Its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight, stephen welcomes Liev Schreiber. Joe buck. And sonequa martingreen. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen hey thank you very much hey, everybody welcome to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. Donald trump did more things today. For instance, he traveled to north dakota to talk tax reform. And by talk tax reform, i mean rambled incoherently until they turned his mic off. Trump started by addressing local issues, like north dakotas current drought. But you have a pretty serious drought. I just said to the governor, i didnt know you had droughts this far north. Guess what . You have them. laughter they know. I didnt know you had a north dakota, but they have one. Its north and the south at the same time. But you have a pretty serious drought. Dont tell them i told you this, but those people in houston are screwed, okay . They had the absolute opposite upon a trout. The opposite im foor getting the word for it. Im going to go with big wet. Theyve got a big wet down there. There is no one who is not insulted. Then he got to the heat of the meat, the reason he was there. He laid out his tax plan. Here are my four basic principles for tax reform first, we need a tax code that is simple, fair, and easy to understand. Second, we will cut taxes for middleclass families. Third, we need a tax code that restores our competitive edge. Stephen fourth, im never releasing my tax returns. Ever. laughter okay. Trump also talked about the of manufacturing labels. All around the world will be lined, once again, with products proudly bearing the words made in the u. S. A. What do you like better . Ready . Made in america . Made in the u. S. A. . What do you like . You like made in the u. S. A. . Seems to be. We should pick one or the other, probably. Stephen yeah, we should definitely pick one. And then the Electoral College can just pick the other one. laughter cheers and applause he seems i think thats how it works. I think thats i think thats how it works now. I think thats how it works now. He seems to think the president s job is to pick the labels that go on products. You like made in the usa better . Great, ill have my factory in china crank out a bunch of those. laughter applause okay, my ties, her shoes, the labels. And trump also referenced a recent conversation he with a foreign leader. I spoke to a leader of a major, major country recently, big, big country. They say our country is very big. Its hard to grow. Well, believe me, this country is very big. Stephen im not going to tell you which country it was, but it rhymes with braustralia. laughter and fun fact im lying. I didnt talk to anybody. laughter and if youre worried that donald trump doesnt have a real plan for the economy, thats fair. My administration strongly rejects this offshoring model, and weve embraced a new model its called the american model, very simple, the american model. Stephen im not surprised. He is known for embracing american models. Doesnt even ask. Just grabs him. cheers and applause thats an oldy but goody. Thats an olding thats an oldy but baddie. But by far, the most awkward moment and for trump thats a pretty high bar was when he brought up ivanka. Sometimes theyll say, you know, he cant be that bad a guy. Look at ivanka. No, come on up, honey. Shes so good. She wanted to make the trip. She said, dad, can i go with you . She actually said, daddy, can i go with you . I like that, right . Daddy, can i go with you . Yes, you can. Stephen not weird at all. All of trumps advisors call him daddy. Sean spicer was actually the one who started it. laughter as trump so sensitively mentioned, texas is still dealing with the aftermath of Hurrican Harvey. And they will be for years. Meanwhile, another hurricane, irma, is bearing down on florida. Its the largest atlantic hurricane ever reported. Experts say its the size of france. Hey this is america we measure things in delawares. laughter applause how many dell wares is france, do we know . How many dell wares is france . 10 . Its 10. 10 dell wares. Thats frightening. One france, i can handle one trance. 10 delawares getting the hell out of here. So irma is a frighteningly intense storm, but dont worry, President Trump is tweeting at it. Watching hurricane closely. My team, which has done and is doing such a good job in texas, is already in florida. No rest for the weary thats a really oddly casual way to describe exhausted First Responders racing to save lives. It reminds me of f. D. R. s pearl harbor speech. The United States of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan, but thats the way the cookie crumbles laughter stephen took it with a lot of aplumb. Dont forget to tune in next tuesday for the hand in hand benefit. Its raising money for those affected by Hurrican Harvey and hurricane irma. I will be there on the show, working the phones. Give me a call. Ask me what im wearing. Nothing. laughter remember the 2016 campaign . If you really want to go back and relive every excruciating detail, good news Hillary Clinton has a new book, what happened. Which is better than the original title anybody wanna buy a barge full of unused fireworks . Still stings a little. Of course, it will also be available in audiobook. In fact, we have a clip. You got to be kidding me. Damn it stephen im surprised they allowed china in there. They put, like, a tea set in there with her. Im surprised they put that in the recording booth. Its about 10 hours of that. So the book does not hit shelves until september 12, but some excerpts have started to leak. For example, hillary admits that, in the past, for reasons i try to explain, ive often felt i had to be careful in public. Now im letting my guard down. A little late laughter its like a pilot crash landing and then saying, those who are still alive, please put up your tray tables. laughter the book also has a lot of juicy peeks behind the scenes, like what it was like making the concession call to donald trump, saying, it was all perfectly nice and weirdly ordinary, like calling a neighbor to say you cant make it to his barbecue. Oh, which is a shame, because she was supposed to bring a cold salad and competent leadership. applause sure, why not . Leadership. Why not. Lets encourage it. While we can. If there are any diehard hillary fans out there, you can see her in person when she goes on her book tour to spots like michigan and wisconsin. Again, a little late to be going to michigan and wisconsin. applause but the big thing people are focusing on from the book is her criticism of bernie sanders. She describes feeling muzzled during the primary. President obama urged me to grit my teeth and lay off bernie as much as i could. I felt like i was in a straitjacket. Which is ironic, because bernies the one who looks like hes a mental patient. Joe stalin is underneath my bed. I am saving my urine in jars to keep it from being collected by the ascended masters of the red squad who seek to absorb me into the hive mind. Next question. And she. applause and she also in the back, she also talks about what it was like debating sanders who promised the voters the world. Hillary would propose a plan then bernie would announce basically the same thing, but bigger. On issue after issue, it was like he kept promising fourminute abs, or even nominutes abs. Magic abs its true. And faced with the choice between hillarys daily workout plan and bernies nominute abs, america went with potato ass. laughter applause a little butter, a little butter. Some sour cream. Some chives, bacon bits in there. In the book, she even reprints a supporters Facebook Post characterizing her dynamic with bernie. Bernie i think america should get a pony. Hillary how will you pay for the pony . Where will the pony come from . How will you get congress to agree to the pony . Bernie hillary thinks america doesnt deserve a pony. Bernie supporters hillary hates ponies. Hillary hates ponies, specifically, twilight, sparkle, rainbow dash, applejack, fluttershy, and pinkie pie. Are my bernie bronies in the house tonight . All in all that was very kind. All in all, hillarys book is a sobering look at how easily people can be taken in by unrealistic promises. On a side note, bernies on the show tomorrow night. And i think hes gonna bring me a pony we have a great show for you tonight. 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And speeches by amazing leaders like barack obama, and Martin Luther king. Stephen listen to it. Its appropriate. I would say that a funk version of the of National Anthem is appropriate right now, because right now our nation is funked. There has been another leak from the white house, folks. Sunday, cnn released the letter that obama left for trump on his inauguration day. Apparently, trump has shown th thats like leaving a note for the babysitter saying, zoes bottle is in the fridge. By the way, zoe is a human toddler. Human toddlers require food and water, or they die. The letter starts off pretty straightforward, dear, mr. President , congratulations on your remarkable run. Nice opening. Not like sweet and sour bleep . What just happened . Nice, nice. Then, obama acknowledges the uncertainty of being president , writing, this is a unique Office Without a clear blueprint for success. True. Although, were getting a pretty detailed diagram of failure. laughter obama also told trump to remember really whats important. And, finally, take time, in the rush of events and responsibilities, for friends and family. Good advice. Once this whole russia investigation is over, i hope the president takes the time to visit don jr. In jail. He then signed applause he then signed the letter good luck and godspeed bo oh my god obamas dog bo wrote this amazing and at the bottom of the letter, obama added, p. S. , if it comes up, nazis are the bad guys. Well be right back with Liev Schreiber. Its like nothing youve seen. The power of nexium 24hr protection from frequent heartburn. All day, and all night. Now packed into a pill so small, we call it mini. New clearminis from nexium 24hr. See heartburn differently. Whatits up to you, like with tampax pearl. Od . You get ultimate protection on your heaviest days, and smooth removal for your lightest. Tampax pearl. 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I was talking to the audience before the show how happy i am. I havent talked to you for a long time. Thank you. Stephen i have been a fan of yours since i saw you as yago. You saw that. Stephen not a nice guy, yago. He has some problems. He has some issue s. Stephen at the end of the play it doesnt say hes tortured to death offstage . I dont remember that part. They said he gets tortured to death . Doesnt he say, i will speak no more or something. Thats it. U he part. maybe. I dont know. Youre the guy. You play a lot of tough guys. Obviously saber tooth, and ray donovan is a tough guy. Are you a tough guy . No. I dont know why i do that. I think im absent minded. Stephen what . Im absebt minded, i forget things. And i think that face of forgetting things laughter applause . Translates on film as tough. Stephen i get it. And i think stephen let me try, can i try . Go ahead. laughter thats it. Its the adjustment, too. Did you see what he did with his eyes on the second part . Its because you start here and you go. And then you go. laughter and thats the 100yard stare. Stephen but we should not mistake your long pauses for hostility. Im just trying to remember my line. laughter . Stephen now, you you went to the yale school of drama, okay. Thats a good one. Its a good school, yeah. Stephen yale anything you throw a dart at it. Its expensive. Stephen its expensive. But you could make it back now. Its easy. Stephen go twice. Whatever. Sleep through half the classes. How actoraly was it . Were there acting exercises . Did you have to do vocal exercises . It was a great school. Stephen okay. But there was that a lot of that actorysmacktery stuff its a little silly like haha and all that stuff. laughter i took it seriously. I still do. The worst thick was this thing called the ring of fire, that wesley my favorite teacher, this wonderful grand dancer and teacher, taught movement. This is a real thing. He said you all get in a circle he would talk like this. You all get in a circle, and one at a time youll get in the middle of the circle, and its your job to make everybody laugh. And one by one we had to get in the center of this circle. And the most ridiculous bleep that people did. And it was so not funny. And so laughter terrifyingingly humiliating. But i guess his point was that to be an actor, or i guess to do anything in show business, the first thing you have to be willing to do is make a complete ass of yourself. Stephen yeah, yeah, you have to embrace humiliation. Thats it, yeah. So i did a i did a i thought it would be funny to do someone farting silently. Subtle. Stephen subtle. You know, a guy who is going to work in film. laughter . Stephen right, right. But the problem was without explaining to people in advance that what i was doing was silently farting, they had no concept of what i was doing. And i just looked like i couldnt remember my lines. laughter stephen again. Again. That was just sort of you know what . Now my son does it well, he did you ever see a baby, youre looking at them and they suddenly start to poo, that face. Stephen yeah, they look very happy suddenly. laughter applause now it works. Stephen yeah. Still a little hostile. Still slightly hostile. Can you do can you do silent fart face . Stephen sure. If you could do tough stephen sure, why not, sure, why not. laughter no, thats thats infant bleep face. Stephen oh,e i thought you said they were the same face. No, silent fart face is this . laughter applause stephen you see, i its different. Stephen no, that really played as yearning for a lost love. You were kind of like off in the distance. But you grew up on the Lower East Side. I did. Stephen tough guy. I did. Stephen thats a tough guy place to grow up, the Lower East Side. Was it the Lower East Side before it got im really old. Stephen how old are you . Im not going to talk about that. I grew up on the Lower East Side i was there i first got there in the early 70s and it was like ghettos. First street and first ave. Was the epicenter of five different ghettos. Below that was all orthodox jews. If you went a block east it was all puerto rican and dominican, and if you went a block north it was polish, if you went a block west, it was the bowery, the mens shelters. Surprisingly enough, it was actually pretty safe because these were all communities, tightknit communities, but in the late 70s, early 80s, when crack hit, that devastated the Lower East Side. And i remember that a little bit. I didnt know we were going to have, like, a history thing, but laughter im happy to tell you. Were you here . Stephen what . In the 70s . No, i visited it once. Where are you from . Stephen im from South Carolina . Theres a South Carolina . Stephen there is a South Carolina, yeah, yeah. laughter applause big was it big wet down there . Because that stephen big wet is in texas. Though the big wet is coming. Irma might make the turn up there, and we might have the bi