>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!

LET'S SAY HELLO TO OUR FRIEND MR. JON BATISTE.

HELLO, JON!

>> Jon: HELLO, STEPHEN.

WHAT'S THE VIBE?

WHAT'S THE VIBE TODAY?

>> Stephen: I GOT -- I GOT TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU, OKAY, REAL

QUICK.

ONE IS, AGAIN, WHEN IS YOUR ALBUM COMING OUT BECAUSE -- HEY,

WHY DON'T I HAVE AN ADVANCED COPY OF IT?

MY FEELINGS ARE MORE THAN HURT.

>> Jon: NO, I SENT YOU THE LINK!

>> Stephen: SO YOU SAY, BUT YOU DON'T SEE ME WALKING AROUND

HUMMING THESE SONGS!

>> Jon: I'LL SEND IT TO YOU AGAIN.

IT'S ON MARCH 19th, IT WILL BE PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO PRE-ORDERED VERSION, YOU'VE GOT THE EARLY

VERSION.

>> Stephen: AND THE NAME OF THE ALBUM AGAIN, FOR THE PEOPLE

OUT THERE.

>> Jon: WE ARE.

>> Stephen: YES, WE ARE.

>> Jon: WE ARE, MM-HMM.

>> Stephen: CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY KIND OF A TASTE, A HINT, A

SHADOW OF A RICOCHET OF AN IDEA OF A LITTLE OF SOMETHING THAT'S

ON THAT ALBUM?

CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE TASTE?

>> Jon: OH, YEAH!

( BOOGIE-WOOGIE ) ♪ WE DONE A LOT OF LIVIN' ♪

♪ WE'RE WORKIN' OVERTIME ♪ ♪

I NEED YOU, BABY!

>> Stephen: JON BATISTE, THANK YOU, JON.

>> Jon: YES, INDEED.

>> STEPHEN: YOU KNOW, I SPEND MOST OF THE TIME LOVINGLY

JUICING THE DAY'S RIPEST STORIES, SIFTING OUT THE

UNNECESSARY PULP WITH MY STATE-OF-THE-ART TOPICALITY

FILTER, POURING IT INTO A FINE, CHILLED BACCARAT GLASS, AND

TOPING IT OFF WITH A HEALTHY POUR OF

LA MARCA PROSECCO TO GIVE YOU THE EFFERVESCENT $16 BELLINI

THAT IS MY MONOLOGUE.

BUT SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES, FOLKS, I WAKE UP AFTER A BENDER IN A

COMPOST PILE, SCRAPE WHATEVER EGG SHELLS, CUCUMBER PEELS, AND

COFFEE GRINDS ARE STUCK TO MY SHIRT INTO THE BLENDER I MADE

OUT OF A DISCARDED GARBAGE DISPOSAL, ADD A SPLASH OF

MOONSHINE, THEN PLUG MY NOSE AS I SERVE YOU THE BOOTLEG

HOOCH-SMOOTHIE OF NEWS THAT IS MY SEGMENT:

"QUARANTINE-WHILE!" QUARANTINE-WHILE, IN "GRIM

PORTENTS OF THE HORRIFIC DECAY THAT AWAITS US ALL" NEWS, THIS

TWITTER POST HAS GONE VIRAL OF AN ABANDONED CHUCK E. CHEESE

ANIMATRONIC THAT WAS FOUND IN A LANDFILL.

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, BILLY!

WHY ARE YOU CRYING?

THIS THING PERFECTLY ENCAPSULATES THE DUALITY OF OUR

AGE.

BEHOLD THE DESOLATION.

THE EYES DOWNCAST IN RESIGNED AGONY, YET THE PERSEVERANCE TO

REMAIN UPRIGHT IN THE FACE OF AN INDIFFERENT UNIVERSE WHEREIN THE

MECHANICAL AND THE FLESH ARE BECOME ONE.

AND IT'S YOURS FOR 5,000 TICKETS.

QUARANTINE-WHILE, A CALIFORNIA WOMAN'S NEW I.D. HAS A PHOTO OF

HER WEARING A MASK.

OFFICIALS SAY "THE D.M.V. IS INVESTIGATING HOW THIS MAY HAVE

HAPPENED."

YES, IT'S QUITE A MYSTERY.

YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT IT IN THE NEW BOOK, "NANCY DREW AND THE

D.M.V. EMPLOYEE WHO JUST DIDN'T GIVE A CRAP."

QUARANTINE-WHILE, WATCH OUT, CROOKS, BECAUSE POLICE IN

KARACHI, PAKISTAN ARE TRAINING AN ARMED ROLLER-BLADING UNIT.

THEY'RE AN ELITE CRIME-FIGHTING SQUAD WHO CAN ONLY BE DEFEATED

BY A HIGH-TECH CRIMINAL DEVICE KNOWN AS "A LAWN."

BUT THESE GUYS MEAN BUSINESS.

JUST WATCH THEM IN ACTION.

♪♪♪ THAT COP IS THE ONE WHO ALWAYS

GOES, "YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!

BUT FIRST, GO BEHIND THAT MOTORCYCLE AND WATCH THIS COOL

TRICK!" I ACTUALLY SAW THEM IN ACTION.

THERE'S A NEW VIDEO OUT OF THEM IN ACTION, AND A GUY RUNS AWAY

FROM THEM UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS, THE COPS JUST GO, HMM...

DARN IT!

INCLINES!

QUARANTINE-WHILE, THERE'S A HOT NEW TREND IN HOLLYWOOD.

REPORTEDLY, 2021 IS SHAPING UP TO BE A BIG YEAR FOR VIDEO GAME

MOVIES.

RECENTLY THEY'VE LAWFORD MORTAL COMBAT, --

CLASSICS LIKE "MORTAL KOMBAT" AND "RESIDENT EVIL," TO NEWER

HITS LIKE "THE LAST OF US," "BORDERLANDS," AND "METAL GEAR

SOLID."

BUT MOVIES BASED ON VIDEO GAMES ARE NOTHING NEW.

IN FACT, "THE GODFATHER" WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON ATARI.

♪♪♪ >> I'M GONNA GET A HIGH

SCORE YOU CAN'T REFUSE!

♪♪♪ >> STEPHEN: WHEN WE COME BACK,

OUR UNINFORMED CORRESPONDENT BOOTSIE PLUNKETT GOES TO THE

BRONX.

STICK AROUND.

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