I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG. IN AN INTERVIEW THAT AIRED
LAST NIGHT ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
SAID MANHATTAN D.A. ALVIN BRAGG IS TRYING TO PREVENT HIM FROM
WINNING BACK THE WHITE HOUSE. THE FORMER PRESIDENT SAID
THERE IS NO CRIME, AND WHAT'S BEING INVESTIGATED, HE SAID,
IS ANCIENT HISTORY. AND NOW IN A "LATE SHOW"
EXCLUSIVE, STEPHEN COLBERT'S INTERVIEW OF SEAN HANNITY'S
INTERVIEW OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT.
Stephen: SIR, IT IS A RARE PRIVILEGE TO INTERVIEW A FORMER
PRESIDENT AND A FUTURE INMATE. I HOPE YOU DON'T REGRET SITTING
DOWN WITH ME. EVEN PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIKE
ME ARE SAYING THIS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO DO.
Stephen: LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR POSSIBLE INDICTMENTS.
HOW MANY ARE YOU NOW FACING? 1,850.
Stephen: OKAY. AND HOW MANY SHOULD YOU BE
FACING? 15 MILLION.
Stephen: SPEAKING OF INDICTMENTS, YOU POSTED
A PICTURE OF YOURSELF SWINGING A BASEBALL BAT NEXT TO A PHOTO
OF MANHATTAN D.A. ALVIN BRAGG'S HEAD.
IT REALLY SEEMED LIKE YOU WERE THREATENING HIM WITH VIOLENCE.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? IT WAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
MAKE AMERICA. BUY AMERICA.
BECAUSE I DID A LOT OF "BUY AMERICA" THINGS.
THIS WAS A COMPANY THAT MAKES BASEBALL BATS.
Stephen: I SEE. SO IT WAS OKAY TO CRUSH A MAN'S
SKULL WITH AN AMERICAN BASEBALL BAT?
I GUESS THAT'S THE SAME REASON YOU WANTED TO HANG MIKE PENCE
WITH AN AMERICAN ROPE? TRUE.
Stephen: OKAY. BEFORE WE GO, JUST A QUICK SIDE
QUESTION ABOUT YOUR SON, DON JR.
IS HE A COKE ADDICT? WE CALL HIM A CRACKHEAD.
Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT... INDICTED THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
FIRST, STEPHEN WELCOMES MARY J. BLIGE.
AND ALISON ROMAN. 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. OH!
THAT'S RIGHT. BINGO.
HAPPY TUESDAY. HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY.
Audience: STEPHEN! Stephen: HOW'S IT GOING?
WELCOME. WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT. YOU KNOW, FOLKS.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER HERE IS
A BROADWAY THEATER. BUT THIS IS A LATE NIGHT COMEDY
SHOW. SO IF ANY OF YOU ARE HERE TO SEE
"THE LION KING," I'M SURE YOU'RE UPSET BUT:
HAKUNA MA-TOO BAD. AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A LATE
NIGHT COMEDY SHOW, WE TRY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE
TALKING ABOUT. AND TODAY, I'M SURE YOU KNOW
WHAT EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT IS HORRIBLE AND FAMILIAR
AND HORRIBLE BECAUSE IT'S SO FAMILIAR.
YESTERDAY, THERE WAS YET ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING, THIS TIME IN
NASHVILLE. AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO READ
THIS NEWS OR SEE ANY OF THE FOOTAGE WITHOUT
BEING HEARTBROKEN FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE AND FOR OUR
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. BECAUSE THIS IS THE 130TH MASS
SHOOTING OF 2023, AND 2023 IS ONLY 87 DAYS OLD.
NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IS AN INSANE DERELICTION OF OUR
COLLECTIVE HUMANITY. AND THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION HERE IS
ONE PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS PROPOSED:
AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN. WE'VE HAD ONE BEFORE,
FROM 1994 TO 2004. AND IT WORKED.
DURING THAT BAN, THE RISK OF DYING IN A MASS SHOOTING WAS 70%
LOWER THAN IT IS TODAY. THAT JUST MAKES SENSE.
FEWER GUNS EQUALS FEWER SHOOTINGS.
IT'S THE SAME REASON. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
IT'S NOT COMPLICATED. IT'S NOT COMPLICATED.
IT MIGHT BE HARD BUT IT'S NOT COMPLICATED.
THAT'S JUST MATH. IT'S THE SAME REASON THESE DAYS
WE HAVE FEWER STRANGULATIONS WITH A LAND LINE.
IT'S A SIMPLE, COMMONSENSE IDEA THAT REPUBLICANS ARE
DESPERATE TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.
TAKE CONGRESSMAN AND GUY ON THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
TRAINING ZOOM WHO'S ABOUT TO UNMUTE AND EXPLAIN THAT THE GIRL
IN SCENARIO B OVERREACTED BECAUSE, IF ANYTHING, THE
WAREHOUSE GUYS WERE GIVING HER A COMPLIMENT, TIM BURCHETT.
BURCHETT OPPOSES DOING AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AND
APPARENTLY DOING ANYTHING ELSE. HERE'S WHAT THE CONGRESSMAN SAID
ABOUT THE SHOOTING. IT'S A HORRIBLE,
HORRIBLE SITUATION. AND WE'RE NOT GONNA FIX IT.
CRIMINALS ARE GOING TO BE CRIMINALS.
Stephen: YES, I SUPPOSE AS A LAWMAKER, HE COULD, I DON'T
KNOW, MAKE A LAW. BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT
OF WORK. DESPAIR IS SO MUCH MORE
EFFICIENT. IT REMINDS ME OF THAT SIGN
ON THE SUBWAY. "IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, WHATEVS.
BOMBERS GONNA BOMB." HERE'S THE NEXT THING HE SAID.
MY DADDY FOUGHT THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FOUGHT IN THE
PACIFIC. THE JAPANESE, AND HE TOLD ME,
HE SAID, "BUDDY, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO TAKE YOU OUT AND
DOESN'T MIND LOSING THEIR LIFE, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE HECK OF A
LOT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT." Stephen: COUNTERPOINT:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE
WORLD WAR II. THAT'S WHY YOU NEVER HEAR:
"ATTENTION, STUDENTS. IT'S TUESDAY.
THAT MEANS SLOPPY JOES FOR LUNCH, AND FOR RECESS,
WE'RE STORMING IWO JIMA." ONE GUEST ON FOX NEWS, WHO IS
SPEAKING UNDER FOOTAGE HERE, SAID THIS.
THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PATTERN IN MANY OF THESE
SHOOTINGS. Stephen: HMM, WHAT COULD THAT
"THAT" BE THAT SHE IS REFERRING TO?
THAT ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN EVERY MASS SHOOTING.
FOR NO REASON, I'M GOING TO DRINK THIS GLASS OF WATER
WHILE SHE SAYS WHAT THAT IS. A SIDE DOOR.
[SPITTING] Stephen: REALLY?
A SIDE DOOR? THAT'S THE PROBLEM?
SOON, THAT DESPERATE HUNK OF BULLCRAP WAS SPREAD
ALL OVER FOX NEWS. THE FACT THAT THIS PERSON
COULD GO THROUGH A SIDE DOOR MEANS SECURITY NEEDS TO BE
TAKEN MORE SERIOUS. IF THIS DOOR, EVEN IF IT WAS
ANOTHER DOOR, SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE,
CLOSE OR LOCK THE DAMN DOOR. PERIOD.
Stephen: YES, CLEARLY, WE NEED COMMON SENSE
DOOR REFORM! FOLKS, WE CAN'T STOP AT SIDE
DOORS. DID YOU KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE
ENTER A BUILDING AT THE FRONT DOOR?
SO WE NEED TO GET RID OF THOSE, TOO.
HERE'S HOW IT'LL WORK. ON THE FIRST DAY
OF KINDERGARTEN, YOU DROP OFF YOUR KIDS AT SCHOOL, THEN THEY
JUST BRICK UP THE ENTRANCE. ONE TUBE IN FOR FOOD
AND ONE TUBE OUT FOR WASTE. 12 YEARS LATER, WE BUST DOWN
THE WALL KOOL-AID MAN STYLE, GIVE THEM THEIR DIPLOMA, AND
THEN AND ONLY THEN, INFORM THEM THERE WAS ONCE A THING
CALLED SLAVERY AND GAY PEOPLE EXIST.
THEY CAN'T LEARN THAT IN SCHOOL.
IT'S FAR TOO DANGEROUS. NOW...
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] OH, YEAH!
ANOTHER TRAGEDY REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT:
THE FORMER PRESIDENT. HE'S IN A WHOLE MESS OF
TROUBLE, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN MANHATTAN, WHERE
HE'S FACING INDICTMENT FOR ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
IN COVERING UP THE STORMY DANIELS AFFAIR.
AND YESTERDAY, WE GOT A NEW TWIST INVOLVING FORMER
"NATIONAL ENQUIRER" PUBLISHER AND DENTIST EXPLAINING THAT
WHILE YOU WERE OUT, SOMEONE STOLE ALL YOUR TEETH,
DAVID PECKER. AND LIKE ALWAYS, IT'S NEVER GOOD
WHEN THE PECKER UNEXPECTEDLY POPS UP.
HE ALREADY TESTIFIED IN THE STORMY CASE,
BUT SOMETHING SPICY MUST BE GOING ON, BECAUSE YESTERDAY,
PECKER TESTIFIED AGAIN IN THE HUSH MONEY INQUIRY.
OR AS THE "NATIONAL ENQUIRER" REPORTED IT,
"BOMBSHELL: HARRY CHEATS ON MEGHAN WITH BAT BOY!"
SO WHY IS PECKER EVEN INVOLVED? WELL, THE GUY IS KNOWN FOR
HELPING THE FORMER PREZ QUASH EMBARRASSING GOSSIP BY PAYING
FOR EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO SOMEONE'S STORY WITH
NO INTENTION OF PUBLISHING IT, A PRACTICE THEY CALL
"CATCH AND KILL," OF COURSE, ALSO THE LESS POPULAR COUSINS OF
SNAP, CRACKLE, AND POP. WITH THE INDICTMENT WALLS
CLOSING IN, LAST NIGHT, THE EX-PRESIDENT
SAT DOWN WITH HIS BUDDY, CONSERVATIVE PUNDIT AND THE
FIRST THING FOX NEWS VIEWERS SEE WHEN THEY DIE, SEAN HANNITY.
HE'S WAITING. HE'S ON THE OTHER SIDE.
HANNITY ASKED THE FORMER PRESIDENT ABOUT HIS TRUTH SOCIAL
POST FROM THE WEEKEND, WHERE HE PUT UP THIS THREATENING
PHOTO OF HIMSELF WIELDING A BASEBALL BAT NEXT TO A PHOTO
OF MANHATTAN D.A. ALVIN BRAGG'S HEAD.
IT SEEMS OMINOUS. BUT NOT IF YOU ASK THE GUY
HOLDING THE BAT. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
WHEN THE STORY WAS PUT UP-- I PUT UP A STORY, WE DIDN'T SEE
PICTURES. AND THEY PUT UP A PICTURE OF ME
AND YOU KNOW WHERE I WAS HOLDING THE BASEBALL BAT?
IT WAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE, "MAKE AMERICA, BUY AMERICA"
BECAUSE I DID A LOT OF "BUY AMERICA" THINGS, AND THIS
WAS A COMPANY THAT MAKES BASEBALL BATS.
THEN THEY PUT NEXT TO THAT PICTURE, A PICTURE
OF ALVIN BRAGG. I DIDN'T DO IT.
THEY DID IT. THE-- THE, I GUESS THE PEOPLE
THAT DO THE PAPER OR SOMEBODY PUT PICTURES TOGETHER.
Stephen: AFTER THAT RAMBLING EXPLANATION I THINK I
HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHO GOT HIT WITH A BAT.
HANNITY ALSO ASKED THE FORMER PRESIDENT ABOUT THE FBI'S
INVESTIGATION INTO HIS MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED
RECORDS AND DESPERATELY TRIED TO GIVE HIM AN ESCAPE ROUTE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU EVER SAYING, "UM, BRING ME
SOME OF THE BOXES THAT WE BROUGHT BACK
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM."
DID YOU EVER DO THAT? I WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO
THAT. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.
I KNOW YOU, I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD DO IT.
I DON' HAVE A LOT OF TIME BUT I WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO
DO THAT. I WOULD DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME MOVE ON. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Stephen: OBJECTION, OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR!
LEADING THE WITNESS! AND SOMEHOW FAILING TO DO THAT!
WITNESS NOT REALIZE I'M TRYING. OF COURSE, BESIDES HIS DAY JOB
AS "DEFENDANT," HE HAS A SIDE HUSTLE RUNNING
TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT IN 2024.
AND ACCORDING TO LEAKS, HIS CAMPAIGN IS WARNING
POTENTIAL DeSANTIS STAFFERS THEY WON'T BE HIRED TO WORK
FOR THE FORMER PRESIDENT. TAKE THAT, DeSANTIS EMPLOYEES!
IF YOU GO WORK FOR RON, YOU MIGHT NEVER GET THE CHANCE
TO GO TO PRISON, OR BE DISBARRED, OR DESTROY YOUR
LEGACY AS AN AMERICAN HERO IN FRONT OF A DILDO STORE.
DILDO STORE. FIXES EVERYTHING.
I COULD SAY ANY SENTENCE AND ENDED WITH THE WORDS "DILDO
STORE." REPORTEDLY, THIS RULE CAME AFTER
THE EX PREZ LOST SEVERAL STAFFERS TO A DESANTIS SUPERPAC,
INCLUDING A TOP COMMUNICATIONS AIDE NAMED MATT WOLKING,
WHO TWEETED YESTERDAY THAT "WITH DeSANTIS AS PRESIDENT
WE WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO WIN SO MUCH THAT WE'LL BE TIRED OF
ALL THE WINNING." WHAT?
"TIRED OF ALL THE WINNING?" I CAN SEE WHY THE
EX-PRESIDENT IS PISSED. THEY'RE STEALING ALL HIS
BEST LINES! IT EXPLAINS THE GOVERNOR'S
NEW SLOGAN. DeSANTIS 2024:
I GUESS THE PEOPLE THAT DO THE PAPER OR SOMEBODY PUT PICTURES
TOGETHER. WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW
FOR YOU TONIGHT. MY GUESTS ARE
MARY J. BLIGE AND COOKBOOK AUTHOR
ALISON ROMAN, BUT WHEN WE COME BACK,
IT'S "MEANWHILE"! STICK AROUND.
♪ ♪
Stephen: HEY! GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO AND
"THE LATE SHOW" BAND. [LAUGHTER]
I LOVE THAT. HAVE A SEAT.
WE WERE TALKING DURING THE BREAK.
YOU GUYS CAN'T HEAR THE BAND PLAYING DURING THE BREAK BUT YOU
ARE REALLY CRANKING OUT I ASKED LOUIS, WERE YOU PLAYING THE
OPENING OF "LIVE AND LET DIE" BY PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS.
AND HE SAID NO. Louis: IT IS A
"THE LATE SHOW" BAND ORIGINAL SONG, COMBINATION OF
LED ZEPPELIN AND RED BLAKELY. Stephen: I LOVE IT.
WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, MARY J. BLIGE
WILL BE OUT HERE. WHAT GOES BETTER WITH BEAUTIFUL
MUSIC THAN A BEAUTIFUL MEAL? CHEF ALISON ROMAN WILL BE OUT
HERE TO COOK AND A LITTLE WHILE. MAYBE WE MAKE ENOUGH OF THESE
PEOPLE. MAYBE WE'LL MAKE ENOUGH FOOD FOR
THESE PEOPLE HERE. FOLKS, I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME
RIGHT OVER THERE, HARVESTING THE DAY'S FINEST STORY
MARBLE, CARVING IT INTO THE MOST TOPICAL COLUMNS AND PEDIMENTS,
THEN ADDING THEMATIC STATUARY TO UNVEIL FOR YOU THE
BREATHTAKING GREEK MAUSOLEUM THAT IS MY MONOLOGUE.
BUT SOMETIMES I WAKE UP IN THE WOODS INSIDE HALF A BROKEN
BABY POOL, LASH THAT TO THE HOUSING OF A DISCARDED
DISHWASHER WITH ABANDONED RUG TWINE THEN CLIMB IN AND HUFF
A BAG OF NYQUIL AND ACETONE IN THE METH HEAD'S CRANK-TOMB
OF NEWS THAT IS MY SEGMENT, "MEANWHILE."
MEANWHILE. THE ONLY CRANK I NEED.
MEANWHILE. A NEW STUDY SAYS
"DRUGS AND ALCOHOL DO NOT MAKE YOU MORE CREATIVE."
THAT STUDY COURTESY OF DOCTOR BENJAMIN BUZZKILL.
MEANWHILE, WE HERE AT THE MEANWHILE MILITARY LUBRICANTS
AND BASKETBALL REPAIR FACTORY SOMETIMES COME ACROSS
A STORY ABOUT MEAT THAT IS SO IMPORTANT,
SO-- DARE I SAY-- JUICY, THAT WE GIVE IT ITS OWN
MEANWHILE SUBSEGMENT. MEATWHILE.
MEATWHILE, HOLD ON TO YOUR TENDERLOIN,
BECAUSE A SYNTHETIC MEAT COMPANY HAS JUST CREATED A MEATBALL
FROM THE LONG-EXTINCT MAMMOTH. TO WHICH DADS EVERYWHERE SAID,
"IT'S FINE. THE EXTINCTION DATE
IS JUST A SUGGESTION." THE REANIMATED MEATWAD IS PART
OF A PROJECT THAT AIMS "TO MIX AND MATCH CELLS FROM
UNCONVENTIONAL SPECIES TO CREATE NEW KINDS OF MEAT."
THERE'S ALREADY AN EXPERIMENTAL FOOD INSTITUTE DOING THAT.
THEY'RE CALLED TACO BELL. ALL RIGHT?
GROUNDBREAKING WORK. "LIVE MAS" ISN'T A SLOGAN.
IT'S A CHALLENGE. NOW, BEFORE ANY OF YOU GET THE
MAMMOTH MUNCHIES, KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY GET A MAMMOTH
MEATBALL YET BECAUSE RESEARCHERS SAY THEY "HAVE NO IDEA HOW OUR
IMMUNE SYSTEMS WOULD REACT WHEN WE EAT IT."
OH, COME ON! OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS CAN TAKE IT!
WE EAT FRIED CHICKEN... AS BUNS FOR A BURGER!
GIMME MY MAMMOTH MEATBALL! PUT IT IN THE MAMMOTH HOLE!
YOU KNOW WHY THEY'RE EXTINCT? 'CAUSE WE ATE 'EM!
THEY MUST BE DELICIOUS! AND HOW DIFFERENT CAN THOSE
MEATBALLS BE FROM WHATEVER THEY'RE SERVING US AT IKEA?
PRETTY SURE THOSE ARE JUST SAWDUST AND CAT MEAT
BUT I ALWAYS WANT SECONDS! MEANWHILE, M.I.T. RESEARCHERS
TWISTED APART HUNDREDS OF OREOS TO FIND THE PERFECT
METHOD. IN A STUDY TITLED, "ON OREOLOGY,
THE FRACTURE AND FLOW OF MILK'S FAVORITE COOKIE."
WHICH JUST BEAT OUT THE ORIGINAL TITLE "SO I GUESS THIS MEANS
WE ALREADY CURED CANCER, RIGHT?" SO WHAT DID THE SCIENTISTS
CONCLUDE? WELL, AFTER EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH,
THEY FOUND THAT IT'S ACTUALLY ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE
EVENLY DISTRIBUTED CREME ON BOTH SIDES OF AN OREO AFTER TWISTING.
WELL, YEAH! IT'S DESIGNED THAT WAY!
WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL WANTS EQUAL CREME ON BOTH SIDES?
IF YOU'RE TWISTING AN OREO APART IT'S BECAUSE YOU WANT
DOUBLE CREME-TO-COOKIE RATIO ON ONE SIDE, AND PURE,
UNADULTERATED COOKIE MANHOLE COVER ON THE
OTHER. NOW YOU GOT TWO COOKIES!
AND IF YOU'RE NOT ON BOARD WITH MY RESEARCH ANALYSIS, YOU CAN
SUCK MY HYDROX! MEANWHILE.
[APPLAUSE] MEANWHILE, IN VIRGINIA CRIME
NEWS, "TWO PRISONERS ESCAPED JAIL AND WENT TO IHOP
WHERE PATRONS REPORTED THEM." THOUGH, BECAUSE IT'S THE
"INTERNATIONAL" HOUSE OF PANCAKES, THE ARREST
HAD TO BE MADE BY INTERPOL. MEANWHILE, A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND
THAT BOTOX ALTERS BRAIN ACTIVITY CONNECTED TO EMOTIONS.
I BUY THAT. BECAUSE I USED TO FEEL SAD,
BUT THEN I GOT THE BOTOX AND NOW I FEEL HAPPY.
SEE HOW HAPPY I AM? HAPPY.
SAD. OH, I'M SO SURPRISED!
APPARENTLY, HUMANS INTERPRET OTHER PEOPLE'S EMOTIONS
BY MIRRORING THEM, BUT THE TEMPORARY PARALYSIS OF THE
FACIAL MUSCLES CAUSED BY BOTOX HINDERS A PERSON'S ABILITY TO
MIRROR THE EMOTIONS BEING EXPRESSED IN FRONT OF THEM.
WAIT. YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THERE'S
A DOWN SIDE TO INJECTING BOTULISM TOXIN DIRECTLY INTO MY
FACE? I, FOR ONE, AM SHOCKED!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MARY J. BLIGE.
♪ ♪
Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. OH, MY FRIENDS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU ARE IN LUCK BECAUSE
MY FIRST GUEST IS A NINE-TIME GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING ARTIST
AND THE QUEEN OF HIP-HOP SOUL. SHE'S NOW WRITTEN A CHILDREN'S
BOOK CALLED "MARY CAN!" PLEASE WELCOME TO
"THE LATE SHOW," MARY J. BLIGE.
♪ ♪
Mary: HAY. Stephen: HEY, SO LOVELY.
SO LOVELY TO HAVE YOU ON THAT LAST.
I'VE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO INTERVIEW YOU.
YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER BUT WE MET BRIEFLY IN 2014 AT THE FRENCH
STATE DINNER AT THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE.
YOU ARE THERE AND YOU ALSO PERFORMED.
I GOT TO SIT WITH MICHELLE OBAMA AS HER DINNER GUEST.
THERE YOU ARE PERFORMING. THAT'S ME.
THAT'S ME CLAPPING ON THE ONE AND THE THREE.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
NOW, YOU HAVE WON AND EMMY, NOMINATED FOR TWO OSCARS.
ONE FOR SINGING, ONE FOR ACTING. WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT YOUR
CAREER, ILLUSTRIOUS AND ONGOING, WHAT ARE YOU PROUDEST OF THAT
YOU HAVE DONE? Mary: I AM PROUDEST OF ALL
OF IT. IT ALL MEAN SOMETHING TO ME.
I AM MOST OF ALL JUST-- Stephen: NOTHING STICKS
OUT? Mary: I HAVE TO SAY THE TWO
OSCAR NOMINATIONS WERE A COMPLETE SHOCK TO ME AND I
DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO GET NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR FOR MY
ACTING. THAT BLEW ME AWAY.
I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING. Mary: ADDING AUTHOR TO YOUR
LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. YOU'VE WRITTEN A BOOK CALLED
"MARY CAN." "MARY CAN."
Mary: MARY CAN. Stephen: OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE
MARY. "MARY CAN," BASED UPON THE
NUMBER OF THINGS YOU CAN ALREADY.
WHAT INSPIRED THIS IDEA FOR YOU? Mary: JUST BEING TOLD THAT
YOU CAN'T. Stephen: WHO TOLD YOU YOU
CAN'T, MARY? Mary: SOME JERK.
Stephen: OH, HIM. Mary: IT WASN'T A GOOD TIME
BUT I TOOK THAT DARKNESS AND I TURNED IT INTO LIGHT FOR SOME
CHILD, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THAT'S BEING TOLD THEY CAN'T OR
SOME-- TO CHILDREN'S BOOK.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. TOOK MY DARKNESS AND TURNED IT
INTO LIGHT FOR SOMEONE. IT'S INSPIRED BY REAL HARD TIMES
IN MY LIFE. Stephen: WHO WERE THE
PEOPLE-- FOR ME, IT WAS MY MOM BUT WHO
WERE THE PEOPLE FOR YOU WHO GAVE YOU FAITH IN YOURSELF AND YOUR
ABILITY? Mary: MY MOM.
I WOULD SING AROUND THE HOUSE AND SHE WOULD LET ME SING AROUND
THE HOUSE. Stephen: DID YOUR MOM
SAYING? Mary: YEAH, SHE HAS A
SCHOLARSHIP FOR SKIING. Stephen: DID YOU START OFF
IN THE CHURCH? Mary: I STARTED OFF SINGING
IN CHURCH. NOT PROFESSIONAL GOSPEL.
BUT IN CHURCH, AND LITTLE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH.
YOU SAYING. WE WILL WRITE CHURCH SONGS AND
SING FOR EVERYBODY. Stephen: YOU WROTE YOUR OWN
CHURCH SONGS? Mary: YEAH, HE WROTE OUR
OWN CHURCH SONGS. Stephen: DID YOU HAVE A
FAVORITE? Mary: BUBBLING.
I DON'T WANT TO DO IT. I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.
Stephen: YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME.
HOW DOES IT FIT INTO THE STORY OF JESUS?
Mary: HE WAS BUBBLING IN OUR SOUL, HE MADE US HAPPY AND
THAT'S HOW WE FELT WE WERE KIDS. Stephen: JESUS CARBONATES
MY SOUL. I LIKE IT.
IT'S BETTER FOR YOU THAN A COKE. [LAUGHTER]
IN MAY, YOU ARE HOSTING THE SECOND ANNUAL STRENGTH OF A
WOMAN FESTIVAL IN ATLANTA. IT'S A TWO-PART QUESTION.
A, HOW DID THIS FESTIVAL GET STARTED?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU? AND WHAT TO YOU IS THE ESSENTIAL
STRENGTH OF A WOMAN? Mary: THIS IS THE SECOND
ANNUAL STRENGTH OF A WOMAN FESTIVAL.
WHAT STRENGTH OF A WOMAN MEANS TO ME IS WHAT WE DO FOR THE
WORLD. WE BRING CHILDREN INTO THE WOR
WORLD. WE ARE THE STRONGEST CREATURES I
THINK, WOMEN, ON THE PLANET. BECAUSE NO ONE CAN STAND THE
PAIN THAT WE CAN. AND WE ARE CELEBRATING IT ON
MOTHER'S DAY. WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE,
BRINGING THE FESTIVAL TO THE WORLD.
THE STRENGH OF A WOMAN FESTIVAL, MOTHER'S DAY.
MOTHERS ARE EVERYTHING. WITHOUT MOTHERS, THERE IS NONE
OF THIS. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Stephen: YOU ARE, BESIDES A TREMENDOUS PERFORMER AND
OBVIOUSLY HUMANITARIAN, YOU ARE A STYLE ICON, NOT JUST FOR THE
LEOPARDS. WHICH I APPRECIATE TRADE OR
CHEETAH. I'M NOT SURE HOW FAST YOU CAN GO
IN THAT DRESS. BUT YOU'RE ALSO KNOWN, YOU ARE
QUITE FAMOUS FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY BOOTS.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE.
THERE YOU GO. WE'VE GOT ONE RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S NICE. THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THERE IT IS. HOW ABOUT THAT RIGHT THERE?
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO POSSIBLE QUESTION.
ALL RIGHT, MARY J. BLIGE, YOU ONLY GET TWO OR ONE PAIR OF
BOOTS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. WHAT PAIR OF BOOTS IS IT?
Mary: COME ON, MAN. I COULD NEVER ANSWER THAT
QUESTION. I HAVE 10,000 PAIRS OF BOOTS
THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE. I'M EXAGGERATING BUT I HAVE A
LOT OF BOOTS. Stephen: WE ASK THE TOUGH
QUESTIONS HERE. THIS ISN'T "MEET THE PRESS."
THIS IS "THE LATE SHOW." THIS IS MY FOLLOW-UP.
WOULD IT BE BOOTS OR A DIFFERENT KIND OF SHOE?
Mary: IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE BOOTS.
Stephen: WHY DO YOU LIKE THE BOOTS?
Mary: BECAUSE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE AND SHOES ARE NOT.
Stephen: BECAUSE THEY HOLD YOUR LEG?
FEELS LIKE A HUG? Mary: IT FEELS LIKE
SNEAKERS WHEN YOU GET THE RIGHT ONES.
SHE USED, JUST ONE STRAP THAT GO ACROSS THE TOE.
Stephen: THOSE FEEL LIKE SNEAKERS TO YOU?
Mary: YEAH, THEY DO! Stephen: I WOULD LOVE TO
SEE YOU PLAY BASKETBALL IN THOSE.
Mary: YOU'VE GOT TO SEE ME PERFORM IN THEM.
Stephen: I HAVE SEEN YOU PERFORM IN BOOTS.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT IF YOU CAN STAY THERE, AND
YOU CAN STAY THERE, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
MARY J. BLIGE, EVERYBODY. DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
Stephen: I AM HERE WITH THE
AUTHOR OF "MARY CAN." IT'S MARY J. BLIGE, EVERYBODY.
HIP-HOP TURNS 50 THIS YEAR, AND AS THE QUEEN OF HIP-HOP, SOUL,
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE LAST 50 YEARS AND THE PROGRESSION OF
THIS ART FORM WHICH HAS REALLY CHANGED MODERN MUSIC AND MODERN
CULTURE AND WHERE DO YOU SEE IT GOING THE NEXT 50 YEARS?
Mary: I THINK IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
HIP HOP HAS GIVEN EVERYBODY A VOICE.
A PLACE TO SPEAK THEIR TRUTH. FROM JAY Z TO BIGGIE.
EVERYONE IS SPEAKING WHAT THEY HAVE LIVED IN WHAT THEY ARE
LIVING AND IT'S GIVEN THEM SOME FORM OF THERAPY.
THAT'S WHAT HIP-HOP HAS DONE. I HOPE IT CONTINUES TO DO THAT
AND I HOPE IT STAYS AROUND FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE THE NEW
GENERATIONS ARE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING.
Stephen: YOU ARE RETURNING TO THE CAMERA AS MONET IN
POWERBOOK TWO, GHOST. AS A MULTITALENTED ARTIST,
MULTI-DISCIPLINES, WHAT IS IT ABOUT ACTING THAT YOU GET FROM
ACTING THAT YOU DON'T GET FROM OTHER FORMS OF EXPRESSION?
Mary: ACTING IS KIND OF NEW FOR ME.
I'VE BEEN ACTING FOR A LONG TIME.
Stephen: YOU ARE NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR.
Mary: LISTEN. I TOLD YOU THAT I DIDN'T SEE
THAT COMING. Stephen: BUT YOUR SIDE GO,
IT HAPPENED. I AM NOT AN OSCAR NOMINEE AND I
CALL MYSELF AN ACTOR SOMETIMES. Mary: IS FAIRLY NEW.
I DIDN'T SEE THE OSCAR COMING BECAUSE I STILL HAVE A LOT OF
WORK TO DO AND ACTING AS A CHALLENGE.
IT CHALLENGES ME TO STUDY MORE, STUDY THE CRAFT.
SINGING, I CAN DO THAT IN MY SLEEP.
I CAN DO THAT IN MY SLEEP. Stephen: BECAUSE OF ALL THE
WORK YOU PUT INTO IT ALREADY. Mary: YEAH.
BECAUSE I AM A VETERAN AT IT. ACTING, I AM STILL LEARNING AND
GROWING SO IT'S A CHALLENGE AND I LIKE A CHALLENGE.
Stephen: ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE THAT YOU ADMIRE OR ASPIRE
TO BE AS A PERFORMER, AS AN ACTOR?
Mary: I LOVE ANGELA BASSETT.
SHE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. YOU HAVE TARAJI, REGINA KING,
REGINA HALL, QUEEN LATIFAH, THE LIST KEEPS GOING ON.
YEAH, I ASPIRED TO BE AS GOOD AS THEM.
OR DENZEL ONE DAY. Stephen: PEOPLE WHO GET
THEY REALLY WANT TO TELL. IS THERE SOMEONE THAT YOU'D LIKE
TO PLAY? Mary: I ALWAYS WANTED TO
PLAY NINA SIMONE. I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE
PIANO. I LOVE HER SONGS.
THEY ARE VERY DARK AND MOODY AND I CAN ALWAYS FIND A PLACE FOR
THAT SO YEAH, I DEFINITELY WANT TO PLAY HER.
Stephen: MARY, IT WAS SO LOVELY TO MEET YOU AND FINALLY
HAVE YOU ON. Mary: NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. Stephen: I WILL SEE YOU AT
THE WHITE HOUSE NEXT TIME. "MARY CAN" IS AVAILABLE NOW.
THAT'S MARY J. BLIGE, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
COOKBOOK AUTHOR ALISON ROMAN. STICK AROUND.
Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK
EVERYBODY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY NEXT GUEST IS THE AUTHOR OF BESTSELLING COOKBOOKS
"NOTHING FANCY" AND "DINING IN." HER NEW ONE IS "SWEET ENOUGH."
PLEASE WELCOME ALISON ROMAN! ALISON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE
INTERVIEWED YOU IN PERSON. WE HAD COOKING OVER ZOOM DURING
THE COVID EXPERIENCE. I AM A HUGE FAN, EVEN BEFORE
COVID, I WAS MAKING THE DIP AND THE STEW AND THE COOKIE AND
SOMETHING. Alison: HAD I KNOWN AT THAT
TIME, I PERSONALLY WOULD HAVE DROPPED THEM OFF FOR YOU.
Stephen: THAT WOULD'VE BEEN LOVELY.
WHAT ARE WE MAKING TODAY? Alison: WE ARE GOING TO
MAKE A SIMPLE FRUIT TART. SIMPLE.
I USE THAT, I MEAN IT. I FEEL LIKE IT IS SIMPLE.
Stephen: MOST PEOPLE LIE WHEN THEY SAY SIMPLE.
Alison: I KNOW. LITERALLY PUT A BUNCH OF STUFF
IN A BOWL AND MIX AND PRESS IT INTO A CRUST.
IT IS FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT, BUTTER.
ONE OF THE THINGS IS I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE THEY
HAVE TO HAVE ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OR TOOLS THAT THEY
DON'T ALREADY HAVE. WE HAVE HANDS AND WE HAVE FORKS
SO WE CAN DO THIS. Stephen: ARE YOU MUCH OF A
DESERT PERSON? Alison: I AM NOT.
I WROTE A DESSERT BOOK. IT WAS MORE, WHO ARE THE OTHER
PEOPLE LIKE ME AND CAN I MAKE A BOOK FOR THEM?
I AM LIKE THE PERSON AT DINNER THAT IS LIKE, NO DESSERT FOR ME
THANKS SEND SOMEONE ORDERS KEY LIME PIE I EAT HALF OF IT.
ACTUALLY DO LIKE DESSERT. Stephen: WHAT ARE WE DOING
HERE? I'M PUTTING A LOT OF BUTTER INTO
A LITTLE BIT OF FLOUR. Alison: PART OF DESSERT IS
GIVING INTO THE FACT THAT IT'S AN ABSURD THING THAT WE DO.
SURE, BUTTER, FLOUR. WE DON'T NEED THIS TO SURVIVE
BUT WE DO NEED IT TO MAKE US HAPPY.
DON'T OVERTHINK IT. Stephen: I NEED TO POINT
"SWEET ENOUGH" IS THE NAME OF THE BOOK.
Alison: MY BIGGEST COMPLIMENT TO A DESERT IS SAYING
THAT IS JUST SWEET ENOUGH. NEVER OVERKILL.
IT DOESN'T HIT YOU IN THE FACE WITH SUGAR.
SPOON THAT LOOKS LIKE DOUGH. Alison: LET'S GRAB YOUR
TART SHELL. Stephen: I LIKE THESE.
THEY HAVE THIS THING ON THE BOTTOM, TRAPDOOR.
Alison: HOW DO I GET THE TART OUT OF THE SHELL?
Stephen: DO I JUST PLOP IT IN?
Alison: YEAH. YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
GET ALL THAT OUT. WE DON'T WASTE A SINGLE DROP.
THE RECIPE SERVES ONE. OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO PRESS IT
IN. YOU ARE DOING PIZZA PIE STYLE.
Stephen: IS THAT NOT GOOD? Alison: NO.
IT'S FINE. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE--
Stephen: WILL FIX IT AND POST.
Alison: THIS IS ALREADY BAKED.
IT'S FINE IF WE MESS IT UP. Stephen: IT IS A DESSERT
COOKBOOK BUT IT'S AN ALISON ROMAN DESSERT COOKBOOK.
Alison: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU?
Stephen: IT MEANS ANCHOVIES.
ARE THERE ANCHOVIES IN THE BOOK? Alison: THERE ARE.
SPOON CANDIED ANCHOVIES? Alison: THERE ARE A FEW
SAVORY RECIPES IN THERE. I AM MAKING A BOOK FOR PEOPLE
LIKE ME AND IF I'M GOING TO BOTHER LEARNING HOW TO MAKE A
PIE CRUST I ALSO, I WANT TO FILL WITH FRUIT BUT I ALSO WANT TO
KNOW HOW TO FILL IT WITH CAULIFLOWER AND CHEESE.
AND MAKE A SAVORY-- Stephen: SAVORY WHAT?
Alison: GALETTE. IT IS KIND OF A LOOSE, RUSTIC
TART. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ALONG. Stephen: LOOK AT YOURS.
LOOK AT HERS. THIS IS HERS.
THIS IS MINE. Alison: [LAUGHS]
GIVE ME A CHANCE. I AM NOT DONE YET.
I WOULD LOVE A MOIST TOWEL. IT IS LIKE WE ARE FLYING DELTA.
LET'S PRETEND THESE LOOK GOOD. BECAUSE THEY LOOK FINE.
WE'RE GOING TO BAKE THEM AT 350 FOR 15 TO 18 MINUTES.
THEN WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A CUSTARD.
Stephen: I LOVE CUSTARD. Alison: DO YOU?
YOU SAID IT LIKE YOU ARE MESSING WITH ME.
Stephen: I LOVE CUSTARD. MY WIFE EFFIE DOES NOT LIKE
CUSTARD. Alison: SHE IS GOING TO
HATE THIS TART. THIS CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR
PEOPLE. THE WHITES IN THERE.
YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO WHAT I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND.
YOUR CONFIDENCE. THE CONFIDENCE IS INSPIRING.
TAKE NOTE, EVERYBODY. I SAY "ANYONE CAN BAKE."
IT'S A DISASTER. I PUT THE WHITE IN THERE.
OH, MY GOD. Stephen: DISASTER!
Alison: OH, MY GOD! I WAS TOO BUSY TALKING [BLEEP]
Stephen: YOU WERE. YOU WERE TALKING SMACK OVER
THERE. PAYBACK IS A BITCH.
NOW WHAT? Alison: PRETEND THAT THAT
WENT WELL. Stephen: HOT MILK.
Alison: A PHRASE I LOVE TO UTTER.
UDDER, THAT WAS A JOKE. PASTRY CREAM BASE.
I LIKE TO EAT IT ON ITS OWN IS VANILLA PUDDING.
IT'S A PERFECT SNACK. YOU DON'T NEED TO WITH THE TART
SHELL BUT IT'S IT TWO-FOR-ONE. A PRESS THIN CRUST, DELICIOUS
VANILLA PUDDING. PUT THEM TOGETHER AND YOU GET A
FRUIT TART. VANILLA BEAN.
Stephen: DID YOU KNOW THAT THE VANILLA BEAN COMES FROM AN
ORCHID? Alison: I DID KNOW THAT.
ORCHID FAMILY. NO, I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
TELL ME MORE. Stephen: ORCHID FAMILY
QUESTION RAKIM YOU LIKE AN ORCHID?
I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS TO BE QUITE SO HOSTILE.
Alison: I AM HONESTLY SO NERVOUS.
Stephen: ISN'T SHE DOING GREAT, EVERYBODY?
Alison: THAT MADE IT WORSE. THAT MAKES IT WORSE.
Stephen: DO I SCRAPE EVERYTHING OUT OF HERE.
Alison: WE DON'T HAVE A KNIFE SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO
THAT. IF YOU DON'T HAVE VANILLA BEAN,
POD, USE VANILLA EXTRACT. CORNSTARCH.
Stephen: THE WHOLE THING? Alison: YOU DO THE SUGAR IN
THE SALT. HAVE SUGAR IN THE THING.
WHISK IT TOGETHER. GENTLE.
Stephen: I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BREAKING THE EGGS?
Alison: MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A PALE, THICK CONSISTENCY.
Stephen: JUST LIKE ME. PALE AND THICK.
Alison: THAT'S RIGHT. SPIRO THAT LOOKS GREAT.
Stephen: THAT LOOKS GREAT. ARE WE DONE?
I AM NOT MUCH OF A BAKER. DO YOU KNOW WHY?
Alison: YOU ARE BEING MODEST.
YOU KNEW ABOUT THE ORCHIDS. Stephen: YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THE RULES. SAUCES ARE VERY FORGIVING.
Alison: I WANTED TO MAKE A DESSERT BOOK THAT WAS FOR YOU.
FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU. I AM THAT WAY TOO.
I USED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL PASTRY CHEF.
Stephen: FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP]
THEY ARE DOING. Alison: YOU SAID IT.
I DIDN'T SAY IT. Stephen: I LIVE IT.
IT GOES BACK INTO HERE BECAUSE NOW IT'S NOT GOING TO SCRAMBLE.
Alison: IT'S NOT GOING TO SCRAMBLE.
IT'S A SCIENCE CLASS. IT'S TAMPERING.
THIS IS AS SCIENTIFIC AS THE BOOK GETS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT
I THINK IF YOU'RE OFF BY YOUR MEASUREMENTS OR MAKE SOMETHING
LONGER, OR LESS, IT SHOULD STILL BE GREAT.
A BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT. EVEN YOU CAN MAKE EVERYTHING IN
THIS BOOK. Stephen: EXACTLY.
NOW WHAT WE HAVE? Alison: YOU THICKEN IT.
Stephen: CAN I GET INTO THIS?
Alison: WHISK IT. Stephen: LOOK AT THAT.
Alison: KEEP GOING. THIS IS THE MAGIC.
YES. Stephen: IS IT REFRIGERATED
OR DIDN'T SET-- DID IT SET UP BY ITSELF.
Alison: WHISK IT. KEEP GOING.
YOU ARE DOING GREAT. YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
Stephen: WE'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVING.
Alison: I AM BEING RUSHED AND I DON'T LOVE IT.
WE ARE GOING TO POUR IT INTO OUR CRUST.
Stephen: ALL IN IT? Alison: AS MUCH AS IT WILL
FIT. IT SHOULD BE ABOUT ALL OF IT.
WELL, YEAH. I NOW SPREAD IT ALL NICE AND
THAT'S WHEN WE TOP IT WITH HER FRUIT.
LET YOUR CREATIVE EXPRESSION. OKAY.
OKAY. OR USE SPATULA.
SLAMMING IT ON THE TABLE WORKS. THIS IS, EXPRESS YOURSELF.
MAKE A DESIGN, PATTERN, CONCENTRIC CIRCLES.
THAT'S RIGHT. THERE WE GO.
Stephen: AND NOW. LOOK AT THAT.
Alison: GORGEOUS. I LOVE THIS.
Stephen: SHALL WE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Alison: YOU'RE WELCOME. Stephen: LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, THE BOOK IS "SWEET ENOUGH."
THE YOUNG LADY IS ALISON ROMAN. THIS IS AN AMAZING...
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE TARON EGERTON
AND JAY CHANDRASEKHAR. STICK AROUND FOR JAMES.
GOOD NIGHT!