♪ ARE YOU READY, Y'ALL
TO HAVE SOME FUN ♪ ON THE SHOW TONIGHT
DON'T YOU WORRY, BABY ♪ WHERE YOU COME FROM
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT ♪ IT'S "THE LATE LATE SHOW!"
>> Reggie: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALL THE WAY FROM
INSIDE A SMALL MICROPOCKET IN THE AIR POCKET ICE SHELF.
GIVE IT UP FOR YOUR HOST, THE ONE, THE ONLY ...
JAMES CORDEN! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
>> James: HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
CHEERS, GUYS! IT'S VERY NICE TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY!
HELLO, GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO "THE
LATE LATE SHOW." I HOPE YOU HAD THE BEST DAY THE
BEST WEEKEND AND APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHO
THE GUESTS ARE ON THE SHOW TONIGHT!
HE IS AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR, ONE OF THE ALL-TIME
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" GREATS. THE ALWAYS HILARIOUS, KENAN
THOMPSON IS ON THE SHOW TONIGHT! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
OH MY DAYS HOW ARE YOU, KENAN? >> I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
>> James: HOW IS IT GOING? >> HAPPY HOLIDAYS, HELLO
EVERYBODY. >> James: YOU'RE GOING TO BE
SUCH AN INCREDIBLE HOST FOR PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY CHANCE TO GO SHOPPING WHILE YOU'RE HERE?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT, BUT I'M WILLING TO GIVE IT A COLLEGE
TRY. >> James: THE LOVELY KENAN
THOMPSON. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
AND SHE IS A TALENTED, TONY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS YOU KNOW
FROM "B POSITIVE," "MASTERS OF SEX" AND "KINKY BOOTS."
THE DAZZLING, THE DIVINE, ANNALEIGH ASHFORD IS ON THE SHOW
TONIGHT! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
HOW ARE YOU? >> I'M GOOD.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS. >> James: I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE
YOU. HOW IS IT ALL GOING?
>> IT'S GOING VERY, VERY WELL, I WORE A DELICIOUS PNTS SUIT, FOR
TIS THE SEASON. >> James: DID IT TURN YOU
INTO LIZA MINELLI? >> YES IT DID, READY TO GO.
ANNALEIGH ASHFORD, EVERYBODY! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
AND LATER, WE'VE GOT MUSIC FROM BAZZI!
YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
REGGIE, ARE YOU READY? THEN LET'S!
I'M JAMES CORDEN, AND THIS? THIS IS "THE LATE LATE SHOW!"
ROLL THE TITLES!
♪ THE LATE LATE SHOW, OH, OH
THE LATE LATE SHOW, WOO! ♪ THE LATE LATE SHOW, OH, OH
THE LATE LATE SHOW OH-OH! ♪ IT'S THE LATE, LATE SHOW ♪
>> James: IT CERTAINLY IS! WE'RE IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
AREN'T WE PETE? >> WE ARE.
>> James: I CAN FAMILY IT. >> James: THAT IS NOT A
FESTIVE JACKET, AND WITH THE BAND, WHAT I CAN CONSIDER ONLY
IS THE FESTIVE JACKETS. IN THE EIGHT YEARS WE'VE BEEN
THE SHOW, LOU, LOU DESIGNS THE SETS ON THE SHOW.
(APPLAUSE) >> James: HOIG?
>> SINCE SEASON 1. >> James: SINCE SEASON 1
YOU'VE BEEN HERE, YOU CAME IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS IN.
>> FOUR. >> James: FOUR MONTHS IN.
FOR THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS, YOU CAME IN, THEY'RE AMAZING.
IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF LOU, WE LOVE YOU!
(APPLAUSE) >> James: WHMP THE CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS GO UP, LOU HAS A TRADITION OF LEAVING A GIFT ON
MY DESK, SOMETIMES THEY MAKE ME TEARY, SOMETIMES THEY ARE DOWN
RIGHT OFFENSIVE! SO IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHICH ONE
IT'S GOING TO BE. OKAY.
OH JEEZ! LOOK AT THIS!
SS NICK BERNSTEIN!
WE'RE COMING THROUGH. SOME BIG NICK ENERGY.
(APPLAUSE) >> James: I LOVE IT.
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY HIS REAL HAIR!
>> James: FROM AROUND HIS BIG 96!
WELL BLESS YOU ALLOW-BIG NICK ENERGY INTO THE SHOW.
I MOVE ANYTHING. (APPLAUSE)
>> James: I SAW NICK AFTER THE SHOW, AFTER THE SHOW LAST
WEEKLY AND OUR NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NETWORK, AMY, WHOM WE
ABSOLUTELY LOVE, BACKED INTO AMY NEAR WHERE OUR OFFICES ARE, I
MEAN A DIFFERENTLY GUY. A DIFFERENT GUY.
HE WAS LIKE A GIGGLING WAITER. >> WOW!
>> James: HA HA HA HA HA. HE WAS ONE STEP FROM A NAP
CONCERN ON HIS ARM. CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING ELSE AMY?
DIFFERENT MAN. DIFFERENT MAN.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS? >> READY FOR THE SHOW TO START
AND FOR SOMEBODY TO CUT THAT OUT OF THE SHOW.
>> James: HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, WE SHOULD.
IT'S THAT TIME. IT'S TIME FOR THE NEWS.
>> James: ON FRIDAY NIGHT, ELON MUSK RELEASED THE SO-CALLED
"TWITTER FILES"-- A SERIES OF INTERNAL EMAILS THAT SHOWED,
AMONGST OTHER THINGS, HOW FAR TWITTER WENT TO SHUT DOWN THE
"NEW YORK POST'S" STORY ABOUT HUNTER BIDEN'S LAPTOP RIGHT
BEFORE THE ELECTION. IT'S ONLY FAIR.
TRUMP GOT TO WIN AN ELECTION THROUGH FACEBOOK, BIDEN SHOULD
GET TO WIN ONE THROUGH TWITTER. THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR FREE
SPEECH. THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO SEE
THE PRESIDENT'S SON'S PENIS. TWITTER, ELON MUSK, THE "NEW
YORK POST," AND HUNTER BIDEN-- IT'S A "WHO'S WHO" OF THINGS
WE'RE ALL TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT, BUT JUST CAN'T SEEM TO
ESCAPE. EVER!
YOU CHECK THESE E-MAILS OUT, CHECK INTO THEM?
> I'VE READ THEM ALL. >> James: I DON'T EVEN KNOW
THE QUESTIONS TO ASK. I'M SO PAST IT.
IT'S SORT OF, I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT THESE EMMYS.
AS I DO ABOUT THE AVATAR SEQUEL. (BLEEP) AGES AGO!
DONALD TRUMP HAD A MEASURED RESPONSE THE ALL THIS.
I'M KIDDING, HE WENT TO TRUTH SOCIAL AND CALLED FOR A
TERMINATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND EITHER HIS IMMEDIATE
REINSTATEMENT AS PRESIDENT, OR A TERMINATION OF THE CONSTITUTION,
HE REALLY MEANS IT. CONSTITUTION IS WHAT HE ACTUALLY
STOLE AND TOOK TO MAR A LAGO. JORNLINGS WASHINGTON FAMOUSLY
SAID TO PAUL REFER, SLIDE INTO MY DM'S.
THEY'RE COMING. THEN AGAIN, IT'S PRETTY MUCH
DONALD TRUMP'S REACTION TO EVERYTHING.
"WE DON'T HAVE COKE. IS PEPSI OKAY?"
"THAT'S IT! TERMINATE THE CONSTITUTION!"
MOVING ON, THERE WAS A CAR ACCIDENT IN A TEXAS PARKING LOT
THE OTHER DAY INVOLVING A "RECKLESS DRIVER."
WELL, IT TURNS OUT, THAT RECKLESS DRIVER?
WAS A DOG. IT'S TRUE!
THE DOG ACCIDENTALLY SET THE CAR IN MOTION, AND WAS SITTING
BEHIND THE STEERING WHEELT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.
WHO'S A BAD DRIVER? WHO'S A BAD DRIVER?
APPARENTLY, THE DOG GOT ANTSY WAITING IN THE CAR AND
ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE.
I MEAN, THIS IS WHY YOU'VE GOT TO LET HIM HAVE A PHONE.
TO BE CLEAR, IT'S ILLEGAL FOR DOGS TO DRIVE IN TEXAS.
UNLESS, OF COURSE, THEY'RE A SERVICE ANIMAL.
LAUREN, YOUR UBER SHOWS UP, AND THERE'S A YELLOW LABRADOR BEHIND
THE WHEEL. DO YOU GET IN?
YOU. >> THE ONLY YELLOW LAB WOULD BE
LIKE THE LOWs LEVEL OF UBER THAT I DON'T TAKE.
>> James: SO IT WOULD BE AN UBER POOL.
>> OKAY. IF IT'S A LOWER LEVEL SHEEPDOG,
ABSOLUTELY, YES. >> James: IF YOU PULL UP REG
THE CAR PULLS UP, IT WOULD WITH THE STOCK WOULD GO --
>> Reggie: I WOULD IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE DOG OUT OF
THE WAY AND DRIVE THE CAR MYSELF.
>> James: CAN'T ARGUE WITH IT.
(APPLAUSE) AND, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS?
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY ALLOWED A
PUBLIC VOTE TO DECIDE THE WORD OF THE YEAR.
THE WINNING PHRASE WAS "GOBLIN MODE."
>> WHAT? >> James: WHO HERE KNOWS WHAT
GOBLIN MODE MEANS? PUT YOUR HAND UP IF YOU KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS. GOOD, I DIDN'T EITHER.
APPARENTLY, "GOBLIN MODE" IS A SLANG TERM, DESCRIBING
"UNAPOLOGETICALLY SELF-INDULGENT, LAZY, OR GREEDY"
BEHAVIOR. WHICH IS A REAL SLAP IN THE
FACE TO ALL THE HARD-WORKING, LAW-ABIDING GOBLINS OUT THERE,
JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
,YOU KNOW? BUT, NICE TRY, OXFORD ENGLISH
DICTIONARY. YOUNG PEOPLE STILL AREN'T GOING
TO BUY A DICTIONARY. AND, THE MAYONNAISE BRAND
HELLMANN'S HAS AN INTERESTING IDEA FOR YOUR HOLIDAY
ENTERTAINING-- THEY'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MAKE
EGGNOG THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH MAYO.
>> EUU. >>> !
>> James: IS THE CORRECTLY RESPONSE.
THEIR "FROZEN MAYO-NOG" RECIPE SWAPS OUT THE EGG FOR
MAYONNAISE. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SHOW THIS ON
THIS SHOW. BUT MAYBE THERE IS A WAR ON
CHRISTMAS! BUT, CAN YOU IMAGINE COMING BACK
TO WORK AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW HOW I GAINED
SO MUCH WEIGHT? I DIDN'T DRINK THAT MUCH MAYO!"
MAYONNAISE EGGNOG. THIS WILL RUIN YOUR FAMILY'S
CHRISTMAS EVEN FASTER THAN YOUR UNCLE KARL COMPLAINING
ABOUT HOW MANY GENDERS THERE ARE THESE DAYS.
(LAUGHTER) >> James: WOULD YOU DRINK
THIS? >> Reggie: YES, I LOVE
MAYONNAISE. >> James: 100% YOU WOULD
DRINK A FROZEN MAYONNAISE EGGNOG?
>> Reggie: YES, OF COURSE. >> James: THIS LOOKS LIKE AN
ABSOLUTE CHALLENGE WE HAVE TO SEE THROUGH ISN'T IT?
WE CAN GET ONE OF THESE KNOCKED UP BY TOMORROW NIGHT'S SHOW
RIGHT ROB? >> IF THEY DO IT RIGHT?
THEY WOULD BE NOTHING IT OUT OFF THE PARK.
AND FINALLY, THE BAND GUNS 'N ROSES IS NOW SUING A SHOP FOR
USING THE BAND'S LIKENESS WITHOUT PERMISSION.
THE SHOP IS CALLED TEXAS GUNS AND ROSES, AND THEY SELL
FIREARMS, AS WELL AS A SMALL AMOUNT OF ROSES.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF SOMEBODY GOING INTO THIS STORE JUST TO
GET ROSES. (LAUGHTER)
BUT THE BAND IS SERIOUS. THEY'RE EVEN THREATENING TO TAKE
THE STORE DOWN TO PARADISE CITY, WHERE THE COURTS ARE STRICT, AND
THEY SHOW NO PITY. GUNS 'N ROSES IS SUING OVER THE
NAME. WHICH IS REALLY BAD NEWS FOR
"WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE" BIKINI WAXING.
AND THAT'S THE NEWS! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE "LATE LATE SHOW!"
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN LOOK WHO'S HERE, KENAN THOMPSON IS HERE.
>> IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU JAMES.
>> James: WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE AT THIS JOYFUL TIME OF
YEAR. >> EVERYTHING IS SO JOYFUL AND
BRIGHT. >> James: MAYBE WE SHOULD
TREAT THE AUDIENCE TO A LITTLE FESTIVE SONG.
>> NOTHING WOULD MAKE ME HAPPIER.
>> James: THEN LET'S DO IT. >> ABSOLUTELY.
♪ DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
(BELLS) ♪ O'ER THE FIELDS--
>> James: HANG ON... SORRY.
CAN WE PAUSE FOR JUST A SEC? SORRY ONE SEC.
>> IS EVERYTHING OKAY? >> James: YEAH, ALL GOOD.
I JUST THINK WE SHOULDN'T JINGLE OUR BELLS QUITE YET.
MAYBE SAVE THE JINGLING FOR THE BIG MOMENT, YOU KNOW?
>> OH! THE BIG MOMENT.
YES! I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.
ABSOLUTELY. >> James: GREAT, WE'LL CUT THAT
FIRST PART OUT AND START AGAIN. BAND?
WHEN YOU'RE READY BAND HERE WE GO.
♪ DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
♪ O'ER THE FIELDS WE GO LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
♪ HA-HA-HA! >> James: SORRY, WAIT, HANG
ON. SORRY IF I WASN'T CLEAR ABOUT
WHEN TO JINGLE, BUT THE BIG MOMENT ISN'T ACTUALLY "LAUGHING
ALL THE WAY." >> OH!
I BEG TO DIFFER. I THOUGHT LAUGHING WAS
SYNONYMOUS WITH JINGLING. LIKE, (JINGLY)
H HA HA HA! JINGLE, JINGLE!
>> James: THAT'S A GREAT POINT, BUT I THINK THE BEST TIME TO
JINGLE IN THE SONG "JINGLE BELLS" IS--
>> OOH, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT!
RIGHT. I'VE GOT IT NOW.
>> James: PERFECT. OKAY HERE WE GO.
FROM THE TOP. ♪ DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH ♪ O'ER THE FIELDS WE GO
LAUGHING ALL THE WAY ♪ HA-HA-HA!
BELLS ON BOBTAILS RING ♪ MAKING SPIRITS--
>> James: NO, NO. HANG ON.
>> WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? I KNOW THAT WAS THE RIGHT PLACE
TO JINGLE. >> James: I WASN'T, IT
WASN'T, YOU STILL JUMPED THE GUN ON
JINGLING A TINY BIT. YOU'RE A PREMATURE E-JINGULATOR.
>> NICE, NICE BUT, COME ON JAMES!
SHOULDN'T WE BE JINGLING ON "BELLS ON BOBTAILS?"
IT'S BELLS ON BOBTAILS. BELLS, JAMES.
>> James: RIGHT, I KNOW THEY'RE BELLS, BUT THEY'RE ON BOBTAILS,
AND THEREFORE THEY RING, NOT JINGLE.
>> REALLY? WHY?
>> James: I DON'T THINK IT'S UP TO US TO ASK WHY.
THIS IS ALREADY TAKEN LONGER THAN ANY OF US THOUGHT IT
SHOULD. WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS THAT WE
WAIT TO JINGLE UNTIL WE SING "JINGLE BELLS."
THERE'S NO JINGLING UNTIL JINGLE BELLS.
I THINK THAT'S QUINTESSENTIAL TIME TO JINGLE.
>> YES. I SEE THAT NOW.
JINGLE BELLS. JINGLE ON "JINGLE BELLS."
THANK YOU FOR JINGLE-SPLAINING THAT TO ME.
>> James: YOU GOT IT. SHALL WE?
>> WE SHALL! >> James: OKAY, HERE WE GO.
♪ DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
♪ O'ER THE FIELDS WE GO LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
♪ HA-HA-HA! BELLS ON BOBTAILS RING
♪ MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE AND SING
♪ A SLEIGHING SONG TONIGHT, OH! (BELLS)
JINGLE BELLS! ♪ JINGLE BELLS!
JINGLE ALL THE-- >> James: HANG ON, WAIT,
WAIT! YOU WEREN'T JINGLING.
>> OH, WOW. WASN'T I?
IF I'M HONEST, I KIND OF TUNED OUT.
LAWFER. >> James: SO YOU WHAT?
JUST WENT ON AUTOPILOT. >> James: OKAY, LET'S TRY IT ONE
MORE TIME, AND WHEN WE GET TO "JINGLE BELLS," LET'S JINGLE
LIKE WE'VE NEVER JINGLED BEFORE. >> SLUM, ABSOLUTELY, CALL ME
KRIS KRINGLE. BECAUSE I'M READY TO JINGLE.
>> James: LET'S JINGLE, KRINGLE! ♪ DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH ♪ O'ER THE FIELDS WE GO
LAUGHING ALL THE WAY ♪ HA-HA-HA!
BELLS ON BOBTAILS RING ♪ MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT
WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE AND SING ♪ A SLEIGHING SONG TONIGHT, OH!
JINGLE BELLS! ♪ JINGLE BELLS!
JINGLE ALL THE-- >> James: THE JINGLING!
IT'S SO LOUD! YOU CAN'T EVEN HEAR THE LYRICS!
>> NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE LYRICS!
ALL THAT MATTERS ARE THE JINGLES!
>> James: KENAN THOMPSON, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. ♪ JINGLE BELLS
JINGLE BELLS! ♪ JINGLE ALL THE WAY!
OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE ♪ IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
HEY!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK.
LET'S MEET OUR GUESTS TONIGHT! SHE STARS IN "WELCOME TO
CHIPPENDALES." PLEASE WELCOME ANNALEIGH
ASHFORD! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
>> Reggie: IT'S ANNALEIGH ASHFORD!
>> James: HE HOSTS "THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS."
IT'S KENAN THOMPSON! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
>> Reggie: IT'S KENAN THOMPSON!
>> James: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE!
>> OH THAT WORKS. UNBELIEVABLE.
YOU'RE UNBELIEVABLE. >> James: DID YOU KNOW YOU
WOULD LEARN HOW TO PLAY BASS? >> I DID!
♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: I'M SO HAPPY THAT
YOU ARE BOTH HERE. ANNALEIGH, YOU OAR LONG TIME FAN
OF KENAN'S. TALK TO US, WHAT IS YOUR
FAVORITE KENAN THOMPSON PROTEST? >> I HAVE TO SAY IT'S ALL THAT!
AND THE JUMPING ON THE TRAMPOLINE.
>> CLASSIC OPEN AND CLOSE. >> James: DO YOU GET THAT A
LO, PEOPLE TALKING TO YOU A LOT?
>> I DO BUT I LOVE IT. IT WAS MY CHILDHOOD SMUMS
EVERYBODY ELSE'S. GOOD TIMES.
>> James: THIS HATCHED JUST LAST WEEK ON S NMPTL, KENAN AND
KEL. >> LOOK AT THAT!
>> James: ARE WE EVER GOING TO GET GOOD BURGER 2?
>> I THINK SO. IF I WAS A GAMBLING PERSON.
>> James: WHERE ARE WE AT IN THE TOPIC?
>> WE RECENTLY HAD A TABLE READ, I'VE BEEN ASKED ABOUT MY SUMMER
SCHEDULE. >> James: I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING SONNY. >> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THE POOL.
>> I THINK THERE'S A BIG OPPORTUNITY TO PLEASE A LOT OF
PEOPLE. >> James: WE HOPE YOU DO!
WELL THAT'S YOUR SUMMER SORTED. ANNALEIGH, YOUR SUMMER VERY
BUSY, I'M EXIT BED THIS. YOU ARE RETURNING TO BROADWAY
NEXT YEAR. TELL THE AUDIENCE WHAT SHOW
YOU'RE DOING? >> I'M DOING SWEENEY TODD!
>> James: I THINK I'M A BIT RESPONSIBLE.
>> I THINK YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT RESPONSIBLE TOO.
>> James: DID WE PLANT THE SEED?
>> WE TALKED ABOUT MAKING PIES. A YEAR AGO, YOU SAID YOU SHOULD
BE MAKING PIES, YOU SHOULD DO SWEENEY TODD.
>> YOU AND JOSH GROBIN. HOW ARE YOU PREPARING FOR SUCH A
ROLE FOR SUCH A RETURN? >> I'M SCARED TO TELL YOU THIS
BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE'S BRITISH, ALSO LOVETT, THE CHARACTER I'M
PLAYING. I'M REALLY BRITISH, 23 AND ME
TOLD ME I'M VERY, VERY BRITISH. SO IT FEELS NATURAL BUT I'VE IN
THE PAST PLAYED PEOPLE LIKE THE NORTH OF LONDON.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING IT. YOU KNOW.
IT'S DARK, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO UP THERE, DO I SOUND OKAY?
I DON'T KNOW. >> James: SOUNDS LIKE HOME,
GO ON. >> SHE IS LIKE THE RAIN IN SPAIN
STAYS MAINLY IN THE -- LIKE THAT?
>> James: THAT'S RIGHT. >> IN OUR HOUSE I'M GOING
AROUND, MY HUSBAND IS ALREADY LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING, I'M LIKE
UP THERE, UP THERE, UP THERE, MY LITTLE BOY IS WILL YOU STOP?
STOP DOING THAT! >> James: I'M ENJOYING THIS.
GIVE US ONE OF YOUR LINES THAT YOU HAVE IN THE SHOW.
>> OKAY, I SAY WHAT YOU -- >> James: GO ON.
>> WHAT YOU DOING WORRYING ABOUT THE JUDGE ALREADY!
I'M HORRIFIED. >> James: WHEN DO YOU OPEN?
(LAUGHTER) >> NOT YET.
NOT YET. I'VE GOT TIME.
I FEET LIKE CALLING YOU TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE WHOLE SHOW.
LIKE WHAT THECHA THINK? >> James: NOT WHAT THECHA
THINK, IT'S TX AND F. >> LATE SHOW, IS IT, THE LATE
SHOW -- >> James: NOT VA, THE "LATE
LATE SHOW." "LATE LATE SHOW."
>> WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT WITNESS?
>> James: COMPACTLY. THIS SHOW I'M CERTAIN GOING TO
BE AN ABSOLUTE SMASH OF THE BROADWAY SCHEDULE NEXT YEAR I'M
CERTAIN OF IT. >> THANK YOU.
>> James: YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE FIRST IN LINE TO SEE THIS.
YOU HAVE KIND OF FALLEN IN LOVE WITH BROADWAY.
WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? >> I HAD A SUMMER IN NEW YORK
WHERE I ACTUALLY STAYED THERE, I WAS USUALLY TRAVELING OR
WHATEVER. ANY HIATUS I WASN'T LIVING
THERE. AND SNL DOESN'T CORRESPOND TO
THE BROADWAY SCHEDULE. I SAW MJ I SAW PHANTOM OF THE
OPERA, IT WAS REALLY GREAT, I SAW BEET MANY JUICE,.
>> James: YOU'RE HITTING THE HITS!
WILL WE SEE THE YOU IN A BROADWAY MUSICAL?
IS THAT WHAT YOU WOULD DO? >> THEY'RE REALLY HARD, EIGHT
SHOWS A WEEK FOR EVERY WEEK OF YOUR LIFE.
I'D LOVE TO FIGURE IT OCCUPANT. MAYBE A JOURNEY OF MUSIC, WILL
FARRELL DID, COMING TO AMERICA, SOME BLEND OF THAT.
>> James: I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU DO THAT.
I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU DO THAT. NOW ANNALEIGH LET'S TALK ABOUT
YOUR BRILLIANT SHOW, WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALES, TELL US WHAT YOU
DO AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY? >> IT'S ABOUT THE REAL CLUB THAT
FORMED AROUND THEM. NOT JUST BOYS TAKING THEIR PANTS
OFFER. LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENED.
>> James: YOUR SON WHO IS SIX YEARS OLD A HUGE FAN OF WELCOME
TO CHIPPENDALES. >> I PLAY THE WIFE, HE HAS TO DO
BAD THINGS AND YOU STILL LIKE HIM WHICH MEANS YOU'RE.
>> AT ACTING. SO ANYWAYS MY LITTLE BOY LOVES
HIM BECAUSE HE IS ALSO IN MARVEL MOVIES.
YOU WANT TO WATCH THE PREVIEW -- I FORGOT WHAT THE SHOW IS ABOUT.
>> James: WELCOME TO CHIPPEN DALES,.
>> HE'S THINKING ABOUT RESCUE RANGERS, NOT THAT CHIPPENDALES.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DALES IN THIS SHOW.
>> I REALIZED THAT WAS A BAD IDEA NOW WHEN IT'S TIME FOR
BATH, HE GOES LOOK MOM I'M A CHIPPENDALE DANCER.
HE'S PAYING ATTENTION. >> HE'S LISTEN BE APPROXIMATING.
>> James: LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT A CLIP FROM "WELCOME TO
CHIPPENDALES," WHICH IS STREAMING ON HULU, AND NEW
EPISODES DROP EVERY TUESDAY. >> HOW DID YOU GUY IT?
MADE HIM AN OFFER HE CAN'T REFUSE.
I DID THAT! THAT'S WHAT I DID.
>> STEVE, HOW MUCH DID YOU SPIND?
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER. >> IT ABSOLUTELY MATTERS.
THE CLUB'S FINANCES ARE MY MATTER AND YOU MADE A MASSIVE
PURCHASE YOU DIDN'T EVEN CONSULT ME.
>> WE'LL BE ABLE TO PRINT AS MANY CALENDARS AS WE WANT.
WHICH MEANS CONTROLLING THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW THE NUMBERS. >> I RAN THE NUMBERS.
IT'S REALLY GOOD. I'M THE KING, YOU ARE MY QUEENL.
>> James: STICK AROUND! MORE WITH THESE TWO WHEN WE
COME BACK.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK.
WE'RE BACK WITH ANNALEIGH ASHFORD AND KENAN THOMPSON.
NOW KENAN YOU ARE BACK HOSTING THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS,
TOMORROW NIGHT, NBC K ON E! WHAT CAN WE BE MOST EXCITED
ABOUT? >> I THINK IT'S JUST A CHANCE
FOR THE PEOPLE TO SEE THEIR FAIFERLTS.
THERE IS A LOT OF THEM GOING TO BE IN THE BUILDING.
WE'RE GOING TO HONOR SOME REAL LEGEND, LIKE SHANIA TWAIN IS
GOING TO GET AN AWARD AND RYAN --
>> James: OUR SHOW HAS BEEN NOMINATED, WE NEVER WIN, NEVER
WILL. >> YOU'RE GOING TOCWIN.
YOU'RE BOTH HER CHOICES. >> James: WELL, THAT'S
ACTUALLY ALL I CARE ABOUT. KENAN YOU ALSO HOSTED THE EMMYS.
WE REHEARSED THAT SKETCH BEFORE THE SHOW STARTED.
YOU WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT LATE-NIGHT HOST RIGHT?
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> James: THERE'S ONE OR TWO
SPOTS OPENING UP BABY. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN? >> IT COULD BE, I FEEL LIKE THE
MONEY IS IN DAYTIME, YOU KNOW? THAT'S WHEN OPRAH WAS DOING HER
LIVE FOR WORLD. >> James: I UNDERSTAND.
>> BUT I THINK THIS SHOW IS GREAT, IT'S VERY COMFORTABLE,
WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU WHENEVER THAT DAY APPROACHES OR WHATEVER.
BUT WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. >> James: THERE'S ANYTHING
YOU COULD DO. YOU HOSTED THE HOLIDAY CRITICS
ASSOCIATION FILM AWARDS EARLIER. ANNALEIGH.
DID YOU ENJOY THAT? >> ENJOY IS A WORD YOU COULD
USE. >> James: GO ON.
>> THE FIRST PART OF HOSTING THE SHOW, YOU KNOW.
YOU HOSTING THE TONIES IS ONE OF THE MOST FAVORITE THINGS THAT
HAPPENED. BUT THAT FIRST 15 MINUTES IS
LIKE AN EPIC THING TO KIND OF GET THROUGH PEN WOW, MY WORK IS
DONE, I'M GOING TO SLIGHTLY LISTEN ABOUT MAKING A JOKE ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I'LL HANG OUT WITH THE BAND AND
WE'LL MAKE SOMETHING UP. WE'LL GO WITH THE FLOW.
SOMEBODY PUSHED ME OUT ON THE STAGE AND I WAS LIKE HEY GUYS
HOW'S IT GOING? I WENT TO THE BAND AND THEY WERE
GONE. THERE WAS NOBODY THERE.
I MADE A BUNCH OF JOKES ABOUT BREAD AND CILIAC DISEASE.
IT DIDN'T GO WELL. >> James: HAVE YOU HAD TO BE
IN A POSITION LIKE THAT KENAN, YOU HAVE TO FILL OR VAMP?
GO ON. >> NOT REALLY, I'VE BEEN LUCKY.
>> IT'S LIKE A FEVER DREAM. >> James: ANYONE WHO IS
HOSTING LIKE A LIVE TV SHOW TO ME AND THEY SAY TO ME, WHAT
SHOULD I DO? YOU WEAR AN EAR PIECE SAYING
IT'S LIVER. JUST THROW THEM UNDER THE BUS.
BECAUSE IF SOMEONE GOES YOU NEED TO FILL FOR TWO MINUTES BECAUSE
THEY'RE NOT READY, YOU GO, PLEASE WELCOME, YOU TWO, AND
WALK OFF! WALK OFF!
BECAUSE THEN NO ONE GOES, WHAT'S HE DOING?
HE'S LOST HIS MIND. >> I FEEL THAT WAY TOO.
>> James: THERE YOU GO BONO, GET ON.
ANNALEIGH, YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HOME REMODEL.
RIGHT? >> YES.
>> James: ALWAYS A NIGHTMARE. ARE YOU GOING TO BE IN BEFORE
CHRISTMAS? >> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
IT IS NOT GOING TO BE ACHRISTMAS MIRACLE.
OUR HOUSE IS NOT DONE AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
IT STILL DOESN'T HAVE WALLS. WE HAVE PIPES, THAT'S EXCITING
AND IT HAS A ROOF. JUST NO WALLS.
SO WE'RE LIKE A GHOST ALL THE TIME JUST WALKING THROUGH WALLS.
>> James: IN RETROSPECT DO YOU NOT THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE
TO START THIS REMODEL AND THEN SHOULD YOU NOT HAVE STARTED THE
REMODEL BEFORE YOU MOVED TO NEW YORK FOR NINE MONTHS AND HAD IT
DONE THEN? >> I WILL BE NOW LIKE BLINK IT'S
HAPPENED, YOU COME BACK AND IT'S DONE.
I JUST HOPE IT HAS WALLS. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE
A GHOST IN MY OWN HOAX. >> DO YOU NEED WALLS?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD.
>> IT'S REALLY AIRY. >> James: OPEN PLAN, LOST.
>> DON'T NEED WALLS MAN. REGGIE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION
FOR ANY OF OUR GUESTS THIS EVENING?
>> Reggie: YES, I DO. TONIGHT'S QUESTION GOES TO...
(DRUM ROLL) EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU ON THE
COUCH. >> THAT'S US TOO.
>> Reggie: IF YOU WERE COMMISSIONED TO CREATE A
POPSICLE STAND WHICH DIMENSIONS WOULD YOU CREATE AND WHAT WOULD
THE DIMENSIONS OF THE STAND BE? >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST?
>> OKAY, I WOULD -- IT WOULD BE CALLED DREAMCICLES IT WOULD BE
LITTLE UNICORNS WITH RAINBOW BRAIDS AND THEY WOULD THAT MAGIC
LITTER CAN YOU EAT BECAUSE THEN YOU COULD GET TO POOP IT OUT.
>> GLITDER POOP. >> James: UPON SICKLE WISE
WHERE ARE WE AT? >> I WOULD HAVE THE FACE OF A
MOUSE WITH LITTLE BUBBLE GUM NOSE AND BLACK EARS ON THE TOP I
WOULD CALL IT MICKEY. AND THAT WOULD BE MY BIG HIT.
AS FAR AS THE SHAPE OF THE ACTUAL STAND ITSELF, I WANT TO
SAY SOMETHING OUT OF A TIM BURTON FILM.
SO IT WILL BE KIND OF GORILLA-ISH, ARCHED, WEIRD
FRAME, STAND OUT IN THE CROWD AND LOTS OF TRIANGLES.
>> James: I LOVE BOTH OF THESE, IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY.
REGGIE. >> Reggie: THOSE ARE CORRECT
ANSWERS. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!
PLEASE THANK OUR INCREDIBLE GUESTS, ANNALEIGH ASHFORD AND
KENAN THOMPSON! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A
PERFORMANCE FROM BAZZI!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK.
HE'S A MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING SINGER-SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER.
HERE PERFORMING "HEAVEN" FROM HIS LATEST ALBUM, "INFINITE
DREAM," WHICH IS OUT NOW PLEASE WELCOME BAZZI!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ BEAUTIFUL SOUL YOU OUTTA CONTROL
♪ DANCE LIKE THERE'S NO-- BODY THAT BE WATCHIN' YOU
♪ CHASIN' THE THRILL WITH POWDER AND PILLS
♪ IT'S A GIRL'S WORLD AND EVERYBODY'S IN IT
♪ I TRY TO FIGHT THE FEELIN', FEELIN'
♪ BUT I THINK I'M PAST THE CEILIN'
LET'S GO! ♪ IT FEELS LIKE HEAVEN, AH
WATCHIN' YOU MOVE AND DANCE ♪ IT FEELS LIKE HEAVEN
LOST IN YOU.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TOMORROW NIGHT, NOAH CENTINEO WILL BE HERE, MAX THIERIOT IS
DROPPING BY, AND WE'LL HAVE A PERFORMANCE FROM SYNCOPATED
LADIES. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.
REGGIE, TAKE US HOME. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪