A group of conservative House
Republicans defy GOP leader Kevin Mccarthy denying him the
votes needed to be speaker. Mccarthy said late Tuesday he
won't drop out of the race for speaker and is willing to make
further concessions to win over sceptical hard-liners.
>> It sounds like Kevin Mccarthy might be very willing
to make 17 individual concessions to get these 17
people on board. >> You're watching CNN.
Only God knows why. >> After a humiliating day of
defeat, Kevin Mccarthy offered the freedom caucus even more
concessions. First to placate Lauren Boebert
he agreed to change his name to Kevin McFarty.
To win over insane dentist and congressman from Arizona, Paul
Gosar he promised to hold the queen in his mouth until he is
covered with an entire hive of bees.
To appease Florida congressman Matt Gaetz he promised to
wrestle an alligator while dressed as an alligator.
But none of these concessions were enough to sway the far
right holdouts. >> A speaker has not been
elected. >> So in an act of spineless
desperation, he has agreed to strap meat on his head and face
off against a Komodo dragon. This just in, the GOP holdouts
have switched their votes from Jim Jordon to the Komodo dragon.
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT: HOUSE OF THE DRAG ON! PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES:
SHANIA TWAIN AND AYO EDEBIRI
FEATURING LOUIS CATO AND THE LATE SHOW BAND.
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
>> Stephen: THIS IS FUN. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE).
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU,
MARK. UP THERE.
DOWN THERE. ALL AROUND.
THANK YOU, LAD HEES AND GENTLEMEN.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) THAT'S THE BEST.
>> THIS IS NICE. >> Stephen: THAT'S THE BEST.
HEY, WE DOING IT, TALKING TO THIS ONE.
THANKS, EVERYBODY, PLEASE HAVE A SEAT, WELCOME ONE AND ALL, DOWN
HERE, UP THERE, OUT THERE TO THE LATE SHOW.
I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT. IT'S DAY TWO OF THE REPUBLICANS
FAILING TO ELECT A SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
DID THEY FAIL AGAIN? OKAY, GOOD.
NO ONE, LITERALLY NO ONE, AND I NO ONE AND I
CALLED PEOPLE WHO KNOW THINGS, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
HERE'S WHAT WE DO KNOW: IT'S FANTASTIC.
(LAUGHTER) IT JUST-- MM.
THERE WAS ONE ANALYST WHO I THINK CAPTURED KEVIN McCARTHY'S
SITUATION AT THE END OF THE DAY, QUITE ACCURATELY.
HERE'S WHAT HE SAID ABOUT McCARTHY.
>> YOU GET NOTHING! YOU LOSE!
GOOD DAY, SIR!" >> Stephen: AND YIT-- TRUE,
YOU GET NOTHING. >> Stephen: AND YET McCARTHY
STILL HASN'T GIVEN UP. HIS SPEAKER BATTLE HAS BECOME A
SEEMINGLY ENDLESS, GRIPPING DRAMA AND EPIC SPECTACLE.
WHICH IS WHY TONIGHT, WE'RE CALLING IT: "SAD-ATAR, THE WAY
OF LOSER." NOW, I SEE YOU.
NOW NOW, WE TAPE THE SHOW AT 5:30.
IT'S 5:45 NOW. IT'S POSSIBLE
BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, THINGS TURNED OUT WELL FOR KEVIN
McCARTHY. IT'S NOT LIKELY.
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE'S STILL KEVIN McCARTHY.
YESTERDAY, THIS IS YUS YESTERDAY,
YESTERDAY, McCARTHY TRIED TO WIN ENOUGH VOTES TO BECOME SPEAKER
THREE TIMES AND FAILED THREE TIMES.
SO THEY ADJOURNED. EVERYONE WENT BACK TO THEIR
CORNERS AND TRIED TO FIND A WAY TO WORK THINGS OUT.
AND McCARTHY HAD ONE MORE INCENTIVE TO OFFER HIS FAR RIGHT
OPPONENTS: >> A LARGE NUMBER OF PIZZAS HAVE
BEEN SEEN GOING TO KEVIN McCARTHY'S OFFICE TONIGHT.
>> REPUBLICANS ARE NOW EATING PIZZA.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THOSE ROOMS OTHER THAN A LOT
OF PIZZA. >> I WOULD IMAGINE THOSE 20
PIZZAS OR SOMETHING GOT DELIVERED AND THEY'RE WORKING ON
>> Stephen: IT'S COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE.
McCARTHY WAS JUST CONCEDING TO THIS DEMAND FROM THE ULTRA
MAGAS: GIMME PIZZA!
P-I-ZZ-A! GIMME PIZZA!
>> Stephen: SO BRIGHT AND EARLY TODAY AT THE CRACK OF NOON, THE
HOUSE STARTED ANOTHER ROUND OF VOTING.
AND McCARTHY LOST AGAIN, AND AGAIN.
AND AGAIN. AND I BELIEVE-- IT'S TRUE.
I'M BEING TOLD THAT WE HAVE FOOTAGE FROM
C-SPAN OF McCARTHY ON THE HOUSE FLOOR, FOR ALL THREE OF THOSE
BALLOTS. (CLANGING SOUNDS)
THREE, TAKE IT. NOW, AGAIN, WE TAPE THIS AT
BEFORE 6:00. AND THEY ADJOURNED NOW.
THEY TOOK A RECESS, THEY ADJOURNED UNTIL
8:00, SO BY THE TIME WE'RE BROADCAST, HE'S EITHER SPEAKER,
OR HE'S LOST FIVE MORE TIMES. JIM, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE?
(CLANGING SOUNDS) (APPLAUSE)
AND IF THEY DON'T SETTLE THIS TONIGHT, THEY COULD KEEP GOING
INDEFINITELY. JUST LISTEN TO VIRGINIA
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN AND FRANKENSTEIN'S REVIEW OF YOUR
MOM'S NEW HAIRCUT: BOB GOOD! AS A NEVER-KEVIN VOTER, GOOD
TOLD REPORTERS THAT, IN ORDER TO FIND A SPEAKER WHO ISN'T
McCARTHY, "IT'S WORTH TAKING A FEW DAYS OR A FEW WEEKS."
A FEW WEEKS? THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP VOTING
LIKE STH FOR A FEW WEEKS. THIS IS GOING TO BE LIKE
GROUNDHOG'S DAY. AND NOT JUST BECAUSE McCARTHY
LOOKS LIKE A GROUNDHOG. PLAWTION PLAWS
SO FAR, McCARTHY HAS PUT A BRAVE FACE ON HIS HISTORIC, ONCE IN A
CENTURY CURB-STOMP. HERE'S HOW HE DESCRIBED
YESTERDAY'S VOTES TO REPORTERS. >> LOOK, TODAY, IS IT THE DAY I
WANTED TO HAVE? NO.
THAT'S A PRETTY MILD WAY TO ASSESS THE WORST DAY
OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER. BUT IT DOES REMIND ME OF THAT
FAMOUS SCENE FROM "JAWS." >> LOOK, TODAY-- IS IT THE DAY I
WANTED TO HAVE? NO.
AHHHHHH! MOTION TO ADJOURN!
>> Stephen: BUT DESPITE HAVING NO APPARENT PATH TO VICTORY,
McCARTHY HAS SAID HE IS NOT BACKING DOWN.
>> ARE THERE ANY CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH YOU WOULD CONSIDER
PULLING OUT OF THE RACE FOR SPEAKER?
>> NO. >> THERE IS NOT ONE?
>> THERE'S NOT ONE. >> Stephen: OH, KEVIN, LET IT
GO. DON'T YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT DREAMS IS SOMETIMES THEY DIE?
EXCEPT FOR MY DREAM WHERE YOU KEEP LOSING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
NOBODY PINCH ME, I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP!
I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP, MOSM. I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL
TODAY. AND DESPITE HIS MULTIPLE FAILED
BIDS, McCARTHY CLAIMS THE FORMER PRESIDENT STILL SUPPORTS HIM:
>> HE THINKS IT'S BETTER THAT ALL THE REPUBLICANS GET TOGETHER
AND SOLVE THIS. IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD FOR
REPUBLICANS, BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE IT WHERE WE'RE
STRONGER IN THE LONG RUN. >> Stephen: REALLY?
THE FORMER PRESIDENT ENCOURAGED REPUBLICANS TO "GET TOGETHER AND
WORK IT OUT FOR THE GREATER GOOD?"
DID HE ALSO SAY WE SHOULD ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THE 2020
ELECTION, MARRY ONE WOMAN, AND EAT A SALAD?
THEN THIS MORNING, THE FORMER PRESIDENT TRUTHED OUT THIS
STATEMENT: "REPUBLICANS, DO NOT TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A
GIANT AND EMBARRASSING DEFEAT... KEVIN McCARTHY WILL DO A GOOD
JOB, AND MAYBE EVEN A GREAT JOB, JUST WATCH!"
A RINGING ENDORSEMENT. JUST LIKE THAT POPULAR FATHER'S
DAY MUG: "WORLD'S MAYBE DAD." MAISH.
MAYBE. ANSWER, ANY.
SO, McCARTHY'S NOT BACKING DOWN, BUT NEITHER ARE HIS OPPONENTS.
LIKE FLORIDA REPRESENTATIVE AND FAILED CLONE OF JAY LENO, MATT
GAETZ. THIS WEEKEND, McCARTHY MOVED
INTO THE SPEAKER'S OFFICE AND GAETZ IS HAVING NONE OF IT,
ESPECIALLY AFTER YESTERDAY'S VOTES.
SO HE WROTE AN OFFICIAL LETTER TO THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL,
ASKING: "THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OFFICE IS CURRENTLY
OCCUPIED BY KEVIN McCARTHY. WHAT IS THE BASIS IN LAW, HOUSE
RULE, OR PRECEDENT TO ALLOW SOMEONE WHO HAS PLACED SECOND IN
THREE SUCCESSIVE SPEAKER ELECTIONS TO OCCUPY THE SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE OFFICE?" I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ACTUALLY
GONNA SAY THIS, BUT MATT GAETZ IS RIGHT.
WELL, THAT'S WEIRD BUT
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY: EVEN A BROKEN CLOCK WOULD BE A
MUCH BETTER CONGRESSMAN THAN MATT GAETZ.
IT'S NOT JUST REPUBLICANS. INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN
JOURNALISTS LIKE THE FOLKS AT FOX NEWS ARE ALSO UPSET.
>> JUST TO SEE THEM VOTE AND DO THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER
AGAIN AND THEN MAKE SPEECHES TO ENDORSE KEVIN McCARTHY AND HAVE
HIM NOT GET-- I JUST THOUGHT WAS THE CRAZIEST SCENARIO.
>> IT'S MAKING REPUBLICANS LOOK RIDICULOUS.
>> TONIGHT WE ASK THE QUESTION-- OH HOW ABOUT THIS QUESTION?
WHAT WOULD RONALD REAGAN SAY? >> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW SEAN,
PROBABLY SOMETHING LIKE: (AS REAGAN)
"AH! WHERE AM I?
EVERYTHING WAS SO DARK FOR SO LONG AND THERE WERE DEMONS
DANCING AROUND ME CHANTING, "YOU SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE AIDS
CRISIS WHEN YOU HAD A CHANCE." THEN I WOKE UP, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
MOMMY. SPEAKING OF REAGAN, THERE'S MORE
NEWS ABOUT THE WAR ON DRUGS: ONCE AGAIN, THE DRUGS ARE
WINNING. ON THURSDAY, NEW YORK OPENED ITS
FIRST LEGAL RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY.
WOO! BEFORE THIS, THE ONLY PLACE TO
GET WEED IN THIS CITY WAS ANYWHERE FROM ANYONE AT ANY
TIME. THAT'S WHAT THE STATUE OF
LIBERTY IS IS BURNING UP THERE, BABY.
NOW THAT WEED IS LEGAL HERE, THE OFFICIAL SLOGAN IS CHANGING FROM
"THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS" TO "THE CITY THAT SLEEPS SO MUCH
BETTER NOW THAT IT STARTED TAKING HALF A GUMMY AT BEDTIME."
THE FIRST OFFICIAL DISPENSARY PICKED THE PERFECT TIME TO KICK
OFF SALES, OPENING AT EXACTLY 4:20.
NICE. THEY TOOK INSPIRATION FROM THE
NEIGHBORING SEX SHOP THAT OPENED AT 3:69.
WHATEVER THAT MEANSK DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
TONS OF PEOPLE CAME OUT FOR THE WEED STORE'S OPENING, WITH A
LINE OF HUNDREDS SNAKING AROUND THE BLOCK.
OF COURSE THAT LINE MOVED A LOT FASTER ONCE THE GUY IN FRONT
REALIZED IT WAS A PULL DOOR. WEED ISN'T THE ONLY DRUG YOU'LL
NOW FIND YOUR PARENTS DOING WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
BECAUSE THIS WEEK, LEGAL USE OF HALLUCINOGENIC MUSHROOMS
BEGAN IN OREGON. SO FOR MY OREGONIAN VIEWERS,
ALLOW ME TO SAY... (PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC)
YOU AND I ARE PASSENGERS ON THE SAME SPACESHIP OF HUMAN
EXPERIENCE, PROPELLED BY BY EXACTS AND LOVE AT THE RILT
IMOF A FLOWER'S HEART BEAT. ALSO, PET THE DOG, IT FEELS
REALLY COOL. THE NEW MEASURE SPECIFICALLY
LEGALIZES PSILOCYBIN MAGIC MUSHROOMS.
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH OTHER MAGIC MUSHROOMS BY WHICH I MEAN
ALL MUSHROOMS. THEY GROW IN THE DARK!
THEY TASTE GREAT ON PIZZA! SOME EVEN LOOK GOOD IN A VEST!
HERE'S HOW IT'LL WORK. AS OF RIGHT NOW, IN OREGON,
ANYONE OVER 21 CAN CONSUME MUSHROOMS AS LONG THEY'RE
SUPERVISED BY A STATE-CERTIFIED FACILITATOR AT A LICENSED
SERVICE CENTER. A "LICENSED SERVICE CENTER"?
IS THIS TAKING SHROOMS OR GETTING YOUR TIRES ROTATED?
WAIT A MINUTE... (PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC)
WHAT IF THE TIRES ARE STAYING WHERE THEY ARE, AND THE REST OF
US ARE ROTATING? A GUIDE MIGHT ALSO BE HELPFUL
BECAUSE SHROOMS ARE NOT WITHOUT THEIR SIDE EFFECTS, INCLUDING
NAUSEA AND VOMITING, INCREASED BODY TEMPERATURE, ABDOMINAL
CRAMPS AND DIARRHEA, MUSCLE WEAKNESS AND ALTERING YOUR
PERCEPTION OF REALITY. SYMPTOMS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
"TACO BELL." WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT! MY GUESTS ARE SHANIA TWAIN AND
AND FROM "THE BEAR," AYO EDEBIRI.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, SPACE NEWS!
>> Stephen: HEY. WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY, GIVE IT
UP FOR LOUIS CATO AND THE BAND, RIGHT THERE PLAWSES
(APPLAUSE). >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, MAN. >> Stephen: HAPPY NEW YEAR.
PEOPLE MAY NOTICE, WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO TLK ABOUT
THIS, I LIKE THE NEW SET UP OF THE BAND.
I LIKE HOW THERE IS A NEW, YOU GOT A LITTLE, YOUR NAME.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: IS CARVED RIGHT IN
THE FRONT, LOUIS CATO. THE LATE SHOW BAND.
NEW LIGHTS. YOU GOT A NEW POSITION RIGHT
HERE. >> NEW DRUM.
>> Stephen: SNEAKING UP ON YOU.
>> I KNOW, HE'S COMING. >> Stephen: HE IS PLAYING THE
DRUMS THE ENTIRE TIME. WE HAVE AN AMAZING MUSICIAN ON
THE SHOW TONIGHT ACTUALLY, A YOUNG LADY FROM CANADA.
YOU MAY KNOW-- (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE).
>> Stephen: SHANIA TWAIN! >> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: AND FROM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS SEEN THE TV
SHOW "THE BEAR" ABOUT ITALIAN BEEF SHOP IN CHICAGO, AYO
EDEBIRI. FOLKS,
>> Stephen: FOLKS, AS ANYONE WHO WATCHES THIS SHOW KNOWS, I AM
FASCINATED BY SPACE. IT'S EVERYWHERE-- THERE'S SOME.
IT'S ALSO, SEE THIS YEAR RIGHT HERE, IT'S THERE TOO.
AND I LIKE TO TELL YOU THE LATEST COSMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN MY
ONGOING SEGMENT: >> SPACE NEWS!
(APPLAUSE) ,
>> Stephen: FIRST UP, MARS LANDER NEWS!
FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, NASA'S "INSIGHT" LANDER HAS BEEN
EXPLORING MARS, BUT NO MORE, BECAUSE OVER THE HOLIDAYS, NASA
CONFIRMED THAT THE NASA MARS LANDER INSIGHT, DIED.
BUT THAT'S OKAY, YOU KNOW? IT'S A PART OF LIFE.
"ASHES TO ASHES.... BEEP TO BOOP."
(LAUGHTER) BUT WHAT REALLY GOT PEOPLE WAS
THIS TWEET THAT INSIGHT SENT OUT IN ITS LAST MOMENTS:
"MY POWER'S REALLY LOW, SO THIS MAY BE THE LAST IMAGE I CAN
SEND. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME THOUGH: MY
TIME HERE HAS BEEN BOTH PRODUCTIVE SERENE.
IF I CAN KEEP TALKING TO MY MISSION TEAM, I WILL, BUT I'LL
BE SIGNING OFF HERE SOON. THANKS FOR STAYING WITH ME."
THIS IS THE MOST THIS IS THE MOST EMOTIONAL I'VE
BEEN ABOUT A ROBOT SINCE MY ROOMBA WAS MURDERED.
I SUSPECT THE HUMIDIFIER. NEXT UP, "LIFE ON VENUS NEWS!"
AFTER SEARCHING BUT FINDING NO
EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL MARKERS FOR MICROBES, RESEARCHERS HAVE
ANSWERED THE QUESTION: "LIFE ON VENUS?
NO CHANCE." SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
UPDATE THAT BOOK TITLE TO "MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM, I
WOMEN ARE FROM, I DUNNO, TRENDTON?
NEXT UP, "AUSTRALIAN SPACE NEWS!"
ANOTHER CRUSTACEAN ON THE FLESH BURNING MACHINE.
IT'S OFFICIAL. AFTER THREE DECADES OF
DEVELOPMENT, "CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST RADIO
ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN IN AUSTRALIA."
OF COURSE, AUSTRALIA "NEEDS" THEIR TELESCOPE TO BE LARGE.
SINCE THEY'RE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE EARTH, THEY'RE MUCH FURTHER
AWAY FROM SPACE. SPACE IS UP, SPACE IS UP.
THAT'S SCIENCE. THAT'S SCIENCE, LOUIS.
NEXT UP, "SPACE HOTEL NEWS!!" >> $30 FOR A TOBLERONE?!
YOU MAY SOON BE ABLE TO BRAVELY VACATION WHERE NO ONE HAS
VACATIONED BEFORE, BECAUSE THE HOTEL CHAIN HILTON WILL DESIGN
LODGING FOR A FUTURE SPACE STATION.
HOW DARE YOU HILTON? A CRAMPED, DARK POD IN A COLD,
SOULLESS VOID? THAT'S LA QUINTA'S GAME!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH SHANIA TWAIN!
>> Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) THANKS, FOLKS, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS A FIVE-TIME
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SINGER AND SONGWRITER.
SHE IS THE BESTSELLING FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST OF ALL TIME
WITH MORE THAN 100 MILLION RECORDS SOLD WORLDWIDE.
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," SHANIA TWAIN!
♪ WORKING NINE TO FIVE. ♪ WHAT I WAY TO MAKE A LIVING.
♪ BARELY GETTING BY. ♪ MORE TAKING THAN MORE GIVING.
♪. >> WOW.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU. BOY, LOVELY TO FINALLY MEET YOU,
AND INTERVIEW YOU. REALLY, I AM A LONG-TIME FAN.
I RECOGNIZE YOU FROM THE MUSIC VIDEO, THIS OUTFIT IS VERY
RESONANT, IS IT, FEELS LIKE A WOMAN.
>> EXACTLY. IT'S NOT THE SAME DRESS.
>> NO, IT IS KIND OF, SHANIAESQUE.
THIS IS LIKE THE DRAFT VERSION. >> Stephen: SURE.
WELL, BEFORE WE GET INTO T I'M LEGALLY REQUIRED TO START ASIAN
EYEA TWAIN INTERVIEW WITH THIS. ♪ LET'S GO GIRL.
ALL RIGHT. WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF WHAT
HISTORIANS ARE CALLING THE SHANIA SONG, WHERE YOU HAVE A
NEW ALBUM COMING OUT ON FEBRUARY 3rd.
THERE SPH. IT IS SHALL-- IT IS CALLED DREAM
OF ME. ARE YOU GOING ON A GLOBAL ARENA
TOUR. YOU ARE EVERYWHERE.
LAST YEAR YOU HAD A SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT THE HARRY STYLE
CONCERT RIGHT THERE AT COACHELLA.
YOU HAVE A POPULAR NETFLIX DOCUMENTSARY, SHANIA TWAIN, NOT
JUST A GIRL AND JUST FOR FUN, AN ICON PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.
THERE YOU GO. THE ANIMAL PATTERN, THE ANIMAL
TRENDS CONTINUE. SO WHAT IS THIS, LISTEN.
WHAT IS THIS MOMENT FEEL LIKE FOR YOU, SHANIA TWAIN?
>> I AM JUST SO INCREDIBLY ENERGIZED LATELY.
I THINK THAT COVID WAS, IT WAS A VERY CREATIVE TIME FOR ME, THE
ISOLATION. >> Stephen: I HEAR YOU LIKE
ISOLATION. >> I MEAN NOT THAT KIND OF
ISOLATION, OF COURSE. >> Stephen: BUT CREATIVELY.
>> I LOVE BEING ISOLATED. I LOVE TO WRITE MUSIC.
I LIKE TO BE ALONE. I LOST MYSELF IN THE BATHROOM
OFF EP TO GET THAT ALONE TIME SPACE, IN CLOSETS.
I MEAN I REALLY-- . >> Stephen: YOU LITERALLY
CRAWL INTO A CLOSET AND CLOSE THE DOOR.
>> CLOSETS ARE GREAT. I NEED TO BE ALONE.
I REALLY DO. >> Stephen: I'M GUESSING
SHANIA TWAIN YOU HAVE A BETTER CLOSET THAN I DO.
>> I KNOW IT DOES SOUND WEIRD TO SAY IT OUT LOUD BUT I NEED THE
ISOLATION. I NEED A SPACE WHERE I CAN LET
GO OF MY INHIBITIONS, THERE IS NO WRONG THING TO RIGHT THERE IS
NO WRONG THING TO SAY, SAY IT OUT LOUD, CAN I SCREAM T
WHATEVER THE EMOTION. IS AND NOT FEEL JUDGED.
SO THIS IS PLIE NO-- ZONE BATHROOMS, CLOSET, WHERE I CAN
FIND PRIVACY. >> Stephen: WELL, YOU HAVE WON
MANY AWARDS, FIVE GRAMMYS AS I SAID BEFORE.
MI JUST CURIOUS HOW THIS MOMENTS FEELS TO YOU.
THIS IS ANOTHER HIGH POINT RECENTLY.
WHERE IS THIS, A TRAIN WAS NAMED AFTER YOU, THE SHANIA TRAIN.
(APPLAUSE). >> Stephen: IS THIS CANADA.
>> IT'S TRUE. THERE IS IN SWITZERLAND.
>> Stephen: IN SWITZERLAND, THEY TAKE THEIR TRAINS
SERIOUSLY. >> THEY TAKE THEIR TWAIN TRAINS
VERY SERIOUSLY. NO, I HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH
TWAINS FROM MY CHILDHOOD GROWING UP IN CANADA.
SO IT WAS VERY COOL FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE AT THE
INAUGURATION AND HAVE THE TRAIN NAMED AFTER ME IT WAS REALLY A
COMPLIMENT, SHANIA TRAIN. >> Jon: YOU HAVE A CITY
UNDERNEATH, DID YOU SIGN IT LIVE IN THE MOMENT.
>> I DID SIGN IT LIVE IN THE MOMENT.
I WASN'T SURE, I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO GET ME TO REDO IT
LATER, SOMETHING LIKE, THAT BUT THIS IS MY FEEL SIGNATURE AND I
HAVE-- FOR THE ALBUM T IS PROBABLY A VERY HE DESCENT
VERSION OF MY SIGNATURE, BUT YEAH, IT'S PERMANENT, HOWEVER
GOOD OR BAD IT IS, IT IS PERMANENT.
>> Jon: D. >> Stephen: ANYONE WHO RIDES
THAT TRAIN COULD FORGE A CHECK BY YOU.
>> I SURE HOPE NOT. >> Stephen: NOW YOU HAVE
INFLUENCED A GENERATION OF YOUNGER MUSICIANS, TAYLOR SWIFT,
HARRY STYLES, POST MALONE, DIPLO, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THIS
NEXT GENERATION. >>
>> Stephen: IT GOES ON AND ON. WHEN THEY SAY, WHEN POST MALONE
SAYS YOU REALLY INFLUENCED ME, DO YOU EVER SAY, I DON'T HEAR IT
OR. >> NO.
ACTUALLY I'M A REALLY BIG FAN OF SO MANY DIFFERENT STYLES, I LOVE
POST MALONE. I'M A GENUINE FAN OF HIS MUSIC
AND HIS VOICE, WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS ALL MEANS TO ME IS THAT THINGS HAVE GONE FULL
CIRCUMSTANCE NELL THE LAST 25, 30 YEARS FOR ME.
THESE ARE ARTISTS THAT WERE KIDS, FOUR, FIVE, SIX YEARS OLD,
GROWING UP TO MY MUSIC. AND NOW THEY'RE GROWN UP AND
ABLE TO SAY, EXPRESS WHATEVER THAT INSPIRATION WAS TO ME.
SO IT FEELS REALLY, REALLY GOOD. I JUST WANT TO SIT DOWN AROUND A
CAMPFIRE WITH THESE GUYS AND SAY LET'S JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS, YOU
KNOW. LET'S GET OUT OUR GUITARS.
>> Stephen: THAT WOULD MAKE A REALLY GOOD SPECIAL.
I WOULD WATCH THAT. SHAFN EYEA TWAIN TAKES THE TWAIN
TRAIN. >> THAT'S IT.
>> Stephen: UP TO THE JUNKS AND GET OUT AND SIT AROUND THE
FIRE WITH A GUITAR. >> ROLL ON THOSE TWAIN TRACKS
RIGHT DOWN TO THE FIRE. (APPLAUSE).
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU, SO THIS IS A GREAT SHOFT YOU AND
HARRY ON STAGE. HOW DID YOU BECOME FRIENDS WITH
HARRY STYLES, DID YOU GUYS HANG. >> HE WAS PLAYING IN NEW YORK,
ACTUALLY. THIS IS BEFORE HE REALLY BLEW
UP. AND I WENT BACKSTAGE TO MEET
HIM. AND HE SAID YOU KNOW, WE BECAME
ACTUAL FRIENDS AT THAT MOMENT. AND TEXT ME AND SAID WOULD YOU
CALL MY MUM AND WISH HER HAPPY BIRTH DAIVMENT I WAS LIKE OF
COURSE, SURE. >> HE SAID MY MUM WAS A BIG
INFLUENCE ON ME AND WHY I GREW UP WITH THE MUSIC.
SO I CALLED HER UP, WISHED HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HARRY AND I
HAVE BEEN FRIENDS EVER SINCE. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK BUT WE WILL BE BACK WITH MORE SHANIA TWAIN,
EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: SWLEUTLY. HEY, WE'RE BACK WITH THE
ARTIST WHOSE NEW ALBUM IS "QUEEN OF ME," SHANIA TWAIN.
YOU SAID THAT MUSIC FOR YOU WAS AN ESCAPE WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER.
IS IT STILL AN ESCAPE FOR YOU? >> MUSIC IS MY GREAT ESCAPE, IT
IS FOR ME TIME T IS MY ISOLATION TIME.
IT'S A TIME CAN I GET LOST IN MY SONG WRITING AND FORGET ABOUT
THE REST OF THE WORLD FOR A LITTLE BIT.
SONG WRITING IS A CREATIVE SPACE WHERE I CAN JUST MAKE UP
WHATEVER IT IS I WANT TO FEEL. I CAN CREATE MY MOOD.
CAN I SET THE TONE. I CAN EXPRESS, IT'S MY THERAPY
IT IS MY GO-TO. IT IS MY SELF-HELP.
>> Stephen: DO YOU RECOMMEND IT TO OTHER PEOPLE.
DO YOU EVER SAY YOU SHOULD WRITE.
>> LISTEN, I DO IT ALL THE TIME. I SAY LISTEN, WHEN WHETHER YOU
ARE A SONGWRITER OR PROFESSIONAL WRITER OR NOT, WHENEVER YOU HAVE
IDEAS, WRITE THEM DOWN. YOU WILL LOOK BACK ON THEM LATER
OR YOU MEFER DO, YOU CAN BURP THEM IF YOU WANT.
SOMETIMES THAT IS A GOOD IDEA. YOU KNOW, WRITE THEM DOWN AND
BURN THEMMENT AND FORGET ABOUT IT.
IT IS JUST GOOD TO GET IT OUT. SOMETIMES, YOU CAN ALWAYS TALK
TO YOUR DOG. THEY ARE PERFECT, GREAT THERAPY.
BUT WRITING IT DOWN AND LETTING IT GO, GETTING IT OFF YOUR
CHEST, THAT IS WHAT SONG WRITING IS FOR ME.
>> Stephen: LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR STUDIO ALBUM, QUEEN OF ME,
QUITE A PROVOCATIVE, CHECK THIS OUT HERE, JIM.
THAT IS QUITE A PROVOCATIVE COVER.
IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT ON A GLOBAL TOUR, TELL ME ABOUT THE
ALBUM. >> I WROTE THE ALBUM DURING
COVID. IT WAS AN EXERCISE OF PICKING MY
SPIRITS BACK UP, YOU KNOW, TAKING SELF-CONTROL OF MY MOOD.
AND SAYING I NEED TO DO WHAT I CAN FOR MY FAMILY, I HAVE TO
STAY POSITIVE. SO I STARTED WRITING ALL SORTS
OF POSITIVE SONG, SONGS THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD, SOPGS THAT
MADE ME WANT TO GET UP AND DANCE.
QUEEN OF ME TAKING CHARGE, SAYING LISTEN, I'M THE BOSS OF
ME AND I'M IN CHARGE OF MY OWN MOOD AND SPIRIT.
NOBODY CAN CHEER ME UP EXCEPT FOR MYSELF.
SO GET TO IT AND THAT IS WHAT I DID.
BESIDES TONIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO GET VERY CHEERED UP BECAUSE
MY-- COMING OUT IS CALLED GIDDYUP.
THE REASON I'M BRINGING IT UP IS BECAUSE ITS WHOLE ALBUM IS
REALLY ALL ABOUT PUTTING SOME PEP BACK IN YOUR STEP.
PUTTING SPICE BACK IN YOUR LIFE. SO UP IN YOUR GIDDY IS WHAT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU. I'M GT TO PUT SOME UP IN YOUR
GIDDY. >> Stephen: IF YOU WANT TO GET
UP IN YOUR GIDDY, GET THE NEW ALBUM QUEEN OF ME, IT GOES ON
SALE FEBRUARY 3-RD. THE SINGLE IS RELEASED TONIGHT
AT MIDNIGHT. SHANIA TWAIN, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE STAR OF THE BEAR.
AYO I HAD EDEBIRI. AYO I HAD EDEBIRI.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU, MARK, THANK YOU, MY
FRIEND. THANKS, EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK. MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTOR AND
COMEDIAN YOU KNOW FROM "BIG MOUTH," "DICKINSON," AND "THE
BEAR." >> OKAY, SO I MAY HAVE HEARD WE
ARE IMPLEMENTING A FRENCH BRIGADE, WE ALL HEARD THAT,
RIGHT. SO KARMIE IS THE HEAD CHEF GUY,
HE IS THE HEAD OF THE CUISINE, I WOULD BE, I AM, I AM, MI THE
SOUS. >> HIERARCHY.
>> MORE LIKE A REGULAR CHILLARCKY T IS MORE ABOUT
DIVIDING LABOR, BECAUSE I AM THE SOUS, RIGHT, I JUST FOLLOW
ORDERS, IT COULD LEAD TO TENSION AND CHAOS AND RESENTMENT BUT
ULTIMATELY DOESN'T WORK. BUT SORRY, THAT'S WHAT I DO, I'M
THE SOUS >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME, AYO
EDEBIRI! >> Stephen: HEY AYO EDEBIRI.
>> HELLO, MR. STEPHEN COLBERT. >> Stephen: SO NICE TO SEE
YOU, THE BEAR IS A FANTASTIC SHOAVMENT AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY
GREAT ON ITER THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE VERY FIRST EPISODE,
FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO KNOW WHO YOU WERE.
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING BUT. TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF, AYO
EDEBIRI, WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW BUT.
>> I'M A LIBRA. >> Stephen: OBVIOUSLY, COME
ON. >> I'M EM PATHS ETIC.
I DID COMEDY AND WAS A TV WRITER FOR MANY YEARS.
AND THEN ALSO DID VOICE ACTING. IF PEOPLE WATCHED THE SHOW BIG
MOUTH. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE DONE A
BUNCH OF WORK. BUT THIS SUMMER WHEN "THE BEAR"
CAME OUT, AND IT BECAME THIS CULTURAL PHENOMENON WHAT DID
THAT FEEL LIKE TO SUDDENLY FIND YOURSELF, ARE YOU ENJOYING THE
EXPERIENCE. BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY GETS THAT
EXPERIENCE WHERE SUDDENLY YOU ARE ON THIS ROCKET.
>> I'M ENJOYING IT. DON'T TAKE ME OFF THE ROCKET
PLEASE. IT'S NICE.
IT'S BEEN KIND OF FUNNY THOUGH. I SAID SOME OF MY CREDITS
BEFORE, I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR A FEW YEARS BUT THIS HAS BEEN
THE FIRST YEAR THAT MY PARENTS AREN'T ACTIVELY WORRIED ABOUT
ME. LIKE EVEN WHEN I WAS WRITING,
THEY WERE LIKE, IF YOU EVER NEED IT, IF YOU EVER NEED IT,.
>> Stephen: WAS IT EVER TEMPTING?
>> COULD YOU BELIEVE THAT MOVING BACK IN WITH MY PARENTS IS
PARTICULARLY TEMPTING. I LOVE THEM, THEY'RE COOL.
BUT YEAH, THIS NOW MY MOM IS LIKE OH, WE CAN GRAG ABOUT
YOU-- BRAG B YOU GREAT. >> Stephen: WHAT MORE DO YOU
WANT. NOW DO YOU WATCH THE SHOW?
THE BEAR. >> THE BEAR?
I WATCHED IT. >> Stephen: YOU WATCHED IT.
>> I DIDN'T WATCH ALL THE EPISODES.
I THINK SOME WERE KIND OF HARD TO WATCH, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW WHY IT IS HARD FOR YOU, BUT THEY ARE
BRIL YENT IN THEIR OWN WAY AND THAT 18 MINUTE SINGLE SHOT ONE
WHICH I THINK IS EPISODE FIVE OR SIX OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> SEVEN. >> Stephen: OKAY, THAT IS AS
FAR AS I HAVE GOTTEN. I DIDN'T GO TO THE LAST EPISODE.
>> WOW. >> Jon: BECAUSE AFTER THAT
ONE, MY WIFE WAS LIKE WE HAVE TO BE MEDICATED.
THE TENSION WAS SO HIGH, IT WAS BRIL YENT BUT I NEED A BREAK.
>> I THINK THAT IS FAIR. IT WILL BE THERE. YOU'VE GOT
TIME. IT WILL BE THERE.
YOU PLAY A SOUS CHEF. >> Stephen: WHAT SAY SOU US
CHEF. >> FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW OR
DO KNOW AND WANT TO QUIZ ME IS THE PERSON WHO IS UNDERNEATH THE
HEAD CHEF AND BASICALLY IS LIKE DELEGATING IN THE KITCHEN.
>> Stephen: RIGHT HAND PERSON EXECUTING THE ORDERS OF THE
CHEF. >> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: ORGANIZING. >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER DONE RESTAURANT WORK APT A HIGH END
RESTAURANT. >> I WORKED IN RESTAURANT FORCE
MANY YEARS. MY FIRST JOB WAS IN THE
RESTAURANT OF A NURSING HOME, I GOT YELLED AT BY A LOT OF OLD
PEOPLE. >> Stephen: PUDDINGS.
>> A LOT OF SOUPS. AND.
>> Stephen: THIS SOUP IS TOO HARD.
>> WE WILL MAKE IT SOFTER, RIGHT AWAY, SIR.
I WORKED THERE TWO WEEKS. AND THEN I WORKED IN NEW YORK
FOR MANY YEARS BASICALLY DOING EVERYTHING, RESERVATIONS,
HOSTING, WEIGHTING. >> Stephen: DO CELEBRITIES
COME? >> I WORKED IN ABC KITCHEN, WE
HAVE HAD SOME, THAT IS A PLACE I I COULD A LOT OF CELEBS GO WHEN
IN NEW YORK. AND BEYONCE CAME IN ONCE.
WHICH WAS-- I MEAN WE ALL KNOW, THAT'S-- I MEAN-- .
>> Stephen: THAT'S A BIG ONE. >> BUT SHE CAME IN, WITH JAY-Z
AND I WAS DOING RESERVATIONS THAT NIGHT WHICH MEANT THAT I
HAD TO STAY IN THE RESERVATIONS OFFICE.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE ON THE PHONE.
>> BUT I AM LIKE BEYONCE IS IN THE BUILDING.
I KEPT COMING UP AND IS LIKE DOES ANYBODY WANT TO ASK ABOUT
ANY RESERVATIONS OR ANYTHING, JUST TO LIKE TRY TO GET A PEEK
AT BEYONCE. >> Stephen: DID YOU GET A
SHOT. >> NOT EVEN A STRAND OF HAIR,
DIDN'T SEE AN EYE LASH OF BEYONCE.
>> Stephen: SHE WHITE WANT TO GET A PEEK OF YOU BECAUSE YOU
ARE AYO EDEBIRI, YOU KNOW. (APPLAUSE).
>> Stephen: YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU CAN EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO ME,
YOU CAN EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO ME. AND THAT IS, SO THIS IS A
CORRECTION WHICH I LOVE. WHICH WAS IN BUG BEAT, AYO
EDEBIRI IS NOT THE SHOW RUNNERS OF KAMINSKY METHOD, A PREVIOUS
VERSION OF THIS POST MISSTATED HER CREDITS.
WHY DID SOMEONE THINK THAT YOU WERE THE SHOW RUNNER OF A SHOW
STARRING MICHAEL DOUGLAS AND ALLEN ARCIN?
>> AWARD-WINNING SHOW BY THE WAY.
>> Stephen: IT IS, CONGRATULATIONS IF YOU WERE THE
SHOW RUNNER. >> THANK YOU, RIGHT, YEAH.
I JUST SORT OF SAYING THAT I WAS CUZ I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY.
>> Stephen: LIKES IN INTERVIEWS OR SOMETHING.
>> JUST AROUND. AND THEN ON TWITTER I HAD IT IN
MY BIO AS WELL. >> Stephen: LIKE THE SHOW
RUNNER OF THE KAMINSKY METHOD. >> YEAH.
BUT I JUST THOUGHT, WHAT INCREDIBLE WORLD THAT WOULD BE
IF A YOUNG BLACK WOMAN IN HER MID 20S CREATED THIS SHOW WHERE
MICHAEL DOUGLAS AND ALLEN ARCIN ARE ACTING.
COME AND HAVE I WATCHED A SINGLE EPISODE, NO.
BUT I-- BUT I ALREADY GET THE-- YOU YOU KNOW I GET IT,
THEY ARE OLD, THEY'RE MEN, I GOT IT.
>> I GOT IT I GOT IT. >> Stephen: LAST THING BEFORE
WE G HOW DO YOU TAKE THE BEEF, I TAKE IT SWEET WET.
>> SWEET WET. >> Stephen: THE BEAR IS
STREAMING NOW ON HULLO. AYO EDEBIRI, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. PRAGRAPH
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE CHRIS WALLACE AND JESSIE
BUCKLEY. BUCKLEY.
TO SAY A FEW WORDS BY A MAN WHO WAS A PROFESSOR OF MINE AND WHO
I AM BOLD ENOUGH TO CALL A FRIEND, FRANK SALOTTI, WHO
HAS-- DIED YESTERDAY. HE WAS AN AMAZING TEACHER, AN
INSPIRATIONAL FIGURE FOR THOSE OF US WHO WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO
HAVE WORKED WITH HIM AT ALL AND A BRILLIANT DIRECTOR.
AND HE TAUGHT ME THINGS IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT I KNEW
HIM THAT CHANGED MY LIFE, CHANGED THE WAY I APPROACHED MY
WORK AND WHAT I WANTED OUT OF MY PROFESSIONAL AND ARTISTIC LIFE
AND REALLY GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO THINK OF MYSELF AS
AN ARTIST FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
AND I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL TO HIM FOR THE GENEROSITY OF HIS
SPIRIT AND THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT I LEARNED FROM HIM.
AND SO MANY THINGS I THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF BEING A PERFORMER
AND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO BE A PERFORMER.
AND WHAT THAT CALLING MEANS. AND I RECENTLY HAD A
CONVERSATION WITH JOHN LITHGOW ABOUT FRANK JUST DURING THE
COMMERCIAL BREAK, OUR CAMERAS ARE ALWAYS ROLLING.
AND WHEN I HEARD THAT FRANK HAD PASSED, I JUST WANTED TO PLAY
FOR YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I LEARNED FROM FRANK AND HIS
EXAMPLE, JIM. >> DID YOU KNOW FRANK AT ALL.
>> I NEVER MET HIM, I SAW A LOT OF HIS GREAT PRODUCTIONS.
>> Stephen: FRANK WAS A TEACHER AND EVENTUALLY A FRIEND
AT NORTH WESTERN. AND HE TOLD THAT STORY, HE SAID
THE BOUNCES STORY WHAT I HEARD FROM HIM WAS HE WAS IN CLASS AND
COMPLIMENTING IS BY SAYING THOSE OF US IN THE THEATER, JUST
STUDENTS, THOSE OF US IN THE THEATER, SOMETIMES WE MAKE LIGHT
OF THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE IN THE THEATER COME BACKSTAGE AND
SAY HOW DO YOU REMEMBER ALL THOSE LINES.
AND HE SAID HOW DO YOU REMEMBER ALL THOSE LINES.
LET'S NOT TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MAGICAL ABOUT
THAT, YOU CHANGE SOMETHING IN YOUR SERVINGS PEOPLE DON'T SIT
DOIN AND MEMORIZE TWO HOURS OF TEXT, YOU DID, HOW DID YOU DO
THAT, WHAT ARE YOU WHEN YOU GO ON STAGE.
WHAT IS THAT THING THAT YOU BECOME.
HOW ARE YOU PRESENTING YOURSELF, WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO BECOME
TO BE THIS PERSON THAT WANTS TO PRESENT IDEAS AND EMOTIONS TO AN
AUDIENCE. HOW DO YOU BECOME BEAUTIFUL.
AND THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD WE SEE ALL AROUND US.
AND WHEN YOU GO ON STAGE, YOU ANSWER THE ACCUSATION OF THE
WORLD, THAT YOU ARE HIDING YOUR BUTTY.
YOU EVEN IF THE WORLD ACCUSE OF YOU HIDING YOUR BEAUTY, YOU GO
ON STAGE, WHATEVER YOU ARE, WHATEVER PART OF HUMANITY YOU
ARE, YOU ARE JUST AS MUCH A PART OF THE WORLD AS YOU FIND
BEAUTIFUL. AND THEREFORE, WHEN YOU ARE ON
STAGE YOU ARE AS BEAUTIFUL AS ANY STATUE, AS BEAUTIFUL AS ANY
SUNSET AND YOU ALLOW PEOPLE TO SEE YOU, BEAUTIFULLY.
HE TELLS THAT STORY OF BALANCING THINGS.
RAISE IT BEAUTIFULLABLY T MEANT SOMETHING TO THAT BALLERINA AND
SHE DID RAISE IT BEAUTIFULLY. AND THAT STUCK WITH ME, HOW DO
YOU NOW DO T WONDERFUL, NOW CAN YOU DO IT BEAUTIFULLY.
AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN GENTLY OR LOVELY, BUT BEAUTIFULLY, NO
MATTER WHAT YOU ARE PORTRAYING. THANK YOU, FRANK.