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>> STEPHEN: WELCOME BACK.
>> YOU KNOW HIM AS THE OF "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS
LIVE" AND THE FORCE BEHIND SO MANY SHOWS ON BRAVO.
HIS LATEST IS THE ANIMATED QUIBI SERIES "THE ANDY COHEN DIARIES."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," ANDY COHEN!
HELLO, ANDY COHEN.
>> WELL, HELLO THERE!
YOU GOING FOR A PONY TAIL OR WHAT'S THE END GAME THERE, MAN?
>> Stephen: I'M GETTING -- LOOK AT THAT LETTUCE BACK THERE.
>> YEAH!
>> Stephen: LOOK AT THAT.
YOU COULD MAKE A COBB SALAD, BABY.
>> ABSOLUTELY, PARTY IN THE BACK, DUDE.
>> Stephen: AND PARTY IN THE FRONT.
LOOK AT THAT.
COME ON!
>> YEAH!
>> Stephen: HOW ABOUT YOU?
YOU'RE LOOKING WAVY, HIPPIE-DIPPY.
YOU GOT A KISS CURL RIGHT UP THERE.
>> YES, I DO.
YES, I DO.
>> Stephen: IS THIS GOING TO BE PERMANENT NOW?
IS THIS GOING TO SURVIVE THE QUARANTINE, THIS NEW LOOK?
YOU'RE CASUAL WITH A LITTLE SKIN, OBVIOUSLY SELLING A LITTLE
TICKETS.
>> I ALWAYS LIKE TO SHOW SOMETHING HERE, BUT I LOVE NOT
WEARING A SUIT ON "WHAT HAPPENS LIVE."
YOU WERE ON MY SHOW MONTHS AGO AND YOU'RE STILL IN THE SAME
SPOT, YOUR HAIR IS LONGER, YOUR WIFE IS NOW DOING YOUR FLOOR
DIRECTION.
>> Stephen: MY WIFE EVIE IS NOW MY CREW OVER HERE.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
THERE ARE SOME ASPECTS OF IT THAT ARE PLEASANT THAT WE GET TO
SEE INTO THE STARS' HOMES.
THAT'S NICE.
>> THAT'S FUN.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR EXPERIENCE BEEN LIKE, YOU KNOW,
HOSTING?
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S ODD BECAUSE DOES IT FEEL LIKE YOU TID A REAL
SHOW WHEN YOU'RE DONE?
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF
DOING MY SHOW IS NOT JUST THE INTERACTION WITH MY GUESTS OR MY
AUDIENCE, BUT I LOVE HANGING OUT, YOU KNOW, SHOOTING THE CRAP
WITH MY STAFF, AND, SO, I FORCE THEM TO DO A KIND OF A DEBRIEF
AFTER EVERY EPISODE OVER ZOOM, AND IT HAS GOTTEN SO
UNCOMFORTABLE, BECAUSE THERE'S ALL THESE BOXES JUST SITTING
THERE LOOKING AT ME, AND THEY LOOK LIKE I'M HOLDING THEM
HOSTAGE, WHICH AT THIS POINT I THINK I AM.
THEY WANT TO GO BACK TO THEIR LIFE, BUT I WANT TO BE LIKE,
HEY, WE JUST DID A SHOW!
LET'S TALK!
>> Stephen: WELL, HOLD ON A SECOND HERE.
SO "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE," IS IT LIVE?
>> AT THIS MOMENT, WE ARE NOT LIVE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW, THEN.
YOU HAVE TO CALL IT "WATCH WHAT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO."
>> YEAH, WE'RE PUTTING IT TOGETHER WITH SCOTCH TAPE AND
STAPLES AT THIS POINT.
I DON'T KNOW EVEN KNOW HOW THE SHOW IS BEING TRANCE MID.
IF WE WERE LOW-TECH BEFORE, I DON'T KNOW EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS.
>> Stephen: I HAVE BEEN ON YOUR SHOW SEVERAL TIMES, IT'S A
LOVELY EXPERIENCE, BUT IT DOES FEEL A LITTLE LIKE, HEY, MY DAD
HAS A TV STUDIO, LET'S PUT ON A SHOW TONIGHT.
IT'S CASUAL.
>> THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ME A DAD.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE A DAD.
I ACTUALLY AM A DAD.
BUT ALSO, I COULD TELL YOU WHAT EVERY CELEBRITY'S WI-FI STRENGTH
IS.
>> Stephen: WHO'S GOT WI-FI GAME?
>> GOLDIE HAWN, GREAT.
OLIVER HUDSON, HER SON, POOR.
THE ENTIRE CA CALABASIS REGION O CALIFORNIA, POOR.
I HEAR EVEN THE KARDASHIANS HAVE VERY POOR WI-FI.
>> Stephen: WOW.
THAT'S WHAT I HEAR.
>> Stephen: THAT IS SHOCKING.
ONE OF THE SILVER ELININGS OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS FOR ME HAS
BEEN MORE TIME WITH MY FAMILY.
NOW, Y YOU'RE A NEW DAD.
YOU GO TO WORK, STILL AT HOME, YOU END WORK, YOU'RE ALREADY
THERE.
WHAT'S THAT BEEN LIKE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH FAMILY?
>> IT'S SO GREAT.
I TRULY GET TO PUT HIM TO BED AND WAKE HIM UP EVERY MORNING,
AND I'M WITH HIM.
WE HAVE ACTIVITIES EVERY MORNING, AND WE'RE TOGETHER SO
MUCH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE TEASER, WHAT'S THE ACTIVITIES?
>> ACTIVITIES.
>> Stephen: WHAT ACTIVITIES DO YOU DO?
>> OH, MY GOSH, WE THROW ROCKS IN THE WATER.
WE GO TO THE DUMP.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IS GO TO THE DUMP IN SAG HARBOR,
THE TOWN DUMP, AND THERE ARE ALWAYSAWAYS THERE AND I SORT MY
STUFF.
I FEEL VERY ACCOMPLISHED.
HE SEEMS TO LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: WAIT A SECOND, THERE ARE ALWAYSAWAYS THERE.
>> I'LL SHOW YOU SOMETHING I GOT AT THE TOWN DUMP.
>> Stephen: HE'S BRINGING SOME GARBAGE.
>> THEY OFTEN HAVE BOOKS THEY'RE GIVING AWAY.
WHAT ABOUT THIS SALLY JESSE RAFAEL PAPER BACK.
>> Stephen: YOU COULD LEARN A LOT.
>> GOT THAT AT THE DUMP.
>> Stephen: THERE'S WORSE ADVICE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: SO HOW OLD IS BEN NOW?
>> BEN IS 17 MONTHS.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S SO GREAT AND HE'S SO FUN AND HE'S SUCH A
GOOD BOY.
EVERY MORNING, I LOOK IN THAT DIAPER TO SEE WHAT KIND OF POOP
HE'S SERVING MEUP.
>> Stephen: SURE.
BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU, I'M STARTING TO GET PARANOID BECAUSE
I HAVE NO POKER FACE.
SO MY REACTION TO HIS POOP IS SO OVERSIZED, AND IF IT'S A MESSY
POOP OR THERE'S CORN OR SOMETHING IN THERE I DON'T WANT
TO DEAL WITH, I LITERALLY AM, LIKE --
( GAGGING ) -- AND HE LOOKS AT ME AND I FEEL
TERRIFIED I'M GOING TO CONSTIPATE THIS CHILD OR MAKE
HIM CONSTIPATED BECAUSE I'M REACTING SO CRAZILY.
BUT IF IT'S FULL OF ROCKS WHICH ARE EASY TO NAVIGATE, I'M GREAT.
>> Stephen: HE WILL VALUE YOUR HONESTY.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S LEARNING FROM YOU, EMOTIONAL HONESTY.
>> VERY GOOD.
I SHOULD HAVE A SIP OF HIS SIPPY CUP WHILE I TALK TO YOU.
>> Stephen: OH!
OH, THAT'S GOOD.
BY THE WAY, SPEAKING OF SIPPY CUPS, WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HOST
YOUR SHOW BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THERE A FEW TIMES, YOU PLY YOUR
GUESTS WITH AMPLE ALCOHOL BEFORE YOU EVER GO ON THE SHOW, AND IT
GREASES THE WHEELS OF THE CONVERSATION.
WHAT'S IT LIKE NOW TALKING TO SOBER GUESTS?
>> I KNOW THEY'RE MAINLY SOBE AND I'M MAINLY SOBE, TOO.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO BE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE READY TO
DEAL WITH THE DIAPER.
>> I KNOW.
>> Stephen: IT'S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES.
>> IT'S ALSO NOT 11:00 WHEN I'M DOING IT.
I'M NOT A BIG DAY DRINKER.
I CAN BE A ROSEÉ ALL DAY GUY.
>> Stephen: SURE.
AS A DAD.
>> Stephen: AS A DAD, IT'S GOOD NOT TO BE A DAY DRINKER.
>> IT'S ODD, YOU KNOW, BUT PEOPLE COME TO MY STUDIO, AND
IT'S SO SMALL AND THEY REALLY DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE ACTUALLY
TRANSMITTING A BROADCAST OUT OF THERE.
>> Stephen: I WILL TELL YOU, THIS IS A TRUE STORY, I'M
TELLING AMERICA THIS, NOT YOU.
THIS IS A TRUE STORY.
WHEN YOU GO ON, WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE, WHICH IS A
DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE.
BUT ONE TO HAVE THE UNNERVING PARTS OF IT IS THAT YOU ENTER --
YOU THE HOST START OF START THE SHOW SO CASUALLY THAT I HAVE
BEEN ON THREE TIMES NOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR FOUR
INCLUDING THE ZOOM ONE, AND GO, HAS THE SHOW STARTED?
WE WERE JUST TALKING.
IS THIS BROADCAST?
WHAT DID I SAY?
AND THEN YOU'RE SORT OF IN COMMERCIAL BREAK AND YOU GO,
WAIT, ARE WE IN COMMERCIAL BREAK OR RECORDING NOW.
>> IT'S COBB FUSING.
>> Stephen: I THINK IT'S PURPOSEFUL.
>> I WILL SAY IT DOES CARRY OVER.
PEOPLE IN THIS FORMAT, DO THEY KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE ON TV OR
NOT OR ON THEIR COMPUTER?
>> Stephen: HOLD ON, WE SHOULD START RECORDING SOME OF THE
CONVERSATION.
>> OKAY, GOOD.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT STICK AROUND,
EVERYBODY.
BACK WITH MORE ANDY COHEN.
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