WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY.
FOR THOSE JUST JOINING US THERE ARE NO RESULTS YET FROM THE
CONNECTICUT PRIMARY OR THERE ARE RESULTS AND NO ONE CARES.
FOLKS, EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW IS SO CONFUSING.
THE PRESIDENT IS ASKING FOR HIS FACE ON MOUNT RUSHMORE, OUR
BIGGEST CELEBRITIES ARE INFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTORS, IT'S
2020 AND WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT SMASH MOUTH.
I OFTEN DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT, LUCKILY, "THE LATE SHOW" HAS AN EXPERT IN NOT
UNDERSTANDING THINGS.
HER NAME IS BOOTSIE PLUNKETT.
SHE'S THE MOTHER OF MY FIELD PRODUCER, JAKE PLUNKETT, AND
SHE'S "THE LATE SHOW'S OFFICIAL UNINFORMED CORRESPONDENT."
BACK IN MARCH, AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH, JAKE TOOK BOOTSIE TO
DISCUSS THE CORONAVIRUS, ABOUT WHICH SO MANY OF US
WERE UNINFORMED-- WITH PHYSICIAN AND YALE PUBLIC HEALTH LECTURER,
DR. JAMES HAMBLIN.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOON AFTER THAT, BOOTSIE ACTUALLY CONTRACTED
COVID-19 AND HAD TO BE TREATED IN AN I.C.U.
THANKFULLY, BOOTSIE HAS RECOVERED, AND NOW THAT SHE'S
EXPERIENCED THE VIRUS FIRSTHAND, THERE WAS MUCH MORE SHE WANTED
TO BECOME LESS UNINFORMED ABOUT.
JIM?
♪ ♪ ♪ >> MY MOM AND I TAPED A SEGMENT
ON THE CORONAVIRUS ON MARCH 9.
>> I DON'T WANT TO DIE!
I JUST GOT A BRAND-NEW GRANDDAUGHTER.
>> BY MARCH 12 WE WERE IN QUARANTINE.
A WEEK LATER, SHE STARTED FEELING SICK, AND BY THE END OF
THE MONTH SHE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS AND SPENT NINE
DAYS IN THE I.C.U. BATTLING FOR HER LIFE.
SHE HAS SINCE RECOVERED BUT IS BAFFLED WHY THE COUNTRY REMAINS
SO WILLINGLY UNINFORMED ON THE VIRUS.
I TOOK TO TO DR. JAMES HAMBLIN.
BUT FIRST I WANTED TO ASK MY MOTHER ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE IN
THE I.C.U.
>> IT WAS SO SCARY.
PEOPLE WALKING AROUND WITH BIG HAZMAT SUITS ON.
IT JUST FELT LIKE SOMETHING-- >> DON'T TOUCH YOUR MASK.
YOU CAN'T TOUCH YOUR FACE.
>> OH.
IT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A HORROR SHOW.
I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO LIVE SO I FIGURED IF I'M GOING
OUT, I'M GOING OUT THE FUN WAY.
>> WHAT IS THE FUN WAY?
>> EATING ALL THE GOOD ( BLEEP ) PUDDING.
JELLO.
I HAD A BUNCH OF DRINKS WITH SUGAR IN THEM.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW I WAS A DIABETIC YET.
SO WHEN IT CAME I HORDED IT, PUT IT IN MY LITTLE DRAWER, AND ONE
NIGHT I SAT THERE AND POPPED EVERYTHING OPEN LIKE A BIG KID.
THEN THEY FOUND OUT I WAS A DIABETIC AND THEY STOPPED GIVING
ME THAT STUFF.
>> WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE-- SINCE EVERYTHING WENT
SOUTH?
>> WELL, NOW I HAVE A HEART CONDITION THAT I DIDN'T HAVE
GOING IN.
>> FROM THE VIRUS.
SO I HAD TO GO SEE A HEART DOCTOR.
AND THEN I HAD TO GET AN ANGIO GRAM WHERE THEY STICK THE WIRES
UP YOU TO SEE IF YOU HAVE A BLOCKAGE.
AND THE DOCTOR SAID, "CAN I ASK YOU A SERIOUS QUESTION?"
I GO, "YEAH."
"IN SCHOOL, THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE, WERE YOU EVER A DANCER OR
A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER OF SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
MUSCLES THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN ON A WOMAN BEFORE."
SO WHAT I DO, I LIE-- AND I ALWAYS LIE-- AND I GO, "OH,
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, I WAS A PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER."
AND THEN THEY ASKED ME WHAT-- WHAT TEAM!
AND I MAKE UP A FALSE-- A FALSE NAME.
>> WHAT WAS THE TEAM NAME?
>> THE CARNEY EAGLES.
>> THEY GO, "I NEVER HEARD OF THAT."
I GO, "YEAH, I PLAYED FOR FOUR YEARS."
I'LL TELL YOU, I WAS GOOD AT IT.
I NEVER PICKED A BYE-BYE UP IN MY WHOLE LIFE!
>> CAN YOU SHOW HOW HIGH YOU CAN JUMP WITH BOTH YOUR KNEECAPS
BEING REPLACED.
>> YOU KNOW I CAN'T JUMP.
>> GET UP FOR A SECOND.
I WANT TO PROVE HOW MUCH OF A BASKETBALL PLAYER SHE IS.
SAY, "HEY, I'M BOOTSIE."
>> I'M BOOTSIE.
>> I PLAYED FOR THE CARNEY EAGLES.
>> WATCH ME DUNK.
>> WATCH MY DUNK!
OW!
( BLEEP ).
>> DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO DR. HAMBLIN?
>> SURE, LET'S GO.
>> DO YOU WANT TO DO A STAND-UP.
>> THIS IS BOOTSY AND I'M HERE WITH THE "LATE SHOW" WITH
STEPHEN COLBERT" AND I'M HERE TO MEET DR. HAMBLIN.
>> BOOTSIE, IT'S A DIFFERENT SHOW.
IT'S "A LATE SHOW."
>> WHEN DID IT BOTTOM "A LATE SHOW."
WHEN?
>> WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED.
>> HI, THIS IS BOOTSIE.
I'M HERE WITH "A LIGHT SHOW."
>> YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE!
>> HI, THIS IS BOOTSIE, I'M HERE WITH A-- A ( BLEEP ) NAMED JAKE
PLUNKETT.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> HI, I'M DR. JAMES HAMBLIN FOR "A LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN
COLBERT" I'M HERE WITH BOOTSIE AND WE'RE
GOING TO BE LEARNING TOGETHER ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> SEE!
>> IS THAT-- >> YOU SEE?
THAT WAS FIRST TAKE.
( APPLAUSE )
SO I HAD MY MOM DESCRIBE TO DR. HAMBLIN THE VERY SYMPTOMS
SHE EXPERIENCED WHILE BATTLING COVID-19.
>> THEY CAME IN AND TOLD ME I GOT BLOOD CLOTS.
THEN THEY CAME IN AND TOLD ME I HAD A HEART ARRHYTHMIA.
THEN THEY CAME IN AND TOLD ME MY KIDNEYS WERE SHUTTING DOWN.
AND THIS WENT ON AND ON AND ON.
SO THEY SENT ME FOR A CAT SCAN.
AND THEY SAID THERE'S SO MUCH DAMAGE DONE TO MY LUNGS.
>> SO DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE WALKING AROUND NOW, GETTING
SHORT OF BREATH?
>> I HAVE MY INHALER WITH ME RIGHT NOW.
WAIT A MINUTE.
I WAS JUST GOING TO TAKE A SWIG OF HAND SANITIZER!
I THOUGHT IT WAS A BOTTLE OF WATER!
LOOK!
I WAS JUST GOING TO GO LIKE THAT.
>> OH, MY GOSH!
>> WHY DO PEOPLE THINK IT'S NOT REAL AND IT'S, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
IT'S A CONSPIRACY THEORY, THIS VIRUS?
>> UH, WELL, THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS.
I THINK ONE OF THEM IS THAT YOU HAVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES SAYING-- KIND OF DOWNPLAYING IT AND SAYING WE'RE
OPENING BACK UP.
>> DOWNPLAYING IT?
HE DOESN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT EXISTS.
>> NOT WEARING A MASK, UNTIL JUST ONCE VERY RECENTLY.
>> I SAW HIM.
HE'S JUST-- I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A BIGGER ( BLEEP ).
LET ME JUST SAY IT LIKE THAT.
>> IT WAS NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID THIS.
OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE AVOIDED THIS.
THE OTHER COUNTRIES SAID THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY BAD.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ACTION, AND THEY DID.
AND WE JUST KEPT DENYING AND DOWNPLAYING.
WE STILL DON'T REALLY HAVE GREAT TESTING.
>> I ALMOST LOST MY EYEBALLS WITH THOSE STICKS.
>> RIGHT.
>> YOU GET THEM?
YOU EVER GET THEM?
>> STICKS IN YOUR EYEBALLS?
>> NO!
FOLLOW ME!
>> I'M TRYING.
>> THE STICKS UP YOUR NOSE!
>> OH, RIGHT, NO, I HAVEN'T-- >> THEY ALMOST TOUCH YOUR
EYEBALL.
>> I UNDERSTAND, YEAH.
>> OH, IT'S PAIN WILL!
>> IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO TOUCH YOUR BRAIN RIGHT?
>> EYEBALLS.
SAME THING.
MY BRAIN.
>> THERE SHOULD BE A BONE BACK THERE THAT STOPS IT FROM HITTING
YOUR BRAIN.
>> YEAH.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE FIRST DAY WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
>> YOU KNOW, I'M FINDING WAYS TO DO THE THINGS I REALLY WANT TO
DO JUST IN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WAYS.
SO I'VE BEEN GOING TO MY FAVORITE RESTAURANTS, BUT I'VE
BEEN SITTING OUTSIDE APART FROM PEOPLE.
>> OKAY.
>> INSTEAD OF WAITING TO DO SOMETHING, I THINK WE NEED TO
FIND NEW, CREATIVE WAYS TO DO THOSE THINGS, INSTEAD OF PUTTING
OFF SOMETHING WE REALLY LOVE DOING.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT'S GOING
TO BE AGAIN.
>> YEAH.
SO THERE'S NOTHING I'M REALLY-- >> NO.
>> NOTHING I'M REALLY WAITING ON.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> I'M GOING TO GO TO RED LOBSTER.
>> OH!
>> YEAH.
>> WELL, THAT IS THE-- THE BEST ANSWER I COULD HAVE IMAGINED.
>> NO MOVIES!
I'M A MOVIE JUNKY.
>> GOING TO A MOVIE THEATER.
THAT IS SOMETHING I LOOK FORWARD TO.
>> I LOVE IT.
I LOVE HORROR MOVIES, MAN >> THEY MADE A RULE IN JAPAN
ABOUT REOPENING ROLLER COASTERS.
THEY SAID YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SCREAM.
SCREAM INSIDE YOUR HEART.
>> COME OI CAN'T GO ON A ROLLER COASTER-- LAST TIME I WENT ON A
ROLLER COASTER, I COULDN'T GET OUT.
I WAS SOAKED.
I PEED.
JIERVINGS GOING TO ASK.
>> YEAH.
>> PEED MY PANTS.
>> BOOTSIE, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL FOR YOU TO SHARE YOUR
EXPERIENCE, I THINK, BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T TAKING THIS
SERIOUSLY.
AND WHEN THEY HEAR WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH AND HOW LIFE
CHANGING IT IS.
>> IT'S SO LIFE CHANGING.
SO, AND I HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYBODY.
I WOULDN'T WISH IT ON ANYBODY.
>> IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU, AND I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE DOING WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
MAYBE WE'LL GET TOGETHER AND SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
WHO KNOWS?
>> I WOULD REALLY ENJOY THAT.
>> HI, THIS IS BOOTSIE.
JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU, TAKE THIS ( BLEEP ) SERIOUSLY.
WEAR YOUR ( BLEEP ) MASK.
SOCIAL DISTANCE.
WASH YOUR ( BLEEP ) HANDS.
THAT SIMPLE.
>> I'VE NEVER HEARD IT MORE ELOQUENTLY STATED.
>> STEPHEN: THANK YOU, BOOTSIE.
SO GLAD YOU'RE BETTER.
AND THANK YOU, DR. HAMBLIN.
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