>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST
GUEST
TONIGHT IS AN EMMY- AND TONY
AWARD-WINNING ACTOR YOU KNOW AS
WALTER WHITE, DALTON TRUMBO, AND
PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON.
PLEASE WELCOME ONE OF THE
FINEST, MOST DISTINGUISHED
ACTORS OF OUR GENERATION, SIR
BRYAN CRANSTON!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪
BRYAN CRANSTON, EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: BRYAN, GOOD TO
HAVE YOU HERE.
>> NICE TO BE BACK.
>> Stephen: EVEN JUST READING
THE INTRODUCTION THERE, I'M JUST
STRUCK BY WHAT AN
EXTRAORDINARY -- UM -- WHAT AN
EXTRAORDINARY ROSTER OF WORK
YOU'VE PUT UP THERE.
I MEAN, YOU ALWAYS APPROACH
EVERYTHING WITH JUST SUCH
TREMENDOUS HEART AND EMOTIONAL
HONESTY AND A TRUE -- A TRUE
CORE OF TRUTH.
>> WELL, THANK YOU -- THANK YOU,
STEPHEN.
I DO TRY TO PROVE EACH CHARACTER
WITH A LEVEL OF DIGNITY --
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: BRYAN, YOU LOOK
LIKE YOU'RE HAVING A LITTLE
TROUBLE WITH THE HELMET.
DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE HELMET
OFF?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO, BUT I DON'T
KNOW HOW.
>> Stephen: LET ME GIVE YOU A
HAND.
I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE LATCH
RIGHT HERE.
JUST A SECOND.
HOLD ON.
>> OW, OW, OW!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: NOW, THIS TAKES ME
TO MY FIRST QUESTION, WHICH IS
NUR -- IS IT "SABAN'S POWER
RANGERS."
>> YES, "SABAN'S POWER RANGERS."
>> Stephen: WHICH POWER
RANGER?
>> WHAT MAKES YOU ASK THAT
QUESTION?
>> Stephen: I SAW AN AD.
OH, YEAH YEAH.
>> Stephen: VERY PROUD OF YOU.
IT'S LOOKING VERY GOOD.
>> Stephen: WHICH POWER RANGER
ARE YOU PLAYING?
>> WELL, I'M NOT A POWER RANGER
PER SE.
I PLAY A CHARGED NAMED ZORDON,
WHICH IS A DISEMBODIED HEAD IN
THE WALLS OF A SHIP, WHICH, YOU
KNOW, IS VERY COMMON.
>> Stephen: I'M JUST CURIOUS
WHY THE RED POWER RANGER OUTFIT,
THEN?
WELL, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A
RANGER.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE HAVE A CLIP OF YOU AS
ZORDON HERE.
>> YOU DO?
>> Stephen: DO WE KNOW WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN THIS CLIB?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK IT'S WHEN I FIRST MEET
THESE NEW RANGERS.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
WHO ARE NOT YET WORKING AS A
TEAM AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL
NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO SAVE THE
UNIVERSE.
>> Stephen: LET'S FIND OUT.
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THE FATE
OF THE UNIVERSE IS PLACED IN THE
HANDS OF THESE CHILDREN?
>> THEY'RE TEENAGERS, SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN INFANCY AND FULL
MATURITY.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN REALLY.
>> SHOW ME THE COINS.
THE MORPHINE GRID IS NEVER
WRONG.
IF THE POWER COINS RETURNED TO
THE SHIP WITH THESE TEENAGERS,
THEN THESE TEENAGERS ARE THE
POWER RANGERS.
>> OKAY, QUICK QUESTION.
DID I JUST HEAR YOU SAY WE'RE
POWER RANGERS?
>> YES, YES, YOU ARE THE POWER
RANGERS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> NO, I THINK I'M GOOD.
GOOD.
>> Stephen: WOW.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WOW.
SO YOU ARE A FLOATING HEAD.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A METHOD
ACTOR.
HOW DO YOU PREPARE TO PLAY A
FLOATING HEAD INSIDE A SPACE
SHIP?
>> I FIRST SEVERED A HEAD --
>> Stephen: NOT YOUR OWN.
NOT MY OWN.
YOU KNOW, YOU APPROACH A
CHARACTER THE SAME WAY, WHETHER
YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS
IN A FANTASY SEQUENCE, OR
HISTORICAL CONTEXT OR SOMETHING.
>> Stephen: BUT I'M GUESSING
THAT IN THIS ONE YOU MOSTLY DID
VOICEOVER AND WERE ALLOWED TO
KEEP YOUR SWEAT PANTS ON THE
ENTIRE TIME.
>> THAT'S NOT THE REASON I TOOK
THE JOB, STEPHEN, IF THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE --
>> Stephen: I'M PROBABLY
SAYING, YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE
TO WEAR PANTS WHEN YOU DID THIS
ONE.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHEN I DID JUST THE HEAD, I WAS
NUDE.
I HAVE A NUDITY CLAUSE IN EVERY
CONTRACT.
BUT IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT
YOU THINK.
I HAVE TO BE NAKED ALL THE TIME.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: NOW, YOU ARE NOT
NEW TO THE UNIVERSE OF POWER
RANGERS, I UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE,
BACK IN THE '90s, BEFORE YOU
WERE THE GREAT BRYAN CRANSTON,
YOU WERE WORKING ACTOR BRYAN
CRANSTON, AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT -- WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF
YOU AS ONE OF THE MONSTERS IN
THE 1990s.
YOU'RE PLAYING SNIZZARD.
JIM, DO WE NEED TO SET UP THE
SCENE?
>> IT'S NOTING TO SNIZZER AT.
>> Stephen: JIM?
THE FULL POWER!
MMM!
YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH IT!
GOODBYE, POWER RANGER!
AHHH!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOU WERE THE
MONSTER THERE?
>> I PLAYED A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT
MONSTERS WHEN THE SHOW FIRST
CAME OVER TO THE STATES FROM
JAPAN.
THEY NEEDED TO DUB IT INTO
ENGLISH, AND I PLAYED A LOT OF
MONSTERS, BECAUSE EVEN AT 23,
WHEN I DID IT, MY VOICE WAS
RATHER LOW, SO I WOULD SAY (LOW
VOICE BRE) YOU WILL NOT DEFEAT M
HE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE SOME KIND
OF RHYME.
I'LL SLICE OFF YOUR TOE!
>> Stephen: CAN I FEEL YOUR
HANDS.
ARE YOU SWEATY IN THERE?
>> NO, I'M ACTUALLY VERY
COMFORTABLE.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
I CAN CONTROL MY OWN BODY
TEMPERATURE JUST THROUGH A
THOUGHT PROCESS.
>> Stephen: INCREDIBLE.
I'M GOING TO DROP IT FIVE
DEGREES.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU STOP YOUR
HEART, TOO?
>> I CAN STOP MY HEART, AND SO
CAN MY WIFE.
( AUDIENCE REACTS )
>> Stephen: OKAY.
THE REASON I ASK, YOU'RE
COMFORTABLE IN THE OUTFIT.
>> I AM COMFORTABLE.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE COMFORTABLE
IN OUTFITS A LOT BECAUSE WE
FOUND ANOTHER CLIP FROM WHEN YOU
WERE YOUNGER.
THE ONE THING I LOVE YOU IS YOU
ALWAYS APPROACH ALL YOUR PARTS
WITH TREMENDOUS DIGNITY.
>> WELL, I'VE KEPT THAT AS A
PROMISE TO MYSELF.
ONCE I GET IN, I'LL APPROACH
EVERYTHING I DO FROM THAT
DIGNIFIED POINT OF VIEW.
I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT
COULD EMBARRASS ME.
>> Stephen: JIM?
HE HAD A PROBLEM.
PEOPLE NOTED.
ONE DAY HE NOTED.
THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT
SHIELD DEODORANT SOAP.
SHIELD KEEPS YOU FEELING FRESH
AND CLEAN ALL THE DAY LONG.
YOU'RE A CHANGED MAN!
>> SHIELD WORKS LONG AFTER
ORDINARY SOAPS DON'T.
>> DAMN YOU, COLBERT!
DAMN YOU!
>> Stephen: THAT'S A PRETTY
SEXY SKUNK!
>> THAT'S A PUNGENT SKUNK!
>> Stephen: HOW OLD WERE YOU
WHEN YOU WERE DOING THAT?
>> I WAS, LIKE, 25.
>> Stephen: ISN'T IT AMAZING
WHEN YOU'RE YOUNGER HOW
EXCITED -- YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SO
EXCITED TO GET THAT PART.
>> I WAS ABSOLUTELY BESIDE
MYSELF.
>> Stephen: I COULDN'T GET
ARRESTED TO MAKE COMMERCIALS
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
I WOULD HAVE KILLED FOR THAT
COMMERCIAL!
>> YEAH, I KNOW.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU CAN
PLAY RENT!
YOU'RE SHOOTING SOMETHING WITH
KEVIN HART CALLED "THE
UNTOUCHABLES" HERE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU --
>> Stephen: WE CAN SHOW THIS.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS PHOTO
RIGHT HERE?
>> WELL --
>> Stephen: THE NAME OF THE
FILM IS "UNTOUCHABLE."
( LAUGHTER )
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> AND CAREER.
>> Stephen: THE DIGNITY PARADE
CONTINUES.
>> OUT THE WINDOW!
WELL, YOU KNOW, FROM TIME TO
TIME THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO
ON THE SET TO ENERGIZE THE CREW
OR JUST BEING BY ENERGIZED.
>> Stephen: I'VE NEVER SPRUNG
THIS ON MY CREW YET.
( LAUGHTER )
>> WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
AND KEVIN HART IS A GOOD SPORT.
HE TOOK IT THE WRONG WAY.
SO --
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING AN
ADAPTATION -- A STAGE ADAPTATION
OF NETWORK IN LONDON.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHO ARE YOU
PLAYING?
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT'S A
PROPHETIC FILM FROM 1974 ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENS TO NETWORK NEWS AND
AMERICAN CULTURE.
>> AND PATTY CHIEFRSKI WROTE IT
AS A SATIRE BACK IN THE DAY AND
NOW DOESN'T SEEM SOSA TIRRICLE.
>> Stephen: I WATCHED IT THREE
WEEKS AGO WITH MY IS A-YEAR-OLD
SON AND HE SAID, I THOUGHT YOU
SAID THIS IS A COMEDY.
HE SAID, SERIOUSLY, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE JOKE, IT'S WHAT
TV IS LIKE.
>> IT'S VERY POTENT AND WILL RES
RES -- RESONATE WITH TODAY'S
AUDIENCES.
I'M DOING IT IN LONDON.
I PLAY HOWARD BEHL, I'M MAD AS
HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE
IT ANYMORE!
>> Stephen: I CAN PEOPLE ARE
READY TO YELL IT AGAIN.
YOU GUYS READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE!
>> I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT
GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> BY THE GRACIOUSNESS OF "THE
LATE SHOW" AND STEPHEN COLBERT,
HE INVITED THIS ENTIRE AUDIENCE
OVER TO LONDON ADD THE END OF
THE YEAR --
>> Stephen: I'M PAYING.
TO SEE MY PLAY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A TV
PROMISE.
"SABAN'S POWER RANGERS" IS IN
THEATERS THIS FRIDAY.
BRYAN CRANSTON, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH AUDRA
MCDONALD.