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♪ 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 ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ >> Reggie: ALL RIGHT!

>> JAMES: GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE

SHOW.

I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY.

EVERYONE IN THE STUDIO IS REMAINING -- ARE YOU OKAY,

ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR MASK?

>> Reggie: YES, I WAS TAKING IT OFF AND REALIZED I HAD THE

WRONG SEQUENCE.

>> James: YOU WENT TOO LATE WITH THE MASK REMOVAL AND HAD

YOUR EARS IN.

>> Reggie: YES.

>> James: THESE ARE THE THINGS WE HAVE TO GET USED TO.

WE'RE ALL DOING IT SOCIALLY DISTANT.

>> Reggie: WE'RE DOING IT.

>> James: MEAN WHILE, IAN, I FEEL YOU AND

I HAVE BECOME EMOTIONALLY DISTANT.

I FEEL YOU DRIFTING AWAY, IAN, WHY IS THAT?

>> I'M AFRAID IF WE GET ANY CLOSER WE MIGHT BE TOO

VULNERABLE AND YOU WILL HURT ME.

>> James: I'LL NEVER HURT YOU, IAN.

>> CONTINUE YOU LIE TO ME.

>> James: LOOK AT ME.

I'LL NEVER QUIT YOU.

WHAT'S THAT NOISE?

YOU'RE POURING A DRINK.

WE'VE LITERALLY JUST STARTED!

WE'VE STARTED THE SHOW AND THAT'S -- WHAT WERE YOU POURING?

WHAT WERE YOU POURING?

DRINK IT OUT OF THE CAN!

JUST DRINK IT OUT OF THE CAN!

( LAUGHTER ) WE HAVE A FUN SHOW TONIGHT.

WE'LL BE CHATTING WITH JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT.

LATER WE'LL HAVE A MUSIC PERFORMANCE FROM THE AMAZING

JEREMY ZUCKER.

I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE BMY MOTHER, BUT IT'S TOO HOT NOW

THERE'S NO WAY OF SAYING IT WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE YOUR MOM.

BUT IT'S TOO WARM FOR ME.

IT'S ALL ANYONE'S TALKING ABOUT IS IT'S TOO WARM.

I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS THIS MORNING AND THEY DID A WHOLE

SECTION ON HOW TO FRY AN EGG ON THE HOOD OF A CAR.

IS THAT WHERE WE ARE WITH WARMTH?

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN SHOW PEOPLE AT HOME IT'S TOO HOT, THE

FRYING OF FOOD ON A CAR?

>> Reggie: YEAH.

>> James: IT DIDN'T WORK.

NO ONE'S EATING THAT EGG.

>> IT'S ALWAYS AN EGG,ETH ALWAYS A CAR.

IT'S SO HOT, YOU COULD MAKE LASAGNA IN A WHEELBORO.

>> James: THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE.

>> Reggie: YES.

>> James: IT'S HOT BUT IS IT LASAGNA WHEELBARROW HOT?

>> Reggie: YES.

>> James: BUT THE HEAT IS PUTTING A LOT OF STRESS ON THE

ELECTRICAL GRID.

SO THE UTILITY COMPANIES HAVE ISSUED A "FLEX ALERT."

WHICH IS ACTUALLY, IRONICALLY WHAT I USED TO BE CALLED BACK IN

HIGH SCHOOL.

"FLEX ALERT CORDEN," THEY CALLED ME.

HEAR HE COMES, FLEX ALERT.

( LAUGHTER ) IT MEANS WE'RE HAVING ROLLING

BLACKOUTS.

OUR ELECTRICITY COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

"HOW CAN MY LIFE CARRY ON IF I CAN'T WATCH THE SHOW?"

BUT DON'T WORRY.

THE CAMERAS ARE ALL ON GENERATORS, AND WE'VE GOT A

CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE LIGHTS.

WE HAVE A PLAN, DON'T WE, GANG?

>> YEAH!

>> James: FORGET "THE LATE LATE SHOW,"

WE'RE "THE PREPARED PREPARED SHOW."

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) NOW, EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT

THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION THAT KICKED OFF

LAST NIGHT.

IT WAS THE FIRST NIGHT OF A CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED

FOUR-NIGHT EVENT DESIGNED TO RAMP UP EXCITEMENT TO A LEVEL

WHERE DEMOCRATS GO, "YEAH, I GUESS I'M OKAY WITH BIDEN.

FINE.

WHATEVER IT TAKES.

SURE."

( LAUGHTER ) "YEAH, YEAH, I'LL DO IT."

BUT MICHELLE OBAMA ABSOLUTELY BLEW UP SOCIAL MEDIA WITH HER

SPEECH.

REG, DID YOU SEE IT?

>> Reggie: WHOO, IT WAS INSANE.

I WAS CRYING.

>> James: IT WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

HERE'S ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

HAVE A LOOK.

>> SO LET ME BE AS HONEST AND CLEAR AS I CAN,

DONALD TRUMP IS THE WRONG PRESIDENT FOR OUR COUNTRY.

HE HAS HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO PROVE THAT HE CAN DO THE JOB,

BUT HE IS CLEARLY IN OVER HIS HEAD.

HE CANNOT MEET THIS MOMENT.

HE SIMPLY CANNOT BE WHO WE NEED HIM TO BE FOR US.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

>> HUH...

>> JAMES: IT IS WHAT IT IS.

AND WHAT IT IS, IS A SICK BURN.

WHEN I SAY "IT IS WHAT IT IS," I SOUND LIKE A DAD WHO DOESN'T

REALLY KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

WHEN SHE SAYS IT, IT'S LIKE "YES!

IT IS!

ONE: OH, MY GOD, I MISSED MICHELLE OBAMA.

AND TWO: IT WOULD SUCK TO GET DUMPED BY MICHELLE OBAMA.

>> Reggie: OH, YES.

YOU CANNOT DEAL WITH THIS IT IS WHAT IT IS."

( LAUGHTER ) SHE SAID, "HE HAS HAD MORE THAN

ENOUGH TIME TO PROVE THAT HE CAN DO THE JOB, BUT HE IS CLEARLY IN

OVER HIS HEAD."

AND THEN MELANIA TRUMP WAS LIKE, "YOU HAVE TO LET ME PLAGIARIZE

THIS ONE."

( LAUGHTER ) AND SHE CONCLUDED HER SPEECH

BY HAVING THIS TO SAY: >> SO IF YOU TAKE ONE THING FROM

MY WORDS TONIGHT, IT IS THIS: IF YOU THINK THINGS CANNOT

POSSIBLY GET WORSE, TRUST ME, THEY CAN, AND THEY WILL, IF WE

DON'T MAKE A CHANGE IN THIS ELECTION.

IF WE HAVE ANY HOPE OF ENDING THIS CHAOS, WE HAVE GOT TO VOTE

FOR JOE BIDEN LIKE OUR LIVES DEPEND ON IT.

>> JAMES: I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE INSPIRED OR TERRIFIED IN MY

LIFE.

I WAS WATCHING IT, LIKE, YEAH...

LET'S -- OH, I HOPE SO!

ALSO, I THINK SHE CAME UP WITH A PRETTY APPROPRIATE SLOGAN FOR

TRUMP'S REELECTION CAMPAIGN.

"IF YOU THINK THINGS CAN'T GET WORSE, TRUST ME, THEY CAN."

( LAUGHTER ) BUT THE SPEECH TRENDED ALL DAY

ON TWITTER, AND FOR GOOD REASON.

EVERYONE LOVED IT.

EVERYONE HAS BEEN SAYING THE SAME THING, THAT IT STRUCK THE

PERFECT TONE TO KICK OFF THE CONVENTION.

EVEN JOE BIDEN WATCHED THE SPEECH AND WAS LIKE, "WELL

SHE'S GOT MY VOTE."

( LAUGHTER ) HERE'S HOW EFFECTIVE MICHELLE

OBAMA'S SPEECH WAS: EVEN FOX NEWS LIKED IT.

>> OVER THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT, THE FIRST VIRTUAL CONVENTION OF

OUR HISTORY, I THINK THEY WOULD SAY MICHELLE OBAMA STRUCK THE

LANDING.

>> SHE FLAYED, SLICED AND DICED DONALD TRUMP, TALKING ABOUT THE

CHAOS AND CONFUSION AND LACK OF EMPATHY ESPECIALLY COMING FROM

THIS PRESIDENT AND THIS WHITE HOUSE.

>> JAMES: THAT WAS FOX NEWS.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) FOX NEWS!

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) FOX NEWS!

2020 JUST GETS WEIRDER AND WEIRDER.

FOX NEWS LIKED MICHELLE OBAMA'S SPEECH?

THAT'S LIKE THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL COMING OUT AS STAUNCHLY

ANTI-SHARK WEEK.

THAT'S A SHAME.

( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S A SHAME.

THAT'S A SHAME.

WE WERE ON A RIGHT RUN THERE, GUYS.

WE CAME OFF CLIFF BIG, AND THEN WE JUST -- WE WENT WITH THE

SHARK WEEK.

>> REALLY HAD HIGH HOPES FOR THAT ONE, SHARK WEEK JUST

HAPPENED, TOO.

THOUGHT IT WAS A ZEITGEIST.

NOTHING.

>> James: NOT EVEN CLOSE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THAT JOKE?

>> WHAT'S THAT?

>> James: IT IS WHAT IT IS.

>> Reggie: COULDN'T MEET THE MOMENT.

>> James: COULDN'T MEET THE MOMENT!

>> Reggie: BURN!

>> James: IMAGINE THAT'S THE MOMENT REREALIZED NONE OF THAT

HAD BEEN NAILED DOWN.

( LAUGHTER ) HOW DID HE DIE?

WE DID THIS SHARK WEEK JOKE BECAUSE IT HAD JUST BEEN SHARK

WEEK, AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY.

IN HIS DEFENSE, BEN DIDN'T LIKE IT, BUT THEN REGGIE SAID HE

DIDN'T MEET THE MOMENT, AND HE FELL, AND IT'S A 100-FOOT DROP!

( LAUGHTER ) LOOK HOW HIGH WE ARE!

LOOK HOW HIGH UP WE ARE!

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, THAT'S A STRAIGHT DROP!

AND THAT WAS IT.

YEAH, GONE NOW.

GONE NOW.

>> FIVE GOOD YEARS.

FIVE GOOD YEARS.

>> James: NO, I HAVE TO ON THE AIR FOR FIVE AND A HALF, THREE

YEARS.

>> THREE GOOD YEARS.

THREE GOOD YEARS.

( LAUGHTER ) >> James: OF COURSE, NOT

EVERYBODY LIKED WHAT MICHELLE OBAMA HAD TO SAY ABOUT DONALD

TRUMP, NAMELY DONALD TRUMP.

>> SHE GETS THESE FAWNING REVIEWS.

IF SHE GAVE A REAL REVIEW IT WOULDN'T BE AS FAWNING.

>> James: FOX NEWS JUST PRAISED THE SPEECH FROM MICHELLE

IF ANYTHING, THE COUNTRY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE UNITED.

IT WAS AN AMAZING SPEECH.

THE CONVENTION CONTINUED WITH JILL BIDEN.

I HOPE MICHELLE OBAMA WROTE LINES FOR THEM, TOO.

DON'T THANK ME.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

( LAUGHTER ) >> THERE'S A SHARK WEEK JOKE IN

THERE YOU MIGHT WANT TO USE.

>> James: JILL, GO WITH THE SHARK WEEK STUFF.

IT'S BLOWING UP RIGHT NOW.

THEN ON WEDNESDAY, WE'LL HEAR FROM BARACK OBAMA.

HE WAS IN THE NEWS TODAY.

PRESIDENT OBAMA JUST RELEASED A NEW PLAY LIST OF SONGS.

DID YOU SEE THIS IN?

TO HELP HIM GET THROUGH 2020.

YEAH.

THE PLAY LIST INCLUDES MUSIC FROM

BILLIE EILISH, CHILDISH GAMBINO, SHERYL CROW, AND MEGAN THEE

STALLION'S "SAVAGE" REMIX WITH BEYONCEEÉ.

I'M GOING TO SAY IT, I LOVE BARACK OBAMA.

I THINK HE'S INCREDIBLE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS HIS ACTUAL PLAYLIST.

( LAUGHTER ) YEAH, I SAID IT.

( BOOING ) I BELIEVE SHERYL CROW, AND

CHILDISH GAMBINO, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE HE'S WALKING AROUND

LISTENING TO "SAVAGE."

THE REMIX!

HE'S 59 YEARS OLD.

IF YOU HAD AN UNCLE WHO DID THAT , PICKED YOU UP FROM THE AIRPORT

AND YOU GOT IN AND HE WAS LISTENING TO THAT, YOU WOULD BE,

LIKE, UNCLE ROGER, THIS IS REALLY WEIRD.

I JUST THINK BARACK OBAMA WAS, LIKE, THIS IS COOL AND I GET IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE THEM MY ACTUAL PLAY LIST.

I WON'T GIVE THEM ACT ONE OF LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

I MIGHT PUT ONE IN THERE.

AND THEN MIX IT UP.

WHAT WOULD BE A REAL PLAY LIST AND WHAT WOULD BE A FAKE PLAY

LIST?

>> Reggie: I GUESS THE REAL PLAY LIST WOULD BE LIKE "TEEN

AGE DREAM" BY KATY PERRY.

( LAUGHTER ) >> James: ARE YOU SERIOUS?

>> Reggie: IT'S A PERFECT POP SONG.

>> James: AS PERFECT POP SONG.

>> Reggie: BUT FOR REAL, I WOULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE "ALIEN

SEX FIENDS."

>> James: YOU WOULD HAVE ACTS NO ONE WOULD KNOW AND WE

WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO QUESTION.

WE WOULD BE, LIKE, THEY'RE BRILLIAT, YES.

>> GABORA.

>> James: I WOULD BE I LOVE IT.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TRACK?

OH, I LIKE ALL OF THEM.

IF I HAD TO BE PUSHED, TRACK 3.

BUT ALSO, WE LOOKEDT AT BARACK OBAMA'S LIST.

ARE THOSE THE RIGHT SONGS TO GET YOU THROUGH 2020?

I THINK WE NEED A MORE ACCURATE PLAY LIST.

IN FACT, WE PUT ONE TOGETHER RIGHT HERE.

R.E.M.'S "IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT."

"WORK FROM HOME" BY FIFTH HARMONY AND TY DOLLA SIGN.

"DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME" BY THE POLICE.

SIX FEET AT LEAST.

AND OF COURSE, "HELP!" BY THE BEATLES.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT'S OUR LIST.

IT'S REAL.

IT'S REAL.

MOVING ON, WE'VE ALL SEEN THOSE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADS ON TV

WHERE AT THE END IT SAYS "SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE" AND THEN

THEY LIST A LONG SET OF SIDE EFFECTS.

WELL, IT TURNS OUT THAT SIDE EFFECTS AREN'T JUST FOR DRUGS

( SOUND ) WHAT'S GOING ON?

>> ROLLING BLACKOUT!

>> James: GO TO THE CONTINGENCY PLAN!

EVERYBODY, CONTINGENCY!

GET READY, GUYS!

♪ SO HOT ♪ >> James:

♪ IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE SO TAKE OFF ALL YOUR CLOTHES

♪ I AM GETTING SO HOT IM GONNA TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF

♪ IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE SO TAKE OFF ALL YOUR CLOTHES

♪ I AM GETTING SO HOT I'M GONNA TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF

♪ IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE SO TAKE OFF ALL YOUR CLOTHES

♪ I AM GETTING SO HOT I'M GONNA TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF

♪ IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE SO TAKE OFF ALL YOUR CLOTHES

♪ I AM GETTING SO HOT ♪

>> James: OKAY, WE'RE GOOD!

THE POWER'S BACK!

CHECK IT OUT!

YEAH!

WERE YOU FLOSSING DURING THE BREAK?

>> Reggie: I WAS FLOSSING.

>> James: GIVE US YOUR BEST FLOSS.

THERE IT IS!

NOW HE'S FLOSSING!

HA HA!

HE'S STILL GOING!

>> ROLLING BLACKOUT!

>> James: THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE OF "THE LATE LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY!

LET'S GO! ♪ ♪ IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE

SO TAKE OFF ALL YOUR CLOTHES ♪ I AM GETTING SO HOT

I'M GONNA TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF >>> BACK WITH MORE OF "THE LATE

LATE SHOW"!

♪ IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE SO TAKE OFF ALL YOUR CLOTHES

♪ I AM GETTING SO HOT I'M GONNA TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF

♪ IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE SO TAKE OFF ALL YOUR CLOTHES

♪ I AM GETTING SO HOT I'M GONNA TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF

>> JAMES: WELCOME BACK.

LET'S MEET OUR FIRST GUEST TONIGHT.

HE IS A TALENTED ACTOR YOU KNOW FROM "INCEPTION," "50/50", "500

DAYS OF SUMMER" AND SO MUCH MORE.

THE MAGNIFICENT JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT IS JOINING US ON

THE SHOW TONIGHT.

HOW ARE YOU?

NICE TO SEE YOU!

YOU LOOK WELL.

HOW ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU?

>> HERE AT MY HOUSE IN LOS ANGELES, GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE

TO STAY SAFE INSIDE.

>> James: FOR SURE.

THANKS A LOT.

>> James: IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU ON THE SHOW.

YOU I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE BECAUSE THE LAST TIME YOU WERE

ON THE SHOW, I WOULD SAY YOU STILL RANK AMONGST OUR FAVORITE

GUESTS OF ALL TIME.

>> WOW.

>> James: WE SHARED QUITE THE MOMENT TOGETHER.

YOU RAN DOWN DURING THE MONOLOGUE.

WE EMBRACED, WE KISSED, YOU THEN PLAYED OUT THE SHOW ON

GUILLERMO'S DRUM KIT, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU.

WHEN WAS THIS?

WHERE WAS THIS, ROB?

2016?

>> 2015.

>> James: 2015.

AND NOTHING, NOT EVEN AN EMAIL.

>> YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU'VE JUST GOT TO

LEAVE THE MAGIC IN THE MOMENT, AND IT IS WHAT IT IS, BABE.

( LAUGHTER ) >> James: IT IS WHAT IT IS!

NOW, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS BECAUSE YOU'VE JUST DONE

SOMETHING WHICH I -- I'M INTRIGUED TO KNOW WHAT THE

EXPERIENCE IS LIKE AND I'M JEALOUS IN MANY WAYS THAT YOU

DID IT.

YOU'VE JUST TAKEN THREE OR FOUR YEARS OFF TO SIMPLY BE WITH YOUR

SONS AND BE A FATHER.

YOU HAVEN'T WORKED, YOU HAVEN'T ACTED --

>> WELL, I FELT REALLY LUCKY I GOT TO DO THAT.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD THAT GIVE A LOT OF

PATERNITY LEAVE WHERE THE GOVERNMENT THINKS IT'S SO

IMPORTANT THAT DAD GETS TO SPEND TIME WITH THEIR BABIES, THAT

THERE'S GOVERNMENT-PAID PATERNITY LEAVE.

I WISH THERE WAS MORE OF THAT IN THIS COUNTRY.

I'M IN THE VERY FORTUNATE POSITION I'M ABLE TO HAVE THAT

FOR MYSELF AND I'M SO HAPPY I GOT TO DO IT.

YEAH, SPENT A BUNCH OF TIME BEING A DAD.

>> James: HOW LONG DID YOU TAKE OFF?

>> THE LAST MOVIE I WAS IN CAME OUT IN 2016.

NOW I HAVE THREE MOVIES THIS YEAR, SO DON'T CALL IT A

COMEBACK, BUT -- ( LAUGHTER )

>> James: DID YOU FEEL YOU WERE READY TO GET BACK OUT

THERE?

I THINK IF I SAID TO MY WIFE, BABE, I'M JUST GOING TO BE HOME

TO BE WITH THE KIDS, I'D LAST MAYBE A DAY AND SHE WOULD BE,

LIKE, GET -- OUT -- NOW.

( LAUGHTER ) >> I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I STAYED

BUSY.

I DID SOME OTHER STUFF.

I HAVE MY HIT RECORD COMPANY THAT I STILL WAS WORKING ON.

SO I, LIKE, WAS DOING SOME WORK, BUT, UM, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW,

MAN, IT WAS A DELIGHT.

I WAS A REAL WORKAHOLIC BEFORE.

IT'S LIKE I JUST NEVER EVER TURNED OFF.

AND IT WAS GREAT TO JUST, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT NOT ABOUT ME FOR A

LITTLE WHILE.

>> James: SO WHEN CORONAVIRUS HAPPENED --

>> AND NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT ME AGAIN.

I'M IN MOVIES!

( LAUGHTER ) >> James: WHEN CORONAVIRUS

HAPPENED, WERE YOU LIKE, GUYS, I LITERALLY JUST DID THIS!

( LAUGHTER ) >> YES, EXACTLY.

>> James: NOW, YOU'VE JUST BEEN WORKING WITH ONE OF OUR

ABSOLUTE FAVORITES HERE AT THE THE SHOW WITH AARON SALKIN WHO

WROTE AND DIRECTED "THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO SEVEN."

>> YES, COMING OUT IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

>> James: WHAT WAS HE LIKE AS A DIRECTOR ON THAT SET BECAUSE

IT HAD AN EXTRAORDINARY CAST.

>> IT WAS.

IT WAS, LIKE, THE ACTOR OLYMPICS OVER THERE.

THERE'S EDDIE REDMOND AND MARK RYLANDS WHO ARE YOUR FELLOW

COUNTRYMEN LIKE SHAKESPEARE.

>> James: OSCAR WINNERS.

AND YOUR OTHER FELLOW COUNTRYMAN SASHA BARON COHEN WHO

IS NOT SHAKESPEARE BUT A BRILLIANT ACTOR.

FRANKLIN JELLA AND SO MANY AMAZING ACTORS AND IT'S A CROOM

DRAMA.

AARON SORKIN IS SORT OF THE HIGH PRIEST OF CROOM DRAMA AS HE

WROTE -- >> James: "A FEW GOOD MEN."

YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

AND WE'RE ALL WATCHING EACH OTHER TO THESE SCENES BECAUSE

EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT TALKING, YOU'RE SITTING THERE IN COURT,

SO IT'S, LIKE, ACTING CLASS JUST WATCHING ALL THESE BRILLIANT

ACTORS AND KNOWING WHEN I GO UP THERE THEY'RE ALL WATCHING ME.

>> James: SO DID IT EVER FEEL COMPETITIVE?

>> I HAD TO -- I WILL BE TOTALLY HONEST, I HAD TO WORK EVERY DAY

TO MAKE IT NOT BE THAT WAY -- IT'S NOT A COMPETITION, WE'RE

ALL ON THE SAME MOVIE, THE SAME STORY.

THAT'S THE THING ABOUT ACTING.

I CONSCIOUSLY DO MY BEST TO NOT THINK OF IT THAT WAY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH THINGS LIKE AWARDS SHOWS WHERE IT'S

TURNED INTO THE COMPETITION, THERE ARE WINNERS AND LOSERS AND

BOX OFFICE RATINGS, EVERYTHING IS SO QUANTITYTIZED AND PUT ON

SOCIAL MEDIA, IT'S HARD TO NOT THINK OF IT AS A COMPETITION.

>> James: YOU CAN'T.

THERE'S NOTHING TO WIN BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHY -- ULTIMATELY, WE

ALL DIE.

>> I LIKE THAT.

>> James: WE NEED TO LEAN INTO THAT MORE ON THE SHOW, ACTUALLY,

( LAUGHTER ) I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE

STARTED EVERY EPISODE IS, JUST REMEMBER, IT ALL ENDS IN DEATH.

>> IN DEATH.

ALL ALONE IS ALL WE ARE.

>> James: WE HAVE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR NEW

MOVIE "PROJECT POWER," THE NUMBER ONE FILM ON IN EFFECT

NETFLIX OVERTHE WEEKEND.

>> THIS IS A SUPER FUN ACTION MOVIE.

JAMIE FOXX.

I'M IN IT, TOO.

A BRILLIANT YOUNG ACTRESS NAMED DOMINICK FISHBACK.

IF YOU'RE A FAN OF ACTORS AND MOVIES, WATCH HER.

SHE'S BRILLIANT.

IT'S A SCI-FI THING ABOUT A PILL, GIVES SUPER POWER, BUT YOU

DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET.

IT COULD BE AN INCREDIBLE SUPERPOWER OR IT COULD KILL YOU

ON THE SPOT AND THERE'S AN EVIL, CORRUPT INSTITUTION TESTING THE

PILL ON THE STREETS OF NEW ORLEANS, AND I PLAY A COP

TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.

IT'S REALLY FUN, THE VISUALS ARE INCREDIBLE.

IT'S GREAT MUSIC, SET IN NEW ORLEANS.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE AN ENTERTAINING MOVIE THAT'S GOING

TO DELIVER WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF A POPCORN SATURDAY NIGHT,

PROJECT POWER IS DEFINITELY GOING TO DO IT FOR YOU.

>> James: LET'S TAKE A LOOK FROM PROJECT POWER AVAILABLE NOW

ON NETFLIX.

>> ON YOUR KNEES!

HANDS BEHIND YOU HEAD!

>> N.O.P.D.

WE HAVE A LADY.

YOU, TOO, AS WELL, MA'AM.

HANDS.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT?

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THAT, YOUNG MAN?

YOU EVER TAKEN ONE OF THOSE BEFORE?

YOU HAVEN'T, I CAN TELL.

I BET YOU HEARD IT CAN MAKE YOU FAST, STRONG, MAKE THIS A FAIR

FIGHT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A GUN POINTED AT YOUR FACE.

>> TWIST IT, TONY.

BUT THAT'S ONLY IF YOU HAVE A GOOD POWER.

NOT EVERYBODY DOES.

SOME PEOPLE TAKE IT AND BLOW UP.

>> I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE, MAN.

>> THE QUESTION, IS WHAT'S YOUR POWER?

>> James: STICK AROUND, MORE JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT RIGHT AFTER

THIS!

♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK, JOSEPH

GORDON-LEVITT IS HERE WITH US NOW.

WE HAVE BEEN DOING A THING ON THE SHOW, A "THE LATE LATE SHOW"

SHOW AND TELL WHERE WE ASK OUR GUESTS TO SHOW SOMETHING WITH US

FROM HOME WE MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE GET TO SEE.

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US TONIGHT?

>> I ACTUALLY WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS.

IST RIGHT THERE.

>> James: OOOH!

THOSE ARE MY DRUMS.

THIS IS THE ONLY ROOM IN MY HOUSE THAT I, LIKE, PUT OUT

ONLINE.

THIS IS MY LITTLE MUSIC ROOM.

>> James: SURE.

BUT THOSE DRUMS I GOT WHEN I WAS 18, AND THEY HAVE BEEN MY

DRUMS FOREVER.

I CARE ABOUT THEM VERY DEARLY.

BUT I FIGURED LIKE, SINCE, YOU KNOW, SINCE I PLAYED ON YOUR

SHOW LAST TIME AND YOU ASKED ABA SHOW AND TELL, I WANTED YOU TO

SEE, THESE ARE THE DRUMS I LEARNED ON.

THESE ARE MINE.

>> James: BUT WE WOULD LOVE SOME KIND OF DRUM DEMO.

>> YEAH.

I KNOW WE HAVEN'T COMPARED BUT CAN WE DO A DRUMOFF BETWEEN

GUILLERMO AND JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT?

GUILLERMO PUT HIS HOOD DOWN!

HE'S STRAIGHT IN!

HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.

OH, THIS IS EXCITING.

OKAY.

>> WE WON'T BE ABLE TO PLAY TOGETHER.

>> James: NOT TOGETHER.

THERE WILL BE TOO MUCH OF A LAG.

WE'LL GO BACK AND FORTH.

>> Reggie: JUST TRADES.

>> James: WE'RE JUST GOING TO TRADE OFF.

OKAY.

HERE WE GO.

HERE IT IS.

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT ON THE DRUMS!

>> OKAY.

>> OKAY.

( APPLAUSE ) >> James: OH, MY WORD!

( APPLAUSE ) THAT WAS -- THAT WAS MY FAVORITE

DRUMOFF I'VE SEEN TODAY, WITHOUT QUESTION.

>> HE'S A MUCH BETTER DRUMMER THAN I AM.

BRAVO!

>> James: I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

>> Reggie: IT'S NOT A COMPETITION.

IT'S NOT A COMPETITION.

>> THANKS, REGGIE.

WHAT'S UP?

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> Reggie: HEY, MAN, HOW YOU DOING?

>> James: IT'S NOT A COMPETITION BECAUSE IT ALL --

ENDS -- IN -- DEATH.

>> RIGHT!

>> James: WHAT DOES IT END IN?

DEATH!

>> James: REGGIE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR GUESTS THIS

EVENING?

>> Reggie: YES, I DO.

TONIGHT'S QUESTION GOES TO -- MR. -- OH, GOSH -- WHY DON'T WE

MAKE IT FOR JOSEPH.

>> James: OKAY, HERE WE GO.

OKAY.

>> James: DO YOU LIKE LIVING WHERE YOU LIVE?

( LAUGHTER ) >> I LOVE LIVING WHERE I LIVE,

MAN.

THIS IS WHERE I LIVE.

I'M ALIVE.

AND YOU KNOW, IT ALL ENDS IN DEATH.

BUT RIGHT NOW I'M ALIVE.

( LAUGHTER ) >> James: IS THAT THE RIGHT

ANSWER, REG.

>> James: >> Reggie: I'M AFRAID THAT'S

>> James: IT'S ABSOLUTELY DIRECT.

THANK THE WONDERFUL JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT.

MUSIC WITH JEREMY ZUCKER WHEN WE COME BACK, EVERYBODY!

THAT WAS GREAT!

>> James: WELCOME BACK.

NOW, WE HAVE A PRETTY INCREDIBLE GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT HERE AT "THE

LATE LATE SHOW," AND I'VE REALIZED THAT USING THEIR SKILLS

I CAN SEE LITERALLY ANYTHING, ANYTHING AT ALL.

SO I THOUGHT I WOULD LET THEM GO WILD AND PUTTING TO SOME THINGS

THAT I MIGHT OTHERWISE NEVER GET TO SEE, THIS IS IS "JAMES WANNA

SEE IT."

( APPLAUSE ) SO I SAID TO THE STAFF, I SAID,

GUYS, -- I SAID, GUYS, HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE.

THEY SAID, HANG ON, YOU'RE ON MUTE.

I SAID, SORRY.

OKAY.

I CAME OFF MUTE.

I SAID, I WANT TO SEE A WHEEL.

THEY SAID COOL.

I SAID I WANNA SEE A WHEEL, A WHEEL I WANNA SEE.

THEY SANITIZED IT AND SENT IT OVER AND BANG, THAT'S A WHEEL I

WANNA SEE.

SO THESE ARE THINGS WHAT JAMES WANNA SEE.

SO I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS A SPIN AND SEE WHAT IT LANDS ON AND IF

JAMES WANNA SEE IT, JAMES WANNA SEE IT.

IN THIS SITUATION, I AM JAMES.

THE JAMES IS ME.

IT IS I.

SO THE QUESTION IS DOES JAMES WANNA SEE IT.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

A RABBIT WHOSE BODY IS A SINGLE HUMAN LEG.

( LAUGHTER ) DOES JAMES WANNA SEE IT?

♪ ♪ JAMES WANNA SEE IT!

( APPLAUSE ) OKAY.

SNOOPY GOT BACK.

IAN, DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT?

>> DON'T PUT ME IN THIS POSITION.

>> James: YOU'RE IN THE POSITION, IAN.

FORGET THE GAME'S CALLED JAMES " WANNA SEE IT."

IMAGINE YOU GET A TEXT THAT SAID GOT A PICTURE OF SNOOPY.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT.

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> James: IT'S IRRELEVANT.

YOUR REPLY SHOULD BE IT'S NOT IMPORTANT WHETHER I WANNA SEE

IT, DOES JAMES WANNA SEE IT.

SO DO YOU WANNA SEE IT?

>> IT'S COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT.

( LAUGHTER ) >> James: THIS FEELS WEIRD

DOING IT WITHOUT -- ( LAUGHTER )

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME -- THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE BEEN

DOING THIS SHOW WITHOUT AN AUDIENCE AND I'M, LIKE, WE CAN'T

PUT THIS ON TV, CAN WE?

( LAUGHTER ) DAVE, YOU HAVING THAT FEELING?

>> LITTLE BIT.

>> James: YEAH?

ASIDE FROM THAT, DO YOU WANNA SEE IT?

>> I DO WANNA SEE IT.

>> James: DON'T GIVE A ( BLEEP ), DAVE!

LET'S FIND OW, DOES JAMES WANNA SEE IT.

( BLEEP ).

( SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC ) IT!

( APPLAUSE ) ( CLICKING )

OKAY, KELSEY GRAMMER ACCIDENTALLY FLUSHING HIMSELF

DOWN THE TOILETTE.

YOU WANNA SEE IT, REG?

>> Reggie: NO.

>> James: NO?

ALL RIGHT, REG DOESN'T WANNA SEET IT.

>> Reggie: WAIT.

>> James: NO, IF YOU DON'T WANNA SEE IT, YOU DON'T WANNA

SEE IT.

>> Reggie: BUT IT'S YOU.

>> James: I ASKED YOU A QUESTION, YOU DON'T WANNA SEET

IT.

WE WON'T SEE IT.

SORRY, EVERYONE, REG SAID WE CAN'T SEE IT.

( BOOING ) OH!

OH!

OH, AND IT'S COME BACK AROUND!

EVEN THE WHEEL DISRESPECTS YOU!

THE WHEEL -- NO ONE WILL BELIEVE THAT THAT'S TRUE, MIKE.

DOES JAMES WANNA SEE IT?

( SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC ) STILL NO.

NO.

DON'T WANNA SEET IT.

A FRANKENSTEIN ACTING LIKE HE DROWNED DRAG L.A. I WANT TO ASK

THE ROOM, DOES THE ROOM WANT TO SEET IT?

THE ANSWER SIT DOESN'T MATTER!

THANK YOU, DAVE!

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE PAYING ATTENTION!

PAUSE YOU ONLY COME IN ON SPECIFIC BITS.

( LAUGHTER ) YOU ONLY COME IN WHEN SAFETY AND

STANDARDS SAY YOU CAN, AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO

UNDERSTAND THE REASON YOU'RE HERE IS BECAUSE OF THIS BIT.

BECAUSE GOD KNOWS HOW THIS GENIUS WOULD WORK IF YOU WERE

DOING IT REMOTELY ON ZOOM!

DOES JAMES WANNA SEE IT?

I'VE GOT TO BE IN THE ROOM.

JAMES WANNA SEE IT!

( APPLAUSE ) OKAY.

IF DON CHEADLE WAS TURNED INTO A WHEELBARROW -- PETE, DO YOU

WANNA SEE IT?

>> I KIND OF DO.

( LAUGHTER ) >> James: DO YOU?

YOU WANNA SEE IT?

>> NOT THAT IT MATTERS, BUT YEAH.

>> James: IT DOES MATTER.

IT MATTERS TO ME.

IT DOESN'T.

I'M LYING, OF COURSE IT DOESN'T.

IT'S CALLED DOES JAMES WANNA SEE IT.

LET'S FIND OUT, DOES JAMES WANNA SEE IT.

( SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC ) JAMES WANNA SEE IT!

THAT'S IT!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE EXPECTING BUT THAT WAS DON

CHEADLE TURNED INTO A WHEELBARROW.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!

♪ WELCOME BACK ♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK.

UR NEXT GUEST IS A PLATINUM SELLING SINGER-SONGWRITER AND

PRODUCER HAILING FROM NEW JERSEY.

HE'S HERE TONIGHT TO MAKE HIS LATE NIGHT TELEVISION DEBUT.

THE PHENOMENAL, THE ELECTRIC, JEREMY ZUCKER!

HOW ARE YOU, JEREMY?

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

NOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF MUSIC ACTS COME BY THE SHOW, BUT YOURS, I

THINK, HAS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE UNIVERSITY QUALIFICATIONS.

YOU ARE A MOLECULAR BIOLOGY MAJOR IN COLLEGE.

>> YES, I WAS.

>> James: WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE HARDEST SUBJECT YOU COULD

PICK.

HOW DID YOU THEN PIVOT FROM THAT TO MUSIC?

>> IT WAS STRANGE.

I'VE ALWAYS DONE MUSIC MY WHOLE LIFE BUT I NEVER HOOKED LOOKED

AT IT LIKE A REALISTIC CAREER.

SO IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I WAS, LIKE, I'M GOING TO STUDY HARD

AND BE A DOCTOR AND DO MUSIC FOR FUN.

ONE DAY I STARTED PUTTING MUSIC OUT AND ONE DAY GOT A RECORD

DEAL WHEN I WAS A JUNIOR IN COLLEGE.

I WAS TOO FAR ALONG TO DROP OUT AND I DIDN'T WANT TO DROP OUT,

SO JUST SORT OF HAPPENED.

>> James: WE SO APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

THANKS FOR COMING TO THE SHOW AND MAKING HIS LATE NIGHT

TELEVISION DEBUT PERFORMING HIS LATEST "SUPERCUTS," PLEASE

WELCOME JEREMY ZUCKER.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I THOUGHT

I WOULD BE GOOD BY NOW ♪ I'D HAVE IT FIGURED ALL OUT

WE'D SKIP THE SCENIC ROUTE ♪ AND, OH, WELL

AT LEAST I NEVER LIED ♪ STILL, I'M ALWAYS THE BAD GUY

SO MUCH FOR BEING NICE ♪ 'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA BE

SOMEONE WHO MAKES YOU HAPPY ♪ THEN LETS YOU DOWN

WE'LL BOTH FEEL CRAPPY ♪ I'LL HATE YOUR FRIENDS

WHEN THIS ENDS ♪ WELL, ALRIGHT

AND I DON'T WANNA MAKE YOUR ♪ MAMA CRY AT DINNER

AND SEE HER AT THE MALL ♪ NEXT WINTER AT SUPERCUTS

SHE HATES MY GUTS ♪ WELL, ALRIGHT

WELL, I DON'T ♪ DON'T NEED A HAND TO HOLD

DON'T NEED YOU TO CONSOLE ME ♪ IT'S HONESTLY GETTING OLD

WELL, I'VE THOUGHT ♪ THERE'S SO MANY PLACES

WE COULD GO ♪ WELL, MAYBE I'M BETTER

OFF AT HOME ♪ MAYBE I'M BETTER ON MY OWN

'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA BE ♪ SOMEONE WHO MAKES YOU HAPPY

THEN LETS YOU DOWN ♪ WE'LL BOTH FEEL CRAPPY

I'LL HATE YOUR FRIENDS ♪ WHEN THIS ENDS

WELL, ALRIGHT ♪ AND I DON'T WANNA MAKE

YOUR MAMA CRY AT DINNER ♪ AND SEE HER AT THE MALL

NEXT WINTER AT SUPERCUTS ♪ SHE HATES MY GUTS

WELL, ALRIGHT ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ FIND ME DROWNING IN

THIS AGAIN ♪ STARTED SOMETHING THAT

WE'RE JUST GONNA END ♪ WONDER IF WE WOULD

BE BETTER AS FRIENDS ♪ BUT WE WON'T

'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA BE ♪ SOMEONE WHO MAKES YOU HAPPY

THEN LETS YOU DOWN ♪ WE'LL BOTH FEEL CRAPPY

I'LL HATE YOUR FRIENDS ♪ WHEN THIS ENDS

WELL, ALRIGHT ♪ AND I DON'T WANNA MAKE

YOUR MAMA CRY AT DINNER ♪ AND SEE HER AT THE MALL

NEXT WINTER AT SUPERCUTS ♪ SHE HATES MY GUTS

WELL, ALRIGHT ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

WELL, ALRIGHT ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

WELL, ALRIGHT ♪ >> James: THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

JEREMY ZUCKER!

"SUPERCUTS" IS AVAILABLE NOW.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!

♪ >> James: THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR WATCHING.

TOMORROW NIGHT: DANNY DEVITO, PLUS MUSIC FROM CHRIS TOMLIN,

THOMAS RHETT, AND FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THEN.

REGGIE, TAKE US HOME.

♪ ♪