>>> HE'S THE MUSICIAN, SINGER, ACTOR AND TV HOST WHO WAS
ENTERTAINED US FOR DECADES AND NOW GRAMMY AND EMMY WINNER HARRY
CONNICK JR. IS KICKING OFF THE SECOND SEASON OF HIS SYNDICATED
TALK SHOW "HARRY". >> HAND HAS A LOT MORE TO
CELEBRATE THESE DAYS, TOO, WITH THE RETURN OF "WILL & GRACE" AND
A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.
HARRY, CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU.
>> WE BURIED THE LEAD WITH THAT ONE.
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T EVER REALLY THINK
ABOUT. >> IT'S HUGE.
>> AND I FOUND OUT THEY WERE GOING TO DO IT.
>> DID THEY CALL YOU? >> I THINK THEY CALLED MY MANAGE
PRESIDENT, AND MY MANAGER SAID THEY ARE GIVING YOU A STAR.
>> NICE. >> IT'S AMAZING.
>> THAT'S AMAZING. >> YOU THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HONORED IN THAT WAY.
IT'S REALLY HUMBLING, REALLY IS. >> WOW.
DO YOU THINK OF HOW IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE MOMENT, LIKE OH,
I'M GOING TO DO THIS. >> I HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT
IT YET. IT'S REALLY KIND OF SURREAL.
>> YEAH. >> I'VE MADE SO MANY RECORDS IN
LOS ANGELES AND SPENT SO MANY DAYS AND WEEKS THERE THAT I'VE
WALKED DOWN THE STREETS SO MUCH AND YOU LOOK DOWN AND SEE ALL OF
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME AND YOU JUST DON'T
THINK THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE.
>> YOU SOMEBODY IS GOING TO WANT YOU TO COME TO THEIR DINNER.
THAT'S RIGHT. >> NOT ONLY -- YOU'RE NOW GOING
TO BE IN THE "WILL & GRACE" REBOOT.
>> YES. >> IT'S FUNNY.
>> YES. >> WHERE IS LEO NOW?
>> I CAN'T TELL YOU MUCH BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T LIKE
THAT, BUT IT'S -- >> THEY ARE NOT WATCHING.
>> THEY ARE NOT UP THIS EARLY. >> IT'S FUNNY.
IT'S REALLY FUNNY, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IS IT GOING TO BE AS
GOOD AS IT WAS WHEN IT'S ON ORIGINALLY?
>> IT'S HYSTERICALLY FUNNY. THOSE FOUR CHARACTERS, WEIRD
THING GOING ON SET BECAUSE THEY REBUILT THE SET AND NOTHING HAS
CHANGED. >> REALLY.
>> ALL FOUR ACTORS LOOK THE SAME, THE SET LOOKS PRETTY MUCH
THE SAME. >> SO THEY DIDN'T REDECORATE?
>> YOU KNOW IT'S FUNNY, THEY REDECORATED, BUT EVEN THE KRAFT
SERVICE IS IN THE SAME PLACE AND WARDROBE IN THE SAME PLACE.
IT WAS WILD, LIKE A TIME MACHINE.
REALLY FUN. >> PEOPLE ARE LOOK FORWARD TO.
IT CAN WE ASK YOU ABOUT INSTAGRAM.
YOU CHALLENGED DONNY WAHLBERG TO A BURGER THROWDOWN OFF.
>> I MADE A STATEMENT A LONG TIME AGO THAT SAID I'VE NEVER
LIP SYNCH THE. I'LL NEVER LIP SYNCH AND HE SAID
I WILL, OR WHATEVER, AND IT WAS REALLY FUNNY SO WE WENT BACK AND
FORTH AND HE SAID HARRY CONNICK CAN'T THROW DOWN LIKE THIS AND
SOMEONE POSTED A PICTURE OF HIM DANCING SO I CHALLENGED HIM TO A
THROW DOWNOFF AND HE CAME ON SHOW HAND HIS WIFE JENNY
McCARTHY MODERATED THE EVENT. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
>> AND WE TALKED UPSTAIRS YOU WOULD MAKE JESUS GUMBO.
WOULD YOU MAKE A GUMBOBURGER. >> THAT'S GOING TO SHOW UP IN MY
BUYO. HARRY CONNICK, WHO CLAIMS HE
WOULD MAKE JESUS GUMBO. WAIT, WHEN DID I SAY THAT?
>> TALK ABOUT ICONIC MOMENTS. KIND OF PINCH-ME MOMENTS.
YOUR FIRST SHOW BACK THIS SEASON YOU HAD BILLY JOEL.
>> THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. >> AMAZING.
>> SO I SAW HIM AT AN EVENT AND WE HAD DRESSING ROOMS RIGHT NEXT
TO EACH OTHER AND I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD WANT TO BE ON MY SHOW
AND HE SAID YES. I ACTUALLY HONESTLY THOUGHT HE
WAS JUST BEING NICE AND HE CAME AND DID THE PREMIERE SHOW AND WE
SANG TWO TOPPING TOGETHER. IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
>> I THINK WE HAVE A CLIP. CAN WE LISTEN A LITTLE BIT TO
THE DUET ♪ YOU CAN SAY THE HUMAN HEART IS
ONLY MAKE BELIEVE ♪ ♪ AND I AM ONLY FIGHTING FIRE
WITH FIRE ♪ ♪ YOU ARE STILL A VICTIM OF THE
ACCIDENT'S ELITE ♪ ♪ SURE AS I'M A VICTIM OF
DESIRE ♪ >> THAT WAS AWESOME.
>> HOW COOL IS THAT. >> I JUST SAW HIM IN CONCERT.
>> HE'S AMAZINGING RIGHT. >> SOUNDS AS ALWAYS AS HE ALWAYS
SOUNDS. >> HE'S AMAZING, AND FOR ME,
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MUSICIAN PLAYING PIANO, BILLY JOEL IS ONE
OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT EVERYBODY LOVED.
TO LOOK UP AND SEE HIM AT THE OTHER PIANO WAS WILD, MAN.
IT WAS REALLY COOL. >> COOL.
>> SWEET GUY, TOO. >> YOU TOOK A SELF WE HIM BUT
YOU CALL A STOUKY. >> IF YOU CAN GET A CELEBRITY
STALKY AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET MAJOR POINTS.
HOLD HALF OF YOUR FACE IN THE FRAME AND THERE'S BILLY.
THAT'S A STALKY. IF YOU CAN GET A CELEBRITY
STALKY IT'S HUGE. >> A LITTLE DISTURBING.
>> A LITTLE CREEPY. >> WHY IT'S CALLED A STALKY.
I'VE BECOME A MASTER AT IT. THIS ISN'T REALLY A STALKY
BECAUSE YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO DO IT.
I'M GOING TONG TO GET MAJOR POI >> WE'LL TALK AS IF YOU DON'T
KNOW YOU'RE HERE. >> ANYWAY.
>> SHEINELLE. >> THAT'S FINE.
I'LL JUST DO THIS. >> ARE YOU PRAYING.
>> IT'S HARD TO GET EVERYBODY IN HERE.
>> THERE YOU GO. I GOT IF.
>> HEY, BEFORE WE GO, NOW THAT YOU'RE DOING YOUR SECOND SEASON,
WHAT SURPRISED YOU MOST ABOUT DOING A DAYTIME TALK SHOW?
>> HOW MUCH PEOPLE WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ME.
>> YEAH. >> LIKE NIGHTTIME SHOWS, PEOPLE
SEEM TO BE, YOU KNOW, RELAXED. THEY WANT TO BE ENTERTAINED.
THERE'S NOT A LOT ARE -- FOR THE VIEWERS, NOT A LOT OF THOUGHT
THAT GOES INTO IT. THEY LAY BACK AND KICK BACK.
EAT SOME POPCORN AND CHILL OUT, AND IN THE DAYTIME PEOPLE SEEM
TO WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE WATCHING, TAKEAWAYS,
MORE ABOUT THE HOST. >> YOU'RE HANGING OUT IN THEIR
HOME BASICALLY. >> SO I ASKED WHAT WOULD Y'ALL
WANT TO SEE MORE OF? WE WANT TO SEE MORE OF YOUR WIFE
AND YOUR CHILDREN AN LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU WHICH WAS SOMETHING I
WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED ABOUT. >> THEY WANT TO ENGAGE WITH YOU.
>> THEY DO. >> THAT'S A GOOD THING.
>> WE WANT LESS OF
