MY NEXT GUEST IS A VERY FUNNY ACTOR WHO STARS IN THE NEW
COMEDY SERIES "NIGHTCAP" THAT TAKES PLACE BEHIND THE
SCENES OF A LATE-IGHT TALK SHOW.
WHAT COULD THAT BE LIKE?
>> WE'RE SO HAPPY IT TO HAVE YOU HERE.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HARD IT'S BEEN TO GET YOU ON.
OKAY, SO ANY FUNNY STORIES ABOUT THE REMAKE OF "DIRTY DANCING."
>> ACTUALLY-- >> NO, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
"DIRTY DANCING."
>> WE NOTICED ON INSTAGRAM YOU WEAR A LOT OF JEWELRY.
IS THERE A DEBORAH MESSING JEWELRY LINE?
>> NO, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.
>> ARE YOU DATING ANYONE?
>> NO.
>> WELL, I AM, I-- >> I KNOW THAT YOU LOVE HIM, BUT
LET'S SAVE THAT FOR "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE, NOT "NIGHTCAP WITH
JIMMY."
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME ALI WENTWORTH!
>> Stephen: WOW!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
>> IT'S RUSSIAN CIRCUS MUSIC.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: NOT EVERYBODY DOES A LITTLE ACROBAT.
>> IT'S IN MY BLOOD.
I'M CARNEY PEOPLE.
NO.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU REALLY?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A CARNEY?
>> REALLY.
>> Stephen: GET THAT CARNEY STRONG, KIND OF STRINGY, BUT
SUPER STRONG.
>> YEAH, I WOULD LIKE-- I JUST LIKE TO TRAVEL WITH MY FAMILY,
MY DAD WHO IS MY UNCLE WHO IS ALSO MY SON.
YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
>> AND TO YOU, SIR.
>> Stephen: HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
>> HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU A BIG HOLIDAY PERSON?
>> I AM A BIG HOLIDAY PERSON BUT I HAVE TWO ADOLESCENT GIRLS--
>> Stephen: WELL, HOLIDAYS ARE FOR KIDS, REALLY?
>> WELL, IT'S FOR KIDS BUT IT'S A LOT OF TIME WITH THE KIDS.
I'M-- I'M-- I LIKE SCHOOL.
I LIKE SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: WELL, THERE'S STRUCTURE.
>> THERE'S STRUCTURE, YOU PUT THEM ON THE SCHOOL BUS.
YOU HAVE A BOTTLE OF WINE.
YES.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T PUT THE BOTTLE OF WINE ON THE SCHOOL
BUS.
YOU HAVE THE BOTTLE OF WINE AS YOU PUSH--
>> GOD KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN THEIR THERMOSES BUT I
HAVE MY OWN STASH.
BUT I HAVE -- >> HOW OLD ARE THESE GIRLS?
>> WELL, THEY'RE 14 AND 12 AND THE HORMONES ARE RACING.
AND EVEN THOUGH I LOOK 21 I'M PERIMENOPAUSAL.
SO I'M CRAZY AS A LOON.
SO MY POOR HUSBAND GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS.
HAS TO LIVE WITH A SEETHING CAULDRON OF HORMONES AT ALL
TIMES.
SO I'VE SUGGESTED A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT ON THE UPPER WEST
SIDE, AND HE CAN COME FOR SUNDAY SUPPER, AND I SAY KEEP YOUR
DISTANCE, BUDDY.
SAVE YOUR LIFE.
>> Stephen: THE SHOW ON POP TV IS CALLED "NIGHTCAP."
>> IT IS BEHIND THE SCENES OF A LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
>> BUT YOU NEVER MEET THE HOST.
SO WHATEVER GOES ON OUT HERE IS NOT AS INTERESTING AS WHAT'S
GOING ON OUT THERE.
>> Stephen: NOTHING HAPPENS BACK THERE.
>> UHAD -- >> WE'RE ALL ONE BIG HAPPY
FAMILY.
>> I BELIEVE THE SOUND MAN GOT ME PREGNANT TRYING TO MIC ME,
FIRST OF ALL,.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SO THERE'S --
>> SURE.
THEY'RE VERY HAPPY FOR YOU.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY FOR YOU.
MAZEL TOV, BABY.
>> WHOOO!
THERE'S A WORLD OF BROKEN TOYS THAT WORKS FOR YOU.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT.
>> Stephen: WELL, SHOW BUSINESS.
IT'S SHOW BUSINESS.
>> WELL, WHEN YOU COME OUT -- >> YOU DON'T DO THIS BECAUSE
YOU'RE HAPPY.
>> NO, YOU DO IT BECAUSE YOU'RE DAMAGED.
>> Stephen: I GAINED A LITTLE WEIGHT IN MY TEENS AND NOW I'M
BROKEN.
>> I WAS ALSO A FAT TEENAGER.
>> Stephen: I DIDN'T SAY I WAS A FAT TEENAGER!
( LAUGHTER ) I DIDN'T SAY I WAS A FAT
TEENAGER.
>> I PICTURED YOU MORBIDLY OBESE.
I'M SORRY.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, YEAH.
>> WELL, I WAS A FAT TEENAGER SO I LEARNED THAT, YOU KNOW, TO BE
FUNNY INSTEAD OF BEING ANYWAY NEAR ATTRACTIVE.
SO IF I WANTED THE QUARTERBACK, I WASN'T THE KIM KARDASHIAN --
>> YOU WANTED THE QUARTERBACK?
>> OH, PLEASE!
NO!
JUST TO GO TO PROM OR PLAY CHESS WITH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: AND NOW THE SOUND
GUY GETS YOU PREGNANT.
>> AND NOW THE SOUND GUY GET ME-- BUT THAT'S OW, MY FRIEND.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND.
>> THAT'S UNION STUFF.
>> Stephen: I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT.
I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT.
>> I LOVE TO PLAY WITH THIS ROLE.
THE ROCK STAR AND THE PUBLICIST HAVING SEX AND THEY'RE GOING,
"YOU'RE ON IN FIVE!
YOU'RE ON IN FIVE!" THAT KIND OF STUFF--
>> Stephen: DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE.
>> IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
FERGIE!
>> Stephen: SHE'S VERY NICE.
DO NOT-- >> I LOVE MYSELF SOME FERGIE.
>> Stephen: I'M A FERGLICIOUS.
>> FERG SEMI SISTER.
WE'RE B.F.F.s-- I JUST MET HER.
>> Stephen: THAT'S SHOW BUSINESS.
>> BEHIND THE SCENES OF A LATE-NIGHT SHOW IS A GREAT PLACE
TO MINE COMEDY.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU'RE THE HOST.
>> Stephen: I-- I-- WILL NOT TELL TALES ON MY OWN SHOW.
>> YOU WON'T?
>> Stephen: EVERYONE HERE IS COMPLETELY STABLE AND WE ALL
JUST HUG AND KISS AT THE END OF THE DAY.
>> YES.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YOU AND GEORGE, OBVIOUSLY, I WATCH THIS "GEORGE
WITH THE SWEEK STEPHANOPOULOS" DO YOU AND GEORGE APPROACH--
HE'S REAL NEWS AND YOU'RE A COMEDIAN.
HOW DO YOU-- HOW IS YOUR WORLD VIEW DIFFERENT?
HOW DO YOU MAKE SOMEONE WHO IS VERY SERIOUS LIKE HIM AND VERY
SILLY LIKE YOU-- >> I UNDERSTAND THIS IS MUCH
LIKE YOU AND YOUR WIFE, RIGHT?
SHE'S VERY SERIOUS AND SMART AND HAS INTEGRITY AND IS MORAL.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen:
>> Stephen: YES, NO, NO, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY-- YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
>> I'M DESCRIBING MY HUSBAND.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE CASE.
>> AND THEN THERE'S US.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> THE CLASS CLOWN.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> THE DAMAGED SOUL.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
THE PIGEON WITH THE BROKEN WING FLOPPING AROUND ON THE SIDEWALK.
>> I'M IN A SHOE BOX.
YOU MIGHT BE ON THE SIDEWALK.
I THINK IT MAKES FOR AN INTERESTING RELATIONSHIP.
I THINK IF I WERE MARRIED TO CARROT TOP, WE MIGHT BE A LITTLE
ANNOYING AT A DINNER PARTY.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW.
THE GUY'S JACKED.
>> HE'S GOT A SUITCASE FULL OF PROPS AND THAT'S FUN.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT GEORGE-- THERE'S A-- IT'S A
YING AND YANG THING.
>> Stephen: WHO IS THE YING AND WHO IS THE YANG.
>> IT'S LIKE LUCY AND DESI.
>> Stephen: I'M IN MY 40s.
>> YOU'RE AT LEAST A DECADE OLDER THAN ME.
WHAT!
PREGNANT WITH THE SOUND GUY!
YOUNG, YOUNG, YOUNG!
ANYWAY, BUT THE THING YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT GEORGE IS --
>> WHAT DON'T I KNOW ABOUT GEORGE?
>> HE'S SO DUMB.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> STUPID.
>> Stephen: REALLY.
>> WHEN I MET HIM, HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THE MIDDLE EAST
WAS SO HE'S -- >> HE'S MOSTLY JUST A PRETTY
FACE.
>> HE'S ONE OF THE SEXIEST MEN IN AMERICA "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE.
HE'S ALL FLUFF.
THERE'S NOTHING TO IT.
I AM THE PUPPET MASTER BEHIND HIM.
>> Stephen: WOW, WOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND SO YOU THINK HE MIGHT TAKE THAT ONE-BEDROOM
APARTMENT YOU'VE OFFERED ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE?
>> I THINK HE'S PACKING NOW.
NO, HE HAS AN EAR PIECE DURING "THIS WEEK" AND I SAY, "ASK
PENCE..." OTHERWISE HE'S JUST WATCHING --
>> "ASK PENCE HOW HE LIKED 'HAMILTON'."
ASK HIM ALI WENTWORTH-- >> I'M LEAVING.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE BUT WE'RE TURNING OFF THE
CAMERA.
"NIGHTCAP" AIRS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS ON POP TV.
ALI WENTWORTH, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY FERGIE.
HER B.F.F..