NOW, NORMALLY RIGHT NOW AT THE END OF THE MONOLOGUE, WE WOULD
GO TO A COMMERCIAL BREAK.
BUT I'VE GOT A PERSONAL QUESTION, AND I NEED AN HONEST
ANSWER FROM YOU ALL.
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE COMMERCIALS OR MORE SHOW?
>> Audience: MORE SHOW!
>> Stephen: EVEN IF THE MORE SHOW IS BASICALLY ALSO A
COMMERCIAL?
>> Audience: EVEN IF!
>> Stephen: OKAY. YOU'RE THE BOSS.
SAY HI TO JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN WHILE I CROSS OVER HERE.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Jon: MORE SHOW FOR YOU!
YES, INDEED!
WE LOVE IT!
>> Stephen: JON, JON, WHAT DO I GOT HERE?
JON.
>> Jon: YES.
>> Stephen: I-- I AM TALKING THIS EVENING-- I AM TALKING THIS
EVENING TO TWO TOWERING INDIVIDUALS.
>> Jon: OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU A FAN OF DENZEL WASHINGTON.
>> Stephen: OH, MY GOODNESS.
LEGEND.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE GREATEST ACTORS ALIVE.
AND WE HAVE MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL HERE TONIGHT.
NJTSZ GOT A GOOD VIBE IN HERE TONIGHT.
>> Stephen: I'VE SEEN HER NEW MOVIE "THE LOST DAUGHTER."
UNBELIEVABLE.
IT ALMOST MAKES ME ANGRY THIS IS HER FIRST MOVIE TO ACT AND
DIRECT.
IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.
THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING SHE'S NOT GOOD AT.
WE HAVE TO FIND OUT.
FOLKS, TONIGHT'S "MORE SHOW" IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY GOOGLE'S "YEAR
IN SEARCH,"THEIR ANNUAL SHORT FILM, THAT I'M ABOUT TO SHOW
YO, AND WHICH EXPLORES THE PAST YEAR'S BIGGEST GOOGLE SEARCH
TRENDS.
GOOGLE EVEN SENT OVER SOME OF THE TRENDING SEARCHES ABOUT
YOURS TRULY.
IN 2021, SOME OF THE MOST FREQUENT SEARCHES ABOUT ME
WERE-- AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS TRUE-- "HOW OLD IS STEPHEN
COLBERT?" I'M 57.
"HOW TALL IS STEPHEN COLBERT?" I'M 5'11."
AND "HOW SEND PHOTOS TO STEPHEN COLBERT SHOW."
OH, IT EASY.
SEND PHOTOS TO SHOW.
OR PAINT PICTURE ON CAVE WALL.
( LAUGHTER )
EMERGED IN THE GOOGLE-SCAPE: PEOPLE WANT TO HEAL.ú
SOME OF THE TRENDING SEARCHES FROM 2021 INCLUDED:
"WHEN CAN I GET THE VACCINE," "HOW TO STAY STRONG."
AND "WHAT IS MY PURPOSE."
THIS YEAR, I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED THE SAME THING, SO I GOOGLED
"WHAT IS MY PURPOSE" BEFORE THE SHOW, AND THE ANSWER WAS, "TO
BANK SOME COIN FOR CBS BY DOING PRODUCT PLACEMENT."
( LAUGHTER )
2021'S GOOGLE "YEAR IN SEARCH" IS "HEALING."
WE HAVE A LOT TO HEAL FROM: THE PANDEMIC, JOB STRESS, SHORTAGES,
JURGEN GETTING KICKED OFF "THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW" RIGHT
BEFORE THE FINALE-- I SAW IT COMING, BUT I STILL WASN'T
READY!
2021 WAS SO ROUGH, IT MADE 2020 LOOK LIKE 2019.
( LAUGHTER )
FOR ANSWERS.
HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW WE SEARCHED THIS YEAR.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> THIS YEAR HAS BEEN EXTREMELY
CHALLENGING FOR ME.
I AM BROKEN.
AND I AM HEALING.
>> I AM HERE AT THE MEMORIAL WALL.
I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY MOM.
>> FOR SOME REASON, I'M HAVING ANXIETY.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NORMAL WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT
NOW.
>> I THINK I'M GOING TO TAKE A BREAK FOR A WHILE.
>> YOU CAN GET THROUGH IT, AND IF YOU CAN GET THROUGH IT,
THERE'S A GREATER REWARD ON THE OTHER SIDE.
>> JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE, I'M JUST TRYING TO DO MY LITTLE PART
TO TRY AND SAVE MY COMMUNITY.
>> I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED WE'RE BACK OPEN.
>> AND I AM SMILING UNDER MY MASK!
>> THE DAY THE FANS CAME BACK.
>> WELCOME BACK TO THEATER!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> YOU GUYS, IT'S BEEN SO LONG!
>> YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR, AND YOU'RE JUST
LIKE, "THERE I AM."
>> BE YOUR BEST!
NEVER, EVER, EVER STOP DREAMING!
I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY TELL YOU.
>> WE, THE JURY IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED MATTER AS TO COUNT
THREE FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY.
>> I AM PROUD TO BE ASIAN!
>> WE ARE NOT DROWNING.
WE ARE FIGHTING.
>> WE CANNOT KEEP QUIET ABOUT CLIMATE INJUSTICE.
NO ACTION IS TOO SMALL.
>> WE JUST HAVE TO BAND TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND GET PEOPLE'S
LIVES BACK.
>> EVEN AS WE GRIEVED, WE GREW.
EVEN AS WE HURT, WE HOPED.
EVEN AS WE TIRED, WE TRY THAT WE'LL FOREVER BE TIED TOGETHER,
VICTORIOUS.