YOU KNOW, ALL I EVER WANT TO DO WITH THIS SHOW
IS BRING JOY TO OUR AUDIENCE AND BRIGHTEN PEOPLE'S DAYS, BUT IT'S
REALLY HARD TO DO COMEDY LATELY.
IT IS.
BECAUSE NOTHING'S FUNNY.
YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD JUST SEEMS SO BAD AND
HEAVY ALL THE TIME AND I -- I STRUGGLE WITH WHAT TO SAY
SOMETIMES.
>> JAMES, JAMES.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> James: OH MY GOD LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, THE LEGENDARY ERIC IDLE!
ERIC, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> WELL, I HEARD YOU WERE STRUGGLING TO STAY POSITIVE, AND
I THOUGHT I COULD STOP BY TO CHEER YOU UP A BIT.
>> James: CHEER ME UP?
HOW EXACTLY ARE YOU PLANNING TO CHEER ME UP?
>> WELL, I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD SING A SONG TOGETHER!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> James: HANG ON, IF I'M
HEARING THIS RIGHT YOU SAY YOU'RE STOPPING BY TO
MANUFACTURE A SPONTANEOUS-SEEMING MOMENT OF
FUN THAT WE'VE BEEN EMAILING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT FOR WEEKS?
>> WELL YES, I AM BUDDY, YES.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪THE NEWS IS FULL OF DREAD
IT CAN LEAVE YOU SEEING RED ♪AND OFTEN, IT'S ENOUGH
TO MAKE YOU BLUE ♪BUT WHEN THINGS GET
TOO DEPRESSING ♪DON'T GRUMBLE
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS ♪REPEAT THIS LITTLE LINE
TO GET YOU THROUGH ♪ALWAYS LOOK ON
THE BRIGHT SIDE OF L-- >> James: WAIT-- SORRY.
SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY GUYS, IT'S A NEWS UPDATE.
IT'S WOW, IT JUST SAYS THAT THE SHIFT IN CLIMATE CHANGE IS GOING
TO MAKE HURRICANES A LOT WORSE FROM NOW
ON.
>> OH JEEZ!
>> James: IGNORE THAT.
IT'S BAD NEWS, WE'RE HERE FOR GOOD CHEER!
START THE MUSIC AGAIN, PLEASE!
♪ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE (PHONE BUZZING)
>> IS THAT YOU?
SORRY, I LEAVE IT ON IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES.
OH, IT'S NOT AN EMERGENCY, JUST A NEWS ALERT SAYING BRITAIN WILL
NOT BE TAKING ANOTHER VOTE.
THEY'RE STILL LEAVING EUROPE.
>> James: OH, WELL.
GOOD THING WE GOT A REMINDER OF THAT.
>> NO, THE ONLY THING WE NEED A REMINDER OF RIGHT NOW, IS THAT
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL AND FULL OF BRIGHTNESS.
WHICH BRINGS ME BACK TO...
♪ALWAYS LOOK-- (PHONES BUZZING)
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
COME ON.
IS >> James: OH, GOD, TRUMP IS
TWEETING AGAIN.
WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT!?
SNEET WE ARE PROBABLY ALL GOING TO DIE ♪
♪ WE ARE DEFINITELY ALL GOING TO DIE ♪
♪ ♪THE PRESIDENT IS CRUEL
AND STUBBORN AS A MULE ♪I'M SURE AMERICA'S ENEMIES
ARE THRILLED ♪AND MEDICARE IS THROUGH
THE OCEAN'S RISING TOO ♪A MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS
COULD GET US KILLED >> James: THERE'S GOTTA BE
SOMETHING WE CAN DO.
ISN'T THERE?
I MEAN, THEY'RE REPUBLICANS, THEY CAN STOP TRUMP, RIGHT?
>> THEY WON'T.
WE'RE SCREWED.
>> James: THEN THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO TAKE BACK THE HOUSE AND
THE SENATE!
>> THEY WON'T.
WE'RE SCREWED.
>> James: WELL, NO, NO, THEY WILL, IF
EVERYBODY GOES AND VOTES THIS NOVEMBER!
>> SURE, AS LONG AS THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS ACTUALLY TURN OUT TO
VOTE THIS TIME.
>> James: THEY WON'T.
WE'RE SCREWED.
♪WE ARE PROBABLY ALL GOING TO DIE
♪WE ARE DEFINITELY ALL GOING TO DIE.
♪THE PLANET'S GETTING WRECKED THERE'S ONE GOOD SIDE-EFFECT
♪WE'LL STOP DISCUSSING TRUMP ON EVERY SHOW
♪GOODBYE TO ALL OUR STRIFE 'CAUSE IN THE AFTERLIFE
♪WE'LL BE TAP-DANCING WITH ELVIS AND VAN GOGH
[ TAP-DANCING ] ♪WE ARE PROBABLY ALL
GOING TO DIE ♪YES, WE ARE DEFINITELY
ALL GOING TO DIE ♪SO HAVE A DRINK, OR TEN
YOU WON'T REGRET IT WHEN ♪THE REAPER COMES A-KNOCKIN'
AT OUR DOOR ♪WHY EVEN CLEAN YOUR SHEETS
WHEN ONE OF TRUMP'S DUMB TWEETS ♪COULD GET US ALL EMBROILED
IN NUCLEAR WAR [ BOMB, EXPLOSION ]
♪WE ARE PROBABLY ALL GOING TO DIE
♪YES, WE ARE DEFINITELY ALL GOING TO DIE
♪WHENEVER YOU FEEL STRESSED ABOUT WHAT'S COMING NEXT
♪YOU SHOULDN'T FEEL UPSET YOU SHOULD FEEL SWELL
♪WE'LL BE DEAD ANYHOW WHY NOT JUST END IT NOW
>> WELL, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, I'VE GOT A BOOK I NEED TO SELL.
IT'S THE WHOLE REASON I CAME HERE.
"ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE: A SORTABIOGRAPHY,"
AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE NOW.
MAKES A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> James: RIGHT, YOU PUT IT
LIKE THAT, ALL RIGHT, CHRISTMAS IS COMING UP, HUH.
DON'T WANT TO MISS THAT.
>> AND MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY IS COMING SOON, THAT WILL BE NICE.
>> James: MY FRIENDS ARE HAVING A BABY...
THAT'S GOING TO BE LOVELY.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY NEWBORN BABIES ARE BEING BORN EVERY DAY?
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE ARE
MAKING THE WORLD BETTER AND BETTER?
I'VE BEEN SPENDING SO MUCH TIME FOCUSING ON ALL THIS BAD NEWS,
I'VE COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN THAT THE WORLD IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR,
BECAUSE THE WORLD IS FULL OF GOOD.
>> SPEAKING OF FORGETTING THINGS, I JUST REMEMBERED THAT
MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY WAS ACTUALLY LAST WEEK... CAN I CRASH WITH
YOU FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS?
>> James: SURE.
>> THANK YOU.
♪ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE
♪EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ALL
♪GOING TO DIE
♪GOING TO DIE ♪
>> James: LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, ERIC IDLE!
KEEP LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!
♪ KEEP LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE ♪