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  • WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW."

  • I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.

  • I AM STILL AT HOME, STILL SURROUNDED BY MY

  • FAMILY/CREW.

  • MY WIFE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER GETTING READY TO HAND ME

  • SOME PROPS.

  • MY DOG IS-- WHAT IS HE DOING?

  • HE'S EATING-- WAT IS HE EATING?

  • HE'S EATING SOMETHING.

  • IS THAT PAPER TOWEL?

  • ( BARKING ) WHAT IS HE EATING?

  • HE ATE SOMETHING FROM THE BATHROOM.

  • IT'S FINE.

  • MY SON PETER IS OVER HERE.

  • HE'S MY TECHNICAL CREW ONCE AGAIN TODAY.

  • DO YOU WANT TO WAVE HI, PETE.

  • OKAY, FEET TONIGHT.

  • LAST NIGHT IT WAS HANDS.

  • WE'LL EVENTUALLY GET THE WHOLE BODY.

  • NOW, PHEW, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED I AM STILL WEARING A SUIT JACKET

  • AND A TIGHT.

  • IT'S CONTROVERSIAL ON MY PART.

  • BECAUSE YESTERDAY I ASKED YOU, MY VIEWERS, WHETHER I SHOULD

  • CONTINUE DRESSING UP OR GO CASUAL USING THE HASHTAG

  • #SuitOrNoSuit.

  • THE RESULTS ARE IN.

  • AND THEY ARE RESOUNDING.

  • ON INSTAGRAM, THE VOTE WAS 69% IN FAVOR OF NO SUIT.

  • 31% SUIT.

  • AND ON TWITTER, IT WAS OVER 71% NO SUIT.

  • THAT'S RIGHT, EVIDENTLY, 71% OF PEOPLE HAVE NEVER SEEN ME IN

  • CASUAL WEAR. THAT INCLUDES MY WIFE.

  • BUT I BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY, SO TONIGHT, I DECIDED NOT TO WEAR A

  • SUIT...

  • FROM THE WAIST DOWN.

  • YOU LIKE?

  • YEAH!

  • POW!

  • OKAY.

  • I'LL GIVE YOU A SECOND TO FAN YOURSELF.

  • CALM DOWN.

  • MY WIFE DIDN'T SEE ME DO THAT.

  • NOW, WHILE WE'RE ALL STUCK IN ISOLATION, WE STILL WANT TO

  • CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS.

  • WE STILL WANT THAT HUMAN CONNECTION, BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT

  • IN A NEW WAY: PASSOVER SEDERS ON ZOOM, EASTER

  • EGG HUNTS IN THE BASEMENT, FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS IN THE

  • BREAKFAST NOOK.

  • BUT THERE'S ONE HOLIDAY I REALLY DON'T THINK WE REALLY NEED AT

  • ALL RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S TOMORROW'S HOLIDAY, APRIL FOOLS'

  • DAY.

  • THINGS ARE WEIRD ENOUGH WITHOUT PRANKS.

  • I DON'T NEED THE KNUCKLEHEADS AT ARBY'S CLAIMING THEY INVENTED

  • THE HAM HAT.

  • ARBY'S: WE HAT THE MEATS.

  • AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY APRIL FOOLS' JOKE I WANT IS SOMEONE

  • T.P.-ING MY HOUSE, PREFERABLY IN TWO-PLY, QUILTED.

  • I HAVE A VERY SENSITIVE BACK DOOR.

  • BUT IT'S NOT JUST HOLIDAYS.

  • EVERYTHING IS CHANGING, LIKE BUYING FOOD.

  • THE SIMPLEST THING.

  • IN THE OLDEN DAYS, YOU'D GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, BUY SOME

  • STUFF, TAKE IT HOME, PUT IT IN YOUR FREEZER, IT'S DONE.

  • NOW YOU'VE GOT TO TREAT EVERY CAN OF TUNA LIKE IT'S A MOON

  • ROCK.

  • I CAN ONLY TOUCH IT WITH GLOVES, AND NOT UNTIL IT'S BEEN THROUGH

  • MY DECONTAMINATION AIRLOCK, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MY MUD ROOM.

  • I'VE BEGUN TO LIKE THE TASTE OF DISINFECTANT ON MY VEGETABLES.

  • MY FAVORITE DISH IS "BROCCOLI A LA CLOROX."

  • MY LEGAL TEAM HAS INFORMED ME I HAVE TO INFORM YOU I AM JOKING,

  • OBVIOUSLY.

  • DO NOT PUT BLEACH ON YOUR BROCCOLI.

  • THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE CAULIFLOWER.

  • LET ME DEMONSTRATE THE SAFE WAY TO HANDLE YOUR GROCERIES.

  • IT'S SIMPLE.

  • LET'S JUST PRETEND I WENT SHOPPING FOR THIS CAN OF BEANS.

  • PETE, BEANS.

  • OKAY, GOT THESE BEANS.

  • NOW MY HANDS ARE CONTAMINATED SO I HAVE TO ASSUMPTION CAN IS

  • CONTAMINATED, SO I HAVE TO SPRAY THE CAN DOWN.

  • THE CAN IS FINE.

  • BUT THEN, AGAIN, MY HANDS-- MY HANDS WERE CONTAMINATED, SO I

  • SPRAY THEM DOWN.

  • AGAIN, BEFORE I SPRAYED MY HANDS, I HELD THEICA, AND NOW

  • THE BOTTLE IS CONTAMINATED, SO NOW I JUST THROW EVERYTHING

  • AWAY.

  • BON APPETIT.

  • THINGS ARE EXPECTED TO GET WORSE BEFORE THEY GET BETTER, BUT

  • HERE'S A BIT OF GOOD NEWS-- IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR SACRIFICE IS

  • BEGINNING TO PAY DIVIDENDS.

  • NEW DATA SUGGESTS RESTRICTIONS ARE SLOWING CORONAVIRUS

  • INFECTIONS.

  • IT'S WORKING!

  • JUST KEEP DOING IT, AMERICA.

  • AND BY "IT," OF COURSE, I MEAN NOTHING.

  • THE DATA COMES FROM SOME PEOPLE CALLED KINSA, THE MAKER OF AN

  • INTERNET-CONNECTED THERMOMETER, WHO'VE BEEN TRACKING A MILLION

  • THERMOMETERS TO MAP THE AREAS WHERE PEOPLE'S TEMPERATURES ARE

  • SPIKING.

  • LAST WEEK, AFTER SOCIAL- DISTANCING MEASURES REALLY

  • STARTED TO TAKE HOLD, THE COMPANY'S LIVE MAP SHOWED FEVERS

  • HOLDING STEADY OR DROPPING ALMOST UNIVERSALLY ACROSS THE

  • COUNTRY.

  • GREAT JOB.

  • HIGH FIVE.

  • NO, UH-UH.

  • THAT WAS A TEST.

  • NOW, DESPITE THE GOOD NEWS, THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES IS

  • STILL GROWING, AND ONE OF THE BIG FEARS IS THAT HOSPITALS WILL

  • NOT HAVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO SAVE LIVES.

  • WELL, YESTERDAY, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT FORD IS GOING TO

  • BUILD 50,000 VENTILATORS IN 100 DAYS AND G.M. IS ALSO RACING

  • TO MAKE VENTILATORS.

  • AND BECAUSE THEY'RE AMERICAN CARMAKERS, THESE VENTILATORS

  • WILL COME WITH 16 CUP HOLDERS AND A PAIR OF TRUCK NUTS.

  • NOW YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED IF YOU WATCH THE SHOW-- AND I HOPE YOU

  • DO-- FOR THE PAST MONTH I HAVE NOT BEEN TALKING ABOUT DONALD

  • TRUMP THAT MUCH, BECAUSE, WHILE HE'S COMM COMMANDER IN CHIEF, HE

  • NOT THAT HELPFUL BUT HE IS THE PRESIDENT, AND

  • HE'S HOLDING DAILY BRIEFINGS TO UPDATE US ON THIS NATIONAL

  • EMERGENCY.

  • SO, LET'S CHECK IN WITH HOW HE ADDRESSED THIS UNPRECEDENTED

  • CRISIS.

  • >> AND WE'VE OPENED UP-- OOPS, THERE GOES OUR BOX.

  • AND MY HAIR'S BLOWING AROUND.

  • AND IT'S MINE.

  • THE ONE THING YOU CAN'T GET AWAY WITH.

  • IF IT'S NOT YOURS, YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM.

  • ( WHISTLING ) AAAH!

  • IS HE DONE?

  • DID I MISS ANYTHING?

  • NO?

  • OKAY.

  • WITH CASE NUMBERS RISING, THE WHITE HOUSE HAS A NEW

  • STATISTICAL MODEL PROJECTING THE COURSE OF THE DISEASE.

  • SO LET'S HEAR THE LATEST DATA FROM THE COMMA COMMANDER IN CHIE

  • HANDPICKED EXPERTS.

  • >> A FRIEND OF MINE, MIKE LINDELL OF MYPILLOW.

  • BOY, DO YOU SELL THOSE PILLOWS.

  • IT'S UNBELIEVABLE WHAT YOU DO.

  • MIKE, COME ON UP.

  • >> GOD GAVE US GRACE ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, TO CHANGE THE

  • COURSE WE WERE ON.

  • ( WHISTLING ) >> Stephen: IS HE DONE?

  • OKAY, GOOD.

  • IT'S NO SURPRISE TRUMP WOULD INTRODUCE THE MYPILLOW GUY AT

  • A PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFING.

  • IT'S A TRADITION GOING BACK TO HARRY TRUMAN ANNOUNCING VICTORY

  • IN THE PACIFIC WITH CHEF BOYARDEE

  • NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MYPILLOW IS

  • DEDICATING 75% OF ITS PRODUCTION TO MAKING FACE MASKS FOR HEALTH

  • CARE WORKERS.

  • THANK YOU, MIKE.

  • THAT IS A VERY GOOD THING.

  • AND I JUST WANT TO DISPEL ANY RUMORS THAT THOSE FACE MASKS ARE

  • GOING TO LOOK LIKE THIS: THE CORONAVIRUS HAS CHANGED LIFE

  • AS WE KNOW IT, BUT IT HASN'T KEPT US FROM ENJOYING OUR

  • NATIONAL PASTIME, AND THAT'S WATCHING MOVIES.

  • WITH ALL THIS TIME ON OUR HANDS, PEOPLE HAVE STARTED REALLY

  • PICKING APART SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE MOVIES AND NOTICING

  • DETAILS THAT, FOR SOME REASON, THEY HAD NEVER HAD BEFORE.

  • FOR INSTANCE, SOMEONE ON TWITTER JUST DISCOVERED THAT IN "LITTLE

  • WOMEN," WHICH TAKES PLACE DURING THE 19th CENTURY, THERE'S A

  • SCENE WITH BOTH A WATER BOTTLE AND A HYDROFLASK.

  • THAT IS CRAZY.

  • YOU DON'T NEED TWO SEPARATE CONTAINERS TO HIDE YOUR VODKA.

  • COME ON, TIMOTHEE.

  • AHHH!

  • OF COURSE, WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING, IT'S ONLY A

  • MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE CATCH ALL OF THE MOVIE ERRORS, LIKE

  • THIS SCENE IN THE SOUND OF MUSIC," WHERE JULIE ANDREWS

  • IS CLEARLY HOLDING TWO BIG MACS.

  • OR THE PART IN "TITANIC" WHERE JACK AND ROSE FLY ON THE

  • PROW OF A CHEVY SILVERADO.

  • YOU KNOW, I USED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME RIGHT OVER THERE-- IN

  • THE OUTSIDE-- MINGLING FREELY AND RUBBING UP AGAINST THE