- You know I'm very confident that you're gonna do well,
but I'm gonna kick your butt, okay?
I'm gonna crush you, so just be ready. Just be ready.
(Modern Electronic Music)
- Welcome back to the Lip-Sync Battle Pre-Show.
I'm Elliott Morgan, and this is
my brilliant co-host, Lee Newton.
- That's right! And this week's battle pits
actor-comedian Deon Cole
against model-actress Karrueche Tran.
- It'll be so funny if Deon wins
and then sends Karrueche pictures of the belt.
- Yeah, kind of like that time you won at Scrabble
and then carried the board around
for five months?
- I was proud. - Well, be proud all you want,
but you cheated, Morgan! Okay? Yogurtist isn't a word.
- Then who makes the yogurt, Lee? That's all I wanna know.
- Let's check in with co-host Niki DiMartino
and Deon Cole. - You think there's just
a magical yogurt fairy? Flying around,
making all the yogurt?
- Honestly, it'd be adorable. (Record Scratch)
Hey guys, tonight we're backstage
with the hilarious Deon Cole. Hey.
- Hey. - So, how are you enjoying this?
- It's great, it's really good. I'm focused,
game face, no games. No games at all.
- Do you think you're gonna shock people
with what you do? Like, will I expect your performance,
or is it gonna be really left-field for you?
- It's gonna be all of that. Left-shocking,
that's what it's gonna be. (Laughs)
- So, when you do get that belt,
because you know you're gonna win, right?
when you get it, what are you gonna do with it?
- I'm gonna take some pictures in it,
and send 'em to Karrueche.
- Rub it in her face?
- Yeah, I'm gonna send a whole bunch
of pictures to Karrueche with me in it.
In the tub, eating, church, you know-
- Basically everywhere? - On the swing,
I'm gonna have the belt by itself on the swing,
and I'm gonna push it, I'm creative with it.
- That's... different. - Yeah.
- Treat it like a child?
- Left field, right? - Left field! (Laughs)
- Now, do you think you're gonna utilize
your inner comedian skills in your performance?
Because you do have to win the crowd over.
It's pretty much- - I know. I'm just gonna do
what the lord tells me. (Laughs) He guides me.
- What is he telling you?
- He's telling me right now to smile.
- Is there anything you want to say
to Karrueche and the camera?
- Karrueche, go home now. Just go home now,
that's all I'm saying. That's all.
- He already won, so... - Go home now, babe.
(Gentle Lullaby) - Wow, he is so funny-
- Shhhh! - Sorry. Wow, he is so funny.
- Sorry, we have to whisper, little baby LSB belt
is down for his afternoon nap.
- He's so peaceful. - Yeah.
- What do you think he's dreaming of?
- The future, Elliott. This belt could be president someday.
- Yeah. Or like, a yogurtist.
- Anyway, let's check in with Niki,
who's with Karrueche Tran.
- Hey guys, it's Niki, and today
we're backstage with the gorgeous Karrueche Tran.
- Hi! How are you? - So, how are you feeling?
- I'm feeling good! You know, I'm a little bit nervous,
I've never really performed before,
so this is gonna be my first time on a stage
performing, and I'm gonna kick Deon's butt, so.
- Is there anything you wanna tease about your performance
without giving too much away?
- Oh gosh, Deon, you better be ready.
My performance is high energy, it's a lot of fun,
just get ready. You're in for a show.
- So, you're an actress. Are you gonna utilize
any of your skills on the stage
when you're performing?
- The songs that I'm singing,
I'm going to become those artists.
So as soon as I leave my dressing room,
I'll be those artists.
- So if you were to win, what would you do
with the belt you win?
- Well, when I do win- - When. (Laughs) - When I do win,
later on, I'm first of all gonna Instagram to Deon,
let him know, it's just me and my belt,
we're at home, we're chillin, I'm just gonna wear it
around the house, I might take it to dinner with me,
to lunch, to grab a coffee, just
- Just rub it in... - just let the world know
that I won. (Laughs) - Amen. That's what I would do.
- Now, do you have anything you wanna say to Deon,
trash talk into that camera?
- Deon, you're great and all, I love you,
we've presented together at award shows,
you know I'm very confident that you're gonna do well,
but I'm gonna kick your butt, okay?
I'm gonna crush you, so just be ready. Just be ready.
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this is gonna be a great show.
- Yeah. It's just that- well, never mind.
- Well what? - It's just that Karrueche
said she was gonna become whatever artist she performed as
as soon as she exited the dressing room.
So we're talking, like, full character immersion.
- Oh my god, but that means- -Yeah, that means
that any one of us, right now, could be Karrueche Tran.
(Sudden Dramatic Music)
- No, no! Back away from the belt, Morgan!
- Or what, Newton? - Oh, really?
- Oh, I'm gonna mess up that pomp!
- Well, guess what? I know I'm me.
- Well, I know that I'm me! Wait, test.
- Okay. - Who were the two guests
on season three, episode 19?
- Trick question. There were not two guests
on season three, episode 19, it was the entire cast
of Stranger Things, what's my birthday?
- Ooh, I don't know... - Okay, you're definitely you.
Listen, Lee, what are we doing?
We're tearing each other apart.
- I'm so sorry, I just panicked.
It's this Dion Cole, Karrueche Tran thing.
You know what? Let's put away our switchblade combs,
let's just go watch the show together.
- You know what? I would love that.
- I know, me too. And guys, tune in
to see who wins this epic battle.
- Yeah, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel
and leave a comment down below.
- Thanks so much for watching, guys.
- Bye. - Is he good out here?
- Oh yeah, he's fine. - Perfect.
- He doesn't need to eat or anything like that? -Nah.