MY NEXT GUEST IS A POP CULTURE
ICON AND THE MOST FAMOUS DRAG QUEEN IN THE WORLD. PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW" RuPAUL CHARLES! ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> HELLO! HI! YES, YOU GIVE ME THE EUROPEAN--
THE EUROPEAN KISS. >> Stephen: YOU GAVE YOU THE
EUROPEAN DOUBLE KISS. >> YES! >> Stephen: BECAUSE WHEN I
HAVE GUESTS WHO-- THAT I KNOW FROM EUROPE, I KNOW TO DO THE
DOUBLE KISS. AND I KNOW YOU FROM EUROPE. >> I KNOW YOU FROM EUROPE NOW. >> Stephen: AND I'LL EXPLAIN
WHY. BECAUSE YOU AND I WERE BOTH AT--
I INTERVIEWED THE FIRST LADY, MICHELLE OBAMA, OVER AT THE 02
ARENA IN LONDON-- >> IN ENGLAND. >> Stephen: AND GUESS WHO I'M
HANGING WITH BACKSTAGE? IT'S ME AND RuPAUL AND MALALA. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
GETTING GLAM. VIVA GLAM. AND-- AND-- AND ADELE. SHE'S NOT IN THIS PHOTO, BUT
ADELE WAS THERE, TOO. WHO WERE YOU MOST EXCITED TO
HANG OUT WITH? >> MISOBAMA! >> Stephen: THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S FAIR. THAT'S FAIR. THAT WAS FUN. AND NOW I KNOW YOUR MY FRIEND
FROM ENGLAND. >> YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, MATE. ( BRITISH ACCENT ). >> Stephen: ARE YOU OKAY? >> THAT WAS MY TAKEAWAY FROM THE
WHOLE ENGLAND TRIP. THAT'S MY THING, YEAH. I SAY IT TO EVERYONE. EVERYONE IS SICK OF ME SAYING
IT. >> Stephen: I'M NOT. THE MET GALA WAS THIS WEEK ON
MONDAY. MARKING THE EXHIBIT-- OPENING
THE EXHIBIT "CAMP: NOTES ON FASHION." RuPAUL. WHAT IS "CAMP?"
WHAT IS "CAMP?" >> I WILL TELL YOU, MOST PEOPLE
DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, BECAUSE CAMP-- YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
SEE THE FACADE OF LIFE-- I'M GOING TO GET FIST PHILOSOPHICAL
UP IN HERE. >> Stephen: DO IT. >> YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE
THE ABSURDITY OF LIFE FROM OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF. SO THE IDEA OF DRAG IS CAMP
BECAUSE WE'RE SAYING, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THISS THIS BODY. I'M ACTUALLY-- I'M ACTUALLY GOD
IN DRAG PLAYING HUMANITY, RIGHT. SO WHEN YOU ARE IN THAT PLACE--
LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN. >> Audience: AMEN! >> WHEN YOU ARE IN THAT PLACE
THEN YOU CAN LAUGH AT THE ABSURDITY. IN TENTH GRADE, I LEARNED, MY
TEACHER SAID, "RuPAUL, DON'T TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY." AND THAT IS WHAT CAMP IS ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT SEEING THE ABSURDITY
OF THIS CRAZY LIFE. YOU HAVE READ THE PAPERS LATELY! >> Stephen: WELL, LET ME SHOW
YOU-- CHEAPER. >> IT'S CAMP! >> Stephen: LET ME SHOW YOU
SOME REALLY-- SOME REALLY LOVELY OUTFITS. AND YOU TELL ME WHETHER THESE
THINGS ARE CAMP, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A FAIR AMOUNT OF CRITIQUES,
OF EVEN THESE BEAUTIFUL OUTFITS I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU, ABOUT
WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY ARE CAMP. HERE IS CELINE DION. >> IT IS BEAUTIFUL. IT'S BORDERLINE CAMP, AND I'LL
TELL YOU WHY. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S BEAUTIFUL,
ONE OF MY FAVORITES FOR THE WHOLE EVENING. >> Stephen: IT LOOKS LIKE
SHARE BOB MAKE, KIND OF. >> I MET HER IN THAT MOMENT, I
SWEAR TO GOD, BOB MACKIE WALKED BY AT THIS VERY MOMENT. AND I SAID, "BOB, IS THIS YOUR
DRESS?" HE SAID, "NO, IT IS NOT MY
DRESS." IT IS BORDERLINE CAMP. >> Stephen: WHY IS IT
BORDERLINE? >> BECAUSE CELINE DIDEON IS
WACKY CRAZY. >> AND LOVE HER, AND SHE'S CAMPY
BECAUSE SHE GETS THE JOKE. SHE'S IN ON THE JOKE. THAT'S THE ANSWER, RIGHT THERE. DID I HAVE IT? I DO. >> Stephen: HOW ABOUT THIS
GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE? >> OH, THAT IS PURE CAMP, BABY. THAT IS--<i>
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> THAT'S COMP. >> Stephen: WHAT WENT INTO
THIS OUTFIT? IS THAT SECONVENTION? >> IT'S SECONVENTION. IT'S ZEBRA. DID THIS OUTFIT-- I DIDN'T WANT
TO GO IN DRAG. I THOUGHT IT WAS IT WAS GOING TO
BE A SEA OF DRAG QUEENS. I REALLY DID. I THOUGHT ALL THE GUYS WOULD BE
DRESSED UP BY DIVINE-- DIVINE FROM THE JOHN WATERS FILMS-- NOT
ONE PERSON WAS DRESSED UP AS DIVINE. >> Stephen: WOW. >> I DON'T-- PEOPLE DON'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND CAMP. IT'S ABSTRACT TO MOST PEOPLE. >> Stephen: NOW, WHAT'S THIS
ON YOUR SHOULDER HERE? IS THAT A SEQUIN RIGHT HERE? >> IT'S A SEQUINNED ZEBRA. >> Stephen: REALLY? OH, I SEE. YES, IT IS. >> IT'S A ZEBRA. IT WAS FUN. WE HAD A GOOD TIME. I D.J.'D AT THE END OF THE
EVENING. >> Stephen: OH, NICE. >> I'M A VERY GOOD D.J. >> Stephen: YOU SAID THAT--
YOU SAID THAT DRAG HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POLITICAL STATEMENT. HOW-- HOW IS WHAT YOU DO CHANGED
IN THIS PARTICULAR POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT? >> WELL, WHAT WE DO IN DRAG IS
MORE IMPORTANT TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE. CAN I GET AN AMEN UP IN HERE? IT IS. >> Stephen: WHY? >> WELL, WELL, BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, THE JOB OF THE DRAG QUEEN, THE CHARMIN, THE COURT GESTURE
IS TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT LIFE IS NOT TO BE TAKEN
SERIOUSLY. LOVE IS SERIOUS. KINDNESS IS SERIOUS. BUT ALL THIS OTHER MISHEGAS IS
NOT SERIOUS. >> Stephen: THE WAY YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO DO THINGS-- >> THE WAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO
THINGS. >> Stephen: PROPRIETIES. >> EXACTLY. BUT BEING MEAN IS NOT NICE. IT'S NOT COOL. IT'S NOT CLEVER. YOU ALL RIGHT, BABES? AND-- SO DRAG REMINDS PEOPLE TO
NOT TAKE THEMSELVES OR LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY. >> Stephen: WELL, THIS IS A--
HERE'S POLITICS AND DRAG. THIS IS KIRSTJEN GILLIBRAND
BACKSTAGE AT A DRAG CLUB IN IOWA. >> YAY! >> Stephen: YOU CAN IMAGINE,
EVEN 10 YEARS AGO, THIS BEING A PHOTOGRAPH A POLITICIAN WOULD
WANT TO HAVE OUT THERE? >> NO, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT
HAPPENING. THIS IS-- THIS IS REALLY GOOD. I'M GOING TO SAY THIS. YOU KNOW, GAY PEOPLE PAY TAXES. DRAG QUEENS PAY TAXES. I WANT A POLITICIAN WHO IS GOING
TO COME TO MY DRAG CLUB IF I'M PAYING THEIR SALARY, YOU KNOW. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: SURE, SURE. >> Stephen: WELL, RU, ALWAYS
GOOD TO SEE YOU. "RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE" AIRS
THURSDAY NIGHTS ON VH1. RuPAUL CHARLES, EVERYBODY! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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His energy during This whole interview is legit coked out
I actually thought this was pretty funny because certain people here do in fact say exactly what he said, but the audience being absolutely dead while he was obviously trying to be funny is definitely cringe 💀
you okay?
Jesus that was aggressive lol
It started off Australian
RuPaul just repeating the same old lines over and over. Dont take life seriously. Overcome your inner sabatussy. Find a voice to counteract the negative voice. Ego ego ego. I don't think he even properly explained what camp was, he made it so convoluted. I get what he's saying, but for the late show audience it was kinda messy.
Honestly as far as Americans doing "English" accents this ain't that bad
Sounds like the cock destroyer girls