>> James: WHOA WHOA. SORRY SORRY, THIS IS MY BLOCK,
IT'S ONE SANTA PER BLOCK. OKAY?
>> OKAY, WELL THEN I GUESS YOU BETTER FIND A DIFFERENT BLOCK
THEN. >> James: I'M NOT MOVING.
I'M THE BEST SANTA IN TOWN. >> WHAT, CLOWN TOWN?
WHOA! >> James: HOW DARE YOU.
>> HOW DARE YOU. YOU ARE QUESTION SMIRCHING
SANTA. >> James: I WOULD NEVER
BESMIRCH. YOU ARE A LADY AND LAST TIME I
CHECKED SANTA WAS A MAN. >> I'M GOING TO GET MORE
DONATION THAN YOU, BITCH! >> James: OKAY, WE'LL SEE
ABOUT THAT! >> HO HO HO, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE. THIS FEELS SPRIT.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: THIS IS FUN ISN'T
IT? HOW CHRISTMASSY IS THIS?
THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHO IS THE BITCH NOW McCARTHY?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU THANK YOU.
>> COME ON BOYS! ♪ JINGLE BELL JINGLE BELL
JINGLE BELL ROCK. JINGLE BELL SWING AND JINGLE
BELL, LOWING AND GLOWING, NOW THE JINGLE HOP HAS BEGUN JINGLE
BELL ROCK, JINGLE BELL ROCK, JINGLE BELL CHIME AND JINGLE
BELL CHIME. DANCING AND PRANCING IN JINGLE
BELL SQUARE IN THE FROSTY AIR ♪ ♪
[ CYMBAL ♪ >> AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!
♪ ♪ ♪ >> COME ON!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ CLAPPING ]
>> James: OKAY! ♪ ♪ CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS ♪
SNOW'S COMING DOWN ♪ ♪ I'M WATCHING IT FLOW ♪
♪ CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS.
[ SINGING ] HAPPY SOUND ♪ ♪ BABY PLEASE DON'T GO ♪
>> James: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN MELISSA McCARTHY.
WE LOVE HER SO MUCH. COME ON BACK EVERYBODY!
>> I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE HERE ♪ ALL THE FUN WE HAD LAST YEAR ♪
♪ CHRISTMAS ♪ ♪ PRETTY LIGHTS ON THE TREE ♪
♪ I'M WATCHING IT SHINE ♪ ♪ CHRISTMAS ♪
♪ YOU SHOULD BE HERE WITH ME ♪ ♪ BABY PLEASE DON'T GO ♪
♪
♪ ARE YOU READY, Y'ALL TO HAVE SOME THINGS IN YOUR LIFE
THAT WILL ALWAYS CHANGE WHAT YOU'RE PLAYING,
♪ IT'S "THE LATE LATE SHOW!" >> Reggie: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
ALL THE WAY FROM DEEP INSIDE BROOKLYN AND HARLEM
SOMEHOW SIMULTANEOUSLY, GIVE IT UP FOR THE
ONE, THE ONLY... JAMES CORDEN! >> James: HOW ARE YOU?
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE! THANK YOU GUYS, THANK YOU VERY,
VERY MUCH. HELLO, GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO "THE LATE LATE SHOW."
HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT DAY, AND A GREAT WEEKEND.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHO
THE GUESTS ARE ON THE SHOW TONIGHT!
SHE IS AN AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS, WHO'S STARRED IN SOME OF THE
BIGGEST COMEDIES OF THE LAST DECADE.
WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE AND ADORE HER!
HERE AT THE "LATE LATE SHOW." THE SPECTACULAR, THE SINGULAR,
MELISSA McCARTHY IS ON THE SHOW TONIGHT!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) HEY BEN, HEY MELISSA, ARE WE
INTERRUPTING? >> YES.
>> James: WE'LL LEAVE YOU TO IT.
MELISSA McCARTHY, EVERYBODY. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
AND HE IS A MULTI-TALENTED GRAMMY, EMMY, AND TONY-NOMINATED
SINGER, SONGWRITER, AND ACTOR, WHO HAS SOLD OVER 35 MILLION
ALBUMS WORLDWIDE! THE GLORIOUS, JOSH GROBAN IS ON
THE SHOW TONIGHT! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
HEY JOSH HOW ARE YOU? >> I'M SO GOOD.
IT SMELLS LIKE A FOREST IN HERE. OH MY GOODNESS.
IT'S SO FESTIVE. IF I FIND A TREE THAT I LIKE
WILL YOU TIE IT TO MY CAR? IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> James: NOTHING SO WONDERFUL THAN JOSH GROBAN WITH
WONDER IN HIS EYES. AND THAT WONDER HAS COME TO US.
>> YES IT HAS. JOSH GROBAN, EVERYBODY!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) THEN LET'S!
I'M JAMES CORDEN, AND THIS? THIS IS "THE LATE LATE SHOW!"
ROLL THE TITLES! COME ON!
♪ 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! BLESS YOU FOR BEING HERE.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT LOU HAS LEFT.
BEAUTIFULLY WRAPPED, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FROM LOU.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK HERE. OH, IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
I NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS BEFORE I -- WE HAVE TWO INCREDIBLE EXEC
PRODUCERS HERE, ONE IN BEN WINSTON, WHO SHOULD SPEAK NOW.
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. >> James: THAT'S BEN WINSTON.
AND THE OTHER IS ROB CRAB SITTING OVER THERE AND LOU HAS
GOT ME THIS, LOOK IT'S A CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATION, THAT
IS A ROB CRAB, IT SAYS "ROB" ON IT.
(APPLAUSE) >> James: I'LL TRUER IT.
>> I'LL TAKE IT. >> James: YES, MY HUNCH IS,
YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS FOR CHRISTMAS.
OKAY? >> WHAT ABOUT ME?
>> James: I DON'T THINK I SHOULD GET THE GRIEF HERE.
I'M NOT -- I HAVEN'T -- I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS IN THERE SO MAYBE
TOMORROW BEN. MAYBE TOMORROW WILL BE SOMETHING
FOR YOU. YOU KNOW.
>> YOU WON'T BE HERE TOMORROW. >> WHAT, YOU'VE ALREADY FIRED
HIM? >> FIRED.
>> James: FIRED, HE'S GONE. LOOK AT THAT HE'S TOAST.
ROB ARE YOU GOING TO GET HIM BACK?
>> REHIRED. >> James: IT'S FINE.
BIG SHOW, MELISSA McCARTHY, JOSH GROBAN.
JOSH GROBAN IS IN THIS ABC IT IS LIKE 30th CELEBRATION OF
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT WAS 30 YEARS
AGO. >> YEAH I'LL BUY THAT.
>> James: I WAS THREE! >> YEAH!
>> James: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DISNEY FILM?
>> THE JUNGLE BOOK. >> James: REALLY?
>> I ASPIRED TO BLUE IN EVERY PART OF MY LIFE.
CASUAL SLIGHTLY OVERWEIGHT DUDE, RUBBING HIS BACK WHIT ITCHES.
UNTIL YOU TEAM UP WITH A KID AND STEAL SOMETHING.
>> James: CAN I BE HONEST? YOU'VE ALREADY ACHIEVED LIKE
90%. >> TRY TO PUT UP BIG BLUE IMAGE
WHENEVER I GO. >> James: HOW ABOUT YOU?
>> I'M GOING TO GO WITH THE BLACK CAULDRON.
>> James: THE WHAT? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
THE BLACK CAULDRON? >> YES, IT'S GREAT.
I'S MADE BASED ON THE PRIDE END SERIES.
>> James: IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO KNOW WHETHER YOU'RE MAKING
THIS UP. THERE IT IS.
I HAVE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THIS ONE.
IS IT SUITABLE TO MY KIDS? >> I'M GOING TO LOOK INTO THAT.
>> WHAT'S YOUR TAKE, WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER 1 PICK?
>> James: I THINK AH ALADDIN. ROBIN WILLIAMS IS THE BEST
ANIMATED VOICE OVER OF ALL TIME. WE CAN CHITCHAT ALL DAY BUT WE
CAN'T. IT'S TIME FOR THE NEWS.
ACCORDING TO A NEW CNBC POLL, 70% OF VOTERS DO NOT WANT
PRESIDENT BIDEN TO RUN FOR A SECOND TERM.
WELL, HE SAID HE'D DO IT. BIDEN'S UNITED THE COUNTRY.
IT WASN'T QUITE AT 70%, BUT KAMALA HARRIS JUST MANAGED TO
PUT IT OVER THE TOP. A LARGE MAJORITY OF VOTERS
DON'T WANT BIDEN OR TRUMP TO RUN AGAIN.
WELL YOU GOT NEWS FOR YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO GET BIDEN
AND TRUMP-- PLUS, LIKE, FOUR MORE "AVATAR" MOVIES, WHETHER
YOU WANT THEM OR NOT. MOVING ON, EARLIER TODAY, ELON
MUSK RELAUNCHED TWITTER BLUE, WHERE USERS PAY A MONTHLY FEE
FOR A BLUE CHECKMARK. BUT, THIS TIME, iPHONE USERS
WILL HAVE TO PAY EXTRA. BIG WIN IF YOU'VE GOT A SAMSUNG
GALAXY! ISN'T IT?
MASSIVE WIN. THE SERVICE WILL COST $8 A MONTH
ON THE WEB, OR $11 A MONTH IF PURCHASED THROUGH THE APPLE APP
STORE. OR IF YOU ARE A COMPLETELY SANE
PERSON? IT WILL COST YOU ZERO DOLLARS A
MONTH. IT WAS ALSO REVEALED OVER THE
WEEKEND THAT MUSK PLANS TO INCREASE THE 280 CHARACTER LIMIT
TO 4,000. 4,000?
THAT'S TOO MANY CHARACTERS! WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A TWEET, NOT
THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE. LAWFER
IAN, WHAT'S ONE WAY ELON MUSK COULD ACTUALLY IMPROVE TWITTER?
SERIOUS QUESTION. >> FOR SURE, HEAVY.
I WOULD SAY JUST SELL IT BACK TO SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT
THEY'RE DOING AND GET THE HELL OUT OF THE PUBLIC SPOTLIGHT!
(APPLAUSE) >> James: WELL, I TELL YOU
YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE THIS STORY BECAUSE SPEAKING ON OF ELON
MUSK, DID YOU SEE THIS? LAST NIGHT, DAVE CHAPPELLE
INVITED MUSK TO JOIN HIM ON STAGE AT A SHOW IN SAN
FRANCISCO, BUT THE AUDIENCE DIDN'T SEEM VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.
HERE'S THEIR REACTION. >> MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THE
RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD. [ BOOING ]
>> WOW, THERE YOU GO. >> James: YOU KNOW WHERE ELON
MUSK WENT WRONG? HE DIDN'T HAVE HIS PROPS.
WHEN HE'S GOT HIS PROPS, ELON MUSK WAS PRETTY SURPRISED, THIS
IS THE FREE SPEECH, I DIDN'T WANT THAT.
WHY IS THE BOOING DID YOU THINK? >> HE WITNESS ON AFTER DAVE
CHAPPELLE. BEFORE WE WATCH ONE OF THE
GREATEST COMEDIANS OF ALL TIME. LET'S WATCH THIS BILLIONAIRE,
QUOTE, IF I WEBSITE TO THE LAKER GAME WE'VE ALL SEEN LEBRON JAMES
DUNKING A COUPLE OF TIMES WHAT ABOUT THIS 250 POUND JEWISH GUY?
WHAT IS HE DOING? WHAT IS HE DOING?
>> James: I UNDERSTAND. THAT I UNDERSTAND.
I.T. BOBBED AND CHRIS ROCK. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?
I RECKON HE CAME OFF STAGE, ELON MUSK CAME OFF STAGE, THEY WERE
SAYING OH NO THEY ARE NOT SAYING BOO, THEY WERE
SAYING 'BLUE!' THEY LOVE TWITTER BLUE!"
IN OTHER NEWS, AN AUSTRALIAN RUNNER HAS JUST SET A NEW
WORLD RECORD. IN THE LAST 107 DAYS, SHE HAS
RUN 107 MARATHONS. YEAH WHAT ABOUT THAT?
BUT WHAT IS SHE RUNNING FROM? SHE PLANS TO CONTINUE RUNNING A
MARATHON EVERY DAY UNTIL SHE REACHES A 150.
THAT'S AMAZING. I ACTUALLY DID 150 MARATHONS
ONCE, BUT I DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I DID IT FOR
ME. TO GET THIS RIGHT AND THIS PURE,
YOU KNOW? 107 MARATHONS IN 107 DAYS.
BUT, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY FEEL PROUD OF YOUR NEW YEAR'S
RESOLUTION TO START GOING TO THE GYM TWICE A WEEK.
WELL DONE, YEAH! SHOULD WE START TRAINING FOR A
MARATHON? ARE YOU UP FOR IT?
SHOULD WE DO IT? >> IF I GET CYBER NETTIC KNEES,
I WOULD DO IT. >> I COULD GO FOR A GILMORE
GIRLS MARATHON. >> James: I'M SAYING ME AND
YOU OR ANYONE ON THE TEAM, WHY DON'T WE DO THIS, ANYONE ON THE
"LATE LATE SHOW" TEAM TRY TO RUN A MARATHON BEFORE THE SHOW ENDS.
RIGHT? BUT WE DON'T SET OURSELVES ANY
LIMIT OF TIME AND WE JUST GO FOR IT.
BECAUSE I MEAN I THINK IT WILL TAKE ME THREE DAYS.
(LAUGHTER) >> THE ENTIRE 26.2 MILES, OVER
THREE DAYS? I COULD DO THAT WITH YOU.
TO EARNESTLY WALK A BIT? >> James: SOMETIMES WE'RE
WALKING BUT PRETENDING TO JOG. FAST WALK FOR SOME BITS, STOP,
HAVE LUNCH. >> YES?
IN WE'RE STOPPING FOR LUNCH I'M THERE.
WE COULD DO IT THREE, EIGHT MILE CHUNKS ABSOLUTELY.
>> James: YOU UP FOR THIS NICK?
ARE YOU DOING IT? >> IF WE'RE DOING THIS AS A TEAM
I WOULD LOVE TO DO A MARATHON WITH YOU GUYS.
>> James: BAND? I THINK WE SHOULD PLAN FOR IT ON
A SUNDAY. WE START TRAINING AND WE RAISE
MONEY TO GET REG SEMI BUY OTIC KNEES.
AND WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS. LONDON POLICE WERE FORCED TO
BREAK INTO AN ART GALLERY AFTER A REPORT OF A PERSON SUFFERING A
MEDICAL EMERGENCY. BUT THAT "PERSON" TURNED OUT TO
BE A SCULPTURE OF A WOMAN IN A CHAIR, PASSED OUT WITH HER HEAD
ON A DESK. HERE'S THE SCULPTURE HERE.
LOOK AT THAT! YOU KNOW THAT WAS EVERY ENGLISH
FOOTBALL FAN ON SATURDAY. HERE IS MY THOUGHT, RIGHT?
I SIT IN MY OFFICE IN THAT EXACT POSITION, ALL DAY, EVERY DAY!
AND NOT ONE PERSON HERE HAS TRIED TO RESCUE ME.
(APPLAUSE) >> James: POLICE ARRIVED
AFTER SOMEONE CALLED AND SAID A WOMAN APPEARED
TO BE SUFFERING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
YEAH, LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE HAVING AN... ART ATTACK.
GOOD NIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME EVERYBODY.
AND DID YOU SEIZE THIS STORY? AND, A PAIR OF JEANS THAT WERE
PULLED FROM A SUNKEN TRUNK AT THE SITE OF AN 1857 SHIPWRECK
HAVE JUST SOLD AT AUCTION FOR $114,000.
HERE THEY ARE HERE! LOOK AT THAT.
THE PANTS ARE FROM 1857, BUT THEY'LL MAKE YOUR ASS LOOK
TIMELESS. SOMEONE SPENT MORE THAN $100,000
TO BUY THOSE JEANS, CAN YOU IMAGINE?
SORRY SON YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE ANYMORE, I HAD TO BUY
THESE OLD PANTS MAN, I HAD TO. AND FINALLY, IF YOU'RE A FAN OF
"THE LORD OF THE RINGS," LISTEN UP, BECAUSE YOU CAN NOW STAY IN
A "HOBBIT HOLE" ON THE ORIGINAL "LOD OF THE RINGS" SET IN NEW
ZEALAND. IN ADDITION TO YOUR ROOM, YOU'LL
ALSO GET BEHIND THE SCENES TOURS OF THE SET.
HERE'S WHERE YOU'LL BE STAYING! LOOK AT THAT!
AND HERE'S THE BEDROOM! AND HERE'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S
FACE WHEN YOU TELL HER YOU'RE TAKING HER TO A HOBBIT HOLE!
(LAUGHTER) >> James: I'M JOKING.
IF YOU'RE BOOKING A STAY IN A HOBBIT HOLE, YOU DO NOT HAVE A
GIRLFRIEND. BUT HONESTLY, THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY. IT REALLY IS.
USUALLY, IF YOU WANT TO GET INSIDE A HOBBIT HOLE, YOU HAVE
TO TAKE FRODO OUT TO DINNER FIRST.
AND THAT'S THE NEWS, EVERYBODY! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MELISSA McCARTHY, EVERYBODY!
>> James: WELCOME BACK. LET'S MEET OUR GUESTS TONIGHT.
HE STARS IN "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A 30th CELEBRATION!"
PLEASE WELCOME JOSH GROBAN! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
>> Reggie: IT'S JOSH GROBAN! ALL THE WAY FROM WHERE HE IS!
>> James: SHE'S ONE OF THE FUNNIEST PEOPLE I KNOW!
IT'S MELISSA McCARTHY. >> Reggie: IT'S MS. MELISSA
McCARTHY! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I LOVE IT.
>> OH MY GOODNESS. ♪ ♪ ♪
>> James: I MEAN THIS IS -- THIS IS EXCEPTIONAL.
WHERE DOES ONE GET SUCH AN OUTFIT.
IS THIS YUSHES, DO YOU OWN THIS? >> YES, THIS IS JUST IN MY
CLOSET. >> James: STOP!
>> WE DO HAVE LIKE AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS COSTUME PARTY.
AND MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO THIS WAS A CHRISTMAS FLOCK OF SEA GULLS.
AND IT JUST SEEMED RIGHT. I THOUGHT WE WERE SORT OF
GUSTIED UP. >> I FEEL A LITTLE OUT OF PLACE
NOW. I FEEL I KILLED A BAG PIPER AND
EVERYTHING. I FEEL --
>> DOES YOUR SUIT HAVE BATTERIES?
>> NO, THAT'S WHAT I NEED FROM NOW ON.
>> James: MY FAVORITE THING OF THIS WHOLE OUTFIT IS THE LAT.
BECAUSE IT'S A TREE WITH TWO PRESENTS.
IT'S AMAZING. >> TRUE.
>> James: IS THIS SOMETHING WOULD YOU AWARE ON CHRISTMAS
DAY? >> NOT ON CHRISTMAS DAY BUT JUST
AROUND THE HOUSE. WHEN I DO WALK OUT IN FRONT OF
MY GIRLS AND I HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON, THEY'RE LIKE HEY,
IT DOESN'T GET ANY REACTION AT ALL WHICH I'M LIKE HOW MUCH
DAMAGE ARE WE DOING? >> James: JUST EARLIER YOU
WERE DRESSED AS SANTA CLAUS AND YOUR FATHER FACE TIMED YOU.
EXPLAIN THE STORY. >> FULL BEARD, FULL WHITE CURLY
WIG, FULL SUIT ON, HO HO HO, HAVE YOU BEEN A GOOD BOY?
AND MY DAD WAS LIKE ARE YOU GUYS AT THE HOUSE?
I'M LIKE DAD I'M FULLY DRESS ED AS SANTA.
HE WAS LIKE, IS BEN WITH YOU? LIKE WHAT AM I DOING WRONG OR
RIGHT? >> James: YOU'VE GOT
TEENAGERS AT HOME, MINE ARE 11, EIGHT AND 5, 5, TODAY ACTUALLY.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY! >> James: WHAT WAS CHRISTMAS
LIKE COMPARED TO WHEN THEY WERE FIVE, SIX, SEARCH?
>> IT'S SO WEIRDLY DIFFERENT. THE MANTRA WAS LIKE NOT UNTIL
THE SUN COMES UP. IT WAS CAN WE GO DOWNSTAIRS?
WAIT WAIT THE SUN HAS TO BE UP. AND NOW IT'S LIKE BEN AND I
DOWNSTAIRS ON OUR SECOND CUP OF COFFEE, AND WE'RE GOING LIKE DO
WE HAVE TO SHAKE THEM OUT OF BED?
LIKE VIV, SHAKE HER AND IT'S LIKE DO YOU WANT A LAT RVETIONE?
SHE'S LIKE ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT.
THE EXCITEMENT, I'M UP FIRST, THE SOUND IN THE LIVING ROOM
LIKE THIS BY MYSELF. >> James: MY SON IS JUST
GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO WAKE HIM UP.
WHEN I WOKE HIM UP THE OTHER DAY HE SAID "THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW
IS THE WORST MOMENT OF MY LIFE." ALL I DID WAS OPEN THE CURTAINS.
YEAH. NOW JOSH I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THIS. ANNALEIGH SASHFORD, YOU AND
ANNALEIGH A ASHFORD ARE PLAYING SWEENEYEY TODD ON BROUGHT WAY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? >> I'M LOOKING A LOT, READING A
LOT ABOUT SERIALITY KILLERS, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE PLAYING
ONE. AND YOU KNOW THEY ALL BLEND IN.
THAT'S THE THING THEY ALL ARE THE PERSON LIKE NEXT DOOR THAT
YOU WOULD NEVER ASSUME IS KILLING OTHER PEOPLE AND TURNING
THEM INTO MEAT PIES, SO I FEEL LIKE THAT IS A FUN THING YOU
WANT TO LEAN INTO. WHEN YOU ARE COLOMBO, THAT'S THE
BAD GUY, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE TWIST.
>> James: NOT MUCH OF A TWIST WHEN YOU GO SEE SWEENEYEY TODD,
ANOTHER BREAKOUT MUSICAL. >> EVERY PERSON WHO'S NEVER SEEN
IT. I'M DOING IT FOR THAT PERSON.
>> James: YOU VISITED YOUR OLD HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN LOS
ANGELES. >> YES I DID.
>> James: THEY WERE DOING A PRODUCTION FROM SWEENEY TODD,
WHAT WAS THE LUCK THERE? >> I GO TO LOS ANGELES SCHOOL
FOR THE ARTS, BEING A SHY PERSON, BROUGHT ME OUT OF MY
SHELL. TO GO BACK 24 YEARS LATER AND TO
BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS AMAZING MUSICAL THEATER CLASS THEY CAN'T
EVEN SHAVE AND THEY'RE DOING SWEENEY TODD.
>> THAT YOU LOSE YOUR MIND -- >> THEY WERE SPASMING MY
COMMENTS TRYING TO GET ME THERE, THEY DIDN'T KNOW I WAS THERE.
>> James: WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CLIP OF THE MOMENT THAT YOU
SURPRISED THE STUDENTS AT YOUR OLD HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THEY WERE SO SWEET SO NICE. >> AN OLD ALUMNI, JUST HAPPENED
TO POP BY TO SEE THE SHOW AND IS GOING TO BE STARRING IN SWEENEY
TODD! [ SCREAMING ]
>> SHE WENT TO THE FLOOR! >> IT'S WOULD YOU LIKE TO --
[ SCREAMING ] >> James: THAT IS SO GREAT!
>> OH MY GOD! >> I LOVE THEM SO MUCH BECAUSE
THEY'VE GOT THAT LIGHT IN THEIR EYES.
I THINK THEY PROBABLY THOUGHT THAT THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME
COURT JUDGE JOSH GROBAN WAS IN THE AUDIENCE.
>> THEY GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. >> EXACTLY.
IT WAS SO GREAT TO SEE THEM, AWESOME.
>> >> James: YOU STARTED
PERFORMING ON SHOWS OFF BROADWAY.
WHAT WAS THAT TIME OF YOUR LIFE LIKE?
>> IT WAS FANTASTIC. I JUST REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO
DO IT. I'M FROM A SMALL FARM TOWN IN
ILLINOIS. WHEN SOMEONE SAYS WE'VE GOT A
ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR AND IF YOU RENT FOLDING CHAIRS, YOU GOT
YOURSELF A DEAL, I'M DOING THEATER!
IF WE GOT TEN OF US TOGETHER, I WAS SO LIKE HONESTLY LIKE, LET'S
PUT ON A SHOW, GUYS, TEN OF US. IF WE GET 17 TO COME, WE'LL GET
EXTRA FOLDING CHAIRS. >> PURE PROFIT.
>> NOBODY HAD ASKED ANYBODY TO COME, GUYS WHAT ABOUT THE MATH?
WE SHOOK HANDS ON IT. >> James: JUST YOUR 17.
>> MY 17, TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE FOR THE WRONG SHOW.
BUT THEN THAT WOULD END AND BE THEN I HAVE ANOTHER ROOM ON THE
FOURTH FLOOR AND WE'RE GOING TO DO MORE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS.
>> James: THANK GOD YOU DID. PIANO BARS ARE VERY POPULAR WITH
NEW YORK CITY. ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE'S A
CROWD, A PLACE TO GO AND PIANO PLAYER AND SING SHOW TUNES.
IHAVE YOU EVER FREQUENTED THESE PLACES?
>> I'VE BEEN A FREQUENTER OF DON'T TELL MAMA.
WE'D GO IN THERE HAVE SOME LIBATIONS AND AT SOME POINT I
WAS LIKE I'LL GO. THE ONLY THING I KNOW IS, "I
HAVE A DREAM A DREAM ABOUT YOU BABY ♪
♪ I HAVE A DREAM AND I'D JUST LOOP IT BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY
LINE I KNEW. >> WHAT'S HAPPENING BABY.
>> AND THEY WOULD GET THE PIANO, IT WAS AN OUTRAGE LIKE BEAUTIFUL
AMAZING BROADWAY SINGERS THAT CAN REALLY SING AND THEY DON'T
WANT A SHORT DRUNK ILLINOIS GIRL WHO IS REPEATING ONE LINE AND
DOING IT POORLY. YOU'RE NOT OFF THE STAGE, WE
WANT YOU OUT OF HERE. >> THEY'RE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT
THESE PLACES, MARIE'S CHRIS IN NEW YORK, NOT, BUT HEDGE FUND
PEOPLE IF YOU SAW ME IN THERE, YOU DIDN'T.
I WAS HERE LIKE ANTHEM FROM A MUSICAL CALLED CHEST.
$20 TO DO A SOLO BUT NO PROBLEM. I DID IT!
RULES IS RULES JAMES. >> James: RULES?
>> VERY SERIOUS HERE. >> James: I DO THINK ABOUT
DOING MELISSA McCARTHY'S RANGE SINGING THE FIRST LINE OVER AND
OVER AGAIN. >> I THINK I'M NAILING IT!
MY FRIENDS ARE LIKE, IT'S PRETTY SLURRY, THE ONE LINE YOU THINK
YOU ARE NAILING YOU DIDN'T. >> James: IF YOU WERE TO DO A
BROADWAY SHOW WHICH ONE WOULD YOU PICK?
>> I LOVE AUNTIE MAME WITH MY WHOLE HEART!
I COULD NOT SING -- I CAN'T -- NO, I CAN'T DO THAT.
>> YOU CAN. I JUST HEARD IT.
>> IT DOESN'T GO BEYOND THAT. >> James: JUST THAT ONE LINE.
>> THAT'S IT, ALL I CAN DO. THE COSTUMES AND THAT WHOLE
STORY. SHE'S SO LIKE BEFORE HER TIME
AND SUCH -- I DON'T KNOW, THE ROSALIND RUSSELL, AUNTIE MAME DO
YOURSELF A CHRISTMAS FAVOR. >> James: WE ARE ALL EXCITED
ABOUT THIS. YOU ARE PLAYING THE BEAST,
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT OF THIS? >> WE ARE ALL FAN BOYS AND GIRLS
OF THIS MOVIE. 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ORIGINAL MOVIE, WE CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS.
WE ALL REMEMBER WHERE WE WERE, REALITY STACKED CAST.
JUST A REMARKABLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
WE COME FROM DIFFERENT PORTION OF THE BIS BUT WE ALL LOVE
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. WE PERFORM THESE SONGS, THEY'LL
GO INTO THE FILM FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT WE HAD A REALLY REALLY
GOOD TIME. >> James: THE FILM PLAYS AND
YOU COME OUT AND SING TO THE AUDIENCE.
>> I HAVEN'T SEEN THE FINAL EDIT YET BUT I THINK IT WILL BE PART
CONCERT AND PART INTERVIEWS WITH THE ANIMATORS AND STUFF.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FANS FOR YEARS, WE'RE THERE TO CELEBRATE,
WHAT IT'S BEEN FOR PEOPLE FOR THREE DECADES.
>> I BELIEVE I WAS WITH A NANNY ONE TIME, I'VE SEEN THAT SO MANY
TIMES AND I'M A SUCKER FOR IT EVERY SINGLE TIME!
>> James: YOU CAN CHECKER OUT JOSH IN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST A
30th ANNIVERSARY, AIRS ON THURSDAY AT 8:00 ON ABC.
STICK AROUND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ WE ARE BACK ♪ ♪ ♪
>> James: WELCOME BACK. WE ARE HERE WITH MELISSA
McCARTHY AND JOSH GROBAN. THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
YOU ARE PART OF AN INCREDIBLE WHISKEY THAT IS CALLED BIG NOSE
KATE. WE ARE ALL SIPPING ON IT NOW.
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THIS?
>> THEY HAD SENT US A BOTTLE BECAUSE THEY KNEW WE REALLY
LOVED WHISKEY. IT'S REALLY GOOD.
ISN'T IT? WE HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE
THIS BUT WE LIKED IT SO MUCH I LOVE HER STORY.
BIG NOSE KATE WAS LIKE A BAD ASS, LIKE WITH DOC HOLIDAY AND
WYATT EARP. IT IS A WESTERN WHISKEY AND WE
KIND OF FELL IN LOVE WITH IT AND THE BETTER WE WERE GETTING TO
KNOW THEM AND HAVING IT, WE WERE LIKE CAN WE PART OF THIS?
THIS IS WEIRD. LIKE THE MASTER DISTILLER IS
FEMALE, THE WOMAN WHO OWNS THE DISTILLERY IS FEMALE, IT IS
PRETTY COOL, HER STORY IS PRETTY FASCINATING.
>> James: WHAT I LOVE IS LOTS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE WILL ENDORSE
DIFFERENT PRODUCTS THEY DON'T LOSE.
HOWEVER, MELISSA McCARTHY LOVES TO DRINK!
THAT'S THE TRUTH OF IT. >> THAT'S THE TRUTH OF IT.
>> James: I REMEMBER PASSING YOU IN A PARTY OR SOME AND YOU
WERE HOLDING TWO SCOTCHES. AND WHEN I DANCED PAST YOU, I
SAID ARE YOU ON YOUR OWN? I THINK I SAID ARE YOU ON YOUR
OWN? WHO'S THAT FOR?
YOU WENT, "ME!" >> WELL THAT'S CHARMING.
>> James: IT WAS, ABSOLUTELY CHARMING.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU GOT -- YOU WEREN'T DRUNK BUT I'D
LOVE TO GET AROUND A RIP ROARING BLACKOUT DRUNK.
>> WHAT WERE YOU WEARING? >> I MUST SAY THIS DRESS WAS
PART OF ONE OF THOSE, THERE IS HISTORY BEYOND THESE.
IN HISTORY WE DRESS UP THERE ARE DIFFERENT COSTUMES.
BUT AT ONE POINT I SLIGHTLY I'LL SAY TOPPLED IN MY LIVING ROOM
AND BEFORE I COULD GET UP I DID FIND MYSELF ON THE GROUND HANDS
AND NIECE AND THIS WILL SOUND LIKE A FEVER DREAM, IT DOES TO
ME. THE NEXT THING I KNEW, CHRISTINA
AGUILERA WAS RIDING ME. I CLUMPED AROUND MISS LIVING
ROOM AND IT WAS LIKE SALT AND PEPPA WAS ON.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FROM ME. >> James: I CAN'T IMAGINE A
DRUNK JOSH GROBAN. >> YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIM.
>> James: YOU'RE ALWAYS SO CHROMED.
WHAT IS THIS LIKE? >> DO YOU EVER GET SLOPPY?
>> I'M NOT HANDS AND KNEES ON THE DANCE FLOOR SLOPPY BUT IT IS
IN HERE, I'LL TELL YOU, ALL INSIDE.
I'M A LITTLE SCARED OF THE DANCE FLOOR.
I INCH CLOSER TO THE DANCE FLOOR WHEN I DRINK BUT THE LINE OF THE
DANCE FLOOR IS LIKE ONE OF THE GHOST BASEBALL PLAYERS IN FIELD
OF DREAMS. I CAN'T STEP OVER IT AND DO IT.
BUT I'LL DO THE THUMBS IN THE POCKETS AND WATCH, AND WHEN I
GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE EDGE AS I GET DRUNKER AND, YOU
KNOW, AT SOME POINT THE JACKET COMES OFF.
>> James: OH STOP! [ HORN HONKING ]
>> ALL I KNOW IS THE NEXT TIME WE'RE IN AN EVENT AND THERE'S
DANCING I'LL PICK YOU UP AND CARRY YOU TO THE DANCE FLOR.
WE'LL DANCE IT OUT. >> I'M NOT AGAINST DANCING IT
OUT. IF WE HAVE A WHISKEY THAT GOOD
AND THAT SMOKY I'LL DO ANYTHING! >> James: WHAT ARE YOUR VOCAL
WARMUPS? >> I WAKE UP VERY GROGGY, I AM
NOT SINGING TODAY AND USUALLY I HAVE TO SING.
I GO THROUGH ALL KINDS OF CRAZY SIREN EXERCISES, IN BATHROOM
SHOWERS, WITH ACOUSTICS. SOME PEOPLE CALL HEARING STRANGE
NOISES, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S A CONNECTORRING DOOR, MY BIGGEST
PET PEEVE IS IF THERE'S A DOOR CONNECTING YOU WITH A STRANGER.
THERE'S A SPACE AT THE BOTTOM LIKE AN INCH, IF I COULD PUT MY
FACE ON THE FLOOR I COULD WATCH SOMEONE GOING AROUND IN THEIR
SOCKS, I'M DOING THIS WEIRD NOISE, WHATEVER GETS ME FROM ONE
PLACE TO THE OTHER. >> James: WOULD YOU JUST LEAD
US TO ONE VOCAL WARMUP, BEFORE THE END, IS THAT SOME YOU WOULD
DO? >> LET'S DO A LITTLE YAHYA YAHYA
YAHYA YAH! >> GREAT JOB GANG!
>> James: WELCOME BACK. MELISSA McCARTHY AND JOSH
GROBAN ARE HERE. REGGIE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION
FOR ANY OF OUR GUESTS THIS EVENING?
>> Reggie: YES, I DO. IF PRESENTED WITH MULTIPLE BOWLS
OF FRUITS, OF VARIOUS VARIETALS, CLEARLY MARKED, ON A TABLE,
WHICH DO YOU CHOOSE? >> BUTTERSCOTCH.
BUTTERSCOTCH. >> BANANA.
>> OH. >> Reggie: EVERYTHING
BUTTERSCOTCH. MORE LIKE WHISKEY.
THOSE ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. >> James: PLEASE THANK OUR
INCREDIBLE GUESTS, MELISSA McCARTHY AND
JOSH GROBAN. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: THANK YOU SO MUCH,
FOR WATCHING. TOMORROW NIGHT, ZOE SALDAÑA IS
COMING BY, KUMAIL NANJIANI WILL BE JOINING US, AND E'VE GOT
MUSIC FROM TALK. WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US, TOO.
WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. REGGIE, TAKE US HOME.
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