LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS A GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING
ACTRESS WHO STARS AS DR. RAINBOW JOHNSON ON "BLACK-ISH."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW TRACEE ELLIS ROSS.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: HEY!
♪ ♪ ♪ YOU.
>> Stephen: KNOW WHAT?
LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
I'M GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE WITH MY WIFE TONIGHT WHEN SHE SEES
THIS.
>> WHY?
>> Stephen: I DIDN'T HELP YOU UP THE STAIRS.
>> YOU SORT OF DID, BUT I NEEDED EXTRA HELP.
>> Stephen: I SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED.
I AM A TERRIBLE HOST.
>> NO, I WOULD BEG TO DIFFER, SIR!
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, I BOW TO YOUR FORMAL ACCENT, M'LADY.
LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE.
LOVELY TO SEE YOU!
I KEEP DOING IT!
M'LADY.
WHAT WOULD MONSIEUR MEAN.
>> Stephen: "MY SIR."
>> MONSIEUR.
>> Stephen: I LOVE THE TUX YOU'RE WEARING.
PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE MORE FORMAL ON LATE NIGHT.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT.
>> LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS TUX-- TRACEE ELLIS ROSS DESIGN
FOR J.C. PENNY.
>> Stephen: WHAT!
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: CAN I SEE THE LABEL?
>> LOOK AT THAT.
>> Stephen: SURE IS.
>> AND THERE'S T.E.R.s EVERYWHERE.
59 BUCKS FOR THE PANTS.
AND 59 BUCKS FOR THE JACKET.
AND THE SHIRT, COME ON.
>> Stephen: "LIFE NEEDS SPARKLE" IT SAYS RIGHT THERE.
>> IT DOES.
>> Stephen: 59, AND 59.
>> AND 29 FOR THE SHIRT.
AFFORDABLE CLOTHES FOR EVERYBODY, STEPHEN!
>> Stephen: YOU'RE LOSING MONEY NOT BUYING THAT CLOTHING.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> Stephen: AND YOU CAN WEAR IT ANYWHERE.
>> ANYWHERE!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU BEEN DESIGNING CLOTHE FOR A LONG
TIME?
>> I HAVE NOT.
THIS IS A FIRST.
THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE.
I HAVE BEEN DESIGNING THEM IN MY HEAD SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER, AND
THIS IS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE.
I'M SO EXCITED.
IT'S A HOLIDAY LINE, J.P. PENNY OUT NOVEMBER 12.
WE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY.
>> Stephen: I IMAGINE AS A TEENAGER HUACCESS TO SOME PRETTY
DARN GOOD CLOTHES-- >> THE BEST.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOUR MOTHER, THE LOVELY TALENTED
LEGENDARY DIANA ROZ WAS A FASHION ICON IN HER OWN RIGHT.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY ABOUT THE SAME SIZE,
RIGHT?
>> SADLY FOR HER, WE ARE.
YES.
>> Stephen: OKAY, SO WOULD YOU RAID?
>> I RAILED EYE CALL IT "SHOPPING."
( LAUGHTER ) I CALL IT SHOPPING.
AND, YES, I WOULD RAID HER CLOSET --
>> Stephen: DO YOU STILL?
DO YOU STILL GO SHOPPING?
>> YES, SIR, YES, MONSIEUR.
I CALL IT SHOPPING.
MY MOM HAS AMAZING TASTE AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR HER AS I SAID
SHE AND I WEAR THE SAME SIZE.
AND IN HIGH SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, I REMEMBER SHE WAS LEAVING TO GO
FOR WORK, AND SHE WAS GOING DOWN DRIVEWAY AND I WATCHED HER GO
DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND I WENT IN HER CLOSE CLOSET AND I WAS, LIKE
TAKING EVERYTHING I LIKED.
I LIKED TO PUT IF IN MY CLOSET FAZ IT WERE MINE AS OPPOSED TO
SNEAKING IT OUT OF HER CLOSET.
AND SHE CAME BACK IN.
SHE FORGOT SOMETHING.
AND I WAS LIKE, "I'M JUST HELPING TO ORGANIZE YOUR CLOSET
AS A SURPRISE FOR WHEN YOU GET HOME!"
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: AND DID SHE BUY
THAT?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD, GOOD.
YOU, ALSO EY-- I MEAN, YOUR CHILDHOOD MUST HAVE BEEN FULL OF
FUN.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD ARE YOU IN THIS PHOTO?
>> I'M SO BAD AT THAT.
EIGHT, BETWEEN EIGHT AND 12.
>> >> Stephen: EIGHT AND 12.
>> THIS WAS A POLAROID TAKEN BY ANDY WARHOL.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> THE ANDY WARHOL.
DID NOT KNOW WHO HE WAS.
WAS JUST A WEIRD MAN.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: THEN YOU KNEW WHO HE WAS.
YOU KNEW WHO HE WAS.
>> BUT HE MADE EXTRAORDINARY ART.
>> Stephen: HE WAS PROFESSIONALLY WEIRD, THOUGH.
HE WORE THE WHITE WIG.
>> WHICH FOR ME NOW WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY HUMAN.
BUT AS A CHILD, IT WAS LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
IT WAS AN AIRPORT HANGAR, ALL PAINTED-- FLOOR, CEILINGS, WALL,
EVERYTHING, MINT GREEN.
>> Stephen: HERE IN THE CITY.
>> HERE IN THE CITY.
HE TOOK PICTURES OF US AND WE WEREN'T MEANT TO MOVE AND HE
TURNED THEM INTO PAINTINGS AND I NOW AT 44 GET TO SAY I WAS
PAINTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY ANDY HALL.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THAT CAN EXPRESSION IS SAYING?
>> SHE'S LIKE, "WHO IS THIS GUY?"
I'M LIKE, MOOOOOM..." RIGHT OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE.
>> Stephen: YOU'LL THANK ME LATER.
>> KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR MOM.
>> Stephen: SO IT'S SEASON FOUR.
>> WHICH IS INSANE, YES.
>> Stephen: SEASON FOUR OF "BLACK-ISH."
CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
( APPLAUSE ) AND--
>> NOW, LISTEN -- >> Stephen: IT STARTED LAST
WEEK.
>> WE STARTED LAST WEEK.
>> Stephen: STARTED LAST WEEK >> AND WE STARTED WITH THE
JUNE-TEENAGE EPISODE AIR, MUSICAL EPISODE, WHICH WAS
FANTASTIC, AND RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE D.N.A. OF OUR SHOW, WE
ARE JUMPING IN ON THOSE HEAVY TOPICS, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A
COMEDY.
AND THIS WEEK, OUR EPISODE IS ON POST-PARTUM.
>> Stephen: THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY THING YOU DO.
YOU-- YOU FOLKS OVER THERE MANAGED TO TACKLE REALLY
WEIGHTED ISSUES BUT STILL KEEP IT A COMEDY WITHOUT ANY LAUGH
TRACK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
YOU GUYS JUST DO REALLY INCREDIBLE MATERIAL.
>> I THINK THE WRITERS ARE INCREDIBLE.
I REALLY DO.
I THINK THE WAY THEY ENTER THE SUBJECT MATTER IS INTERESTING.
THE FACT THAT WE DEAL WITH THESE-- THE "N" WORD, GUN
CONTROL, POLICE BRUTALITY, AND STILL IT'S FUNNY WITHOUT US
MAKING FUN OF THOSE TOPICS IS REALLY EXCITING.
IT MAKES IT REALLY FUN WORK FOR ME TO DO.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP OF YOU AND ANTHONY ANDERSON FROM
"BLACK-ISH."
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE SCENE?
>> BO IS A DOCTOR AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS OF
POST-PARTUM AND HASN'T EXPERIENCED IT BEFORE AND ISN'T
QUITE READY TO SAY THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
>> Stephen: IN DENIAL.
>> AND WE FIND A QUIZ IN THE MAGAZINE AND TAKE IT.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE FUN?
>> WHAT.
>> IF WE TAKE THIS POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION QUIZ TOGETHER.
>> DRE, I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
I'M OKAY.
>> TOTALLY, TOTALLY.
BUT, I THINK WE SHOULD-- WE SHOULD TAKE, IT JUST IN CASE ONE
OF US HAS A DEBILITATING MOOD DISORDER.
SO I'LL GO FIRST.
"DO YOU FEEL SAD, HOPELESS, OVERWHELMED, EMPTY?"
THAT'S A NOPE FOR ME.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
>> UH, WELL, I FEEL SAD.
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND I FEEL HOPELESS.
AND I FEEL OVERWHELMED, BUT I DON'T FEEL EMPTY SO, I GUESS
IT'S A NO FOR ME.
>> OKAY!
THIS IS FUN.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: REALLY LOVELY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: AND TRUE!
>> I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.
>> Stephen: IT'S VERY TRUE.
>> IT'S VERY TRUE.
AND IT'S A VERY REAL THING THAT MANY WOMEN EXPERIENCE, AND IT'S
NOT-- IT'S NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT COMFORTABLE
COMING FORWARD.
SO I HOPE WE DO A LITTLE BIT TO HELP THAT.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU HAVE AN EXPERIENCE THAT I-- I COULD
NEVER EXPERIENCE.
>> WHICH IS?
>> Stephen: A WOMAN CAN HAVE A BABY.
I CAN NEVER HAVE A BABY, I CAN'T EXPERIENCE THIS.
BUT YOU COULD HAVE ANOTHER EXPERIENCE THAT I DO NOT
UNDERSTAND.
>> NO!
>> Stephen: YOU DO NOT DRINK COFFEE OR SUGAR.
HOW DO YOU IN AMERICA TODAY-- >> IN AMERICA!
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU ESCAPE DRIPPING COFFEE?
IT IS EVERYWHERE AND IT IS THE NECTAR OF THE GOD.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I DRANK COFFEE ONCE IN HIGH SCHOOL DURING AN
EXAM.
AND WE WERE IN THE GYM.
AND I SWEAR TO GOD, I DRANK TWO SIPS AND I WAS LIKE, OH, NOW
THIS IS WEIRD.
BECAUSE I FELT LIKE MY ENTIRE SOUL WENT UP AND SLAPPED ON THE
CEILING.
AND I WAS-- AND THE DIFFICULT PART OF IS THAT PART KNOWS ALL
THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS.
( LAUGHTER ) I JUST-- I'M A VERY-- I HAVE A
VERY WIRY, ENERGETIC PERSONALITY, SO COFFEE AND SUGAR
AND STIM LANTZ OF ANY KIND, EVEN CHOCOLATE, MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I'M
HAVING AN ANXIETY ATTACK OR PANIC ATTACK.
>> Stephen: WOW.
SEE, THAT'S WHY I DRINK THE COFFEE.
>> I DON'T LIKE THAT FEELING.
>> Stephen: IT KEEPS ME WEAK ALL THE TIME.
>> IT JUST FEELS LIKE ANXIETY.
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE ENERGY.
I GO TO SLEERNG OR SOMETIMES IF I'M REAL TIRED-- BECAUSE I WAKE
UP AT FOUR CHECKIN THE MORNING FOR WORK SOMETIMES.
I DO JUMPING JACKS -- >> Stephen: WAIT, AT 4:00 IN
THE MORNING DO YOU JUMPING JACKS.
>> YEAH, OR I DO SOME YOGA-- IT'S CRAZY BUT IT'S TRUE, I DRY
BRUSH.
YOU HAVE EVER DRY BRUSHED?
>.>> Stephen: WHAT.
>> EXACTLY.
IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR CIRCULATION-- I'M SO SORRY I BROUGHT IT UP.
>> Stephen: WHAT KIND OF BRUSH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?
>> LIKE A TOILET BRUSH.
IT'S NOT A TOILET BRUSH, BUT THE BRISTLES ARE THAT FIRM.
>> Stephen: AND WHAT DOES ONE DO?
>> YOU DRY BRUSH YOUR SKIN AND IT HELPS THE CIRCULATION AND IT
WAKES YOU UP.
>> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS LIKE ANCIENT ROMANS WHIPPING
THEMSELVES WITH LAUREL BRANCHES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> TO ME IT SOUNDS SO MUCH HEALTHIER THAN A CUP OF COFFEE.
>> Stephen: I'LL GET YOU SOME BETTER COFFEE.
>> CLEARLY, THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DON'T DRINK
COFFEE.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS LIKE SHE'S NUTS.
>> Stephen: BETWEEN EVERY ACT OF THIS SHOW I GET A FRESH CUP
OF COFFEE.
>> LITERALLY YOU WOULD WATCH ME-- AND I WOULD SCRP DISAPPEAR.
I WOULD BE GONE.
>> Stephen: WOULD BE A GREAT TRICK.
>> WOULD BE A AGREEMENT TRICK!
YOU WANT ME TO DISAPPEAR!
>> Stephen: WELL, WE DO HAVE TO GO TO COMMERCIAL.
IT WAS LOVELY IT SEE YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
"BLACK-ISH" AIRS TUESDAY NIGHTS ON ABC.
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS EVERYBODY.