>> IN WEST AUSTRALIA, THE MINING COMPANY RIO TINTO HAS APOLOGIZED
FOR LOSINGS A RADIOACTIVE CAPSULE.
THE HIGHLY POISONOUS CAPSULE IS ONLY 6 MILIMETERS IN DIAMETER
AND COULD BE ANYWHERE IN AN 870 MILE STRETCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN
OUTBACK. THIS COMES ON THE HEELS OF
NUMEROUS OTHER CONTROVERSIES INVOLVING RIO TINTO WHICH HAS
BEEN TRYING TO CLEAN UP ITS IMAGE.
>> WE HAVE MORE ON THIS LOST RADIOACTIVE CAPSULE STORY.
WE GO NOW LIVE TO BILL DUNDEE, SPOKESMAN FOR RIO TINTO AT THIS
SITE. HOW IS THE SEARCH GOING BILL?
>> WE FEEL CONFIDENT WE'LL LOCATE THIS ASPIRIN SIZED
CAPSULE LOST IN 850 MILES OF ARID DESERT WASTE LAND QUICKLY.
>> WHAT DOES THE RECOVERY EFFORT LOOK LIKE SO FAR?
>> WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO FIND WHAT WE'VE CODE
NAMED BABY CHERNOBYL, INCLUDING BOOTS ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS
THESE MILK CARTONS, "HAVE YOU SEEN ME?
IF SO ALERT YOUR LOCAL CREMATORIUM IMMEDIATELY."
>> WHAT ABOUT THE RADIOACTIVE THREAT TO ALL LIVING THINGS?
>> I'M HERE TO ASSURE THE THREAT IS MINIMAL.
>> ISN'T THAT A GIANT MUTANT ANT BEHIND YOU RIGHT NOW?
>> BACK, BACK! IT'S JUST MY ASSISTANT KEVIN.
GO TO LUNCH, KEVIN! >> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE
SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT." TONIGHT: THE EAGLES HAVE LANDED!
PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES: RACHEL BROSNAHAN
AND MURRA BARTLETT 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!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
FOLKS, WELCOME ONE AND ALL THAT IT'S.
TO THE LATE SHOW. I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD MONDAY. IF YOU'RE FROM PHILADELPHIA, I
ASSUME YOU SPENT IT SOBERING UP ON TOP OF A BUS SHELTER.
BECAUSE YESTERDAY WAS THE MEN'S FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND THE EAGLES ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!
WHICH IS FANTASTIC, OR TERRIBLE. DEPENDING ON HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT
THE EAGLES. I SPENT ALL OF YESTERDAY PARKED
IN FRONT OF THE TV YELLING "FLY EAGLES, FLY!"-- BECAUSE I WAS
WATCHING THE END OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS WHERE EAGLES CARRY
FRODO AND SAM TO SAFETY. COACH GANDALF DESERVES WIZARD OF
THE YEAR. COACH SAM DESERVES THAT.
AND ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, THE EAGLES WILL FACE AFC CHAMPS, THE
KANSAS CITY CHEFS. I'M SORRY, WHAT'S THAT?
IT'S NOT CHEFS. IT'S THE CHIEFS?
I DOUBT ANYONE IN 2023 WOULD STILL BE CALLING THEIR TEAM "THE
CHIEFS IDENTITY. COME ON.
WELL, THEN CHANGE IT TO 'CHEFS.'"
THEY CAN MAKE IT THE "VEGETABLE CHOP."
"CRUDITE, CRUDITE." IT'S GOING TO CATCH ON, GOING TO
CATCH ON BABY. IT'S ALREADY A HISTORY-MAKING
GAME, BECAUSE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS TIGHT END TRAVIS KELCE AND
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES CENTER JASON KELCE WILL BECOME THE FIRST
BROTHERS TO FACE OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A SUPER BOWL.
BUT NOT THE FIRST TIME FAMILY MEMBERS PLAYED EACH OTHER.
WHO CAN FORGET THE DRAMATIC PLAYOFFS MATCHUP BETWEEN JOE AND
HANNAH MONTANA? SHE'S TOUGH, SHE'S TOUGH.
SNAPPED HER PE FEMUR. PHILLY FANS CELEBRATED THE BIG
WIN WITH THEIR TYPICAL RESTRAINT, CLIMBING STOPLIGHTS,
CLIMBING STOPLIGHTS SHIRTLESS TIGHTROPE WALKING ON STOPLIGHTS
AND COLLAPSING STUFF WITH THE POWER OF DRUNK.
EVERYBODY'S FINE. THAT CELEBRATION IS BEFORE THEY
EVEN PLAY THE SUPER BOWL. IF THEY WIN THE BIG GAME,
SOMEONE'S GONNA FISTFIGHT A BUS. OH!
s SPEAKING OF DANGEROUS DUMMIES,
THERE'S MORE NEWS ABOUT NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE SANTOS,
SEEN HERE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT HIS NEXT NAME SHOULD BE.
NOW, TALKING ABOUT HIM ON THE LATE SHOW HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
BUT NOT EVERYONE'S INTO IT. ONE JOURNALIST AT HUFFPOST
THINKS "IT'S TIME TO STOP TALKING ABOUT GEORGE SANTOS."
WRONG. HUH-UH, HUH-UH.
I'M AS SORRY AS I CAN BE. BECAUSE THE HITS JUST KEEP
COMING. IT LOOKS LIKE, AS FAR BACK AS
2020, SANTOS MAY HAVE BEEN LYING ABOUT CAMPAIGN DONATIONS.
SPECIFICALLY, A NEW REPORT FOUND SEVERAL OF GEORGE SANTOS SEVERAL
GEORGE SANTOS CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS DON'T APPEAR TO
EXIST, WHICH CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING.
THE SANTOS CAMPAIGN WAS FUNDED BY A GHOOOST!
OR ELECTION FRAUD. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, IN MANY
CASES, NAMES OF THE DONORS WERE STRAIGHT-UP MADE UP.
FOR INSTANCE, HIS CAMPAIGN REPORTED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
"VICTORIA AND JONATHAN REGOR," BUT NO ONE NAMED VICTORIA OR
JONATHAN REGOR COULD BE LOCATED ANYWHERE IN THE U.S., AND
THEIR LISTED ADDRESS, 45 NEW MEXICO STREET, JACKSON TOWNSHIP,
NEW JERSEY, DOES NOT EXIST. SO BAD NEWS: HE MIGHT'VE
COMMITTED FRAUD. GOOD NEWS: ONE LESS PLACE THAT
EXISTS IN NEW JERSEY. ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL STATE.
I'M SORRY, PHIL, BEAUTIFUL STATE.
ANOTHER REPORTED DONOR THAT RAISED SUSPICION WAS NAMED
RAFAEL DA SILVA, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE NAME OF A BRAZILIAN
SOCCER PLAYER. APPARENTLY, THAT'S A NAME SANTOS
STOOOOOLE! LA LA LA.
STOLE, STOLE! (APPLAUSE)
IN SOME INSTANCES, THE ADDRESS WAS REAL, BUT THE PERSON WASN'T.
FOR EXAMPLE, CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS LISTED A "STEPHEN
BERGER" AT AN ADDRESS ON BRANDT ROAD IN BRAWLEY, CALIFORNIA, BUT
WHEN ASKED, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AT THAT ADDRESS SAID THEY
HAVE NO IDEA WHO "STEPHEN BERGER" MIGHT BE.
SOUNDS SUSPICIOUS, ALTHOUGH THE SANTOS CAMPAIGN WAS HAPPY TO
PROVIDE THIS PICTURE. NOW, IN RESPONSE --
(APPLAUSE) >> QUALITY, QUALITY JOKE.
IN RESPONSE, THE SANTOS CAMPAIGN HAS UPDATED THEIR DONOR LIST,
AND HAS ASSURED US, THE 'REAL' SANTOS CONTRIBUTORS ARE DAVID
AUTHENTICO, PIERRE MCFLURRY ALBERTO REALNAME, AND HERESA
NOTHERGUY. THAT'S NOT ALL -- SURE --
ALBERTO REALNAME, THAT'S NOT ALL THE GEORGE SANTOS
NEWS I REFUSE TO STOP TALKING ABOUT.
THE CONGRESSMAN WAS ALSO SPOTTED LAST WEEK AT A KARAOKE NIGHT IN
D.C., WHERE PATRONS TRIED TO GET HIM TO SING KARAOKE, BUT EVEN
THOUGH HE ULTIMATELY DECLINED, SANTOS DID SAY THAT HIS GO-TO
KARAOKE SONG IS "I WILL SURVIVE."
THAT IS, OF COURSE, THE DISCO CLASSIC RECORDED IN 1978 BY
GEORGE SANTOS. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
BUT, IF YOU DO WANT TO HEAR GEORGE SANTOS SING HIS LYING
HEART OUT, YOU'RE IN LUCK. BECAUSE JOURNALISTS HAVE TRACKED
DOWN WHAT APPEARS TO BE SANTOS' OLD ACCOUNT ON THE
SINGING APP "SMULE," WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO SING KARAOKE ON
YOUR MOBILE DEVICE. IT'S ALL THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT
OF A KARAOKE BAR EXCEPT NOT THAT.
THE REPORTERS FOUND LOTS OF SANTOS SINGING TO HIMSELF,
INCLUDING HIS RENDITIONS OF "HALLELUJAH," THE PITCH PERFECT
HIT "CUPS," AND "LET IT GO" FROM FROZEN.
ACCORDING TO SANTOS, THOSE RECORDINGS EARNED HIM A TONY, A
GRAMMY, A PURPLE HEART, AND THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR VOLLEYBALL.
WANNA HEAR SOME? (APPLAUSE)
>> OH YEAH! >> NO, YOU DON'T.
HERE'S SANTOS SINGING "HALLELUJAH":
>> SHE TIED YOU TO A KITCHEN CHAIR, SHE BROKE YOUR
THRONE AND SHE CUT YOUR HAIR. AND FROM YOUR LIPS SHE
DREW THE HALLELUJAH >> Stephen: IN FAIRNESS TO
GEORGE SANTOS, HE DOES SOUND LIKE HE HAS BEEN TIED TO A
KITCHEN CHAIR. HERE'S SANTOS SINGING "CUPS"
FROM "PITCH PERFECT": >> WHEN I'M GONE, WHEN I'M GONE
YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE
>> Stephen: NO, WE WON'T. FACT-CHECK ON THAT ONE.
THAT WAS ROUGH, THAT WAS ROUGH. OKAY, ONE MORE SONG!
HERE'S SANTOS DOING UNSPEAKABLE THINGS TO "LET IT GO" FROM
FROZEN: >> LET THE STORM RAGE ON...
BOTHERED ME ANYWAY. >> Stephen: THAT SONG, FAMOUSLY
SUNG BY THE PROTAGONIST OF FROZEN: OTZI THE ICE MAN.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THE SONG AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY
PERFORMED BY IDINA MENZEL. I THINK SANTOS WAS CHANNELING A
DIFFERENT SINGER: >> THE WICKEDLY TALENTED, THE
ONE AND ONLY, ADELE DAZEEM! >> THAT NEVER GETS OLD.
PRETTY BIG WEEKEND FOR THE G.O.P., BECAUSE ON
FRIDAY, R.N.C. CHAIRWOMAN RONNA McDANIEL WAS ELECTED TO A FOURTH
CONSECUTIVE TERM. I'D SAY CONGRATULATIONS, BUT
IT'S A HORRIBLE JOB, AND I DON'T LIKE YOU.
WITH THE G.O.P. DIVIDED AND IN TURMOIL AT THIS POINT,
McDANIEL HAD TO FIGHT SOME STRONG OPPOSITION.
OF THE 167 VOTES CAST, McDANIEL RECEIVED 111 VOTES, WHILE HER
PRIMARY CHALLENGER, HARMEET DHILLON, GOT 51.
BUT I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, "STEVE, WHY ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT THIS? YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT RONNA
McDANIEL OR HARMEET DHILLON." YOU ARE VERY OBSERVANT, THANK
YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS RACE
BECAUSE OF ONE MAN: MY PILLOW C.E.O. AND MARY POPPINS'
TROUBLED UNCLE, MIKE LINDELL. IN THE RUN UP TO FRIDAY'S VOTE,
LINDELL CLAIMED HE CALLED EVERY MEMBER OF THE R.N.C. AND
BRAGGED, "SOMETIMES I TALK FOR THREE TO FOUR HOURS TO ONE
PERSON." (AS LINDELL)
"I DO MOST OF THE TALKING. OCCASIONALLY, THEY'LL ASK A
QUESTION LIKE "911 WHAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY?"
SO LINDELL PUT IN THE EFFORT AND IN THE END HE WAS REWARDED WITH
FOUR VOTES. FOUR, REALLY?
NOT 4%? FOUR, THAT ACTUALLY SEEMS BIT
HIGH. JIM, CAN WE SEE WHO VOTED FOR
LINDELL? CHECKS OUT.
ARE THEY RELATED TO THAT BURGER GUY?
SOMETHING IN THE EYES. THERE'S NEWS FROM THE LAND DOWN
UNDER, BECAUSE A TINY RADIOACTIVE CAPSULE HAS BEEN
LOST IN AUSTRALIA. OR AS IT WAS REPORTED DOWN IN
AUSTRALIA: "CRIKEY!" THANK YOU, I WANT TO THANK
MURRAY BARTLETT FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
HELLO MURRAY. TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS, THIS
IMAGE OF THE TINY, TINY CAPSULE HAS BEEN RELEASED.
NO! NOTHING THAT IMPORTANT SHOULD BE
THAT SMALL! DID AIRPODS TEACH US NOTHING?
SO HOW DO YOU EVEN LOSE A RADIOACTIVE CAPSULE?
WELL, IT GOT LOST WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED, AND IS BELIEVED TO
HAVE FALLEN OFF THE BACK OF A TRUCK.
REALLY? "FALLEN OFF THE BACK OF A TRUCK"
IS HOW YOU EXPLAIN WHY THAT STEREO EQUIPMENT IS SO CHEAP.
NOT WHY THE WALLABYS ARE GLOWING.
NOW AUTHORITIES ARE ON HIGH ALERT, AND AN EMERGENCY HUNT FOR
THE DEVICE, WHICH AGAIN, IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PEA, IS
UNDER WAY ALONG A 1400 KILOMETER ROUTE.
TO PUT THAT IN TERMS MY AMERICAN VIEWERS WILL UNDERSTAND, 1400
KILOMETERS IS JUST SHY OF THE DISTANCE FROM NEW YORK TO
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, AND A 'PEA' IS A SMALL VEGETABLE, AN
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) A 'VEGETABLE' IS WHAT GOES IN
THAT BOTTOM DRAWER IN YOUR FRIDGE TO ROT WHILE YOU EAT
AIR-FRIED POP TARTS FOR DINNER. TO LEAD THE SEARCH, THE
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES HAS DEPLOYED TEAMS WITH
HANDHELD RADIATION DETECTION DEVICES AND METAL DETECTORS
TO LOCATE THE DEVICE'S GAMMA RAYS.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF GAMMA RADIATION, AND--
OH MY GOD THEY'RE TOO LATE! WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT! MY GUESTS ARE RACHEL BROSNAHAN
AND EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR AND CERTIFIED AUSTRALIAN MURRAY
BARTLETT. STICK AROUND.
>> Stephen: LET'S PLAY IT ONE
MORE TIME, "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT" BAND.
IT WAS A ROUGH WEEKEND IN AMERICA.
ON FRIDAY, THE MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT RELEASED DISTURBING
VIDEO OF FIVE MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICERS BRUTALLY BEATING 29
YEAR OLD TYRE NICHOLS AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP.
NICHOLS DIED THREE DAYS LATER FROM HIS INJURIES.
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, PEOPLE ARE RIGHTFULLY HORRIFIED, AND IT'S
LED TO DOZENS OF PROTESTS, FROM MEMPHIS, TO NEW YORK CITY, TO
PORTLAND, OREGON. AND ONE OF THE UPSETTING THINGS
ABOUT THIS STORY IS HOW FAMILIAR IT FEELS.
WE KEEP SEEING THIS KIND OF POLICE VIOLENCE.
WHY DOES NOTHING GET DONE? THAT QUESTION BRINGS US TO
TONIGHT'S WORD: SEE NO EVIL. * FOLKS, OHIO REPRESENTATIVE JIM
JORDAN WENT ON TV THIS WEEKEND. AND JORDAN
EXPLAINED WHY HE DOESN'T THINK ANYTHING WOULD HELP.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS ANY LAW THAT CAN STOP THAT EVIL
THAT WE SAW. I DON'T KNOW THERE IS ANYTHING
YOU CAN DO TO STOP THE KIND OF EVIL, WE SAW ON THAT VIDEO.
>> Stephen: WELL, JUST ASK THE
FOLKS AT OHIO STATE, IF YOU WANT NOTHING DONE ABOUT EVIL:
JIM JORDAN'S YOUR MAN. BUT OF COURSE, EVERYONE WANTS
SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT EVIL.
THERE'S A REASON BATMAN DOESN'T LOOK OVER GOTHAM AND SAY, "WOOF,
REAL MESS DOWN THERE. I DON'T LIKE THE LOOK OF THAT
CLOWN. ANYHOO, WHADDYA GONNA DO!
GUESS I'LL GO TO THE BATCAVE AND PLAY MARIO KART WITH ROBIN."
THE THING IS, IN THAT INTERVIEW THERE, JORDAN IS
DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO UNDERSTANDING SOMETHING.
ON THAT POLICE VIDEO, WE'RE LOOKING AT EVIL.
AND YOU HAVE TO STOP THAT AT ITS ROOT.
WHAT IS THE ROOT OF EVIL? IN THIS CASE, IT'S SYSTEMIC
RACISM. SYSTEMIC, BECAUSE UNLIKE SO MANY
OF THE EXAMPLES WE'VE SEEN, THE FIVE OFFICERS CHARGED IN THIS
CASE ARE BLACK AND PART OF A SPECIAL SQUAD CALLED, STREET
CRIMES OPERATION TO RESTORE PEACE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OR
"SCORPION." YES, THE FAMOUSLY BENEVOLENT
CREATURE, "THE SCORPION." NOT A LOT OF POSITIVE VIBES
AROUND THAT WORD. AT BEST, "SCORPION" SOUNDS LIKE
THE BOOTLEG VERSION OF COBRA FROM THE DOLLAR STORE G.I. JOE:
SOLDIER DAVE. THE SCORPION UNIT HAS NOW BEEN
DISBANDED, AND THE OFFICERS INVOLVED HAVE BEEN FIRED, BUT IS
IT ENOUGH TO GET RID A 'FEW BAD APPLES?'
SEEMS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TREE.
BUT JORDAN CAN'T GO DOWN THAT ROAD TO IDENTIFY WHAT KIND OF
EVIL THIS IS, BECAUSE THEN HE'D BE IN DANGER OF BEING, WHAT'S
THE WORD: WOKE. AND IF YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN
POLITICIAN, YOU'RE AFRAID THAT ONCE YOU'RE WOKE, YOU HAVE TO
GIVE UP ON HAVING SEX ON YOUR GAS STOVE WHILE FANTASIZING
ABOUT THE SEXY GREEN M&M. YOU SEE, IT'S -- HERE'S THE
THING. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
>> Stephen: HERE'S THE THING, HE KNOWS
IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE! BUT JIM JORDAN'S NOT JUST THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF OHIO'S FOURTH. HE'S A REPRESENTATIVE OF
SOMETHING BIGGER. HE REPRESENTS A POINT OF VIEW
THAT IS HELD BY A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO KNOW THAT
SYSTEMIC RACISM EXISTS. THAT'S WHY THERE ARE SO MANY
ATTEMPTS TO OUTLAW BLACK HISTORY IN SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THE MOMENT
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOMETHING IS EVIL, YOU'VE GOT TWO CHOICES:
EITHER YOU CAN WORK TO STOP IT, OR TRY TO AVOID KNOWING IT.
LIKE WHEN MY DOCTOR TOLD ME TO GET MORE CARDIO, I DIDN'T WANT
TO, SO I STUCK MY FINGERS IN MY EARS AND RAN SCREAMING FROM THE
ROOM. BUT IF -- IF -- IF YOU START
PEELING BACK THE LAYERS OF WHY MODERN POLICING IS
THE WAY IT IS, YOU START TO SEE WHO IT MOST OFTEN POLICES, AND
WHO IT MOST OFTEN BENEFITS, WHICH IS UNCOMFORTABLE.
AND NO ONE WANTS TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE.
I KNOW THAT I DON'T. AND LIFE IS FEDERATE GOOD FOR
ME. SOMEBODY PICKS OUT MY CLOTHES
I GET TO TALK TO CELEBRITIES EVERY NIGHT, AND THIS
OFFICE HAS ENOUGH FREE SELTZER TO DROWN A MOOSE.
BUT IF YOU KEEP WITNESSING EVIL AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, AT WHAT
POINT DO YOU STOP BEING A WITNESS AND START BEING EVIL?
BECAUSE NO ONE'S COMFORT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE LIFE OF A
YOUNG MAN LIKE TYRE NICHOLS. HE WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER, A
SKATEBOARDER, A FATHER, A SON. HE DIDN'T GET TO LOOK AWAY.
WHY SHOULD WE? SO, WHETHER IT'S FINALLY PASSING
THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT, OR SOMETHING
BETTER, WE HAVE TO TRY TO DO , WE AS A NATION AND OUR ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVES, HAVE TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING.
OTHERWISE WE'RE JUST BURYING OUR HEADS IN THE SAND.
AND THAT'S THE WORD. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY EVERYBODY,
WELCOME BACK! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
FOLKS. MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS AN
EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR YOU KNOW AS MIDGE MAISEL IN "THE
MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL." SHE NOW STARS IN THE PLAY "THE
SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," RACHEL BROSNAHAN!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (APPLAUSE)
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE SPARKLES.
>> LISTEN IT'S JAN, IT'S BLEAK OUT THERE.
>> Stephen: AN ARTIFICIAL SHOT IN THE ARM.
YOU STAR IN THE LORRAINE'S PLAY, "THE SIGN IN SYDNEY BRUSTEIN'S
WINDOW. YOU START ON SATURDAY.
>> OUR FIRST SHOW ON SATURDAY. WE'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT THE PLAY IS
ABOUT AND WHO WE ARE AND IT'S GETTING DARK OVER THERE BUT IT'S
GREAT. IT'S BEEN SUCH AN INCREDIBLE
EXPERIENCE. WE DID THE FIRST SCREENS OF THE
PLAY ARTHUR KAUFMAN BACK IN 2019 I WANT TO SAY, THE PLAY DIDN'T
HAPPEN FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND IT CAME BACK AROUND, WE DID
ANOTHER READING IN 2021. AND IT'S JUST REALLY GRATIFYING
TO BE SEEING A PLAY WHICH HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE THE 1960s.
>> Stephen: SPEAKING OF WHICH THIS HASN'T BEEN MOUNTED SINCE
1964. YOUR PART IRIS WAS STARTED BY
RITA MOWERNO. HAVE YOU MET RIGHT AH?
>> I -- RITA? >> I HAVEN'T.
>> AT 91 SHE'S A SPRY -- >> RITA'S AMAZING.
I KNOW THAT OSCAR HAS BEEN TEXTING WITH HER A LITTLE BIT
AND SEE IF SHE COULD CHECK OUT THE SHOW.
>> Stephen: DID SHE SAY ANYTHING BACK TO OSCAR?
>> SHE DID. >> Stephen: POSITIVELY?
> >> POSITIVELY UNLESS HE'S LYING
TO ME AT REHEARSAL. >> Stephen: THIS IS NOT THE
FIRST TIME TREADING THE BOARDS PROFESSIONALLY OR OTHERWISE.
I UNDERSTAND DID YOU SOME HIGH SCHOOL THEATER.
>> I DID. >> Stephen: I'M CURIOUS IF
YOU COULD DESCRIBE THIS ROLE FOR ME, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
>> BEFORE CATS WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO THE PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS
FAMOUSLY, RECENTLY, I WAS IN CATS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THERE
WAS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR WHAT THIS CAT COSTUME IS.
>> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS CAT
COSTUME HERE? IS SHE DEALING WITH A HAIR BALL?
>> SHE'S DEAD. >> Stephen: SHE'S DEAD OKAY.
>> IT WAS THE WIG, THIS EL ADVICE THING, I WAS VERY MUCH IN
THE ENSEMBLE, NO PART TO SPEAK OF, HIDDEN WAY IN THE BACK
THERE. >> Stephen: THEY DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS HAPPENING. >> WHEN I APPEAR IN CATS ON
BROADWAY COMING THIS SPRING. (APPLAUSE)
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO CLAP FOR THAT!
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A LOT OF PHOTOS WHICH I LOVE.
YOU SAID THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PERFORMING YOU DID IN SCHOOL.
YOU WERE AN IRISH STEP DANCER. LOOK AT THAT.
THE LITTLE OUTFIT AND EVERYTHING.
>> I HAD TO SLEEP IN A PERM TO GET THAT.
>> Stephen: WHAT? >> I HAD TO SLEEP IN A PERM.
>> Stephen: THAT IS NOT NATURAL?
>> NO ABSOLUTELY NOT. >> Stephen: IRISH PEOPLE HAVE
SOME REALLY STRANGE HAIR. IT SPINS OFF GOLD.
I LOVE YOUR RIVER DANCE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> THANKS. >> Stephen: CAN YOU STILL DO
IT, THE ARMS AT THE SIDE AND CLIPYTY CLOP.
>> STARTING THIS SATURDAY YOU MIGHT CATCH A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IS
LEFT OF MY IRISH STEP-DANCING DAYS.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE IRIS BRUSTEIN IRISH DANCING?
>> IRIS IS PART IRISH AS WE TALK BRIEFLY IN THE PLAY.
SHE'S AN ACTRESS, SHE IS A DANCER AND SHE LOVES AGREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO WHIP IT ALL OUT. IT'S NOT JUST IRISH DANCING, YOU
MIGHT SEE A BIT OF A GREEK MISERLOU, IRISH DANCING, AND
WHOLE LOT OF OTHER JIGGING -- >> Stephen: SHE GETS JIGY
WITH IT YOU SAY? >> YES, YES.
>> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE RACHEL BROSNAHAN.
STICK AROUND!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: WE'RE BACK WITH THE
STAR OF "THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW," RACHEL
BROSNAHAN. IN NOVEMBER, AND THIS IS A
LOVELY PHOTOGRAPH, IN NOVEMBER, YOU FINISHED SHOOTING THE FIFTH
AND FINAL SEASON OF MARVELOUS MISS MAISEL.
WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THIS? >> INSTAGRAM I THINK.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS IT LIKE FILMING THE FINAL SCREENS?
>> IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. OUR DIRECTOR ENCOURAGED THE
WHOLE CAST TO BE THERE FOR THE LAST WEEK.
WE GOT TO SHOOT THE ENTIRE LAST WEEK SAYING GOOD-BYE TO THESE
FOLKS, IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL TO GIVE IT THE SENDOFF IT DESERVED
AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYBODY AND YEAH, IT WAS
BITTERSWEET. >> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT MIDGE,
HERSELF, WHAT WILL YOU MISS MOST ABOUT PLAYING THE CHARACTER?
>> SO I GOT TO SPEND THE LAST FIVE SEASONS, SEARCHING
DESPERATELY FOR THIS UNSHAKEABLE CONFIDENCE THAT THIS CHARACTER
HAS. AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRETEND
TO BE THAT UNFLAPPABLY CONFIDENT EVERY DAY AND CALL IT A JOB HAS
BEEN PRETTY AMAZING. I HOPE I GET TO HOLD ON TO ONE
SHRED OF THAT. IT TOOK A LOT TO FIND AND I
THINK I'LL MISS GETTING TO LIVE IN THAT SKIN EVERY DAY.
>> Stephen: GOING INTO AN ADDITION OF YOUR OWN?
>> YEAH, MAYBE, GOOD OLD (BLEEP) STUFF, ABSOLUTELY.
>> Stephen: GOOD ADVICE FOR US ALL.
>> KEEP THOSE (BLEEP) STEPHEN. >> Stephen: IT'S A CARLOS
KNIT CAST. YOU ACTUALLY BROUGHT SOMETHING
IN TO RELIEVE EVERYBODY'S STRESS IN SHOOTING THIS LAST SEASON.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH RIGHT HERE.
AT FIRST I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN A HUGE SHOPPING CART BUT WHAT ARE
THESE FELLOW DOWN -- >> THIS WAS MAYBE THE BEST DAY
OF MY ENTIRE LIFE. THIS IS FROM OUR SECOND SEASON
WE SHOT TEN EPISODES DURING OUR SECOND SEASON.
NEVER TRIED IT AGAIN. WE STARTED THE SEASON IN PARIS,
WE TRAVELED TO THE CATSKILLS, AND SOME ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS
SERVICE YOU CAN ORDER THERAPY PIGS.
TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL BETTER. I BROUGHT THERAPY PIGS TO SET.
THEY'RE ALL UP FOR ADOPTION. EVERYBODY GOT A CHANCE TO HOLD
BAM BAM, ONE OF THE PIGS. THE GRIPS AND OTHER FOLKS WERE
DELIGHTFUL, HUGGING SMALL PIGDZ. >> Stephen: DID YOU THINK
ABOUT ADOPTING THE PIGS? >> SLUM, THE THREE PIGS THAT
CAME TO SET, I DECIDED AGAINST IT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED A GARBAGE DISPOSAL IN
NEW YORK. >> BUT YOU COULD HAVE A THERAPY
PIGLET. >> Stephen: WHICH COULD BE A
GARBAGE DISPOSER. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Stephen: IT WAS DELIGHTFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Stephen: "THE SIGN IN SIDNEY
BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW" OPENS THIS SATURDAY AT THE BROOKLYN
ACADEMY OF MUSIC. RACHEL BROSNAHAN, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR MURRAY
BARTLETT.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: WELCOME BACK
EVERYBODY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT
GUEST TONIGHT IS AN ACTOR YOU KNOW FROM HIS EMMY AWARD-WINNING
PERFORMANCE AS HOTEL MANAGER ARMOND IN SEASON ONE OF "THE
WHITE LOTUS." HE NOW STARS IN THE NEW HBO
SERIES, "THE LAST OF US." PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE
SHOW," MURRAY BARTLETT! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: MAESTRO, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU. >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. WE HAD SOME FUN IN THE PAST FOR
THE PEOPLE WHO HAD NOT CAUGHT IT BEFORE.
WE MET WHEN I WAS HOSTING PICKLED WHICH WAS THIS CELEBRITY
PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENT. AND YOU --
>> I THOUGHT YOU ARE WERE GOING TO PULL OUT A PICKLE BALL
PADDLE. >> Stephen: YOU WERE TEAMED
WITH KELLY ROLAND FROM DESTINY'S CHILD.
DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF YOUR TEAM?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I THINK SOMEONE CAME UP WITH IT.
>> Stephen: DINK FLOYD. YOU LOST TO WILL FARRELL AND TIG
NATARO. HOW DID IT GO?
TAKE ME THROUGH THE EMOTIONS. >> THEY WERE IN GREAT SHAPE.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE IN GREAT SHAPE TOO.
>> THANK YOU. WE DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE PLAYING
THE VENUS AND SREEN SERENA WILLF THE PICKLE BALL WORLD.
>> Stephen: SHE LITERALLY WAS PLAYING ON A FRACTURED FEMUR.
NOW HOW DO YOU FEEL? >> PRETTY EMBARRASSED.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU. >> WE PUT UP SOME PRETTY GOOD
RALLIES. YOU TOLD ME THAT DIDN'T YOU?
>> Stephen: YOU HAD THIS INDEFINABLE JE NE SAIS QUOIS
FEATURE, I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD DESCRIBE MURRAY BARTLETT
AS BELOVED AT THIS POINT. IT'S A QUICK BELOVED.
AMERICA HAS GOT TO KNOW YOU, THEY KNOW YOU FROM YOUR
PERFORMANCE AS THE HOTEL MANAGER ARMAND IN WHITE LOTUS.
YOUR EMMY IT WAS NIGHT TO GO CONGRATULATE YOU THAT NIGHT.
>> YES. >> Stephen: IT WAS AN
EXCITING NIGHT. >> IT WAS.
>> Stephen: YOU ACTUALLY COLLECT YOUR EMMY IN YOUR
LUGGAGE? >> I DID.
>> Stephen: IT SURVIVED. >> IT DIDN'T SET OFFS ALARM
BELLS. >> Stephen: IT DIDN'T SET OFF
ALARM BELLS. >> THAT'S I THOUGHT WALKING
ACROSS THE AIRPORT WITH AN EMMY WAS NOT GOOD, AND IT'S GOING
THROUGH A METAL DETECTOR, THEY ARE BIG THEY'RE HEAVY THEY'RE
SHARP. >> Stephen: THE TIME WE WON
FOR THE DAILY SHOW WAS AFTER 9/11, THEY DIDN'T LIKE THAT, AT
ALL. >> WEAPON-LIKE.
>> Stephen: WHERE IS IT NOW? >> IT'S IN A CLOSET.
I DIDN'T PUT IT IMMEDIATELY IN A CLOS I IT.
I WAS TOLD BY A REALLY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS TOLD BY
AN ACTRESS FRIEND OF HIS WHEN HE WON AN AWARD, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE
IT IN A PLACE IN YOUR HOME FOR A WEEK, YOU DON'T PUT IT AWAY AND
PUT IT OUT OF YOUR MIND. YOU HAVE TO ABSORB IT AND REALLY
ENJOY THE MOMENT. DID I THAT AND PUT IT ON MY
KITCHEN BENCH FOR A WEEK, IT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL, NOT BE PAO
PAOING THAT. >> Stephen: WHEN DID YOU FEEL
THAT IS ENOUGH OF ME? >> I HAD IT MAYBE A DAY TOO
LONG, AND THEY SOMEONE WAS OVER, THERE IT IS, I FELT LIKE AN
ABSOLUTE DOUCHE BAG. I WAITED UNTIL THEY LEFT AND
RUSHED IT TO THE SPARE ROOM AND PUT IT IN THE CLOSET.
>> Stephen: YOU SAID YOU WOULD LOVE TO PLAY ARMAND AGAIN
IN THE WHITE LOTUS. >> DID I SAY THAT?
>> Stephen: YOU SAID THAT. >> A TMZ GUY SAID TO ME, HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN THE THIRD SEASON OF WHITE LOTUS?
>> Stephen: ARE YOU SHATTERING MY LAST BELIEF AND
THE SANCTITY OF JOURNALISM IN AMERICA?
>> I'M AFRAID SO. >> Stephen: YOU WOULD OR
WOULD NOT WANT TO? >> I DEFINITELY WOULD.
>> Stephen: FOR THOSE OF WHO WATCHED SEASON 1 SPOILER IT
WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO PUT YOU IN SEASON 3.
>> YES. >> Stephen: ARE THERE
CONTINGENCY BEING DISCUSSED AT ALL?
>> SORT OF UNOFFICIALLY WHEN WE WERE SHOOTING WHITE LOTUS, THE
NIGHT BEFORE WE WERE SHOOTING, WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, THE
CREATOR OF WHITE LOTUS MADE A SPEECH AND SAID SORT OF JOKINGLY
WHOEVER, WE WERE ABOUT TO START SHOOTING IN THE WHOLE SHOOT,
WHOEVER WAS THE NICEST PERSON AND THE BEST ACTOR GETS A
SPINOFF SERIES. SO I WAS LIKE OH OH WHAT ABOUT
ME? I LIKE MY CHARACTER, I DON'T
WANT TO GVE IT AWAY BUT MY CHARACTER --
>> Stephen: HAS A ROUGH CONCLUSION.
>> THANK YOU. AND HE SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO
HOLD HIM TO THIS BUT HE SAID, "WE COULD ALWAYS GO BACK IN
TIME." >> Stephen: WOW!
WOW! >> I THINK MAYBE LIKE AN ARMAND
ORIGIN STORY? I DON'T KNOW I'M JUST THROWING
IT OUT THERE. I'D WATCH IT.
>> Stephen: NOW YOU'RE ON "THE LAST OF US" ON HBO,
POSTAPOCALYPTIC DRAMA. YOU AND NICK OFFERMAN PLAY
SURVIVALISTS IN THIS? WOULD YOU RECOMMEND BEING A
SURVIVALIST WITH NICK OFFERMAN? >> I WOULD POSSIBLY BE PUSHING
HIS WIFE MEG AH OUT OF THE WAY OR MAYBE SHE TRAGICALLY GOT
LOST. >> Stephen: EXACTLY.
>> I WOULDN'T MIND INCLUDING HER.
>> Stephen: HE'S HANDY, I'VE GOT SOME OF HIS FURNITURE.
>> I THINK HE COULD ALSO LIKE KILL AN ELK, RIGHT?
I FEEL LIKE HE COULD KILL AN ELK AND DRY IT AND MAKE IT LAST FOR
TWO YEARS. >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU BRING
TO THE RELATIONSHIP HERE? >> GOOD POINT.
I'VE GOT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR AND I'M A GOOD COOK SO I COULD
COOK THE ELK. >> Stephen: YOU COULD SAUTE
THE ELK? >> I COULD.
>> Stephen: BIG PAN. >> IF WE HAD A WO WOK.
>> THE LAST OF US JUST MADE AN EARLY CLAIM TO ONE OF THE BEST
TV EPISODES OF 2023. AND ROLLING STONE, THE LAST OF
US PRESENTS AN ACHINGLY BEAUTIFUL GAY LOVE STORY.
SHINING AS BILL AND FRANK. I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY ANY
SPOILERS, WE HAVE A CLIP HERE. WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING TO SEE
HERE? >> NICK PLAYS THIS CHARACTER
BILL WHO IS A HARDENED SUR FIEFLIST.
MY CHARACTER FRANK IS NOT. HE IS AN OPTIMIST AND AN
IDEALIST AND SO BILL, NIM NICK'S CHARACTER JUST WANTS TO USE ALL
THE RESOURCES FOR PRACTICAL THINGS AND TO KEEP US SAFE.
MY CHARACTER FRANK WANTS TO MAKE THINGS PRETTY AND MAKE OUR LIFE
MORE BEAUTIFUL AND BETTER AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
THIS CLIP WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE IS ABOUT THE TWO CHARACTERS ARGUING
ABOUT THAT. >> WOULD YOU STOP, DO I ASK FOR
THINGS? EVER?
>> WHY HAVE I BEEN SAYING THAT? THIS ISN'T FOR ME.
THIS IS FOR US. >> WHO CARES WHAT THEY LOOK
LIKE? >> I DO.
OUR HOME ISN'T JUST OUR HOUSE. IT'S EVERYTHING AROUND US.
>> GIVE US A (BLEEP) BREAK. >> I'M SORRY, I FORGOT.
I LIVE IN THIS WORLD, YOU LIVE IN PSYCHOBUNKER WHERE 9/11 WAS
AN INSIDE JOB AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE ALL NAZIS.
>> THE GOVERNMENT ARE ALL NAZIS. >> WELL, NOW, NOT THEN!
I'M ASKING FOR SOME PAINT AND SOME GASOLINE FOR LAWN MOWER.
THAT'S ALL. I'LL DO EVERYTHING ELSE MYSELF.
IF YOU SAVORS MANAGEMENT SO HELP ME I WILL RUN THROUGH ONE OF
YOUR TRIP-WIRES! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
>> Stephen: MURRAY IT WAS LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY. "THE LAST OF US" AIRS SUNDAY
NIGHTS ON HBO. MURRAY BARTLETT, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE JESSICA CHASTAIN AND
"NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAY SHETTY.
STICK AROUND FOR JAMES. GOOD NIGHT!