HEY EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."
LET'S SAY HELLO TO JON BATISTE.
JON, I'M DIGGING THAT SUIT HARD.
WHAT IS THAT PATTERN?
>> Jon: THIS IS A DESIGN BY MY FRIEND KIRBY.
HE MADE AND AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE INSPIRATION IS,
BUT I'M DIGGING IT, TOO.
AMAZING.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NOT A REPRESENTATIONAL PATTERN.
THAT'S AN ABSTRACT?
>> Jon: YES, YOU SEE...
GOT A NICE LITTLE-- THAT HAS A COLOR PALETTE TO IT, TOO.
GOT A NICE FEEL.
>> Stephen: I THINK IT LOOKS BETTER ON YOU THAN IT WOULD ON
ME.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE THE STYLE TO SUSTAIN IT.
>> Jon: OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHO ELSE WHAT MIGHT LOOK GOOD ON, ARSENIO
HALL?
YOU ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER HIS SHOW.
YOU WERE NOT ALIVE WHEN HIS SHOW CAME ON, RIGHT?
>> Jon: I REMEMBER HIS SHOW.
I REMEMBER SEEING IT-- I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS RERUNS OR NOT,
BUT I REMEMBER HIS SHOW IN MY HOUSEHOLD.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW THIS, YOU KNOW THIS, THIS IS AN AMERICAN
STANDARD.
>> Jon: YES, YES,.
THERE WERE A LOT OF GREAT MOMENTS ON THAT SHOW.
THE MOMENT MIKE TYSON AND MOHAMMED ALI WERE ON THERE
TOGETHER.
I REMEMBER SEEING THAT, AND THERE WERE SOME OTHER MOMENTS
WHERE THERE WOULD BE SO MANY TITANS TO SHOW UP TO GREET
ANOTHER TITANS AND WOULD BE SURPRISED.
HE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE SOMEBODY COMING OUT THE BACK.
I REMEMBER THAT.
I LOVED THAT.
>> Stephen: JON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO PLAY FOR US
TONIGHT?
>> Jon: OH, MY GOODNESS, LET'S GET A VIBE OF...
♪ ♪ >> Stephen: THAT'S QUITE
SOOTHING.
THANK YOU, JON.
JON BATISTE, EVERYBODY.
AS I HOPE YOU KNOW, FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND EVEN
THOUGH IT ONLY LASTS 28 DAYS, IT'S AN IMPORTANT TIME TO
REFLECT ON AND CELEBRATE BLACK CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN
HISTORY.
FOR INSTANCE, DID YOU KNOW THAT BLACK PEOPLE GAVE US BLACK
HISTORY MONTH?
IT'S TRUE.
AND HERE WITH HIS THOUGHTS ON THAT MONTH, PLEASE WELCOME MY
FRIEND, MR. TIM MEADOWS.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU, TIM.
SO, FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND--
>> NOPE, NO.
WE'RE NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE.
>> Stephen: I'M SORRY.
WE'RE NOT DOING WHAT?
>> BLACK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR YEARS: FEBRUARY IS NOT
A FULL MONTH.
IT'S 28 DAYS.
IS 11 INCHES A FOOT?
ARE KEVIN AND NICK ALL OF THE JONAS BROTHERS?
>> Stephen: NO, THERE'S JOE.
>> EXACTLY!
AND BLACK HISTORY HAS GOTTEN THE SHORT END OF THE CALENDAR FOR
TOO LONG.
SO I, TIM MEADOWS, AM CALLING FOR THE EXPANSION OF BLACK
HISTORY MONTH TO GIVE IT THE TIME THAT IT DESERVES.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
HOW WOULD THAT WORK?
>> WE STILL GET FEBRUARY, THE "RUNT" MONTH.
BUT I AM DECLARING THAT THIS YEAR, BLACK HISTORY MONTH
OFFICIALLY BEGAN ON JANUARY 20, WHEN KAMALA HARRIS BECAME THE
HISTORIC FIRST-- SECOND BLACK PERSON IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
SO BACK-DATING IT TO MAKE IT TO MAKE A FULL MONTH.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
WRONG,■ WRONG.
WE'RE ALSO TAKING MARCH AND APRIL.
>> Stephen: UMMMM?
>> YOU LIKE APRIL FOOL'S DAY, DON'T YOU, STEPHEN?
( LAUGHTER )
IS THIS A JOKE?
>> DO I LOOK LIKE I'M JOKING?
APRIL FOOLS IS CANCELLED.
AMERICAN HISTORY HAS BEEN A SERIES OF PRANKS ON BLACK
PEOPLE.
SLAVERY?
JIM CROW?
RED-LINING?
HILARIOUS!
YOU GOT US!
IS ASHTON KUTCHER GOING TO JUMP OUT FROM A BUSH, OR SOMETHING?
>> Stephen: I DON'T THINK ASHTON IS INVOLVED IN ANY OF THAT.
>> YEAH, YOU BETTER NOT BE, ASHTON!
ANYWAY, AFTER APRIL, WE WILL ALSO BE TAKING MAY, AS WELL AS
THE WHOLE SUMMER, WHICH WE'RE COMBINING INTO A GIANT 93-DAY
MONTH CALLED "WAKANDATOBER.
>> Stephen: OH, ALL RIGHT, SURE.
>> DON'T, DON'T, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: SO, IS THERE STILL GOING TO BE A FOURTH OF JULY?
>> YOU MEAN THE 34th OF WAKANDATOBER?
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
SO BLACK HISTORY MONTH ENDS ON LABOR DAY?
>> NO!
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE FOR YOU AND YOUR BUDDIES,
BUT WE'RE ALSO TAKING AUTUMN.
>> Stephen: WELL, I THOUGHT WE WERE BUDDIES.
BUT, OKAY, YOU GET THE FALL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, WE GET ALL YOUR PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES.
>> Stephen: I DON'T REALLY THINK PUMPKIN SPICE IS A STRICTLY
WHITE THING?
>> YEAH, WELL, NOT ANYMORE!
AND LET'S TALK THANKSGIVING.
YOU KNOW THAT PART WHERE EVERYONE GOES AROUND THE DINNER
TABLE AND THEY ALL SAY WHAT THEY'RE THANKFUL FOR?
WELL, THIS YEAR, IT BETTER BE A BLACK PERSON.
AND NO REPEATS.
YOU DON'T GET IT SEE THREE OBAMAS OR FIVE BEYONCES.
SOMEBODY BETTER LEARN WHO FREDERICK DOUGLASS WAS, OR
NOBODY GETS TURKEY.
>> Stephen: WELL, I'M THANKFUL FOR YOU, TIM.
>> SAVE IT FOR NOVEMBER, STEPHEN!
AND SINCE WE'RE ALMOST THERE, BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS
ALSO TAKING DECEMBER.
>> Stephen: SO... THE WHOLE HOLIDAY SEASON?
>> YES, SIR, YOU BET.
AND NO "HAPPY HOLIDAYS."
THAT'S A WAR ON BLACK CHRISTMAS!
OKAY, WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL GREETING: "MERRY
BLACK CHRISTMAS, MY BROTHER."
>> Stephen: WELL, I LOOK FOWARD TO WISHING YOU A MERRY
BLACK CHRISTMAS, MY BROTHER.
JIERNGHTS WHOA, WHOA.
WE GET TO SAY IT, STEPHEN.
NOT YOU.
WE, US.
YOU CAN SAY, "GOSH, I LOVE YOUR KHAKIS" OR, "HAVE YOU SEEN
'THE CROWN'?" OR WHATEVER YOU GUYS USUALLY
SAY.
>> Stephen: WELL, I USUALLY SAY, "MERRY CHRISTMAS."
>> YOU MEAN BLACK CHRISTMAS?
>> Stephen: YES, I DO.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: AND HOW DOES ONE EXACTLY CELEBRATE BLACK
CHRISTMAS?
>> WELL, IT'S EXACTLY LIKE REGULAR CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN,
EXCEPT IT WILL BE LEGAL FOR BLACK PEOPLE TO CLIMB DOWN ANY
CHIMNEY THEY WANT TO.
AND WHEN WE GET IN YOUR LIVING ROOM, YOU HAVE TO GIVE US
COOKIES AND MILK.
>> Stephen: SO WHEN ARE YOU PROPOSING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
ENDS?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
IT ENDS WHENEVER YOU THINK YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH TO HONOR THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS.
>> Stephen: WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY, TIM, I DON'T THINK
WE CAN EVER DO ENOUGH.
>> WOW, I WAS GOING TO SAY NEW YEAR'S EVE, BUT IF YOU INSIST,
WE'LL JUST TAKE THE WHOLE YEAR.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
SO IT NEVER ENDS?
>> NO, NO, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT NEVER ENDS.
PROGRESS TAKES TIME, STEPHEN.
WHITE PEOPLE JUST NEED TO BE PATIENT.
JUST GO SLOW, AND WAIT FOR YOUR PIECE OF THE PIE.
BUT IT WON'T BE PUMPKIN!
THOSE SPICES ARE OURS!
>> Stephen: TIM MEADOWS, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, TIM HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH-- I MEAN YEAR.
YOU KNOW I MEANT YEAR.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ARCENOHALL.