1 00:00:01,735 --> 00:00:04,337 I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG. IN AN INTERVIEW THAT AIRED 2 00:00:04,337 --> 00:00:06,406 LAST NIGHT ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP 3 00:00:06,406 --> 00:00:09,843 SAID MANHATTAN D.A. ALVIN BRAGG IS TRYING TO PREVENT HIM FROM 4 00:00:09,843 --> 00:00:13,480 WINNING BACK THE WHITE HOUSE. THE FORMER PRESIDENT SAID 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,749 THERE IS NO CRIME, AND WHAT'S BEING INVESTIGATED, HE SAID, 6 00:00:15,749 --> 00:00:20,420 IS ANCIENT HISTORY. AND NOW IN A "LATE SHOW" 7 00:00:20,420 --> 00:00:23,056 EXCLUSIVE, STEPHEN COLBERT'S INTERVIEW OF SEAN HANNITY'S 8 00:00:23,056 --> 00:00:26,960 INTERVIEW OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT. 9 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,662 Stephen: SIR, IT IS A RARE PRIVILEGE TO INTERVIEW A FORMER 10 00:00:29,662 --> 00:00:32,766 PRESIDENT AND A FUTURE INMATE. I HOPE YOU DON'T REGRET SITTING 11 00:00:32,766 --> 00:00:35,268 DOWN WITH ME. EVEN PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIKE 12 00:00:35,268 --> 00:00:37,537 ME ARE SAYING THIS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO DO. 13 00:00:37,537 --> 00:00:39,372 Stephen: LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR POSSIBLE INDICTMENTS. 14 00:00:39,372 --> 00:00:45,345 HOW MANY ARE YOU NOW FACING? 1,850. 15 00:00:45,345 --> 00:00:46,813 Stephen: OKAY. AND HOW MANY SHOULD YOU BE 16 00:00:46,813 --> 00:00:49,983 FACING? 15 MILLION. 17 00:00:49,983 --> 00:00:52,218 Stephen: SPEAKING OF INDICTMENTS, YOU POSTED 18 00:00:52,218 --> 00:00:54,988 A PICTURE OF YOURSELF SWINGING A BASEBALL BAT NEXT TO A PHOTO 19 00:00:54,988 --> 00:00:57,424 OF MANHATTAN D.A. ALVIN BRAGG'S HEAD. 20 00:00:57,424 --> 00:01:01,227 IT REALLY SEEMED LIKE YOU WERE THREATENING HIM WITH VIOLENCE. 21 00:01:01,227 --> 00:01:04,197 WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? IT WAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. 22 00:01:04,197 --> 00:01:05,899 MAKE AMERICA. BUY AMERICA. 23 00:01:05,899 --> 00:01:08,902 BECAUSE I DID A LOT OF "BUY AMERICA" THINGS. 24 00:01:08,902 --> 00:01:10,303 THIS WAS A COMPANY THAT MAKES BASEBALL BATS. 25 00:01:10,303 --> 00:01:11,971 Stephen: I SEE. SO IT WAS OKAY TO CRUSH A MAN'S 26 00:01:11,971 --> 00:01:15,642 SKULL WITH AN AMERICAN BASEBALL BAT? 27 00:01:15,642 --> 00:01:18,044 I GUESS THAT'S THE SAME REASON YOU WANTED TO HANG MIKE PENCE 28 00:01:18,044 --> 00:01:19,813 WITH AN AMERICAN ROPE? TRUE. 29 00:01:19,813 --> 00:01:23,149 Stephen: OKAY. BEFORE WE GO, JUST A QUICK SIDE 30 00:01:23,149 --> 00:01:26,052 QUESTION ABOUT YOUR SON, DON JR. 31 00:01:26,052 --> 00:01:29,489 IS HE A COKE ADDICT? WE CALL HIM A CRACKHEAD. 32 00:01:29,489 --> 00:01:32,592 Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT." 33 00:01:32,592 --> 00:01:38,665 TONIGHT... INDICTED THE END OF THE TUNNEL. 34 00:01:38,665 --> 00:01:43,269 FIRST, STEPHEN WELCOMES MARY J. BLIGE. 35 00:01:43,269 --> 00:01:49,008 AND ALISON ROMAN. FEATURING LOUIS CATO 36 00:01:49,008 --> 00:01:54,714 AND "THE LATE SHOW" BAND. AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE 37 00:01:54,714 --> 00:01:56,749 FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY, 38 00:01:56,749 --> 00:02:12,999 IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT. OH! 39 00:02:12,999 --> 00:02:23,877 THAT'S RIGHT. BINGO. 40 00:02:23,877 --> 00:02:29,449 HAPPY TUESDAY. HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY. 41 00:02:29,449 --> 00:02:36,222 Audience: STEPHEN! Stephen: HOW'S IT GOING? 42 00:02:36,222 --> 00:02:37,891 WELCOME. WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW." 43 00:02:37,891 --> 00:02:41,661 I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT. YOU KNOW, FOLKS. 44 00:02:41,661 --> 00:02:48,101 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER HERE IS 45 00:02:48,101 --> 00:02:51,170 A BROADWAY THEATER. BUT THIS IS A LATE NIGHT COMEDY 46 00:02:51,170 --> 00:02:53,873 SHOW. SO IF ANY OF YOU ARE HERE TO SEE 47 00:02:53,873 --> 00:02:55,608 "THE LION KING," I'M SURE YOU'RE UPSET BUT: 48 00:02:55,608 --> 00:03:03,182 HAKUNA MA-TOO BAD. AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A LATE 49 00:03:03,182 --> 00:03:06,519 NIGHT COMEDY SHOW, WE TRY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE 50 00:03:06,519 --> 00:03:09,355 TALKING ABOUT. AND TODAY, I'M SURE YOU KNOW 51 00:03:09,355 --> 00:03:11,891 WHAT EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT IS HORRIBLE AND FAMILIAR 52 00:03:11,891 --> 00:03:14,961 AND HORRIBLE BECAUSE IT'S SO FAMILIAR. 53 00:03:14,961 --> 00:03:19,098 YESTERDAY, THERE WAS YET ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING, THIS TIME IN 54 00:03:19,098 --> 00:03:22,569 NASHVILLE. AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO READ 55 00:03:22,569 --> 00:03:24,304 THIS NEWS OR SEE ANY OF THE FOOTAGE WITHOUT 56 00:03:24,304 --> 00:03:27,307 BEING HEARTBROKEN FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE AND FOR OUR 57 00:03:27,307 --> 00:03:29,108 BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. BECAUSE THIS IS THE 130TH MASS 58 00:03:29,108 --> 00:03:33,179 SHOOTING OF 2023, AND 2023 IS ONLY 87 DAYS OLD. 59 00:03:33,179 --> 00:03:39,552 NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IS AN INSANE DERELICTION OF OUR 60 00:03:39,552 --> 00:03:44,557 COLLECTIVE HUMANITY. AND THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION HERE IS 61 00:03:44,557 --> 00:03:46,025 ONE PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS PROPOSED: 62 00:03:46,025 --> 00:03:49,596 AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN. WE'VE HAD ONE BEFORE, 63 00:03:49,596 --> 00:03:52,932 FROM 1994 TO 2004. AND IT WORKED. 64 00:03:52,932 --> 00:03:56,135 DURING THAT BAN, THE RISK OF DYING IN A MASS SHOOTING WAS 70% 65 00:03:56,135 --> 00:03:59,072 LOWER THAN IT IS TODAY. THAT JUST MAKES SENSE. 66 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:03,977 FEWER GUNS EQUALS FEWER SHOOTINGS. 67 00:04:03,977 --> 00:04:09,148 IT'S THE SAME REASON. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 68 00:04:09,148 --> 00:04:10,717 IT'S NOT COMPLICATED. IT'S NOT COMPLICATED. 69 00:04:10,717 --> 00:04:14,287 IT MIGHT BE HARD BUT IT'S NOT COMPLICATED. 70 00:04:14,287 --> 00:04:16,389 THAT'S JUST MATH. IT'S THE SAME REASON THESE DAYS 71 00:04:16,389 --> 00:04:20,927 WE HAVE FEWER STRANGULATIONS WITH A LAND LINE. 72 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:23,830 IT'S A SIMPLE, COMMONSENSE IDEA THAT REPUBLICANS ARE 73 00:04:23,830 --> 00:04:29,035 DESPERATE TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE. 74 00:04:29,035 --> 00:04:31,771 TAKE CONGRESSMAN AND GUY ON THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT 75 00:04:31,771 --> 00:04:36,342 TRAINING ZOOM WHO'S ABOUT TO UNMUTE AND EXPLAIN THAT THE GIRL 76 00:04:36,342 --> 00:04:38,578 IN SCENARIO B OVERREACTED BECAUSE, IF ANYTHING, THE 77 00:04:38,578 --> 00:04:41,247 WAREHOUSE GUYS WERE GIVING HER A COMPLIMENT, TIM BURCHETT. 78 00:04:41,247 --> 00:04:43,783 BURCHETT OPPOSES DOING AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AND 79 00:04:43,783 --> 00:04:49,355 APPARENTLY DOING ANYTHING ELSE. HERE'S WHAT THE CONGRESSMAN SAID 80 00:04:49,355 --> 00:04:50,857 ABOUT THE SHOOTING. IT'S A HORRIBLE, 81 00:04:50,857 --> 00:04:53,426 HORRIBLE SITUATION. AND WE'RE NOT GONNA FIX IT. 82 00:04:53,426 --> 00:04:55,428 CRIMINALS ARE GOING TO BE CRIMINALS. 83 00:04:55,428 --> 00:05:02,869 Stephen: YES, I SUPPOSE AS A LAWMAKER, HE COULD, I DON'T 84 00:05:02,869 --> 00:05:04,937 KNOW, MAKE A LAW. BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT 85 00:05:04,937 --> 00:05:07,840 OF WORK. DESPAIR IS SO MUCH MORE 86 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:10,143 EFFICIENT. IT REMINDS ME OF THAT SIGN 87 00:05:10,143 --> 00:05:13,212 ON THE SUBWAY. "IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, WHATEVS. 88 00:05:13,212 --> 00:05:18,985 BOMBERS GONNA BOMB." HERE'S THE NEXT THING HE SAID. 89 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:20,920 MY DADDY FOUGHT THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FOUGHT IN THE 90 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:22,689 PACIFIC. THE JAPANESE, AND HE TOLD ME, 91 00:05:22,689 --> 00:05:26,693 HE SAID, "BUDDY, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO TAKE YOU OUT AND 92 00:05:26,693 --> 00:05:27,927 DOESN'T MIND LOSING THEIR LIFE, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE HECK OF A 93 00:05:27,927 --> 00:05:30,830 LOT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT." Stephen: COUNTERPOINT: 94 00:05:30,830 --> 00:05:32,565 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE 95 00:05:32,565 --> 00:05:43,342 WORLD WAR II. THAT'S WHY YOU NEVER HEAR: 96 00:05:43,342 --> 00:05:45,611 "ATTENTION, STUDENTS. IT'S TUESDAY. 97 00:05:45,611 --> 00:05:47,647 THAT MEANS SLOPPY JOES FOR LUNCH, AND FOR RECESS, 98 00:05:47,647 --> 00:05:53,052 WE'RE STORMING IWO JIMA." ONE GUEST ON FOX NEWS, WHO IS 99 00:05:53,052 --> 00:05:55,922 SPEAKING UNDER FOOTAGE HERE, SAID THIS. 100 00:05:55,922 --> 00:05:57,657 THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PATTERN IN MANY OF THESE 101 00:05:57,657 --> 00:06:01,227 SHOOTINGS. Stephen: HMM, WHAT COULD THAT 102 00:06:01,227 --> 00:06:03,963 "THAT" BE THAT SHE IS REFERRING TO? 103 00:06:03,963 --> 00:06:08,000 THAT ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN EVERY MASS SHOOTING. 104 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,436 FOR NO REASON, I'M GOING TO DRINK THIS GLASS OF WATER 105 00:06:10,436 --> 00:06:13,339 WHILE SHE SAYS WHAT THAT IS. A SIDE DOOR. 106 00:06:13,339 --> 00:06:20,012 [SPITTING] Stephen: REALLY? 107 00:06:20,012 --> 00:06:25,151 A SIDE DOOR? THAT'S THE PROBLEM? 108 00:06:25,151 --> 00:06:27,754 SOON, THAT DESPERATE HUNK OF BULLCRAP WAS SPREAD 109 00:06:27,754 --> 00:06:29,122 ALL OVER FOX NEWS. THE FACT THAT THIS PERSON 110 00:06:29,122 --> 00:06:34,293 COULD GO THROUGH A SIDE DOOR MEANS SECURITY NEEDS TO BE 111 00:06:34,293 --> 00:06:36,696 TAKEN MORE SERIOUS. IF THIS DOOR, EVEN IF IT WAS 112 00:06:36,696 --> 00:06:42,001 ANOTHER DOOR, SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE, 113 00:06:42,001 --> 00:06:47,006 CLOSE OR LOCK THE DAMN DOOR. PERIOD. 114 00:06:47,006 --> 00:06:48,908 Stephen: YES, CLEARLY, WE NEED COMMON SENSE 115 00:06:48,908 --> 00:06:52,178 DOOR REFORM! FOLKS, WE CAN'T STOP AT SIDE 116 00:06:52,178 --> 00:06:53,713 DOORS. DID YOU KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE 117 00:06:53,713 --> 00:06:54,881 ENTER A BUILDING AT THE FRONT DOOR? 118 00:06:54,881 --> 00:06:58,351 SO WE NEED TO GET RID OF THOSE, TOO. 119 00:06:58,351 --> 00:06:59,752 HERE'S HOW IT'LL WORK. ON THE FIRST DAY 120 00:06:59,752 --> 00:07:03,656 OF KINDERGARTEN, YOU DROP OFF YOUR KIDS AT SCHOOL, THEN THEY 121 00:07:03,656 --> 00:07:06,659 JUST BRICK UP THE ENTRANCE. ONE TUBE IN FOR FOOD 122 00:07:06,659 --> 00:07:09,562 AND ONE TUBE OUT FOR WASTE. 12 YEARS LATER, WE BUST DOWN 123 00:07:09,562 --> 00:07:13,499 THE WALL KOOL-AID MAN STYLE, GIVE THEM THEIR DIPLOMA, AND 124 00:07:13,499 --> 00:07:16,869 THEN AND ONLY THEN, INFORM THEM THERE WAS ONCE A THING 125 00:07:16,869 --> 00:07:18,137 CALLED SLAVERY AND GAY PEOPLE EXIST. 126 00:07:18,137 --> 00:07:20,273 THEY CAN'T LEARN THAT IN SCHOOL. 127 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:24,877 IT'S FAR TOO DANGEROUS. NOW... 128 00:07:24,877 --> 00:07:33,152 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] OH, YEAH! 129 00:07:33,152 --> 00:07:35,588 ANOTHER TRAGEDY REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT: 130 00:07:35,588 --> 00:07:38,558 THE FORMER PRESIDENT. HE'S IN A WHOLE MESS OF 131 00:07:38,558 --> 00:07:40,226 TROUBLE, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN MANHATTAN, WHERE 132 00:07:40,226 --> 00:07:44,931 HE'S FACING INDICTMENT FOR ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS 133 00:07:44,931 --> 00:07:46,132 IN COVERING UP THE STORMY DANIELS AFFAIR. 134 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:50,770 AND YESTERDAY, WE GOT A NEW TWIST INVOLVING FORMER 135 00:07:50,770 --> 00:07:52,471 "NATIONAL ENQUIRER" PUBLISHER AND DENTIST EXPLAINING THAT 136 00:07:52,471 --> 00:07:54,674 WHILE YOU WERE OUT, SOMEONE STOLE ALL YOUR TEETH, 137 00:07:54,674 --> 00:08:00,980 DAVID PECKER. AND LIKE ALWAYS, IT'S NEVER GOOD 138 00:08:00,980 --> 00:08:04,650 WHEN THE PECKER UNEXPECTEDLY POPS UP. 139 00:08:04,650 --> 00:08:07,653 HE ALREADY TESTIFIED IN THE STORMY CASE, 140 00:08:07,653 --> 00:08:10,323 BUT SOMETHING SPICY MUST BE GOING ON, BECAUSE YESTERDAY, 141 00:08:10,323 --> 00:08:13,392 PECKER TESTIFIED AGAIN IN THE HUSH MONEY INQUIRY. 142 00:08:13,392 --> 00:08:15,695 OR AS THE "NATIONAL ENQUIRER" REPORTED IT, 143 00:08:15,695 --> 00:08:20,132 "BOMBSHELL: HARRY CHEATS ON MEGHAN WITH BAT BOY!" 144 00:08:20,132 --> 00:08:22,802 SO WHY IS PECKER EVEN INVOLVED? WELL, THE GUY IS KNOWN FOR 145 00:08:22,802 --> 00:08:27,273 HELPING THE FORMER PREZ QUASH EMBARRASSING GOSSIP BY PAYING 146 00:08:27,273 --> 00:08:29,508 FOR EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO SOMEONE'S STORY WITH 147 00:08:29,508 --> 00:08:32,845 NO INTENTION OF PUBLISHING IT, A PRACTICE THEY CALL 148 00:08:32,845 --> 00:08:37,717 "CATCH AND KILL," OF COURSE, ALSO THE LESS POPULAR COUSINS OF 149 00:08:37,717 --> 00:08:43,956 SNAP, CRACKLE, AND POP. WITH THE INDICTMENT WALLS 150 00:08:43,956 --> 00:08:45,524 CLOSING IN, LAST NIGHT, THE EX-PRESIDENT 151 00:08:45,524 --> 00:08:46,893 SAT DOWN WITH HIS BUDDY, CONSERVATIVE PUNDIT AND THE 152 00:08:46,893 --> 00:08:50,663 FIRST THING FOX NEWS VIEWERS SEE WHEN THEY DIE, SEAN HANNITY. 153 00:08:50,663 --> 00:08:56,502 HE'S WAITING. HE'S ON THE OTHER SIDE. 154 00:08:56,502 --> 00:08:58,838 HANNITY ASKED THE FORMER PRESIDENT ABOUT HIS TRUTH SOCIAL 155 00:08:58,838 --> 00:09:04,076 POST FROM THE WEEKEND, WHERE HE PUT UP THIS THREATENING 156 00:09:04,076 --> 00:09:07,246 PHOTO OF HIMSELF WIELDING A BASEBALL BAT NEXT TO A PHOTO 157 00:09:07,246 --> 00:09:10,082 OF MANHATTAN D.A. ALVIN BRAGG'S HEAD. 158 00:09:10,082 --> 00:09:12,051 IT SEEMS OMINOUS. BUT NOT IF YOU ASK THE GUY 159 00:09:12,051 --> 00:09:14,954 HOLDING THE BAT. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT 160 00:09:14,954 --> 00:09:18,291 WHEN THE STORY WAS PUT UP-- I PUT UP A STORY, WE DIDN'T SEE 161 00:09:18,291 --> 00:09:22,395 PICTURES. AND THEY PUT UP A PICTURE OF ME 162 00:09:22,395 --> 00:09:23,829 AND YOU KNOW WHERE I WAS HOLDING THE BASEBALL BAT? 163 00:09:23,829 --> 00:09:28,301 IT WAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE, "MAKE AMERICA, BUY AMERICA" 164 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:29,802 BECAUSE I DID A LOT OF "BUY AMERICA" THINGS, AND THIS 165 00:09:29,802 --> 00:09:32,939 WAS A COMPANY THAT MAKES BASEBALL BATS. 166 00:09:32,939 --> 00:09:35,808 THEN THEY PUT NEXT TO THAT PICTURE, A PICTURE 167 00:09:35,808 --> 00:09:37,143 OF ALVIN BRAGG. I DIDN'T DO IT. 168 00:09:37,143 --> 00:09:40,346 THEY DID IT. THE-- THE, I GUESS THE PEOPLE 169 00:09:40,346 --> 00:09:44,483 THAT DO THE PAPER OR SOMEBODY PUT PICTURES TOGETHER. 170 00:09:44,483 --> 00:09:45,818 Stephen: AFTER THAT RAMBLING EXPLANATION I THINK I 171 00:09:45,818 --> 00:09:59,131 HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHO GOT HIT WITH A BAT. 172 00:09:59,131 --> 00:10:02,468 HANNITY ALSO ASKED THE FORMER PRESIDENT ABOUT THE FBI'S 173 00:10:02,468 --> 00:10:05,671 INVESTIGATION INTO HIS MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED 174 00:10:05,671 --> 00:10:09,241 RECORDS AND DESPERATELY TRIED TO GIVE HIM AN ESCAPE ROUTE. 175 00:10:09,241 --> 00:10:12,578 I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU EVER SAYING, "UM, BRING ME 176 00:10:12,578 --> 00:10:14,180 SOME OF THE BOXES THAT WE BROUGHT BACK 177 00:10:14,180 --> 00:10:15,781 FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM." 178 00:10:15,781 --> 00:10:17,450 DID YOU EVER DO THAT? I WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO 179 00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:19,552 THAT. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. 180 00:10:19,552 --> 00:10:21,087 I KNOW YOU, I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD DO IT. 181 00:10:21,087 --> 00:10:22,888 I DON' HAVE A LOT OF TIME BUT I WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO 182 00:10:22,888 --> 00:10:25,224 DO THAT. I WOULD DO THAT. 183 00:10:25,224 --> 00:10:34,400 ALL RIGHT, LET ME MOVE ON. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 184 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:35,968 Stephen: OBJECTION, OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR! 185 00:10:35,968 --> 00:10:41,907 LEADING THE WITNESS! AND SOMEHOW FAILING TO DO THAT! 186 00:10:41,907 --> 00:10:46,746 WITNESS NOT REALIZE I'M TRYING. OF COURSE, BESIDES HIS DAY JOB 187 00:10:46,746 --> 00:10:50,149 AS "DEFENDANT," HE HAS A SIDE HUSTLE RUNNING 188 00:10:50,149 --> 00:10:51,550 TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT IN 2024. 189 00:10:51,550 --> 00:10:53,419 AND ACCORDING TO LEAKS, HIS CAMPAIGN IS WARNING 190 00:10:53,419 --> 00:10:54,820 POTENTIAL DeSANTIS STAFFERS THEY WON'T BE HIRED TO WORK 191 00:10:54,820 --> 00:11:00,860 FOR THE FORMER PRESIDENT. TAKE THAT, DeSANTIS EMPLOYEES! 192 00:11:00,860 --> 00:11:03,295 IF YOU GO WORK FOR RON, YOU MIGHT NEVER GET THE CHANCE 193 00:11:03,295 --> 00:11:08,734 TO GO TO PRISON, OR BE DISBARRED, OR DESTROY YOUR 194 00:11:08,734 --> 00:11:15,674 LEGACY AS AN AMERICAN HERO IN FRONT OF A DILDO STORE. 195 00:11:15,674 --> 00:11:20,980 DILDO STORE. FIXES EVERYTHING. 196 00:11:20,980 --> 00:11:27,586 I COULD SAY ANY SENTENCE AND ENDED WITH THE WORDS "DILDO 197 00:11:27,586 --> 00:11:30,389 STORE." REPORTEDLY, THIS RULE CAME AFTER 198 00:11:30,389 --> 00:11:34,593 THE EX PREZ LOST SEVERAL STAFFERS TO A DESANTIS SUPERPAC, 199 00:11:34,593 --> 00:11:36,128 INCLUDING A TOP COMMUNICATIONS AIDE NAMED MATT WOLKING, 200 00:11:36,128 --> 00:11:40,032 WHO TWEETED YESTERDAY THAT "WITH DeSANTIS AS PRESIDENT 201 00:11:40,032 --> 00:11:43,202 WE WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO WIN SO MUCH THAT WE'LL BE TIRED OF 202 00:11:43,202 --> 00:11:46,505 ALL THE WINNING." WHAT? 203 00:11:46,505 --> 00:11:48,441 "TIRED OF ALL THE WINNING?" I CAN SEE WHY THE 204 00:11:48,441 --> 00:11:50,209 EX-PRESIDENT IS PISSED. THEY'RE STEALING ALL HIS 205 00:11:50,209 --> 00:11:54,180 BEST LINES! IT EXPLAINS THE GOVERNOR'S 206 00:11:54,180 --> 00:11:56,649 NEW SLOGAN. DeSANTIS 2024: 207 00:11:56,649 --> 00:11:59,785 I GUESS THE PEOPLE THAT DO THE PAPER OR SOMEBODY PUT PICTURES 208 00:11:59,785 --> 00:12:02,855 TOGETHER. WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW 209 00:12:02,855 --> 00:12:05,124 FOR YOU TONIGHT. MY GUESTS ARE 210 00:12:05,124 --> 00:12:07,526 MARY J. BLIGE AND COOKBOOK AUTHOR 211 00:12:07,526 --> 00:12:10,463 ALISON ROMAN, BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, 212 00:12:10,463 --> 00:12:13,532 IT'S "MEANWHILE"! STICK AROUND. 213 00:12:31,717 --> 00:12:44,196 ♪ ♪ 214 00:12:44,196 --> 00:12:49,068 Stephen: HEY! GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO AND 215 00:12:49,068 --> 00:12:54,540 "THE LATE SHOW" BAND. [LAUGHTER] 216 00:12:54,540 --> 00:12:58,344 I LOVE THAT. HAVE A SEAT. 217 00:12:58,344 --> 00:12:59,945 WE WERE TALKING DURING THE BREAK. 218 00:12:59,945 --> 00:13:04,250 YOU GUYS CAN'T HEAR THE BAND PLAYING DURING THE BREAK BUT YOU 219 00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:08,387 ARE REALLY CRANKING OUT I ASKED LOUIS, WERE YOU PLAYING THE 220 00:13:08,387 --> 00:13:13,125 OPENING OF "LIVE AND LET DIE" BY PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS. 221 00:13:13,125 --> 00:13:15,361 AND HE SAID NO. Louis: IT IS A 222 00:13:15,361 --> 00:13:18,430 "THE LATE SHOW" BAND ORIGINAL SONG, COMBINATION OF 223 00:13:18,430 --> 00:13:31,877 LED ZEPPELIN AND RED BLAKELY. Stephen: I LOVE IT. 224 00:13:31,877 --> 00:13:35,347 WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, MARY J. BLIGE 225 00:13:35,347 --> 00:13:40,186 WILL BE OUT HERE. WHAT GOES BETTER WITH BEAUTIFUL 226 00:13:40,186 --> 00:13:43,022 MUSIC THAN A BEAUTIFUL MEAL? CHEF ALISON ROMAN WILL BE OUT 227 00:13:43,022 --> 00:13:46,525 HERE TO COOK AND A LITTLE WHILE. MAYBE WE MAKE ENOUGH OF THESE 228 00:13:46,525 --> 00:13:47,793 PEOPLE. MAYBE WE'LL MAKE ENOUGH FOOD FOR 229 00:13:47,793 --> 00:13:54,099 THESE PEOPLE HERE. FOLKS, I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME 230 00:13:54,099 --> 00:13:56,035 RIGHT OVER THERE, HARVESTING THE DAY'S FINEST STORY 231 00:13:56,035 --> 00:13:59,572 MARBLE, CARVING IT INTO THE MOST TOPICAL COLUMNS AND PEDIMENTS, 232 00:13:59,572 --> 00:14:03,075 THEN ADDING THEMATIC STATUARY TO UNVEIL FOR YOU THE 233 00:14:03,075 --> 00:14:06,078 BREATHTAKING GREEK MAUSOLEUM THAT IS MY MONOLOGUE. 234 00:14:06,078 --> 00:14:08,914 BUT SOMETIMES I WAKE UP IN THE WOODS INSIDE HALF A BROKEN 235 00:14:08,914 --> 00:14:12,484 BABY POOL, LASH THAT TO THE HOUSING OF A DISCARDED 236 00:14:12,484 --> 00:14:14,820 DISHWASHER WITH ABANDONED RUG TWINE THEN CLIMB IN AND HUFF 237 00:14:14,820 --> 00:14:18,290 A BAG OF NYQUIL AND ACETONE IN THE METH HEAD'S CRANK-TOMB 238 00:14:18,290 --> 00:14:28,267 OF NEWS THAT IS MY SEGMENT, "MEANWHILE." 239 00:14:28,267 --> 00:14:33,105 MEANWHILE. THE ONLY CRANK I NEED. 240 00:14:33,105 --> 00:14:35,107 MEANWHILE. A NEW STUDY SAYS 241 00:14:35,107 --> 00:14:37,710 "DRUGS AND ALCOHOL DO NOT MAKE YOU MORE CREATIVE." 242 00:14:37,710 --> 00:14:42,481 THAT STUDY COURTESY OF DOCTOR BENJAMIN BUZZKILL. 243 00:14:42,481 --> 00:14:46,252 MEANWHILE, WE HERE AT THE MEANWHILE MILITARY LUBRICANTS 244 00:14:46,252 --> 00:14:51,490 AND BASKETBALL REPAIR FACTORY SOMETIMES COME ACROSS 245 00:14:51,490 --> 00:14:52,558 A STORY ABOUT MEAT THAT IS SO IMPORTANT, 246 00:14:52,558 --> 00:14:58,297 SO-- DARE I SAY-- JUICY, THAT WE GIVE IT ITS OWN 247 00:14:58,297 --> 00:15:03,168 MEANWHILE SUBSEGMENT. MEATWHILE. 248 00:15:03,168 --> 00:15:06,805 MEATWHILE, HOLD ON TO YOUR TENDERLOIN, 249 00:15:06,805 --> 00:15:10,643 BECAUSE A SYNTHETIC MEAT COMPANY HAS JUST CREATED A MEATBALL 250 00:15:10,643 --> 00:15:14,046 FROM THE LONG-EXTINCT MAMMOTH. TO WHICH DADS EVERYWHERE SAID, 251 00:15:14,046 --> 00:15:16,081 "IT'S FINE. THE EXTINCTION DATE 252 00:15:16,081 --> 00:15:23,422 IS JUST A SUGGESTION." THE REANIMATED MEATWAD IS PART 253 00:15:23,422 --> 00:15:26,191 OF A PROJECT THAT AIMS "TO MIX AND MATCH CELLS FROM 254 00:15:26,191 --> 00:15:31,864 UNCONVENTIONAL SPECIES TO CREATE NEW KINDS OF MEAT." 255 00:15:31,864 --> 00:15:34,533 THERE'S ALREADY AN EXPERIMENTAL FOOD INSTITUTE DOING THAT. 256 00:15:34,533 --> 00:15:41,440 THEY'RE CALLED TACO BELL. ALL RIGHT? 257 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:46,412 GROUNDBREAKING WORK. "LIVE MAS" ISN'T A SLOGAN. 258 00:15:46,412 --> 00:15:52,384 IT'S A CHALLENGE. NOW, BEFORE ANY OF YOU GET THE 259 00:15:52,384 --> 00:15:55,654 MAMMOTH MUNCHIES, KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY GET A MAMMOTH 260 00:15:55,654 --> 00:15:58,023 MEATBALL YET BECAUSE RESEARCHERS SAY THEY "HAVE NO IDEA HOW OUR 261 00:15:58,023 --> 00:16:00,893 IMMUNE SYSTEMS WOULD REACT WHEN WE EAT IT." 262 00:16:00,893 --> 00:16:05,497 OH, COME ON! OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS CAN TAKE IT! 263 00:16:05,497 --> 00:16:10,969 WE EAT FRIED CHICKEN... AS BUNS FOR A BURGER! 264 00:16:10,969 --> 00:16:14,840 GIMME MY MAMMOTH MEATBALL! PUT IT IN THE MAMMOTH HOLE! 265 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,110 YOU KNOW WHY THEY'RE EXTINCT? 'CAUSE WE ATE 'EM! 266 00:16:18,110 --> 00:16:23,282 THEY MUST BE DELICIOUS! AND HOW DIFFERENT CAN THOSE 267 00:16:23,282 --> 00:16:25,417 MEATBALLS BE FROM WHATEVER THEY'RE SERVING US AT IKEA? 268 00:16:25,417 --> 00:16:29,154 PRETTY SURE THOSE ARE JUST SAWDUST AND CAT MEAT 269 00:16:29,154 --> 00:16:34,827 BUT I ALWAYS WANT SECONDS! MEANWHILE, M.I.T. RESEARCHERS 270 00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:36,795 TWISTED APART HUNDREDS OF OREOS TO FIND THE PERFECT 271 00:16:36,795 --> 00:16:41,900 METHOD. IN A STUDY TITLED, "ON OREOLOGY, 272 00:16:41,900 --> 00:16:45,671 THE FRACTURE AND FLOW OF MILK'S FAVORITE COOKIE." 273 00:16:45,671 --> 00:16:49,174 WHICH JUST BEAT OUT THE ORIGINAL TITLE "SO I GUESS THIS MEANS 274 00:16:49,174 --> 00:16:54,546 WE ALREADY CURED CANCER, RIGHT?" SO WHAT DID THE SCIENTISTS 275 00:16:54,546 --> 00:16:55,948 CONCLUDE? WELL, AFTER EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH, 276 00:16:55,948 --> 00:16:58,684 THEY FOUND THAT IT'S ACTUALLY ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE 277 00:16:58,684 --> 00:17:02,621 EVENLY DISTRIBUTED CREME ON BOTH SIDES OF AN OREO AFTER TWISTING. 278 00:17:02,621 --> 00:17:08,527 WELL, YEAH! IT'S DESIGNED THAT WAY! 279 00:17:08,527 --> 00:17:11,296 WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL WANTS EQUAL CREME ON BOTH SIDES? 280 00:17:11,296 --> 00:17:14,266 IF YOU'RE TWISTING AN OREO APART IT'S BECAUSE YOU WANT 281 00:17:14,266 --> 00:17:16,135 DOUBLE CREME-TO-COOKIE RATIO ON ONE SIDE, AND PURE, 282 00:17:16,135 --> 00:17:18,036 UNADULTERATED COOKIE MANHOLE COVER ON THE 283 00:17:18,036 --> 00:17:22,040 OTHER. NOW YOU GOT TWO COOKIES! 284 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,443 AND IF YOU'RE NOT ON BOARD WITH MY RESEARCH ANALYSIS, YOU CAN 285 00:17:24,443 --> 00:17:32,951 SUCK MY HYDROX! MEANWHILE. 286 00:17:32,951 --> 00:17:40,125 [APPLAUSE] MEANWHILE, IN VIRGINIA CRIME 287 00:17:40,125 --> 00:17:43,162 NEWS, "TWO PRISONERS ESCAPED JAIL AND WENT TO IHOP 288 00:17:43,162 --> 00:17:45,531 WHERE PATRONS REPORTED THEM." THOUGH, BECAUSE IT'S THE 289 00:17:45,531 --> 00:17:48,233 "INTERNATIONAL" HOUSE OF PANCAKES, THE ARREST 290 00:17:48,233 --> 00:17:57,376 HAD TO BE MADE BY INTERPOL. MEANWHILE, A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND 291 00:17:57,376 --> 00:18:01,180 THAT BOTOX ALTERS BRAIN ACTIVITY CONNECTED TO EMOTIONS. 292 00:18:01,180 --> 00:18:03,182 I BUY THAT. BECAUSE I USED TO FEEL SAD, 293 00:18:03,182 --> 00:18:07,386 BUT THEN I GOT THE BOTOX AND NOW I FEEL HAPPY. 294 00:18:07,386 --> 00:18:12,157 SEE HOW HAPPY I AM? HAPPY. 295 00:18:12,157 --> 00:18:17,196 SAD. OH, I'M SO SURPRISED! 296 00:18:17,196 --> 00:18:20,966 APPARENTLY, HUMANS INTERPRET OTHER PEOPLE'S EMOTIONS 297 00:18:20,966 --> 00:18:22,734 BY MIRRORING THEM, BUT THE TEMPORARY PARALYSIS OF THE 298 00:18:22,734 --> 00:18:26,805 FACIAL MUSCLES CAUSED BY BOTOX HINDERS A PERSON'S ABILITY TO 299 00:18:26,805 --> 00:18:29,608 MIRROR THE EMOTIONS BEING EXPRESSED IN FRONT OF THEM. 300 00:18:29,608 --> 00:18:33,045 WAIT. YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THERE'S 301 00:18:33,045 --> 00:18:35,180 A DOWN SIDE TO INJECTING BOTULISM TOXIN DIRECTLY INTO MY 302 00:18:35,180 --> 00:18:41,620 FACE? I, FOR ONE, AM SHOCKED! 303 00:18:41,620 --> 00:18:44,790 WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MARY J. BLIGE. 304 00:18:54,199 --> 00:19:04,743 ♪ ♪ 305 00:19:04,743 --> 00:19:06,945 Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK. 306 00:19:06,945 --> 00:19:13,619 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. OH, MY FRIENDS. 307 00:19:13,619 --> 00:19:16,855 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU ARE IN LUCK BECAUSE 308 00:19:16,855 --> 00:19:18,290 MY FIRST GUEST IS A NINE-TIME GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING ARTIST 309 00:19:18,290 --> 00:19:22,261 AND THE QUEEN OF HIP-HOP SOUL. SHE'S NOW WRITTEN A CHILDREN'S 310 00:19:22,261 --> 00:19:23,862 BOOK CALLED "MARY CAN!" PLEASE WELCOME TO 311 00:19:23,862 --> 00:19:30,736 "THE LATE SHOW," MARY J. BLIGE. 312 00:19:30,736 --> 00:19:53,258 ♪ ♪ 313 00:19:53,258 --> 00:19:56,662 Mary: HAY. Stephen: HEY, SO LOVELY. 314 00:19:56,662 --> 00:19:59,932 SO LOVELY TO HAVE YOU ON THAT LAST. 315 00:19:59,932 --> 00:20:02,134 I'VE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO INTERVIEW YOU. 316 00:20:02,134 --> 00:20:09,207 YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER BUT WE MET BRIEFLY IN 2014 AT THE FRENCH 317 00:20:09,207 --> 00:20:11,343 STATE DINNER AT THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE. 318 00:20:11,343 --> 00:20:17,316 YOU ARE THERE AND YOU ALSO PERFORMED. 319 00:20:17,316 --> 00:20:20,352 I GOT TO SIT WITH MICHELLE OBAMA AS HER DINNER GUEST. 320 00:20:20,352 --> 00:20:29,361 THERE YOU ARE PERFORMING. THAT'S ME. 321 00:20:29,361 --> 00:20:32,965 THAT'S ME CLAPPING ON THE ONE AND THE THREE. 322 00:20:32,965 --> 00:20:34,499 [LAUGHTER] IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 323 00:20:34,499 --> 00:20:46,778 NOW, YOU HAVE WON AND EMMY, NOMINATED FOR TWO OSCARS. 324 00:20:46,778 --> 00:20:51,750 ONE FOR SINGING, ONE FOR ACTING. WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT YOUR 325 00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:54,119 CAREER, ILLUSTRIOUS AND ONGOING, WHAT ARE YOU PROUDEST OF THAT 326 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:58,624 YOU HAVE DONE? Mary: I AM PROUDEST OF ALL 327 00:20:58,624 --> 00:21:01,827 OF IT. IT ALL MEAN SOMETHING TO ME. 328 00:21:01,827 --> 00:21:05,731 I AM MOST OF ALL JUST-- Stephen: NOTHING STICKS 329 00:21:05,731 --> 00:21:09,501 OUT? Mary: I HAVE TO SAY THE TWO 330 00:21:09,501 --> 00:21:11,837 OSCAR NOMINATIONS WERE A COMPLETE SHOCK TO ME AND I 331 00:21:11,837 --> 00:21:15,807 DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO GET NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR FOR MY 332 00:21:15,807 --> 00:21:18,010 ACTING. THAT BLEW ME AWAY. 333 00:21:18,010 --> 00:21:25,183 I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING. Mary: ADDING AUTHOR TO YOUR 334 00:21:25,183 --> 00:21:29,588 LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. YOU'VE WRITTEN A BOOK CALLED 335 00:21:29,588 --> 00:21:32,224 "MARY CAN." "MARY CAN." 336 00:21:32,224 --> 00:21:40,132 Mary: MARY CAN. Stephen: OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE 337 00:21:40,132 --> 00:21:41,700 MARY. "MARY CAN," BASED UPON THE 338 00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:44,603 NUMBER OF THINGS YOU CAN ALREADY. 339 00:21:44,603 --> 00:21:47,806 WHAT INSPIRED THIS IDEA FOR YOU? Mary: JUST BEING TOLD THAT 340 00:21:47,806 --> 00:21:51,777 YOU CAN'T. Stephen: WHO TOLD YOU YOU 341 00:21:51,777 --> 00:21:53,845 CAN'T, MARY? Mary: SOME JERK. 342 00:21:53,845 --> 00:21:56,815 Stephen: OH, HIM. Mary: IT WASN'T A GOOD TIME 343 00:21:56,815 --> 00:22:01,319 BUT I TOOK THAT DARKNESS AND I TURNED IT INTO LIGHT FOR SOME 344 00:22:01,319 --> 00:22:05,023 CHILD, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THAT'S BEING TOLD THEY CAN'T OR 345 00:22:05,023 --> 00:22:06,591 SOME-- TO CHILDREN'S BOOK. 346 00:22:06,591 --> 00:22:10,462 YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. TOOK MY DARKNESS AND TURNED IT 347 00:22:10,462 --> 00:22:15,467 INTO LIGHT FOR SOMEONE. IT'S INSPIRED BY REAL HARD TIMES 348 00:22:15,467 --> 00:22:18,270 IN MY LIFE. Stephen: WHO WERE THE 349 00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:20,739 PEOPLE-- FOR ME, IT WAS MY MOM BUT WHO 350 00:22:20,739 --> 00:22:24,509 WERE THE PEOPLE FOR YOU WHO GAVE YOU FAITH IN YOURSELF AND YOUR 351 00:22:24,509 --> 00:22:26,978 ABILITY? Mary: MY MOM. 352 00:22:26,978 --> 00:22:28,380 I WOULD SING AROUND THE HOUSE AND SHE WOULD LET ME SING AROUND 353 00:22:28,380 --> 00:22:32,117 THE HOUSE. Stephen: DID YOUR MOM 354 00:22:32,117 --> 00:22:33,251 SAYING? Mary: YEAH, SHE HAS A 355 00:22:33,251 --> 00:22:39,991 SCHOLARSHIP FOR SKIING. Stephen: DID YOU START OFF 356 00:22:39,991 --> 00:22:41,793 IN THE CHURCH? Mary: I STARTED OFF SINGING 357 00:22:41,793 --> 00:22:43,962 IN CHURCH. NOT PROFESSIONAL GOSPEL. 358 00:22:43,962 --> 00:22:48,333 BUT IN CHURCH, AND LITTLE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH. 359 00:22:48,333 --> 00:22:50,802 YOU SAYING. WE WILL WRITE CHURCH SONGS AND 360 00:22:50,802 --> 00:22:54,272 SING FOR EVERYBODY. Stephen: YOU WROTE YOUR OWN 361 00:22:54,272 --> 00:22:56,942 CHURCH SONGS? Mary: YEAH, HE WROTE OUR 362 00:22:56,942 --> 00:23:00,078 OWN CHURCH SONGS. Stephen: DID YOU HAVE A 363 00:23:00,078 --> 00:23:01,012 FAVORITE? Mary: BUBBLING. 364 00:23:01,012 --> 00:23:02,881 I DON'T WANT TO DO IT. I DON'T WANT TO DO IT. 365 00:23:02,881 --> 00:23:05,717 Stephen: YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME. 366 00:23:05,717 --> 00:23:09,121 HOW DOES IT FIT INTO THE STORY OF JESUS? 367 00:23:09,121 --> 00:23:12,090 Mary: HE WAS BUBBLING IN OUR SOUL, HE MADE US HAPPY AND 368 00:23:12,090 --> 00:23:16,962 THAT'S HOW WE FELT WE WERE KIDS. Stephen: JESUS CARBONATES 369 00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:19,965 MY SOUL. I LIKE IT. 370 00:23:19,965 --> 00:23:24,603 IT'S BETTER FOR YOU THAN A COKE. [LAUGHTER] 371 00:23:24,603 --> 00:23:28,440 IN MAY, YOU ARE HOSTING THE SECOND ANNUAL STRENGTH OF A 372 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:39,151 WOMAN FESTIVAL IN ATLANTA. IT'S A TWO-PART QUESTION. 373 00:23:39,151 --> 00:23:40,352 A, HOW DID THIS FESTIVAL GET STARTED? 374 00:23:40,352 --> 00:23:44,322 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU? AND WHAT TO YOU IS THE ESSENTIAL 375 00:23:44,322 --> 00:23:47,626 STRENGTH OF A WOMAN? Mary: THIS IS THE SECOND 376 00:23:47,626 --> 00:23:50,495 ANNUAL STRENGTH OF A WOMAN FESTIVAL. 377 00:23:50,495 --> 00:23:53,465 WHAT STRENGTH OF A WOMAN MEANS TO ME IS WHAT WE DO FOR THE 378 00:23:53,465 --> 00:23:56,434 WORLD. WE BRING CHILDREN INTO THE WOR 379 00:23:56,434 --> 00:24:00,338 WORLD. WE ARE THE STRONGEST CREATURES I 380 00:24:00,338 --> 00:24:03,275 THINK, WOMEN, ON THE PLANET. BECAUSE NO ONE CAN STAND THE 381 00:24:03,275 --> 00:24:06,745 PAIN THAT WE CAN. AND WE ARE CELEBRATING IT ON 382 00:24:06,745 --> 00:24:10,215 MOTHER'S DAY. WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE, 383 00:24:10,215 --> 00:24:15,053 BRINGING THE FESTIVAL TO THE WORLD. 384 00:24:15,053 --> 00:24:18,523 THE STRENGH OF A WOMAN FESTIVAL, MOTHER'S DAY. 385 00:24:18,523 --> 00:24:20,725 MOTHERS ARE EVERYTHING. WITHOUT MOTHERS, THERE IS NONE 386 00:24:20,725 --> 00:24:26,698 OF THIS. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 387 00:24:26,698 --> 00:24:31,169 Stephen: YOU ARE, BESIDES A TREMENDOUS PERFORMER AND 388 00:24:31,169 --> 00:24:36,341 OBVIOUSLY HUMANITARIAN, YOU ARE A STYLE ICON, NOT JUST FOR THE 389 00:24:36,341 --> 00:24:39,177 LEOPARDS. WHICH I APPRECIATE TRADE OR 390 00:24:39,177 --> 00:24:40,378 CHEETAH. I'M NOT SURE HOW FAST YOU CAN GO 391 00:24:40,378 --> 00:24:46,518 IN THAT DRESS. BUT YOU'RE ALSO KNOWN, YOU ARE 392 00:24:46,518 --> 00:24:49,688 QUITE FAMOUS FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY BOOTS. 393 00:24:49,688 --> 00:24:53,525 LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE. 394 00:24:53,525 --> 00:24:57,696 THERE YOU GO. WE'VE GOT ONE RIGHT THERE. 395 00:24:57,696 --> 00:25:01,099 THAT'S NICE. THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. 396 00:25:01,099 --> 00:25:04,736 THERE IT IS. HOW ABOUT THAT RIGHT THERE? 397 00:25:04,736 --> 00:25:08,340 ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO POSSIBLE QUESTION. 398 00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:10,742 ALL RIGHT, MARY J. BLIGE, YOU ONLY GET TWO OR ONE PAIR OF 399 00:25:10,742 --> 00:25:15,714 BOOTS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. WHAT PAIR OF BOOTS IS IT? 400 00:25:15,714 --> 00:25:18,783 Mary: COME ON, MAN. I COULD NEVER ANSWER THAT 401 00:25:18,783 --> 00:25:22,153 QUESTION. I HAVE 10,000 PAIRS OF BOOTS 402 00:25:22,153 --> 00:25:25,557 THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE. I'M EXAGGERATING BUT I HAVE A 403 00:25:25,557 --> 00:25:27,525 LOT OF BOOTS. Stephen: WE ASK THE TOUGH 404 00:25:27,525 --> 00:25:31,329 QUESTIONS HERE. THIS ISN'T "MEET THE PRESS." 405 00:25:31,329 --> 00:25:33,365 THIS IS "THE LATE SHOW." THIS IS MY FOLLOW-UP. 406 00:25:33,365 --> 00:25:36,701 WOULD IT BE BOOTS OR A DIFFERENT KIND OF SHOE? 407 00:25:36,701 --> 00:25:38,803 Mary: IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE BOOTS. 408 00:25:38,803 --> 00:25:40,505 Stephen: WHY DO YOU LIKE THE BOOTS? 409 00:25:40,505 --> 00:25:44,075 Mary: BECAUSE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE AND SHOES ARE NOT. 410 00:25:44,075 --> 00:25:46,378 Stephen: BECAUSE THEY HOLD YOUR LEG? 411 00:25:46,378 --> 00:25:48,480 FEELS LIKE A HUG? Mary: IT FEELS LIKE 412 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,983 SNEAKERS WHEN YOU GET THE RIGHT ONES. 413 00:25:51,983 --> 00:25:54,853 SHE USED, JUST ONE STRAP THAT GO ACROSS THE TOE. 414 00:25:54,853 --> 00:25:57,789 Stephen: THOSE FEEL LIKE SNEAKERS TO YOU? 415 00:25:57,789 --> 00:26:00,525 Mary: YEAH, THEY DO! Stephen: I WOULD LOVE TO 416 00:26:00,525 --> 00:26:02,327 SEE YOU PLAY BASKETBALL IN THOSE. 417 00:26:02,327 --> 00:26:03,962 Mary: YOU'VE GOT TO SEE ME PERFORM IN THEM. 418 00:26:03,962 --> 00:26:06,231 Stephen: I HAVE SEEN YOU PERFORM IN BOOTS. 419 00:26:06,231 --> 00:26:09,301 WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT IF YOU CAN STAY THERE, AND 420 00:26:09,301 --> 00:26:13,338 YOU CAN STAY THERE, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE 421 00:26:13,338 --> 00:26:17,776 MARY J. BLIGE, EVERYBODY. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. 422 00:26:29,020 --> 00:26:31,222 Stephen: I AM HERE WITH THE 423 00:26:31,222 --> 00:26:34,659 AUTHOR OF "MARY CAN." IT'S MARY J. BLIGE, EVERYBODY. 424 00:26:34,659 --> 00:26:39,264 HIP-HOP TURNS 50 THIS YEAR, AND AS THE QUEEN OF HIP-HOP, SOUL, 425 00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:42,567 WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE LAST 50 YEARS AND THE PROGRESSION OF 426 00:26:42,567 --> 00:26:45,103 THIS ART FORM WHICH HAS REALLY CHANGED MODERN MUSIC AND MODERN 427 00:26:45,103 --> 00:26:48,139 CULTURE AND WHERE DO YOU SEE IT GOING THE NEXT 50 YEARS? 428 00:26:48,139 --> 00:26:51,309 Mary: I THINK IT'S BEEN AMAZING. 429 00:26:51,309 --> 00:26:54,379 HIP HOP HAS GIVEN EVERYBODY A VOICE. 430 00:26:54,379 --> 00:27:08,893 A PLACE TO SPEAK THEIR TRUTH. FROM JAY Z TO BIGGIE. 431 00:27:08,893 --> 00:27:10,695 EVERYONE IS SPEAKING WHAT THEY HAVE LIVED IN WHAT THEY ARE 432 00:27:10,695 --> 00:27:14,299 LIVING AND IT'S GIVEN THEM SOME FORM OF THERAPY. 433 00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:17,469 THAT'S WHAT HIP-HOP HAS DONE. I HOPE IT CONTINUES TO DO THAT 434 00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:22,340 AND I HOPE IT STAYS AROUND FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE THE NEW 435 00:27:22,340 --> 00:27:25,310 GENERATIONS ARE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. 436 00:27:25,310 --> 00:27:29,314 Stephen: YOU ARE RETURNING TO THE CAMERA AS MONET IN 437 00:27:29,314 --> 00:27:36,855 POWERBOOK TWO, GHOST. AS A MULTITALENTED ARTIST, 438 00:27:36,855 --> 00:27:39,891 MULTI-DISCIPLINES, WHAT IS IT ABOUT ACTING THAT YOU GET FROM 439 00:27:39,891 --> 00:27:45,063 ACTING THAT YOU DON'T GET FROM OTHER FORMS OF EXPRESSION? 440 00:27:45,063 --> 00:27:47,832 Mary: ACTING IS KIND OF NEW FOR ME. 441 00:27:47,832 --> 00:27:49,968 I'VE BEEN ACTING FOR A LONG TIME. 442 00:27:49,968 --> 00:27:52,303 Stephen: YOU ARE NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR. 443 00:27:52,303 --> 00:27:53,471 Mary: LISTEN. I TOLD YOU THAT I DIDN'T SEE 444 00:27:53,471 --> 00:27:59,477 THAT COMING. Stephen: BUT YOUR SIDE GO, 445 00:27:59,477 --> 00:28:06,084 IT HAPPENED. I AM NOT AN OSCAR NOMINEE AND I 446 00:28:06,084 --> 00:28:09,354 CALL MYSELF AN ACTOR SOMETIMES. Mary: IS FAIRLY NEW. 447 00:28:09,354 --> 00:28:12,624 I DIDN'T SEE THE OSCAR COMING BECAUSE I STILL HAVE A LOT OF 448 00:28:12,624 --> 00:28:14,459 WORK TO DO AND ACTING AS A CHALLENGE. 449 00:28:14,459 --> 00:28:19,164 IT CHALLENGES ME TO STUDY MORE, STUDY THE CRAFT. 450 00:28:19,164 --> 00:28:21,433 SINGING, I CAN DO THAT IN MY SLEEP. 451 00:28:21,433 --> 00:28:24,069 I CAN DO THAT IN MY SLEEP. Stephen: BECAUSE OF ALL THE 452 00:28:24,069 --> 00:28:27,138 WORK YOU PUT INTO IT ALREADY. Mary: YEAH. 453 00:28:27,138 --> 00:28:31,209 BECAUSE I AM A VETERAN AT IT. ACTING, I AM STILL LEARNING AND 454 00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:34,179 GROWING SO IT'S A CHALLENGE AND I LIKE A CHALLENGE. 455 00:28:34,179 --> 00:28:37,215 Stephen: ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE THAT YOU ADMIRE OR ASPIRE 456 00:28:37,215 --> 00:28:40,485 TO BE AS A PERFORMER, AS AN ACTOR? 457 00:28:40,485 --> 00:28:41,853 Mary: I LOVE ANGELA BASSETT. 458 00:28:41,853 --> 00:28:49,994 SHE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. YOU HAVE TARAJI, REGINA KING, 459 00:28:49,994 --> 00:28:53,865 REGINA HALL, QUEEN LATIFAH, THE LIST KEEPS GOING ON. 460 00:28:53,865 --> 00:28:58,136 YEAH, I ASPIRED TO BE AS GOOD AS THEM. 461 00:28:58,136 --> 00:29:04,909 OR DENZEL ONE DAY. Stephen: PEOPLE WHO GET 462 00:29:04,909 --> 00:29:09,180 THEY REALLY WANT TO TELL. IS THERE SOMEONE THAT YOU'D LIKE 463 00:29:09,180 --> 00:29:12,717 TO PLAY? Mary: I ALWAYS WANTED TO 464 00:29:12,717 --> 00:29:17,155 PLAY NINA SIMONE. I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE 465 00:29:17,155 --> 00:29:19,390 PIANO. I LOVE HER SONGS. 466 00:29:19,390 --> 00:29:22,527 THEY ARE VERY DARK AND MOODY AND I CAN ALWAYS FIND A PLACE FOR 467 00:29:22,527 --> 00:29:25,263 THAT SO YEAH, I DEFINITELY WANT TO PLAY HER. 468 00:29:25,263 --> 00:29:29,033 Stephen: MARY, IT WAS SO LOVELY TO MEET YOU AND FINALLY 469 00:29:29,033 --> 00:29:30,635 HAVE YOU ON. Mary: NICE TO SEE YOU 470 00:29:30,635 --> 00:29:32,637 AGAIN. Stephen: I WILL SEE YOU AT 471 00:29:32,637 --> 00:29:39,744 THE WHITE HOUSE NEXT TIME. "MARY CAN" IS AVAILABLE NOW. 472 00:29:39,744 --> 00:29:43,047 THAT'S MARY J. BLIGE, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH 473 00:29:43,047 --> 00:29:46,484 COOKBOOK AUTHOR ALISON ROMAN. STICK AROUND. 474 00:29:58,563 --> 00:29:59,430 Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK 475 00:29:59,430 --> 00:30:01,399 EVERYBODY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, 476 00:30:01,399 --> 00:30:04,769 MY NEXT GUEST IS THE AUTHOR OF BESTSELLING COOKBOOKS 477 00:30:04,769 --> 00:30:09,474 "NOTHING FANCY" AND "DINING IN." HER NEW ONE IS "SWEET ENOUGH." 478 00:30:09,474 --> 00:30:15,246 PLEASE WELCOME ALISON ROMAN! ALISON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 479 00:30:15,246 --> 00:30:17,415 BEING HERE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE 480 00:30:17,415 --> 00:30:21,252 INTERVIEWED YOU IN PERSON. WE HAD COOKING OVER ZOOM DURING 481 00:30:21,252 --> 00:30:24,522 THE COVID EXPERIENCE. I AM A HUGE FAN, EVEN BEFORE 482 00:30:24,522 --> 00:30:31,095 COVID, I WAS MAKING THE DIP AND THE STEW AND THE COOKIE AND 483 00:30:31,095 --> 00:30:34,132 SOMETHING. Alison: HAD I KNOWN AT THAT 484 00:30:34,132 --> 00:30:36,968 TIME, I PERSONALLY WOULD HAVE DROPPED THEM OFF FOR YOU. 485 00:30:36,968 --> 00:30:38,970 Stephen: THAT WOULD'VE BEEN LOVELY. 486 00:30:38,970 --> 00:30:40,872 WHAT ARE WE MAKING TODAY? Alison: WE ARE GOING TO 487 00:30:40,872 --> 00:30:43,875 MAKE A SIMPLE FRUIT TART. SIMPLE. 488 00:30:43,875 --> 00:30:47,512 I USE THAT, I MEAN IT. I FEEL LIKE IT IS SIMPLE. 489 00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:50,014 Stephen: MOST PEOPLE LIE WHEN THEY SAY SIMPLE. 490 00:30:50,014 --> 00:30:53,318 Alison: I KNOW. LITERALLY PUT A BUNCH OF STUFF 491 00:30:53,318 --> 00:30:56,187 IN A BOWL AND MIX AND PRESS IT INTO A CRUST. 492 00:30:56,187 --> 00:30:58,723 IT IS FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT, BUTTER. 493 00:30:58,723 --> 00:31:02,026 ONE OF THE THINGS IS I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE THEY 494 00:31:02,026 --> 00:31:05,063 HAVE TO HAVE ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OR TOOLS THAT THEY 495 00:31:05,063 --> 00:31:07,031 DON'T ALREADY HAVE. WE HAVE HANDS AND WE HAVE FORKS 496 00:31:07,031 --> 00:31:10,802 SO WE CAN DO THIS. Stephen: ARE YOU MUCH OF A 497 00:31:10,802 --> 00:31:13,338 DESERT PERSON? Alison: I AM NOT. 498 00:31:13,338 --> 00:31:17,542 I WROTE A DESSERT BOOK. IT WAS MORE, WHO ARE THE OTHER 499 00:31:17,542 --> 00:31:20,378 PEOPLE LIKE ME AND CAN I MAKE A BOOK FOR THEM? 500 00:31:20,378 --> 00:31:25,483 I AM LIKE THE PERSON AT DINNER THAT IS LIKE, NO DESSERT FOR ME 501 00:31:25,483 --> 00:31:27,952 THANKS SEND SOMEONE ORDERS KEY LIME PIE I EAT HALF OF IT. 502 00:31:27,952 --> 00:31:32,523 ACTUALLY DO LIKE DESSERT. Stephen: WHAT ARE WE DOING 503 00:31:32,523 --> 00:31:34,292 HERE? I'M PUTTING A LOT OF BUTTER INTO 504 00:31:34,292 --> 00:31:37,929 A LITTLE BIT OF FLOUR. Alison: PART OF DESSERT IS 505 00:31:37,929 --> 00:31:41,766 GIVING INTO THE FACT THAT IT'S AN ABSURD THING THAT WE DO. 506 00:31:41,766 --> 00:31:43,234 SURE, BUTTER, FLOUR. WE DON'T NEED THIS TO SURVIVE 507 00:31:43,234 --> 00:31:47,572 BUT WE DO NEED IT TO MAKE US HAPPY. 508 00:31:47,572 --> 00:31:57,582 DON'T OVERTHINK IT. Stephen: I NEED TO POINT 509 00:31:57,582 --> 00:32:00,785 "SWEET ENOUGH" IS THE NAME OF THE BOOK. 510 00:32:00,785 --> 00:32:03,087 Alison: MY BIGGEST COMPLIMENT TO A DESERT IS SAYING 511 00:32:03,087 --> 00:32:05,490 THAT IS JUST SWEET ENOUGH. NEVER OVERKILL. 512 00:32:05,490 --> 00:32:08,826 IT DOESN'T HIT YOU IN THE FACE WITH SUGAR. 513 00:32:08,826 --> 00:32:17,602 SPOON THAT LOOKS LIKE DOUGH. Alison: LET'S GRAB YOUR 514 00:32:17,602 --> 00:32:19,437 TART SHELL. Stephen: I LIKE THESE. 515 00:32:19,437 --> 00:32:22,674 THEY HAVE THIS THING ON THE BOTTOM, TRAPDOOR. 516 00:32:22,674 --> 00:32:26,210 Alison: HOW DO I GET THE TART OUT OF THE SHELL? 517 00:32:26,210 --> 00:32:27,912 Stephen: DO I JUST PLOP IT IN? 518 00:32:27,912 --> 00:32:31,349 Alison: YEAH. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. 519 00:32:31,349 --> 00:32:36,521 GET ALL THAT OUT. WE DON'T WASTE A SINGLE DROP. 520 00:32:36,521 --> 00:32:41,426 THE RECIPE SERVES ONE. OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO PRESS IT 521 00:32:41,426 --> 00:32:44,495 IN. YOU ARE DOING PIZZA PIE STYLE. 522 00:32:44,495 --> 00:32:46,397 Stephen: IS THAT NOT GOOD? Alison: NO. 523 00:32:46,397 --> 00:32:48,933 IT'S FINE. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE-- 524 00:32:48,933 --> 00:32:51,069 Stephen: WILL FIX IT AND POST. 525 00:32:51,069 --> 00:32:54,605 Alison: THIS IS ALREADY BAKED. 526 00:32:54,605 --> 00:32:57,809 IT'S FINE IF WE MESS IT UP. Stephen: IT IS A DESSERT 527 00:32:57,809 --> 00:32:59,711 COOKBOOK BUT IT'S AN ALISON ROMAN DESSERT COOKBOOK. 528 00:32:59,711 --> 00:33:01,546 Alison: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU? 529 00:33:01,546 --> 00:33:03,047 Stephen: IT MEANS ANCHOVIES. 530 00:33:03,047 --> 00:33:07,452 ARE THERE ANCHOVIES IN THE BOOK? Alison: THERE ARE. 531 00:33:07,452 --> 00:33:12,357 SPOON CANDIED ANCHOVIES? Alison: THERE ARE A FEW 532 00:33:12,357 --> 00:33:15,560 SAVORY RECIPES IN THERE. I AM MAKING A BOOK FOR PEOPLE 533 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:17,862 LIKE ME AND IF I'M GOING TO BOTHER LEARNING HOW TO MAKE A 534 00:33:17,862 --> 00:33:21,132 PIE CRUST I ALSO, I WANT TO FILL WITH FRUIT BUT I ALSO WANT TO 535 00:33:21,132 --> 00:33:25,136 KNOW HOW TO FILL IT WITH CAULIFLOWER AND CHEESE. 536 00:33:25,136 --> 00:33:29,107 AND MAKE A SAVORY-- Stephen: SAVORY WHAT? 537 00:33:29,107 --> 00:33:35,680 Alison: GALETTE. IT IS KIND OF A LOOSE, RUSTIC 538 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:37,849 TART. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. 539 00:33:37,849 --> 00:33:42,120 WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ALONG. Stephen: LOOK AT YOURS. 540 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:43,187 LOOK AT HERS. THIS IS HERS. 541 00:33:43,187 --> 00:33:49,160 THIS IS MINE. Alison: [LAUGHS] 542 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:52,363 GIVE ME A CHANCE. I AM NOT DONE YET. 543 00:33:52,363 --> 00:33:55,533 I WOULD LOVE A MOIST TOWEL. IT IS LIKE WE ARE FLYING DELTA. 544 00:33:55,533 --> 00:34:03,207 LET'S PRETEND THESE LOOK GOOD. BECAUSE THEY LOOK FINE. 545 00:34:03,207 --> 00:34:08,880 WE'RE GOING TO BAKE THEM AT 350 FOR 15 TO 18 MINUTES. 546 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:10,681 THEN WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A CUSTARD. 547 00:34:10,681 --> 00:34:12,917 Stephen: I LOVE CUSTARD. Alison: DO YOU? 548 00:34:12,917 --> 00:34:14,452 YOU SAID IT LIKE YOU ARE MESSING WITH ME. 549 00:34:14,452 --> 00:34:17,321 Stephen: I LOVE CUSTARD. MY WIFE EFFIE DOES NOT LIKE 550 00:34:17,321 --> 00:34:19,190 CUSTARD. Alison: SHE IS GOING TO 551 00:34:19,190 --> 00:34:23,828 HATE THIS TART. THIS CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR 552 00:34:23,828 --> 00:34:26,431 PEOPLE. THE WHITES IN THERE. 553 00:34:26,431 --> 00:34:31,636 YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO WHAT I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND. 554 00:34:31,636 --> 00:34:38,509 YOUR CONFIDENCE. THE CONFIDENCE IS INSPIRING. 555 00:34:38,509 --> 00:34:42,780 TAKE NOTE, EVERYBODY. I SAY "ANYONE CAN BAKE." 556 00:34:42,780 --> 00:34:49,086 IT'S A DISASTER. I PUT THE WHITE IN THERE. 557 00:34:49,086 --> 00:34:50,188 OH, MY GOD. Stephen: DISASTER! 558 00:34:50,188 --> 00:34:57,128 Alison: OH, MY GOD! I WAS TOO BUSY TALKING [BLEEP] 559 00:34:57,128 --> 00:35:00,598 Stephen: YOU WERE. YOU WERE TALKING SMACK OVER 560 00:35:00,598 --> 00:35:05,903 THERE. PAYBACK IS A BITCH. 561 00:35:05,903 --> 00:35:08,840 NOW WHAT? Alison: PRETEND THAT THAT 562 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:12,443 WENT WELL. Stephen: HOT MILK. 563 00:35:12,443 --> 00:35:17,081 Alison: A PHRASE I LOVE TO UTTER. 564 00:35:17,081 --> 00:35:21,152 UDDER, THAT WAS A JOKE. PASTRY CREAM BASE. 565 00:35:21,152 --> 00:35:24,922 I LIKE TO EAT IT ON ITS OWN IS VANILLA PUDDING. 566 00:35:24,922 --> 00:35:29,126 IT'S A PERFECT SNACK. YOU DON'T NEED TO WITH THE TART 567 00:35:29,126 --> 00:35:32,797 SHELL BUT IT'S IT TWO-FOR-ONE. A PRESS THIN CRUST, DELICIOUS 568 00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:36,634 VANILLA PUDDING. PUT THEM TOGETHER AND YOU GET A 569 00:35:36,634 --> 00:35:43,040 FRUIT TART. VANILLA BEAN. 570 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:46,878 Stephen: DID YOU KNOW THAT THE VANILLA BEAN COMES FROM AN 571 00:35:46,878 --> 00:35:49,080 ORCHID? Alison: I DID KNOW THAT. 572 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:51,182 ORCHID FAMILY. NO, I DID NOT KNOW THAT. 573 00:35:51,182 --> 00:35:56,420 TELL ME MORE. Stephen: ORCHID FAMILY 574 00:35:56,420 --> 00:35:57,388 QUESTION RAKIM YOU LIKE AN ORCHID? 575 00:35:57,388 --> 00:36:00,858 I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS TO BE QUITE SO HOSTILE. 576 00:36:00,858 --> 00:36:03,661 Alison: I AM HONESTLY SO NERVOUS. 577 00:36:03,661 --> 00:36:07,765 Stephen: ISN'T SHE DOING GREAT, EVERYBODY? 578 00:36:07,765 --> 00:36:12,136 Alison: THAT MADE IT WORSE. THAT MAKES IT WORSE. 579 00:36:12,136 --> 00:36:13,638 Stephen: DO I SCRAPE EVERYTHING OUT OF HERE. 580 00:36:13,638 --> 00:36:16,574 Alison: WE DON'T HAVE A KNIFE SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO 581 00:36:16,574 --> 00:36:20,545 THAT. IF YOU DON'T HAVE VANILLA BEAN, 582 00:36:20,545 --> 00:36:23,781 POD, USE VANILLA EXTRACT. CORNSTARCH. 583 00:36:23,781 --> 00:36:25,683 Stephen: THE WHOLE THING? Alison: YOU DO THE SUGAR IN 584 00:36:25,683 --> 00:36:29,854 THE SALT. HAVE SUGAR IN THE THING. 585 00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:34,458 WHISK IT TOGETHER. GENTLE. 586 00:36:34,458 --> 00:36:37,862 Stephen: I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BREAKING THE EGGS? 587 00:36:37,862 --> 00:36:41,065 Alison: MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A PALE, THICK CONSISTENCY. 588 00:36:41,065 --> 00:36:43,501 Stephen: JUST LIKE ME. PALE AND THICK. 589 00:36:43,501 --> 00:36:49,974 Alison: THAT'S RIGHT. SPIRO THAT LOOKS GREAT. 590 00:36:49,974 --> 00:36:55,446 Stephen: THAT LOOKS GREAT. ARE WE DONE? 591 00:36:55,446 --> 00:36:59,050 I AM NOT MUCH OF A BAKER. DO YOU KNOW WHY? 592 00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:00,985 Alison: YOU ARE BEING MODEST. 593 00:37:00,985 --> 00:37:03,921 YOU KNEW ABOUT THE ORCHIDS. Stephen: YOU NEED TO KNOW 594 00:37:03,921 --> 00:37:05,756 ABOUT THE RULES. SAUCES ARE VERY FORGIVING. 595 00:37:05,756 --> 00:37:08,960 Alison: I WANTED TO MAKE A DESSERT BOOK THAT WAS FOR YOU. 596 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,762 FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU. I AM THAT WAY TOO. 597 00:37:11,762 --> 00:37:14,832 I USED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL PASTRY CHEF. 598 00:37:14,832 --> 00:37:16,734 Stephen: FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP] 599 00:37:16,734 --> 00:37:19,136 THEY ARE DOING. Alison: YOU SAID IT. 600 00:37:19,136 --> 00:37:25,810 I DIDN'T SAY IT. Stephen: I LIVE IT. 601 00:37:25,810 --> 00:37:28,746 IT GOES BACK INTO HERE BECAUSE NOW IT'S NOT GOING TO SCRAMBLE. 602 00:37:28,746 --> 00:37:31,015 Alison: IT'S NOT GOING TO SCRAMBLE. 603 00:37:31,015 --> 00:37:33,084 IT'S A SCIENCE CLASS. IT'S TAMPERING. 604 00:37:33,084 --> 00:37:36,087 THIS IS AS SCIENTIFIC AS THE BOOK GETS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT 605 00:37:36,087 --> 00:37:39,523 I THINK IF YOU'RE OFF BY YOUR MEASUREMENTS OR MAKE SOMETHING 606 00:37:39,523 --> 00:37:43,260 LONGER, OR LESS, IT SHOULD STILL BE GREAT. 607 00:37:43,260 --> 00:37:45,496 A BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT. EVEN YOU CAN MAKE EVERYTHING IN 608 00:37:45,496 --> 00:37:47,465 THIS BOOK. Stephen: EXACTLY. 609 00:37:47,465 --> 00:37:50,868 NOW WHAT WE HAVE? Alison: YOU THICKEN IT. 610 00:37:50,868 --> 00:37:53,971 Stephen: CAN I GET INTO THIS? 611 00:37:53,971 --> 00:37:57,675 Alison: WHISK IT. Stephen: LOOK AT THAT. 612 00:37:57,675 --> 00:38:00,945 Alison: KEEP GOING. THIS IS THE MAGIC. 613 00:38:00,945 --> 00:38:04,215 YES. Stephen: IS IT REFRIGERATED 614 00:38:04,215 --> 00:38:05,583 OR DIDN'T SET-- DID IT SET UP BY ITSELF. 615 00:38:05,583 --> 00:38:13,991 Alison: WHISK IT. KEEP GOING. 616 00:38:13,991 --> 00:38:17,194 YOU ARE DOING GREAT. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. 617 00:38:17,194 --> 00:38:19,830 Stephen: WE'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVING. 618 00:38:19,830 --> 00:38:27,938 Alison: I AM BEING RUSHED AND I DON'T LOVE IT. 619 00:38:27,938 --> 00:38:31,275 WE ARE GOING TO POUR IT INTO OUR CRUST. 620 00:38:31,275 --> 00:38:32,543 Stephen: ALL IN IT? Alison: AS MUCH AS IT WILL 621 00:38:32,543 --> 00:38:37,148 FIT. IT SHOULD BE ABOUT ALL OF IT. 622 00:38:37,148 --> 00:38:40,051 WELL, YEAH. I NOW SPREAD IT ALL NICE AND 623 00:38:40,051 --> 00:38:42,119 THAT'S WHEN WE TOP IT WITH HER FRUIT. 624 00:38:42,119 --> 00:38:48,893 LET YOUR CREATIVE EXPRESSION. OKAY. 625 00:38:48,893 --> 00:38:51,595 OKAY. OR USE SPATULA. 626 00:38:51,595 --> 00:38:56,400 SLAMMING IT ON THE TABLE WORKS. THIS IS, EXPRESS YOURSELF. 627 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:59,904 MAKE A DESIGN, PATTERN, CONCENTRIC CIRCLES. 628 00:38:59,904 --> 00:39:03,074 THAT'S RIGHT. THERE WE GO. 629 00:39:03,074 --> 00:39:11,148 Stephen: AND NOW. LOOK AT THAT. 630 00:39:11,148 --> 00:39:15,553 Alison: GORGEOUS. I LOVE THIS. 631 00:39:15,553 --> 00:39:20,191 Stephen: SHALL WE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 632 00:39:20,191 --> 00:39:22,827 Alison: YOU'RE WELCOME. Stephen: LADIES AND 633 00:39:22,827 --> 00:39:25,029 GENTLEMEN, THE BOOK IS "SWEET ENOUGH." 634 00:39:25,029 --> 00:39:34,105 THE YOUNG LADY IS ALISON ROMAN. THIS IS AN AMAZING... 635 00:39:34,105 --> 00:39:38,709 WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. 636 00:39:57,695 --> 00:39:59,430 Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW." 637 00:39:59,430 --> 00:40:01,365 TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE TARON EGERTON 638 00:40:01,365 --> 00:40:04,702 AND JAY CHANDRASEKHAR. STICK AROUND FOR JAMES. 639 00:40:04,702 --> 00:40:06,771 GOOD NIGHT!