>> SCENES LIKE THIS IN MIAMI BEACH ARE ADDING TO CONCERNS OF A PROLONGED PANDEMIC, MORE
PROLONGED THAN IT ALREADY IS.
POLICE STRUGGLED OVER THE
WEEKEND TO CLEAR THE STREETS OF
MOSTLY MASKLESS SPRING BREAKERS
AMID AN 8:00 P.M. CURFEW.
NOW, THIS CURFEW IS PART OF A
STATE OF EMERGENCY WHICH HAS
BEEN EXTENDED FOR UP TO THREE
WEEKS.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE SOUTH BEACH HAS BEEN SOUTH BREACHED. INSTEAD OF COVID SHOTS, THESE
FOLKS ARE GOING TO GET -- MUG
SHOTS.
SPRING BREAK IN MIAMI, MORE LIKE
HEARTBREAK IN THE SLAMMY.
SHOULDN'T THE STATE CONSIDER
SOME SORT OF LOCKDOWN?
>> TO EVEN CONTEMPLATE DOING ANY
TYPE OF LOCKDOWN, HONESTLY, IT'S
INSANE, AND, SO, THAT'S NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE STATE OF
FLORIDA.
>> RON DeSANTIS SHOULD CHANGE
HIS NAME TO WRONG DECISION-TIST.
OKAY.
♪♪♪
>> Announcer: IT'S A "LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT. TONIGHT, SPRING OUTBREAK.
PLUS STEPHEN WELCOMES ROBERT
DOWNEY, JR., WALTER ISAACSON,
AND MUSICAL GUEST SEBASTIAN
YATRA AND GUAYNAA, FEATURING JON
BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN."
AND NOW LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED
SULLIVAN THEATER OFFICE BUILDING
IN NEW YORK CITY, IT'S STEPHEN
COLBERT!
>> Stephen: OH, HEY!
WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW."
I'M YOUR HOST STEPHEN COLBERT.
TONIGHT IS A SPECIAL LATE "LATE
SHOW," NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH
"THE LATE LATE SHOW," WHICH
TONIGHT WILL BE A SPECIAL LATE
"LATE LATE SHOW."
TONIGHT'S LATENESS IS ALL
BECAUSE CBS IS BROADCASTING
MARCH MADNESS, A PHRASE THAT
ALSO DESCRIBES THE LAST 12
MONTHS.
BUT THIS TIME THERE'S ALSO
BASKETBALL.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERY TEAM THAT'S
PLAYING THIS YEAR.
I HOPE ALL OF YOU WIN.
SPEAKING OF WINNERS, I COULD NOT
BE PROUDER OF MY WRITERS, WHO
LAST NIGHT WON A WRITERS GUILD
AWARD FOR OUR ELECTION SPECIAL,
"STEPHEN COLBERT'S ELECTION
NIGHT 2020: DEMOCRACY'S LAST
STAND: BUILDING BACK AMERICA
GREAT AGAIN BETTER 2020!"
CONGRATULATIONS, WRITERS.
YOU ARE ALL FUNNY, TALENTED,
PHYSICALLY ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE, IT
SAYS HERE IN THE SCRIPT THAT
THEY WROTE.
OF COURSE, THE BIG NEWS IS:
SPRING HAS ARRIVED!
AND THE VACCINES ARE IN BLOOM.
BIDEN PROMISED 100 MILLION SHOTS
IN 100 DAYS.
WELL, LAST WEEK, HE FULFILLE
THAT GOAL IN 58 DAYS.
OUR NEW PRESIDENT IS ON A ROLL!
NOTHING CAN STOP HIM NOW.
EXCEPT STAIRS.
HE'S FINE!
CAN WE BLAME IT ON HIS DOG,
MAJOR?
NO?
DO IT ANYWAY.
NO TOILET PAPER ON HIS SHOE,
THOUGH.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S PROGRESS.
WITH THE VACCINE SURGING, COVID
RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTING ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY.
STARTING TODAY, NEW YORK CITY IS
REOPENING INDOOR FITNESS CLASSES
AT 33% CAPACITY.
OR AS IT'S KNOWN BY ANYONE WHO'S
TAKEN A GROUP FITNESS CLASS:
WHAT SHOULD BE FULL
CAPACITY!
"NOW EXHALE AND SHIFT INTO
DOWNWARD FACE IN A STRANGER'S
CROTCH."
OKAY?
AND INHALE.
ANOTHER SIGN THINGS ARE
RETURNING TO NORMAL: SEX PARTIES
ARE BACK!
OKAY, THE WORD THAT MOST
SURPRISED ME IN THAT SENTENCE
WAS "BACK."
CALL ME OLD SHELTERED GRANDPA,
BUT I DIDN'T
KNOW THEY WERE ACTUALLY A THING
THAT HAPPENED FREQUENTLY ENOUGH
BEFORE COVID FOR THERE TO BE A
PENT-UP DEMAND.
IT'S LIKE READING A HEADLINE:
ROOT BEER JACUZZIS RETURN!
ROOT BEER JACUZZI, BY THE WAY,
GREAT PLACE FOR A SEX PARTY.
FOAM HIDES A LOT OF THINGS.
ANYWAY, FOR THOSE WHO INDULGE IN
THE SEX PIT, I'M HAPPY FOR YOUR
RETURN TO NORMAL?
NATURE IS HEALING.
FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING, ANIMALS
ARE COMING OUT OF THEIR WINTER
SLUMBER, AND YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE
PUTTING THE FURNITURE IN THE
GARAGE AND SPREADING OUT A TARP.
ONE PLACE WHERE THE SWINGERS ARE
IN FULL SWING IS A SEX PARTY
CALLED THE "CANCUN BOOBS
CRUISE."
GREAT OPTION FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T
AFFORD THE CANCUN CROTCH YACHT,
BUT STILL WANT AN UPGRADE FROM
THE CANCUN CHLAMYDIA KAYAK.
OF COURSE, THERE ARE SOME
PRECAUTIONS ONBOARD.
BOOBS CRUISERS ARE ADVISED TO
WEAR FACE MASKS, AND THERE'S
HAND SANITIZER AND TEMPERATURE
CHECKS AT THE DOOR.
"ALRIGHTY, 98.6 DEGREES.
YOU'RE PERFECTLY SAFE TO GO BONE
THE GUY YOU MET WHEN YOUR HANDS
TOUCHED IN THE SHRIMP BOWL."
ONE NOTABLE DIFFERENCE FROM
PREVIOUS YEAR'S BOOBS CRUISES IS
THAT SEX BOATERS OBSERVE A DAILY
CLAP FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO
ARE VACATIONING ON BOARD.
YES, THEY ARE CLAPPING, AND SOME
OF THEM EVEN USE THEIR HANDS!
LISTEN, I AM BEYOND THRILLED
THAT AMERICA CAN HOP BACK ON ITS
SEX BOATS.
THE ONLY PROBLEM?
THIS EVENT HAS NO VACCINE
REQUIREMENT.
NO!
BAD BONE BOAT!
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS,
BUT YOU HAVE MADE HAVING SEX
WITH DOZENS OF STRANGERS ON A
BOAT SEEM KINDA SKETCHY.
SADLY, FOR ALL OF YOU WHO WANT
TO GET BACK TO NORMAL
ACTIVITIES, LIKE SCHTUPPING A
NICE COUPLE FROM WISCONSIN BY
THE MIDNIGHT CHOCOLATE BAR, ALL
THESE REOPENINGS HAVE A COST.
BECAUSE AS RESTRICTIONS DROP,
NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN
THE U.S. ARE BEGINNING TO RISE.
NOT AGAIN!
NO, WE CANNOT HAVE ANOTHER
LOCKDOWN EASTER OR PASSOVER!
"WHY IS THIS NIGHT DIFFERENT
FROM ALL OTHER NIGHTS?
IT'S NOT DIFFERENT!
I'M JUST WATCHING A BUNCH OF
PEOPLE EAT CRACKERS ON ZOOM!"
THINGS ARE LOOKING ESPECIALLY
DICEY DOWN IN MIAMI BEACH, WHERE
SPRING BREAK IS OUT OF CONTROL.
THE STREETS ARE PACKED WITH
PARTIERS DRINKING, DANCING, AND
A PATRIOTIC JOKER TOSSING OUT
CASH?
I THINK?
LIKE ANY GOOD PARTY, SOMEONE'S
CAR GOT TURNED INTO A DANCE
FLOOR:
♪♪♪
( CHEERS )
♪♪♪
WOOO!
I'M WITH YOU, MY FELLOW
YOUNGLINGS!
THE VIRUS CAN'T CATCH US IF WE
DON'T STOP DANCING!
I'M NEVER GONNA DIE!
( BLEEP ) DID IT GO?
THINGS GOT SO OUT OF HAND THAT,
ON SATURDAY, THE CITY WAS FORCED
TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY,
AND AN 8:00 P.M. CURFEW.
AND SURPRISE, IT DIDN'T WORK.
HOT TIP FOR THE MIAMI
AUTHORITIES: IF YOU WANT YOUNG
PEOPLE TO STOP PARTYING, DON'T
INSTATE A CURFEW, JUST INVITE A
FEW DADS.
THAT PARTY WILL BE OVER QUICKER
THAN YOU CAN SAY, "SHERWIN
WILLIAMS REWARDS POINTS."
THEY KEEP TRACK OF THE PAINT
YOU'VE USED OVER THE LAST TEN
YEARS.
SO YOU CAN GO BACK IN.
IF YOU WANT TO DO TOUCHUPS, YOU
SAY, HEY, I WANT SEA SPRAY, AND
THEY GOTCHA.
THE PARTY POOPER IN CHIEF IS
MAYOR OF MIAMI BEACH AND DAD WHO
HAD A GREAT TIME ON THE SEX
BOAT, DAN GELBER.
GELBER HAD THIS TO SAY:
>> TOO MANY ARE COMING WITHOUT
THE INTENTION OF FOLLOWING THE
RULES.
THE RESULTS HAS BEEN A LEVEL OF
CHAOS AND DISORDER THAT IS JUST
SOMETHING MORE THAN WE CAN
ENDURE.
>> STEPHEN: YES, HE WANTS A
SPRING BREAK THAT'S NOT CHAOTIC
OR DISORDERLY.
LIKE IN THOSE FAMOUS VIDEOS:
"GIRLS GONE MILD."
GELBER HAD THIS MESSAGE FOR
ANYONE STILL PLANNING TO SPRING
BREAK IT UP ON MIAMI BEACH:
>> RIGHT NOW, IF YOU'RE COMING
HERE BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN PENT UP
AND YOU WANT TO LET LOOSE, AND
YOU THINK ANYTHING GOES, PLEASE
DON'T COME HERE.
>> STEPHEN: TO DRIVE THE MESSAGE
HOME, THE CITY HAS PARTNERED
WITH WILL SMITH TO RELEASE THIS
ANTI-TOURISM VIDEO:
♪ PLEASE DON'T COME WE GOT A
COVID BOOM ♪
♪ JUST SHOW YOUR BIKINI TO YOUR
FRIENDS ON ZOOM ♪
♪ NO VENGAS A MIAMI OR YOU MIGHT
JUST KILL YOUR GRAMMY ♪
>> Stephen: SORRY.
THE DAMN HOOK IS TOO HOT!
SPEAKING OF UNWANTED VISITORS,
THERE'S NEW EVIDENCE OF ALIEN
LIFE, AND I'LL TELL YOU ALL
ABOUT IT IN TONIGHT'S EPISODE OF
"SPACE NEWS: SPACESHIP EDITION!"
THE LATEST ON EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
ACTIVITY IS BROUGHT TO US
COURTESY OF FORMER DIRECTOR OF
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND
LITTLE-KNOWN THIRD DARREN, JOHN
RATCLIFFE.
RATCLIFFE MADE A GUEST
APPEARANCE ON BARIA MARTIROMO'S
SHOW TO BLOW THE LID OFF AN
UPCOMING REPORT THAT HE CLAIMS
WILL REVEAL WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
KNOWS ABOUT U.F.O.S.
>> CAN YOU TELL US HAVE
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
BEEN SEEN?
>> WELL, SURE, WE HAVE LOTS OF
REPORTS ABOUT WHAT WE CALL
UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL
PHENOMENON.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OBJECTS
SEEN BY NAVY OR AIR FORCE PILOTS
OR PICKED UP BY SATELLITE
IMAGERY THAT, FRANKLY, ENGAGE IN
ACTIONS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO
EXPLAIN, THAT MOVEMENTS THAT
ARE HARD TO REPLICATE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY FOR.
>> Stephen: HOLY COW,
TECHNOLOGY WE DON'T UNDERSTAND,
BEHAVIOR WE CAN'T EXPLAIN, AND
MOVEMENTS THAT ARE HARD TO
REPLICATE.
SO, TIK TOK.
THE POINT IS, YOU HEARD THE MAN:
U.F.O.S ARE REAL!
AND I WANT DETAILS!
DO THEY COME IN PEACE?
DO THEY PHONE HOME?
ARE THEY BABY YODAS, OR ARE THEY
NAVII WITH THE SEX PONYTAIL?
OR IS IT LIKE "STAR TREK," AND
THEY'RE BASICALLY ALL JUST
HUMANS WITH DIFFERENT BUMPY
FOREHEADS?
RATCLIFFE DIDN'T HAVE MANY
DETAILS, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO
NARROW DOWN THE LOCATION:
>> CAN YOU TELL US WHERE IT WAS
SEEN?
>> ACTUALLY, ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THERE HAVE BEEN SIGHTINGS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
>> STEPHEN THAT'S NOT FAIR!
ALIENS GET TO TRAVEL AND PROBE?
WE DON'T GET TO DO ANY OF THAT
STUFF!
UNLESS YOU'RE ON THE BOOBS
CRUISE!
♪♪♪
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT.
I'LL BE TALKING TO ROBERT DOWNEY
JR.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, I MAKE AN
APPEARANCE IN THE NEW JUSTICE
LEAGUE MOVIE!
STICK AROUND.
♪♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW." LET'S SAY HELLO TO MR. JON
BATISTE.
JON, THIS ALBUM RIGHT HERE, "WE
ARE," IT'S BLOWING UP.
PEOPLE ARE CRAWLING OUT OF THE
WOODWORK TO TELL ME TO TELL YOU
HOW MUCH THEY'RE LOVING YOUR
ALBUM.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> Jon: OH, IT'S GREAT TO
HEAR.
I'M GLAD PEOPLE ARE SPINNING IT,
YOU KNOW?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
AND, JON, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN WINNING AWARDS LEFT AND
RIGHT.
YOU'RE JUST DRIPPING WITH GOLD
AT THIS POINT, BUT DID YOU KNOW
THAT "THE LATE SHOW" WON THE
WRITERS GUILD AWARD LAST NIGHT?
>> Jon: YES, I AM SO HAPPY
ABOUT THAT.
THIS WRITERS' ROOM IS
INCREDIBLE.
I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS WORK, AND I'M
JUST ALWAYS IN AWE.
IT'S LIKE SEEING THE GREATEST
BAND IN THE WORLD.
>> Stephen: WELL, I'M SURE
THEY LISTENING TO THIS RIGHT
NOW.
THEY WILL BE HONORED TO HEAR IT
FROM YOU, ONE OF THE GREAT BAND
LEADERS OF THE WORLD, WHOSE NEW
ALBUM IS "WE ARE," LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
GO GET IT NOW.
>> Jon: YEAH!
>> Stephen: JON BATISTE,
EVERYBODY.
GIVE THEM A LITTLE MUSIC TO GO
OUT ON, GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING?
>> Jon: OH, YES!
♪♪♪
>> Stephen: JON BATISTE,
EVERYBODY!
THANK YOU, JON!
>> Jon: YES!
>> Stephen: FOLKS, THIS
WEEKEND SAW A NEW, EXPANDED
VERSION OF 2017'S "JUSTICE
LEAGUE" RE-EDITED BY THE FILM'S
ORIGINAL DIRECTOR AND BARTENDER
WHO INSISTS YOU SAY
"MIXOLOGIST," ZACK SNYDER.
SNYDER STEPPED AWAY BEFORE THE
COMPLETION OF THE ORIGINAL 2017
PRODUCTION FOR PERSONAL REASONS,
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT
IS WHY THE MOVIE TURNED OUT...
NOT THE BEST?
EVER SINCE, FANS HAVE BEEN
DEMANDING TO SEE ZACK'S ORIGINAL
VISION.
SO, SNYDER SPENT THE LAST YEAR
SHOOTING AND RE-EDITING THE
MOVIE, AND, ON THURSDAY, THE
STUDIO FINALLY RELEASED THE
AFFECTIONATELY DUBBED "SNYDER
CUT," A REIMAGINING OF THE FILM,
WHICH RUNS A SVELTE FOUR HOURS
AND TWO MINUTES.
WHICH IS PERFECT FOR ANY
MOVIEGOER WHO THOUGHT "YEAH,
THAT THAT FILM SUCKED, BUT WHAT
IF IT WAS TWICE AS LONG?"
OF COURSE, MY FAVORITE PART OF
ANY OF THESE SUPER HERO MOVIES
IS ALWAYS THE POST CREDIT SCENE.
AND THE ORIGINAL "JUSTICE
LEAGUE" WAS NO EXCEPTION.
IF YOU STUCK AROUND ALL THE WAY
TO THE VERY END, YOU WERE
TREATED TO A TEASER FOR A
POTENTIAL SEQUEL, WHERE LEX
LUTHOR AND A CHARACTER NOT IN
THE ACTUAL MOVIE, DEATHSTROKE,
DISCUSS STARTING THE LEGION OF
DOOM.
TAKE A LOOK:
>> AH, THERE HE IS.
WELCOME ABOARD.
CARE FOR A GLASS OF GUUDAYDIMON?
>> YOU BOATER NOT BE WASTING MY
TIME.
>> I HAVE TOO MUCH TO LIVE FOR
AND MUCH BETTOR THINGS TO DO.
WE HAVE TO LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD, MR. WILSON.
TO PUT IT PLAINLY, SHOULDN'T WE
HAVE A LEAGUE OF OUR OWN.
>> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS LIKE
THEY'RE SETTING UP
"A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN."
"WHAT, I'M SAYING, MR.
DEATHSTROKE, IS THAT THERE'S NO
CRYING IN BASEBALL."
I LOVED THAT SCENE, AND I DIDN'T
THINK THE NEW SNYDER CUT
EXPANDED ON THAT MOMENT IN THE
WAY I FEEL A FOUR HOUR, TWO
MINUTE MOVIE SHOULD HAVE.
SO I HAVE MADE MY OWN FOUR HOUR,
THREE MINUTE CUT OF ZACK'S CUT,
USING ONLY THAT 30 SECOND SCENE.
AND TONIGHT, I'M PROUD TO
PRESENT A SNEAK PEAK.
♪♪♪
>> WELL, WELL, WELL... IF IT ISN'T DEAD POOL.
>> I'M DEATH STROKE.
OH, RIGHT, YEAH, SORRY, DEATH
STROKE.
YOU JUST LOOK A LOT LIKE DEAD
POOL.
>> STOP WASTING MY TIME.
IT'S JUST YOU BOTH WEAR RED
AND BLACK AND HAVE SWORDS AND
GUNS AND I DON'T REALLY SEE THE
DIFFERENCE.
OH!
YOU'VE GOT THE PATCH!
OKAY, THAT MAKES IT EASIER.
I'M GOING TO CALL YOU PIRATE
DEAD POOL.
YOU CAN PUT IT BACK ON NOW.
BY THE WAY, COOL, ALL-LEATHER
OUTFIT.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU WASH IT?
>> WHAT?
DO YOU HAVE A GOAT.
I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS YOUR
ONLY SCENE.
ETH NOT LIKE YOU'RE OFF FIGHTIN?
WHO'S YOUR AMP ENEMY?
>> BATMAN.
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO FACT
CHECK YOU THERE, HOLMES.
PRETTY SURE BATMAN'S ARCH ENEMY
IS THE JOKER.
>> TECHNICALLY, IN THE COMICS, I
FIGHT ROBIN.
>> Stephen: THE KID?
HE'S A TEEN.
I FIGHT HIM AND THE OTHER TEEN
TITANS.
>> Stephen: WAIT.
YOUR WHOLE THING IS YOU FIGHT A
TEAM OF TEENAGERS?
WHERE DO YOU DUKE IT OUT, THE
MALL?
>> SHUT UP LUTHER.
>> Stephen: WHERE'S YOUR
SECRET LAYER, THE FOOD COURT?
>> UP.
>> Stephen: UNDER THE ORANGE
JULIUS?
CALIFORNIA KITCHEN?
STOP ME IF I GET TO ONE OF
THESE.
>> GET TO THE POINTS.
>> Stephen: YEAH, GET TO THE
POINT.
I AM STARTING A TEAM OF
SUPERVILLAINS AND I WANT YOU IN
IT.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: JUST TO BE CLEAR,
WE'RE FIGHTING ADULTS.
>> I DON'T JUST FIGHT TEENS.
>> Stephen: SURE, SURE, I
TOTALLY BELIEVE YOU.
CARE FOR SOME CHATEAU?
>> NO, THANKS.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE CRAZY
STRAUS.
>> JUST TELL ME THE PLAN,
LUTHER.
( SLURPING )
>> FOCUS, LUTHER!
>> Stephen: HEY!
NOT COOL, DEAD SHOT!
>> IT'S DEATH STROKE.
>> Stephen: THEN WHO'S DEAD
SHOT.
>> THAT'S WILL SMITH'S CHARACTER
IN SUICIDE SQUAD.
>> Stephen: BUT I HAVE THIS
PICTURE OF YOU LABELED DEAD
SHOT.
>> THAT'S NOT ME.
THAT'S DEAD SHOT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT I
SAID, DEAD SHOT.
YOU'RE SAYING YOU AND HIM ARE
TWO DIFFERENT GUYS AND NEITHER
OF YOU ARE THIS GUY?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOUR NAMES ARE
DEAD POOL, DEATH SHOT, DEATH
STROKE.
THESE ARE LITERALLY THE SAME
NAMES.
HOW DO YOU TELL EACH OTHER
APART?
OH, RIGHT, THESE GUYS DON'T
FIGHT KIDS.
>> THIS ISN'T THAT HARD, DEAD
SHOT IS MARVEL.
HE'S NOT EVEN D.C.
>> Stephen: MARVEL, MARVEL OR
SONY MARVEL.
>> 20th CYNICALLY FOX, SONY.
ISN'T IT THE SAME.
SONY IS ITS OWN THING, MARVEL
GOT SPIDER-MAN AND DISNEY MERGED
WITH 20th CENTURY FOX.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE ALL
DISNEY.
>> WAIT, WHAT.
>> Stephen:
>> Stephen: LET ME BREAK IT
DOWN FOR YOU.
IN THE 1990s, MARVEL WAS GOING
OUT OF BUSINESS SO THEY DECIDED
TO SAVE THEIR AS BY SELLING OFF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES TO
STUDIOS.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH LUKE CAGE AND IRON FIST,
THAT'S NETFLIX, KIND OF ITS OWN
UNIVERSE.
>> WOW.
>> Stephen: FORGET THE
FANTASTIC FOUR.
>> HUH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHY
SPIDER-MAN IS NOT IN THE VENOM
MOVIES.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: AND TECHNICALLY
THAT'S WHY BABY YODA IS AN
AVENGER.
>> WOW, THAT IS COMPLEX.
>> Stephen: SPEAKING OF WHICH,
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE
LEGION OF DOOM YOU HAVE TO FILL
OUT STARK PAPERWORK.
>> WHAT?
I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
>> Stephen: I'M SORRY, THOSE
ARE THE TERMS.
BUT YOU GET A CUT OF ALL YOUR
MERCH SALES WHICH I THINK ARE
REALLY GOING TO BE HUGE.
>> YOU REALLY THINK SO?
>> Stephen: YEAH, YOU'VE GOT
TO HAVE A BIG FAN BASE.
WHAT ARE FANS YOURS CALLED,
STROKEHEADS, STROKE HARD,
CITIZENS OF STROKE NATION?
>> THAT'S IT, I'M OUT!
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE MATTER,
CAN'T YOU TAKE A STROKE?
( GROWLING )
>> Stephen: HEY!
DEAD POOL!
YOU LEFT YOUR BRIEFCASE!
( SUSPENSEFUL NEWS )
AND WHY IS IT TICKING?
( BLAST )
I'M OKAY!
>> STEPHEN: CALL ME D.C.! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
♪♪♪
>> STEPHEN: WELCOME BACK. I GET TO SHARE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL WITH YOU TONIGHT --
A CONVERSATION WITH HOLLYWOOD
ICON, ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
YOU MAY KNOW HIM AS IRON MAN.
YOU MAY KNOW HIM AS SHERLOCK
HOLMES.
YOU MAY KNOW HIM AS CHAPLIN.
YOU MAY KNOW HIM AS SUPPORTING
CHARACTER DEREK LUTZ FROM THE
1986 FILM "BACK TO SCHOOL."
AND IF THAT IS WHERE YOU KNOW
HIM FROM, CHECK OUT HIS OTHER
STUFF.
I THINK YOU'LL BE SURPRISED BY
HIS RANGE.
HERE'S THE THING, WHEN R.D.J.R.
JOINED ME FOR MY "A LATE SHOW:
SUPER BOWL SPECIAL" BACK IN
FEBRUARY, I HAD SUCH AN AMAZING
TIME TALKING WITH HIM ABOUT
EVERYTHING FROM HIS SUSTAINABLE
"FOOTPRINT COALITION" VENTURE
FUND TO THE YEARS THAT HE
DISAPPEARED INTO-- AS HE PUT
IT-- HIS OWN "SIX-HOLE," THAT WE
ONLY HAD TIME TO AIR HALF OF IT.
AND EVER SINCE-- MUCH LIKE THE
SNYDER CUT-- FANS ONLINE HAVE
BEEN DEMANDING TO SEE ALL THE
AMAZING STUFF LEFT OUT OF THE
INITIAL RELEASE.
I HAVE THAT RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THEY HAVE
DEMANDED, RIGHT?
>> EVERY DAY.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
SO, HERE YOU ARE, MY EXCITING
NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN INTERVIEW WITH
ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
THE "REST OF IT" CUT.
ARE YOU AN ADVENTUROUS PERSON?
BECAUSE YOU SEEM LIKE A
CREATIVELY ADVENTUROUS PERSON.
YOU ARE INCANDESCENT WITH YOUR
ENERGY BUT DO YOU DO ADVENTUROUS
THINGS?
DO YOU MOUNTAIN CLIMB OR JUMP
OUT OF PLANES OR HANG GLIDE?
DO YOU DO DANGEROUS ADVENTUROUS
STUFF?
>> I HAVE DONE STUFF.
I'M MIDDLE-AGED NOW, SO IT'S ALL
ABOUT PROTECTING THE ASSET,
LITERALLY.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I WENT SKY
DIVING AND ADVANCE FREE FALL
FROM 12,000 FEET.
I HAD TWIST IN MY LINE.
IT WAS NOT FUN.
IT WAS A REAL BUZZ WHEN I
REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO
HIT THE GROUND AT TERMINAL
VELOCITY AND MY CHUTE OPENED.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A HIGH.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: ONE DOES NOT --
THAT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME YOU
JUMPED, WAS IT?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: NO WAY!
WAS IT THE LAST TIME YOU JUMPED?
>> YOU'RE ( BLEEP ) RIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU EVER BUNGEE
JUMPED?
>> NO!
I WOULD DO THAT.
>> Stephen: I HAVE DONE THAT,
AND I WOULD NOT DO THAT.
>> DID YOU TOUCH THE WATER EVEN
THOUGH THEY TOLD YOU YOU
WOULDN'T?
>> Stephen: NO, I DID NOT
TOUCH THE WATER.
I DID NOT TOUCH THE WATER.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: I DETEST HEIGHTS,
BUT THERE WAS A CAMERA POINTED
AT ME.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
NOT JUMP?
>> THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH
CAMERAS.
I BET YOU AND I WOULD DO DAMN
NEAR ANYTHING IF WE WERE DOING
A, YOU KNOW, THREE-PART
MINISERIES.
>> Stephen: I THINK IT
LOBOTOMIZES YOU.
>> YES.
THERE'S THAT PHRASE, TOO, IF YOU
SEE FEAR, HEAD FOR IT.
BUT FOR ME, I'M 55, BROTHER.
>> Stephen: WHEW!
I'M LOOKING AT THE BACK NINE.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN
TO MY KIDS WHY I'M IN TRACTION
OR WHY MAY FACE LOOKS DIFFERENT
OR WHY I'M NOT AVAILABLE FOR
MONTHS AT A TIME BECAUSE I'M
REHABBING SOMETHING I DID
BECAUSE I'M STUPID.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE
HEADLINE I'VE EVER READ ABOUT
YOURSELF POST-EMERGING FROM YOUR
OWN SIX-HOLE, WHAT'S THE
HEADLINE YOU'VE READ ABOUT
YOURSELF YOU'RE, LIKE, I DON'T
KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THAT
HEADLINE TO MY OLD ME.
I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
I ONCE GOT INTO A BOATLE
ACCIDENT WHERE I BASICALLY HIT A
DOCK IN A STORM AND SPLIT MY
FACE OPEN RIGHT HERE AND HAD
STITCHES IN MY FACE.
I WENT ON AND DID THE SHOW AND
DIDN'T EXPLAIN TO THE AUDIENCE
WHY THERE WERE STIMPS IN MY
FACE, JUST DIDN'T MENTION IT AT
ALL.
A HEADLINE ON CNN THE NEXT
MORNING SAID WHAT MAPPED TO
STEPHEN COLBERT'S FACE?
AND I WANT TO SEND THAT HEADLINE
TO MYSELF BACK IN TIME JUST TO
SCARE THE ( BLEEP ) OUT OF MEN
THE PAST.
IS THERE A HEADLINE THAT YOU
COULDN'T POSSIBLY EXPLAIN TO
YOUR OLD SELF?
>> MY GOSH...
UM...
YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD SOME PRETTY
GOOD HEADLINES IN THE LAST TEN
YEARS, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A
COUNTERPOINT.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
I ONCE HAD A REVIEW FROM THE
LOST YEARS WHERE IT CLEARLY
STATED THAT I LOOKED LIKE
PEE-WEE HERMAN JUST COMING OUGHT
OF A COMA.
( LAUGHTER )
AND WHEN I READ IT, I SAID, YOU
KNOW WHAT?
THAT IS APT REPORTING.
>> Stephen: THAT IS I
CANNOT -- I'LL FACT CHECK THAT
AND I WILL VERIFY IT.
>> THE FACT THAT YOU CIRCLE BACK
TO SIX-HOLE JUST MADE MY DAY.
NOW, LET ME BREAK THAT DOWN.
HERE'S WHERE THAT COMES FROM.
IN GREAT SABATINI, SABATINI WHAT
YOUR SIX, THAT MEANS DOWN, WE'RE
BEHIND.
SO THAT'S WHERE IT IS ON THE
CLOCK SO THAT'S WHY WE CALL THAT
THE SIX-HOLE.
>> Stephen: THE SIX-HOLE.
OKAY.
IS THAT ALSO LIKE A HOCKEY TERM?
ISN'T THERE A FIVE-HOLE IN
HOCKEY?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW
EITHER.
>> I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
SPORTS.
>> Stephen: DO YOU NOT FOLLOW
THE SPORTING THAT MUCH?
>> I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH.
I'M A BIG U.F.C. GUY, AND I KNOW
THAT I LOVE THE PITTSBURGH
STEELERS.
>> Stephen: U.F.C. IS OKAY.
A LOT OF IT JUST BREAKS DOWN
INTO SORT OF AWKWARD CUDDLING
AFTER A WHILE.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE SPOONING
AFTER A WHILE BECAUSE THEY
CLUTCH AND FALL DOWN AND THAT'S
IT.
I LIKE THE SWEET SCIENCE.
I LIKE THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED
BOXING.
>> OKAY.
HERE'S WHAT I GOT.
YOU AND ME, NEITHER OF US LIKE
HEIGHTS, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO UP
TO ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE
FOLKS BASE JUMP, AND THEN WE'RE
GOING TO DO A LITTLE SPARRING,
AND REMEMBER, IT'S ALL GOING TO
BE A JOKE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO
FALL, LIKE, 80 YARDS INTO A HUGE
NET, YOU KNOW, LIKE AT THE END
OF THAT MOVIE "THE GAME."
>> Stephen: YEAH, SURE!
SO LET ME GET THIS RIGHT -- YOU
AND I ARE GOING TO GO UP TO THE
TOP OF HALF DOME, WE'RE GOING TO
BARE KNUCKLE BOX, AND THEN FALL
OFF OF IT 80 FEET!
HAVE YOU EVER FALLEN 80 FEET
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR.?
>> I KIND OF HAVE.
I WAS ON A WIRE, BUT I DIDN'T
REHEARSE RIGHT AND, SO, IT WAS
KIND OF LIKE FALLING.
BUT HEARST THE OTHER THING --
BUT HERE'S THE OTHER THING, BACK
TO THE M.M.A., YOU'RE SELLING IT
SHORT.
IT IS IN MANY WAYS THE MOST
EVOLVED SPORT BUT YOU'RE CORRECT
OFTEN IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE
KISSING EACH OTHERS COXIC BONES.
IMAGINE DOING THAT IN A FREE
FALL, WE'LL SHOW THEM HOW IT'S
DONE.
>> Stephen: I HAVE JUMPED OFF
BRIDGES IN THE PAST FOR FUN AND
I AM HERE TO TELL YOU WITH NO
WIRE, NO MARVEL SPECIAL EFFECTS
WIRE ON, YOU JUST JUMP OFF A
BRIDGE.
WHY?
BECAUSE YOU'RE YOUNG AND DUMBER
THAN ( BLEEP ) AND EVERYBODY
ELSE IN YOUR GANG DID IT AND
YOU'RE HIGH AS A KITE.
( LAUGHTER )
>> MY COUSIN DILAN, MAJISTER
DILAN, A LATIN TEACHER IN
CONNECTICUT --
>> Stephen: STEPHEN SPEAKING
LATIN ).
>> YEAH, YEAH.
THEY WENT TO A FAMOUS PLACE
WHERE PEOPLE JUMP OFF A BRIDGE,
AND HIM AND HIS MISSUS AND ONE
OF THE KIDS DID IT, I LOOKED AT
IT, MANAGEABLE JUMP, MOVING
WATER, I THINK, I THOUGHT THAT
WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA.
>> IT IS A TERRIBLE IDEA!
ONE OF MY FRIENDS, AND WE'LL
BLEEP HIS NAME BECAUSE I DON'T
WANT TO GET HIM IN TROUBLE OR BE
EMBARRASSED, ( BLEEP ), HE HIT
THE WATER NOT QUITE RIGHT
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GO IN
NEEDLE, TOES POINT, YOU KNOW.
>> FISTS DOWN.
>> Stephen: AND TIGHT, TIGHT
IN BY YOUR SIDE.
HE WENT IN AT A LITTLE BIT OF AN
ANGLE.
THEY HAD TO TAKE HIM TO THE
HOSPITAL TO HAVE THE CREEK WATER
REMOVED FROM HIS ASS.
HE HAD A SCHOOL OF CARP IN HIS
LOWER INTESTINE WHEN THEY PULLED
THEM OUT.
HE WAS LIKE A FISH MONGER.
YOU REALIZED THEY STOPPED
ROLLING THE CAMERA, LIKE, TEN
MINUTES AGO, RIGHT.
NONE OF THIS IS USABLE.
>> NO, THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE
THIS IS OUR SIZZLE REAL FOR THE
SERIES WE'RE GOING TO DO.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE PEOPLE
WHAT THEY WANT.
>> Stephen: SURE.
YOU AND ME, FIGHTING CRIME.
>> YEP.
IF I JUST SIT ON MY HANDS, I'M
FIGHTING CRIME.
( LAUGHTER )
BUT WE KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.
THEY WANT TO SEE US OUT THERE,
TWO HIGHBROW SO AND SOS.
>> Stephen: SPEAKING EASE
ESPIRANTO.
>> WATCHING BILL SHATNER IN,
INCUBUS.
>> Stephen: PARAMOUNT PLUS,
IT'S GREEN LIT RIGHT NOW, YOU
AND ME.
>> FLASHING GREEN.
>> Stephen: THE PROFFERS!
( LAUGHTER )
CLASS IS IN!
I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAPPIER TO
SPEND TIME TALKING TO YOU.
I HOPE WE CAN DO THIS IN PERSON
SOME TIME.
>> I'D LOVE TO.
>> Stephen: THANKS AGAIN,
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR.
AND I'LL SEE YOU ON THE P +.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WALTER
ISAACSON TELLS US WHETHER WE'RE
HEADED TOWARD A GENETIC UTOPIA
OR DYSTOPIA.
STICK AROUND.
COX ♪♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK. MY NEXT GUEST IS THE "NEW YORK
TIMES" BESTSELLING AUTHOR KNOWN
FOR HIS BIOGRAPHIES OF FIGURES
LIKE LEONARDO DA VINCI, STEVE
JOBS, AND ALBERT EINSTEIN.
HIS NEW BOOK IS "THE CODE
BREAKER."
PLEASE WELCOME, WALTER ISAACSON.
WALTER, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME BACK.
I APPRECIATE IT, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD
CONVERSATION WITH YOU BECAUSE
YOU WRITE ABOUT SOME OF THE MOST
FASCINATING PEOPLE IN HUMAN
HISTORY, BUT NOW YOU'RE WRITING
ABOUT SOMEONE WHO IS STILL
ACTIVELY EXPLORING, ACTIVELY
DISCOVERING.
HER NAME IS JENNIFER DOWDNA, AND
WHAT SHE'S FAMOUS FOR, SHE'S ONE
OF THE DISCOVER REARS OF THE USE
OF KRISPER, THE CODE BREAKER.
WHAT IS CRISPER.
>> A BACTERIA THAT'S BEEN USED
TO FIGHT VIRUSES FOR A BILLION
YEARS.
THEY TAKE A MUG SHOT OF ANY
VIRUS THAT ATTACKED OF A SNIPPET
OF ITS GENETIC CODE AND WRAP IT
IN A CLUSTERED REPEATED SEQUENCE
KNOWN AS A CRISPER.
WHEN THEY SEE THE VIRUS AGAIN
THEY USE THE ENZYME TO SHOP IT
UP.
WHAT JENNIFER DID AND THEY WON
THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR IT IS TO
SAY, WOW, IF BACTERIA CAN DO
THAT, WE CAN REPURPOSE IT SO
THAT WE CAN TARGET HUMAN GENES
AND CUT GENES IN OUR OWN BODY.
SO IT BECAME A TOOL TO EDIT
GENES.
>> Stephen: WELL, THE
EXTRAORDINARY THING ABOUT THIS,
AS YOU SAID, IT'S BEEN GOING ON
FOR, YOU KNOW, A BILLION YEARS,
BACTERIA HAS BEEN DOING THIS
SORT OF THING.
WE'VE HAD THE CONCEPT OF DNA FOR
A LONG TIME.
WE'VE HAD THE IDEA OF GENE
EDITING AS A POSSIBLE MEDICAL
TREATMENT OR MANIPULATION OF OUR
GENOME, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD THE
TOOL.
NOW THAT THE TOOL IS HERE AND
CAN BE SO PRECISE IN ITS
EDITING, ARE WE HEADING, IN YOUR
OPINION, TOWARD A UTOPIA OR A
DYSTOPIA?
BECAUSE THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF
SOMETHING NEW, ISN'T IT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S WHY I WROTE THE BOOK
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S UP TO US AS
A SOCIETY TO SAY, BOY, WE HAVE
TO USE THIS FOR REALLY IMPORTANT
THINGS.
WE'VE ALREADY USED IT LAST YEAR
TO CURE SOMEBODY OF SICKLE CELL
ANEMIA.
AND EASY GENE MUTATIONS LIKE
M.D., CYSTIC FIBROSIS, THOSE ARE
THE THINGS WE SHOULD BE USING IT
FOR.
NOW, OF COURSE, YOU CAN READ
BRAVE NEW WORLD AND KNOW WE CAN
USE GENE EDITING IN THE FUTURE
TO SAY, HEY, THE RICH PEOPLE CAN
BUY BETTER GENES FOR THEIR KIDS.
SO THAT'S WHERE I GET TO THE
DYSTOPIA THAT I HOPE WE DON'T
EVER ENCOUNTER.
>> Stephen: WE GET BACK TO THE
POSSIBLY DYSTOPIAS?
JUST A MOMENT, BUT I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THIS USE OF THE
TREATMENT, IN THIS CASE FOR
SICKLE CELL.
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS I CAN
UNDERSTAND USING CRISPER TO
ADJUST THE DNA IN A SINGLE
CELL -- SAY A STEM CELL THAT HAS
A PHRASE I DON'T ENTIRELY URNS
CALLED PLEURO POTENCY WHERE IT
CAN BECOME ALL KINDS OF
DIFFERENT CELLS IN OUR BODY.
THOSE ARE CHANGED WITH CRISPER,
STEM CELLS ARE TAKEN OUT,
CHANGED, AND GO BACK INTO YOUR
TO DO THE BUSINESS CRISPER HAS
TOLD IT TO DO.
HOW DOES IT PROPAGATE THROUGHOUT
THE BODY?
WE'RE NOT INJECTING IT INTO
EVERY CELL IN YOUR BODY.
HOW IS IT AFFECTING THE CHANGE
FROM CELL TO CELL?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
IN MOST CASES, IT DOESN'T IF
YOU'RE CURING SICKLE CELL, ALL
YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET THE STEM
CELLS TO PRODUCE BLOOD CELLS
THAT ARE HEALTHY, AND YOU CAN DO
IT IN THE EYE AND FIX THE CELLS
IN THE EYE IF YOU HAVE
CONGENITAL BLINDNESS AND YOU CAN
NOW TARGET CANCER BECAUSE CANCER
HAS A WAY OF FIGHTING OUR
IMMUNOTHERAPY SYSTEMS, OUR OWN
IMMUNE SYSTEM, BUT YOU CAN TURN
THAT ABILITY IN THE CANCER CELLS
OFF, SO THERE ARE MANY THINGS
YOU CAN DO.
IF YOU WANTED TO GET INTO EVERY
CELL OF THE HUMAN BODY, THEN
YOU'VE GOT TO GO A STEP FURTHER,
WHICH ALREADY HAS BEEN DONE, BUT
IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE TUBOUS,
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO EDIT EARLY
STAGE EMBRYOS OR REPRODUCTIVE
CELLS SO THAT IT MULTIPLIES AND
BECOMES PART OF A WHOLE BODY,
BUT, THAT WAY, IT IS ALSO
INHERITED BY ALL THE CHILDREN OF
THE PEOPLE YOU EDIT AND ALL OF
THEIR DESCENDENTS.
SO WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS EDIT THE
HUMAN RACE.
>> Stephen: MY UNDERSTANDING
IS VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS ALREADY
INDICATED, YOU KNOW,
SEMISERIOUSLY THAT CRISPER MIGHT
BE GOOD TO CREATE SUPERSOLDIERS.
>> ABSOLUTELY, YOU CAN MAKE
SOLDIERS RESISTANT TO RADIATION
AND PUTIN SAID WE CAN MAKE THEM
SO THEY'RE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO
FEAR OR THAT THEY HAVE LESS
COMPASSION.
HE SAID THAT TO A YOUTH GROUP.
AND, SO, ONE OF THE BIG FUNDERS
NOW OF THIS RESEARCH IS THE
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT.
DARPA, THE RESEARCH AGENCY
THERE, HAS FURNISHED JENNIFER
DOWDEN'S LABS AND HARVARD AND
M.I.T. TO CREATE ANTI-CRISPER,
PRETTY MUCH WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE,
IS HOW DO YOU REVERSE IT IF SOME
ME NEF LENT ACTOR HAS DONE IT.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU'VE
WRITTEN ABOUT SO MANY PEOPLE WHO
ARE CONFIDENTLY DESCRIBED AS
GENIUSES, WHAT IS THE
COMMONALITY BETWEEN EINSTEIN OR
JENNIFER DOWDEN.
>> WHAT COUNTS IS BEING
IMAGINATIVE AND CREATIVE.
TO ME, THERE'S ONE TRAIT THAT
REALLY STANDS OUT FROM LEONARDO
Da VINCI ALL THE WAY TO
JENNIFER DOWDEN AS A YOUNG KID
IN HAWAII, AND THAT'S JUST BASIC
CURIOSITY, PURE CURIOSITY, AND
THAT YOU'RE DOING THESE THINGS
FOR CURIOSITY'S SAKE.
THIS IS HOW BEAUTIFUL NATURE, IS
WHICH SUBPOENA OUT OF CURIOSITY,
ALL THESE SCIENTISTS TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THIS WEIRDNESS
IN BACK TIER DWRA AND TURNS OUT
TO BE USEFUL.
SO INSTEAD OF PURSUING THINGS
BECAUSE THEY'RE USEFUL AND
THEY'LL GET YOU PATENTS OR
PRIZES, IT'S BEST TO START OFF
BEING CURIOUS WONDERING WHY IS
THE SKY BLUE OR LEAVES CURL WHEN
YOU TOUCH IT.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS, FROM STEVE
JOBS, AND I MUST SAY, IT'S ONE
OF YOUR TRAITS, TOO, I LOVE IT
ABOUT YOU, YOU'RE SO CURIOUS
ABOUT EVERYTHING, AND YOUR DIRTY
LITTLE SECRET IS YOU'RE CURIOUS
ABOUT SCIENCE AS WELL.
I LOVE THAT.
>> Stephen: I DO BELIEVE
DISCOVERY IS GREATER THAN
INVENTION, AND I ALWAYS LOVE
TALKING TO YOU, WALTER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: "THE CODE BREAKER"
IS AVAILABLE NOW.
WALTER ISAACSON, EVERYBODY.
BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY
SEBASTIAN YATRA AND GUAYNAA.
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>> I DO THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE PRESIDENT TRUMP RETURNING TO SOCIAL MEDIA WITH HIS OWN
PLATFORM, AND THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT I THINK WILL BE THE HOTTEST
TICKET IN SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT'S GOING TO COMPLETELY
REDEFINE THE GAME.
>> IT'S ME THE TWITTER.
OH MIGHTY TRUMP DON'T
IMMEDIATELY DESTROY OUR
$153 BILLION COMPANY!
WE'RE NOTHING BEFORE YOUR
AWESOME POWER!
I'M KIDDING, THIS COMPANY WILL
NEVER LAUNCH.
EVEN IF IT DOES, IT WILL BE A
MILLION WH WHITE SUPREMACISTI. .
SO STUPID.
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK! MAKING HIS LATE NIGHT TELEVISION
DEBUT WITH HIS DOUBLE PLATINUM
SINGLE, "CHICA IDEAL,"
SEBASTIAAÁN YATRA WITH GUAYNAA.
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>> Stephen: SEBASTIÁN YATRA AND
GUAYNAA, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "A LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY. TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUEST
WILL BE DANA CARVEY, AND MUSICAL
GUEST, IMAGINE DRAGONS.
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT.
GOOD NIGHT.
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