>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST AS THE EMMY AND PEABODY AWARD-WINNING
HOST OF "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE."
PLEASE WELCOME ANDY COHEN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen:.
HOW YOU DOING, STEPHEN?
>> Stephen: I AM DOING JUST DELIGHTFUL NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITE GUESTS.
YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE SHOW MANY TIMES.
>> WE GET A PIE FOR THAT?
>> Stephen: I WOULDN'T MIND SEEING A FEW POUNDS ON YOU.
>> LAST TIME I SAW YOU ON MY SHOW, YOU WERE REAL DRUNK.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YEAH, BECAUSE YOU
STARTED FEEDING ME LIQUOR BACKSTAGE BEFORE I EVER GOT ON.
>> I DID, IT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: AND WE COINED A NEW NAME FOR A COCKTAIL.
>> WE DID.
>> Stephen: IT WAS CALLED A CAPRI SUNRISE.
>> IT WAS.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS IN IT.
>> I DON'T KNOW EITHER!
>> Stephen: I WANT ONE RIGHT NOW!
>> YES.
>> Stephen: I NEVER INTERVIEWED YOU BEFORE WITH A
BEARD, THOUGH.
>> THAT IS TRUE.
>> Stephen: WHERE DID RUGGED ANDY COME FROM?
>> RUGGED ANDY HAPPENED THIS SUMMER.
ACTUALLY THE BIRTH OF RUGGED ANDY HAPPENED IN FIRE ISLAND,
WHICH IS NOT A PLACE YOU MIGHT ATTRIBUTE TO BEING RUGGED.
BUT I FEEL THAT MALE TALK SHOW HOSTS, WHEN THEY GET A VACATION,
THEIR FAVORITE THING TO DO IS NOT SHAVE, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY!
THIS IS THE CLOSEST I'VE COME.
>> RIGHT, THERE YOU GO.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THE KOLBEARD, IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
MINE IS THE COBEARD.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
THAT DIDN'T WORK.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP IT?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M KEEPING IT TRIMMED, I'LL PROBABLY GET RID
OF IT.
EVERY NIGHT AFTER MY SHOW MY MOM TEXTS ME AND TELLS ME HOW MUCH
SHE HATES IT.
>> Stephen: ARE THE FANS ALL RIGHT WITH IT?
>> THEY SEEM TO BE OKAY WITH IT.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE OKAY WITH IT?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE ANY DOWN SIDE TO IT?
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
THIS IS GREY, WHICH MAKES ME LOOK MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE OLDER.
>> Stephen: OH, NO, NO, YOU'VE GOT A GOOD SALT AND PEPPER GAME
GOING THERE.
>> OH, GOOD.
>> Stephen: THAT'S BALANCE.
OH, THANKS.
>> Stephen: MY PROBLEM IS I'M ALL GREY UP HERE AND I'M BLACK
UP HERE AND IT MAKES ME LOOK LIKE I DYE MY HAIR.
>> I WAS WONDERING.
>> Stephen: AND I DO NOT.
I ALMOST ASKED YOU WHEN WE WERE SHOOTING THAT THING, DO YOU
DIE YORE HAIR?
>> Stephen: I DO NOT DYE MY HAIR.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT I FULLY BELIEVE YOU.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: OH, WELL, IN THIS
CASE, BECAUSE YOU'RE A FRIEND AND I CAN BE HONEST WITH YOU, GO
( BLEEP ) YOURSELF.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I DO NOT DYE MY HAIR!
MY SISTER LULU CALLED ME AND SAID, COME ON, YOU DYE YOUR
HAIR.
I DO NOT DYE MY HAIR.
>> YOU AND HOWARD STERN, YOU DO NOT DYE YOUR HAIR?
>> Stephen: HE 100% DYES HIS HAIR.
>> GOOD THING YOU BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING DURING
THE THING WE SHOT EARLIER WHETHER YOU DYE YOUR HAIR AND I
WAS GOING TO ASK YOU.
I WAS!
( LAUGHTER ) OKAY, SO YOU DON'T?
>> Stephen: THE HAIR ON MY HEAD?
NO.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) ( PIANO RIFF )
WHY THAT LOOK?
>> NO REASON.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH.
YEAH.
SINCE LAST I SAW YOU -- >> YES.
>> Stephen: -- YOU'VE BECOME A FATHER.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WONDERFUL NEWS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: NOT ONLY THAT -- YES.
>> Stephen: -- BUT YOUR SON BENJAMIN WAS JUST NAMED CUTEST
BABY ALIVE.
>> ALIVE!
YES!
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
FIRST OF ALL, HOW'S FATHERHOOD TREATING YOU?
>> SO GOOD.
REALLY GREAT.
IT'S WONDERFUL EVERY DAY, EVERY MOMENT.
IT'S MORE THAN I THOUGHT THAT IT COULD BE, AND IT'S EVERYTHING
EVERYONE SAID.
>> Stephen: IT'S ALSO GREAT IN WAYS YOU COULDN'T ANTICIPATE.
>> EXACTLY.
HE'S A REALLY WONDERFUL KID.
HE'S VERY HAPPY AND, YEAH, IT'S GREAT.
>> Stephen: HAS THE, YOU KNOW, THE DESIGNATION OF CUTEST BABY
ALIVE GONE TO HIS HEAD IN ANY WAY?
>> YOU KNOW, HE IS -- I ALREADY -- YOU KNOW, WE LIVE
WITH A DOG WHO HAS BEEN PRONOUNCED VERY CUTE BY "PEOPLE"
MAGAZINE IN THE PAST AS WELL.
>> Stephen: YOUR DOG?
YES.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE?
>> SOMETHING ABOUT MY HAIR, I THINK I GOT BEST HAIR LAST YEAR
OR THE YEAR BEFORE, LIKE SEXIEST HAIR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
MINE IS NATURAL.
( LAUGHTER ) DO NOT.
DO NOT.
I HAVE A SHOW TONIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A SHOW TONIGHT?
>> YEAH, SO DON'T MESS THIS UP.
>> Stephen: OKAY, FINE.
UH-HUH.
>> SO THE DOG HAS A BIG HEAD, THE BABY HAS A BIG HEAD, I'M
JUST TRYING TO NAVIGATE EVERYTHING.
>> Stephen: YOU DEAL WITH A LOT OF DEVAs.
>> I DO HE CRIES WHEN HE'S NOT FED, LIKE COME NOW.
>> Stephen: THERE'S AN EVENT THIS WEEKEND.
>> IT'S BRAVO-CON WEEKEND.
THE TICKETS SOLD OUT IN 60 SECONDS.
>> Stephen: BULL.
NO BULL.
ASK ANY BRAVO FAN, THEY WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
YES, IT'S GOING TO BE UNBELIEVABLE.
I AM HOSTING AN EPISODE OF "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE" SUNDAY
NIGHT.
BRAVO LEVITY, STEPHEN.
IT'S A TERM!
>> Stephen: NO!
I MADE IT UP!
>> Stephen: I CAN TELL.
YES!
IT MEANS SOMETHING!
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU THINK.
IT MEANS BRAVO SUPERSTARS.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, I'LL BUY IT.
>> SEVENTY-SIX OF THEM WILL BE ON MY STAGE.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THE FIRST FAN WERE YOU EVER INTO.
DID YOU EVER CON IT UP?
>> I DID.
LIKE MOST BOYS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS REALLY INTO DIANA ROSS.
>> Stephen: SURE.
AND I REMEMBER WEARING A TUXEDO TO SEE HER AT THE FOX
THEATER IN STATE LO ST. LOUIS AN LOSING MY MIND.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE THERE WEARING A TUXEDO?
>> I MEAN, YEAH -- I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
( LAUGHTER ) I WAS GOING NUTS ABOUT IT.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
THEN YEARS LATER, WHEN I WAS WELL INTO MY 30s AND AN
EXECUTIVE, TELEVISION EXECUTIVE, I WAS BEHIND CARSON DAILY
SCREAMING FOR MADONNA.
YOU HAVE THAT.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
>> I MEAN, THERE I AM!
NOW, I WAS AN ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONAL AT THAT TIME, BUT,
YES, SO -- >> Stephen: UH-HUH.
DID HE KNOW WHO YOU WERE?
>> NO!
I WAS NO ONE!
I WAS JUST ANNOYING HIM!
>> Stephen: DID YOU PULL STRINGS OR JUST SHOWED UP EARLY?
>> I SHOWED UP!
I GOT IN!
>> Stephen: DON'T COME BETWEEN ANDY COHEN AND MADONNA.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: I TRIED ONCE AND HE HONEST TO GOD CHECKED ME INTO
MY WIFE.
>> WE WERE AT THE MET BALL AND COLBERT WAS TRYING TO SAY HELLO
TO ME AND MADONNA WAS ABOUT TO PERFORM AND I WAS, LIKE, OUT OF
MY WAY!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THIS SUMMER MARKS
TEN YEARS OF "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE."
>> WE JUST CELEBRATED OUR TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOUR TV CAREER STARTED IN THE CBS FAMILY.
YOU WERE AN INTERN AT CBS NEWS.
>> CBS NEWS, YEP.
>> Stephen: WAS NEWS YOUR GOAL?
>> YES, AND I STAYED AT CBS NEWS FOR TEN YEARS.
I WAS A PRODUCER ON THE MORNING SHOW FOR MANY YEARS.
>> Stephen: YOU EVER GO BACK?
I HAVE BEEN ON THE MORNING SHOW SINCE, AND, I MEAN, IT'S
WILD.
IT'S WILD.
I SPENT THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF MY CAREER I BARELY SLEPT, I WAS
WORKING CRAZY HOURS.
I'M SURE THAT I COULD WIN A TRIVIAL PURSUIT '90s EDITION
BECAUSE I WAS THERE FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE
'90s.
>> Stephen: WOW, FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL.
>> I WAS THERE.
AND WHAT'S AMAZING IS DAN RATHER NOW HAS A SHOW ON RADIO ANDY, MY
SIRIUS CHANNEL.
( APPLAUSE ) SO IT IS SO FULL CIRCLE.
>> Stephen: ANDY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU, STEPHEN!
>> STEPHEN: "BRAVO-CON" IS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IN NEW
YORK CITY.
ANDY COHEN, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY THOM YORKE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )