WELCOME BACK!
HEY, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> FOLKS, MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A
TONY, EMMY, AND GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR YOU KNOW AS
WOLVERINE, JEAN VALJEAN, AND THE MUSIC MAN.
HE NOW STARS IN THE NEW MOVIE "THE SON."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," ONE OF THE GREATEST
SHOWMEN, HUGH JACKMAN. ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> WOW!
WOW! IS<i>
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> >> I LOVE IT!
>> Stephen: SIR... <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO. >> Stephen: SO IS THIS TRUE,
IS THIS TRUE-- FOR THOSE WHO AT ANY TIME GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT,
I'M SORRY THEY DIDN'T. AS I SAID ON THE SHOW LAST YEAR,
YOUR MUSIC MAN, YOU AND SUTTON FOSTER, ONE OF THE MOST JOYFUL
EVENINGS IN THE THEATER I HAVE EVER BEEN TO IN MY LIFE.
>> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: REALLY DID THE OLD
GIRL PROUD. >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: GAVE THAT SHOW ENORMOUS LIFE.
IT WAS SO FUN TO BE AT. HOW MANY PERFORMANCES ALL
TOGETHER? I TALKED TO YOU RIGHT BEFORE YOU
STARTED. >> 422.
422. >> Stephen: THAT'S A LOT, MAN.
>> IT WAS WEIRDLY A 40-YEAR JOURNEY FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS
SALESMAN NUMBER TWO IN 1983. AND THEN ABOUT --
>> Stephen: ON THE TRAIN? >> ON THE TRAIN.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH. GOTTA KNOW THE TERRITORY.
>> IT WAS TERRIBLE. I'M NOT GOING TO REENACT IT.
IT WAS SO SURREAL YESTERDAY AND SO POIGNANT, AND IT MEANT A LOT.
THERE WERE A LOT OF TEARS. IT WAS A LONG JOURNEY BECAUSE OF
COVID. I THINK WE STARTED FOUR OR FIVE
YEARS AGO IN EARNEST AND HAD THE BREAK --
>> Stephen: COVID SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN A COUPLE OF
WEEKS BEFORE YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO OPEN?
>> WE WERE ABOUT TO START. AND THEN I SPENT COVID, THREE
DAYS A WEEK DANCING AND DANCING AND SINGING AND KEEPING THINGS
GOING. IT FELT NOT JUST LIKE 442
PERFORMANCES. IT FELT LIKE A JOURNEY SO
MASSIVE. AND BEING PART OF BROADWAY
COMING BACK, THE AUDIENCES I HAVE TO SAY-- AND I KNOW SOME OF
YOU WHO WERE THERE ARE HERE-- WERE INCREDIBLE.
WE GOT TO THANK THEM YESTERDAY. A YEAR AGO, YOU REMEMBER, GOING
TO THE THEATER WAS A SCARY THING.
YET, THEY STILL CAME OUT, AND THEY STILL CAME OUT.
AND IT MEANS A LOT FOR ME. IT WAS A VERY POIGNANT DAY.
>> Stephen: I WOULD LIKE TO POST YOUR ACHIEVEMENT HERE.
>> OH, I LIKE THIS! >> Stephen: MY UNDERSTANDING
IS YOU ARE A FAN OF AN ESPRESSO MARTINI?
>> I AM. YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS.
>> Stephen: I AM GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS RIGHT HERE.
>> THIS IS IMPRESSIVE. IS THIS PANDEMIC SKILLS OR IS IT
GOING WAY BACK. >> Stephen: WE DID THE SHOW
FROM HOME. >> RIGHT.
COMPLETELY DRUNK. >> Stephen: WELL, KIND OF.
BECAUSE WHO'S-- WHO'S GOING TO POLICE ME WHILE I DO IT.
MY FRIEND,INGS JON STUART, SHORTLY BEFORE COVID GAVE ME AN
ESPRESSO MACHINE, AND I FOUND THE JOURNEY FROM MY STUDIO--
WHICH WAS MY SPARE BEDROOM,s TO THE BAR-- WHICH WAS MY
KITCHEN-- WAS VERY SHORT. >> AND ALWAYS OPEN.
>> Stephen: AND ALWAYS OPEN. THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO. >> I'M SEWER IMPRESSED.
>> Stephen: REGULAR OR DECAF? >> LET'S GO REGULAR, COME ON.
>> Stephen: STAY WEAK HERE. >> LAST NIGHT AFTER A YEAR I
WENT HOME TO DEB, AFTER NOT BEING HOME AT NIGHT, AND WE
FINISHED THE SHOW AT 6:30, AND AT 9:00 I WAS ASLEEP --
>> Stephen: I'M SHOOTING. >> THAT'S OKAY.
SHE WAS LIKE, REALLY, AFTER A YEAR, YOU GO TO BED AT 9:00.
THIS IS TERRIFIC. GIVE ME THE FULL BANGER.
>> Stephen: LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
WHILE I'M SHAKING THIS UP-- >> THAT'S OKAY.
ALL GOOD. >> Stephen: OH, NICE HANDS.
NICE HANDS. THERE WE GO.
HOW COLD DO YOU LIKE IT? >> COLD, EXTRA COLD.
COME ON! <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT. >> WHOA!
>> Stephen: YOU GOT NOTHING ON ME, TOM CRUISE.
>> YES! >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO. >> THAT IS IMPRESSIVE.
I'LL TAKE IT. >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Stephen: AND DO YOU DO THIS
NONSENSE? >> WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? FANCY.
FANCY. >> Stephen: I'LL POUR MINE
QUICKLY. SORRY.<i>
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> >> CHEERS.
>> Stephen: HERE'S TO YOU. >> CHEERS, EVERYBODY!<i>
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> MMM.
IS IT JUST ME, BECAUSE I SAW YOU AFTER YOU STOPPED DOING
"WOLVERINE" AND YOU GOT HUMAN SIZE AGAIN.
IS IT-- YOU LOOK A LITTLE BUMPED UP HERE?
ARE YOU COMING UP A LITTLE BIT? >> WHAT AREEYOU TALKING ABOUT?<i>
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> ARE YOU, LIKE, EXCITED TO BE BIG
AGAIN, OR ARE YOU DREADING IT? EVEN YOUR LOVELY WIFE DEB SAID
IT'S RIDICULOUS HOW BIG HE GOT. ARE YOU GOING TO GET THAT BIG
AGAIN? >> OF COURSE.
COME ON, MAN. IT'S "WOLVERINE.
GLCHMENT WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO? HOW MUCH-- HOW MANY, LIKE,
CHICKEN CARCASSES ARE WE GOING TO FIND IN YOUR GREEN ROOM AFTER
THIS. >> IT'S 6,000 CALORIES.
IT'S ABOUT 6,000 CALORIES A DAY. >> Stephen: WHAT ARE YOU
SUPPOSED TO DO 2,000. >> I'M FOUR AND A HALF.
I WORE A HEARTRATE MONITOR, AND I SAID I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I'M
WORKING WITH HERE BECAUSE I HAVE TO BULK UP.
I BURNED 1,500 CALORIES IN THE SHOW.
I WAS EATING FOUR AND A HALF,000 CALORIES A DAY.
AND I'M SORRY FOR THE AUDIENCES IN THE FRONT ROW.
I'M SORRY FOR MY CAST. I'M SORRY FOR MY WIFE.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT PRETTY. NOW I'M EATING AND TRAINING.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES IT DO TO YOUR COSTUME DESIGNERS AS THE
MUSIC MAN, IF YOU'RE BULKING UP WHILE PLAYING THIS LEGGY DANCER?
>> I SPLIT MY PANTS THREE TIMES. >> Stephen: LET'S TALK ABOUT
PREPPING TO BE-- THIS IS FOR "DEAD POOL THREE."<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> AND "WOLVERINE."
WERE THERE NINE OTHER "WOLVERINES?"
>> I BELIEVE I'VE BEEN IN NINE, INCLUDING CAMEOS, I'VE APPEARED
NINE TIMES. >> Stephen: AND LOGAN OF
COURSE BEING THE LAST AND THE GREATEST OF ALL OF THEM.
>> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: YEAH, SEVERAL
OTHER PEOPLE FEEL THE SAME WAY. ( APPLAUSE ).
>> A LITTLE SLOW. >> Stephen: A HAND FULL OF
PEOPLE. YOU AND RYAN REYNOLDS HAVE GOT A
LITTLE ONGOING BEEF OVER THE YEARS.
YOU RECENTLY-- RECENTLY WARNED THE ACADEMY AGAINST SOMETHING
HAVING TO DO WITH A SONG. >> AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW
YEAR, I REALLY WANTED TO PUT OUT A POST THAT WAS POSITIVE BUT I
COULDN'T BECAUSE I FOUND OUT A SONG FROM "SPIRITED," WHICH IS A
GREAT MUSICAL, HE IS AND WILL ARE IN-- WILL FERIL, SORRY.
AND THEY WROTE THE SONG FOR "THE GREATEST SHOWMAN," WROTE THE
SONG "GOOD AFTERNOON," AND SINGING ON THE SONG WAS RYAN
REYNOLDS AND IT WAS SHORT LISTED FOR AN OSCAR, AND I WAS LIKE, I
HAVE TO BE ON A SET FOR MONTHS WITH THIS MAN.
AND IF HE GETS NOMINATED FOR BEST SONG-- IF HE GETS VALIDATED
IN ANY WAY AS A SINGER, I AM NEVER GOING TO ACTUALLY GET
THROUGH ONE DAY, LET ALONE THREE MONTHS.
SO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, I KNOW THE NOSMINATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW,
PLEASE, PLEASE, I LOVE WILL FARRELL, PLEASE DON'T VALIDATE
HIM. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT STICK AROUND
WITH MORE HUGH JACKMAN, EVERYBODY.
