MY NEXT GUEST IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY AND THE

STAR OF THE CBS SITCOM, "THE NEIGHBORHOOD."

>> TRUST ME.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO ADD A LITTLE FLASH AND A LITTLE SWAG.

IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL FUNDING, HOW ABOUT THIS: WE'VE

GOT TO FUND SCHOOLS OR GRADUATE FOOLS.

( LAUGHTER ) >> OKAY, THAT WAS ACTUALLY

REALLY GOOD.

>> YEAH.

DID YOU JUST COME UP WITH THAT?

>> I'M A DRAGON, GUYS.

I JUST SPITFIRE.

( LAUGHTER ) >> OKAY, WELL, COME ON, MAN.

BURN MY VILLAGE DOWN.

( LAUGHTER ).

>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT, CHECK THIS OUT.

WE CAN'T BE SAFE IN THE PARK IF IT'S TOO DAMN DARK.

( LAUGHTER ) OR RECYCLE YOUR TRASH AND WE'LL

GIVE YOU SOME CASH.

( LAUGHTER ) >> BUT THAT ONE'S NOT TRUE.

>> IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT RHYMES.

>> Stephen: "PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW," CEDRIC THE

ENTERTAINER!

>> WHAT'S UP?

>> Stephen: CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER, THAT'S ESTABLISHED.

YOUR NAME HAS BEEN NOTERRIZED.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ENTERTAIN YOURSELF RIGHT NOW?

PEOPLE NEED ANY FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT THEY CAN TO GET

THROUGH COVID.

WHAT'S YOUR FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT, CEDRIC?

>> MY MAIN THING, LIKE MOST PEOPLE, IS DOING A LOT OF

GROCERY SHOPPING.

>> Stephen: NOT THE COOKING.

IT'S THE ACTUAL GROCERY SHOPPING?

>> YEAH, GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, AND JUST FIND MYSELF--

I'VE BEEN LEARNING AVOCADO-- A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE IT FOR

GRANTED.

>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW, WHAT IS THE SECRET?

>> THE SECRET IS YOU HAVE TO-- YOU HAVE TO FIND THE CORRECT

DEGREE OF SOFTNESS AND FIRMNESS SO IT IS A-- IT'S LIKE LEARNING

TO PLAY THE SAXOPHONE.

IT'S THIS-- ( HUMMING )

IF YOU DO KENNY G., IF YOU JUST HUM IT TO YOURSELF...

( HUMMING ) YOU CAN FIND THE RIGHT AVOCADO.

>> Stephen: IT'S KENNY G..

WHAT IF I THINK COAL TRAIN WHILE SQUEEZING AN AVOCADO.

WHAT HAPPENS?

>> OH, NOW YOU'RE TALKING GUACAMOLE, MY FRIEND!

STEPHEN!

COAL TRAIN!

COME ON.

YOU'RE GOING TO DO TOO MUCH.

>> Stephen: SEASON THREE OF "THE NEIGHBORHOOD" PREMIERED

THIS WEEK.

IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE YOU GUYS BACK.

>> YUP.

>> Stephen: NOW, WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO DO THE SHOW-- AGAIN, YOU

SHOT THE NEW SEASON DURING COVID.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: WE'RE IN COVID NOW.

YOU'RE SHOOTING IT.

WHAT IS THAT LIKE?

WHAT ARE THE PRECAUTIONS YOU GUYS TOOK?

>> WELL, IT WAS TOUGH.

ONE, LIKE ANYBODY WHO HAD TO COME BARK IT WAS ALL OF THE--

YOU KNOW, THEY HAD PROTOCOL.

AND IT WAS A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, MASKS, SHIELD, FULL BEEKEEPER'S

UNIFORM ON, YOU KNOW.

ONE DAY I JUST WORE A BURQUA.

JUST COVERED MYSELF AND NO ONE EVEN KNEW IT WAS ME, OKAY.

AND THEN-- BUT WE HAVE A LADY HERE THAT IS-- I LIKE TO HER HER

THE PRO-PO.

SHE'S THE PROTOCOL POLICE.

SHE'S THE PRO-PO.

ANYTHING, IF YOU'RE DRINKING A COFFEE AND YOU PUT IT DOWN ON

SOMETHING, THEN SHE'S COMING THROUGH A SANITIZERS AND YOU'VE

GOT TO WIPE IT BEFORE YOU COULD GET BACK UP.

IT'S A LOT UPON.

I'M LIKE THE COFFEE IS ALREADY HOT.

I BELIEVE THAT THE CORONAVIRUS DOESN'T WORK WELL IN HEAT

ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT, THAT WHEN IT WAS GOING TO WARM UP, IT

DIDN'T WORK.

SO I'VE GOT LOGIC OF WHY I THINK THIS IS FINE.

SO I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY I HAVE TO WIPE ALL THIS STUFF

DOWN.

BUT WHATEVER.

>> Stephen: THAT CLIP THAT WE JUST SAW HAD LAUGHTER IN IT, BUT

THERE'S NO LIVE AUDIENCE, RIGHT?

BECAUSE OF COVID, YOU GUYS CAN'T HAVE ONE.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: SO THAT'S A LAUGH TRACK.

WHAT-- WHAT IS-- AND IT'SANDABLE THAT YOU HAVE ONE BECAUSE IT'S--

THAT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE AT THIS POINT.

DO YOU EVER HAVE ANY DISAGREEMENTS ON HOW THE PEOPLE

ACTUALLY LAY THE LAUGHS IN?

BECAUSE YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL.

YOU HAVE PERFORMED LIVE YOUR ENTIRE CAREER.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT SOUND LIKE.

DO DO YOU EVER GO LIKE, "NO, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BIGGER."

OR "THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE TRAIL-OFF, A LITTLE TAIL

ON THAT, AND I WOULD HAVE RIDDEN IT OFF TO THE NEXT LAUGH."

>> EXACTLY.

YOU LISTEN TO THE LAUGH SOMETIMES AND YOU SEE THE EDIT,

AND YOU'RE LIKE MAN, THAT'S NOT-- LISTEN TO THE JOKE, AND

YOU KNOW THAT THAT LAUGH WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE THAT KIND OF,

LIKE, CAUGHT ON.

AND YOU NEED THAT.

THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S-- ( LAUGHING ).

>> Stephen: CAN I JUST GET A RECORDING OF HIM LAUGHING AND

PLAY THAT DURING THIS SHOW BECAUSE I WOULD FEEL MUCH

BETTER.

>> NOT ALL LAUGHS ARE AT THE SAME LEVEL.

WE KNOW THIS AS BEING STAND-UP.

THEY LISTEN TO ME SOMETIMES, STEPHEN, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET

INTO THE LAB EDITZ AND WORK WITH THEM, AND WE'RE GETTING BETTER.

THAT WAS OUR FIRST ONE.

THAT WAS THE FIRST ONE.

>> Stephen: CEDRIC, WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.

STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE CEDRIC

THE ENTERTAINER.

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