LOUIS CATO AND "THE LATE SHOW"" BAND RIGHT THERE.
SHOW THEM SOME LOVE. I KNOW, LOUIS, I KNOW.
>> Louis: STEPHEN! >> Stephen: I KNOW ON THE KIT
OVER THERE WE HAVE JACK DEBEAU, SITTING IN FOR OUR GREND.
WHO DO WE HAVE ON THE GUITAR. >> WE HAVE A BAND FAVORITE AND
DEAR FRIEND, RANDY RUN UNION. >> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. YOU'VE GOT GUESTS AND I'VE GOT
GUESTS, TOO. WE HAVE COMING UP IN A LITTLE
BIT, THE GREAT KEN BURNS. >> Louis: THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: WE'LL BE OUT HERE IN JUST A MOMENT, EDUCATE US
ABOUT OUR OWN COUNTRY. AND FROM THE MOVIE "BLONDE," ANA
de ARMAS IS GOING TO BE OUT HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
( APPLAUSE )
SHE'S FROM "KNIVES OUT," AND AN AMAZING PORTRAYAL OF MARILYN
MONROE. FANTASTIC.
TURNS OUT, SAD LIFE. >> Louis: OH, YEAH.
SO IT SEEMS. >> Stephen: WHO KNEW?
FOLKS...
WHEN WE COMMEMORATE THE IMPORTANCE AND INFLUENCE OF
HISPANICS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY.
AND WHEN BRANDS COMMEMORATE HOW MUCH FRIDA KAHLO LOVED THE
ALL-NEW 2023 KIA SORRENTO. AND AS MUCH AS LATINOS AND
HISPANICS ARE BEING CELEBRATED, THEY'RE STILL NOT RECOGNIZED IN
THE ONLY PLACE THAT MATTERS: TELEVISION.
BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE LATEST STUDIES, WHILE HOLLYWOOD IS
MORE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE THAN EVER, HISPANIC AND LATINO
CREATIVES REMAIN EXTREMELY UNDER-REPRESENTED.
IN FACT, JUST LAST YEAR, DISNEY RELEASED A WHOLE SONG ABOUT HOW
MUCH THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEM.
AND EVEN WHEN THEY ARE REPRESENTED, THEY TEND TO BE
PIGEONHOLED. MORE THAN ONE-QUARTER OF
HISPANIC AND LATINO CHARACTERS WERE DEPICTED AS CRIMINALS, AND
40% OF THOSE ARE DEPICTED COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIME.
EVEN WORSE, NOW THAT "BETTER CALL SAUL" IS OVER, ALL THOSE
ACTORS ARE UNEMPLOYED. WELL, THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE.
AND CHANGE NOW. SO HERE TO DISCUSS THE LACK OF
REPRESENTATION FOR HISPANICS ON TELEVISION IS AN HISPANIC ON
TELEVISION, MY WRITER, FELIPE TORRES MEDINA.
FELIPEA COME OUT HERE. FELIPE TORRES MEDINA, EVERYBODY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> HI, STEVE.
>> Stephen: HAVE A SEAT. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
( APPLAUSE )
AND HOLA, HOLLYWOOD. >> Stephen: SO, FELIPE, HOW DO
YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS LACK OF HISPANIC REPRESENTATION?
>> WELL, TO PUT IT IN TERMS HOLLYWOOD WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND,
IT'S NO BUENO. >> Stephen: SO WHAT SHOULD
TELEVISION DO DIFFERENTLY? >> WELL, THIS SHOW'S OFF TO A
GREAT START. YOU HAVE A HISPANIC ON SCREEN
WITH YOU RIGHT NOW WHO'S NOT PLAYING A CRIMINAL.
>> Stephen: HOW BRAVE OF ME.
YOU THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EFFORT TO HIRE OTHER LATINO AND
HISPANIC ACTORS. >> WHOA WHOA WHOA.
"OTHER" LATINO ACTORS? WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?
I NEED THE WORK. >> Stephen: NO, YOU DON'T.
YOU HAVE A FULL-TIME JOB HERE. >> PROGRESS IS INCREMENTAL,
STEVE! AND I BELIEVE I CAN
SINGLEHANDEDLY SOLVE THIS REPRESENTATION ISSUE WITH AN
EXCITING NEW SYSTEM THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
>> Stephen: DURING WORK HOURS AT MY SHOW?
>> ROLL IT, JIM! >> ARE YOU A PRODUCER MAKING A
MORE AND/OR A TV SHOW, AND YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE NO HISPANIC
CHARACTERS? OR THAT ALL YOUR HISPANIC ROLES
ARE DRUG DEALER NUMBER ONE, OR ANT MAN'S FRIEND FROM JAIL?
FEAR NOT, BECAUSE I'VE RECORDED MYSELF AGAINST A GREEN SCREEN
SAYING PHRASES THAT MAKE ME SOUND LIKE A GOOD PERSON SO YOU
CAN EASILY INSERT SOME HISPANIC REPRESENTATION INTO YOUR SHOW OR
A MOVIE. TAKE A LOOK.
HEY, GUYS, JUST GOT BACK FROM MY JOB AS A BRAIN SURGEON.
KNOCK, KNOCK. DID SOMEBODY SAY BIRTHDAY CAKE
IN THE BREAK ROOM? I DID.
IT WAS ME. I'M GAINFULLY EMPLOYED.
I HAVE TAPED MYSELF IN HUNDREDS OF SCENARIOS THAT WILL FIT
SEAMLESSLY INTO YOUR SHOW. TAKE A LOOK.
>> I.D.? >> NOPE, NOTHING ON HIM.
>> BOBBY, MAKE SURE YOU BAG IT ALL.
>> HEY, GUYS, I BROUGHT BAGELS! >> PERFECTION.
I ALSO OFFER A DISCOUNTED VERSION WHERE I HAVE NO LINES
BUT JUST HANG IN THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR SHOW DRESSED LIKE AN
ASTRONAUT. YOU CAN MAKE A WHOLE SHOW JUST
USING CLIPS OF ME. I SET FIRE TO THIS HOUSE, BUT IT
WASN'T ARSON. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
I HOPE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GETS HERE SOON.
DID SOMEBODY SAY FIRE DEAPARTMENT!
AND I BROUGHT MY DALMATIAN. SO ORDER YOUR KIT TODAY.
IF YOU NEED HISPANIC REPRESENTATION, I'M YOUR MAN OR
DOG. >> Stephen: IT'S YOURS IF YOU
WANT IT, HOLLYWOOD. FELIPE TORRES MEDINA AND MY
HISPANIC ASTRONAUT, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH