. >> twenty years ago they told me i wouldn't live 10 years. [ cheers and applause ] >> hey, shel, haven't seen you for faw day us. where you been? >> this week has been all about giving hugs. hugged my french friends because they needed it. hugged my muslim friends becausese they needed it, too. [ laughter ] >> so muc has been going on. i wish you could just travel around the world giving hugs. >> i will! you think i'm afraid of isis? bitch, i'm from detroit. [ applause ] >> guys, i've got a lady stopping by, so i want to look super hot. >> ah -- >> what do o u think of f is super casual pose? [ laughter ] [ cheers ] >> when would anybody ever stand like that? >> i don't know, maybe i'm doing a super sexy photo shoot while still needing to fight off enemies? "get away, enemies, get your own photo shoot!" sha -- sha! >> look, danny, if you want to turn a woman on with a pose, you should pose like this. >> what the hell are you doing_ >> i'm listening to her tell me about her day. [ laughter ] >> oh, my god. i want to cuddle you so hard! >> look, ah, i know lately i've been a aing a little

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. >> reporter: two pie shels actually for two sponge cakes. held together in pastry cream, covered in chocolate and coated with almonds. >> we became the state dessert in 1996. >> reporter: congratulations. >> yes, absolutely. >> who knew? >> reporter: you heard right, boston cream pie is the official state dessert of massachusetts. >> boston baked beans, boston terriers, boston cream pie. what is it about this particular dessert that you think appeals to people around here? >> it's simple flavors that bring you back to your childhood, really. >> reporter: it's remained more or less the same way since it was invented over a century ago, at this very hotel. whose kitchen has had some famous and unlikely employees. >> malcolm x was a busboy here. >> reporter: this is hard to believe. >> ho chi minh worked in the bake shop. >> reporter: i happen to have a plate. >> and i happen to have your boston cream pie. >> reporter: the proof is in the pudding. that's good. or in this case, the pie. mmm. i have to keep making it just to make sure it's still