>> THE MOVIE "HIDDEN FIGURES" WHICH TELLS THE TRUE STORY OF
BLACK FEMALE ENGINEERS IN 1960s NASA IS BEING CALLED THIS
YEAR'S BREAK OUT FILM. HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT IS
LESLIE JONES. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, COLIN. >> NICE TO SEE YOU.
YOU SAW "HIDDEN FIGURES?" >> YES, I DID.
AND I HAVE TO ADMIT I ALMOST DIDN'T WATCH IT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE "THE HELP" IN SPACE.
>> IT'S NOT "THE HELP" IN SPACE. >> I KNOW.
YOU CREAMY SLICE OF PROVOLONE CHEESE.
>> PROVOLONE CHEESE? >> I LIKE CHEESE.
BUT, I'M SO GLAD I WATCHED THE MOVIE.
IT TAUGHT ME SOMETHING I NEVER KNEW.
BLACK WOMEN HELPED ASTRONAUTS GO TO SPACE.
WHY DIDN'T THEY TEACH ME THAT IN SCHOOL?
OKAY? IF I HAD KNOWN THAT AS A KID WHO
KNOWS WHERE I WOULD BE. >> YOU THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE
ENDED UP GOING TO SPACE? >> HELL NO.
IT'S COLD AND SCARY OUT THERE. SPACE IS WHERE THE PREDATOR
COMES FROM. HERE'S MY ISSUE.
WE CRAM ALL OF THE BLACK HISTORY INTO JUST ONE MONTH.
ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR IS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER AND ALL
HIS PEANUT STUFF. WE SHOULD LEARN BLACK HISTORY
ALL THROUGH THE YEAR AND TEACH IT TO EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] LIKE DID YOU KNOW A BLACK MAN
INVENTED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT? >> I JUST LEARNED THAT.
MAYBE I WOULD HAVE RESPECTED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT MORE IF I KNEW THE
SIGNALS WAS COMING FROM A BROTHER.
YOU KNOW? IF I KNEW THE RED LIGHT WAS
SAYING, STOP, SISTER. YELLOW SAYING, SLOW DOWN, BABY.
AND GREEN IS LIKE, PUSH THROUGH, BOO.
AND GET THIS. A BLACK PERSON INVENTED THE
MAILBOX! HOW DID Y'ALL MISS THAT ONE,
WHITE PEOPLE? DIDN'T YOU SEE THE LETTERS ON
THE GROUND AND THINK, THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY.
WE ARE MORE THAN THIS PEANUT STUFF.
NOW LET ME BLOW YOUR MIND. CAN R YOU READY?
>> SURE. >> THE LONE RANGER WAS BLACK.
THE LONE RANGER, COLIN. DO YOU KNOW HOW I FOUND OUT?
BY WATCHING MY FAVORITE SHOW "TIMELESS" ON NBC MONDAY NIGHTS
AT 10:00 P.M. >> NBC'S NOT GOING TO PAY YOU
MORE TO -- >> SHUT UP.
>> I ALSO DON'T THINK "TIMELESS" IS ACCURATE.
>> SHUT UP. >> YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
>> GUESS WHAT ELSE A BLACK PERSON INVENTED?
CALLER I.D. AND CALL WAITING. >> REALLY?
>> YES. IT WAS INVENTED BY DR. SHIRLEY
JACKSON. SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE CALLED
SHIRLEY BACK. BECAUSE THAT BITCH INVENTED A
WAY TO MAKE YOU CALL HER BACK. SHE WASN'T EVEN IN TECH.
SHE WAS JUST A CHICK WHO WANTED CHARLES TO PICK UP THE PHONE.
>> WHO IS CHARLES? >> CHARLES KNOWS WHO HE IS.
[ APPLAUSE ] LOOK.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO SPARK SOMETHING IN A PERSON.
THE FIRST TIME I HEARD RICHARD PRYOR'S VOICE I KNEW I
WOULD BE A COMEDIAN. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO TELL
EVERYBODY'S STORY. LISTEN, HOLLYWOOD, IF YOU WRITE
THE LESLIE JONES STORY, DON'T LONE RANGER ME AND CAST ME AS
SOME PRETTY LITTLE WHITE GIRL. CAST ME THE WAY I SEE MYSELF
PAM GREER FROM TEN YEARS AGO OR MALIA OBAMA TEN YEARS FROM NOW.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT. >> LESLIE JONES, EVERYBODY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> CHARLES KNOWS WHO HE IS!