>> THIS BATTLE BREWING OVER VOTING IN GEORGIA, AFTER TRUMP
LOST THE STATE.
FOR WEEKS NOW, CNN HAS REPORTED ON HOW THE G.O.P. BILLS THERE
WOULD DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT BLACK VOTERS.
>> I ABSOLUTELY DO AGREE IT'S RACIST.
IT IS A REDUX OF JIM CROW IN A SUIT AND TIE.
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE VOTE IS LAVA, WHERE BLACK VOTERS FROM
GEORGIA HAVE TO CROSS A ROOM FILLED WITH MOLTEN HOT ROCK IN
ORDER TO CAST THEIR VOTE.
>> IT'S ALL PART OF GEORGIA'S DRIVE TO MAKE VOTING MORE
SECURE.
LET'S GO DOWN TO THE POLLING PLACE.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, EVERYTHING HERE IS SET UP TO DIMINISH VOTER
FRAUD BECAUSE NOTHING REDUCES ELECTION IRREGULARITIES QUITE
LIKE THE THREAT OF BEING INCINERATED IN MOLTEN MAGMA.
>> AND OUR FIRST MINORITY VOTERS ARE OFF, MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE
VOTING BOOTH.
>> OH, NO!
BOILED ALIVE!
I'M GUESSING HIS SIGNATURE DIDN'T MATCH.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS ALL JUST TO SECURE THE VOTE.
OH, BUT WHAT'S THIS?
IT LOOKS LIKE ONE BLACK VOTER HAS MADE IT PAST THE LAVA, THUS
WINNING THE RIGHT TO CAST A BALLOT.
LET'S HEAR FROM HIM NOW.
>> NOW YOU'VE SEEN HOW BLACK VOTES ARE CAST AND HOW LAVA GETS
IN THE WAY.
WELL, IT CAN GET A WHOLE LOT WORSE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO PULL TOGETHER AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND A WAY TO
EXPRESS OUR VOICE!
FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO SEE ME CAST THIS VOTE!
>> OH, TOO BAD!
SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT TWO FORMS OF I.D.
>> Announcer: IT'S "A LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT.
TONIGHT, SPRING VACCINING.
PLUS STEPHEN WELCOMES RINGO STARR, WITH A SPECIAL APPEARANCE
BY LAURA.
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN."
NOW LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER OFFICE BUILDING
IN, NO, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
>> Stephen: THERE ARE TIMES I LOVE TO DO THIS SHOW.
I GET TO TALK TO RINGO STARR TONIGHT.
THAT ONE.
PEACE AND LOVE, RINGO!
SOMETIMES CALLED THE FIFTH BEETLE.
WELCOME TO A "LATE SHOW."
I'M YOUR SHOWS STEPHEN COLBERT AND I AM FEELING PRETTY DARN
GOOD.
NOT JUST THE RINGO THING BUT IT'S BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN THE LAST YEAR I FEEL LIKE THE GLASS IS HALF FULL.
IT'S PRETTY SURE THAT'S WATER, DOESN'T SMELL LIKE BLEACH.
BECAUSE AFTER A YEAR OF RELENTLESS DARK NEWS ABOUT THE
PANDEMIC, THERE MAY FINALLY BE SOME LIGHT AT THE END OF THE
TUNNEL.
I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT IN MY NEWLY-UPDATED SEGMENT: "CATCH
-- I'LL INFECT YOU, MY PRETTY AND YOUR LITTLE DOGS!
T-- AHHH! I'M MELTING.
>> Stephen: HEY, DON'T COMPLAIN TO ME!
COMPLAIN TO THE PROP DEPARTMENT.
THEY KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WITH THIS WHEN THEY GIVE IT TO
ME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'M NOT THE ONE YOU NEED TO TALK TO.
QUICK MESSAGE TO PROPS.
>> STEPHEN: THIS WEEKEND, WE REACHED A VERY EXCITING
MILESTONE: THE UNITED STATES HAS NOW ADMINISTERED OVER
100 MILLION DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE, MEANING, ALMOST 20% OF
THE TOTAL POPULATION HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE DOSE.
OKAY, 20%, THAT'S ONE FIFTH.
SO, NEXT TIME YOU'RE IN A GROUP OF FIVE PEOPLE, LOOK AROUND AND
SAY TO YOURSELF, "WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING IN A GROUP OF FIVE
PEOPLE?
I HAVEN'T GOTTEN MY SHOT YET!" ONE PERSON WHO GOT THE VACCINE
THIS WEEKEND WAS 18-TIME GRAMMY-WINNING CELLIST YO-YO-MA,
WHO DIDN'T JUST GET HIS SHOT, HE BROUGHT HIS CELLO WITH HIM, AND
THEN, DURING THE 15-MINUTE OBSERVATION PERIOD, PLAYED A
SURPRISE CONCERT.
THAT'S LOVELY, BUT HOW MUCH OF A SURPRISE IS IT WHEN YO-YO MA
PLAYS THE CELLO?
"OH, MY GOSH, YO-YO, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE IN THAT GIANT
CELLO-SHAPED CASE?
I'M GOING TO SAY A VERY VOLUPTUOUS CLARINET?
OH, IT'S A CELLO?
YES, WE WERE SURPRISED!" HERE'S A TASTE OF THE CONCERT:
("AVE MARIA") ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: UNBELIEVABLE.
PERFECTION.
TRANSPORTING.
THANK YOU, YO-YO.
WHAT A LOVELY GIFT FOR EVERYONE WAITING FOR THEIR SHOT TO TAKE
EFFECT.
I WANT TO POINT OUT, "AVE MARIA" IS
PLAYED AT A LOT OF FUNERALS.
IT'S A PANDEMIC, LET'S KEEP IT LIGHT.
IS THERE A CELLO VERSION OF "UPTOWN FUNK?"
BUT DESPITE ALL THE GOOD NEWS, THERE MAY BE TROUBLE ON THE
HORIZON, BECAUSE NEARLY 30% OF AMERICANS-- AND HALF
OF ALL REPUBLICAN MEN-- SAY THEY DO NOT INTEND TO GET ONE OF THE
VACCINES.
FIRST OF ALL, I CALL DIBS ON THEIRS.
SECOND OF ALL, WHY?
WHY, REPUBLICAN MEN?
WHY?
YOUR GUY'S TAKING CREDIT FOR THE VACCINE.
YOU'RE INSULTING HIM BY NOT GETTING JABBED.
YOU'RE GOING TO BREAK HIS "WHATEVER'S-WHERE-HIS-HEART-SHOU
LD-BE."
YESTERDAY, DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WAS ON THE FOX NEWS AND, IN AN
ATTEMPT TO GET THE FORMER PRESIDENT TO ENCOURAGE HIS
FOLLOWERS TO GET VACCINATED, HE TRIED FLAT-OUT FLATTERY:
>> HE'S A VERY WIDELY POPULAR PERSON AMONG REPUBLICANS.
IF HE CAME OUT AND SAID, "GO AND GET VACCINATED, IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR YOUR HEALTH, THE HEALTH OF YOUR FAMILY, AND THE
HEALTH OF THE COUNTRY," IT SEEMS ABSOLUTELY INEVITABLE THAT THE
VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HIS CLOSE FOLLOWERS WOULD LISTEN
TO HIM.
HE'S SUCH A STRONGLY POPULAR PERSON.
>> STEPHEN: (AS FAUCI) "HE'S SO STRONGLY POPULAR, AND
MIGHT I ADD, VERY ATTRACTIVE.
AS AN IMMUNOLOGIST, I'D SAY HE'S CONTAGIOUSLY SEXY, AND I
DIAGNOSE HIM WITH ONE FINE ANTI-BODY.
JUST LOOKING AT HIM, I RUN A FEVER OF 100-AND-DAMN!
IS IT WORKING?
IS HE ACTING RESPONSIBLE YET?
HUBBA HUBBA."
"TEAR ME OFF A PIECE OF THAT BUT NOT HIS HAIR BECAUSE THAT HAIR
IS REAL."
BUT TO GET EVERYONE THEIR SHOTS, WE NEED LEADERSHIP IN EVERY PART
OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHICH IS WHY THOUSANDS OF CLERGY MEMBERS FROM A CROSS SECTION OF
FAITHS-- IMAMS, RABBIS, PRIESTS, AND SWAMIS-- ARE TRYING TO COAX
THE HESITANT TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.
REMINDS ME OF THAT JOKE: A PRIEST, A RABBI, AN IMAM AND A
SWAMI WALK INTO A BAR-- AND IT'S OKAY 'CAUSE THEY ALL GOT
VACCINATED!
AT ONE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN FLORIDA, THE REVEREND ENCOURAGES
HIS CONGREGATION BY REMINDING THEM THAT OUR TRADITION IS RICH
WITH CHRIST THE HEALER.
YES, AND REMEMBER, CHRIST IS SCHEDULED TO COME BACK FOR A
SECOND DOSE ON A CLOUD OF GLORY.
FOR CATHOLICS, POPE FRANCIS DECLARED THAT CORONAVIRUS SHOTS
ARE "MORALLY ACCEPTABLE."
AND WHEN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH DESCRIBES SOMETHING AS MORALLY
ACCEPTABLE, THERE'S A CHANCE THAT IT IS.
THE POINT IS, IF EVERYONE GETS VACCINATED, WE CAN MAKE IT
THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC IN JUST A FEW MONTHS, AS LONG AS AMERICANS
DON'T DO ANYTHING STUPID-- AND WE'RE DOOMED, 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT
TO PASS WHAT'S KNOWN AS "THE MARSHMALLOW TEST."
BACK IN THE EARLY '70S, A STANFORD RESEARCHER RAN A TEST
WITH A GROUP OF 600 PRESCHOOLERS.
HE WOULD GIVE EACH CHILD A MARSHMALLOW AND GIVE THEM THE
OPTION OF EATING IT IMMEDIATELY IF THEY CHOSE.
BUT IF THEY COULD WAIT 15 MINUTES, THEY WOULD GET A SECOND
MARSHMALLOW AS A REWARD.
THAT STORY MAKES ME SO HUNGRY.
ANYWAY -- ANYWAY -- ABOUT A THIRD -- STOP WHAT?
IT'S A MARSHMALLOW, YOU BABY.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE.
>> Stephen: OH, DON'T DO ANYTHING SILLY.
IT'S A COMEDY SHOW!
( LAUGHTER ) ANYWAY --
ANYWAY, ABOUT A THIRD OF THE KIDS WAITED TO GET THE SECOND
MARSHMALLOW, AND THE RESEARCHER FOUND THAT, YEARS LATER, THEY
HAD BETTER OUTCOMES IN LIFE, THANKS TO THEIR ABILITY TO DELAY
GRATIFICATION.
SIMILARLY, IF WE CAN DELAY THE GRATIFICATION OF GOING OUT FOR
JUST A FEW MORE WEEKS WHILE EVERYONE GETS VACCINATED, WE
CAN-- >> SPRING BREAKERS TOUCHING DOWN
IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.
FROM FORT LAUDERDALE TO MIAMI BEACH, SOUTH FLORIDA BARS
AND RESTAURANTS PACKED WITH PEOPLE.
>> STEPHEN: FLORIDA!
I KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO SAY ON OUR NATION'S TOMBSTONE:
"AMERICA 1776-2021.
DESTROYED BY OUR BIGGEST DICK."
ONE SPRING BREAKER EXPLAINED "GRANNY SHOULDN'T BE OUT HERE
ANYWAYS.
IT'S TOO MANY PEOPLE."
NO, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOULDN'T BE OUT THERE.
GRANNY'S VACCINATED.
THOSE BARS OUGHT TO BE DOING OPPOSITE CARDING.
"YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU'RE 75.
START HUMMING YOUR FAVORITE PERRY COMO SONG OR I'M CALLING
THE COPS."
♪ CATCH A FALLING STAR AND PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET ♪
SO, CLEARLY, WHEN IT COMES TO COVID, AMERICA IS FAILING THE
MARSHMALLOW TEST.
AND THAT'S EMBARRASSING, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT
THIS MONTH, SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCED THAT CUTTLEFISH-- SQUID-- CAN
PASS THE MARSHMALLOW TEST.
CUTTLEFISH ARE SHOWING MORE RESTRAINT THAN HUMANS.
AT THIS POINT, WE SHOULD JUST BATTER AND FRY OURSELVES.
WELL, CHARLTON HESTON TRIED TO WARN US.
>> YOU MANIACS!
YOU ATE ALL THE MARSHMALLOWS!
DAMN YOU, FLORIDA!
GOSH DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!
>> Stephen: I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT JOKE AT ALL.
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE HESTON.
I LOVE THE CUTTLEFISH.
IT'S STUPID.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CUTTLEFISH IS LADY LIBERTY IN
THIS ONE.
CAN EITHER OF YOU EXPLAIN IT?
>> IT'S A METAPHOR.
>> Stephen: FOR WHAT?
AMERICA.
( LAUGHTER ) >> STEPHEN: THERE'S ANOTHER
THING PUTTING A SPRING IN MY STEP, AND THAT'S MUSIC!
LAST NIGHT WAS THE 63RD ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, HOSTED BY MY
FRIEND AND PARAMOUNT+ COLLEAGUE, TREVOR NOAH!
TREVOR KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE ARENA --
IN THAT HE WAS OUT OF THE ARENA, BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME
THE GRAMMYS TOOK PLACE OUTDOORS.
WHICH WORKED OUT GREAT EXCEPT FOR WHEN BRUNO MARS WAS CARRIED
OFF BY A HAWK.
THOUGHT IT WAS A RABBITT.
EAGLE THOUGHT IT WAS A RABBITT.
HE'S A TINY MAN.
THIS YEAR, FEMALE ARTISTS WON BIG.
ESPECIALLY BEYONCE, WHO WENT IN WITH NINE NOMINATIONS-- THE MOST
OF THE NIGHT-- AND BY THE END OF THE EVENING, BROKE THE RECORD
FOR THE MOST GRAMMYS WON BY A WOMAN, AND ANY SINGER, MALE OR
FEMALE, WITH 28.
HOPEFULLY, SHE FINALLY GOT ONE WHERE THE LITTLE RECORD PLAYER
ACTUALLY WORKS.
I WON THIS A COUPLE YEARS BACK, AND THE SOUND QUALITY IS
TERRIBLE.
I CAN'T GET IT TO PAIR WITH MY EAR BUDS.
WHAT'S THAT?
OKAY.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU'RE ONLY SUPPOSED TO SHOW ONE
WAY.
IT'S TRUE.
I'M GOING TO GET A LETTER.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LETTER FROM THE ACADEMY FOR
DOING THIS.
WHAT?
HIDEOUS.
BEAUTIFUL.
HIDEOUS.
BEAUTIFUL.
COME AT ME.
IT WAS ALSO A BIG NIGHT FOR TAYLOR SWIFT, OR T-SWIZZLE AS I
CALL HER, DESPITE THE COURT ORDER, WHO BECAME THE FIRST
WOMAN TO WIN ALBUM OF THE YEAR THREE TIMES.
NOT ONLY THAT, HER LIVE PERFORMANCE WON THE AWARD FOR
MOST MOSS.
HONESTLY, AFTER A YEAR OF NOT MOVING AT ALL, I CAN RELATE.
MY DEAR FRIEND MEGHAN THEE STALLION ALSO HAD A LOT TO
CELEBRATE.
SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE RAPPER TO BE NAMED BEST NEW
ARTIST SINCE 1999, AND PUT ON A SCORCHING PERFORMANCE OF "WAP"
WITH CARDI B.
IT WAS SO HOT, MEGHAN HAD TO TELL US HOW TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.
>> ♪ NOW MAKE IT RAIN IF YOU WANNA SEE SOME WET-WET-WET ♪
>> STEPHEN: OF COURSE, SINCE IT WAS CBS, LAST NIGHT, "WAP"
STOOD FOR "WATCH 'ABISHOLA' AND 'PICARD.'"
HEY, SPEAKING OF RISQUE, HARRY STYLES MADE HIS OWN FASHION
STATEMENT WITH A COUPLE OF FEATHER BOAS AND THIS $450 GUCCI
BANANA PENIS NECKLACE, THAT -- SLIGHTLY BLURRED HERE -- THAT
IMMEDIATELY SOLD OUT ONLINE.
SO, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUY A PHALLIC BANANA, I'M AFRAID
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A BANANA.
NOW, I LOVE HARRY STYLES-- WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON, ONE
IMAGINES-- BUT I HAVE TO WONDER, WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE WAS HE
TRYING TO SEND WITH THAT CHOICE OF PENILE FRUIT JEWELRY?
WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET FROM IT?
THAT HIS MEMBER IS PERFECTLY RIPE WHEN IT DEVELOPS LIGHT
BROWN SPOTS?
THAT HIS PENIS IS A SURPRISING SOURCE OF POTASSIUM AND HE
RECOMMENDS SERVING HIS PENIS SLICED UP ON RICE KRISPIES?
THAT I CAN MAKE BREAD WITH HARRY STYLES' PENIS?
ALSO, DOES ONE HAVE TO PEEL HIS PENIS?
BEFORE YOU ENJOY IT?
WE MAY NEVER KNOW.
BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO GET YOUR HANDS ON HARRY STYLES'
BANANA PENIS-- NECKLACE.
IT'S SOLD OUT.
THIS LEAVES A SPRAWLING GAP IN THE MARKET FOR OTHER
ANATOMICALLY CORRECT FOOD ACCESSORIES-- WHICH "A LATE
SHOW" IS PROUD TO EXCLUSIVELY OFFER TONIGHT.
LIKE THIS STUNNING STERLING SILVER PEAR SCROTUM.
OR BEDECK YOUR EARS WITH THESE GORGEOUS PINEAPPLE
VAGINAS.
OR A BEAUTIFUL STATEMENT RING.
THE STATEMENT: THIS TURNIP LOOKS LIKE A BUTT.
IT PAIRS BEAUTIFULLY WITH OUR ONE-OF-A-KIND EMERALD AVOCADO
TAINT.
OOH, AND I'M BEING TOLD THAT ALL OF THESE PIECES ARE SOLD OUT.
SUCH A SHAME.
ALL THE PROCEEDS WERE GOING TO GO TO A CHARITY TO HELP PEOPLE
INJURED WHILE SLIPPING ON HARRY STYLES' BANANA PENIS.
I WROTE THAT JOKE AND I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
RINGO STARR IS HERE.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, I TAKE A LOOK AT A YEAR WITHOUT BROADWAY.
STICK AROUND.
♪♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK.
LET'S SAY HI TO JON BATISTE.
JON, I CANNOT KEEP UP WITH YOUR GOOD NEWS.
THIS MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN
KEEPING UP WITH YOUR NEWSPAPERS, JON BATISTE WAS NOMINATED FOR AN
OSCAR, AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR HIS WORK ON THE SCORE TO "SOUL" DOES
MY PIXAR'S NEW CLASSIC.
JON, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> Jon: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT IS SO SURREAL!
I'M JUST LETTING IT SOAK IN AND LETTING IT FLOW OUT.
♪♪♪ >> Stephen: WHERE WERE YOU
WHEN YOU FOUND OUT?
>> I WAS WALKING THE DOGS, AND THEN I GOT A BUNCH OF TEXT
MESSAGES, AND THEN I WAS, LIKE, OH, SOMETHING'S UP!
AND THAT'S WHEN I NEWEL HAVE THEY TOLD YOU, IS THERE GOING TO
BE ANY KIND OF CEREMONY?
BECAUSE IT'S NOT TILL APRIL.
>> Jon: DON'T KNOW YET.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN BE TOGETHER IN PERSON, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE
CELEBRATING TILL THE CEREMONY NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Stephen: FANTASTIC.
ALSO A COUPLE OF DAYS AWAY FROM THE RELEASE OF THE ALBUM, RIGHT?
>> Jon: YES, ON FRIDAY.
>> Stephen: MORE ON THAT TOMORROW.
JOIN US, FOLKS.
JON, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
WELL DESERVED, EVERYTHING IS WELL DESERVED.
>> Jon: THANK YOU, STEPHEN.
LOVE YOU!
>> Stephen: LOVE YOU, TOO, JON.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, TODAY IS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ME DOING
MY SHOW IN THE BATHTUB BECAUSE WE HAD TO LEAVE THE ED SULLIVAN
THEATER DUE TO THIS THING YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT, THE
CORONAVIRUS.
BUT IT WASN'T JUST US.
IT HAS NOW BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE BROADWAY SUSPENDED ALL OF ITS
PLAYS AND MUSICALS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S BEEN-- ♪ FIVE HUNDRED
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ♪ SIX HUNDRED MINUTES
THAT'S ALL THE WORDS I ♪ KNOW OF THAT SONG ♪
IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR WITH THAT SONG, IT'S FROM "RENT."
AND IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR WITH RENT, IT'S THE THING YOUR $1,400
STIMULUS CHECK IS GOING STRAIGHT TO.
AND OUR NEIGHBORS, ALL 41 BROADWAY THEATERS, HAVE HAD TO
REMAIN CLOSED SINCE LAST MARCH.
PROVING IT COULD BE HARDER TO GET HAMILTON TICKETS.
THE YEAR-LONG CLOSURE HAS DEVASTATED THE BROADWAY
COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WHEN THE THEATERS SHUT DOWN, SO DID MOST
OF THE INDUSTRY'S NEARLY 97,000 JOBS, INCLUDING THOSE OF
THOUSANDS OF BROADWAY ACTORS, SINGERS, AND DANCERS.
OR AS THEY'RE SOMETIMES CALLED, "HEY, WEREN'T YOU A CORPSE IN AN
EPISODE OF 'LAW AND ORDER'?" LUCKILY, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE
ACTORS FUND ARE DOING AMAZING WORK TO SUPPORT THE BROADWAY
COMMUNITY.
SINCE MARCH, THE ACTORS FUND HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $20
MILLION IN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 15,000
PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY.
BUT THERE'S ANOTHER GROUP AFFECTED BY THE ONGOING BROADWAY
SHUTDOWN, AND NO ONE HAS GIVEN THEM THE SYMPATHY THEY DESERVE.
UNTIL NOW.
>> HELLO.
I'M BROADWAY LEGEND AND IT'S IN MY CONTRACT THAT THEY HAVE TO
LET ME CALL MYSELF THAT, LAURA BENANTI.
PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FACE A TERRIFYING REALITY EVERY DAY
THIS DRAGS ON, LIVING WITH AN OUT OF WORK ACTOR.
>> I THINK I WANT TO GO GREEK FOR DINNER.
>> I STABBED OUT THESE EYES.
WHY SHOULD I HAVE EYES?
WHY WHEN NOTHING I SAW WAS WORTH SEEING?
NOTHING!
>> SO...
NOT GREEK.
>> WITH NO OTHER OUTLET FOR THEIR TALENTS, THESE ACTORS ARE
GIVING AT-HOME PERFORMANCES THE "NEW YORK TIMES" CALLS A
FAMILY'S WORST NIGHT MAYOR.
>> DAD, HOW DO YOU SPELL POTATO.
♪ MY SON, YOU ASK A QUESTION ♪ ♪ BECAUSE THE ANSWER YOU'RE
WITHOUT ♪ ♪ I COULD NOT SPELL FOR YOU
POTATO ♪ ♪ BUT MY CHILD YOU MUST SOUND --
IT -- OUT ♪ >> AND THE SITUATION IS ONLY
GETTING MORE DIRE, AS THESE PERFORMERS TURN FROM TRIPLE
THREATS INTO MERELY THREATS.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST FAMILIES AND ROOMMATES WHO ARE AFFECTED, IT'S
ALSO, TO QUOTE SIR ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, CATS.
>> MR. SCRUFFLES.
MR. SCRUFFLES?
OH, ( BLEEP ), NOT AGAIN.
>> NO!
NO MORE CATS!
>> MEOW!
BUT YOU CAN HELP STOP THE CYCLE.
GET THESE ACTORS BACK ON STAGE AND THESE POOR, INNOCENT PEOPLE
BACK TO -- WHATEVER IT IS NONACTORS DO.
I WANT TO SAY FILE REPORTS.
( CRYING ) >> WEAR A MASK.
SOCIAL DISTANCE.
♪ ♪
♪ GET THE VACCINE ♪ ♪ GET THE VACCINE, GET THE
VACCINE, GET THE VACCINE ♪ ♪ GET THE VACCINE.
>> GET THE VACCINE, GET THE VACCINE, GET THE VACCINE, GET
IT ♪ ♪ GET THE VACCINE ♪
♪ GET THE VACCINE, GET THE VACCINE, GET VACCINE, GET IT ♪
♪ GET THE VACCINE! ♪ [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AMAZING, HONEY, AMAZING, AMAZING!
>> CLAP FOR MOMMY, CLAM FOR MOMMY!
>> Stephen: BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ACTORS DESPERATE FAMILY,
FRIENDS AND ROOMMATES FUND.
>> WE'RE CLAPPING FOR ME.
THANK YOU!
>> STEPHEN: THANKS TO LAURA BENANTI, CHRISTOPHER JACKSON,
AND ALL OF BROADWAY!
CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WE CAN BE WITH YOU AGAIN.
'TIL THEN, TO HELP, GO TO ACTORSFUND.ORG FOR MORE DETAILS.
AND I'M BEING TOLD NONE OF THE MONEY GOES TO PEOPLE WHO HAD SEX
WITH HARRY STYLES' BANANA PENIS.
AND IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS ONLINE AND DON'T UNDERSTAND
THAT, GO WATCH THE MONOLOGUE!
IT WILL MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH RINGO STARR.
♪♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK.
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS ONE OF THOSE MOP-TOP LADS FROM LIVERPOOL WHO
CALLED THEMSELVES THE BEATLES HIS NEW E.P. "ZOOM IN" COMES OUT
THIS FRIDAY.
PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," SIR RINGO STARR!
HELLO, RINGO.
>> HI, STEPHEN, GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU.
WE'RE ALL ZOOMING IN.
>> Stephen: WE ARE.
HERE'S THE ALBUM RIGHT THERE, "ZOOM IN."
IT'S AN HONOR TO ZOOM IN WITH YOU.
I LOVE THE PSYCHEDELIC HALO YOU'VE GIVEN YOURSELF.
>> I PAINTED THAT FOR THE SHOW.
>> Stephen: VERY FEW GUESTS GO TO THE EFFORT OF PAINTING THEIR
OWN BACKDROP.
>> I ALSO PAINTED THESE GUYS BEHIND ME.
>> Stephen: THOSE FELLAS.
AND THE GUITAR IS FROM MY SON, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GET
THAT IN.
>> Stephen: I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT ADMIRER THAT YOU RESPOND
TO ALMOST EVERY QUESTION AT SOME POINT.
ON EVERY PRESS LINE, IF SOMEONE TAKES THE PHOTO OF YOU, YOU GIVE
THE PEACE AND LOVE, EVERYBODY.
AND EVERY TIME YOU MEAN IT.
YOU HAVEN'T GROWN JADED TO THE PROMISE OF PEACE.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE.
SOME PEOPLE WHO FIRST RAN INTO THE PEACE AND LOVE MESSAGE IN
THE '60s GAVE UP ON IT.
HOW DID YOU HOLD ON TO THE PEACE AND LOVE, RINGO?
>> IT BECAME NATURAL A GREETING, PEACE AND LOVE, BROTHER.
IT WAS EMBEDDED FROM THE '60s, OF COURSE, I DIDN'T INVENT IT.
AND I LOVE THE '60s.
WHAT A CHANGE WENT ON IN EVERYBODY'S LIFE THANKS TO
TIMOTHY LEERY, OF COURSE.
BUT, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST THAT I WAS ON TOUR.
I HADN'T BEEN LIVE IN YEARS.
IT BECAME, LIKE, PEACE AND LOVE, EVERYBODY.
IT JUST SORT OF WENT FROM THERE.
WE HAVE MY BIRTHDAY, THE 7 7th OF JULY AND WE HAVE A
PEACE AND LOVE MOMENT AT NOON.
I USE IT ANY WAY I CAN BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE IN PEACE AND LOVE.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU CAN SEE IT ON YOUR END, BUT THIS IS YOU WITH THE DOVE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT WHEN ANNIE LEIBOWITZ SHOT
ME FOR "VANITY FAIR" THIS CHRISTMAS, WE USE THAT AS AN
INSPIRATION.
>> GREAT!
IT'S GETTING AROUND!
>> Stephen: YEAH.
YOU'RE SPREADING THE WORD, BROTHER.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE SPREADING THE WORD.
YOU'VE INFECTED ME WITH THE LOVE OF PEACE AND LOVE, RINGO.
>> YEAH, GREAT!
>> Stephen: THE MESSAGE OF PEACE AND LOVE, WHICH I KNOW IS
SINCERE FOR YOU, BUT HOW DO YOU KEEP THE PEACE AND THE LOVE
GOING DURING THIS UNBELIEVABLY BLEAK YEAR WE JUST WENT THROUGH?
>> WELL, YEAH.
I HAD A FEW DOWNER DAYS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT.
IN FEBRUARY, I WENT SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES FOR THE TWO TOURS I WAS
GOING TO DO LAST YEAR, AND IT'S STILL HANGING UP ON YEARS.
BUT WHEN THE DATES CAME FOR THE TOUR, I CANCELED IT.
I WANT TO PLAY!
I WANT TO PLAY LIVE, YOU KNOW.
I WANT TO BE WITH THE AUDIENCE.
AND THAT WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND WE HAD SO LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE.
IN MARCH, I CANCELED THE TOUR AND I SAID, DON'T WORRY, NEXT
YEAR, I'M GOING TO DO THE EXACT SAME TOUR, THE SAME VENUES,
EVERYTHING, AND, OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO I WON'T BE GOING ON TOUR TILL NEXT YEAR.
YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU GOT THE SHOT?
DO YOU MIND ME ASKING?
> I'VE HAD BOTH OF THEM, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WOW!
WELL, YOU COULD GO ON TOUR.
NO ONE WILL GO WITH YOU BUT YOU CAN GO ON TOUR.
>> YEAH.
YEAH, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BE THERE IF PEOPLE ARE IN MASKS, NO
CONNECTION, SIX FEET APART.
LAST NIGHT AT THE GRAMS WITHY, I WENT, PEACE AND LOVE!
NOTHING.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WELL, YOU MANAGED
TO GET A LOT DONE, ANYWAY.
LET'S PUT THIS BACK UP.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: THE NEW ALBUM IS THE E.P. OUT THERE FRIDAY, "ZOOM
IN."
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO COLLABORATE ON MUSIC DURING THE PANDEMIC?
WERE YOU GUYS JUST TRADING MUSICAL FILES OR WERE YOU
TOGETHER PLAYING?
>> HALF AND HALF IS FILES, AND KNOWING THE MUSICIANS I WANTED,
THEY WOULD GET TESTED, I WOULD GET TESTED BEFORE THE JOBS, AND
WE WEAR MASKS, AND WE HOLD OUR BREATH, TAKE THE MASK OFF AND DO
A PHOTO AND PUT THEM ON AGAIN.
BUT EVERYONE WHO COMES HERE IS PRETTY SERIOUS ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
TAKING CARE.
>> Stephen: A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS E.P. WITH YOU WERE ALSO IN
RINGO'S ALL-STARS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND OVER 30 YEARS, YOU ONCE CALLED THE ALL-STAR
REVIEW THE GREATEST 1-800 BAND IN ROCK HISTORY.
WHAT'S A 1-800 BAND?
>> WELL, WE USED TO BUY RECORDS OFF THE TV, A 1-800 NUMBER.
>> Stephen: OH, SURE, SURE.
O THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.
IT'S SUCH A MIXED BAG.
EVERYBODY ON THE STAGE WAS IN A DIFFERENT BAND, AND WE DID ALL
THE HIT, SO WE WERE THE BEST 1-800 LIVE BANDS.
>> Stephen: EVEN THE FIRST LINEUP IN 1989, DR. JOHN, BILLY
PRESTON, LEVON, RICK, JOE WALSH, NILS LOFGREN AND JIM C CELTNER,
HOW DID IT FEEL TO GET OFF THE DRUM KIT AND BE THE LEAD SINGER
WITH THAT CAST OF FRIENDS?
>> WELL, EASY, I HAD TWO DRUMMERS.
I WAS SO INSECURE, THERE WERE THREE DRUMMERS IN THE FIRST
ROUND.
>> Stephen: YOU, LEVON HELM AND JIM CELTNER.
>> YEAH.
SO WE WERE LIKE THREE LINED UP, AND I DID RUN DOWN AND JIM
CELTNER WOULD TAKE CARE OF WHAT IT IS AND LEE WOULD JOIN IN.
ALWAYS THE RULE WITH THE ALL-STAR BANDS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
NOT THERE TO BE TORTURED, LET'S HAVE FUN.
I WILL DO MY BEST FOR YOU AND I EXPECT YOU TO DO YOUR BEST FOR
ME, FOR HIM.
YOU KNOW, WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
NO ONE, YOU KNOW, SORT OF STARS.
>> Stephen: THERE IS A BOOK ""RINGO ROCKS."
30 YEARS OF THE ALL-STAR, AVAILABLE NOW.
IS IT TRUE BECAUSE A BIRD TOLD ME THAT IN '89 YOU HAD MONITORS,
WHICH ARE STANDARD NOW, BUT THE BEATLES DIDN'T HAVE MONITORS.
WHAT'S IT LIKE NOW.
>> WE PLAYED IN 1990, AND ON THE MIXING BOARD THE MONITOR PIECE
EXPLODED.
SO THERE WERE NO MONITORS, AND TO A MAN, EVERYONE IN THE BAND
SAID, WELL, WE CAN'T GO ON.
I SAID, WHAT?
YOU CAN'T GO ON?
WE'RE GOING ON.
AND WE WENT ON, WE DID A GREAT SHOW, AND THEY CAME BACK AND
SAID, THAT WAS GREAT!
EVERYONE GETS USED TO THE STUFF NOW.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
I CAME FROM CLUBS AND WEDDINGS WHERE YOU JUST PLAYED.
BUT WITH THE BEATLES, IT WAS CRAZY.
AND THEN BIGGER AND BIGGER AND NOTHING LIKE IT, WE WERE THE
FIRST BAND IN STADIUMS.
WE LOVED IT.
THEY JUST SCREAMED FROM THE MINUTE WE WENT ON TILL THE
MINUTE WE WENT OFF.
AND SOMETIMES IT WAS REALLY REALLY LOUD.
SO I'D HAVE TO JUST WATCH THE MOTION OF, YOU KNOW, JOHN.
HE HAD A CERTAIN WAY OF BOUNCING, AND PAUL WAS TAPPING
AND, YOU KNOW, TO SEE WHERE WE WERE HALF THE TIME.
AND I NEVER HEARD THE NOTES, THEY WOULD GO, WHOO!
OH, THAT SONG, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.
OKAY.
>> Stephen: MY SISTER -- TWO OF MY SISTERS WERE TEENAGERS IN
1965 AND THEY SAW YOU GUYS ON YOUR LAST APPEARANCE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C., AND THEY SAID -- I MEAN, THEY WERE VERY
HAPPY TO BE THERE, BUT THEY DIDN'T HEAR A WORD.
ALL THEY HEARD WAS EVERYBODY SCREAMING, AND I IMAGINE IT MUST
HAVE BEEN THE SAME FOR YOU.
>> SEEMS TO ME.
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
>> Stephen: YES.
WE WENT TO THE GIG, AND IT'S GOING TO BE THAT AND THAT'S
OKAY.
>> Stephen: RINGO, WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
STICK AROUND, WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL ASK RINGO ABOUT HIS
MEMORIES OF THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE HERE AT THE ED
SULLIVAN.
♪♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE BACK WITH RINGO STARR.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THE OFFICE THAT HAS BEEN MADE OUT OF A
STORAGE CLOSET IN THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER BUILDING.
WE'RE RIGHT ABOVE THE ED SULLIVAN THEATERY, 57 YEARS AGO
ON FEBRUARY 9th, YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS WERE PLAYING DOWN THERE.
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER FROM THAT NIGHT?
DO YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE ROAR OF THE CROWD?
>> YEAH.
IT WAS INTERESTING HOW THAT HAPPENED WAS MORE INTERESTING TO
ME THAT WE GOT OFF THE PLANE, COMING IN AT HEATHROW FROM
DENMARK OR SWEDEN, AND HAD ALL THESE KIDS ON THE ROOF, YOU
KNOW, BECAUSE IN EUROPE WE WERE QUITE WELL KNOWN.
AND ED SULLIVAN LANDED FROM AMERICA.
SO HE DIDN'T KNOW US, AND WE'D NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
ANYWAY, BUT HE BOOKED US FROM THAT HEATHROW AIRPORT SHOT.
AND WHEN WE GOT TO AMERICA, WE WERE A BIT WORRIED BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, NOT A LOT OF ENGLISH PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY MADE IT IN
AMERICA, AND WE HAD A COUPLE OF SINGLES OUT THAT NEVER DID
ANYTHING, AND GEORGE CAME TO AMERICA, AND SAID, OH, THEY
DON'T KNOW US, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE BEATLES RECORDS.
ONCE WE GOT TO AMERICA, THANKS TO THE GREAT DEEJAYs, WE HAD A
NUMBER ONE.
IT WAS LIKE, WHAT?
SO EVERYTHING WAS GREAT.
YEAH, IN AMERICA, YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND, I'M ENGLISH, ALL TH
PEOPLE I LOVE MUSICALLY ARE FROM AMERICA AND HERE WE ARE.
>> Stephen: HAD YOU AND GEORGE EVER BEEN TO THE STATES BEFORE?
>> NO, ONLY GEORGE.
>> Stephen: WHAT -- I ASKED PAUL McCARTNEY THIS QUESTION
WHEN HE WAS ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO, RIGHT BEFORE THE BREAK, RIGHT
BEFORE ALL THIS CAME DOWN, AND I ASKED HIM, ASIDE OF WHEN PEOPLE
ARE ASKING YOU ABOUT YOUR FELLOW BEATLES, HOW OFTEN DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THEM?
HOW OFTEN ARE THEY ON YOUR MIND?
>> QUITE A BIT.
NOT EVERY MOMENT OF MY LIFE.
OF COURSE, WE JUST HAD TWO SAD ANNIVERSARIES, GEORGE'S 20 YEARS
WHEN WE LOST HIM, GREAT FRIEND OF MINE, JOHN 40 YEARS.
FOR GOD'S SAKE.
YOU KNOW, THINGS COME AROUND, AND YOU THINK, WHAT A GREAT
TIME.
YOU THINK OF DAYS THAT THINGS HAPPENED AND HOW WE, YOU KNOW, I
ALWAYS SAY I'M AN ONLY CHILD AND SUDDENLY I HAD THREE BROTHERS,
AND WE WERE REALLY CLOSE.
WE WERE SORT OF PSYCHIC IN THE END.
WE KNEW MUSICALLY WHAT WE WERE PLAYING.
YOU KNEW IT'S GOING TO MOVE UP HERE OR I WANT IT LEVELEDOUT.
WHATEVER THE SINGERS WERE DOING OR PLAYING AT THE TIME, YOU JUST
KNEW EACH OTHER SO WELL.
AND THE OTHER GREAT THING ABOUT IT WAS THAT, AFTER THE COUNT-IN,
THE FOUR OF US, EVERY TIME, GAVE OUR ALL.
AND THAT'S A GREAT MEMORY TO HAVE.
NOBODY SAID, OH, I'M TIRED OR THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER.
WE GAVE IT OUR ALL.
>> Stephen: RINGO, WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
BUT WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE RINGO STARR.
♪♪♪
>> HOW MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE WILL
IT MAKE IF PRESIDENT TRUMP LEADS A CAMPAIGN FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE MOST DEVOTED TO HIM TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND GET THE
VACCINE.
>> CHRIS, I THINK IT WOULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
>> DR. FAUCI WANTS TRUMP TO TELL HIS FOLLOWERS TO GET VACCINATED.
PASS IT ON.
>> DR. FAUCI WANTS TRUMP TO TELL HIS FOLLOWERS TO GET VACCINATED.
PASS IT ON.
>> DR. FAUCI WANTS TRUMP TO TELL HIS FOLLOWERS TO GET VACCINATED.
PASS IT ON.
>> YOU GUYS ARE ( BLEEP ) MORONS.
WHY DO YOU THINK TRUMP WOULD EVER DO WHAT DR. FAUCI SAYS AND
DON'T BOTHER ME AGAIN UNTIL YOU HAVE A PLAN THAT DOESN'T RELY ON
TRUMP DOING THE RIGHT THING OR YOU FOUND DELICIOUS NECTAR
PLANTS.
>> SORRY.
FINE, JUST DON'T BE IDIOTS FOR ONE ( BLEEP ) SECOND.
♪♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE BACK WITH RINGO STARR.
PETER JACKSON IS EDITING TOGETHER THIS 54 HOURS OF
FOOTAGE THAT WAS RECOVERED FROM WHEN YOU GUYS WERE DOING THE
GET-BACK PROJECT, WHICH OBVIOUSLY BECAME SEVERAL
DIFFERENT ALBUMS.
THOSE RECORDINGS.
BUT I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE SOME OF IT.
I THINK I CAN LEGALLY SAY.
I'VE SEEN SOME OF IT, AND WHAT STRIKES ME IS IS THAT, WHILE,
YOU KNOW, PAUL OR JOHN IS SAYING, WELL, LET'S TRY THIS
SONG, I WROTE THERE SONG LAST NIGHT, LET ME TEACH YOU LADY
MADONNA, OR GEORGE IS TRYING TO TEACH YOU A SONG, YOU'RE NEVER
ALLOWED TO STOP WORKING BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS AT THE KID.
THEY'RE TAKING BREAKS BUT YOU'RE ROOTED TO THE SPOT BECAUSE THEY
ALL NEED YOU FOR THE SONGS.
WERE YOU THE HARDEST WORKING BEATLE?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IT'S FUCIAL -- YOU HEARD IT FROM HIS OWN
MOUTH, YEAH!
>> Stephen: BUT YOU DID NOT GET A BREAK.
>> I HAD A LITTLE SETUP, A LITTLE TABLE WITH A LITTLE DRINK
OR TWO ON IT AND A PACK OF CIGARETTES, BECAUSE IN THOSE
DAYS THAT'S WHAT WE DID, AND I JUST HUNG OUT THERE.
AND IF ANYBODY STARTED, I'M WITH YOU, BROTHER.
THAT'S HOW IT WAS, YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.
I CAN'T WAIT.
HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OF THE FOOTAGE FROM THAT DOCUMENTARY THAT PETER
JACKSON IS WORKING ON?
>> I HAVE, AND PETER JUSTED TO COME INTO L.A. AND HE WOULD COME
OVER.
I ALWAYS MOANED THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY WAS VERY NARROW AND
IT WAS BUILT AROUND A MOMENT OF, LIKE, AAAHHH!
AND THERE WAS NO JOY IN IT.
I WAS THERE.
WE WERE LAUGHING.
WE WERE THE LADS.
WE WOULD DO THIS.
YOU KNOW, AND THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF TENSION, NO ONE CAN TAKE
THAT AWAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TO USE THAT MOMENT AND NOT USE THESE 56
HOURS OF UNUSED FILM, AND, SO, I WAS TELLING PETER JACKSON THE
TALE I JUST TOLD YOU, AND HE WOULD COME IN AND SHOW ME STUFF
ON HIS iPad.
AND HE'D SAY, LOOK AT THIS, AND WE'RE LAUGHING.
AND I TOLD HIM THAT STORY, YOU KNOW, THAT IF I WENT TO THE
TOILET OR PHOTO GET A CUP OF TEA, ONE WOULD BE ON THE KIT.
JOHN PAUL OR GEORGE WOULD BE BANGING THOSE DRUMS.
EVERY GUITARREST WANTS TO BE A DRUMMER AND EVERY BAND MEMBER
WANTS TO BE THE DRUMMER.
SO HE'S SHOWN ME IN THE CLIP YU'VE PROBABLY SEEN, WE'RE
PLAYING THE SONG AND SUDDENLY WE CUT TO GEORGE, TO JOHN, TO PAUL,
AND THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT STYLES, YOU KNOW.
IT WAS SO GREAT.
BUT I WAS SET UP IN MY LITTLE CORNER, THE DRUM SESSION CORNER
I WENT TO, AND I COULD LIVE OUT THERE, HAVE A CIGARETTE, A DRINK
AND PLAY FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: WELL, I CAN'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO GET A CHANCE TO
SEE CERTAINLY WHAT PETER HAS PUT TOGETHER.
>> IT'S SO GREAT.
>> Stephen: IT'S SO AMAZING.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THE FINAL CUT.
I'VE ONLY SEEN BITS OF IT.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: BUT WHAT COMES THROUGH, STRIKINGLY, IS,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE NOT A -- I HAVE A GREAT LOVE OF THE
BEATLES BUT I HAVE A VERY PEDESTRIAN KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS OF THE BEATLES TOGETHER.
OF COURSE, I HAD ALL THE STORIES OF THE STRIFE IN MY HEAD.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: BUT THIS, SUPPOSEDLY ONE TO HAVE THE MOST
STRIFE-FILLED RECORDING EGGS IS, YOU GUYS ARE HAVING SO MUCH FUN,
YOU CLEARLY JUST LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT IS THE MOST CLEAR THING IS EVEN AFTER THE
FIGHTS IT'S HUGS AND KISSES.
IT'S BROTHERHOOD THE ENTIRE TIME, AND BROTHERS FIGHT.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE KEEP SAYING.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A ROW, AND YOU GET OVER IT.
BUT THAT WAS TAKEN.
THE BEST THING THAT CAME OUT OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY WAS WE
PLAYED ON THE ROOF.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, WE DID THIS ALL THE TIME.
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY LIVE.
I LOVED IT.
BECAUSE THERE'S A SECTION PAUL SAYS, WELL, WHO WANTS TO PLAY
LIVE?
I SAID, I DO.
AND WE WOULD SAY, YEAH, WE'VE GOT TO DO IT, LIKE, IN EGYPT
WITH THE PYRAMIDS, OR UP MT. EVEREST, OR HAWAII IN THE
VOLCANO.
LET'S JUST WALK ACROSS THE ROAD, YOU KNOW.
ALL THE COVERS ARE PRETTY EASY.
>> Stephen: WELL, EVEN THAT MOMENT, EVEN THE ROOFTOP MOMENT
IS FAR MORE COMPLETE AND JOYOUS AND PLANNED AND IT IS NOT AT ALL
WHAT IT'S BEEN BUILT UP TO BE ABOUT IT.
IT'S A JOYOUS AND COMPLETE MOMENT UP THERE.
>> I LOVE IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT.
LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, IT WAS PUT OFF TILL THIS YEAR.
WE HOPE IT WILL SHOW THIS YEAR.
>> Stephen: I'M SURE IT WILL, AND IT'S GOING TO BLOW PEOPLE
AWAY AND IT'S GOING TO CHANGE EVERYONE'S THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT
THE RELATIONSHIP WAS TOWARD THE END OF THE BEATLES FOR
EVERYBODY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WELL, LET'S SEE HERE, WE'VE GOT PEACE AND LOVE
COMING IN THE FORM OF "ZOOM IN" FROM RINGO RI RINGO STARR THIS
THE BOOK OF RINGO STARR AND THE ALL-STAR.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU CAN ALSO GET "ZOOM IN" ON CASSETTE.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE KIDDING!
RINGO STARR, EVERYBODY!
ALSO AVAILABLE ON EIGHT-TRACK TAPE, AND ED SIN CYLINDER.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
( LAUGHTER ) ♪♪♪
>> STEPHEN: THAT'S IT FOR "A LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE LUPITA NYONG'O AND
MARTIN FREEMAN.
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT.
GOOD NIGHT.
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