please welcome debra messing! it is ♪ that's just the way it is ( applause ) >> hi! ( cheers and applause ) you guys are awesome. >> stephen: aren't they lovely? >> they're awesome. >> stephen: you're so elegant. i love your outfit. >> well, you know, this is my first time on your show. it's a big deal for me. >> stephen: thank you very much. thank you for put something effort into it. that's very nice. it's got a classic line and also sort of glamorous and at the same time you look like a greek goddess come down to earth in modern time. >> that's exactly what i was going for. >> stephen: now, the-- that clip we just saw, like, do you do a lot of action. >> i do all of it. i don't have any stand-ins. i don't have any stunt doubles. it's all me. >> stephen: me either. i do all my own stunts. nobody ever asks me to look like i'm doing stunts. have you had to do anything before where you had to look like an action star. >> no. >> stephen: really? >> i'm a klutz. i had a job before this where i had to-- i fell down a

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my first guest is the star of "the mysteries of laura," debra messing. then i'll sit down with star of stage and screen, zachary quinto, ladies and gentlemen. ( cheers and applause ) then we'll have a performance by none other than the legendary violent femmes. that right there is jon batiste and stay human. say hi, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) they're about to get in it to win it. before they do, one more thing: a new book reveals that adolf hitler had a micro-penis. wow. if he knew people found out, grave, which would be easy considering that tiny penis. ( laughter ) >> tonight, stephen welcomes debra messing. zachary quinto. >> and a musical performance by violent femmes. human. and now it's time for "the late show with stephen colbert"! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey! hey! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: thanks, everybody! look, i love this show, but i i come out here night after night, and i do comedy, and there are some night when i am just a little bit shaken by what i've seen in the news, and i can't pretend right now i am not

and in our kitchen is the always fun, debra messing. debra is not just hanging around the kitchen doing nothing, she's live tweeting our chat. what is your handle? >> @debramessing. >> i like the picture you use on twitter, you're looking down or -- i can't remember. but i like it. >> is it provocative? >> i don't know. >> naughty. >> it is like that. that's what you got going. >> then we're going to be cooking up something in the kitchen too. i see a naked chicken. >> absolutely. >> what are we cooking? >> sage roasted chicken, five ingredients, though. so easy. >> the best roasted chicken of all time. >> of all time. >> so he says. >> that's what joel says. >> all right. >> all righty, we're going to meet elvis' newest artist of the moment. because we had one last week. bryson chance, his middle school turned him into a youtube star. and he's getting everyone's attention from ellen and lady gaga and now he has new music. >> we have a headline from yesterday's show. you may have missed this. if you did, i want you to please fix your eye

>> so in our kitchen slaving away is emmy winning and the always fun debra messing. and deborah's not just hanging nothing. so what's your handle? >> @debramessing. it's very creative, isn't it? twitter. you're looking down or up -- >> thank you. >> but it's very creative. >> is it provocative? a little naughty? >> it's like that. that's what you've got going. >> we're going to be cooking up something in the kitchen, too. i see a naked chicken. >> what are we cooking? >> sage roasted chicken. though. so easy. >> the best roasted chicken of all time. >> that's what joel says. >> all right. >> elvis's newest artist of the month. this middle school -- his musical in middle school turned him into a youtube star. and he's getting everybody's attention from ellen and lady gaga. all grown up now and he's got some new music. >> we have a headline from yesterday's show. you might have missed this. if you did, i want you to please at the very, very end of our show, kathie lee dropped her robe. and it was quite a moment. >> it was my favorite thing. >> it was her favorite thing

debra messing is the bigigst pervert of all. >> that's why we love her. >>here's something far more important and this is what i took a picture of yesterday, everybody. feast your eyes upon this. something wonderful is happening how wonderful is spring spring, spring in reverse. >> liz callaway singing "spring." a song david freedman and i wrote. she's gloriously talented. >> but to see a crocus, are they drunk? >> not yet. not yet. not even a aip mark. >> maybe one f fm yesterday. but, anyway, gosh, it makes your heart sing, just to see the first sign. >> that's a crocus. >> so eva longoria did something really funny yesterday. i don't know if you know but it has been 20 years since the spice girls first started out. eva longoria did something with mashable and she was performing their hit song wanna-be. she didn't do it as a singer, she did it as a tetenovela soap opera character. maybe it is disturbing. maybe you'll like it. take a look. >> what i really, really want. tell me what you want. what you really, really want. i want a hat. i want really, rea

>> in our kitchen is the always fun debra messing. debra is not just hanging around the kitchen doing nothing, she's live tweeting our chat. what is your handle? >> @debramessing. >> it is very creative. >> i don't know. >> naughty. >> it is like that. that's what you got going. >> then we're going to be kitchen too. >> absolutely. >> what are we cooking? >> sage roasted chicken, five ingredients, though. >> t t best roasted chicken of >> of all time. >> so he says. >> that's what joel says. >> all right. >> all righty, we're going to meet elvis' newest artist of the month, we had one last week. his musical in middle school turned him into a youtube star and he's getting everyone's gaga and now he has new music. >> we have a headline from yesterday's show. you may have missed this. if you did, i want you to please fix your eyes on what happened. at the end of our show, kathie lee dropped her robe and it was quite a moment. >> it was my favorite thing. >> it was her favorite thing. so i think we have that and look what's happening. >> y

. >> we have debra messing. thank you for asking. >> hello, debra messing. >> hello. >> beautiful new book coming out called "come to the garden." i got the audio. >> yes, you did. >> and we'll cook something wonderful. >> what are we making? we're living in a very competitive global economy, and if we are going to succeed, we need the best-educated workforce in the world. we should be making public colleges and universities tuition-free. we're going to pay for it with a tax on wall street speculation. the taxpayers of this country bailed out wall street. it is time for them to start helping the middle class of this country. i'm bernie sanders >>> from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's booze day tuesday. it's february 23rd. cheap thrills. how do you pronounce her name? >> sia! >> so in our kitchen slaving away is emmy winning and the always fun debra messing. and deborah's not just hanging around the kitchen doing

. >> also, we're catching up with debra messing. a lot to talk to her about, from her hit show to dirty dancncg. what's going on there? >> you'll find out. the box office but before that, it was a book. we have your guide to the year's hottest reads before they hit the big screen. >>> also, tailor made celebrity styles you can pull off yourself. >>> don't forget to pack your bags, bring a friend and be on the plaza friday morning for a chance to win a spontaneous trip to los angeles over the long leap day weekend. make a creative poster to show us how you'd spend your extra 24 hours. the trip includes three nights at the line hotel, a bike tour on the beach, dinner and much more, courtesy of discover los angeles. you have to be over 18. don't forget, come to the plaza an friday and rsvp at today.com/plaza. >>> now let's say hello to berto hernandez, the 36-year-old who lost a160 pounds and crowned the biggest loser. roberto, good morning and congratulations. >> thank you. >> what a whirlwind. you were just crowned last night. were y

my first guest is the star of "the mysteries of laura," debra messing. then i'll sit down with star of stage and screen, zachary quinto, ladies and gentlemen. ( cheers and applause ) then we'll have a performance by none other than the legendary violent femmes. ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) that right there is jon batiste and stay human. ( cheers and applause ) they're about to get in it to win it. before they do, one more thing: a new book reveals that adolf hitler had a micro-penis. wow. if he knew people found out, he'd be rolling over in his grave, which would be easy considering that tiny penis. ( laughter ) >> tonight, stephen welcomes debra messing. zachary quinto. >> and a musical performance by violent femmes. featuring jon batiste and stay