( APPLAUSE )
EVERYBODY!
JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN.
STAY HUMAN.
FANTASTIC.
FAN-TAB-ULOUS.
>> Jon: OH, YEAH!
>> Stephen: FANTASTIC.
>> Audience: STEPHEN!
STEPHEN!
STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: YU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
( CHEERING )
COMMERCIAL BREAK JUST NOW, YOU WERE PLAYING THE THEME SONG TO
"SUCCESSION," RIGHT?
>> Jon: OH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICHOLAS BERTELE, RIGHT.
THAT MUST BE HARD PLAYING LIVE?
>> Jon: YES, IT'S A GREAT MELODY.
I LOVE THAT.
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>> Stephen: FANTASTIC.
IT'S GOT VERY INTERESTING PERCUSSION, DOESN'T IT?
IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE FALLING COINS?
>> Jon: YEAH, HE GOT THIS LO-F HIP HOP THING MIXED WITH THIS
BAROQUE MELODIC CONCEPT.
I REALLY LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: ME, TOO.
I WOULDN'T HAVE SAID IT THAT WAY
BUT I WOULD HAVE SAID, "I LIKE THAT."
>> Jon: WELL, IT MATCHES THE SHOW, TOO.
>> Stephen: IT ABSOLUTELY DOES.
I GOT ALL THE-- I GOT ALL THE CARDS HERE, I'M VERY EXCITED.
>> Jon: OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> Stephen: I'VE ALREADY SEEN THE FIRST TWO EPISODES, BECAUSE
I'M FANCY, AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE CAST TO GET OUT HERE.
BEFORE WE DO ANY OF THAT, JON, I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUICK
QUESTION.
WE HAVE A DARK WEEK COMING UP AFTER THIS.
WHAT ARE YOU CO DOING OVER THE BREAK?
DOING ANYTHING INTERESTING?
ANYBODY GIGGING?
>> Jon: WE'RE GOING TO PARIS.
>> Stephen: WOW!
>> Jon: YEAH.
>> Stephen: WOW.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IN PARIS?
>> Jon: WELL, I'M GOING TO GO AND EAT SOME CROISSANTS, AND GET
SOME NICE CLOTHES AND I'M GOING TO RIDE THE TRAIN.
I'M GOING TO RIDE THE "ORIENT EXPRESS" ACTUALLY.
>> Stephen: HOW FAR.
>> Jon: IT'S GOING TO VENICE.
IT WILL BE A NICE LITTLE EXCURSION.
AND I'LL COME BACK-- I'LL BRING YOU SOMETHING.
>> Stephen: PLEASE, DO.
NOW, ARE AMERICANS ALLOWED TO GO TO EUROPE RIGHT NOW?
I THOUGHT THEY CLOSED THE PORT AND RAILED THE DRAW BRIDGE ON US
A LITTLE WHILE AGO?
>> Jon: YEAH, BUT I'M A LITTLE FANCY, TOO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: OKAY.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I KNOW WHEN I'VE BEEN OUT-FANCIED.
NO, NO.
SPHOKS, AS YOU CAN SALE, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MY
GUESTS TONIGHT, BECAUSE I'LL BE SITTING DOWN WITH THE CAST OF
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS: HBO'S "SUCCESSION."
IT RETURNS FOR ITS LONG-AWAITED THIRD SEASON NEXT SUNDAY, AND
IT'S GOT EVERYTHING I LOVE IN AN HBO SHOW: COMPELLING CHARACTERS,
SHARP DIALOGUE, IT'S NOT IN MY EMMY CATEGORY.
( LAUGHTER )
SEEN IT.
I'M GOING TO CATCH YOU UP RIGHT QUICK.
IT WON'T BE EASY, SINCE THIS IS SHOW IS (BLEEP).
AND THE WORDS IN BETWEEN ARE EVEN WORSE.
BUT HERE WE GO: "SUCCESSION" TELLS THE STORY OF BILLIONAIRE
LOGAN ROY.
HE'S THE HEAD OF A "FICTIONAL GLOBAL MEDIA FAMILY WHOSE
CHILDREN ARE JOCKEYING FOR CONTROL OF HIS EMPIRE," WHICH
INCLUDES ATN, A CONSERVATIVE-LEANING NEWS
NETWORK.
YES, IT'S A COMPLETELY "FICTIONAL" DYNASTIC MEDIA
FAMILY THAT RUNS A CONSERVATIVE NEWS NETWORK.
FOR LEGAL REASONS, I CAN'T SAY WHO HE'S BASED ON, BUT IT RHYMES
WITH RUPERT MURDOCH.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
AND--
WHO--
I'M COOL, RIGHT?
I'M COOL.
AND WHO ARE THE KIDS VYING FOR THEIR PIECE OF HIS EMPIRE?
WELL, THERE'S THE DELUSIONAL YET CALCULATING CONNOR, THE JADED
YET CALCULATING SHIV, THE IMMATURE YET CALCULATING ROMAN,
AND THE CALCULATING YET BAD AT CALCULATING KENDALL.
AND THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY EQUALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL GANGS OF
HANGERS-ON INCLUDING LONGTIME LEGAL ADVISOR, GERRI; DISTANT
FAMILY MEMBER WHO WANTS IN, COUSIN GREG; AND SHIV'S BUMBLING
HUSBAND, TOM; WHO TOOK A JOB AT THE FAMILY COMPANY AFTER LEAVING
HIS OLD GIG AS THE GUY YOU KEEP CATCHING YOUR WIFE WATCHING IN
SLOW-MO.
( LAUGHTER )
MIND GAMES, LIKE IN THIS UNFORGETTABLE SCENE, WHERE LOGAN
FORCES HIS STAFF AND FAMILY TO PLAY A HUMILIATING GAME TO TEST
THEIR LOYALTY: >> TOM!
>> YES?
>> SIT ON THE FLOOR!
IT'S FUN.
>> SERIOUSLY?
>> YEAH, IT'S A GAME.
BOAR ON THE FLOOR.
>> I REALLY, I FEEL-- >> GET DOWN.
BOAR ON THE FLOOR.
>> OINK FOR YOUR SAUSAGES, PIGGIES.
>> OINCHG, OINCHG.
>> OINK, OINK.
OINK FOR YOUR SAUSAGES.
>> THREE-- GREG, OINK!
TWO, ONE.
>> I GOT IT!
>> STEPHEN: WOW.
THAT IS DEMEANING.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, AS AN EMPLOYEE OF A GIANT,
FAMILY-OWNED MEDIA COMPANY, WE ARE NEVER FORCED TO PLAY BOAR ON
THE FLOOR.
IT'S ALWAYS VOLUNTARY.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
SEASON TWO-- IT'S FUN.
HE'S RIGHT.
IT'S FUN.
SEASON TWO ENDED ALL THE WAY BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2019.
AND AFTER TWO YEARS, I'M THRILLED TO FINALLY GET BACK TO
THE ROY FAMILY DRAMA!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE CAST OF "SUCCESSION."
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