please welcome back to "the late show," george clooney. ♪ ♪ there you go. there he is. >> we have time for one more question. >> stephen: i am excited not just to have you on the show but the fact that we are going to be neighbors for a while. i can see the wintergarden. >> my goal is to make smoking cool again. you know, for the kids. >> stephen: this is not your first play. >> i did of clay 39 years ago. >> we have a research department here. >> that is not me. you enjoyed it enough to do it again. >> i wanted to wait until i was old enough to not remember my lines. >> good night and good luck is based on the movie you wrote with your partner. >> it's a nightmare. >> there is a weird -- when i did e.r., 12 pages a day of medical dialogue and you can come in. >> super arrhythmia tachycardia. never gotten that wrong since. [cheers and applause] now i can't remember anything. i start to do them and i sit there and i go i don't remember. it is exciting. >> live on stage is a different beast. when you do it on camera, you capture a little bit, there is no audience. >> what

he gives us a behind the scenes look at what led to that george clooney headline of the article. biden advocated his responsibility. by hiding his incapacities. i would actually put his family in there, too. clooney told me and the media in many ways dropped the ball. really? so the media never called them out, all of them. when they did call them out there was huge blow back. and he said he noticed it behind the scenes that he wasn't the same guy and he said. >> ainsley: he still never called out. >> brian: when barack obama led him off the stage they thought barack obama called clooney to write the editorial. he said obama never told him to do that he did it on his own. people worst of both words. biden is angry, harris is in. harris loses and they both loos. they lose the senate. >> lawrence: they have got to stop lying. they really do. look, the first step toward rebuilding the democratic party is saying on record all of them, the elected officials, the celebrity, if you want to restore trust in the american people, just say we saw it behind the scenes. and we didn't say anyt

from george clooney and that he's going short term orientation stop giving political opinions.ions of hollywood elite anyway but since he's really pulled the wool over people's eyes in the case of joe biden, i would just like him to go back and make more movies. maybe we're up to oceans 15 at this point. go do that, that's all we want from you. keep your political opinions to yourself. stuart: i want your opinion on this too, la mayor karen bass is investigating why she was allowed to go on a trip to ghana right before the fires broke out. watch. >> what do you mean there were warnings you weren't aware of? >> that level of preparation didn't happen and didn't reach that to me saying something terrible could very much happen and not going on the trip. that's one thing we need to look at. when i say it was a mistake and absolutely the idea that i was not present was very painful. stuart: stu, only thing she needs is a mirror in the investigation and worried about public image and perception and i would ask to la mayor cairns bass you're in ghana and wild fires broke out and your

but horace, george clooney never says what doug says, does he?partisan action on the things that our country really needs r. >> you know, there are a couple of big observations to be made about the president bidens obvious mental decline. first is that our founders gave us a first amendment not because it is great to be a journalist, there's nothing wrong with being a journalist but they wanted the american people to be informed. to be able to hold their government accountable. the fifth estate dropped the ball entirely. because they have become cheerleaders instead of people holding those in power accountable. the second observation is when you don't have a competent leader and instead the bureaucracy runs the place, they don't know what it means to be politically accountable. they don't run for office, they don't stand up in front of god and everybody and say this is what we are going to do. i wrote a book called put your back in chains which outlines the terrible policies that were put forward by the biden administration, obviously by people w

george clooney will come on to the bandwagon here. the thing that's went down is exactly what you're talking about. this group of folks that were around him. because i work with those folks, i run a presidential campaign. and that's true. you protect the principle at all costs. but at a certain point, we all would tell bernie sanders or whoever that is the tough thing that they needed to hear best for the campaign, the best for the primary. i've been on a primary where my principal had a heart attack. i'll take somebody back to that day in las vegas when we found bernie sanders in the shower. like those kind of crazy things. when you sit and go, okay, the campaign's over. i'll never forget that phone call when they're like, we're going to have to shut it down. those are real things. >> i never heard that you found him in the shower. >> i did. they called me and told me that it was bad, like he'd had a heart attack. >> yeah, but imagine how difficult it is to have that conversation with the actual president. campaign. a candidate is di

george clooney said this last night to trump. good for you.hope you do well because our country needs it. and we will meet you in three and a half years and see where we go. that's a good step where he says i -- you know, i hope do you well. because ultimately we all are america. >> brian: how late did you stay up last night. george clooney is on. end your plan. endlessly sexy. is. >> steve: that's the beauty of alexis. i went into your office before gout there. i moved the heater over. alexis what did george clooney say about donald trump last night on the late night show. >> brian: i want to grab that for radio. >> ainsley: did you stay up and watch sean's interview. >> brian: i did. i was allowed to. dragging or somewhat punch drunk, a little bit. we passed a breathalyzer but we wouldn't be able to pass a physical test. carley shimkus tells us what it is like to pass a breathalyzer. >> carley: who doesn't love a punch drunk show. makes it more fun. never know what you are going to get. let's get to headlines here. anti-israel protest breaki

. >> coming up next for us, george clooney speaks out about his decision to call on joe biden to exit the race and issue some blame in that conversation. plus, the loudest voice in sports suggesting that he is the candidate for 2028. and we're not talking about bomani jones. >> oh, i'm natasha bertrand at the pentagon. and this is cnn. >> so i can take the steak home. yeah, as many butterfly shrimp as i want. >> you got it. cake. you can take home everything. >> those tongs, ice cream machines, dessert bar tray, that guy's hat. >> we're going to let that guy keep his hat, but that's more broccoli. >> thanks. i'm good. >> want a next level clean swish with the whoa of listerine? it kills 99.9% of bad breath germs for five times more cleaning power than brushing and flossing alone. get a next level clean with listerine. feel the whoa! >> you'll love this! centrum silver is clinically proven to support memory and older adults, so you can keep. >> saying you mastered it. you fixed. >> it. >> you nailed it. you did. it with centrum silver, clinically proven to support memory in older adult

your take on the softening of george clooney on something he said was so terrifying that people neededgs in play here. one i do think he was a little bit humbled by the last election cycle because he lost twice in one election. he endorsed biden till the new ... only to endorse kamala. he's probably the first guy to lose two elections in one election. his play is coming out right now at the wintergarden theatre. probably doesn't want to alienate half the country and realizes the zeitgeist right now is with trump. he's kind of the cool brand. i think clooney is showing us the rarest of the where -- rare which is self-awareness. >> jessica. >> it was very similar to the sentiments that dave chappelle when he was on "snl" echoed at the end of his monologue where he said you are not my guy but i wish you good luck and we are counting on you. that's the point in all of us. >> even though you are a fascist >> there has been harsh words exchanged on both sides of this and i would hope that the big hollywood movie stars that are trump people, whoever they may be if kamala had one... with this

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we have to throw george clooney out there. we have to throw denzel washington out there.n if we start skewing a little bit younger, we can look at the justin timberlake's of the world. jessica the rock, dwayne the rock johnson. absolutely a heartthrob. >> so what's the secret? >> honestly, the ingredients for that has stayed consistent over the decades. you know, somebody that looks good on a bedroom wall and a poster? >> the hollywood hunks of the 90s and early aughts brought something fresh, relatable male characters with more emotional depth. >> you want to lose a guy in ten days? congratulations. you did it. you just lost him. >> how to lose a guy in ten days definitely stands out as one of those classic romantic comedy films. we kind of couldn't get enough of them, especially these kind of fish out of water. awkward guy, awkward girl, romantic comedy. >> that dynamic on display between chad michael murray and hilary duff in a cinderella story. >> coward. phony. >> okay. just listen. >> no. you listen. >> there was some great rom coms, and they stand the test of time

. >> george clooney. >> i'm going george clooney. >> but i'm like, look what we have now. is it too far off? no. could he be trump like? >> that's what i'm saying. >> could he talk like trump? you just said you would be afraid if stephen a was actually the front man for the democratic party, because that would worry you. >> well, i'm saying i want the democrats to keep doing what they're doing right now. everything's going. >> very well. >> so i'm okay. >> our friend stephen a is welcome to join us and finish off this conversation, everyone stay with us. coming up next, the panel will give us their nightcaps. what alternative punishment would you give someone who was convicted of a petty crime? we'll explain. >> it's the news. >> welcome back. >> but it's also kind of not the news. >> jenin dana bash do that. >> you know, there's. >> three lesbians. >> on this panel. >> am i one of them? >> if you drink tap water. >> and. >> your balls still work, please clap. >> no, michael. >> we don't fact check it. we don't care, man. >> why sell the. >> information on this show. >> so

. >> saying george clooney. >> i'm going george. >> clooney, but i'm like, look what we have now. is it too far off? >> no. >> could he be trump? >> like, that's what i'm saying. >> could he talk like trump? you just said you would be afraid if stephen a. was actually the front man for the democratic party, because it would worry you. >> well, i'm saying i want the democrats to keep doing what they're doing right now. everything's going. >> very well. i'm okay. >> our friend stephen a is welcome to join us and finish off this conversation. everyone stay with us. coming up next, the panel will give us their nightcaps. what alternative punishment would you give someone who was convicted of a petty crime? we'll explain. >> welcome back. >> have i got news for you? new saturday on cnn. >> fun color. great mileage. >> hey, hon, i found our new car on. >> carvana already. i want to do some research. honey, torque or horsepower for this, i vote torque. >> ooh. >> hmm. which color makes my shoulders look whiter? >> the blue one. >> cerulean. okay. oh, great. return policy, i got it, i got

meanwhile george clooney came out of hiding.face of the democrat coup just hit the late-night circuit to tell trump good game. >> i've lost a lot of elections. the first time i voted it was 1980 so i was a carter guy and reagan won. i lost to some bushes and won with clinton's and obama's. this is democracy, this is our works. >> i forgot who you are supporting. >> what a my supposed to do? storm the [bleep] capital? [laughs] it didn't work out, that's what happens. [cheering and applause] >> jesse: clooney is wishing trump good luck too. watch. >> go. i hope you do well because our country needs it. and then we will meet you in three and a half years and see where we go next. that's part of the thing. >> jesse: speaking of future elections, arizona democrats don't want to fix theirs. a governor shot down the bill that would secure and speed up there elections, which is probably the slowest in the country. the bill would have modeled the states election system after florida, the crown jewel of election management. but they said

should reboot nafta get rid of the old guard, the pro tanto pelosi and obama and movie stars like george clooneyo should be anointed and leadership, the last candidate was a disaster, everybody knows that's true, run a process and start a new leadership in the democratic party is an unknown man or woman we've never heard of probably, that is a good thing for them they have gone so far off the tracks that nobody wants to vote for them including democrats don't want to vote for them. at the end of the day it is reboot time enough to look inwards and say what is it mean to be a democrat. it used to be the party of the people, somehow, someway trump stole that from them in america fixed itself in the selection it went back to commonsense policy and here we are. stuart: always a pleasure, come back and see us soon. we have a lot of stuff for you. over the weekend elon musk and doge employee shut down the u.s. aid agency. as he was doing this as he was shutting it down elon musk as the president are you sure you want to go through with this multiple times trump said yes, it's a 40 billion-dollar agenc

the times says quote george clooney has been sneaking outside to smoke.. i had outside so the kids don't see and smoke a little bit. he plans to switch to herbal cigarettes. george was the face of divide and coup but he insists there is blood on the media's hands. quotes, right in at -- abdicated his responsibility by hiding his incapacities and the media in many ways dropped the ball. the media covered for and ushered in the return of the king and they are very matter. >> trump has never really wanted to be president. he actually has always wanted to be king. right now when we are seeing he is waving his scepter his king scepter. >> jesse: she better get it together the post says it abc bosses fired nine staffers on "the view". told the ladies to dial back the trump eight. there is a reel us versus the world the vibe going on right now and congressional democrats are not siding with us. >> the fact i'm rooting for canada and i'm rooting for mexico a lot is really wild but they are really the ones that are speaking the truth to power right now. >> jesse:

i've got george clooney.story was the relationship between a gay man and his female best friend. grace: sorry babe, he doesn't bat for your team. will: well, he hasn't seen me pitch. eric mccormick: did i have nerves about it in 1998? yes. but i had played several gay characters in the theatre and on television. karen: now eddie, she says that you and grace should get married. will: haha, grace and me? eric mccormick: what i saw on the page was charming leading man. but unapologetically an out gay man. grace: this would be us three weeks in... honey, i'm having an affair. will: me too. grace: his name is donald. will: me too! eric mccormick: i didn't get to be david schwimmer or matt leblanc, but i knew i could do it with empathy and dignity. patrick gomez: when it started off, and everyone was like, how gay can it be? jack: grace, did you know i was gay when you met me? grace: my dog knew. patrick gomez: and the answer was, apparently you couldn't go gay enough. jack: ladies and gentlemen, fresh from forty-f

the fact is nancy pelosi and barack obama and george clooney were behind his ousting and tried to doinning and then not so covertly near the end because biden refused to go. but they made a big bet. they bet the next candidate, they weren't sure it was going to be kamala harris would be able to beat donald trump and they lost on for her to go into this weird statement about the children. did she not watch the press conference earlier? or the executive order signing earlier this week with president trump at the white house surrounded by little girls who don't want men in their locker rooms, invading their space, stealing their titles and scholarships away from them and their hopes and dreams in terms of female athletics. she doesn't want to talk about it and she's worried now about what joe biden might write in a buck or joe biden now that he has a talent agency may expose about the democratic party as they try to get their feet under them for their future. >> she was asked about the future of the party inside about six or seven months you will see such a change but they still went wi

that the tariffs against mexico could cause tequila prices to skyrocket. [ booing ] in response, george clooneythat's not good. i have my own tequila brand, and it's made in mexico." [ laughter ] then nick jonas and mark wahlberg said, "same here. this is really gonna affect our tequila brands as well." [ light laughter ] then dwayne johnson, kevin hart, guy fieri, matthew mcconaughey -- [ laughter ] -- adam levine, george strait, lebron james, kendall jenner, rita ora, michael jordan -- [ laughter ] -- blake lively, eva longoria, ac/dc, and the chainsmokers said, "ditto." [ laughter ] and finally, diddy said, "this explains why no one's buying my tequila." [ laughter and ohs ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ 'cause of the price. the price is too expensive. >> steve: the price. [ cough ] >> jimmy: hey, get this, today, president trump hosted the stanley cup champion florida panthers at the white house. trump was like, "i like the florida nthers, but i prefer cougars on miami beach." [ laughter ] if you thought canada was mad before, wait 'til trump drinks a diet coke out of the stanley cup. [ light l

the times says, quote, george clooney has been sneaking outside to smoke. i had to get better at inhaling, he said. i got outside so the kids don't see and smoke a little bit. and he plans to switch to herbal cigarettes. george was the face of the biden coup, but he insists there's blood on the media's hands. quote, biden abdicated his responsibility by hiding his incapacities and the media in many ways dropped the ball. the media covered for biden and ushered in the return of the king. and they're very mad. >> trump has. >> never really wanted to be president. he actually has always wanted to be king. right now, what we're seeing is he's waving his scepter, his king scepter. >> so he better get it together, the post says. the abc bosses fired nine staffers on the view told the ladies to dial back the trump hate. there's a real us versus the world vibe going on right now, and congressional democrats aren't siding with us. >> the fact that i'm rooting for canada and i'm rooting for mexico a lot is really wild, but they are really the ones that are speaking t

good night and good luck with george clooney. previews open march 12th.ne wants to shell out some tix. >> bam! i mean. >> i thought you were going to say so. >> i have tickets to othello because i had to see denzel washington. i was going to say an alternative to the kennedy center is somebody who's been a long time member, loves the kennedy center. i am huge on theater, the arts in general. i'm going to need something that is alternative to it. on top of some tickets to this man's next show. >> that's so. that is the sweetest thing. >> i know. okay, so i was going to say a box of cigars, but i'm now changing that because i have a word of advice for guys. if your lady ever says i don't care that much about valentine's day, don't do anything. don't listen to her. don't listen to her. do the exact opposite, which is what i should have done. and so i want to say, love you very much. boo. i'll be. i'll be back with you very soon. >> you are clearly in the doghouse. okay. >> adrian. >> i'm sensing this trend on what i'm about to say here. look, i am a huge dea

george. good night and good luck. countdown to clooney's broadway debut. >> excited to be here. tarted rehearsal and i'm older than 40 years everyone on the play. >> yesterday george was in new york to help introduce the cast of "good night and good luck," a play he adapted from his 2005 oscar-nominated film. the two-time oscar winner is set to hit the stage march 12th, something he calls terrifying. it's bigger the fun part is we get to do a play a subject matter very close to our hearts which is about telling the truth and holding truth to power. >> back in 1995, george performed in front of a live audience on "snl." today, that show which celebrate its 50th anniversary february 16th on nbc and peacock and on stars who make an appearance including miley cyrus, pedro pascal, sabrina carpenter, kim kardashian, tom hanks, scarlett johansson, and john delaney. >> it's going to be epic. >> it's going to be an enormous celebration. >> i'm really excited. can't wait for the parties. >> a glass of wine. have some sangria. >> coming up, a guide to this year's biggest and best celebs' su

george clooney's casamigos he sold to diageo in 2017. dwayne johnson's teremana.kentucky bourbon. even snoop dogg and martha stewart's wine 19 crimes experts telling me on the phone the industry is far less capable of absorbing costs, and consumers should be on the lookout for price hikes as we go throughout the year. >> carl brandon it comes at a tricky time for. >> the industry. >> where people are drinking less alcohol, right? >> so it does raise the. >> question as how much pricing power these companies have if they're going to have to. >> raise. prices on tariffs. >> and i was talking to a lot of the wholesalers as well, the wholesalers industry. they were saying that's what makes this time different than 2019, when the alcohol companies were able to perhaps absorb the costs, not raise prices. that's not necessarily going to be the case this time around because of that depletion in consumer appetite for these products. >> well, we. >> were wondering when some of this guidance would get cloudier. this is a good example. brandon appreciate that brandon gomes we