- NOW, HUNTER, YOU ARE FROM MY HOME STATE
OF LOUISIANA.
I AM NOT ELLEN.
I AM NOT FROM LOUISIANA.
BUT YOU'RE FROM LOUISIANA.
- THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY, YEAH.
- RIGHT? - YEAH, NO, I AM.
I'M FROM LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA.
ACTUALLY FOUND A PLACE HERE IN L.A. THAT MAKES KING CAKES.
- KING CAKE. AND TELL US ABOUT KING CAKE.
- KING CAKE IS LIKE A MARDI GRAS, LIKE, THING.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. YOU CELEBRATE MARDI GRAS--
THERE IT IS.
- THAT LOOKS GLORIOUS. - BRILLIANT.
- OH! - OH, JEEZ.
- AND SO WHAT IS THE--
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT A KING CAKE?
- UM...
WELL, WHEN YOU HAVE ONE--
- HERE, LET'S PUT IT DOWN, ACTUALLY.
- WHEN YOU HAVE A PIECE,
YOU'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT IT.
IT'S A MASSIVE DOUGHNUT, ESSENTIALLY.
- YEAH, IT IS A HUGE FRIED DOUGHNUT.
IS THERE ANYTHING--
- YES, ACTUALLY. OKAY, SO THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS.
ONE, THE MOST IMPORTANT, THERE IS A--
OH, THERE YOU GO. OH, UTENSILS.
- OH, EVERYTHING'S BACK HERE. ELLEN'S BACK HERE.
- [laughs] RIGHT?
SO, YEAH, IT'S LIKE--
IT'S GOT A LITTLE PLASTIC BABY IN IT SOMEWHERE.
- OH.
- I KNOW, I KNOW.
HEY, STAY WITH ME. STAY WITH ME.
THERE'S THIS LITTLE PLASTIC BABY,
AND WHOEVER GETS IT IN THEIR--
SO YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU'VE, LIKE, CHOMPED DOWN ON IT,
RIGHT, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS.
BUT ANYWAY, WHOEVER ENDS UP WITH IT
HAS TO BUY THE KING CAKE.
- I'VE JUST-- I'VE GOT TO FIND THAT BABY.
- THIS COULDN'T GO ANY BETTER.
- NO, I JUST-- - THIS IS AMAZING.
- OH, NO, THAT'S NOT HE BABY.
WAIT, THAT--
ELLEN IS NOT GOING TO INVITE ME BACK.
THIS IS-- WAIT.
HUNTER, IS THERE ACTUALLY A BABY?
- THE GOOD THING IS, YOU CAN HAVE THE REST OF IT.
IT'S ALL YOURS.
WOW.
- THERE IS NO BABY.
- YOU ARE THE MOST DETERMINED--
THERE IT IS! THERE IT IS.
- WHERE?
- ALTHOUGH YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO--YEAH, RIGHT HERE ACTUALLY.
- OH, MY GOD, THAT IS A TINY BABY.
- IT IS TINY. - YOU'RE KIDDING ME.
THIS IS THE BABY.
- IT IS KIND OF SMALL, YEAH.
- WELL, WE FOUND IT.
- WE DID FIND IT.
I'LL GET ANOTHER KING CAKE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
- [laughs] - I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
- NOBODY WANTED IT, RIGHT?
NO, WE ALL WANTED IT.
I'LL DO SOMETHING.
CONGRATS ON YOUR GRAMMY NOMINATION.
THAT'S HUGE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[cheers and applause]
OBVIOUSLY.
- THANK YOU.
- THAT WAS SUCH A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE,
AND I THINK THAT YOU ARE PREMIERING
SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ON SUNDAY.
- YEAH, I--I ALMOST CRY WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT.
SO I GOT TO BE-- I GOT TO, LIKE, BRACE MYSELF.
NO, I HAVE--YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN IN THE STUDIO
FOR SOME TIME NOW, KIND OF GONE OFF THE GRID,
AND THE FIRST SONG THAT WE WANT TO RELEASE
FROM THIS RECORD
IS SOMETHING I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
IT'S CALLED "INVISIBLE."
AND THE PREMIER,
THE FIRST TIME WE'RE EVER GONNA GET TO PLAY IT,
IS ON THE GRAMMYS SUNDAY NIGHT.
- WOW. THAT'S VERY COOL.
THAT'S VERY COOL. [cheers and applause]
THAT'S LIKE-- - YEAH.
I'M--
IT'S A--
WHEN YOU HEAR IT, YOU'LL KNOW WHY,
BUT IT'S A VERY PERSONAL SONG FOR ME.
AND IT'S QUITE THE HONOR
THAT THE GRAMMYS ACTUALLY HEARD IT
AND THEY SAID, "HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
"WE ACTUALLY-- WE DIG THIS.
"WE TOTALLY GET WHERE YOU ARE ON THIS,
AND WE SUPPORT THIS."
AND THEY'VE SUPPORTED ME ON THIS SONG.
OBVIOUSLY WE'LL BE PLAYING IT.
- THAT'S INCREDIBLE. WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR IT.
YOU ARE AN-- YOU HAD THE WHOLE,
LIKE, HOUSE UP DANCING,
AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS ON SUNDAY.
- THAT'S THE KIND OF ENERGY I LOVE RIGHT THERE.
- CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN,
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO "INVISIBLE" ON SUNDAY.
AND ALL OF YOUR SUCCESS.
YOU'RE VERY YOUNG.
- THANK YOU.
- SO, I MEAN, I'M MARRIED,
BUT YOU'RE VERY YOUNG.
- [laughs]
- THE NAME OF THE CD IS "HUNTER HAYES,"
AND GUESS WHAT?
EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE IS GETTING A COPY.
[cheers and applause]
- I JUST HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
- YEAH, WE'LL LIKE IT.
[cheers and applause]
WELL...
TEAM, WE HAVE ALL LEARNED A LITTLE SOMETHING TODAY.
WE'VE LAUGHED,
AND WE'VE GROWN AS PEOPLE.
I DEMOLISHED A CAKE.
I WANT TO THANK NEIL PATRICK HARRIS FOR OPENING UP TO ME.
I WANT TO THANK HUNTER HAYES
FOR SHARING HIS GORGEOUS GIFT OF MUSIC.
THANK YOU, TWITCH.
YOU ARE, LIKE, THE SECOND BEST DJ ELLEN HAS EVER HAD.
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
- YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY.
- THANK-- [laughs]
- ELLEN, PLEASE FEEL BETTER,
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS WAS AN ENORMOUS HONOR.
I AM BESIDE MYSELF.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HOST THIS.
AND I WILL SEE YOU OUTSIDE THE OSCARS LURKING.
- [laughs]
- HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, EVERYBODY.
BYE!
[cheers and applause]