,, ( band playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody! my first guest tonight is the frontman of rock n roll hall of famers, aerosmith. please welcome "the demon of screamin," steven tyler. ( cheers and applause ) >> howdie! >> stephen: what a pleasure. >> what a pleasure. >> stephen: it's a pleasure to have youon, steven tyler.

>> stephen: exactly. who will win? "friday night fights." who wins, stephen with a "v," or stephen with a "p" "h." american original. you have been rockin' since 1973 with aerosmith. and you might have invented being a rock star. this is your lock, but so many people have copied this look. do you ever want to get a royalty from the hair bands of the 80s who trield tide to steal this because you've been doing this for 40 years? >> what if i could, right. >> stephen: yeah. >> well, they say the things that come to those who wait may be left by those who got there first. >> stephen: you know what? you just blew my mind. and i have no idea what that means. >> oh, my god. neither do i, but we were around in the early days. >> stephen: yeah. >> rocked it out, and we were

1979 came around, we hit every state in the union nine times. ( applause ). >> stephen: what? including alaska and hawaii. >> except hawaii and alaska. >> stephen: the contiguous 48. >> yes. >> stephen: no offense, hawaii and alaska. now, if you started off now, do you think you guys could have broken through? could you have broken through on the "american idol" pop star world? >> i don't think our band could have. if you-- think about it. do you think led zeppelin would have wrote "stairway to heaven" if they had an iphone. if there were iphones, would jimi hendrix have sat around and wrote "purple haze." >> stephen: "hurple haze" would have been the same tune but the lyrics would have been, "candy crush." candy crush, all up and down i think about that a lot. what would be. what would have been the need to sit in a back room, smoke a

records and come up with new music? what would have been the need? >> stephen: that was the need at the time. that was the need at the time, i understand. >> we just-- we just loved to do the research. and in doing the research-- ( laughter ) ( applause ). >> stephen: and doing the research, okay. >> not me. >> stephen: somebody had to. now you're doing your first solo album. >> yeah. >> stephen: why now? why a solo album now? >> wow. why not? i mean i can't ever stand still. you could take the country out of rock, but you can't take the rock out of the country. and if you listen to "cryin'." there was a time when i was so broken hearted. love wasn't much of a friend of mine it's kind of-- aerosmith, i think, made it from being diverse. and so we've done all kinds of music, but i love country. i grew up on the everly brothers. >> stephen: your new album-- this is your new single off the album, it's called "red, white & you." and this is.

this is a country song. >> uh-huh. >> stephen: and is it hard to go from rock to country? >> no. i just went down and rubbed noses way bunch of good old country boys. >> stephen: is that how you talk with them, like eskimos, rub noses? >> yes, as opposed to the hawaiian thing, you breathe in. >> stephen: how much is country? as done and marie said i'm a little bit country, i'm a little bit rock 'n' roll. i do a core sample of steven tyler, how much is country and how much is rock 'n' roll. >> i cut my teeth on the everly brother s. >> stephen: really? >> yeah. and that was it. and the beatles got all their melkeys from the everly brothers, too. >> stephen: they wanted to be the everly brothers. who did you want to be? is there somebody you wanted to be when you were younger? >> yeah, janice joplin. ( cheers and applause ) right? she had all the bangles and beads and she was out there, and she drank southern comfort. >> stephen: you got the look down.

down. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> and i got a song off the new record which is tip of the hat to her, which is-- come on. where's amy. "piece of my heart." "a little piece of my heart." >> stephen: oh, i'd love to hear you sing that. that's on the album? >> yeah, it is. ( applause ) >> stephen: do you-- do you-- do you still enjoy-- can you still scream? do you still scream? >> oh, yeah. every night. >> stephen: really? it's a family show. it's a family show. >> did it really take that -- >> it's a family show. >> okay. >> stephen: if you hospital been a rock star, what do you think you would have done? i mean, could you see you doing an everyday job, like working at a fast food restaurant, or something like is that tha? would you like. fries with that ( applause ). >> maybe tuning piano s. >> stephen: really, tuning pianos? >> yeah, my uncle did that.

musical family? >> oh, yeah, the whole family. came over from italy, five brothers. and when i was, like, 20 i found up in the attic this brochure that said they would live in new york city, get on a train and go and play at these old wooden hotels. and so they were a band and touring when i first started aerosmith. and i thought, duh! that's where it all comes from. so my father went to juilliard. yup. >> stephen: wow. what was his instrument? >> piano. >> stephen: well, these men went to juilliard there, piano. >> hands stream on, and all this stuff, right? we'll do a duet later. >> stephen: i understand that you were a little upset-- you're a registered republican, but you were upset that donald trump used "dream on" at his concert. did you ask him to stop? >> i told him, i said, "i write songs for causes, not campaigns." you see what i mean?

and, of course, he got pissed off big time. >> stephen: i imagine he did. >> called me up and said, "what's going on?" and i said, "donald i don't want you using the song." and he did anyway and i sent a cease and desist. i did not sue him but as you know, donald does not take no for an answer. approximation. if you are waiting for don ald dream on >> well said. much. will you stick around? >> yes. >> stephen: i'd like to talk about your charity. >> i'd love to. the johnson's scent, lather, and bubbles help enhance the experience. so why just clean your baby, when you can give him so much more? players celebrate with rings, teams celebrate with trophies,

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wait, i forgot to put your water out. let me put your water on there, a special custom handle for you right there. i want you to feel at home. >> that should be on the mantel piece. happy birthday. it's my son'sing about the. >> stephen: tell me about janie's fund. i understand you have got a fund inspired by the response you got from people after your hit "janie's got a gun." >> no, no, i was thinking about it-- when i came up with "janie's got a gun." i was like, "who's janie and why does she have a gun?" >> stephen: janie's got a gun just came out of you. >> i looked at "newsweek" or something which showed the handgun problem in america from friday to monday. and that spurred me to write about a girl whose father was having his way with her, and the mother was watching. all about that. and so i took my microphone stand and i sent them to elton,

heard my voice for years. now i need your voice. i don't necessarily need money but just tweet out that you got my mic stand just to get the ball rolling." >> stephen: what does janie's fund do? >> it lookses after abused children. i met seven, eight, nine, 10-year-old girls that had been on the street, that had been smoking crack, that had been raped, that had been hooking and there just is no place for them in society. >> stephen: you brought something here. >> oh, yeah. >> stephen: to share with us. right here. what is this? >> my girlfriend. >> stephen: and what do you do with these? what are these? >> this is what i put in the box. this is my girlfriend that i live vicariously through on stage. and -- >> this is your classic scarf-wrapped microphone stand. >> this is it. i had about. ( cheers and applause ) so i'm thinking, why don't i

with this thing. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: now, you send these you have sent these to elton john, you have sent these this to me? >> i am so giving this to you. >> stephen: all right, good. now, i feel like i'm slightly underdressed for this microphone stand right now. show me what you do. how do you rock out with the mic, because i sometimes have to sing with the mic, and i don't know what to do. i don't know whether, you know to be rough with it. i don't know whether to treat it like a lady. i don't know-- how do i approach the mic, in a way that i can have a relationship with it and make this work? >> there you go. >> stephen: how i do make it work? >> there are moments in songs where it's like you go up to it sweetly and you. there goes my old girlfriend ( cheers and applause ) or "dude looks like a lady or it's "bang, bang, baby, like

it depends. look, i'm talking into this. one, two. i think you should start off with this one. stand right here like that, and you just take your foot and go. >> stephen: one more time. one more time. >> stephen: wait, wait. show me. >>y just spin it and turn. that's it! ( cheers and applause ) dream on dream on. yeah wooo! >> why am i showing you? >> stephen: i am possessed by the spirit of steven tyler. the new single is "red, white & you." it drops today. please check out janie's fund. steven tyler, everybody.

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,, ,, ,, ( band playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my next guest is an emmy-nominated actor now starring in season two of "transparent." >> who invited your aunt brenda? >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry. i meant to tell you that. listen, we were just nervous. sarah has no friends. she has no friends.

>> oh, my god. >> lipgot all the friends in the divorce, and tammy has so many people. and-- >> they're facebook friends. bejeweled blitz. >> what is bejeweled blitz? >> it's a video game with calendar diamond jewels that you line up-- there's this weird cat with laser eyes in the bonus round. >> stephen: please welcome gaby hoffmann! ( applause ) ( cheers ) >> oh, my god. >> stephen: aren't they lovely? aren't they lovely? >> i love this band. >> stephen: you don't get that everywhere. >> no, you don't. thank you. >> stephen: only cbs. ( laughter ) congratulations on "transparent." >> thank you so much. >> stephen: it's a fantastic show. you got nominated last year for an emmy.

golden globe, didn't win, but it's an amazing success, amazon's first hit show. how does it feel to be part of something that big? >> extraordinary. >> stephen: and something culturally relevant at the moment. >> it certainly is. it's extraordinary. i'm so proud. it's a little late for this revolution, this civil rights movement but better late than never. i'm so proud to be a part of it. >> stephen: i thought you were going to say it's a little late for you. >> i'm a little past my prime, stephen! >> stephen: you were a child actor, a child star, "field of dreams" "sleepless in seattle" and then you left for, like, 10 years. why wouldn't you want to be a teenager in the public eye? it looks-- >> so fun. >> stephen: it looks so fun. >> doesn't it? i know, i really missed the boat on that. you could have been dissected while you were developing. >> that's right. >> stephen: what did you do? >> i went to college. i was obsessed with going to college.

i wanted to go to bard college. >> stephen: and did you? >> i went to bard. steely dan. i don't know why i did this. >> stephen: it has nothing to do with steely dan until now. >> i apologize, steely dan. >> stephen: i understand you trained to be a duala? what's a duala. >> a duala is a labor coach, somebody like -- >> like a midwife. >> a midwife is more like the doctor who delivers the baby. >> stephen: a duala is just going, "you can do it!" >> that's right. a duala is giving physical, emotional, and psychological support. >> stephen: did you end up doing it? >> yes, i've been to a few births. i went to my niece's birth. my sister had a home birth with my niece, and that's when i became obsessed with home birth s. >> stephen: and you have a child yourself? >> i have a 14-year-old mother. >> stephen: you can duala for yourself? can you cheer yourself through it? >> i had a lot of help in my birth. i had a very long-- i had a home birth, and she was almost 10 pounds and did not want to come out. >> stephen: wow, hanging on to

>> yeah, she was hanging on to something. we needed, like air, team of dualas at my birth which i had luckily. and she was beautiful. >> stephen: when my kids were born, i felt fine. >> how old are they now? do you still feel fine? >> >> stephen: oh, sure, sure. they can all beat me up now. they're very large. i see you have a bernie pin on. >> that's right, i do. >> stephen: are you feeling the bern? >> yeah. we're on our way to iowa next week. >> stephen: you're going to do there? >> yeah, my boyfriend boif and our daughter. >> stephen: what do you like so much about bernie sand jeers well-- what's not to like? have you seen the man? >> stephen: he's eye candy, first of all,. >> first of all,. >> stephen:itary me off a piece of that. >> oh, my god, a little spittle. >> stephen: put a scoop of ben over. >> stephen: is there an issue that he addresses that you particularly care about? >> yes, many, but right now i think the most important issue campaign finance reform. that. >> yes. >> stephen: i would agree with that.

you can't allow equal access. >> nothing-- whatever your issue is, lawrence sling talks beautifully about this, whatever your issue sbe it climate change, l.g.b.t.-- anything, none of it can get done until we have campaign finance reform so that should be everybody's issue ( applause ). >> stephen: thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> stephen: it was lovely having you here. >> stephen: season two of "transparent" is now available on amazon prime video. gaby hoffmann, everybody! thanks so much. own taxes. so we brought in world-renowned brainiac, doctor s. james gates junior, to help him get started. marvin. you got a w-2. uh, yeah. i do. you got a finger. yes. take the finger and press it right here. [camera shutter]

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,, ,, making hur television debut tonight. singing "falling short" ladies and gentlemen, please welcome lapsley. one month till february,

and i know it sure, and i know it sure one month till february, keep on holding on and i know it sure, and i know it sure and it's times like these, and it's days like these and it's times like these, and it's days like it's been a long time coming but i'm falling short it's been a long time coming but i'm falling short 'cause you could say

this 'cause you could say this is not too far to carry this 'cause you could say this is not too far to carry this 'cause you could say this is not too far to carry this and it's times like these, and it's days like these and it's times like these, and it's days like these it's been a long time coming but i'm falling short

but i'm falling short because you took something away from yourself take your heart to higher self heart to higher shelf because you took something away from yourself come back to this route and take your heart to higher self ending because you took something away from yourself come back to this route and

ending not too far to carry this ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: lapsley's debut album, "long way home" is out march 4. lapsley, everybody! we'll be right back.

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,, ,, late show." tune in monday when my guests will be donald rumsfeld, n.b.a. star russell westbrook, and musical guest-- let's say donald rumsfeld. now stick around for james cordon, everybody. exwnt. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> reggie: are you ready all to have some fun and feel the love tonight don't you worry if you aren't a sponge

ladies and gentlemen, all the way from helena, montana, give it up for the one, the only, james corden! ( cheers and applause ) >> james: hey! how are you? thank you so much! captioning sponsored by cbs >> james: good evening. welcome to "the late late show." thank you so much, everybody. thank you. thanks for being here. ladies and gentlemen, the holiday season is officially upon us. and things get hectic this time of year. you know, the weather's bad. stores are crowded. it can be a lot to deal with, and people are finding all sorts of ways to handle the stress. one person who's not handling it

seattle, washington. take a look. ( cheers and applause ) >> james: i don't understand either. ( cheers and applause ) >> james: i don't understand either. somebody's dreaming of a white christmas. now, two rules when being pulled over by a police officer. one, always be courteous. two, and i can't believe i have to say this. when the police officer is directly next to your window, don't do cocaine. ( laughter ) don't do it. ( applause ) but when he got caught, he

he was taking vitamin pills. yeah, pure, uncut, colombian vitamin pills. like, it's never good when the cop asks if you know why he pulled you over and you're like, ( talking very fast ) i don't know. do you know because i don't know? hey, do you like eggnog? i love eggnog. we should get eggnog some time. what was the question? but you're probably wondering who this guy is. we've obtained exclusive footage where the perpetrator's face is visible. take a look. it's santa claus. that's not a surprise. ( applause ) the guy's about to work a 24- hour shift. have you tried climbing up a chimney? it's exhausting. plus, he has to believe that reindeer can fly. it's like anything. there's no denying that people get aggressive during the holidays. check out nevada state representative michele fiore who sent out this christmas card that showcases three generations

the only thing is on their all holding guns. don't believe me? look at that. this looks like they tried to make "the expendables," but they only had a budget of $45. actually, is that sylvester stallone in the middle? that's either an old woman or a teenage boy. we honestly can't tell. ( laughter ) if i was santa, i'd be pretty nervous breaking into that house to leave presents. whoa! it's just me! ho, ho, ho! ho! i'm kidding. i actually don't have anything because they have nine guns. laughter ) but it's not all drugs and guns. one man in san antonio has figured out a way to channel that holiday stress into his creativity.

single handedly re-invented the concept of decorating your house for christmas. >> the mastermind behind the light show is matt johnson. >> i feel like the conductor of an orchestra. >> james: i mean, this display does everything. it flashes. it plays dub-step music. it ruins your neighbors' lives. ( laughter ) this display really does highlight what christmas is about, the birth of skrillex. ( laughter ) to use all those lights, it must use a lot of energy. but he claims, it's not as much as you may think. take a look. >> we calculated it last year and it uses about the same amount of electricity as a hair dryer. >> james: he said that it uses about as much energy as a hairdryer. however, he didn't mention that this is his wife. ( applause ) all right, reggie, you ready to do this? >> reggie: yes.

i'm james corden, and this, this is "the late late show"! roll the titles! ( cheers and applause ) the late, late show, oh, oh the late, late show, ooh the late, late show, oh, oh the late, late show oh, oh the late, late show >> james: certainly is. shall we see who our guests are on the show tonight? in the purple room, you know him from "the hangover," "national treasure" and "the new normal," the brilliant, the handsome, mr. justin bartha is here tonight! >> what's up, man? >> james: nice so see you. >> it's going well. how's it going? >> james: it's going really well. >> the camera -- you said it was

>> james: always good to have a well-dressed ankle. justin bartha, everybody. and in the red room, he is an amazing stand-up comedian and he'll be performing for us later tonight. his first special "give ' em hell kid" premieres this friday on showtime. you're in for such a treat. the brilliant jermaine fowler is here tonight! ( cheers and applause ) hey, jermaine, how are you doing? >> i'm good, man. how's life. >> james: what are you doing there? what are you eating? >> i'm eating your quinoa. >> james: what? nonstop quinoa when i'm down here. that's me. ladies and gentlemen, mr. jermaine fowler, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) and ladies and gentlemen, we have a very, very special

his unique origami style gift- wrapping technique has already earned him over 500 million views on youtube. ( applause ) he was even commissioned -- listen, he's been commissioned to wrap gifts for the obama family at the white house this year. in the green room, andre arshavin, everyone! now andrey, i've heard that you can wrap literally anything, is that true? >> that is true. i can wrap a pocket square. even a phone. >> james: andrey arshavin, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) i'm looking forward to that. and in the blue room, she's a movie star, a tv star, oscar

the wonderful, the stunning, we are all so happy she is here! taraji p. henson is here tonight! >> it's the police! get dressed! hide the drugs! >> james: hey, taraji, you okay? >> you hid it? the weed. >> james: everybody's good. >> i didn't know you were coming over. >> james: look at that. love the pocket dress. >> you love that. >> james: be careful when you lift up those pockets. taraji p. henson. >> thank you, bye! got to go get drunk. >> james: how good is tra raji? she's so good on "empire." i can't imagine anyone else ever playing cookie. but she actually had to fight

competition to get that part. take a look. >> we're just going to be a second, taraji. do you need some water? >> no, i'm okay. thanks. ( laughter ) >> james: hi. >> hi. you're reading for -- >> james: cookie lyon. you? >> the same. >> james: huh, that's a bit surprising. >> really? i'm the surprise here? >> james: huh? >> nothing. >> james: you messing with the wrong bitch, you bougie trick.

>> james: lucius! lucius, you give me back my company, bitch! >> wow. all right! do you think you can do that a little quieter? >> james: what's the matter? scared of a little competition. >> you, competition? no. >> james: i'm kidding. i'd kidding. you salty fake-ass ho. >> what?! >> james: the script, page 4. you salty fake-ass ho. >> oh. >> james: coming in here half assed, in your dollar store jeans and your discount hoops. >> that is not in the script. >> james: no, it's real life, bitch, and we're living it! >> look here, james corden. you can put on your little fake nails, and your raggedy dress. but the day you take a job from taraji p. henson is the day i drag you through the streets by the roots of your nasty weave. i was in "hustle and flow," and okay, boo, boo, kitty. it's hard out here for an

button, bitch! where's your oscar nomination at? huh? nothing to say? you think anyone saw you in "into the woods"? all we saw in that movie was meryl streep, johnny depp, and trees. were you the trees, james? was that you? you dumb winnie-the-pooh-looking baby man. >> okay. taraji, we're ready for you. >> thank you. the streets ain't made for everyone. that's why they made sidewalks. stay in your lane! >> what's up? >> james: hi.

>> james: hakeem. do you have a problem with that? didn't think so. ( cheers and applause ) >> james: we have a fun show tonight. we'll be right back with taraji p. henson and justin bartha! ( cheers and applause

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,, ,, >> james: welcome back! let's meet our guests tonight. ( applause ) she stars in "taraji and terrence's white hot holidays," go wild for taraji p. henson! ( applause ) >> james: he stars in "cooper barrett's guide to surviving life!"

) he's got beautiful eyes check out the color of his eyes she's beautiful everybody's beautiful ( cheers and applause ) >> james: hi! >> hey! >> james: how are you? >> you moved from mind the desk. it makes it more informal. where's the wine? >> james: we can get wine. >> someone get taraji some water. >> james: and budweiser. >> and a man with a fan and grapes. >> james: i really appreciate you coming to see us. justin, we haven't, but we are both huge fans of taraji's. >> i mean, how can you not? ( cheers and applause )

>> "hustle and flow." >> i love you too -- get me in trouble. >> doesn't count if it's on tv. ( laughter ) reggie laughed so hard on that one. reggie's like, "that's true." >> reggie needs to give me that hair. >> reggie: you got it. >> james: you've got some great stuff. >> mine comes off, does yours? >> reggie: not anymore. >> we could fix that. >> james: tonight is the third night of hanukkah. is hanukkah a big thing for you? >> how do you know that i'm the jewish one? >> james: i just took a shot in the dark. >> growing up, it was. for the young jews that didn't grow up wealthy like myself. you get one okay present and

worse. so you start off like with some g.i. joes, and then at the end you're getting a sample from bath and body works. ( laughter ) >> james: yeah, like a pen from a bank. >> i would get my dad -- my dad would give me -- i collected pens -- i got laid a lot -- i collected pens. oh, my god, a silver cross pen. i would turn it over and it said "toddman real estate group." >> james: thanks dad. appreciate that. how was christmas in the taraji household? >> it's a lot of fun because my mother -- it's like eight of them and they all had kids. the cousins were very close. we would always end up at one of the aunt's or uncle's houses. i have an uncle that's a deejay. and the kids would be running

any guidance. and by the end of the night, on the floor. so we're still close till this day. all my cousins. >> james: what's it now in the henson household now that you're bringing in the big cash? >> i am really blessed. they don't expect anything from me-- >> james: they say that. but they absolutely do. just so you know -- just so you applause ) an itunes voucher. the second you go to the bathroom, "what is going on here? she's huge star, a $10 i-tune's >> that's all we get? no, they're going to be quite surprised -- they'll be happy this year because i'm going to japan before christmas to do pressure for the show, for "empire." >> that's where i'm doing any christmas shopping.

coming from japan. >> james: yeah, it will mean so much more than that xbox 1 that you wanted. >> bath and body works means the same thing. >> my little cousin wants a hover board. i'm like it's coming from japan. >> james: you both started acting at an early age. what was it about acting that made you want to get into it? >> i mean,girls mostly. >> how do you really feel? >> i played sports when i was young. i tried out for all of the teams. i didn't make any of them. i tried out for tennis. i didn't like tennis and i broke my wrist. that's how good i was. >> you were so good. >> james: tennis injury. ( applause ) >> ah!