>> MANY POPULAR SPRING BREAK LOCATIONS ARE VOWING TO
IMPLEMENT STRICT GATHERING GUIDELINES AND MASK MANDATES TO
PREVENT COVID OUTBREAKS.
AND SINCE UNIVERSITIES ARE SHRINKING BREAK DATES, SENIORS
ARE REPLACING COLLEGE STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY HAD FIRST ACCESS TO
THE VACCINE.
>> LOOKING FOR THE HOTTEST BEACH ACTION THIS SPRING BREAK?
CHECK OUT GRAMPS GONE WILD!
THEY'VE BEEN SHUT IN FOR A YEAR, BUT NOW THEY'RE VACCINATED AND
READY TO WALK WILD!
FEATURING THE CRAZIEST PARTIES WITH SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS!
AND PILLS, PILLS, PILLS!
AND CRIBBAGE, CRIBBAGE, CRIBBAGE!
AND PLENTY OF WEED TO MANAGE THEIR GLAUCOMA!
IT'S ALL UNCENSORED AND UNDENTURED!
WATCH THEM STROLL DOWN THE BEACH AND RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN BECAUSE
DORIS LEFT HER SUN HAT IN THE ROOM, AND MORRIS MIGHT AS WELL
GO ALONG FOR THE WALK!
IT'S GRAMPS GONE WILD!
ORDER TODAY AND WATCH GRAMPS PARTY TILL THE BREAK OF HIP!
>> Announcer: IT'S "A LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT!
TONIGHT, PICKING UP THE PACE.
PLUS STEPHEN WELCOMES REGINA KING AND MUSICAL GUEST VIC MENSA
AND REPRESENTATIVE JAMAAL BOWMAN.
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN."
NOW LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER OFFICE BUILDING
IN NEW YORK CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
>> Stephen: HELLO.
WELCOME, WELCOME.
GATHER AROUND ONE AND ALL.
I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE ON THIS NIGHT SO FILLED WITH
DRAMATIC BREAKING NEWS.
♪♪♪ LET'S GET TO THE NUMBER ONE
STORY TRENDING IN AMERICA: MR. POTATO HEAD IS NO LONGER A
MISTER.
AGAIN -- AND I'M NATIONAL MONUMENT MAKING THIS UP, THE
NUMBER ONE STORY TRENDING IN AMERICA.
ARE WE LIVE?
WHY DIDN'T GO WE LIVE?
WHY AREN'T WE LIVE?!
MR. POTATO HEAD IS NO LONGER A MISTER!
AND NOT, AS I ORIGINALLY ASSUMED, BECAUSE HE FINALLY
FINISHED HIS PH.D...
HIS POTATO HEAD DOCTORATE.
NO, IT'S BECAUSE HASBRO IS GIVING THE SPUD A GENDER NEUTRAL
NEW NAME: POTATO HEAD.
BUT IF IT'S NOT ASSIGNED A GENDER, WHAT BATHROOM WILL IT
USE?pNATURALLY WHEN THIS NEWS HI TWITTER, THE WORLD'S TOP IDIOTS
WEIGHED IN.
PIERS MORGAN TWEETED, "WHO WAS ACTUALLY OFFENDED BY MR. POTATO
HEAD BEING MALE?
I WANT NAMES.
THESE WOKE IMBECILES ARE DESTROYING THE WORLD."
YES, THEY'RE DESTROYING THE WORLD!
HOW WILL CHILDREN GROW UP WITHOUT A STRONG MALE POTATO
ROLE MODEL?
WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE TOTS?
PIERS, I HAVE TO ASK, WHAT PART OF THIS IS INHERENTLY "MALE" TO
YOU?
I MEAN, TRUE, THE SOFT CURVES DO RESEMBLE MY TORSO, BUT THAT'S
BECAUSE AFTER 11 MONTHS OF PANDEMIC, I'M MOSTLY POTATO
MYSELF.
SPEAKING OF THE PANDEMIC, I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS SCIENCE.
THE BAD NEWS IS EVOLUTION.
I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT IN TONIGHT'S EDITION OF MY "I
REALLY WISH IT WOULD END" SEGMENT, "CATCH A THIRD WAVE:
ENDLESS BUMMER."
("BEAUTIFUL DREAMER") >> ♪ BEAUTIFUL FEVER
ONE HUNDRED AND THREE.
♪ PLEASE GO AND LICK ALL OF THE ELDERLY
♪ SNEEZE ON A DOOR KNOB DON'T VACCINATE
♪ BREATHE ME INTO ALL OF YOUR LUNGS
I CAN'T WAIT ♪ THANK YOU!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
I'LL BE HERE ALL YEAR!
OW!
OW OW!
OKAY!
STOP, STOP!
THIS IS BECOMING ABUSIVE NOW!
OKAY!
I'M GOING, I'M GOING!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: ANIMATORS DON'T
REALIZE I CAN'T SHOOT THAT FAST.
I'M NOT LEGLESS OVER HERE.
>> OW!
>> Stephen: I HAVEN'T HIT YOU YET.
>> BUT YOU'RE GOING TO.
>> Stephen: NO, I'M NOT.
EVIE'S HERE.
WATCH OUT!
IT'S A TOY!
HE CAN'T POKE ANY EYES OUT.
CHRIS HAS GGLES ON.
LOOK AT THAT.
HE'S NO FOOL.
HE'S GOT GOGGLES ON.
MARK, HOW YOU DOING?
YOU'VE GOT THE NINJA SKILLS.
CAN YOU CATCH THIS IN MIDAIR?
>> THAT'S VERY IRRESPONSIBLE OF YOU.
>> Stephen: I'M VERY IRRESPONSIBLE.
THIS WILL ALL BE EDIT UTO, NO DOUBT.
FIRST UP, THE BAD NEWS -- THE CORONAVIRUS KEEPS EVOLVING
INTO MORE CONTAGIOUS AND DEADLY STRAINS.
FIRST, WE HAD THE BRITISH VARIANT, THEN THE SOUTH AFRICAN
VARIANT, THE BRAZILIAN, THE CALIFORNIAN.
OF COURSE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL THE WORLD TO GET THESE.
THEY'RE ALL AVAILABLE AT DISNEY'S NEW THEME PARK:
EP-COUGH.
WELL, NOW SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND A NEW CORONAVIRUS VARIANT IN NEW
YORK CITY.
IT'S A LOT LIKE REGULAR COVID, BUT ONCE IT'S IN YOUR BODY, IT
GENTRIFIES YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM UNTIL EVEN THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS
CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY.
THE NEW STRAIN WASN'T JUST DISCOVERED HERE, RESEARCHERS
BELIEVE IT IS "HOME-GROWN, PRESUMABLY IN NEW YORK."
SURE, NEW YORKERS DEMAND THAT THEIR VIRUS BE LOCALLY-SOURCED,
FARM TO TABLE, SUBWAY TO LUNGS.
YOU DON'T WANT ONE OF THOSE "BRIDGE AND TUNNEL" VIRUSES.
RESEARCHERS SAY THE NEW STRAIN IS MORE CONTAGIOUS AND MAY CAUSE
MORE SEVERE DISEASE.
♪ IF YOU CAN GET IT HERE IT WILL BE MUCH MORE SEVERE
♪ WORSE THAN THE FLU NEW YORK, NEW-- ♪
(COUGH) DESPITE ALL THE NEW VARIANTS,
THERE IS GOOD NEWS.
YESTERDAY, THE F.D.A. ANNOUNCED THAT JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S NEW
COVID-19 VACCINE IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE, AND ONLY REQUIRES A
SINGLE DOSE.
YOU ONLY NEED ONE SHOT?
THAT MUST BE A REALLY POWERFUL INJECTION.
AND, I'M BEING TOLD WE HAVE FOOTAGE OF THE FIRST RECIPIENT:
( CRYING ) ( GASPING )
>> IF YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, THEN SAY SOMETHING.
>> CAN I GO TO A RESTAURANT NOW?
>> STEPHEN: SO, THE VACCINES ARE WORKING.
THE NEXT CHALLENGE IS TO GET PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM, BECAUSE
ACCORDING TO ONE RECENT POLL, ABOUT ONE IN THREE AMERICANS SAY
THEY DEFINITELY OR PROBABLY WON'T GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE.
YES, A THIRD OF AMERICANS ARE TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH
IMPLICATIONS TO GET A VACCINE, BUT THEY'LL LINE UP FOR ARBY'S
NEW MEAT MOUNTAIN.
ARBY'S!
WE HAVE -- NO SHAME!
( LAUGHTER ) TODAY, IN ORDER TO GET MORE
PEOPLE TO TAKE VACCINES, THE AD COUNCIL LAUNCHED A NEW
CAMPAIGN.
IT TAKES A LOOK: >> AS THE COVID-19 VACCINES
BECOME AVAILABLE, YOU MIGHT BE ASKING YOURSELF, SHOULD I GET
IT?
AND IF I DO, WILL I GO ABOUT LIFE WITHOUT PUTTING MY FAMILY
AT RISK?
YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS, AND THAT'S NORMAL.
THE FACT IS, THE VACCINES ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.
THEY'RE GOING TO SAVE LIVES.
BECAUSE GETTING BACK TO THE MOMENTS WE MISS STARTS WITH
GETTING INFORMED.
IT'S UP TO YOU.
>> STEPHEN: IT'S A NICE SENTIMENT, BUT "IT'S UP TO YOU"
IS WHY WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
WE NEED EVERYONE TO GET THE VACCINE.
HOW ABOUT SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE FORCEFUL AND HONEST, LIKE
"DON'T KILL GRANDMA!", OR "NO ONE HAS POLIO-- CAN YOU
GUESS WHY?" IN O.G. CORONAVIRUS NEWS, THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT CAUSED A STIR RECENTLY WHEN THEY ROLLED OUT
THEIR ANAL SWAB CORONAVIRUS TEST.
THERE WERE ALWAYSABLE GASUPS IN THIS ROOM WHEN I READ THAT.
SEEMS LIKE AN INDIRECT WAY TO GET TO THE NOSE.
EXACTLY HOW LONG ARE THOSE Q-TIPS?
THE CHINESE CLAIM THAT THE ANAL SWABS ARE MORE ACCURATE, BUT
THEY PROMISED THE TESTS WOULD BE RARE.
WELL, EVIDENTLY, MEDIUM-RARE BECAUSE U.S. OFFICIALS IN CHINA
HAVE TOLD THE STATE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO
THE ANAL TESTS.
A CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON CLAIMED THAT CHINA
HAS NEVER ASKED U.S. DIPLOMATS IN CHINA TO GO THROUGH ANAL SWAB
TESTS.
THE KEY WORD IS "ASKED."
NOTORIOUSLY, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WAIT FOR
PERMISSION.
EXHIBIT A: THIS GUY.
HIS BIOPSY SHOULD BE BACK ANY DAY NOW.
WE TOOK AWAY HIS GENITALS.
WE DIDN'T BLUR THEM, WE LITERALLY REMOVED THEM
DIGITALLY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WHEN WE FOUND THIS GRAPHIC EARLIER
TODAY, THE MAN, YOU KNOW -- IT'S THE BODY AND THE PART OF THE
BODY THAT'S DOWN THERE.
WE THOUGHT CBS WASN'T GOING TO LET US SHOW THAT, BUT I DIDN'T
KNOW THEY WERE GOING TO YANK THEM.
I THOUGHT A TASTEFULLY BLUR OR BLACK BAR OR SOMETHING.
WHAT IF WE COME TO?
THE U.S. SAID THEY AREN'T GOING TO TAKE THIS LYING DOWN, OR EVEN
BENT OVER.
A STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON SAID THEY'RE "COMMITTED TO
GUARANTEEING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF AMERICAN DIPLOMATS
AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILE PRESERVING THEIR DIGNITY
CONSISTENT WITH THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS."
YES, THE VIENNA CONVENTION IS VERY CLEAR.
SAYS IT RIGHT IN THE PREAMBLE: NO BUTT STUFF.
SPEAKING OF ASSES: THE JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION.
THERE'S MORE FALLOUT, AND I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT IN TONIGHT'S
"SEDITIONIST ROUND-UP ROUNDUP."
>> I'M IN THE MOOOOOOD FOR JUSTICE!
>> Stephen: THANK YOU, BESSIE.
FIRST INTO THE PADDYWAGON IS ALLEGED INSURRECTIONIST AND MAN
GOOGLING "HOW TO WEAR A MASK," RICHARD
MICHETTI.
MICHETTI WAS IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE CAPITOL RIOTERS BECAUSE
HE APPARENTLY TOOK A BREAK FROM THE RIOTING TO ARGUE WITH HIS
EX-GIRLFRIEND OVER TEXT MESSAGE.
COME ON, MAN!
YOU HAVE TO PICK ONE THING TO BE ANGRY ABOUT AT A TIME.
"STOP THE STEAL!
HANG MIKE PENCE!
SCREW YOU, LIZ!
RETURN MY HOODIE!" MICHETTI WENT ON A MID-RIOT
TEXTING SPREE, SENDING HIS FORMER GIRLFRIEND PHOTOS AND
VIDEOS OF THE MOB, AND THEN A MESSAGE READING, "IF YOU CAN'T
SEE THE ELECTION WAS STOLEN, YOU'RE A MORON."
YEAH, "YOU'RE A MORON" SAID THE MAN INSULTING HIS EX AFTER
TEXTING HER VIDEO EVIDENCE OF HIS FEDERAL CRIMES.
EVIDENTLY, MICHETTI'S EX DIDN'T TAKE TOO KINDLY TO BEING CALLED
A MORON, AND PROMPTLY TOLD THE F.B.I. THAT HE WAS AT THE
CAPITOL, AND HE NOW FACES UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON.
YOU GO, GIRL!
THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW YOU WON THE BREAKUP.
"DID YOU HEAR ABOUT CHELSEA?
SHE'S DOING AMAZING!
SHE GOT A KILLER HAIRCUT, SHE'S DATING A GREAT NEW GUY, AND SHE
SENT RICHARD TO FEDERAL PRISON.
SLAY, QUEEN!" ( LAUGHTER )
NEXT UP IN THE LASSO OF THE LAW: THIS WEEK, CHARGES WERE FILED
AGAINST QUEENS RESIDENT AND MAN SAYING, "YOU TALKIN' TO ME?
CUZ MY KIDS WON'T TALK TO ME," PHILLIP GRILLO.
GRILLO IS A LOCAL G.O.P. LEADER, WHO REFERRED TO HIMSELF ON
FACEBOOK AS "THE REPUBLICAN MESSIAH."
WE HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE CAPITOL POLICE ABOUT GRILLO'S
CLAIM: >> HE'S NOT THE MESSIAH, HE'S A
VERY NAUGHTY BOY!
>> STEPHEN: NEXT UP, TEXAS REALTOR JENNA RYAN, WHO TOOK
A PRIVATE JET TO THE RIOT, AND THEN-- MAYBE TO MAKE HER FLIGHT
TAX DEDUCTIBLE-- SHE TURNED INSURRECTION INTO AN AD.
>> WE'RE GOING TO (BLEEP) GO IN HERE.
LIFE OR DEATH, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
HERE WE GO.
Y'ALL KNOW WHO TO HIRE FOR YOUR REALTOR.
JENNA RYAN, YOUR REALTOR.
U.S.A.!
( CHANTING U.S.A. ) >> STEPHEN: YOU GO, GIRL!
YOU GET YOUR PRODUCT PLACEMENT IN!
IT REMINDS ME OF AFTER JOHN WILKES BOOTH SHOT LINCOLN AND
JUMPED FROM THE BALCONY SHOUTING, "I'M NOT GOING TO PAY
A LOT FOR THIS MUFFLER!" IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO HER
ARREST, RYAN WAS DEFIANT.
BUT ACCORDING TO THE "WASHINGTON POST," FACING FEDERAL CHARGES
AND ABANDONED BY THE PEOPLE SHE CALLS PATRIOTS, SHE SAID SHE
FEELS BETRAYED.
>> I BOUGHT INTO A LIE, AND THE LIE IS THE LIE, AND IT'S
EMBARRASSING.
>> STEPHEN: OH, I BET IT IS.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT HELPS WITH EMBARRASSMENT?
GETTING AWAY FROM PEOPLE SO YOU CAN'T HEAR THE MEAN
THINGS THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT YOU.
TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO CENTER YOURSELF.
LIKE FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS.
FOUR WITH GOOD BEHAVIOR.
SOME RIOTERS ARE BEING A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHO LIED T
THEM LIKE THE SO-CALLED ZIP TIE GUY, LATER REFIELD TO BE
UNEMPLOYED TENNESSEE BARTENDER AND MAN SCREAMING "TINY PENIS!",
ERIC MUNCHEL.
IN A LEGAL MOTION FILED EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE "MUNCH" INSISTED
HIS ACTIONS WERE A DIRECT RESPONSE TO MONTHS OF COMMENTS
MADE BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT.
YES, BECAUSE THERE'S NO MORE TIME-HONORED DEFENSE FOR A
FASCIST THEN "I WAS JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS."
BUT MUNCHEL'S LEGAL FILING DIDN'T STOP WITH THE FORMER
PRESIDENT.
IN IT, THE RIOTER ALSO BLAMES HIS MOM, CLAIMING, "INSIDE THE
CAPITOL, MR. MUNCHEL ATTEMPTED TO LIMIT HIS MOTHER'S MOVEMENTS,
AND TO KEEP TABS ON HER."
HE DIDN'T WANT TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT, BUT YOU KNOW HOW YOU
WORRY WITH AN OLDER PARENT.
WE'VE ALL SEEN THE COMMERCIAL: >> I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T HANG
MIKE PENCE!
>> STEPHEN: WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
IT'S ALREADY A PRETTY GOOD SHOW!
I'LL BE TALKING TO OSCAR AND EMMY-WINNING ACTOR REGINA KING.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, "MEANWHILE!"
JOIN US.
♪♪♪
♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
LET'S SAY HELLO TO OUR FRIEND MR. JON BATISTE.
HELLO, JON!
>> Jon: HELLO, STEPHEN.
WHAT'S THE VIBE?
WHAT'S THE VIBE TODAY?
>> Stephen: I GOT -- I GOT TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU, OKAY, REAL
QUICK.
ONE IS, AGAIN, WHEN IS YOUR ALBUM COMING OUT BECAUSE -- HEY,
WHY DON'T I HAVE AN ADVANCED COPY OF IT?
MY FEELINGS ARE MORE THAN HURT.
>> Jon: NO, I SENT YOU THE LINK!
>> Stephen: SO YOU SAY, BUT YOU DON'T SEE ME WALKING AROUND
HUMMING THESE SONGS!
>> Jon: I'LL SEND IT TO YOU AGAIN.
IT'S ON MARCH 19th, IT WILL BE PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO PRE-ORDERED VERSION, YOU'VE GOT THE EARLY
VERSION.
>> Stephen: AND THE NAME OF THE ALBUM AGAIN, FOR THE PEOPLE
OUT THERE.
>> Jon: WE ARE.
>> Stephen: YES, WE ARE.
>> Jon: WE ARE, MM-HMM.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY KIND OF A TASTE, A HINT, A
SHADOW OF A RICOCHET OF AN IDEA OF A LITTLE OF SOMETHING THAT'S
ON THAT ALBUM?
CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE TASTE?
>> Jon: OH, YEAH!
( BOOGIE-WOOGIE ) ♪ WE DONE A LOT OF LIVIN' ♪
♪ WE'RE WORKIN' OVERTIME ♪ ♪
I NEED YOU, BABY!
>> Stephen: JON BATISTE, THANK YOU, JON.
>> Jon: YES, INDEED.
>> STEPHEN: YOU KNOW, I SPEND MOST OF THE TIME LOVINGLY
JUICING THE DAY'S RIPEST STORIES, SIFTING OUT THE
UNNECESSARY PULP WITH MY STATE-OF-THE-ART TOPICALITY
FILTER, POURING IT INTO A FINE, CHILLED BACCARAT GLASS, AND
TOPING IT OFF WITH A HEALTHY POUR OF
LA MARCA PROSECCO TO GIVE YOU THE EFFERVESCENT $16 BELLINI
THAT IS MY MONOLOGUE.
BUT SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES, FOLKS, I WAKE UP AFTER A BENDER IN A
COMPOST PILE, SCRAPE WHATEVER EGG SHELLS, CUCUMBER PEELS, AND
COFFEE GRINDS ARE STUCK TO MY SHIRT INTO THE BLENDER I MADE
OUT OF A DISCARDED GARBAGE DISPOSAL, ADD A SPLASH OF
MOONSHINE, THEN PLUG MY NOSE AS I SERVE YOU THE BOOTLEG
HOOCH-SMOOTHIE OF NEWS THAT IS MY SEGMENT:
"QUARANTINE-WHILE!" QUARANTINE-WHILE, IN "GRIM
PORTENTS OF THE HORRIFIC DECAY THAT AWAITS US ALL" NEWS, THIS
TWITTER POST HAS GONE VIRAL OF AN ABANDONED CHUCK E. CHEESE
ANIMATRONIC THAT WAS FOUND IN A LANDFILL.
IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, BILLY!
WHY ARE YOU CRYING?
THIS THING PERFECTLY ENCAPSULATES THE DUALITY OF OUR
AGE.
BEHOLD THE DESOLATION.
THE EYES DOWNCAST IN RESIGNED AGONY, YET THE PERSEVERANCE TO
REMAIN UPRIGHT IN THE FACE OF AN INDIFFERENT UNIVERSE WHEREIN THE
MECHANICAL AND THE FLESH ARE BECOME ONE.
AND IT'S YOURS FOR 5,000 TICKETS.
QUARANTINE-WHILE, A CALIFORNIA WOMAN'S NEW I.D. HAS A PHOTO OF
HER WEARING A MASK.
OFFICIALS SAY "THE D.M.V. IS INVESTIGATING HOW THIS MAY HAVE
HAPPENED."
YES, IT'S QUITE A MYSTERY.
YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT IT IN THE NEW BOOK, "NANCY DREW AND THE
D.M.V. EMPLOYEE WHO JUST DIDN'T GIVE A CRAP."
QUARANTINE-WHILE, WATCH OUT, CROOKS, BECAUSE POLICE IN
KARACHI, PAKISTAN ARE TRAINING AN ARMED ROLLER-BLADING UNIT.
THEY'RE AN ELITE CRIME-FIGHTING SQUAD WHO CAN ONLY BE DEFEATED
BY A HIGH-TECH CRIMINAL DEVICE KNOWN AS "A LAWN."
BUT THESE GUYS MEAN BUSINESS.
JUST WATCH THEM IN ACTION.
♪♪♪ THAT COP IS THE ONE WHO ALWAYS
GOES, "YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!
BUT FIRST, GO BEHIND THAT MOTORCYCLE AND WATCH THIS COOL
TRICK!" I ACTUALLY SAW THEM IN ACTION.
THERE'S A NEW VIDEO OUT OF THEM IN ACTION, AND A GUY RUNS AWAY
FROM THEM UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS, THE COPS JUST GO, HMM...
DARN IT!
INCLINES!
QUARANTINE-WHILE, THERE'S A HOT NEW TREND IN HOLLYWOOD.
REPORTEDLY, 2021 IS SHAPING UP TO BE A BIG YEAR FOR VIDEO GAME
MOVIES.
RECENTLY THEY'VE LAWFORD MORTAL COMBAT, --
CLASSICS LIKE "MORTAL KOMBAT" AND "RESIDENT EVIL," TO NEWER
HITS LIKE "THE LAST OF US," "BORDERLANDS," AND "METAL GEAR
SOLID."
BUT MOVIES BASED ON VIDEO GAMES ARE NOTHING NEW.
IN FACT, "THE GODFATHER" WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON ATARI.
♪♪♪ >> I'M GONNA GET A HIGH
SCORE YOU CAN'T REFUSE!
♪♪♪ >> STEPHEN: WHEN WE COME BACK,
OUR UNINFORMED CORRESPONDENT BOOTSIE PLUNKETT GOES TO THE
BRONX.
STICK AROUND.
♪♪♪
>> STEPHEN: WELCOME BACK.
AS YOU KNOW, IT'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND THIS LAST YEAR HAS
CERTAINLY BEEN FILLED WITH BLACK HISTORY.
THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT AND PROTESTS AGAINST POLICE
VIOLENCE HAVE MADE A PUSH FOR MEANINGFUL CHANGE.
AND THEY'VE ALSO MADE MANY WHITE AMERICANS REALIZE HOW MUCH OF
THE BLACK EXPERIENCE THEY STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND.
AND, THANKFULLY, WE HERE AT "THE LATE SHOW" HAVE AN EXPERT IN NOT
UNDERSTANDING THINGS.
HER NAME IS BOOTSIE PLUNKETT.
SHE'S THE WONDERFUL MOTHER OF ONE OF MY FIELD PRODUCERS
JAKE PLUNKETT, AND SHE IS ALSO "THE LATE SHOW'S" OFFICIAL
"UNINFORMED CORRESPONDENT."
BOOTSIE HAS USED HER UNIQUE AND UNINFORMED PERSPECTIVE TO COVER
EVERYTHING FROM INTERNATIONAL TRADE WARS TO THE SPREAD OF THE
CORONAVIRUS.
AND RECENTLY, BOOTSIE WANTED TO GET LESS-UNINFORMED ABOUT
SYSTEMIC RACISM.
SO JAKE TOOK HER TO MEET WITH CONGRESSMAN JAMAAL BOWMAN, WHO
REPRESENTS NEW YORK'S 16TH DISTRICT, IN THE BRONX.
♪♪♪ >> AFTER A TUMULTUOUS YEAR OF
RACIAL UNREST, I WANTED MY MOM TO GET MORE INFORMED ON RACISM
IN AMERICA.
SO I TOOK HER TO THE BRONX TO TALK WITH NEWLY ELECTED
CONGRESSMAN AND OFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE SQUAD JAMAAL BOWMAN.
>> SO YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF THINGS YOU WANT TO ASK MR. BOWMAN.
>> OH, YEAH.
I SAID, ALL LIVES MATTER ONCE, AND I GOT IN SO MUCH TROUBLE FOR
SAYING THAT.
>> YES.
SOMEONE SCREAMED AT ME.
YOU SHOULD TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU WANT TO DO YOUR STANDUP NOW?
>> SURE.
FIRST TAKE.
OKAY.
HI -- >> WAIT, I'M NOT OUT OF THE SHOT
YET.
>> GET OUT THEN.
THREE, TWO -- HI, THIS IS BOOTSIE.
I'M HERE WITH "A LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT TO INTERVIEW
JA -- NO.
>> ( BLEEP ).
AAAHHH!
MY LIFE.
>> YOU'RE DOING A BEAUTIFUL JOB.
HI, STEPHEN COLBERT.
>> HI!
YOU GOT A FAN!
I GOT A FAN!
[ APPLAUSE ] ALL RIGHT.
SHOULD WE GO AGAIN?
>> YEAH, IS YOUR HEAD GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIT WILL YOU THAT
DOOR?
>> SHUT THE ( BLEEP ) UP.
THIS IS BOOTSIE.
I'M HERE ON "A LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT TO INTERVIEW
JAMAAL BOWMAN ABOUT BLACK LIVES MATTER AND TO FIND OUT IF I'M
RACIST.
♪♪♪ HI, JAMAAL, IT'S BOOTSIE.
>> HI, BOOTSIE.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, ALSO.
I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO BE HAPPY AND SAFE AND ALL THAT AND
I SAID ALL LIVES MATTER AND I WAS TOLD NO, NO, NO, NO.
>> HUH-OH.
AND I REALLY DIDN'T THINK I SAID ANYTHING TERRIBLE.
EXPLAIN TO ME SOMETHING WRONG.
>> SO ALL LIVES CAN'T MATTER UNTIL "BLACK LIVES MATTER," AND
THE REASON WHY WE HAVE TO SAY BLACK LIVES MATTER IS BECAUSE
BLACK PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE KILLED DISPROPORTIONATELY AT THE
HANDS OF THE POLICE WHO ARE SPOARDZ TO SERVE AND PROTECT US.
POLICE ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW, RIGHT?
SO IF THEY BREAK THE LAW, THRASHED BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
>> SO I'LL TELL YOU MY EXPERIENCE.
SOMEBODY BACKED INTO MY CAR AND SMASHED THE DOOR.
SO I CALL THE COPS BECAUSE I HAD TO MAKE AN INSURANCE, YOU KNOW,
THING TO GET IT FIXED.
>> MM-HMM.
SO WHEN THE COMES GOT THERE, WE CHANGED THIS UP, YOU KNOW,
THE THINGS, AND THEY SAID, YOUR CAR AIN'T REGISTERED.
>> MMM.
THEY SAID, GET ALL YOUR STUFF OUT OF THE CAR, WE'RE GOING TO
IMPOUND YOUR CAR.
>> MM-HMM.
I ONLY LIVE TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE BANK.
SO I TURNED AROUND AND I TOLD THEM, YOUR MOTHER DID A REALLY
POOR JOB WITH BOTH OF YOU OFFICERS.
I AM AN OLDER WOMAN, IT'S 105 DEGREES OUT AND NOW YOU'RE
MAKING MEG GET OUT OF MY CAR, AND YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S NO
NEED FOR THIS.
>> ONE TIME, I WAS PULLED OVER ON THE GRAND CONCOURSE IN THE
BRONX BECAUSE APPARENTLY I DIDN'T USE MY TURN SIGNAL,
RIGHT.
I WAS PULLED OVER, GAVE THEM LICENSE AND REGISTRATION AND
INSURANCE.
THEY TOLD ME MY INSURANCE WAS EXPIRED.
THEY TOOK ME OUT OF THE CAR, PUT ME IN HANDCUFFS, AND TOOK ME TO
THE LOCAL PRECINCT, THE JAIL IN THE LOCAL PRECINCT, WHERE I
STAYED FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX HOURS BEFORE THEY LET ME GO
WITHOUT SEEING A JUDGE OR ANYTHING, RIGHT.
SO YOUR CAR WAS IMPOUNDED, WHICH IS A HUGE HASSLE.
IT'S LIKE A BIG DEAL, IT'S TERRIBLE.
>> RIGHT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU WEREN'T PUT IN HANDCUFFS, YOU WEREN'T
TAKEN TO JAIL.
>> NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU WERE ALLOWED TO GO FREE, AND IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS LIKE
THAT THAT HAPPEN EACH AND EVERY DAY TO BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE IN
THIS SOCIETY.
IT'S LIKE DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS.
>> YEAH.
AND THE WORST PART ABOUT IT IS WE BEGIN TO INTERNALIZE THIS
INFERIORITY ABOUT OURSELVES AS WE EXIST WITHIN THIS COUNTRY,
YOU KNOW, AND IT'S SO UNFORTUNATE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT
HEALTH CARE, HOUSING EDUCATION, WEALTH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
DISPARITIES, AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND PEOPLE OF THE LATINO
COMMUNITY ARE ALWAYS AT THE BOTTOM, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS
INSTITUTIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL RACISM THAT LIVES IN THE FIND OF
THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR LAWS AND THE MINDS OF PEOPLE WHO WORK
WITHIN OUR INSTITUTIONS.
>> HAVING LEARNED ABOUT THE THE SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS AFFLICTING
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, MY MOM WANTED TO FIND COMMON GROUND THE
ONLY WAY SHE KNOWS HOW.
>> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SONG?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
FAVORITE SONG?
SO I'M A BIG -- I COULD TELL YOU SOME OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS.
CAN I DO THAT.
>> SURE.
O, UM.
KARIS ONE, ERIC B AND ROCK KIM.
>> I ONLY KNOW SOME SONGS BEING ON THE RADIO, CARDI B.
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I HATE TO SAY I'M GOING TO BE 62 IN MARCH.
>> OKAY.
I FREAKIN' LOVE THAT SONG.
MY ( BLEEP ).
>> IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONGS OF ALL TIME.
>> YOU LOVE IT, TOO?
I LOVE THAT SONG.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONGS OF ALL TIME.
FIRST, I LOVE CARDI B.
>> SHE DOES THAT LITTLE THING, AND THEN -- BACK IT UP!
>> I LOVE THAT SONG.
MY WIFE AND I LOVED THAT SONG.
MY WIFE INTRODUCED ME TO THE SONG, AND I THINK IT'S IMPROVED
OUR LOVE LIFE, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> GOING FORWARD, WHAT CAN I DO
AS A PERSON TO HELP CHANGE THE SITUATION?
>> WHAT WE'RE GOING TO KNEELED IS WHAT WE CALL CO-CONSPIRATORS.
SO IT USED TO BE CALLED WHITE ALLIES OR SPEAKING UP FOR
JUSTICE FOR BLACK PEOPLE AND ALL PEOPLE.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: BUT WE CALL THEM CO-CONSPIRATORS BECAUSE WE NEED
PEOPLE TO STEP UP AND BE ALLIES WITH US AND PUSHING BACK AGAINST
A SYSTEM THAT IS HARMFUL TO US.
>> EXACTLY.
SO WILL YOU BE MY CO-CONSPIRATOR?
>> I SURE WILL.
LET'S DO IT.
369, DAMN YOU'RE FINE, SOCK IT TO ME, SOCK IT TO ME ONE MORE
TIME.
TO THE WINDOW, TO THE WALL!
TILL THE SWEAT RUNS DOWN MY ( BLEEP )
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU,
BOOTSIE, AND THANK YOU TO CONGRESSMAN JAMAAL BOWMAN.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH OSCAR AND EMMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR AND
DIRECTOR REGINA KING.
♪♪♪ ♪
S >> STEPHEN: WELCOME BACK.
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS AN EMMY AND FROM "IF BEALE STREET COULD
TALK," "WATCHMEN," AND SO MUCH MORE.
NOW SHE'S DIRECTED HER FIRST FEATURE FILM, "ONE NIGHT IN
MIAMI."
PLEASE WELCOME REGINA KING!
HEY, REGINA KING.
>> HELLO!
>> Stephen: NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.
I WISH I WAS THERE IN PERSON, BUT --
>> Stephen: I WISH SO, TOO, BECAUSE THAT MEAN THERE WOULD BE
AN AUDIENCE AND WE ALL WOULD BE HAVING A LOT MORE FUN, BUT I'M
GLAD WE COULD BE TOGETHER THIS WAY IF NO OTHER WAY.
I WANT TO GET TO THE FILM IN JUST A MOMENT, WHICH IS
BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL AND, BOY, IT EMOTIONALLY SNEAKS UP ON YOU
IN A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
BUT FIRST, THE LAST TIME THAT YOU WERE HERE -- HERE -- WAS
FOR, "IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK."
AND THEN, SINCE THEN, YOU WON AN OSCAR FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE IN
THAT MOVIE.
THEN YOU WON AN EMMY FOR "WATCHMEN."
NOW YOU'VE DIRECTED YOUR FIRST PEACH FILM "ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI."
SOMETIMES I MEET VERY TALENTED PEOPLE FOR WHOM THE RIGHT THING,
YOU KNOW, IS HAPPENING.
AND WHILE IT'S GREAT, THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO APPRECIATE HOW
WONDERFUL THINGS ARE GOING FOR THEM.
DO YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO ENJOY IT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN SO
BUSY?
>> UM -- THAT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION RIGHT NOW DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
>> Stephen: SURE.
I WOULD SAY THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD MORE CELEBRATORY
MOMENTS, IF WE WERE NOT CONFINED TO OUR HOMES.
SO MOMENTS LIKE THESE ARE SPECIAL BECAUSE I HAVE SOMEONE
THAT I'M A FAN OF AND, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE I'M TAKING A MOMENT
TO TAKE IT IN.
SO, YEAH, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A YES AND NO ANSWER.
>> Stephen: SURE, SURE.
THAT'S A LOT OF LIFE THESE DAYS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU DIRECTED THIS NEW FILM, "ONE NIGHT IN
MIAMI."
IT'S ABOUT A REAL NIGHT.
YOU KNOW, THE EVENTS ARE IMAGINED OF THIS NIGHT, BUT THIS
REALLY HAPPENED.
IT WAS MALCOLM X, MOHAMED ALI, JIM BROWN AND SAM COOKE GATHERED
TOGETHER IN A HOTEL IN MIAMI IN FEBRUARY 18964.
FIRST OF ALL, TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT THE OCCASION OF THE NIGHT
WAS.
WHAT SORT OF BROUGHT THEM ALL TO MIAMI THAT NIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
WHAT BROUGHT THEM ALL TOGETHER WAS THERE WAS A FIGHT BETWEEN
CASSIUS CLAY AND SONNY LISTEN, AND IT WAS THE FIGHT WHO WAS
GOING TO WHOEVER WAS THE VICTOR WAS GOING TO BE THE HEAVY WEIGHT
CHAVRP ONE OF THE WORLD.
AND CASSIUS CLAY, WHO LATER BECAME MOHAMED ALI WAS NOT THE
FAVORITE.
HE WAS NOT EXPECTED TO WIN, SO THERE WAS NO PARTY PLAN, SO HE
CELEBRATED WITH THREE OF HIS FRIENDS.
>> Stephen: WELL, ALL THESE MEN, CERTAINLY, NOW, JIM BROWN'S
STILL WITH US, BUT ALL OF THEM ARE OF JUST A HUGE STATURE, NOT
ONLY IN THEIR CHOSEN WORK, BUT IN OUR HISTORY AND IN OUR
CULTURE.
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO DEPICT PEOPLE FOR WHOM IS AUDIENCE ALREADY HAS
SUCH A PRE-SET IMAGE AND IDEA?
>> YEAH.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG FLEX TO MAKE.
WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE NIGHT, I WASN'T AWARE OF IT PRIOR TO
READING THE SCRIPT.
KIPP POWERS WROTE THE SCRIPT.
IT WAS A PLAY HE HAD WRITTEN AND HE ADAPTED IT INTO A SCREENPLAY,
AND YOU JUST WANT TO HONOR THESE MEN, THEIR LEGACIES, YOU KNOW.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU TELL A STORY THAT'S ENTERTAINING BUT
ALSO THE IMPACT -- TO SHARE THE IMPACT THAT THEY MADE.
BUT, ALSO, IT WAS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEM AS MEN
OUT ALL THE TITLES, WITHOUT ACTIVIST, ATHLETE, SINGER, BUT
MEN IN THE VULNERABILITIES THAT ALL MEN HAVE AND HOW THROUGH
THAT VULNERABILITY BRINGS STRENGTH.
>> Stephen: THERE'S A PARTICULAR POIGNANCY TO THE
VULNERABILITY WE SEE EXPRESSED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF MALCOLM X,
BECAUSE HE IS SUCH A FIGURE OF STRENGTH, YOU KNOW.
AND A CERTAIN TYPE OF AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH, CERTAINLY, AT A CASUAL
GLANCE OF HIS PUBLIC PER SEWNA.
WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF THESE ARE THE FOUR MEN ON THE ROOFTOP.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS MOMENTAL?
>> THIS IS A MOMENT KIND OF LIKE MIDWAY IN THE FILM, WHERE
CASSIUS HAS NOTICED A TENSION THAT'S GOING ON IN THE ROOM AND
HE SAYS, YOU KNOW, LET'S GO TAKE A BREATHER.
SO WE'RE IN THIS MOMENT AND, YOU KNOW, THE AUDIENCE IS BREATHING
WITH OUR FOUR HEROES, WE CALL THEM, OUR HISTORICAL AVENGERS,
AND WE GET TO SEE ONE OF THE MOMENTS WHERE MALCOLM IS REALLY
QUIET AND I GUESS A BIT INTROSPECIFIC.
>> Stephen: JIM.
YEAH, APPEARS COOLER.
AWAY FROM THE PRYING EYES OF YOUR G MEN.
>> YEAH, YOU JOKE ALL YOU WANT, SAM.
I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S GOT WORSE SINCE THE TENSION BETWEEN ME AND
MR. MOHAMED.
>> I MET WITH A WRITER IN NEW YORK A FEW WEEKS BACK, TWO
GUYS FOLLOWING US THROUGH THE AIRPORT.
I SWEAR IT WAS THE SAME TWO.
>> I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T TRUST WRITERS.
>> OH, THIS ONE WAS A BROTHER, AND THIS MEETING WAS IMPORTANT.
I FIGURE I BETTER START GETTING MY LIFE STORY DOCUMENTED IN MY
OWN WORDS WHEN I CAN.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED BEFORE WE WENT
INTO THAT CLIP WAS THE TENSION BETWEEN THESE FOUR MEN, AND TO
SIMPLIFY IT FOR OUR AUDIENCE, JUST FOR THE CONVERSATION, THERE
IS A TENSION BETWEEN ALL OF THEM DRIVEN BY THE CONVERSATION
THAT'S BEING DIRECTED IN SOME WAYS BY MALCOLM X ABILITY HOW
EACH OF THESE MEN CAN USE THEIR CELEBRITY, THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS,
THEIR RELATIVE PRIVILEGE WITHIN SOCIETY TO FURTHER THE CAUSE OF
LIBERATING BLACK PEOPLE, TO ACHIEVING BLACK POWER, AS
MOHAMED ALI AND SAM COOKE TALK ABOUT LATER, THERE ARE VERY
DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT HOW THAT'S ACHIEVABLE IN THIS MOVIE.
WHICH THEORY RINGS MOST POSSIBLE TO YOU?
>> ACTUALLY, FOR ME, STEPHEN, THEY'RE BOTH EQUALLY POSSIBLE
AND THEY BOTH RING TRUE TO ME.
I FEEL LIKE BOTH STYLES, IF YOU WILL, OF ACHIEVING RACIAL
EQUALITY OR BLACK POWER, AS CASSIUS SAYS IN THE FILM, ARE
NECESSARY.
I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE SITUATIONAL.
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE UP AGAINST.
SOMETIMES IT IS, YOU KNOW, LET'S TEAR IT DOWN AND START ALL OVER,
AND SOMETIMES IT'S WORKING INSIDE OUT FROM AN ECONOMIC
SPACE, LIKE SAM SPEAKS ABOUT.
SO I RELATE TO BOTH.
I DO.
>> Stephen: WELL, SAM COOKE IS PORTRAYED BY LESLIE ODOM, SUCH A
BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE.
AND COOKE HIMSELF IS SUCH A POWERFUL FIGURE.
MALCOLM X SAYS YOU MIGHT HAVE A BETTER CHANCE THAN SOMEBODY ELSE
BECAUSE OF THE MAGIC MUSIC CREATES AND CHANGES A HEART FROM
A DISTANCE.
WHAT LED YOU TO CASTING LESLIE ODOM, JR.
HAD YOU SEEN HIM IN "HAMILTON"?
>> I HAD SEEN "HAMILTON" BUT NOT THE CAST WITH LESLIE ODOM.
I HAD A LIST OF PEOPLE THAT I WAS THINKING OF THAT POTENTIALLY
COULD BE GOOD FOR ALL FOUR OF THE ROLES, AND LESLIE -- I HAD
SEEN HIM IN A NATIONWIDE COMMERCIAL -- W
( LAUGHTER ) -- AND SOMETHING JUST ABOUT THE
WAY HE WAS CARRYING HIMSELF FELT VERY SAM COOKE-ESQUE TO ME.
>> Stephen: SURE.
AND I ASKED ME SON, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS ABOUT --
I'M TRYING TO THINK OF YOUNG ACTORS I'M NOT THINKING OF FOR
ANY OF THESE ROLES.
HE SAID, OH, MOM, THAT DUDE IN THE NATIONWIDE COMMERCIAL MIGHT
BE GOOD FOR SAM COOKE.
I THOUGHT, THERE YOU GO!
>> Stephen: TWO POINTS MAKE A LINE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: A BRILLIANT FILM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> STEPHEN: "ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI" IS AVAILABLE NOW ON AMAZON
PRIME.
REGINA KING, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY VIC MENSA.
♪♪♪
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.
PERFORMING A MEDLEY OF "SHELTER" AND "FR33DOM" FROM HIS
FORTHCOMING E.P. "I TAPE," WITH WYCLEF JEAN AND PETER
COTTONTALE, VIC MENSA!
♪ THERE'S A WAR GOING ON OUTSIDE THAT NOBODY'S SAFE FROM
p♪ BUT HERE IN MY ARMS I'LL KEEP YOU FROM HARM
♪ THERE'S NO GUARANTEE TONIGHT THAT WE WILL WAKE UP
♪ WHEN NIGHT TAKES THE MORNING BUT IF NO ALARM RINGS, YOU CAN
♪ COUNT ON ONE THING ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ I'LL BE YOUR SHELTER EMERGENCY
♪ PLEASE COUNT ON ME, YEAH, I'LL BE YOUR SUPERHERO
♪ WHEN DANGER ARISE I'LL BE BY YOUR SIDE
♪ YOU'RE MY LUCKY DIME ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ WYCLEF TOLD ME, "CALL 9-1-1" BUT WHO DO YOU CALL WHEN THE
♪ AMBULANCES DON'T COME?
OR WATCH AS THE ONES SWORN BY ♪ LAW TO PROTECT US
WRONGFULLY CONVICT US, ♪ THEN CALL THE CORRECTIONS
NEXT, THEY BAIL THE BANKS OUT ♪ WHEN WE IN RECESSION
OR HANG US IN A JAIL CELL SO ♪ THEY COULD SWING THE ELECTIONS
HIT CHICAGO STREETS WITH ♪ POTHOLES THAT'S DEEP, AND
TAHOES CREEP LIKE T.L.C.
♪ HOSPITAL WORKERS IN SCRUBS WITH NO P.P.E.
♪ BUT THEY GOT MONEY FOR RIOT GEAR, MY -- WE DYING HERE, YEAH
♪ YOU TELL ME NOT TO MOVE WITH MY GUN BUT WE GOT MORE FUNERAL
♪ HOMES THAN SCHOOLS WHERE I'M FROM AND ON THE NEWS,
♪ ALL YOU VIEW IS HOMICIDES AIN'T NO TRAUMA UNITS WHEN
♪ EVERYBODY TRAUMATIZED?
TRYNA GET ON YOUR FEET PLAYING ♪ THE HAND THEY DEALT YA
IF YOUR HOUSE IS NOT A HOME, LET ♪ THIS SONG BE YOUR SHELTER
(ECHOES) SHELTER, SHELTER ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ I'LL BE YOUR SHELTER EMERGENCY
♪ PLEASE COUNT ON ME, YEAH, I'LL BE YOUR SUPERHERO
♪ WHEN DANGER ARISE I'LL BE BY YOUR SIDE
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I WRITE FOR MY -- DOING LIFE
WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE ♪ YOU PLAYING FORTNITE, THAT'S
HOW LONG HE SPENT IN THE HOLE ♪ LIVE FROM DEATH ROW,
FREE MY BROTHER JULIUS JONES ♪ I HAD A DREAM THAT MUMIA WAS
HOME, I SPEAK FREEDOM IN SONG ♪ 'CAUSE ALL I SEE IS RACIST
FACES ♪ WHERE HATE LIVES
AND THEY RAPE KIDS IN CAGES ♪ WHAT KIND OF NATION LYNCH
ELIJAH MCCLAIN?
♪ AND SEND US TO THE MIDDLE EAST TO DIE FOR THE FLAG?
♪ THEY DRIVE US INSANE TO SELL US MEDICATION
♪ WE DEMAND REPARATIONS, AND THEY TELL US, "HAVE PATIENCE"
♪ 'STEAD OF CASH PAYMENTS, WE GET MINIMUM WAGES
♪ THEY GIVE US THE BLACK PLAGUE, THEN SEND US A WHITE SAVIOR
♪ I FOUND FAITH WHEN I LOST HOPE THAT'S WHEN JULIUS REMINDED ME
♪ OF A BAR I WROTE BEHIND BARS, ON THE YARD, WHERE
♪ THEY DREAM OF THE STREET ON DEATH ROW, SINGING, "WE COULD
♪ BE FREE" WE COULD BE FREE,
THIS IS A PREPAID CALL FROM JULIUS JONES
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ THIS AIN'T NO KUMBAYA THIS IS THAT COUP D'ETAT
♪ THIS AIN'T NO WOO-SAH THIS -- THIS -- IS STUPID HARD
♪ THIS IS THAT DO OR DIE THIS IS THAT VOODOO THAT BRUJA
♪ TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE GOING FEDERAL
♪ LIKE I SOLD FENTANYL, DOPE IN THE VEIN
♪ THAT PRODUCT THAT YE THE CITY BEHIND ME ALI BUMBAYE
♪ YEAH, THIS IS THAT, THIS IS THAT, THIS IS THAT
♪ BY ANY MEANS THIS IS THAT HUNGER THAT RUMBLE
♪ THE STOMACH OF FIENDS THIS IS THE THEME OF THE THIEVES
♪ THIS IS THE REASON WE BLEED THIS POVERTY A DISEASE
♪ THIS WHY GOT NINAS AND BEAMS RED DOT ON YOUR HEAD LIKE A SIKH
♪ OR MAYBE A HINDU DON'T MEAN TO OFFEND YOU
♪ IT MADE ME AN ATHEIST YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT I BEEN
THROUGH ♪ THIS TIME OF UNREST AIN'T NO
NEED TO BE CIVIL ♪ THIS KIND OF PAIN FEEL A DEMON
IS IN YOU ♪ THIS IS THE EVIL THEY GIVE TO
THE PEOPLE ♪ IT COME BACK AROUND
IT'S THE WHEEL OF EZEKIEL ♪ THIS MILITANT REALISM
MADE ME THESE MILLIONS SAVE MONEY ARMY
♪ WE AIN'T NO CIVILIANS ♪ I'M IN THE GAUNTLET
♪ I'M MARCUS AURELIUS ♪ TIL WE GET FREE,
YEAH! ♪ >> Stephen: VIC MENSA,
EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Stephen: WELL, THAT'S IT FOR "A LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY.
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT.
GOOD NIGHT.
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