- I just remember-- - Hey, baby!
- OH MY GOD!
- Yo! - I love you!
- What's up? Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you!
- Dude, my mom's gonna be so jealous. - Hey, sorry I'm late.
- It's Superwoman! - Oh, Lilly Singh! The GOAT.
- I love Lilly Singh so much. - I love Lilly.
This woman, I love her. You do not understand.
- (man) So excited to talk about your new show!
- This is so crazy how she has her own show.
- (Lilly) It's like a reverse Oreo. - (laughs) Reverse Oreo.
- (man) We're thinking opening monologue
where you cover headlines, news of the week,
presidential tweet-- - Ehhh, that's not really my style.
I was thinking I could actually share my perspective,
especially being a woman and all. - (snapping)
- (Lily) I just wanna be myself. - Yeah, she's not gonna
do regular stuff. - ♪ Hello, my name is Lilly ♪
- Yo! - ♪ My skin got some color
and it ain't a spray tan ♪ - Ahhh, that's my girl!
- ♪ I know you're used to only Jimmys in the spotlight ♪
- That's so true. There's been so many different Jimmys
for late night shows. - ♪ My writers' room
look like a mini-United Nations ♪ - Holy crap. She's going off. (laughs)
- ♪ More than 50% women and people of all races ♪
- Bars. - ♪ It's because I could ♪
♪ This the new standard ♪ ♪ So take notice, Hollywood ♪
- She could do it, 'cause she's a bad bitch!
Ah, I love her. - Me and my mom specifically
have been watching her since her early days,
so it's cool to see her have a late night show,
not only a late night show on any network, but NBC.
- (Lilly) Now, if you haven't heard, Liam and Miley are getting a divorce.
I know. It's super sad. But don't... - Stop. That made me so sad!
- (Lilly) But don't worry Liam, we have an amazing gift basket
coming your way. You know what'd be great
for your basket actually? Just... (clears throat)
here's my number, you know, okay? - (chuckles) Yes!
- (Lilly) And also, if you don't, just tuck that in the divorce papers
and give it to Miley, 'cause I'm down for her too.
- (laughs) Right?! - YouTubers always get a bad rep,
especially when it comes to this kind of format.
They're always like, "Oh, they're not really good entertainers."
It's good inspiration for other YouTubers.
- (Lilly) I know you all are still getting to know me,
but I would consider myself a pretty confident person, you know?
- Mm-hmm. She is confident. - (Lilly) But there's one thing
I'm not confident about, and that's sex!
- (laughs) - Me too. (laughs)
I'm still a teenager. - (Lilly) Do you hear that?
It's the sound of every person on Tinder swiping left on me.
It's not my fault, okay? - (chuckles)
- (Lilly) Here are the things that I thought were actually true, okay?
I thought that girls had dozens of holes, and then when a boy
picked the right one, the prize would be a baby.
- Oh my god. (chuckles) - I'm dead. I'm dead. Oh my god.
- (Lilly) I also thought that the person you got married to
was the person whose penis fit perfectly,
like Cinderella's glass slipper but a vagina.
- I mean that makes sense. (laughs) That makes sense.
- (Lilly) Sure, it was tough being so clueless about sex,
but you know what? Maybe my parents were just
waiting for the right time, like the night before my wedding,
which is a little frustrating, because for my entire life,
I wasn't allowed to talk to boys, but then suddenly when the clock
struck 12 on my 25th birthday, my parents were PISSED
I didn't have kids. Like, how am I supposed to have kids?
I wouldn't even know what to do. - (laughs) It's funny only because,
yeah, my parents were super religious, so they didn't really--
their sex talk was "Don't do it." - It's definitely a breath
of fresh air in definitely-- in late night perspective.
She's somebody a lot of people haven't seen before.
A lot of people are like, "Who is this chick?"
It's not, you know, our usual white guy
who hosts late night. - This is just the change of pace
that we need, because you don't have that many female late night hosts
in general, so for her to do that, and then she's a woman of color too,
it's just we're winning so hard right now.
And I'm like, yes! Ws all the way.
- (FBE) So, all of those clips did come from Lilly Singh's
new late night show A Little Late with Lilly Singh.
- That's such a cute title. - (FBE) So, for those not as familiar,
her rise to fame started primarily on YouTube,
where she remains a very popular YouTuber.
So, we brought in fans of hers today to talk about her career
with her new show launching. - Oh, okay! (laughs)
That's cool! - (FBE) So, as a fan of Lilly,
how do you feel seeing how far she's come?
- I am so happy for her. I remember, you know, she was
this really amazing comedian from Canada who just--
she was just in her parents' house making skits.
I just remember-- - Hey, baby!
- OH MY GOD! - How are you? How are you?
Oh my goodness! Oh, my! Hug me, embrace me, cuddle me!
- Oh my god! I love you! - You can make such a far jump
in your career, and it's-- - Hiii!
- Oh my god! - Hiiii!
- Holy [bleep]! - Hiii!
- That just scared the crap out of me! - It's really difficult
to do what you're doing when you start on YouTube
and to stay consistent with-- - Hiii!
- Holy [bleep] [bleep]! Oh my god! - (laughs) How are you?
- I'm gonna cry. - So nice to meet you!
Aren't you just a lovely, precious gem of a human being?
- I'm gonna cry! - I will wipe your tears away.
- We talk a lot about people of different color or ethnicities
or whatever making it forward, and I think--
- Hiiii! - Oh, [bleep]! Yo!
Yo! - How are you?
- What's up? Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you!
- Dude, my mom's gonna be so jealous. - I'm just really proud of her.
I don't-- - Hiiii!
- Oh my god! Holy [bleep]! (laughs) - Hiiii!
- What the?! - How are you?
- She is on the forefront of YouTubers that have crossed over
to mainstream. I know it was kind of-- - Hi!
- Oh, [bleep]! - (both laugh)
- How are you? - (screams)
- How are you? It's so nice to meet you!
- We're best friends now, right? - We're best friends!
- (both) Yay! - I'm inspired,
because even though I don't really do YouTube, it's just the fact
that I know I can do YouTube and then end up being
on a mainstream thing. I think-- - Hi!
- (gasps) Oh my god! - How are you?
How are you? So nice to meet you! - Oh my god! This is so--
- You're so sweet! - (laughs)
- I'm obsessed with you. - This is cool.
I'm so sorry. I have coffee breath. - No, don't worry!
- This is so weird! Oh my g-- I can't even look at her. (laughs)
- I've been watching you since I was 14 years old.
- Thank you. And how old are you now? - 19.
- Oh my god. You think I'm cool for that long?
- Yeah. - Jeez! Thank you so much!
- (FBE) Did you ever think you'd have the opportunity
to be sitting next to Lilly Singh? - No, and it's been one
of those things I've always wanted to do.
I'm like, I just wanna meet her in person just once.
- Thank you so much. I appreciate that. - I remember watching you
in high school, and I was going through a lot.
And watching your content and how loving and giving you are
and how much you care about people and the things that you stand for,
I'm like, if I could be like that,
I think I would be okay. That's all I could ever
hope to aspire to. - I completely sense that
from you already, though. I feel like a better person
just sitting next to you. - No! (laughs)
- I swear. - Your experiences as they're,
you know, individual to you, they're very relatable to me.
- I love that. - And I'm thinking, "Okay,
we're not so different." - Exactly!
- We go through the same crap. Our parents are just as nuts,
especially being a girl, a Mexican girl. Same thing.
They have certain expectations. - See, this is why
I love storytelling. This is why when people
ask me what I do, I don't usually say YouTube or entertainer
or actor or comedian, I always say storyteller,
'cause I believe stories are what bring the world together
and keep the world moving. - (FBE) Just wanna say that here
at FBE, having worked with Lilly throughout the years, it's so exciting
to see her get her moment. But we're curious
from a fan perspective, Dionte, how is it seeing her journey?
- It's beautiful. Seeing where you started,
I'm like, "Oh my gosh. She's so goofy and fun,
and I love that." I'm like, "I need more of that."
And you just kept going. There was no stop for you.
You did it, and you just kept going. - I'm so proud just to see--
- Let's hold hands. - I don't wanna cry.
You started literally from nothing and now you have--
you're literally owning this.
- Thank you. - You're owning the game right now.
- You don't understand how meaningful and refreshing this is for me,
because online, there's all of these opinions,
but when I see people face to face that are so supportive,
it makes my job so worth it. - I've been watching YouTube
since I was like nine, grew up on the internet.
It's just crazy to think that you're kind of making it
with the big dogs if I'm honest. - Thank you! Thank you!
- And I was watching in the clips, and I was like, I'm glad
that she's talking about things that are really pressing.
- You're so sweet. - I am such a proponent
of females taking over the world! - It's just one of those
perfect success stories. You start from the bottom.
You work your way up. And when she-- what I mean,
like, the top, she's at the top. You're against all the freakin' dudes
in the late night. That must be so much pressure.
I don't know how you deal with everything.
You must be-- - Just a little. (laughs)
- You must be so strong, and I'm pretty sure you get
a lot of hate online, but oh my god. - Of course. You know--
- I don't know how you deal with it. - I've learned not take
the negativity personally and also not to take
the positivity personally, because I feel like it's a spectrum,
and you can't just be like, "I'm gonna accept
all the positive comments and reject all the negative."
It's kind of just grounding myself in this idea that everyone
that leaves comments, whether negative or positive,
it's actually to do with them, not me.
- Yeah. Just giving me life advice. This is so awesome.
- Since you're so open with your life, it's almost
like I feel like I know you even though I don't.
So, when something good happens for any of you guys,
but you especially, I feel like, "Oh my god. That's so great."
I feel some kind of pride even though I have NOTHING to--
- Feel the pride. You do have something to do with it, though.
- (FBE) Lilly, do you wanna talk to us a little bit about how YouTube
still remains a part of your journey and how it feels to be meeting
your fans today? - Yeah. I mean, for sure.
The reason I'm so passionate about YouTube no matter
where I go in life is exactly this. I feel like YouTube fosters
a type of community that no other platform really can.
When people ask me how I got to where I am,
first of all, I'm flattered they think I'm somewhere.
But the real answer is I started making YouTube videos,
I wasn't good at it, I kept practicing,
I learned how to edit, I learned how to use a camera.
And honestly, it's just a lot of falling and picking myself back up
and falling and picking myself back up,
and that's what it took! There is no easy recipe.
It's truly just a lot of hard work and not giving up.
- That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
- The thing that has made it worth it and possible
is people like you. - I feel like you're doing
what I would hope you would do, which is stay true to who you are
and just share it with a broader audience.
I think that's pretty amazing. - Well, I will keep doing that.
- All right. - Just for you, baby.
- You're doing good. - (FBE) Lilly, is there anything
you can tell Labib about your upcoming show?
Upcoming guests? Any sneak peeks? - Oh my goodness.
Well, I can say that you and your favorite auntie
can come to a taping of my show. - Oh, dude.
I'll bring me and my mom. - Bring your mom!
- Do you live in LA? - Yeah.
- Oh my god. You're gonna come to my taping then.
- Oh! What?! Are you serious? - Yes. I'm gonna give
your information to my assistant,
and you get to come to my taping. - Oh, what the hell?!
- Oh my gosh! (laughs)
That's so crazy. - I'm gonna make sure
you're front row. - Oh my god! Thank you!
- Of course! The best thing I can tell you,
do you live in LA? - Yes.
- You're gonna come to my show. My assistant's right there.
And you're gonna give them your email address,
and you're gonna come to my show, a taping of my show.
- Bro! - There you go!
- Thank you! Thank you, thank you! - Of course. Of course!
- Thank you! Thank you. - No, thank you!
- (both) Yasss! That is a wrap and zoop!
- Ahh! - Killing it, girl.
Killing it. (snaps) - Thank you...
- Thank you. - ...for being you.
Honestly, what you do helps so many people.
And I'm a diehard fan forever.
So, I mean... - Thank you.
- I'm just ready to see where you go from here on out now
and just to watch you grow. It's gonna be such a fun experience
for me to watch. - We're gonna do it together.
- It's gonna be so great! - We're gonna do it together.
Thank you so much to everyone that came in and reacted.
You filled my heart with so much joy.
Huge thanks to FBE. Since day one, you've been supportive
and you walked the walk in supporting Team Internet.
If you wanna check out my late night show,
Late with Lilly, you can. youtube.com/latewithlilly.
latewithlilly is also all the socials.
And of course, I have my own channel at youtube.com/lillysingh.
I will still be making YouTube videos, because I love this platform.
Have the best day. (smooches) Bye!