU SAID PARAPHRASING, I DID
NOT EXPECT THE PACE TO BE THIS RELENTLESS.
I SAID YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE GRIND.
TO GET THE GRIND, IT HAS TO KIND OF FEED YOU, YOU HAVE TO LEAN
INTO THAT STRESS AND ANXIETY. >> FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN UNDERSTAND
WHAT THIS IS LIKE, MAKING A DAILY TELEVISION SHOW IN MANY
WAYS IS LIKE PLANNING A WEDDING. IMAGINE PLANNING A WEDDING, YOU
ARE THINKING WHO ARE THE GUEST WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR WHAT
IS GOING TO HAPPEN, WHO WILL MAKE A TOAST WHAT WILL THE
SPEECH BE ABOUT, WHAT IS EVERYBODY EATING WHO IS SITTING
WHERE, HOW IS IT GOING. AND THE WEDDING HAPPENS AND YOU
ARE LIKE WE ARE DOING ANOTHER WEDDING TOMORROW.
YOU THERE IS NO HONEYMOON. SO I DO MISS THE DISCIPLINE.
I MISS THE JOY THAT CAME FROM CRACKING IT EVERY DAY, I DON'T
MISS THE GRIND. I MISS THINKING ABOUT
THINGS-- SO SOMETHING HAPPENS, LIKE I ENJOY THE FACTS THAT I
GET TO BE, I DON'T HAVE AN OPINION YET.
THAT SOIRCHEDS LOVELY, HOW OFTEN DID YOU GET BACK TO SOUTH
AFRICA. WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED YOU WERE
GOING BACK ALL THE TIME. >> IS WITH.
>> Stephen: EVERY WEEKEND. >> EVERY THIRD WEEKEND.
>> Stephen: STILL A LOT. >> BUT IT'S HOME.
>> Stephen: A 16 HOUR FLIGHT. >> BUT THAT IS LIKE DRIVING
THROUGH THE TUNNEL. >> Stephen: I GUESS SO, THAT'S
FAIR, THAT'S FAIR. WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK,
STICK AROUND. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
TREVOR NOAH THAT GUY RIGHT THERE.
>> Stephen: THAT MAN RIGHT THERE, THAT FELLA RIGHT THERE,
THAT'S TREVOR NOAH. IN FEBRUARY, I DONE HAVE THE
DATE YET. >> FEBRUARY 5th.
>> Stephen: FEBRUARY 5th WHICH IS A SUNDAY.
>> A SUNDAY. >> Stephen: YOU ARE HOSTING
THE GRAMMYS, SECOND, THIRD TIME? >> THIRD TIME.
>> Stephen: THIRD TIME, NICE. I THINK THAT GRAMMYS HAS GOT TO
BE THE BEST AWARD SHOW. >> BY FAR.
>> Stephen: THE MOST ENTERTAINING BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
DOING ENTERTAINING THINGS. >> THIS IS THE THING I TRY AND
TELL PEOPLE. YOU HAVE TO BE A FAN OF THE
GRAMMYS BECAUSE YOU ARE INVARIABLY A FAN OF MUSIC.
THE THING I LOVE ABOUT THE GRAMMYS SELFISHLY IS EVERY TIME
I GO TO THE GRAMMYS, I DISCOVER A NEW ARTIST THAT I DIDN'T FULLY
APPRECIATE AND DIDN'T LOVE FOR THE REASONS I SHOULD HAVE YOU GO
TO THE GRAMMYS, YOU KNOW THE ARTISTS YOU KNOW, WILL YOU KNOW
BEYORNS, YOU KNOW ADELE. I KNOW THESE PEOPLE.
AND THEN YOU DISCOVER ARTISTS WHO CHANGE YOUR LIFE, THEY
PERFORM LIVE IN WAYS THAT YOU COULDN'T MANAGE LIKE BRANDI
CARLILE BECAME AN INSTANT FAVORITE, EVERY TIME SHE
PERFORMED AT THE GRAMMYS IN THE REHEARSAL, THE DAY OF THE SHOW,
THE LIVE SHOW, I WAS WATCHING THIS PERSON, HOW IS THIS HUMAN,
HOW IS SHE DOING THIS. >> Stephen: SO POWERFUL.
>> THIS IS PERFECT BUT YOU EXPERIENCE MUS NIK A WAY
THAT-- AND YOU ARE A BIG FAN OF MUSIC.
FOR ANYONE WHO IS, IT IS WONDERFULTO SEE, TO EXPERIENCE.
A CONCERT FOR EVERYBODY. AND ARTISTS JAMMING TO OTHER
ARTISTS, SO YOU WILL SEE BAD BUNNY MOUTHING ALONG A TAYLOR
SWIVEL SONG AND ARE YOU JUST LIKE WHAT?
LOOK AT THIS. >> Stephen: ONE OF THE
WEIRDEST THINGS, I NEVER HOSTED BUT OPENING TEN MINUTE SET MANY
YEARS AGO. AND YOU KNOW, MAKING JOKES ABOUT
JAY-Z IN THE FRONT ROW AND I GO BACKSTAGE AND CHILLING FOR A
SECOND AND THERE IS BEYONCE AND LADY GAGA AND SLASH AND THIS IS
THE CRAZIEST-- CRAZY GROUP OF PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: YES. >> ST EVERYBODY'S BEDROOM POSTER
COME TO LIFE. THAT IS WHAT THE GRAMMYS IS.
>> Stephen: OKAY. SO WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CONCERT,
SPEAKING OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE MUSIC.
>> WHAT WAS MY FIRST CONCERT. I COULDN'T REALLY GO TO CONCERTS
WHEN I WAS A KID, I GREW UP VERY RELIGIOUS SO I WAS LIMITED TO
GOSPEL MUSIC. SO THAT IS ALL I COULD LISTEN
TO. AND THEN CHRISTIAN RAP, ISN'T AS
COOL AS IT DOESN'T SOUND. AND SO I REMEMBER THERE WAS A
TALENT SHOW AT SCHOOL. AND THEY WERE LIKE EVERYONE
SHOULD COME AND PERFORM. AND I HAD THIS CHRISTIAN RAP CD
THAT MY MOM BOUGHT BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS DOING RAP AND MY
MOM WOULDN'T LET ME LISTEN THE RAP OTHER KIDS WERE, I AND I GOT
THE RAP, TREVOR WHAT SONG, I'M GOING TO RAP.
AND THEY'RE LIKE GO GIVE ME A J. >> J, YOU GOT YOUR J, GIVE ME AN
E. E.
YOU GOT YOUR E. GIVE ME AN SUS, AND THE CROWD,
EVERYONE IN THE SCHOOL IS LIKE IS HE SPELLING JESUS?
IT WAS-- YEAH. >> Stephen: QUICK WHAT RHYMES
WITH ECCLESIASTES. GOSPEL, POP MUSIC IS A SMALL
POP. >> IT IS ACTUALLY.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE SAID WHEN THEY WERE SWITCHING FROM GOSPEL
TO POP MUSIC THEY TOOK ALL THE JESUS AND TURNED THEM INTO BABY.
>> IT REALLY WORKS. WHEN YOU SEE THE PARTS.
ARETHA, EVERYBODY, I MEAN THERE IS DEFINITELY A LINK.
MUSIC IS STILL MUSIC AT THE END OF THE DAY SO YEAH, I THINK THE
FIRST REAL CONCERT WAS CALLED-- BACK IN THE DAY WHEN
CIGARETTES WERE ALLOWED TO ADVERTISE, THERE WAS A CONCERT
IN SOUTH AFRICA AND IT WAS EVERYBODY FROM K SWIFTED TO
NAUGHTY BY NATURE T WAS EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING AT THE SAME TIME
AND THERE WERE THREE STAGES WITH EVERYONE WAS PERFORMING
SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHICH I THINK THEY THOUGHT MADE SENSE AT THE
TIME. >> Stephen: CIRCUS.
>> LIKE YOU WOULD BE WATCHING SOMEONE PERFORMING AND THEN JUST
ON THE OTHER SIDE, BABY, BABY, I KNOW.
AND EVERYONE SCREAM. AND YOU ALL RUN TO WATCH THAT
AND HEAR SOMEBODY SING ON THAT SIDE, TRY TO ONE TO WATCH THAT.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD ARE YOU AT THIS POINT.
>> HOW OLD WAS I. I DON'T REMEMBER.
>> Stephen: I I'M AFRAID THAT IS THE END OF THE INTERVIEW, I
DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS AFTER THAT. WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK
HERE. YEAH, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
TREVOR NOAH EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: THIS MAN RIGHT THERE YOU KNOW HIM, THAT'S THE
HOST OF THIS YEAR'S GRAMMYS, TREVOR NOAH.
I'M GLAD WE HAVE YOU HERE PHYSICALLY BECAUSE THERE HAS
BEEN SOME DANGER, YOU REENTLY TOOK, WHEN DID YOU DO THIS?
>> SO THIS WAS OVER THE DECEMBER HOLIDAYS.
>> Stephen: SO YOU LEAVE THE SHOW, AND ARE YOU LIKE I'M GOING
TO GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE, I WILL GO TO COSTAR RICA.
>> THAT IS MY ANNUAL TRIP, HAVE I BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE
SAME GROUP OF FRIENDS GOING, WHAT WITH RENOW 14, 15 YEARS
FROM SOUTH AFRICA, WE STARTED OUR CAREERS TOGETHER, DIFFERENT
PATH, DIFFERENT JOURNEYS BUT EVERY YEAR WE MAKE SURE WE GO ON
A FRIEND'S TRIP. DOESN'T MAT WHERE ST, SOMETIMES
SOUTH AFRICA, SOMETIMES CALIFORNIA, THIS TIME COSTA
RICA. WE DO SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY
WANT TO DO. FOR THE EXPERIENCE.
FORCE EVERYBODY. >> Stephen: DON'T WANT TO OR
OH, THAT SCARES ME. >> YEAH, THAT DON'T WANT TO DO.
SO PEOPLE ARE LIKE I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO DO THAT.
I AM LIKE THAT IS WHY WE SHOULD DO IT.
THIS YEAR I PICKED WHITEWATER RIVER RAFTING.
>> Stephen: THIS IS IN COSTA RICA.
IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY VIGOROUS RIVER.
>> ST FANTASTIC. >> Stephen: HERE YOU ARE ABOUT
TO GO OVER THE FALLS. AND THAT IS YOU RIGHT THERE.
>> THAT IS ME RIGHT THERE. >> Stephen: NOT PADDLING.
>> SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, NO, NO, ARE YOU NOT SUPPOSED TO, POINTS
WHERE YOU PADDLE AND POINTS WHERE YOU DON'T.
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE GUIDE ON THE PACK BACK, OUR GUY SAID
PAD WILL WHEN I SAY STOP, STOP, PUT THE ORES UP, WHEN I SAY
PADDLE, I AM LISTENING, STOP, GO, I'VE GOT IT, THAT IS WHAT I
AM DOING, RIGHT. AND THEN COMING TO RAPID T WILL
BE GREAT, ALL RIGHT, READY FOR T RAPIDS ARE GREAT, COOL, THIS IS
EASY, THIS IS FUN. AND THEN-- IT'S-- .
>> Stephen: TAKE THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.
>> SO THIS IS JOY, THIS IS FUN. ME REALIZING THIS IS WHAT I HAVE
WANTED TO DO, THIS IS FUN. >> Stephen: OKAY.
>> SO THAT'S NOW NOT ME ANY MORE, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE
FRIEND, AND SHE HAS FLIPPED I SIDE DOWN AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU
HAVE TO ADMIT IT IS A PRETTY AMAZING PICTURE.
>> Stephen: IT IS. >> SHOES.
>> Stephen: IT'S A WONDERFUL PICTURE TO LOOK AT.
>> YES, BUT WHEN ARE YOU IN IT, IT IS WEIRD BECAUSE YOU DON'T
KNOW THAT IT HAS HAPPENED YET. YOU HAVE DONE RIVER RAFTING.
>> Stephen: I HAVE. >> HAVE YOU EVER GONE OUT OF THE
BOAT. >> Stephen: NO, MY MOM POPPED
OUT OF THE BOAT, THAT WAS SHOCKING.
THE PHOTO OF ME AT THAT POINT IS WE'RE ALL IN THE BOAT TOGETHER
AT THE TOP OF THE RAPIDS AND HALFWAY JUST ME GOING-- AND MY
MOM IS GONE OVER HERE. >> YEAH.
YOU DON'T KNOW, RIGHT. THAT IS THE CRAZY THING ABOUT IT
IS YOU DON'T KNOW. AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, NO
BOAT UNDER YOU, THE WATER IS ON TOP OF YOU, THE BOAT SON TOP OF
YOU AND YOU ARE LIKE I DON'T THINK I'M IN A BOAT ANY MORE BUT
YOU STILL HAVE YOUR PADDLE. >> Stephen: AND THIS IS THE
WELL PASSED WHEN YOU REALIZE WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
>> SO THAT IS THE FACE WHEN I REALIZE THAT I-- TO GIVE YOU
FULL CON TEFNTLE I WAS HAVING A GOOD TIME UNTIL ONE OF MY
CLOSEST FRIENDS DECIDED TO PULL ME DOWN INTO THE WATER, TO TRY
TO LIFT HIMSELF OUT. WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A COMMON
THING THAT HAPPENS. >> Stephen: YOU LOOK BOY ANT
TO ME. I COULD USE YOU AS A RAFT.
>> HAVE I BEEN TOLD THAT MANY TIME, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU SAID RIVER RAFTERING, THIS EXPERIENCE IS A
MED A FOR FOR LIFE. >> I TRULY THINK IT.
IS I THINK IN LIFE YOU ARE ON A RIVER.
YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHAT THE RIVER IS GOING TO BE LIKE IT WILL BE
MOMENTS WHERE IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND CALM.
MOMENTS WHERE THERE ARE RAPIDS THAT SHAKE YOU UP.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR LIFE WILL BE LIKE.
WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL IS THE PEOPLE YOU ARE IN THE BOAT WITH.
SO I AM GLAD I CHOSE THOSE PEOPLE FOR MY LIFE, FOR THAT
BOAT RIDE, FOR THAT JOURNEY. >> Stephen: NOT KNOWING ONE
WOULD TRY TO DROWN YOU. >> TRY TO SAVE HIMSELF, IN THE
PROCESS HE PULLED ME DOWN. >> Stephen: WASN'T TRYING TO
DROWN YOU, MERELY DIDN'T CARE WHETHER YOU LIVED.
>> MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES NO ONE TELLS YOU WHEN YOUR
LIFE FLASHES IS THAT YOU ALSO REMEMBER RANDOM THINGS, LIKE E I
WAS JUST LIKE AH, THAT IS WHERE I LEFT THAT CONTROLLER.
LIKE RANDOM THINGS LIKE THAT COME INTO YOUR HEAD.
>> Stephen: AND THERE IT IS, EXACTLY RIGHT.
SO ARE YOU BACK ON THE ROAD WITH A TOUR.
>> I AM. >> Stephen: HOW IS THAT, YOU
GET TO GO OUT THERE AND LIVE THE LIFE ON THE ROAD WHICH YOU DID
FOR MANY YEARS. WAS THAT FUN TOR YOU, DO YOU
ENJOY THAT. >> I LOVE IT.
I MISS MEETING PEOPLE IN PERSON. I MISS MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY
RSM THE THING I LOVED ABOUT THE DAILY SHOW WAS I WAS IN A WORLD
WHERE I WAS CONSUMING NEWS. THE ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T
ENJOY ABOUT IT WAS THAT THE NEWS WAS OFTEN DEFINED BY A PLACE,
OFTENTIMES THE COAST OR WHERE THE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.
BUT YOU WOULDN'T GET A REAL SENSE OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE
EXPERIENCING. SO WHAT I LOVE ABOUT STANDUP IS
YOU GET TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT I THINK I KNOW
ABOUT A PLACE AND ITS PEOPLE, AND WHAT THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY
THINK ABOUT THE PLACE AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE.
SO YOU KNOW, I HAVE IDEAS OF GEORGIA BUT THEN I GET TO GO DO
SHOWS IN GEORGIA AND GET TO MEET GEORGIANS AND TALK TO THEM, AND
GI TO DINNERS AND CAFES AND RESTAURANTS, SAME IN INDIA.
HAVE I IDEAS ABOUT INDIA AND THEN I GO THERE, IT REFINES ME,
CHANGES MY POINT OF VIEW, GETS RID OF SOME OF MY BIASES.
GETS RID OF SOME OF THE IGNORANCE THAT WE ALL HAVE
PLACES WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. SO I LOVE THAT PART OF THE
JOURNEY. AND THEN ON MONDAY I DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT GEORGE SANTOS S THAT HIS NAME?
>> Stephen: SOMETIMES, THAT IS SOMETIMES HIS NAME.
GOING ON THE ROAD MEETING PEOPLE IS THE BEST THING.
>> IT IS AMAZING. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO GO, ONE
LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO
WHEN YOU WERE ON HERE, BECAUSE YOU PLAY AI BOT GRIO IN THE
BLACKS PANTHER UNIVERSE. >> I DO.
>> Stephen: I HAD FORGOTTEN THIS.
AND I HAD SOME OF THE CAST ON. AND I WANTED TO GO WATCH IT
RECENTLY AND I WENT WHY IS THAT VOICE SO FAMILIAR.
AND I WENT THAT IS TREVOR, THAT'S TREVOR.
AND IT S I LOOKED IT UP. OH YEAH, I FORGOT.
BUT I HAVE A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU.
>> OKAY GO. >> Stephen: CHUR SI ON THE
ROPES, AND YOU ARE SAYING I AM WORKING ON IT.
LIKE THERE IS SOME URGENCY FROM GRIO, PLEASE, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU
DON'T CARE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THESE PEOPLE.
>> I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, STEPHEN,.
>> Stephen: THAT IS THE KIND OF VOICE I DON'T WANT TO HEAR.
>> AS AN AI WHAT I TRY AND DO IS GET INTO THE ROLE OF WHAT I AM
PERFORMING. I AM AN ACTOR IN THAT MOMENT,
STEPHEN. AND SO NOW IMAGINE IF YOU WERE
TALKING TO YOUR AI. IMAGINE IF YOU PULLED UP, AND
YOU SAID TO YOUR AI, WERE YOU LIKE CALL 911 AND SIRI WAS LIKE
AAAHHH. >> Stephen: NO, WAIT, STOP,
STOP, CANCEL. LITERALLY.
I HAD TO CANCEL YOU, SIRI WAS CALLING 911 AND THEN IT HEARD ME
SCREAMING ON THE WAY. >> EXACTLY.
AMBULANCE IS ON THE WAY RIGHT HERE NOW.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN SEE TREVOR HOSTING THE GRAMMYS ON FEBRUARY
5th ON CBS. IT'S TREVOR NOAH EVERYBODY.
YOU REMEMBER HIM. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE
STAR OF EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE.
STEPHANIE HSU, STICK AROUND.
>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
STAY. FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST TONIGHT IS
AN ACTOR YOU KNOW FROM THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, SHE'S
BEEN NOMINATE FOR A SCREEN ACTOR'S GUILD AWARD AND SPIRIT
AWARD FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT
ONCE. >> YOU AND YOUR-- .
>> CAN'T BE. >> IT ISN'T THAT I CAN'T BE
HERE. OR THAT I'M NOT ALLOWED TO BE
HERE. >> HEY.
>> OH YEAH. >> SEE I CAN PHYSICALLY BE HERE.
BUT WHAT YOU MEANT TO SAY IS YOU ARE NOT ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE.
>> HAND BEHIND YOUR BACK, COME ON.
>> WELL,. >> LET'S DO THAT.
SEE, I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THAT
WORD. >> PLEASE WELCOME TO THE LATE
SHOW STEPHANIE HSU.
>> SACRED CHAIR. >> Stephen: SO NICE TO MEET
YOU, THANKS FOR COMING ON. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, I'M SO
EXCITED. >> Stephen: YOUR FILM,
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE HAS MADE AN A NOR
MOUSE-- ENORMOUS SPLASH OVER THE PAST YEAR SIPS IT CAME OUT.
ARE YOU AT ALL SURPRISED BY HOW MEANSFUL THIS MOVIE HAS BEEN SO
TO MANY PEOPLE. >> WELL, THE DANIELS, THE
DIRECTORS ARE BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL WEIRDOES AND I
REMEMBER WE FILMED THE MOVIE IN 2020 ACTUALLY BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC. AND SO IT HAS BEEN A REALLY LONG
JOURNEY. BUT I REMEMBER GOING UP TO DAN
ONE DAY AND SAYING TO HIM, DANIEL, I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE
MOVIE, DANIEL, THIS MOVIE IS GOING TO BRING PEOPLE BACK TO
THE THEATERS, YOU KNOW. BECAUSE I'M A CHAIN SMOKER 90
YEAR OLD NEW YORK PRODUCER. AND I THINK I KNEW THAT THE
SCOPE OF IT WAS SOMETHING INCREDIBLY SPECIAL.
BUT I DEFINITELY COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT IT WOULD DO WHAT IT
HAS DONE. AND IT'S BEEN SO BEAUTIFUL TO
JUST SEE PEOPLE REALLY RECEIVE IT.
AND BELIEVE IN MOVIES AGAIN AND ALSO FEEL KIND OF UNITED IN THIS
WILD, WILD LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD.
>> Stephen: IT'S-- IT'S FUNNY. IT'S FUNNY, IT'S EXCITING.
IT'S BIZARRE ON SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: AND YET AT THE
SAME TIME IT MANAGE THIS EXTRAORDINARY EMOTIONAL
CONNECTION BETWEEN YOURSELF AND MICHELLE YEOH WHO PLAYS YOUR
MOTHER AND THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, I HAD NEVER SEEN EFI,
MY WIFE, I NEVER HAD SEEN MY WIFE CRY THAT HARD AT ANYTHING.
IN ANY MOVIE, I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT BE MEDICATED.
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY T IS INTERESTING BECAUSE A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO COME UP TO US AFTER THEY SEE THE MOVIE WHEN THEY
TALK TO US, EVEN TALKING TO US THEY WILL START TO GET REALLY
EMOTIONAL. AND IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL
ACTUALLY BECAUSE YOU REALLY FEEL THAT SOME CORD HAS BEEN STRUCK
AND EVERYONE IS JUST KIND OF BESIDE THEMSELVES.
IT IS ALSO REALLY INTENSE SOMETIMES.
>> Stephen: I'M SURE IT IS. THIS IS ALSO INTENSE.
NEW YORK TIMES CALLED YOU THE BREAKOUT STAR, FILM STAR OF
2022. AND PUT YOU ON THE COVER OF THE
ART SECTION. (APPLAUSE)
>> NOT EVERYBODY GETS THAT, YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU.
AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE I SHOW IT TO
THE REST OF THE WORLD. >> OKAY, THAT PHOTOGRAPH, MY
BEST FRIEND TOOK IT AND ACTUALLY IS HERE TONIGHT AND THEY WERE,
SO THAT NEW YORK TIMES ART SECTION CAME OUT THIS WEEK.
AND THEY WERE IN THEMPEE HAVING A HARD DAY IN THERAPY AND THEY
WALKED OUT. AND THERE I WAS ON THE FLOOR,
LAYING SPEWED ON A NEW YORK DIRTY STREET.
AND I LIVED IN NEW YORK FOR 11 YEARS.
AND TO BE SOMEONE'S DISCARDED PAPER FOR A RAT TO PEE ON, IS
LIKE I'VE PEAKED, YOU KNOW. I MADE IT, I MADE IT.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE ON THE AWARD SHOW CIRCUIT RIGHT NOW.
MICHELLE YE OW AND KI-W-I BOTH WON AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES.
YOU GOT YOUR OWN NOMINATION AS I SAID, THERE IS OSCAR BUZZ FOR
THE FILM. ARE AWARD SHOWS, I ASSUME THIS
IS YOUR FIRST ROUND OF AWARD SHOWS.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: ARE THEY ALL YOU
THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE CRACKED UP TO BE?
>> YOU KNOW, EARLY SON SOMEONE SHOWED ME THIS VIDEO OF COURTNEY
LOVE AND AMAZING YOU SHOULD GOOGLE.COM IT.
BUT IT IS COURTNEY LOVE, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS A GRUNGE QUEEN AND
WAS GETTING A A LITTLE BOUGIE AND GETTING PUSHBACK FOR PEOPLE.
AND SHE DID IN THIS PRESS INTERVIEW SHE SAYS A LOT OF
CRAZY THINGS BUT ONE OF THE THINGS SHE SAYS IS YOU KNOW, IF
I GET A CHANCE TO GO TO THE OSCARS AND WEAR A FABULOUS GOWN
AND LOOK ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, THEN I'M GOING TO [BLEEP] TAKE
IT. SO I I HAVE BEEN REALLY
CHANNELING MY INTERNAL COURTNEY LOVE.
YEAH. >> Stephen: WELL, HAVE A GOOD
TIME. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: HAVE A GOOD TIME. >> YEAH, WELL, THIS IS A BIG
SORT OF ROCKET RIDE MOMENT FORP YOU.
YOU HAVE BEEN PERFORMING FOR A LONG TIME.
YOU DID A LOT OF ALTERNATIVE THEATER IN EXPERIMENTAL THEATER.
AND THAT CAN MEAN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT
PEOPLE. WHAT KIND OF EXPERIMENTAL
THEATER DID YOU DO. >> WELL, I HEAR YOU ARE
EXPERIMENTAL THEATER. >> Stephen: I DID A FAIR
AMOUNT OF BLACK BOX EXPERIMENTSAL THEATER IN CHICAGO
WHEN I WAS STARTING. >> TOTALLY, ME TOO.
I MEAN I, YOU KNOW, MY CROWNING PERFORMANCE WAS IN A SHOW CALLED
WAR LESBIAN WHICH PLAYED A HAND.
>> Stephen: JUST A HAND. WERE THERE OTHER PARTS.
>> THE RIGHT HAND IS HERE TONIGHT ALSO.
YEAH. YEAH.
>> Stephen: IS THAT YOUR FRIEND.
>> THAT IS MY FRIEND, YEAH. YOU KNOW, I PLAYED A CAT.
A LOT OF INANIMATE OBJECTS. >> Stephen: YOU PLAYED AN
INANIMATE OBJECT. >> I MEAN I PLAYED A COMPUTER ON
BROADWAY, ACTUALLY. SO THAT WOULD BE SO DOWNTOWN.
>> Stephen: SURE. BUT YOU PLAY A ROCK IN THE
MOVIE. >> I KNOW.
>> Stephen: SO YOU WERE PREPARED FOR THAT.
>> IT IS MY WHEELHOUSE. >> Stephen: YES.
WHAT WAS ST IT LIKE TO WORK WITH MICHELLE YEOH, SUCH AN ICON.
WHAT IS SHE LIKE ON SET, PLAYFUL, JUST DOING THE WORK,
SOMEONE WHO STAYS IN CHARACTER ALL THE TIME WHAT IS SHE LIKE.
>> SHE REALLY IS INCREDIBLE. SHE IS SNOT ONLY A TOTAL BAD ASS
AND COMPLETELY-- THE CRAFT BUT SHE REALLY MAKES EVERYONE FEEL
LIKE FAMILY AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE MOVIE WAS ABLE
TO WORK BECAUSE SHE WAS OUR MAT REE ARC.
AND YOU KNOW, AS REAL AND POISED AND BEAUTIFUL AS SHE S SHE IS
ALSO SO SILLY. SHE IS REALLY WEIRD SO I'M
REALLY HAPPY THAT SHE GOT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF LET HER
FREAK FLAG FLY ALSO. YEAH.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND THAT--
(APPLAUSE). >> Stephen: THIS IS ACTUALLY A
PICTURE FROM THE FILM. THIS SAY PICTURE OF YOU AND
MICHELLE YEOH AS MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BUT THIS SAY PICTURE
FROM YOUR LIFE, ISN'T IT. >> IT IS.
IT IS A PICTURE OF ME AND MY MOM NAL THE PRODUCTION JUST PHOTO
SHOPPED MY MOM'S FACE OUT AND THEN GLUED MICHELLE'S FACE ON.
WHICH IS I THINK MY MOTHER'S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT.
SHE IS ALSO PEAKED. >> Stephen: WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THIS PHOTO HERE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS A TRADITION.
YOU SHOT THIS LEADING UP TO THE COVID PANDEMIC BUT YOU FINISHED
RIGHT BEFORE, RIGHT. >> WE FINISHED THE DAY THAT
EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. >> Stephen: IN MARCH.
>> MARCH IS OFth, 2020. >> Stephen: OKAY.
THAT IS GOOD LUCK. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS, WHAT
IS GOING ON HERE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT LUCK.
>> SO I ALWAYS SAY THAT OUR MOVIE HAS BEEN PROTECTED BY SOME
WU WU IMAGINE QUAL SPIRITUAL THING.
AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE COME FROM IT.
BUT THAT PHOTO IS A CAST AND CREW PHOTO ON THE FIRST DAY WE
DID A TRADITION THEY DO IN HONG KONG ON HONG KONG SETS WHERE YOU
COVER THE CAMERAS IN RED, OKAY, SOMEONE IS FROM HONG KONG.
, YOU LAY OUT A SUK ELLING PIG, SORRY IF YOU ARE VEGAN AND
EVERYBODY IN THE CREW AND CAST ALL HAVE INCENSE STICK.
BASICALLY YOU BLESS THE SET FOR SMOOTH SAILING.
AND THE DIRECTORS AND THE LEAD ACTORS TAKE A BIG KNIFE AND WE
HOLD OP TO THE KNIFE AT THE SAME TIME AND YOU CUT THE PIG FROM
HEAD TO TAIL TO BLESS AND EASEFUL SHOOT.
AND SO WE DID THAT ON THE FIRST DAY.
AND I THINK BACK TO THAT ALL THE TIME BECAUSE SO MUCH MAGIC HAS
BEEN HAPPENING FOR US. AND WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN AS
SUCCESSFUL AS WE WE ARE. NO ONE BELIEVED IN US.
AND FOR IT TO NOW BE A MOVIE THAT HAS SHIFTED THE WORLD OF
CINEMA AND ALSO IS IN YOU KNOW, OSCAR CONVERSATION, IS PRETTY
WILD. >> Stephen: I WANT TO POINT
OUT-- (APPLAUSE)
WHILE THIS IS GOOD LUCK. >> YES.
>> Stephen: WHILE THIS IS GOOD LUCK FOR ALL OF YOU, I WANT TO
POINT OUT IN THE SCENE THAT WE SHOWED TO INTRODUCE YOU, ONE OF
YOUR COSTARS IS A PIG. >> YES, IT'S NOT THAT ONE.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE IS
STREAMING NOW ON SHOWTIME. STEPHANIE HSU, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUEST WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE ADAM
KINZINGER. STICK AROUND FOR JAMES CORDEN.
GOOD NIGHT!