HEY, JON.
OUR FIRST GUEST TONIGHT, YOU KNOW OUR FIRST GUEST.
>> Jon: OH, YES, INDEED.
>> Stephen: HARRY CONNICK JR., YOU KNOW HARRY, RIGHT.
>> Jon: THAT'S A BAD, BAD MAN.
( LAUGHTER ) BAD AS IN GOOD.
VERY POSITIVE.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND.
>> Jon: IT'S THE JAZZ LINGO.
DIG IT, DADDY-O.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU KNOW I'M LOUIE ARMSTRONG.
I CAN DIG IT.
MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS A GRAMMY AND EMMY-WINNING
MUSICIAN, ACTOR, AND NOW TALK SHOW HOST.
PLEASE WELCOME OUR FRIEND HARRY CONNICK JR.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
♪ I LIKE THE WAY YOU SMILE ♪ >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANKS, MAN.
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WELCOME TO THE SHOW!
>> THANKS.
AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I CAN JUST SAY THAT, THAT GUY, I'VE
KNOWN JON BATISTE A LONG TIME.
PEOPLE ASK ME ALL TIME WHAT I THINK ABOUT DIFFERENT MUSICIANS.
MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE OF WHEN I WAS A JUDGE ON "IDOL," THEY
ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW WHAT I THINK.
THAT GUY IS THE REAL DEAL.
HE CAN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HE IS THE REAL DEAL.
AND YOUR BAND IS AMAZING, TOO.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: I ACTUALLY, I KNEW THAT OPINION OF YOU, BECAUSE I
ACTUALLY READ THE LINER NOTES FROM YOUR ALBUM IN 2007.
AND YOU'VE GOT THIS REALLY NICE THING YOU SAID ABOUT JON.
WOULD YOU JUST MIND REITERATING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT?
>> SURE.
IT SAYS SHORTY AND KID BROUGHT A FRIEND ALONG I YOUNG KERR I HAD
MET BEFORE NAMED JONATHAN BATISTE.
HE IS A 19-YEAR-OLD PIANO PLAYER ATTENDING JUILLIARD.
I HADN'T HEARD HIM YET.
I WAS IN THE CONTROL ROOM WHILE THE OTHERRIFIES WERE LOOKING
OVER.
HE CAME IN THE STUDIO WHILE WE WERE DOING A RECORD.
>> Jon: THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND I THINK YOU WERE PLAYING ON-- JUST HANGING OUT PLAYING.
AND I HAVE NEVER ASKED ANOTHER PIANO PLAYER TO PLAY ON MY
RECORD BECAUSE WHY WOULD I DO THAT?
AND HE PLAYED, AND I SAID, "HEY, WOULD YOU PLAY THIS TUNE WITH
US."
>> Jon: OH, YEAH, IT WAS LIKE...
♪ ♪ ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> YEAH BUT IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THAT LEVEL OF MUSICIANSHIP ON
YOUR SHOW.
IT REALLY IS.
>> Stephen: NOW, YOU WERE JUST DOWN IN BATON ROUGE.
WAS IT JUST YESTERDAY?
>> LAST NIGHT.
>> Stephen: PLAYING A BENEFIT FOR THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE
FLOODING DOWN THERE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS DOWN THERE NOW?
ARE PEOPLE STILL DISPLACED?
>> OH, YEAH, SO MANY PEOPLE LOST EVERYTHING THEY HAD.
THEY HAD A BENEFIT, AND RANDY JACKSON, WHO IS FROM BATON
ROUGE, AND I HOSTED THIS EVENT.
AARON NEVILLE WAS THERE, A LOT OF LOCAL LOUISIANA TALENT.
IT WAS THE LEAST I COULD DO -- >> YOU RAISED $800,000 IN ONE
NICE.
SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE OF YOU.
>> IT'S REALLY COOL.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T LIVE DOWN THERE ANYMORE.
I UNDERSTAND YOU LIVE IN CONNECTICUT.
>> I DO.
I LIVE IN CONNECTICUT.
>> Stephen: FROM NEW ORLEANS TO CONNECTICUT.
>> YOU THINK.
>> Stephen: YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHERE YOU WANT.
YOU'RE HARRY CONNICK JR., MAN.
WHY LIVE IN CONNECTICUT?
>> I LIVED IN NEW YORK FOR A WHILE.
WHEN I WAS 18 I MOVED UP HERE.
AND THEN I MET MY WIFE, AND AFTER WE GOT MARRIED WE DECIDE
WE WANTED TO SORT OF BEING IN THE NEW YORK AREA.
BECAUSE SHE'S FROM TEXAS SO -- >> SHE'S FROM TEXAS, YOU'RE FROM
LOUISIANA.
LET'S MEET IN THE MIDDLE.
NEW YORK.
>> YEAH, CONNECTICUT, RIGHT?
( LAUGHTER ) BUT WE WANTED TO BE CLOSE TO THE
CITY AND BE ABLE TO RAISE OUR KIDS SO I COULD STILL COME AND
GO FROM NEW YORK.
SO WE DECIDED ON CONNECTICUT.
>> Stephen: IS THERE ANYTHING-- WHEN YOU'RE BACK
HOME-- BECAUSE I WENT DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS WITH JON-- IS THERE
ANYTHING YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE WHEN YOU FIRST GET THERE, SOMETHING
YOU HAVE TO SAY, SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO EAT?
WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO DO?
>> EVERY TIME GII TELL MYSELF I'M NOT GOING TO EAT THE FOOD
BECAUSE I HAVE TO WATCH WHAT I EAT, YOU KNOW.
AND I FAIL EVERY TIME.
THERE'S RESTAURANTS -- JONATHAN KNOWS ALL OF THESE PLACES LIKE
MEDINA'S, AND OH, MY GOD, SURREY'S FOR BREAKFAST.
>> Stephen: WHERE HE TOOK ME WAS, I WANT YOU TO GET SOME
SEAFOOD FROM A GAS STATION.
>> OH, YEAH.
WHERE DID YOU TAKE HIM?
>> Jon: WE WERE ON RUN, SO WE HAD TO DP TO THE QUICKI-MART.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO TELL A BAD, BAD MAN THAT.
>> Jon: WE HAD SOME PO BOYS.
>> Stephen: IT WAS GOOD.
IT WAS SHRIMP PO BOYS, 10 GALLONS OF DIESEL AND PO BOYS.
>> I THINK THEY USE THE EXCESS TO INJECT THAT INTO SOME
PEOPLE'S FACES, JUST STRAIGHT UP BOTULISM.
>> Stephen: IS THERE-- YOU STARTED PLAYING WHEN YOU WERE
FIVE, RIGHT, PROFESSIONALLY?
>> MORE OR LESS.
>> Stephen: MORE OR LESS?
>> I MEAN -- >> IT SAYS FIVE THERE.
IT SAYS FIVE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
BUT MY DAD -- >> THEY'RE TELLING ME I'M RIGHT
ABOUT YOUR LIFE OVER THERE.
>> DID YOU A GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THE FIRST SONG YOU LEARNED?
>> WELL, THE FIRST SONG I PROBABLY PLAYED OF PROBABLY THE
THE FIRST SONG JON PLAYED "THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN."
THAT'S JUST A SONG EVERYBODY PLAYS.
BUT MY DAD WAS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF NEW ORLEANS, AND HE
WAS OPENING HIS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS AND MY MOM REALLY
WANTED ME TO PLAY.
MY DAD PROBABLY JUAN AS ENTHUSIASTIC TO HAVE HIS
FIVE-YEAR-OLD UP THERE.
BUT WE HAD A PIANO, AND I PLAYED "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER" AND I
REMEMBER LOOKING OUT AT THE CROWD WHEN I FINISHED AND PEOPLE
WERE APLAWGD, PROBABLY MORE FOR THE NOVELTY OF A FIVE-YEAR-OLD
PLAYING THAN ANY GREAT MUSICIANSHIP.
AND I SAID, MAN, I HAVE TO GET MORE OF THIS AND I HAVEN'T
STOPPED YET.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT THE ITCH.
>> Stephen: FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: CAN I ASK YOU ABOUT WHEN THE SAINTS GO
MARCHING IN."
I WAS LISTENING TO THAT THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE I HEARD THAT
WAS THE FIRST SONG YOU HAD PLAY.
IS THAT ABOUT THE THE APOCALYPSE.
IT'S ABOUT WHEN THE SAINT GO MARCHING IN.
IS IT WHEN THE SAINTS GO TO HEAVEN ON JUDGMENT DAY?
>> I DON'T PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO LYRICS.
IT'S NOT REALLY MY SING.
I JUST SING WHAT'S ON THE PAGE, MAN?
I DON'T GET REAL HEAVY, YOU KNOW.
YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW, THERE IS LYRICS ABOUT THE MOON
TURNING TO BLOOD AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I'M NOT JOKING.
>> LIKE "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER IS LIKE THAT."
THERE ARE ALL THESE VERSES.
YOU GET TO SIX AND YOU'RE LIKE THIS IS SUPER HEAVY.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A BRILTD MUSICIAN.
YOU'RE A WELL-KNOWN ACTOR.
WHY TALK SHOW HOST?
WHAT DOES THIS ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO
BEFORE?
>> THE THING ABOUT THIS SHOW, IT'S A DAYTIME SHOW.
WE SHOOT IT NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE ON 57th STREET.
IT'S GOING TO BE A PARTY RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.
YOU GUYS HAVE ALL THE FUN IN THE NIGHT TIME.
>> Stephen: A PARTY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY?
>> YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT.
IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MUSIC, "MAN ON THE STREET" STUFF.
JUSTIN AND DANIEL STENGEL, ARE GOING TO BRING A LOT OF COMEDY
TO IT.
I HAVE MY BAND.
MY ACTUAL BAND I TOUR WITH WILL BE THERE.
I'M HOSTING THE SHOW BUT I'M ALSO THE BAND LEADER, TOO.
SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A TON OF MUSIC, AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY
UNSCRIPTED.
AND THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND IT IS THAT IT'S A PARTY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE, UNFORTUNATELY, GO TO BED BEFORE THIS TERRIFIC
SHOW COMES ON.
SO THEY HAVE TO WATCH -- >> THEY'RE ALL WEAK.
THEY'RE ALL AWAKE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> I'M AWAKE.
SO THEY HAVE THE DVR, AND WATCH IT AFTER THE FACT.
WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE LATE-NIGHT PARTY RIGHT TO THE
MIDDLE OF THE DAY.
>> Stephen: A LITTLE DAY DRINKING?
>> I'M TELLING YOU.
HEY, MAN, YOU'VE BEEN TO THE GAS STATION IN NEW ORLEANS AND HAD
THE PO BOY.
GOOD TIME YOU.
>> Stephen: HAVE WIFE AND DAUGHTERS?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO APPEAL
TO WOMEN?
BECAUSE THAT'S THE LARGE AUDIENCE IN THE MIDDLE DAY IS
THE FEMALE AUDIENCE.
>> IT IS.
IS AND I HAVE BEEN SURROUND BY INCREDIBLE WOMEN MY WHOLE LIFE,
MY MOTHER, MY SISTER IS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE ARMY.
MY WIFE -- >> REALLY?
OLDER SISTER OR YOUNGER?
>> OLDER SISTER.
>> Stephen: DOES SHE TELL YOU WHAT TO DO?
>> WELL, SHE'S A PSYCHIATRIST AND AN INTERNIST, SO SHE'S A LOT
SMARTER THAN I AM.
AND WHATEVER SHE TELLS ME IS USUALLY THE RIGHT THING.
BUT I'VE HAD ALL THESE INCREDIBLE WOMEN IN MY LIFE, SO
WE'RE GOING TO DO A SEGMENT CALLED "HARRY'S LEADING LADIES"
WHERE THEY FIND THESE INCREDIBLE WOMEN WHO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
THINGS, GREAT AND SMALL, YOUNG AND OLD.
WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE THEM.
WE'RE GOING-- A LOT OF SHOW WILL BE DEDICATED TO WOMEN BECAUSE I
FEEL SO INDEBTEDDED TO THESE STRONG WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN IN MY
LIFE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: WELL, HARRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BEFORE WE GO, BEFORE WE GO, YOU'RE YOU'RE A SINGER.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR A GUY WHO IS LOSING HIS VOICE?
>> YOU COULD DO WHAT I DO WHEN IS LIP SYNC.
>> Stephen: LET'S DO IT RIGHT NOW.
YOU READ OFF THAT.
I'LL TALK INTO THIS CAMERA.
I'LL MOVE MY LIPS AND YOU JUST SAY THOSE WORDS.
>> OKAY, READY, GO?
THE SHOW "HARRY" PREMIERES SEPTEMBER 12.
HARRY CONNICK JR., EVERYBODY.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE FOLLOW DONALD TRUMP TO DETROIT.