♪ THE LATE LATE SHOW, OH, OH THE LATE LATE SHOW, OOH
♪ THE LATE LATE SHOW, OH, OH THE LATE LATE SHOW
♪ OH, OH IT'S THE LATE LATE SHOW ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
>> James: GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE
SHOW.
WE'RE SO GLAD YOU STOPPED BY.
TONIGHT ON THE SHOW, WE'LL BE CHATTING WITH NAOMI WATTS AND
LATER WE HAVE A PERFORMANCE FROM FINNEAS, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS
IT.
WELL, HUGE DAY TODAY.
TODAY, HUGE, MASSIVE!
YOU AMERICANS LOVE THIS DAY FOR SOME REASON.
OF COURSE, I'M TALKING ABOUT GROUNDHOG DAY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SEE?
REG, HOW IN THE WORLD HAS THIS TRADITION HELD ON?
>> Reggie: WELL, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF IT WAS -- YOU KNOW, IT
HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO, THE TRADITION OF -- YOU KNOW,
HAPPENED IN PUNXSUTAWNEY, THERE WAS A GROUNDHOG, AND IF IT SAW
ITS SHADOW, IT MEANT ONE OF THE WAYS OF SPRING WAS GOING TO BE
LATE OR EARLY, BUT IT WAS REALLY ENFORCED BY THE MOVIE
"GROUNDHOGS DAY" STARRING BILL MURRAY.
>> James: YES.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR HERE, THE MOVIE IS A MASTERPIECE.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT SHOULD UPHOLD TRADITION
TILL THE END OF TIME.
BUT THE ACTUAL TRADITION OF THE GROUNDHOG, THE PEOPLE ARE
GENUINELY INTO IT.
THEY'RE, OH, WE'LL FIND OUT TOMORROW WHAT THE GROUNDHOG
SAYS.
I HAVE A THEORY, AND THAT'S WHETHER OR NOT THE GROUNDHOG
SEES HIS SHADOW, THE SAME THING HAPPENS.
JUST A THEORY.
I CAN'T PROVE IT.
IT'S MY THEORY.
MOVING ON, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HEADLINES TODAY.
TODAY WAS THE DEADLINE FOR RAMP TO FILE.
TRUMP IS NO LONGER PRESIDENT, AND LAWYERS WILL BE ARGUING THAT
THE TRIAL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
I'M GOING TO USE THIS THE NEXT TIME A COP PULLS ME OVER.
I'M GONNA BE LIKE, "WELL, I'M NO LONGER SPEEDING.
I WAS, I'M NOT NOW.
THEREFORE, THIS TICKET IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL."
( LAUGHTER ) AND I KNOW SOMEHOW WEIRDLY YOU
DON'T HAVE TO, BUT CAN YOU PUT A MASK ON BECAUSE YOU'RE QUITE
CLOSE TO MY WINDOW.
( LAUGHTER ) THIS ALL COMES AFTER TRUMP'S
PREVIOUS LEGAL TEAM QUIT OVER THE WEEKEND.
AND ACCORDING TO NEW REPORTS IT WAS MORE THAN JUST A
DIFFERENCE IN APPROACH.
TRUMP AND HIS LAWYERS ALSO HAD DISAGREEMENTS OVER HOW MUCH HE
WAS GOING TO PAY THEM.
THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THE DONALD TRUMP I KNOW.
( LAUGHTER ) THERE WAS A DISAGREEMENT OVER
MONEY.
THE LAWYERS WANTED $3 MILLION, WHEREAS TRUMP WANTED TO PAY THEM
NOTHING AND THEN MAKE FUN OF THEM ON CABLE NEWS.
( LAUGHTER ) AND DID YOU GUYS SEE THIS?
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS NOW LOOKING INTO REVOKING TRUMP'S ACCESS TO
INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS, A COURTESY TRADITIONALLY GIVEN TO
EX-PRESIDENTS.
REVOKING DONALD TRUMP'S ACCESS TO INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS.
THAT'S LIKE REVOKING A DOLPHIN'S ACCESS TO AN XBOX.
( LAUGHTER ) BY THE WAY, TRUMP FAMOUSLY
SKIPPED INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS WHEN HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
SO THIS WOULD BE LIKE IF I GOT FIRED FROM THIS JOB AND PEOPLE
WERE, LIKE, SORRY, JAMES, YOU CAN NO LONGER GO INTO STU'S
OFFICE.
( LAUGHTER ) AND I WOULD BE, LIKE, RIGHT,
WHO'S STU?
SOME BIG NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF TECH.
EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, JEFF BEZOS ANNOUNCED THAT, EFFECTIVE
THIS SUMMER, HE WILL BE STEPPING DOWN AS C.E.O. OF AMAZON.
>> Reggie: YES!
>> James: YES.
I WONDER WHAT HE'LL DO FOR MONEY.
( LAUGHTER ) BEZOS WILL BE STAYING ON UNTIL
SUMMER.
ON HIS FINAL DAY, HE'LL BE BOXED UP, COVERED IN PACKING PEANUTS,
AND DROPPED ON HIS FAMILY'S DOORSTEP.
( LAUGHTER ) AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY AMAZON
-- AM I SAYING IT RIGHT, BEZOS?
>> Reggie: BEZOS.
>> James: BEZOS.
>> Reggie: BEZOS.
>> James: BEZOS.
BEZOS.
>> James: BEZOS.
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY AMAZON NEWS TODAY.
THE TECH GIANT ALSO UNVEILED THE DESIGN FOR ITS NEW $2.5 BILLION
HEADQUARTERS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, WHICH WILL FEATURE A
350-FOOT-TALL TOWER CALLED THE HELIX.
HERE IT IS HERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
IT LOOKS LIKE A GIANT SOFT-SERVE ICE CREAM MADE OF GLASS, AND FOR
THAT REASON ALONE, I'M FOR IT.
( LAUGHTER ) LOOK AT THE OTHER BUILDINGS
AROUND IT HERE.
EVEN IN THE ARTIST'S RENDERING, THOSE OTHER BUILDINGS LOOK LIKE
THEY'RE TOTALLY GOSSIPPING ABOUT THIS NEW SWIRLY TOWER.
LOOK AT THIS GUY, WHO THE HELL DULLS HE THINK HE IS?
AMPHITHEATER, A DOG RUN, AND PARKING FOR ALMOST 1,000 BIKES.
NO LIVING WAGES FOR WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEES, BUT-- AGAIN-- A DOG
RUN!
( LAUGHTER ) JEFF BEZOS CALLED HERE AND SAID
I WANT TO WORK HERE ON "THE LATE LATE SHOW," WOULD WE GIVE HIM A
>> 100%.
>> James: YEAH?
WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE JEFF BEZOS WORK HERE.
>> James: THERE YOU GO.
THINGS ARE LOOKING UP ALREADY.
WHAT WOULD YOU YOU DO?
>> SCRIPT COORDINATOR?
>> James: DO YOU THINK?
( LAUGHTER ) DO YOU THINK?
>> MARKETING, MAYBE?
>> James: YEAH, I THINK I WOULD GIVE HIM A JOB.
LISTEN, JEFF, WE'LL FIND SOMETHING FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT?
THE DOOR'S NOT CLOSED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER LATE NIGHT SHOW BEING OPEN WITH JEFF
TONIGHT?
>> NO.
START AS A P.A.
>> James: HE'S GOT TO WORK HIS WAY UP.
BEZOS, GET ME A CUP OF COFFEE NOW!
SWIRLING AROUND HERE WITH HIS MUSCLES.
HE IS RIPPED.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN HIS ARMS?
( LAUGHTER ) AND THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
NIKE HAS JUST ANNOUNCED A NEW KIND OF SHOE.
IT'S A NO-LACE, SLIP-ON SNEAKER THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF
HANDS TO PUT ON AND TAKE OFF.
TAKE A LOOK.
THERE THEY ARE, LOOK AT THAT.
EASY ON, EASY OFF.
>> Reggie: I WANT IT NOW.
>> James: EASY OFF.
LOOK AT THAT.
>> Reggie: GREAT.
>> James: GOOD IDEA.
NOW DO PANTS.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S ALL I WOULD EVER WANT.
THAT'S WHAT BEZOS SHOULD BE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, A PAIR OF
PANTS YOU DON'T HAVE TO PICK UP TO PUT THEM ON AND OFF.
LAY THEM ON THE FLOOR AND YOU JUST SORT OF SIT AND THEY --
YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) I FEEL THESE AREN'T GOING TO
WORK.
I FEEL YOU WILL STILL BE USING ONE FINGER.
YOU WILL STILL BE, LIKE, OH, MY THING'S CAUGHT.
WAIT ONE MINUTE, GUYS, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO USE YOUR
HANDS BUT THIS GOT CAUGHT.
AND THAT'S ALL IT WILL BE.
YOU WANT A PAIR OF THESE, DO YOU, REG?
>> Reggie: SO BAD.
I HATE LACES.
>> James: THE THING WITH THESE SNEAKERS THAT SLIP ON AND OFF,
WEAR THEM, DON'T, DOESN'T CARE WHAT KIND OF SHOES YOU'RE
WEARING, I'M STILL DUNKING YOUR ASS WHEN WE GET ON THE BB
COURSE.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU KNOW THAT'S A FACT.
I'M A BORN BALLER.
I'M LIKE WHAT'S HIS NAME, YOKICH.
>> LUKADANTICH.
>> James: THAT'S THE ONE.
THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
WOULD YOU GO 100% VELCRO?
I WORRY ABOUT VELCRO ON THE WAISTBAND.
I DON'T WANT TO BE SITTING DOWN AND TALKING TO SOMEONE AND
HEAR -- ( SCRATCHING )
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
SIT DOWN TO DINNER.
YOU WANT DESSERTS?
YEAH, YOU'RE DIGGING IN AND TALKING ON AND THEN JUST --
( SCRATCHING SOUND ) ( LAUGHTER )
AND THEY'RE, LIKE, WE SHOULD HEAD OFF YOU GUYS GO.
I'LL MEET YOU OUT THERE.
AAAHHH!
>> Reggie: THAT'S TOUGH.
>> James: AND DID EVERYBODY SEE THIS?
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY RECENTLY ISSUED AN AMBER
ALERT FOR A MISSING CHILD THAT WAS A BIT UNUSUAL, AND WE THINK
YOU'LL SEE WHY.
HERE'S THE VERY REAL MESSAGE THAT WENT OUT, WE'RE NOT
KIDDING.
IT WAS FOR CHUCKY, FROM THE "CHILD'S PLAY" HORROR FILMS.
IT WAS A JOKE FOR INTERNAL TESTING PURPOSES, AND THEY
ACCIDENTALLY SENT IT OUT STATEWIDE.
HERE'S HOW YOU KNOW IT WAS A JOKE: IF SOMEBODY REALLY
KIDNAPPED CHUCKY, CHUCKY'S NOT THE ONE WE SHOULD BE WORRIED
ABOUT.
AND THIS WAS A SURPRISE, THE ALERT SAID CHUCKY IS
28-YEARS-OLD.
LOOK AT THAT.
IF THAT'S TRUE, IT'S TIME TO START GOING BY "CHARLES."
( LAUGHTER ) AND FINALLY, WE HAVE TO GET
SERIOUS HERE FOR A MOMENT.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, PRANKSTERS CHANGED TWO LETTERS ON THE
FAMOUS "HOLLYWOOD" SIGN, SO THE SIGN READ "HOLLYBOOB."
( LAUGHTER ) YEAH.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE WERE DETAINED, AND IMMEDIATELY
HIGH-FIVED.
CAN WE LOOK AT THAT AGAIN?
IN MY OPINION, THEY COULD HAVE SPENT A LITTLE MORE TIME ON THAT
IF YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO SEE IT THROUGH.
YOU'VE GOT TO EAT DOOR IT OR DON'T.
THEY WENT TO THE TROUBLE OF GOING TO KINKO'S AND PRINTING
OUT A FULL TARP FOR THE FIRST "B."
DIDN'T PUT IT UP COMPLETELY RIGHT.
BUT BY THE SECOND ONE, THEY WERE JUST LIKE "LET'S JUST PUT A DASH
THROUGH THE 'D' AND CALL IT A DAY."
( LAUGHTER ) AND IT TURNS OUT THE PRANKSTERS
ARE OPERATING ON BOTH COASTS.
YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT THEY JUST DID IN NEW YORK CITY.
RADIO CITY MUSIC BALLS.
( LAUGHTER ) RADIO CITY MUSIC BALLS.
( LAUGHTER ) WHY IS THERE A GRAPE LEANING ON
MY DESK?
>> Reggie: WOW.
DID SOMEBODY LOSE A GRAPE?
NOBODY?
REG, IS THIS YOUR GRAPE?
>> Reggie: NO.
>> James: REALLY?
>> Reggie: NO, YOU WOULD THINK BUT NO.
>> James: IT WAS THERE THROUGH THE WHOLE MONOLOGUE.
HOW DID IT GET THERE?
>> Reggie: I DIDN'T NOTICE IT.
>> James: IT WAS THERE.
>> Reggie: THERE A ELECTRICAL PLATFORM THAT RAISES IT?
>> James: NO, THERE'S NOTHING, IT'S JUST A GRAPE.
IT WAS PERFECTLY BALANCED AGAINST MY MUG.
IT WAS STANDING UPRIGHT.
IT'S NOT EVEN LIKE SOMEONE WOULD HAVE DROPPED IT.
IF IT WOULD HAVE DROPPED, IT WOULD HAVE ROLLED.
IT WAS QUITE CLEARLY PLACED THERE, DELICATELY.
WHOSE IS THIS?
IS NOBODY GOING TO CLAIM THIS GRAPE IS THIS.
>> IT'S MY GRAPE.
>> James: WHAT?
THE GRAPE IS MINE.
>> James: BEN, WHY DID YOU PUT A SINGLE GRAPE ON MY DESK?
>> ACCIDENT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: WERE YOU EATING
GRAPES IN HERE.
>> NO.
>> James: WHY DID YOU HAVE GRAPES IN THE STUDIO?
>> I WAS HOLDING IT.
>> James: IT?
YOU WERE JUST IN THE STUDIO HOLDING A SINGLE GRAPE?
>> YES.
>> James: WHY WERE YOU HOLDING ONE GRAPE?
>> DIDN'T WANT TO PUT IT ON THE FLOOR.
>> James: BUT WHY DID YOU HAVE JUST ONE GRAPE IN YOUR HAND IN
THE FIRST PLACE?
>> NO POCKETS.
>> James: I'M SORRY, WHY WERE YOU HOLDING ONE GRAPE THAT YOU
DIDN'T HAVE THE INTENTION OF EATING?
>> WHERE SHOULD I HAVE PUT IT?
>> James: I DON'T KNOW.
I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU HAD IT.
>> BROUGHT IT WITH ME.
>> James: YOU JUST BROUGHT ONE GRAPE WITH YOU FROM HOME?
>> NO.
>> JAMES: THEN HOW DID YOU GET THE GRAPE?!
>> THE STORE.
>> JAMES: DID YOU BUY ANYTHING ELSE AT THE STORE WHEN YOU
BOUGHT THIS GRAPE?
>> NO.
>> JAMES: SO YOU WENT TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT JUST ONE GRAPE?
>> CORRECT.
>> JAMES: AND WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
>> DID NOT WANT TO STEAL IT.
>> JAMES: BUT WHY DID YOU JUST BUY ONE?
>> ONLY NEEDED ONE.
>> JAMES: YES, BUT WHAT DID YOU NEED THE GRAPE FOR?
>> TO BRING TO WORK.
>> James: OKAY.
LET'S SAY YOU DIDN'T ACCIDENTALLY LEAVE YOUR GRAPE ON
MY DESK.
WHAT WERE YOUR PLANS WITH THIS GRAPE?
>> PRIVATE INFORMATION.
>> JAMES: WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE DOING WITH ONE GRAPE
THAT'S PRIVATE?!
>> PRIVATE INFORMATION.
>> JAMES: OKAY, FINE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M EATING THE GRAPE.
>> DO NOT EAT THE GRAPE.
>> JAMES: I'M GONNA EAT IT.
>> DO NOT EAT THE GRAPE.
>> JAMES: THEN TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING AT WORK WITH A
SINGLE GRAPE IN YOUR HAND!
>> PRIVATE INFORMATION.
>> James: RIGHT, I'M EATING THE GRAPE.
>> DO NOT EAT THE GRAPE.
>> James: I'M DOING IT.
DO NOT EAT THE GRAPE!
( SHOUTING ) >> DO NOT EAT THE GRAPE!
>> James: I'LL PUT IT DOWN!
GO TO COMMERCIAL.
GO TO COMMERCIAL NOW!
♪ DON'T EAT THE ♪ ♪ THE ♪
♪ GRAPE ♪ ♪ DON'T EAT THE GRAPE ♪
♪♪♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK.
LET'S MEET OUR FIRST GUEST TONIGHT!
SHE'S AN OSCAR NOMINATED ACTRESS YOU KNOW FROM "THE IMPOSSIBLE,"
"BIRDMAN" AND "MULHOLLAND DRIVE," THE ABSOLUTELY DIVINE
NAOMI WATTS!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> James: DO YOU BELIEVE IT?
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
NAOMI, THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME ON THE SHOW.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
>> James: I WILL SAY IT'S THE ONLY REASON WE'VE DONE 869 OTHER
SHOWS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO AFTER THIS.
NOW THAT WE'VE HAD THIS MOMENT, I FIGURE THAT'ST IT, WE'LL JUST
PULL THE PLUG, RIGHT?
>> MAY AS WELL.
>> James: YEAH.
IT'S LOVELY TO FINALLY HAVE YOU OWN.
NOW, I KNOW YOU'RE IN NEW YORK RIGHT NOW.
IT WAS JUST HIT BY A MASSIVE BLIZZARD.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY OUT THERE?
WERE YOU AFFECTED BY IT AT ALL?
>> YEAH, I GOT STUCK -- WE GOT STUCK.
I ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT, A THREE-HOUR DRIVE AND THE THE
WEATHER WAS REALLY BAD.
IT WAS EITHER THAT -- YOU KNOW, LIKE I WAS GOING TO RISK IT, I
WAS GOING TO CANCEL IT OR END UP IN MY SWEAT PANTS TALKING TO YOU
WITH VERY GREASY, DISHEVELED HAIR AND NO MAKEUP, BUT I GOT
HERE.
>> James: WELL, WE'RE THRILLED YOU DID.
IS THIS YOUR HOUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE, NAOMI WATTS?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> James: IT'S GORGEOUS.
IT'S EXACTLY WHERE I WANTED NAOMI WATTS TO LIVE, ISN'T IT?
( LAUGHTER ) WHENEVER I IMAGINED WHERE YOU
LIVED, IT HAD JUST GORGEOUS ARTWORK LIKET THAT.
>> YEAH, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PAINTING I GOT AT THE NEW YORK
ACADEMY OF ART, ACTUALLY, AND THAT'S A GREAT OLD VINTAGE
POSTER, IF YOU CAN SEE THAT ONE.
>> James: OH, IT'S EXACTLY WHERE I ALWAYS IMAGINED, WHEN I
THOUGHT OF SEEING US HAVING A GLASS OF WINE AND CHEESE AND THE
TWO OF US ARE WATCHING THE FIRST WIVES CLUB AND JUST BITCHING
ABOUT THE DAY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, THAT'S HOW I ALWAYS
IMAGINED, AFTER THIS INTERVIEW, YOU AND I, WE'VE BECOME BEST
FRIENDS, A CHEESE AND WINE NIGHT, COUPLE OF FACE MASKS AND
WE JUST BITCH ABOUT EVERYONE.
>> I LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT.
>> James: NO ONE'S OFF LIMITS.
NO ONE'S OFF LIMITS.
>> OKAY, CHEESE PLATE YES, WIN YES, FACE MASKS, YES, AND, YEAH,
WE CAN GOSSIP.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: NOW, IN HONOR OF THE
BLIZZARD THAT JUST HAPPENED, YOU POSTED A VIDEO ON INSTAGRAM,
WHICH IS SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD EVER DO.
WE'VE GOT IT HERE.
LOOK AT THIS.
I MEAN, THAT LOOKS SO COLD.
WHAT ON EARTH MADE YOU DO THIS?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I LOST MY MIND.
IT WAS A DARE.
MY KIDS JUST SAID WHY DON'T WE DO IT, AND THE SNOW LOOKED SO
FLUFFY AND FRESH AND UNTOUCHED, JUST SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA.
BUT I DID HURT MY BACK.
>> James: OH, REALLY.
YEAH.
>> James: THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
THAT'S WHY I WOULDN'T DO IT.
>> YEAH, DON'T TRY IT AT HOME.
>> James: IF I INJURED MY BACK, I CAN'T PLAY BASKETBALL
ANYMORE, AND THAT'S MY LIFE.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY, AND I
CAN ONLY IMAGINE, IT'S SUCH A PUBLIC PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY HAS
TO GET OUT ON THE STREETS.
I IMAGINE YOU JUST GET RECOGNIZED ALL THE TIME WHEN
YOU'RE WALKING AROUND NEW YORK, RIGHT?
>> I ACTUALLY DON'T.
I BLEND INTO THE CROWD.
THE POPARAZZI ARE THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME AND WHERE I LIVE AND
THEY SORT OF CALL ME OUT, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, NO, I GO
AROUND MY LIFE AND NOBODY BOTHERS ME.
IN FACT, I GET ASKED, YOU KNOW, IF I'M WITH SOMEONE FAMOUS, I'LL
SAY, CAN YOU TAKE A PHOTO OF US WITH, YOU KNOW, THE FAMOUS
PERSON YOU'RE WITH?
AND THEN I ALSO GET, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO INTO A SHOP OR
SOMETHING, SOMEONE WILL SAY, HAS ANYONE EVER TOLD YOU YOU LOOK
LIKE NAOMI WATTS?
AND I GO, YEAH, SOMETIMES.
OH, YEAH, NO, YOU REALLY DO.
YEAH.
IT'S FUNNY.
>> James: I WAS IN LONDON IN A CAFE WITH HARRY ST STILES ONCE A
SOMEONE CAME OVER AND SAID, WOULD YOU TAKE A PHOTO OF US
TOGETHER?
AND I WAS FRACTIONALLY PUT OUT.
I SAID, SURE.
TOOK THE PHOTO AND HARRY WAS SORT OF LOOKING AT ME, BECAUSE I
HAD THIS HAT ON, AND HARRY WAS, LIKE, THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
YOU.
AND HARRY SAID YOU KNOW THAT'S JAMES CORDEN, AND THEY WENT,
MM-HMM.
( LAUGHTER ) >> BRILLIANT.
>> James: YOU GREW UP IN ENGLAND, NAOMI, AND MOVED TO
AUSTRALIA AT 14 YEARS OLD WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN QUITE THE CULTURE
SHOCK.
HOW DID YOU ADJUST TO THE MOVE?
14'S QUITE A TRICKY AGE TO MOVE AT.
>> I DIDN'T LIKE IT.
I WAS JUST ESTABLISHING MY PEER GROUPS.
I WAS GOING TO BOARDING SCHOOL AND I DIDN'T WANT TO GO.
BUT MY MOM HAD BEEN TO AUSTRALIA AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE LAND OF
OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAVE AUSTRALIAN RELATIVES, MY GRANDMOTHER WAS AUSTRALIAN, AND
ENGLAND WAS DEPRESSED AT THE TIME, IT WAS REALLY A TOUGH
TIME.
I SAID, NO WH WAY, THIS CAN'T HAPPEN.
MY MOM SAID, YOU CAN COME AND I PROMISE TO PUT YOU IN DRAMA
SCHOOL, BECAUSE I HAD BEEN WANTING TO GO FOR A LONG TIME.
SO THAT WAS HOW SHE TALKED ME INTO IT.
SO -- AND I REMEMBER DRIVING BY OUR SCHOOL THAT WE WERE GOING TO
BE GOING TO, AND I REMEMBER BEING QUITE SQUARED.
ALL THE KIDS LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD OUTRAGEOUS H HAIRDOS AND THE
FORM DRESSES WERE VERY SHORT.
I WAS AT A SCHOOL WHERE THE SKIRTS WERET AT THE KNEE AND THE
SOCKS WERE JUST UNDER THE KNEE AND IT WAS VERY BUTTONED UP.
VERY DIFFERENT.
>> James: WE HAVE THAT MOVE TO THANK FOR ALL THE INCREDIBLE
PERFORMANCES YOU'VE GIVEN US.
THANK GOD.
>> THANK YOU.
IT WAS GOOD.
I WENT FROM ONE LITTLE DRAMA SCHOOL TO THE NEXT AND THEN GOT
MORE AND MORE SERIOUS AND HERE I AM.
>> James: AND HERE YOU ARE.
AND GIVING AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE ON YOUR
NEW MOVIE PENGUIN BLOOM, WHICH IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
FOR ANYONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW, TELL US WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND WHO
YOU PLAY.
>> T'S A TRUE STORY, YES.
AND I PLAY SAND BLOOM, WHO IS A MOM, AND THE FAMILY IS ON
VACATION IN THAILAND, AND SHE FALLS BACKWARDS OFF A BALCONY
AND IT'S A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT AND IS LEFT A PARAPLEGIC.
SO BASICALLY, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE HEALING AND RECOVERY OF THAT
ACCIDENT BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, AND IT KIND OF
REALLY KICKS OFF IN THE PATH OF RECOVERY WITH A BIRD WHO IS ALSO
HEALING AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE BIRD HAPPENS TO BE A MAGPIE.
>> James: NOW, MAGPIES, I ONLY KNOW THIS FROM SHOOING THEM AWAY
FROM OUR HOUSE IN LONDON, CAN BE QUITE AGGRESSIVE.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING WITH THEM?
>> THEY'RE VERY AGGRESSIVE BIRDS, AND I WAS REALLY NERVOUS
GOING INTO IT.
I WAS THINKING, THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK, THEY'RE NOT
FRIENDLY BIRDS.
IN FACT, I HAVE EVIDENCE OF THAT, AND I HAVE BEEN BOMBED,
SWOOPED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF BIRDS IN THE FOREST.
WE WERE HORSE RIDING AND I GUESS THEY WERE NESTING IN THE FOREST,
AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM JUST CAME RIGHT AT ME AT COLOSSAL
SPEED AND IT WAS FRIGHTENING.
BUT IT DOES TURN OUT THAT THEY'RE VERY INTELLIGENT BIRDS
AND, THEREFORE, VERY TRAINABLE.
BUT, YEAH, IT WAS NERVE RACKING.
THEY HAD A NUMBER OF BIRDS ON THE SET ON ROTATION, IF ONE GOT
NAUGHTY OR TIRED, OFF THEY WENT, BACK TO THEIR TRAILER, HAD A
SNACK, JUST LIKE ALL PERFORMERS.
>> James: OH, YEAH.
I REW UP WITH ACTRESSES LIKE THAT, YEAH.
>> YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: WELL, THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE MAGPIE IS NOTHING CLOSE TO THE PERFORMANCE
THAT YOU GIVE.
I THINK THIS FILM IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT A CLIP FROM PENGUIN BLOOM STREAMING RIGHT
NOW ON NETFLIX.
>> ARE YOU STILL YOU, SAM?
NO.
YOU ARE.
THAT'S THE POINT.
YOU ARE.
>> I'M NOT.
I'M NOT!
THAT IS SOMEONE ELSE!
I'M NOTHING!
THIS -- IT DOESN'T WORK!
IT JUST DOESN'T WORK!
LOOK AT ME, KEN.
MORE WITH NAOMI WATTS WHEN WE COME BACK.
♪♪♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK.
WE ARE HERE WITH NAOMI WATTS.
NAOMI, WE HAVE BEEN DOING A "LATE LATE SHOW AND TELL" WHERE
WE ASK OUR GUESTS TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH US FROM THEIR
HOME WE MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE GET TO SEE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE WITH US THIS EVENING?
>> YES, MY DOG WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE BUT SHE'S NOT.
I HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE THING, ALTHOUGH PUPPIES ARE CUTE, BUT
THIS WAS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM ONE OF MY KIDS, AND, YEAH,
IT LOOKS LIKE JUST A NICE LITTLE MINIBOTTLE OF RED WINE.
>> James: YEAH.
BUT ACTUALLY, IT'S BETTER BECAUSE IT'S A -- IT'S A WINE
OPENER AND A SET AND IT JUST MAKES -- IT'S GOOD.
I FEEL SEEN AND UNDERSTOOD.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: WOW, IT'S ALL ANY OF
US EVER WANT OR NEED, AND YOU'VE DONE IT.
IT'S AMAZING.
REGGIE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR GUESTS THIS EVENING?
TONIGHT'S QUESTION WILL BE UP TO NAOMI.
>> James: OKAY.
>> Reggie: SO GROWING UP FOR US WAS DIFFICULT IN OUR FAMILY,
AND, OBVIOUSLY, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN ENGLAND, YOU KNOW,
AND THEN MOVED TO AUSTRALIA, AND THAT WAS TOUGH, AND WE GOT
SEPARATED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT THE WATTS FAMILY IS REALLY
KIND OF RESILIENT, AND I THINK THAT WE SHARE SO MANY, YOU KNOW,
COMMON TRAITS.
SO I GUESS WHAT'S ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE MEMORIES OF -- IN OUR
FAMILY?
( LAUGHTER ) >> YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN WE
EXPERIMENTED AND PLAYED TOGETHER IN THE FIELDS AND ON THE BEACH
AND WITH CUDDLY TOYS AND WITH DOGS AND, YOU KNOW, AND OTHER
THINGS, YOU KNOW.
WE DID ALL THIS KIND OF THING, DIDN'T WE?
LOTS OF HUGGING.
>> James: YOU REMEMBER THIS GUY, REG?
>> Reggie: CRAZY, I'VE NOT SEEN THAT IN 14 YEARS.
>> COME HOME.
COME HOME.
>> Reggie: AS SOON AS I CAN.
AS SOON AS I CAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
>> James: IT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE THANK TIN CREDIBLE NAOMI WATTS,
EVERYBODY!
FINNEAS IS HERE WHEN WE COME BACK!
OUR NEXT GUEST IS A SIX-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING
SINGER-SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER.
HE'S NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMYS THIS YEAR.
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE HIM WITH US TONIGHT.
WE LOVE HIM HERE AT THIS SHOW.
PLEASE WELCOME THE PHENOMENAL, THE SINGULAR,
FINNEAS IS HERE!
[ APPLAUSE ] HOW ARE YOU, FINNEAS, ARE YOU
WELL?
>> I'M GOOD.
SO GREAT TO SEE YOU.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON.
>> James: WE WERE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT YOU ON THE SHOW
LAST WEEK.
JARED LETO WAS HERE AND HE SAID YOU PERFORMED AT HIS HOUSE AT A
DINNER HE HAD FOR LOADS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE.
WHAT'S IT LIKE WHEN YOU GET THE CALL FROM JARED LETO?
WHAT'S YOUR SIDE OF THAT EVENING?
>> I REMEMBER IT VERY CLEARLY.
I WAS VERY NERVOUS.
IT WAS BEGIN TOCK A LONG TIME AGO.
IT WAS MAY OF 2017, AND JARED IS ONE OF THOSE DUDES THAT, LIKE,
IS VERY, LIKE, AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
HE'S REALLY EARLY.
HE'S AN EARLY ADOPTER OF ANYTHING.
ANYTIME YOU ARE JUST DISCOVERING SOMETHING, HE'S, LIKE, I HAVE
BEEN INVESTING IN IT FOR FIVE YEARS.
>> James: YEAH.
SO HE HAD, LIKE, REACHED OUT TO US A YEAR PRIOR AND THEN
THROUGH OUR WONDERFUL PUBLICIST SORT OF REACHED OUT AND SAID DO
THEY WANT TO COME TO THIS DINNER AT MY HOUSE?
AND WE WERE, LIKE, YEAH, OF COURSE!
AND THE DAY OF THE DINNER, HE CONTACTED OUR TEAM AND SAID DO
YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN PERFORMING TONIGHT?
AND WE SAID, OH, MY GOD AND WE WERE SEIZED WITH NERVES.
SO WE WENT A LITTLE EARLY TO SET UP OUR STUFF, WHICH AT THE TIME
WAS BASICALLY LEGOS IS WHAT WE PLAYED.
( LAUGHTER ) AND WE WENT TO HIS HOUSE, WHICH
IS, LIKE, A SET FROM A STANLEY KUBRICK FILM.
CAN'T QUITE IMAGINE HOW ANYONE IS EVER COZY THERE, AND IT'S
DEFINITELY HAUNTED.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE HOUSES THAT HAVE GHOSTS IN IT.
BUT HE'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY GENEROUS TO THE TWO OF US AND
GIVEN US GREAT ADVICE.
IT WAS A VERY UNIQUE, BIZARRE EVENING IN OUR LIVES.
>> James: THE LAST TIME WE SAW YOU, FINNEAS, IT FEELS LIKE A
DECADE AGO WHEN WE WERE DOING OUR HOME FEST SHOW, AND HOW ARE
YOU PROCESSING?
BECAUSE WE HAD A LOVELY CHAT WITH YOUR PARENTS, AND I ADORE
YOUR PARENTS AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY, I REALLY LOOK UPON AS AN
EXAMPLE, REALLY, GENUINELY, AS A FATHER, THEIR NURTURE AND
NOURISHMENT TO HAVE THE BOTH OF YOU, I REALLY THINK ABOUT IT A
LOT AS I PARENT MY KIDS.
HOW ARE YOU PARENTS AND YOUR FAMILY PROCESSING EVERYTHING
THAT'S HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE?
>> OH, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THAT'S SO SWEET, AND I'M GOING
TO CALL MY MOM AFTER THIS AND TELL HER THAT BECAUSE WE ALL
TALK -- >> James: I REALLY MEAN THAT.
YOU'RE A DINNER TABLE -- WE ALL SAY, WE LOVE THAT JAMES.
>> James: WELL, I'LL COME AND PERFORM AT YOUR DINNER.
( LAUGHTER ) CAN YOU IMAGINE, IF YOU WANT ME
TO, I WILL.
I'LL COME.
WE'LL GO, WON'T WE, BAND?
SHALL WE GO AND PLAY FOR THE EILISHS?
WE'LL COME AND SET UP AND PLAY, BUT WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE A
REALLY BORING DINNER, NOT A BIG GLAMOROUS THING, JUST THE FOUR
OF YOU HAVING WHAT YOU NORMALLY EAT AND WE'LL JUST PERFORM IN
THE CORRIDOR, RIGHT, GANG?
AND THAT'S AN OPEN INVITE, ANYTIME YOU WANT, BABE.
>> LOVE IT.
>> James: GO ON, SORRY.
THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN SO UNIQUE FOR EVERYONE.
THEY'RE A POD, RIGHT.
IT'S ME, MY SISTER, MY GIRLFRIEND WHO I LIVE WITH AND
OUR FOLKS, SO THAT'S THE ONLY PEOPLE I'VE SEEN FOR ABOUT A
YEAR NOW.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE TOUR WITH THEM, TOO, SO THAT GROUP OF
PEOPLE IS NOT ABNORMAL FOR US.
MOM AND DAD ARE ALWAYS KIND F INVOLVED.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, LIKE -- THEY HAVE PARENTAL, YOU KNOW, ADVICE
AND SORT OF SAGE MOMENTS OF WISDOM, AND THEN THERE'S THINGS
THAT HAPPEN TO ME AND BILLY WHERE THEY ARE EVEN MORE FREAKED
OUT BY THEM THAN WE ARE AND THE WISDOM GOES OUT THE DOOR WHERE
SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN AND WE'RE, LIKE, THAT'S AMAZING, THAT'S
CRAZY, AND OUR DAD WILL BE, LIKE, DO YOU KNOW HOW BIG A DEAL
THAT IS?!
AND BY VIRTUE OF OUR IGNORANCE OR INEXPERIENCE OF AGE, WE MIGHT
NOT.
WE WOULD BE, LIKE, OH, THAT'S GREAT, AND OUR PARENTS WILL BE
SORT OF FLIPPING OUT OR HAVING MORE OF A MOMENT THAN WE EVEN
ARE.
SO IT VARIES DAY TO DAY.
IF I HAVE A FLAT TIRE, MY DAD'S VERY USEFUL, BUT IF WE'RE
MEETING SOMEBODY HE'S IDOLIZED, HE'S MUCH MORE FLIPPED OUT ABOUT
IT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: I FEEL LIKE YOU'VE
MANAGED TO DO SOMETHING THROUGH THIS PERIOD OF QUARANTINE WHICH
I AND MANY OTHERS HAVE FOUND A CHALLENGE.
YOU'VE SEEMED TO HAVE FOUND A WAY TO BE INCREDIBLY CREATIVE.
YOU HAVE BEEN WRITING WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I IMAGINE YOU AND BILLY HAVE BEEN DOING, I IMAGINE, A NEW
RECORD BECAUSE YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON TOUR?
>> SHE SAID IT, SO I'M NOT SPILLING THE BEANS FOR HER, BUT
WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD ON HER SECOND ALBUM.
IT'S ALMOST DONE.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
SHE'S THE ONLY PERSON I'VE WORKED WITH IN PERSON IN THE
WHOLE YEAR, SO EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN OVER ZOOM AND SOMEONE
WILL SEND ME A VOCAL OF THEIRS, AND I'LL PRODUCE IT AND SEND IT
BACK TO THEM, SO IT'S ALL BEEN THIS KIND OF LIKE VIRTUAL WORLD
OF THAT.
BUT BILLY AND I HAVE BEEN HOLED UP WORKING TOGETHER.
>> James: I'M SO EXCITED TO HEAR THOSE NEW SONGS, I REALLY
REALLY AM.
AND THE SONG YOU'RE PERFORMING TONIGHT "CAN'T WAIT TO BE DEAD"
I GENUINELY THINK IS A TRULY BRILLIANT SONG, AND YOU'RE GOING
TO PERFORM IT FOR US IN JUST A MOMENT.
EXPLAIN WHAT THE SONG'S ABOUT BECAUSE I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S
PROFOUND DURING THIS PAST FEW MONTHS OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
GOING THROUGH.
>> THANKS, MAN.
IT WAS A SONG THAT I WROTE, AND IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE
SOMETIMES YOU'RE JUST WRITING DOWN HOW YOU FEEL WHEN IT
HAPPENS AND YOU'RE NOT SORT OF THINKING ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE
AS MUCH, BUT IN RETROSPECT I REMEMBER SITTING DOWN AND
READING THE SONG AND BEING, LIKE, THIS SONG IS ABOUT MY
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INTERNET, I THINK, AND JUST SORT OF LIKE
THE INTERNET CAN OFFER A LOT OF CONNECTEDNESS AND POSITIVITY,
AND IT CAN ALSO BE SO OVERWHELMING.
MY GIRLFRIEND AND I TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT.
LIKE, EVERYONE KNOWS ONE MASSIVELY IRRESPONSIBLE PERSON
WHO VACATIONED THROUGH THE WHOLE OF COVID, WHERE ON THEIR
INSTAGRAM THEY'RE PARTYING AND VACATIONING, AND 50% OF YOU IS
JUDGING THEM LIKE WHAT A MORON, AND THE OTHER 50% IS HORRIBLY
JEALOUS.
IT'S I WANT TO BE AS IRRESPONSIBLE AS THAT PERSON.
SO TO ME THE SONG WAS ABOUT HOW OVERWHELMING THE INTERNET COULD
BE, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME WHERE
SOMETIMES THE INTERNET IS THE ONLY WAY I COMMUNICATED WITH
ANYONE THAT DAY.
>> James: YEAH.
I DIDN'T GO -- SO I -- YOU KNOW, I CAN WAIT TO BE DEAD, BUT
SOME MOMENTS, YOU KNOW, I CAN WAIT LESS LONG THAN OTHERS.
>> James: WELL, I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE PERFORMING ON THE
SHOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
WE ABSOLUTELY ADORE YOU HERE.
STICK AROUND, FINNEAS IS GOING TO PERFORM, WHEN WE COME BACK.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK.
HERE WITH A VERY SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF HIS BRILLIANT
SONG “CAN'T WAIT TO BE DEAD,” PLEASE WELCOME FINNEAS!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ SOMEBODY'S DRIVIN' YOU HOME
BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE ♪ YOU'RE IN THE BACK OF THE CAR
SOMEBODY'S TRYIN' TO HELP ♪ AND MAKIN' EVERYTHING WORSE
SOMEBODY, PLEASE CALL THE NURSE ♪ SOMEBODY'S RIPPIN' YOU OFF
TRYIN' TO SELL YOU GOOD NEWS ♪ YOU KNOW WE'RE STILL
GONNA LOSE ♪ BUT I NEED TO BE WHERE YOU ARE
FOR NO REASON AT ALL ♪ OR ELSE I'LL SUFFER
WITHDRAWALS ♪ NOBODY'S COMIN' TO SAVE ME
NOBODY KNOWS ANY BETTER, ANYWAY ♪ I THINK WE'RE THINKIN'
THE SAME THING ♪ IF THIS IS HOW IT ENDS
I WASN'T LISTENING ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ SOMEBODY'S SCREAMIN' AGAIN ANOTHER SUNBURN WITH HAIR
♪ IT'S TOO MUCH FUN NOT TO STARE SOMEBODY'S CALLIN' YOU OUT
♪ FOR SOMETHIN' YOU NEVER SAID KINDA CAN'T WAIT TO BE DEAD
♪ SOMEBODY'S WASTING MY TIME YOUR CONFEDERATE FLAG
♪ YOU'VE GOT NO REASON TO BRAG NOBODY'S COMIN' TO SAVE ME
♪ NOBODY KNOWS ANY BETTER, ANYWAY
♪ I THINK WE'RE THINKIN' THE SAME THING
♪ IF THIS IS HOW IT ENDS I WASN'T LISTENING
♪ TO YOU TO YOU
♪ I WASN'T LISTENING YET NOT EVEN GONE
♪ BUT YOU'LL BE MISSING ME YET I WASN'T LISTENING YET
♪ I WASN'T LISTENING I WASN'T LISTENING YET ♪
>> James: FINNEAS, EVERYONE!
♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: THANKS SO MUCH FOR
TOMORROW NIGHT: KAL PENN AND MUSIC FROM JOSH GROBAN.
WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.
REGGIE, TAKE US HOME.