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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 ♪

♪ OH, OH IT'S THE LATE LATE SHOW ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME

TO THE "LATE, LATE SHOW," I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD WEEKEND.

WE ARE ALL IN A GOOD MOOD IN HERE.

WE WERE JUST MISSING-- I MEAN I REALIZE, I THINK SOME DAYS I

THINK YOU FEEL LEAK YOU WANT TO KNOW, WE WERE JUST LISTENING TO

WHITNEY HOUSTON.

I GET SO EMOTIONAL BABY.

♪ EVERY-- THAT'S I STARTED TOO HIGH.

>> THAT'S ON ME, THAT'S MY BAD.

I WAS SO EMOTIONAL BABY.

♪ WE HAVE A FUN SHOW TONIGHT.

LATER ON THE INCREDIBLE BRYAN KRANSTON WILL BE STOPPING BY, A

PERFORMANCE BY DECLAN McKENNA.

STICK AROUND FOR THAT.

REGGIE, IT WAS WARM THIS WEEKEND.

HOW ARE YOU IN THE HEAT?

>> Reggie: YOU KNOW, I HAVE A WARD THING WITH HEAT, I USED TO

WEAR SWEATERS ALL THE TIME.

AND I THINK I BURNED OUT MY THERMOSTAT OR SOMETHING BECAUSE

I DON'T-- I DON'T SENSE IT WHEN IT IS HOT UNLESS I'M IN THE SUN

AND IT IS MELTING, SEARING ME, SO I AM IN THE SHADE, PEOPLE ARE

LUKE IT'S SO HOT, I'M LUKE IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

IS THAT THE ANSWER?

>> James: AND THAT'S THE LEVEL, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT.

SOME SORT OF INCITE, YOU CAN'T GET ANY ARE.

IT WAS WARM THOUGH.

IT WAS 100, I THINK IT WAS 130 DEGREES IN DEATH VALLEY, WHICH

IS APPARENTLY THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE ON EARTH IN OVER A

CENTURY.

>> Reggie: WHOA.

>> James: SO YEAH, IT TERMS OUT THINGS CAN GET WORSE.

130 DEGREES.

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT NOTHING COULD MAKE A PLACE CALLED DEATH

VALLEY LESS APPEALING.

ALSO TONIGHT IT WAS THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL

CONVENTION.

>> OW.

>> James: WHY IS THERE MORE THAN ONE NIGHT OF THE

CONVENTION, IT'S NOT A BACHELOR FINALE.

WHAT DO WE NEED?

IT SHOULD BE HALF AN HOUR TOPS, ISN'T IT?

IT SHOULD BE I'M GENTLEMEN BIDEN, SHE'S KAMALA HARRIS, IF

YOU ARE STILL UNDECIDED AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL

YOU.

STAY TUNED FOR THE LOCAL NEWS.

THAT IS THE CONVENTION.

IT SHOULD BE A QUIBI.

pIT SHOULD BE ON QUIBI.

THAT'S-- THIS YEAR OF COURSE THE CONVENTION IS COMPLETELY VIRTUAL

WHICH WILL BE SAFER BUT IT DOES MEAN WE ARE WILL MISS INCREDIBLE

SPONTANEOUS MOMENTS LIKE THE TIME BILL CLINTON SAW BALLOONS

FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

(LAUGHTER).

>> James: HE'S LIKE WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT IS IN THESE THINGS.

HOW DO THEY GET THE AIR IN THERE?

SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP.

IT'S NOT JUST POLITICIANS THAT WILL BE FEATURED AT THE DNC.

ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE BILLIE EILISH WILL BE PERFORMING AS

EILISH WILL ILL JOHN LEGEND.

YEAH, MEANWHILE THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IS GOING TO FEATURE

KID ROCK, KID ROCK AND ALSO KID ROCK.

BIDEN'S TRYING TO APPEAL TO YOUNGER VOTERS BY INVITING

BILLIE EILISH TO PERFORM.

HE ISN'T STOP THERE, HE ALREADY CHANGED HIS HAIR TO LOOk LIKE

THIS.

HAS EVERYBODY BEEN FOLLOWING THIS POST OFFICE CONTROVERSY?

IAN, ARE YOU UP ON THIS?

>> OH YEAH, I'VE BEEN ON IT LIKE A STAMP ON AN ENVELOPE THAT HAS

TAKEN THREE WEEKS LONGER THAN YOU HOPED IT WOULD TAKE.

>> James: WHETHER IS THE HARDY3 TAKE.

>> I SEE IT IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALL OF MY COMRADES WHO WEAR

SHORTS TO WORK NO MATTER WHAT.

>> James: THAT IS TRUE.

IT COULD BE SNOWING OUTSIDE, YOU WOULD WEAR SHORTS AND THEN

PROBABLY A BIG DUFFLE COAT.

>> YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I WOULD LOOK OBSCENE, IT WOULD LIKE LIKE I WAS ABOUT TO FLASH

SOMEBODY BUT THE TRUTH IS I JUST HAVE HOT CALFS, HOT CALFS.

>> James: THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL YOU, HOT CALFS CARMEL.

>> SINCE WAY BACK, I'VE BEEN HOLD CALFS SINCE WAY BACK.

>> James: I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH, THAT'S THE LEVEL.

DEMOCRATS ARE WORRIED ABOUT COST-CUTTING MEASURES THAT MIGHT

HARM MAIL-IN VOTING FOR THE ELECTION.

SO HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI IS CALLING HOUSE MEMBERS BACK FROM

THEIR SUMMER BREAK TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

IT HAPPENED SO FAST THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CHANGE OUT OF THEIR

VACATION CLOTHES.

(LAUGHTER) I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE FUNNIER.

DID YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE FUNNIER, ROB.

>> THEY KEPT SAYING, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THAT TRAFFIC.

-- GRAPHIC, I WAS LIKE OH, IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT, SHOW IT

AGAIN.

>> IF IS AMAZING IT GETS LESS FUNNY EVERY TIME YOU SEE IT.

>> BIG BUILDUP.

>> ONE MORE TIME?

>> ELSEWHERE IN WASHINGTON DID YOU SEE THIS, PRESIDENT TRUMP

GOT A FROSTY RECEPTION WHILE USING AIR FORCE ONE YESTERDAY

BUT IT WASN'T FROM AN ANGRY CROWD.

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.

>> .

>> OH MAN.

>> James: BRUTAL, BRUTAL.

SHE'S LIKE HOLD YOUR HAND, HAVE I SEEN YOU ON-- IF YOU GO, WE

ALL GO.

I WILL SAY, AT LEAST SOMEONE IN WHITE HOUSE IS FOLLOWING CDC

GUIDE LINES DURING THIS PANDEMIC.

THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU, IAN?

>> NO, WHEN I GO INTO THE HAND HOLD THAT CHECK CLEARS EVERY

TIME.

>> James: WHO ARE YOU TODAY?

>> EVERY TIME.

>> James: WHAT HAPPENED.

>> I GOT A WINDBREAKER ON, IT'S A NEW ME.

>> James: IT'S THE HOT KAFLS.

>> MELANIA WAS LIKE MY MUM WHEN I USED TO GO INTO DRAMA CLUB

WHEN I WAS LIKE 12.

DON'T HOLD MY HAND.

NO, WAIT IN-- EVERYBODY ELSE'S MUM WAITS IN THE CAR.

YOU'RE EMBARRASSING-- HEY GUYS.

NOW I HAVE SOME SAD NEWS TO SHARE.

PIZZERIAS ARE REPORTING A DUE TO DEMAND DURING THE PANDEMIC THEY

ARE FACING A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF CHEESE AND PEPPERONI.

THIS IS MY BAD.

I DO FEEL RESPONSIBLEMENT AND I WILL SAY THIS, TO THE DEMOCRATIC

NATIONAL CONVENTION, YOUR SILENCE ON THIS ISSUE TONIGHT IS

DEAFENING.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE).

>> James: YEAH, SOMEONE SAID IT.

A SHORTAGE OF CHEESE AND PEPPERONI.

THIS COULD BE THE NEWS THAT FINALLY MAKES DONALD TRUMP TAKE

THE PANDEMIC SERIOUSLY.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY SHORTAGE.

THERE ARE ALSO SHORTAGES, THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF CLOROX WIPES

AND THEY SAID THAT SHORTAGE MAY LAST UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

A CLOROX SPOKESMAN SAYS THE ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN IS STRESSED.

I MEAN GET IN LINE.

WE'RE ALL STRESSED AND YET HERE WE ARE ABSOLUTELY NAILING OUR

JOBS. YOU WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH WE'RE NAILING OUR JOBS?

TAKE A LOOK AT HOW FUNNY THIS PHOTO IS.

THAT'S HOW MUCH WE ARE NAILING IT.

THE BREAKFAST DEPARTMENT CAN'T EVEN PULL IT UP BECAUSE THES ARE

PROBABLY ON EL SEGUFDO.

>> STAND BY.

>>ARY'S STANDING BY.

THAT PHOTO IS [BLEEP].

YOU DON'T WORRY, WE'VE GOT THREE MORE BRILLIANT-- COMING RIGHT

UP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2021.

A BUNCH OF NEW BRANDS OF BEING INTRODUCED TO FILL THE VOID LEFT

BY CLOROX SUCH AS WET PAPER TOWELS.

THIS ONE, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BLEECH.

AND FINALLY THIS ONE, YOUR MUM'S SALIVA ON A TISSUE FROM HER

POCKET.

THANKS GUYS, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

GOOD NIGHT.

IT DOES FEEL NICE TO BE BACK IN THE STUDIO THOUGH, I MEAN THIS

IS THE SAME STUFF I WAS DOING IN THE GARAGE, IMAGINE HOW DE

PRESSING THAT WAS.

THE JOKES HAVEN'T GOT BETTER, JUST THE SENSE OF CAMARADERIE IN

THE FAILURE.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, REG, HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING GOOD.

>> Reggie: PRETTY GOOD, KIND OF HUNGRY, BUT OTHER THAN THAT,

I'M OKAY.

>> James: YOU FEEL HUNGRY NOW.

>> Reggie: YEAH.

>> James: YOU CAN GRAB A SNACK IN THE BREAK, ALL THE FOOD IS

STILL UP THERE.

IT IS LIKE ALL-- EVERYTHING IS THERE, ST ALL PREPACKAGED STUFF.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, IT IS ALL-- JUST NO OPEN TRAYS, THAT

IS THE ONLY RULEK YOU CAN GET A SNACK IN THE BREAK.

>> I DON'T KNOW, IT IS KIND OF ANNOYING DEALING WITH ALL THE

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS JUST TO GET A SNACK.

>> James: IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO DO, WE'VE GOT TO GET USED TO

A NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS.

EVERYBODY IS DOING.

IT IS GOING TO BE LIKE THIS FOR AWHILE.

>> Reggie: IT IS JUST KIND OF A HASSLE, YOU KNOW.

>> James: DO YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT DO YOU WANT, I WILL GO, I

WILL GET IT FOR YOU.

>> Reggie: SERIOUSLY.

>> James: YEAH, IT'S FINE.

>> Reggie: OKAY, I WILL TAKE A BAG OF CHIPS OR SOMETHING.

>> James: BAG OF CHIPS, I WILL DO IT, NOT A PROBLEM.

NOW GIVE ME A MINUTE.

I JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW THE-- OKAY, I'VE GOT TO-- ONE

MINUTE.

IT WILL BE FINE.

BAG OF CHIPS.

>> YEAH (♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪)

>> YEAH (♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪)

(♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪) (♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪)

(♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪) (♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪)

(♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪) ♪ ♪ ♪

(♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪) ♪ ♪ ♪

(♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪) (♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪)

(♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪) (♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪)

♪ ♪ ♪ ( ALARM )

(♪ DRAMATIC MUSIC ♪) ( SIREN )

>> James: THERE YOU GO, SEE?

NOT SO BAD, WAS IT.

JUST A FEW EXTRA PRECAUTIONS MAKE EVERYBODY FEEL A LITTLE BIT

SAFER.

THERE YOU GO, BUDDY.

WHOOO!

>> Reggie: OH, THESE ARE CHEESE FLAVORED.

I WANTED SOUR CREAM AND ONION.

>> James: REALLY?

YOU CAN'T JUST EAT THE CHEESE ONES?

>> Reggie: I MEAN, I JUST REALLY WANT SOUR CREAM AND

ONION.

>> James: RIGHT.

YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT, YOU JUST SAID CHIPS.

>> Reggie: IT'S FINE, I WILL JUST WAIT UNTIL I GET HOME,

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> James: NO.

DO YOU WANT ME TO GET YOU ANOTHER BAG.

>> Reggie: I MEAN IF IT IS NO PROBLEM.

>> James: NOT A PROBLEM, OKAY.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

( SIREN ) ♪ ♪ ♪

♪♪

>> James: WELCOME BACK, LET'S MEET OUR FIRST GUEST TONIGHT, A

BRILLIANT MULTIPLE EMMY AND TONY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER, BEST

SELLING AUTHOR, PLEASE WELCOME THE MAGNIFICENT BRYAN CRANSTON

IS HERE AND WHAT A JOY THIS IS.

HOW ARE YOU, BRYAN, ARE YOU WELL?

>> I AM WELL, THANK YOU, JAMES.

>> James: IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THERE IS SO MUCH I WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

I REALLY WANT TO START BY TALKING ABOUT YOUR NEW MOVIE,

THE ONE & ONLY IVAN.

ME AND THE KIDS ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT WATCHING THE FILM.

FOR ANYONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW YOU PLAY MACK WHO IS A MAN WHO

ADOPTS AND RAISES A SILVERBACK GORILLA.

NOW IT LOOKS INCREDIBLE.

I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW DID YOU GET TO WORK WITH ANY LIVE

GORILLAS IN PREPARATION FOR THE ROLE?

>> WELL, THIS IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY.

>> James: YEAH.

>> AN OF ALL THE ANIMALS IN THE MOVIE, NONE ARE ACTUALLY REAL.

THEY'RE ALL DONE WITH CGI.

AND I ACTUALLY, I THINK ACTUALLY HAVE A COOL PHOTO I WANTED TO

SHOW YOU HERE.

DID YOU GET IT?

LET ME SHARE MY SCREEN.

IS IT UP?

THERE IT IS.

>> WOW.

>> THAT GORILLA IS 100 PERCENT COMPUTER GENERATED, ISN'T THAT

AMAZING?

>> James: THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

I MEAN IT LOOKS SO REALISTIC.

IT IS CRAZY.

>> YEAH, YEAH, I MEAN THE TECHNOLOGY IS REALLY COME A LONG

WAY.

>> James: I'M INTERESTED, WHEN YOU ARE ON THE SET AND YOU ARE

FILMING, WHAT IS IT YOU ARE-- BRYAN-- I THINK ARE YOU

STILL SHARING YOUR SCREEN.

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT MY WIKIPEDIA PAGE.

>> NO, NO, NO.

JAMES, I'M SORRY, I JUST-- I JUST NEEDED A LITTLE

FRESHER-- REFRESHER, IT'S EMBARRASSING.

>> James: WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR YEARS, I LIKE TO THIF

US AS FRIENDS.

>> NO, ME TOO, JAMES, WE'RE GOOD FRIENDS.

WE'RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS.

I'M SORRY, LET ME JUST CLOSE THIS OUT.

LET ME FIGURE THIS OUT.

>> James: BRYAN, WHAT IS THIS JAMES-- YOU KNOW WHAT I LOOK

LIKE, I'M RIGHT HERE.

>> JAMES, YOU PRBT SUPPOSED TO SEE THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

FINE, LOOK, I HAVE A KIND OF FACE BLINDNESS THING.

I HAVE TROUBLE RECOGNIZING PEOPLE.

JUST NOSES AND MOUTHS.

>> James: FACE BLINDNESS, YOU ARE AN ACTOR.

>> I KNOW, RIGHT, OKAY.

SO FINE, I HAD TO OVERCOME A LOT.

>> James: THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

>> FINE, LET ME JUST GET RID OF THIS.

>> James: UNBELIEVE-- COME ON, BRYAN.

NET WORTH, YOU AND I, WE KNOW THAT THESE THINGS, THEY'RE ALL

FAKE REASONS ARE THEY THOUGH?

(LAUGHTER).

>> James: WE HAVEN'T ALL GOT PLAL COME IN THE MIDDLE MONEY,

OKAY.

>> WELL, OKAY.

OR BREAKING BAD MONEY, OR GODZILLA MONEY OR KUNG FU PANDA

MONEY.

>> James: IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MY LIFE YOU CAN

JUST ASK ME.

>> ALL RIGHT, I WILL, JAMES.

LET ME JUST MINIMIZE THIS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO START THE

CONVERSATION.

>> James: OKAY, WELL THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT TRUE.

>> I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

YOU DEFINITELY LOOK LIKE-- FROM HERE.

>> James: WELL, STOP SHARING-- I WAS IN A VERY DARK

PLACE WHEN THAT PHOTO IS TAKEN.

PLEASE, STOP SHOWING THESE PHOTOS.

CAN YOU CLOSE OUT OF THAT, PLEASE.

WHAT NETWORK DOES THIS SHOW AIR ON, YOU KNOW THIS.

IT IS CBS.

BRYAN, YOU FOE BETTER THAN ANYONE.

YOU HAVE HOSTED THE SHOW.

>> I DID?

>> James: YES!

REMEMBER, YOU DID ME A HUGE FAVOR.

MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN AND YOU FILLED IN AT EYE MOMENT'S

NOTICE.

>> RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.

CHAR-LOTE.

>> James: O MY, STOP THIS, BRYAN, I'VE GOT TO BE HONEST,

THIS SAY BIT OF A SHOCK TO ME.

IVE I WAS LIKE WE HAVE A NEW STUDIO, NEW LOOK, LET'S GET

BRYAN IN, I FRIEND OF THE SHOW, A PERSONAL FRIEND OF MINE.

THIS REALLY DOES FEEL LIKE A BETRAYAL.

IT DOES.

BRYAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING.

BRYAN, ARE YOU WATCHING SOMETHING?

>> WELL, YES, I WAS ACTUALLY WATCHING A CLIP FROM YOUR SHOW.

IT'S REALLY GOOD.

>> James: GOOD, THANK YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING, SHARE THAT.

>> OH, OKAY, ALL RIGHT, WELL HERE, LET ME-- THERE.

>> James: OH MY, BRYAN, THAT'S YOU, THAT IS YOU HOSTING THE

SHOW.

>> OH, LIKE I SAID, I HAVE FACE BLINDNESS.

>> James: OKAY, WE'RE GOING NEED TO WORK-- CAN WE FIX

BRYAN'S ZOOM, PLEASE, WE'LL FIX IT IN THE BREAK, WE'LL BE RIGHT

BACK WITH BRYAN CRANSTON.

UNBELIEVABLE.

>> SOME REALLY FUNNY STUFF I'M SAYING RIGHT HERE.

>> James: WELCOME BACK, BRYAN KRANSTON IS STILL-- CRANSTON IS

STILL HERE WITH US, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER LAST TIME YOU WERE IN THE STUDIO YOU

STEPPED IN TO HOST THE SHOW.

AND WE HAVE A IF THE OWE OF YOU HERE.

IF I'M HONEST, YOU WERE A LITTLE TOO GOOD FOR MY LIKING.

>> REALLY?

>> James: I REMEMBER THIS VERY SPECIFICALLY, I WAS IN, WE

APPROXIMATE IN THE HOSPITAL.

WE HAD HAD QUITE A DAY OF IT WITH MY NEWLY BORN DAUGHTER BUT

WE FOUND OUT EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND OKAY.

MY WIFE WAS ASLEEP.

I WAS HOLDING MY DAUGHTER AND I THOUGHT LET'S SEE HOW BRYAN IS

GETTING ON, YOU KNOW.

AND WITHIN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES I WAS LIKE OKAY, I GOT TO GO BACK

TO WORK TOMORROW.

HE IS WAY TOO GOOD AT THIS.

HOW WAS IT FOR YOU?

>> WELL, I APPRECIATED THAT BUT I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT THIS

IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BEEN BACK ON YOUR SHOW SINCE I

HOSTED.

SO I THINK YOU HELD A LITTLE BIT OF A GRUDGE.

YOU WERE TALKING IT OUT ON ME A LITTLE BIT, MAYBE I'M READING

INTO IT, BUT.

>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE FAIR, I WAS RELUCTANT, I WAS RELUCTANT

TO HAVE YOU BACK IN THE STUDIO BECAUSE OF THE REACTION OF THE

CROWD.

BUT I THOUGHT WITHOUT AN AUDIENCE, BRING HIM BACK IN, NO

PROBLEM.

>> I GOT TO TELL YOU, WHAT I REALIZED FROM DOING THIS SHOW,

HAVING ONLY, I THINK IT WAS TWO HOURS NOTICE.

>> James: YEAH.

>> DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS, JAMES IS IN THE HOSPITAL, THE BABY

CAME EARLY.

>> OH MY GOD.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT.

SO I RUSHED IN, MET WITH BEN AND ALL THE WRITERS IN YOUR DESK,

I-- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FOUND, I WAS EATING A HERRING SANDWICH

AND I.

ED IT IN YOUR DESK.

>> I INTO YOU IT!

>> YEAH.

JUST A LITTLE THING YOU CAN FIND, IT WILL-- BUT ANYWAY, IT

WAS SO EXCITING, TO SIT AROUND AND HAVE EVERYBODY PITCHING

IDEAS AND THOUGHTS AND NEWS FROM THE DAY AND BEING ABLE TO DO IT.

THEN GOING OUT AND PERFORMING THAT STAND UP ROUTINE.

I REALIZED MAN, ANYONE CAN DO THIS.

YOU COULD TRAIN A MONKEY TO DO THIS.

I THINK JAMES CORDEN IS WAY OVERPAID.

I DON'T-- THIS IS, THIS IS A PIECE OF CAKE.

>> James: NOW LAST TIME I SAW YOU IN PERSON YOU WON THE TONY

AWARD FOR NETWORK.

IT WAS THE MOST INCREDIBLE PLAY.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE IT IN LONDON.

AND IT IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE ROLE.

BUT YOU WERE RARELY EVER OFF THE STAGE.

AND DOING THAT EIGHT TIMES A WEEK MUST HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY

EXHAUSTING.

DO YOU-- DO YOU MISS THAT CHARACTER, DO YOU MISS THAT

PLAY?

>> I DO.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH AS WELL, AND I HAVE DONE MOVIES

AS I HAVE.

I THINK WHEN AN ACTOR IS DOING THEATER, IT IS THE MOST

EXHAUSTING EXPERIENCE YOU CAN DO.

BECAUSE IF THE PIECE IS WRITTEN WELL YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A

MYRIAD OF EMOTIONS EVERY SINGLE PERFORMANCE.

AND YOUR BRAIN, YOU LEAVE IT OUT ON THE STAGE.

AND SO YOU HEAR STORIES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ACTORS WHO FEEL

GOOD-- BURTON AND ALL GOING OUT AFTERWARDS AND DRINKING UP A

STORM AND EATING UNTIL 3 OR 4:00 IN THE MORNING THEN STUMBLING IN

AND SHOW MAWKING IT BACK TO THE THEATER THE NEXT DAY.

I COULD NOT IMAGINE DOING THAT.

SO OUR SHOW ENDED AT 9:00.

I SAID HELLO TO PEOPLE WHO VISITED BACKSTAGE, THANKS FOR

NOT VISITING BACKSTAGE WHEN YOU CAME TO SEE THE SHOAT.

>> James: I SAW YOU IN THE BAR.

YOU ARE SO FULL OF [BLEEP].

>> I AM TEASING YOU, I HAVE A FACE RECOGNITION PROBLEM.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS YOU THAT I WAS HAVING A BEER WITH.

ANYWAY, I WOULD JUST GO HOME.

I WOULD GREELT THE FANS OUTSIDE THE DOOR BECAUSE I WAS SO

GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO BE IN THAT POSITION TO BE ON BROADWAY.

AND BE AT THE NATIONAL THEATER IN LONDON.

AND SO I WOULD ALWAYS SIGN AUTOGRAPHS AND TAKE PICTURES

BECAUSE THEY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO COME SEE THIS PLAY.

>> James: OF COURSE.

>> AND THAT WAS PART OF IT.

AND I WANTED TO SAY THANKS.

AND THEN I WOULD JUST GO STRAIGHT HOME AND HAVE A CUP OF

SOUP AND A CRACKER AND GO TO BED.

>> James: WOULD YOU EVER DO, A BROADWAY MUSICAL?

>> OH BOY.

YOU ARE TOUCHING A BUTTON THAT IS LIKE REALLY PRIVATE.

I HAVE A SECRET DESIRE TO DO A MUSICAL.

BUT I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF A SINGER.

YOU ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE A GREAT SICKER.

-- SING ARE AND AN ACTOR.

I AM AN ACTOR THAT CAN HOLD A TUNE BUT I REALLY HAVE TO WORK

AT IT.

AND SO AT AT SOME POINT, YES, TO ANSWER.

I DO WANT TO DO A MUSICAL AM BUT I NEED TO GO GET CONFIDENCE

FIRST.

I'M GOING TO THROW MYSELF INTO A CLASS FOR THREE YEARS.

>> James: I THINK YOU WOULD BE AMAZING.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE.

I REALLY, REALLY DO.

IT IS SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU LOOKING SO WELL.

YOU AND YOUR WIFE YOU BOTH TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, I

THINK IT WAS BACK IN MARCH.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW?

WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE POST HAVING IT.

>> THANK YOU, JAMES.

WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE.

MY WIFE AND I GOT IT THE FIRST NINE OR TEN DAYS INTO MARCH.

AND OUR SYMPTOMS WERE MILD.

WE HAD SOME BODY ACHES, BUT NOT BAD.

I DIDN'T HAVE REALLY A TEMPERATURE AT ALL.

I HAD A SLIGHT PARTICULAREL IN MY CHEST, A LITTLE DRY COUGH BUT

NOTHING SERIOUS.

STILL WALKING AROUND THE HOUSE.

AND THEN JUST A WEEK OF LETHARGY.

I COULDN'T TAKE ENOUGH NAPS.

I WAS JUST EXHAUSTED.

SO THE INTERESTING THING THAT LINGERED IS THE LOSS OF TASTE

AND SMELL.

THAT WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

AND THEN IT STARTED TO WORK ITS WAY BACK IF.

AND RIGHT NOW I THINK I'M BACK TO ABOUT 75%.

WHICH IF THAT'S THE FEAK OF IT, I WILL LIVE WITH THAT.

>> James: YEAH, IT IS UP TO DEBATE HOW MUCH TASTE YOU HAD

ANYWAYS.

BUT NOW-- .

>> SHOW YOU ANOTHER SCREEN GRAB.

>> James: NOW WE HAVE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE ONE &

ONLY IVAN.

I AM GENUINELY VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS.

FOR ANYONE THAT DOESN'T FOE TELL THEM WHAT IT IS ABOUT AND WHO

YOU PLAY.

>> BASE ON A TRUE STORY ABOUT A HUSBAND AND WIFE IN TACOMA,

WSHINGTON, WHO ADOPTED THIS LOWLAND GORILLA FROM RAFER KA

AFTER HIS FAMILY WAS WIPED OUT BY POACHERS.

AND HE WAS A BABY.

AND I MEAN BABY.

IT WAS IN DIAPERS AND THEY WOULD BRING IT TO THE PARK IN A

STROLLER AND PUT IT IN THE SWING.

IT WOULD DRAW ALL KINDS OF ATTENTION AND NEWSES DOING

REPORTS ON IT AND THAT IS IS ALL WELL AND GOOD BUT A BABY GROWS

UP INSIDE A HOUSE.

AND A GORILLA DOES WHAT I A GORILLA I WOULD SUPPOSE DO

INSIDE A HOUSE, IT DESTROYED THE HOUSE.

CLIMBING ON EVERYTHING AND BEING CURIOUS, OPENING THINGS UP LIKE

A COUCH.

AND BREAKING OFF THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND ANYWAY.

IT PUT TREMENDOUS STRESS ON THE REAL COUPLE.

THEY BROKE UP, MY CHARACTER IN REAL LIFE.

THEN THEY THOUGHT I DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF MY SON.

I LOVE THIS GORILLA AS A SON.

SO HE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO LEASE SPACE IN A DEFUNK SHOPPING MALLK

A CLOSED SHOPPING MALL.

AND HE OPENED UP THIS KIEM OF DEFACTO CIRCUS WHERE PEOPLE CAN

COME AND SEE IVAN HOAN A CAGE AND HE GOT OTHER ANIMALS TO GO

ALONG WITH IT.

>> WE TRICK THE STORY FROM THERE AND OPEN IT UP INTO FANTASIES

WHERE THE ANIMALS CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER, TALKING ABOUT THEIR

HOPES AND DREAMS AND WISHES AND THINGS.

AND THEY CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER BUT THE HUMANS DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, NATURALLY.

AND I PLAY MACK, THE OWNER OF IVAN.

IT IS SUCH A SWEET STORY, WHETHER YOU ARE SIX OR 106.

>> James: I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT A CLIP FROM THE ONE & ONLY IVAN WHICH WILL

BE AVAILABLE ON DISNEY PLUS THIS FRIDAY.

>> NOW THE MOMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.

>> YOU DON'T DO ANY TRICKS, MACK SAYS IT IS ENOUGH FOR ME TO BE

ME BUT I'M THE HEADLINER SO I COME ON LAST.

>> YOU HAVE HEARD OF THE LEGEND.

>> SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF PRESSURE, I KNOW.

YOU ABOUT I LOVE MY JOB.

>> WAIT FOR IT, WAIT FOR IT.

>> THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN!

>> WATCH THIS.

LOOK AT THE KIDS.

AND THEN A LITTLE CHEST THUMP.

THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, HUH?

>> THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN!

>> James: SO GOOD, STICK AROUND, MORE WITH BRYAN CRANSTON

WHEN WE COME BACK.

>> James: WELCOME BACK, BRYAN CRANSTON IS STILL HERE, WE HAVE

BEEN DOING THIS THING, "LATE, LATE SHOW" AND TELL.

WHERE WE ASK OUR GUESTS TO SHARE SOMETHING FROM THEIR HOMES THAT

WE OTHERWISE NEVER GET TO SEE.

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS EVENING?

>> I DO AND I WILL GO QUICKLY BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE THINGS.

>> SO MY WIFE FOUND THIS DAILY PLANNER IN A SHOP, AND OBVIOUSLY

WRITTEN BEFORE THIS YEAR.

SO I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU CAN READ THAT.

>> James: BEST YEAR EVER.

WOW.

THAT REALLY WAS.

>> FROM THE SUB LIME WHICH IS A PRIZE PHOTOGRAPH OF ME AND

PRESIDENT OBAMA IN THE OVAL OFFICE.

>> James: LOOK AT THAT, WHAT DOES IT SAY AT THE BOTTOM.

>> IT SAYS BRYAN, THANKS FOR THE CHAT, THE CONVERSATION.

>> James: WOW.

>> HE AND I, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DO A THING WHERE I

SPENT AN HOUR AND A HALF WITH HIM IN THE OVAL OFFICE IN 2016.

AND WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT WE ARE BOTH FATHERS OF DAUGHTERS

AND YOU KNOW, OUR SINGLE MOMS AND PARENTS WHO SPLIT UP, WE HAD

ACTUALLY A LOT IN COMMON.

AND ONE OF US WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

>> James: YEAH.

>> AND THEN FROM THE SUB LIME THERE TO THE RIDICULOUS, ONE OF

THE OTHER THINGS THAT-- .

>> James: OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

>> EVEN WITH THE-- AND EVERYTHING, YEAH, JUST A SILLY

LITTLE THING THAT I HAVE IN MY OFFICE HERE THAT MAKES ME SMILE.

>> James: SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

SHARING THAT WITH US, BRYAN, REGGIE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION

FOR OUR GUESTS THIS EVENING?

>> YES, I DO.

TONIGHT'S QUESTION GOES TO BRIAN SCRANSTON.

>> James: OKAY.

>> IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TALKING A WALK OUTSIDE HAVE YOU EVER

THOUGHT THAT YOU SAW SOMETHING OUT OF THE CORNER OF YOUR EYES

AND WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS REAL OR NOT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ONCE THERE WAS A PERIOD THAT JAMES CORDEN WAS AROUND MY

NEIGHBORHOOD.

I HAD SINCE GOTTEN A RESTRAINING ORDER.

BUT I THOUGHT I SAW HIM BUT HE HAD THIS FAKE MUSTACHE.

AND IT WAS IN ONE OF THOSE OLD-FASHIONED SWIRLY MUSTACHES.

BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS REALLY HIM OR NOT.

>> Reggie: THAT IS ACTUALLY TRUE.

>> James: IT WAS ME, IT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

PLEASE THANK THE INCREDIBLE BRYAN CRANSTON, THANK YOU SO

MUCH BRYAN, FOR COMING ON THE SHOW.

YOU ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST.

WHEN WE COME BACK DECLAN McKENNA HAS A MUSE

WALL-- MUSICAL PERFORMANCE FOR YOU, EVERYBODY.

COME ON BACK, EVERYBODY.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK, OUR

NEXT GUEST SAY BRILLIANT SINGER-SONGWRITER HAILING FROM

THE UNITED KINGDOM, WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE HIM WITH US, THE

SUPERB DECLAN McKENNA IS HERE, HEY DECLAN, HOW ARE YOU.

>> I'M GOOD, HOW ARE YOU DOING.

>> James: I'M VERY WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US FROM

LONDONK AND CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING IN

YOUR LIFE AT THE MOMENT.

YOUR NEW ALBUM ZERO IS OUT IN JUST A FEW WEEKS, WHAT YOU CAN

TELL US ABOUT THE RECORD?

>> I RECORDED IT OUT IN NASHVILLE.

I CAME WITH MY BAND, MY FIRST TIME RECORDING AN ALBUM WITH PIE

BAND.

WE PUT A LOT OF ENERGY AND NASHVILLE SPIRIT AT THE HEART OF

THE RECORD, REALLY, LIKE YOU KNOW, GOING WITH THE BAND AND

CREATING A RECORD IN NASHVILLE, IT WAS EXCITING.

I'M JUST BUZZING BECAUSE THAT WAS LAST SUMMER.

AND NOW ST ALMOST SEPTEMBER, SO EXCITED, BECAUSE IT IS LITERALLY

BEEN WAITING ALL YEAR FOR IT TO HAPPEN,.

>> James: THAT IS FANTASTIC.

I THINK IT WILL DO REALLY, REALLY WELL, WE HOPE THAT WHEN

WE ARE BACK IN THE STUDIO WITH AN AUDIENCE AND NEXT TIME YOU

FIND YOURSELF IN LOS ANGELES YOU WILL COME AND PERFORM FOR US IN

PERSON.

BUT YOU ARE HERE NOW PERFORMING BE AN ASTRONAUT OFF THIS

BRILLIANT NEW ALBUM ZEROS OUT SEPTEMBER 4th.

PLEASE WELCOME DECLAN McKENNA.

♪ DANIEL, DO YOU REMEMBER?

YOU WERE IN SUCH A STATE ♪ THE BOYS THAT WAIT

OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE ♪ HAVE GOT YOUR NUMBER

AND ARE NOT AFRAID TO USE IT ♪ THEY'LL PROBABLY GIVE IT OUT

TO ANYONE THEY SEE ♪ INCLUDING ME

THEY'LL PROBABLY MAKE UP YOUR ♪ MIND AS IF YOU WANT THEM TO

OH, YOU ♪ OH, YOU

THOSE BOYS TELL YOU WHAT TO DO ♪ ALL THE TIME, TIME

ON, THEN LATER ON ♪ YOU SAID I COULD BE

JUST WHAT I WANT ♪ AND THEY SAID YOU'RE LYING

♪ WELL YOU WERE BORN TO BE AN ASTRONAUT

♪ AND YOU'LL DO THAT OR DIE TRYING

♪ WHAT A WAY TO LIVE AND DIE AND YOU WONDER WHY

♪ BOYS WILL CRY BOYS WILL BE BOYS

♪ THEY SHOULD LISTEN DO AS THEIR MOTHERS TELL THEM

♪ IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF

♪ THIS TIME, FOR ME IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD

♪ FOR YOU DON'T LAY AROUND COMPLAINING ALL DAY

♪ OH MY, THE BOYS THAT WAIT ARE ON THE LINE

♪ AND THEY'RE NOT CRYING ON AND LATER ON

♪ YOU WILL TELL THEM ♪ AND THEY'LL SAY YOU'RE LYING

YOU'RE LYING ♪ BUT YOU WERE BORN

TO BE AN ASTRONAUT ♪ AND YOU'LL DO THAT

OR DIE TRYING ♪ THERE'D BE NOTHING

WRONG WITH IT, OH ♪ ♪ ♪

WRONG WITH IT, OH ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ OH, YOU WASTE YOUR TIME ♪ OH MY, THE BOYS THAT WAIT

ARE ON THE LINE ♪ AND THEY'RE NOT CRYING

ON AND LATER ON ♪ YOU WILL TELL THEM

WHAT WENT WRONG ♪ AND THEY'LL SAY YOU'RE LYING

BUT YOU WERE BORN AN ASTRONAUT ♪ TO DO IT OR DIE TRYING

THERE'D BE NOTHING ♪ WRONG WITH IT, AH ♪

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>> James: THAT WAS BRIL YANLT, DECLAN McKENNA, EVERYBODY,

CHECK OUT DECLAN PERFORMING HIS ALBUM ZEROS VIA LIVE SCREEN ON

SEPTEMBER 4th CHECK THAT OUT AND COME ON BACK, EVERYBODY.

>> James: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, TOMORROW NIGHT'S

JOSEPH GORED EN-LEVITT WILL BE HERE AND MUSIC FROM JEREMY

GLIRK, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THEN, REGGIE, TAKE US HOME.

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