THE ANCHORS OF "VIRTUE SIGNAL," WHO, I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU,

HAVE FOR YEARS TACKLED THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE DAY FOUR

NIGHTS A WEEK AS PART OF "TOONING OUT THE NEWS" ON

PARAMOUNT+.

WE ALL KNOW HOW THIS SYSTEM WORKS, REPUBLICANS GOV NERN AND

LIBERALS BEG THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING SO LET'S DO THIS.

>> PLEASE, PLEASE.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, I KNOW GEORGE W. BUSH NICKNAMED YOU

STRETCH AND HE SHOULD BE PUT ON TRIAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL

CRIMINAL COURT FOR BODY SHAMING.

>> THIS IS HOW JOE BIDEN GOT ELECTED.

HE GOT A FEW PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR DONALD TRUMP LAST TIME TO

VOTE FOR HIM.

>> SORRY BUT I HAVE TO DISAGREE.

THE TWO DOZEN POSTCARDS I SENT TO PENNSYLVANIA ARE WHAT GOT JOE

BIDEN ELECTED.

>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," MY PARAMOUNT+

COLLEAGUES: KYLIE WEAVER, LILA MORENO, PETER WOMACK, AND BRIAN

MIN!

STHNGS SO MUCH FOR BECOME HERE.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET A SITDOWN WITH YOU.

I WATCH YOU, I HAVE WATCHED YOU FOR YEARS.

I THINK YOU ARE THE GOLD STANDARD.

YOU ARE MOST NEWS ON TV RIGHT NOW AND I'M JUST WONDERING FOR

THE PEOPLE OUT THERE IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND INTRODUCING

YOURSELF.

>> OKAY, HE IS OBSESSED WITH ME.

I'M THE HOST AND AUTHOR OF 33 APOLOGIES THINK PIECES TITLED MY

TIME TO LISTEN KYLIE WE EVER.

>> I'M DRUNK GIRL DRENGING SEA WATER SAYING IT'S FINE LILA

MOREENA.

>> I'M ATLANTIC CONTRIBUTOR WHO WENT VIRAL FOR STANDING ON A

COFFEE SHOP TABLE AND APOLOGIZING FOR CLOGGING THE

TOILET BRIAN MINUTE AND I'M "VANITY FAIR" EDITOR AND INVENT

EVER THE CAVEMAN DIET PETER WITHOUT MACK.

>> Stephen: IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU HERE, LET'S TALK ABOUT

THE SHOW, VIRTUAL SIGNAL WHAT INSPIRED ITnd WHAT IS YOUR

MISSION.

>> YOU HILT THE NAIL ON IT HEAD IT IS THE HONOR.

AS FOR INSPIRATION I NOTICED A LOT OF NEWS ANCHORS OUT THERE

SPEAKING AGAINST INJUSTICE PURELY TO SIGNAL TO THEIR

AUDIENCE THAT THEY ARE VIRTUOUS PEOPLE BUT NO ONE HAD THE FORE

SITE TO MAKE IT THE TITLE OF THEIR SHOW AND THAT IS WHAT I

DID.

AND AS FOR OUR MISSION IT'S SIMPLE.

SHOW AMERICA THAT IF WE PUT ASIDE OUR DIFFERENCES AND

RECOGNIZE OUR SHARED HUMANITY, WE CAN MAKE ME THE HIGHEST

EARNING PERSONALITY ON TELEVISION.

>> AND THISSIER'S OPENING BROADCAST I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THIS

AS A FELLOW BROADCASTER YOU CHOSE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MINIMUM

WAGE.

WHY DID YOU MAKE THAT YOUR LEAD STORY.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, STEPHEN, LISTEN, THIS STORY IS PERSONAL.

BECAUSE I LIVE IN A 15,000 DOLLAR PER MONTH WEST VILLAGE

APARTMENT WITH ROOFTOP BIDET ENCLOSED IN A BIRD SANCTUARY I

ONLY HAVE 7.25 AN HOUR IN DISPOSABLE INCOME.

>> IT IS PERSONAL TO ME BECAUSE THE NETWORK PAYS ME MINIMUM

WAGE.

>> BRIAN, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

IT IS MUCH MORE WHEN YOU FACTOR IN YOUR CHRISTMAS BONUS OF A

FROZEN SOLID TUCAN.

>> Stephen: NOW YOU HAVE AND I HOPE THIS ISN'T OPENING ANY

WOUNDS HERE, BEEN ACCUSED OF TALKING MORE ABOUT YOURSELVES

THAN TALKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL NEWS.

HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT?

DO YOU THINK THAT IS THE ROLE OF A JOURNALIST?

>> YOU KNOW STEPHEN, I USUALLY DO NOT PAY ANY MIND TO MY HATERS

BUT HERE IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT JOURNALISTS.

ANYONE WITH A SMARTPHONE CAN REPORT ON ATROCITIES AT OUR

SOUTHERN BORDER OR FOLLOW TRUTH THROUGH THE BLOOD SOAKED HILLS

OF WHEREVER BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN RIDE A CAR TO MIDTOWN, CLIMB

30 STORIES IN AN ELEVATOR, TRUST THE SAME PERSON TO DO THEIR HAIR

AND MAKEUP EVERY DAY AND SHOW THE AUDIENCE NO MATTER THE COST

THEY WILL CONTORT THEIR FACE TO SHOW HOW MUCH THEY CARE.

>> AND STEPHEN I'M SURE YOU WOULD AGREE IF THAT FACIAL

EXPRESSION GETS MORE COVERAGE THAN THE STORY ITSELF THAN THAT

IS A BORING STORY.

>> Stephen: OKAY BUT AS THE NUMBER ONE NAME IN NEWS RIGHT

NOW ON PARAMOUNT PLUS YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IT IS THE

RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH YOUR PLATFORM.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHERE TO SHINE YOUR EDITORIAL LIGHT?

THERE ARE SO MANY UNDERREPORTED STORIES OUT THERE.

>> GOSH, STEPHEN, THERE ARE TONS OF IMPORTANT UNDERREPORTED

STORIES OUT THERE THAT WE AVOID BECAUSE THEY ARE LOW KEY RATED.

>> ARE THERE 130 COUNTRIES THAT STILL DON'T HAVE THE VACCINE,

YES, DOES BILLIE EILISH LIVE IN ANY OF THEM.

NO, GET IT OFF MY TRK V STEPHEN.

>> STEPHEN, WE HAVE YET TO TELL OUR AUDIENCE DONALD TRUMP ISN'T

PRESIDENT ANY MORE.

THE RATINGS ARE JUST TOO GOOD.

>> Stephen: NOW YOU HAVE HAD INCREDIBLE GUESTS.

YOU HAVE HAD SENATOR CHRIS COONS, BUTTIGIEG, JOHN

DICKERSON, LET'S SPILL THE TEA WHO IS THE TOUGHEST INTERVIEW.

>> HONESTLY, STEPHEN, IS ANYONE MORE TOXICICALLY MASS YOU LYNN

THAN JOHN DICKERSON.

>> NO.

>> HE DIDN'T SAY IT OUTLOUD BUT I COULD TELL HE WANTED TO GUESS

MY WEIGHT.

IT IS A HUNDRED BOUNDS.

-- POUNDSK I'M SO TINY, I A LITTLE BUTTON NOSE, I COULD

SLEEP ON A LEAF.

>> PERSONALLY I THINK DEAN KAINE WAS THE MOST CHALLENGING MOSTLY

BECAUSE HIS HALFWAY HOUSE HAD REALLY SPOTTY INTERNET.

>> Stephen: THE NEW SEASON KICKS OFF THIS WEEK.

WHAT CAN VIEWERS EXPECT.

>> OBVIOUSLY WE WILL FOCUS ON THE REAL ISSUES AND NOT THIS

FRIVOLOUS POSTER WAR BS SO YES, WE WILL GO WALL TO WALL ON

MR. POTATOE.

ALSO KYLIE TOLD ME I AM ALLOWED TO TALK 20% MORE THIS SEASON

BECAUSE SHE QUOTE DOESN'T WANT TO SEEM RACIST.

>> WELL, KYLIE, LILA, PETER, BRIAN, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO TALK

TO YOU.

I HOPE WE CAN HAVE YOU BACK SOON BUT I'M AFRAID WE ARE OU OF

TIME, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> STEPHEN, STEPHEN, STEPHEN, BEFORE WE GO, WE HAVE A SURPRISE

HONOR TO BESTOW UPON YOU FOR GIVING VOICE TO THE VOICELESS

ANCHORS OF OUR HIT SHOW.

READY THE GRAPHIC.

WE ARE GOING TO DECLARE YOU OUR CORNY CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOY TURNED

HAIR DIE FRENCH DAD SERVING LATE NIGHT TEL PROMPTEDDER ANDURE DG

DG REELING STILL FROM THE CENTURY.

QUNS CONGRATULATIONS.

>> IT'S QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT.

>> Stephen: THANKS SO MUCH.

>> Stephen: THE SECOND SEASON OF "VIRTUE SIGNAL" AND ALL THE REST

OF "TOONING OUT THE NEWS" IS STREAMING NOW ON PARAMOUNT+.

I DON'T DYE MY HAIR!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY KINGS OF LEON.