>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, BACK BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."

LET'S SAY HELLO TO MR. JON BATISTE.

HELLO, JON.

>> Jon: HELLO.

>> Stephen: YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.

I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.

I HAVE LOST TRACK BECAUSE EASTER BEING A MOVABLE FEAST, WHEN IS

MARDI GRAS?

ARE WE CLOSE TO MARDI GRAS?

WHEN IS IT ROLLING AROUND?

>> Jon: YEAH, WE'RE TWO WEEKS AWAY, TWO WEEKS AWAY, GIVE OR

TAKE A FEW DAYS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THIS

YEAR.

>> Stephen: IS THERE GOING TO BE ANYTHING.

IS THERE GOING TO BE LIKE-- ANYTHING?

>> Jon: THERE'S NOTHING.

EVERYTHING IS ONLINE.

MARDI GRAS ONLINE ( LAUGHS ).

>> Stephen: HOW ABOUT A LITTLE MARDI GRAS MUSIC TO BRING US

INTO THE NEXT ACT.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: JON BATISTE,

EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU, JON.

>> Stephen: HE IS AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR, COMEDIAN,

AND NINE-TIME HOST OF THE ACADEMY AWARDS.

HE NOW STARS IN THE FILM "STANDING UP, FALLING DOWN."

PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO A LATE SHOW, BILLY CRYSTAL!

HELLO, BILLY!

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, STEPHEN.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG.

>> Stephen: IT REALLY HAS, THE LAST TIME WE TALKED, I THINK

THERE WAS AN AUDIENCE.

>> OH, MAN, I MISS THAT SO MUCH.

YOU HAVE THE GREATEST AUDIENCES IN MY FAVORITE THEATER.

THERE TWO GREAT STUDIOS, YOU, OF COURSE, AND 8-"H."

I HAVE WARM FEELINGS FOR THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER BECAUSE THAT'S

WHERE I MADE MY NETWORK TELEVISION DEBUT ON THE "HOWARD

COSELL" VARIETY SHOW.

>> Stephen: I REMEMBER THAT, SURE!

>> I'M SORRY YOU DO.

>> Stephen: SURE.

>> I LOVE YOUR THEATER, BECAUSE HERE'S A PICTURE, STEPHEN, OF

THE MARQUEE FROM 1975.

I'M GOING TO HOLD IT UP.

>> Stephen: WOW!

HOWARD COSELL.

ROY CLARK, CHITA RIVERA, SENATOR KENNEDY, AND BILL CRYSTAL?

WHO IS "BILL CRYSTAL"?

>> THEY RAN OUT OF "Y"s, SO I WAS BILL FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

AND HOWARD COSELL WAS THE HOST.

>> Stephen: WHAT A LINEUP!

MY GOD.

>> THERE WAS MORE.

THERE WAS SHAMU THE KILLER WHALE WHO CAME LIVE FROM SAN DIEGO.

I REMEMBER COMING INTO REHEARSAL, I WAS SO NERVOUS, AND

HOWARD WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT ROW TALKING TO ONE OF THE

PRODUCERS, WHO WAS ALAN KING, ACTUALLY.

>> Stephen: WOW.

>> AND HE'S YELLING AT HIM, "HOW CAN I INTERVIEW A WHALE!

IT'S TOUGH ENOUGH TO TALK TO SONNY LISTON.

I HAVE TO TALK TO A WHALE!

>> Stephen: HOW ARE YOU HANDLING THE COVID, THE

PANDEMIC?

IT'S A STRANGE TIME.

ARE YOU OKAY?

>> I'M FINE, I'M FINE.

IT'S BEEN A YEAR I HAVE NOT LEFT THIS SEAT, SO, BASICALLY, IT'S

BEEN IN THIS ROOM, STAYING SAFE.

THE OTHER DAY, I WAS VERY HAPPY TO GET MY FIRST DOSE OF THE

MODERNA VACCINE.

>> Stephen: OH, WOW, I'M JEALOUS.

>> WELL, DON'T BE, I'M OLDER THAN YOU.

( LAUGHS ) AND IT WAS AT DODGER STADIUM

WHERE WE GOT IT.

IT WAS DEBRA BIRX BOBBLEHEAD NIGHT.

THAT WAS FUN.

I GOT THE INJECTION AND A SCARF, A FREE SCARF.

>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.

>> AT LEAST THAT WAS GOOD BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST STEP TO

HUGGING MY KIDS AND MY GRANDCHILDREN AGAIN.

AND I DO HAVE A PREEXISTING UNDERLYING CONDITION, WHICH IS

TERROR.

SO THAT WAS GOOD THAT I GOT THAT.

>> Stephen: HAVE YOU-- HAVE YOU KEPT YOURSELF BUSY?

DO YOU HAVE INDOOR HOBBIES THAT YOU CAN ENGAGE IN?

>> OH, YEAH, YEAH, NO, I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK.

PLUS I THINK I'M THE WORLD RECORD HOLDER FOR SAYING THE

WORD "UNMUTE."

I'VE BEEN DOING IT CONSTANTLY BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF RELATIVE

BHOZ TRY TO ZOOM.

SO IT'S BEEN A LOT OF SEEING MY RELATIVES LOOKING AT ME ON A

ZOOM GOING...

( NO AUDIO ) UNMUTE!

UNCLE-- UNCLE CHUCK, UNMUTE!

SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING.

I DO "THE NEW YORK TIMES" CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

I'M AT A RECORD PACE FOR MYSELF.

I DO IT IN A WEEK NOW.

BUT JUST THE DOWN WORDS.

I JUST DO THE DOWN WORDS.

>> Stephen: OH, INTERESTING, INTERESTING.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT "THE NEW YORK TIMES" CROSSWORD

PUZZLE.

I HAVE NOT HAD THE STORIED CAREER YOU HAVE, BUT I'VE BEEN

DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.

I STILL GET SUCH A THRILL IF SOMEBODY SAYS, "HEY, YOU WERE IN

THE CROSSWORD."

>> I WAS IN IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

>> Stephen: IT'S A STRANGE THRILL.

>> IT'S VERY ODD, BECAUSE YOU ALMOST FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DEAD.

( LAUGHING ) SO I FIND THAT I WORK OUT AS

MUCH AS I CAN PHYSICALLY.

I WAS A GOOD ATHLETE, AND I KEEP AT IT.

I PLAY A LOT OF BASKETBALL, ONE ON ME, JUST ALONE.

BECAUSE HERE'S-- WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS A PRETTY GOOD

PLAYER.

HERE'S A CARD THAT THE N.B.A.

MADE FOR ME-- THAT'S MY HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK PHOTOGRAPH.

AND YOU SEE I HAVE A LITTLE SCAB ON MY KNEE?

>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH.

>> THAT'S NOT FROM PLAYING.

I TRIPPED IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

BUT I KEPT IT IT FOR WHEN WE TOOK THE PICTURES SO IT LOOKED

LIKE I PLAYED A LOT.

>> Stephen: SPEAKING OF THE GAME, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE A

CLIPPERS FAN.

>> YEAH, I'M A CLIPPERS FAN.

AND THAT'S WHO I AM WHEN I PLAY.

I PLAY ALL ALONE AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WERE A KID-- BECAUSE I

KNOW YOU'RE A GYM RAT, TOO.

>> Stephen: SURE, SURE.

YOU DON'T GET A BODY LIKE THIS WITHOUT DEDICATION.

>> WHEN I WAS A KID IT WAS ALWAYS THE LAST 10 SECONDS, YOU

KNOW, BEFORE THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

10 SECONDS.

BUT NOW, YOU KNOW, HEY, MAN, I'M 72.

SO MY 10 SECONDS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

CRYSTAL'S GOT THE BALL, 10 SECONDS LEFT, HE GOES LEFT, HE

GOES, RIGHT, HE GOES RIGHT-- WAIT A SECOND.

HE'S WANDERING OFF.

NINE SECONDS HE GOES TO HIS LEFT, HE GOES TO HIS RIGHT.

EIGHT SECONDS!

HE STOPS TO PEE!

SEVEN, SIX, TWO PLAYERS HAVE HIM TRAPPED IN THE CORONER.

THEE LIKES IT THEY'RE KEEPING HIM WORN.

SIX, FIVE-- HE PEES AGAIN.

TALK ABOUT A DOUBLE DRIBBLE.

HE DROPS THE BALL, HE CAN'T STRAIGHTEN UP.

THE BUZZER GOES OFF.

THAT'S THE BUZZ TORE REMIND HIM TO TAKE HIS PILLS.

HE SHOOT!

HE SCORES!

THEY PICK HIM UP AND CARRY HIM OFF THE FIELD.

HE GRABS HIS NECK AND HE'S YELLING WHIPLASH!

WHIPLASH.

IN!

THAT'S MY 10 ACADEMIES IS.

I'M OUT OF BREATH.

>> Stephen: THIS IS AN AMAZING PHOTO.

THIS IS YOU AT THE STAPLES CENTER WITH AN AMAZING, AMAZING

GUEST NEXT TO YOU RIGHT HERE.

>> OH, YEAH.

THAT WAS-- YEAH.

THAT WAS SOCIALIST NIGHT AT THE STAPLES CENTER.

>> Stephen: SURE, EVERYONE, EVERYONE HAS THE BALL

( LAUGHS ) THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEMES

BECAUSE IT FITS.

IT SEEMS PERFECTLY NATURAL.

YOU'RE SITTING THE SAME WAY.

>> WE'RE SITTING THE SAME WAY, AND HE'S GOT THE MITTENS AND THE

COAT ON, AND IT WAS 90 DEGREES IN THERE.

SO IT WAS PERFECT FOR A GUY HIS AGE, TOO.

>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT WHEN WE COME

BACK, I WILL ASK BILLY ABOUT SOME OF HIS COMEDIC AND ACTING

HEROES.

SPOILER ALERT-- IT'S KARL REINER.