>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST AS THE
EMMY AND PEABODY AWARD-WINNING
HOST OF "WATCH  WHAT HAPPENS
LIVE."
PLEASE WELCOME ANDY COHEN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen:.
HOW YOU DOING, STEPHEN?
>> Stephen: I AM DOING JUST
DELIGHTFUL NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE ONE OF MY
FAVORITE GUESTS.
YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE SHOW MANY
TIMES.
>> WE GET A PIE FOR THAT?
>> Stephen: I WOULDN'T MIND
SEEING A FEW POUNDS ON YOU.
>> LAST TIME I SAW YOU ON MY
SHOW, YOU WERE REAL DRUNK.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: YEAH, BECAUSE YOU
STARTED FEEDING ME LIQUOR
BACKSTAGE BEFORE I EVER GOT ON.
>> I DID, IT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: AND WE COINED A
NEW NAME FOR A COCKTAIL.
>> WE DID.
>> Stephen: IT WAS CALLED A
CAPRI SUNRISE.
>> IT WAS.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW WHAT
WAS IN IT.
>> I DON'T KNOW EITHER!
>> Stephen: I WANT ONE RIGHT
NOW!
>> YES.
>> Stephen: I NEVER
INTERVIEWED YOU BEFORE WITH A
BEARD, THOUGH.
>> THAT IS TRUE.
>> Stephen: WHERE DID RUGGED
ANDY COME FROM?
>> RUGGED ANDY HAPPENED THIS
SUMMER.
ACTUALLY THE BIRTH OF RUGGED
ANDY HAPPENED IN FIRE ISLAND,
WHICH IS NOT A PLACE YOU MIGHT
ATTRIBUTE TO BEING RUGGED.
BUT I FEEL THAT MALE TALK SHOW
HOSTS, WHEN THEY GET A VACATION,
THEIR FAVORITE THING TO DO IS
NOT SHAVE, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT I WAS
GOING TO SAY!
THIS IS THE CLOSEST I'VE COME.
>> RIGHT, THERE YOU GO.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THE KOLBEARD, IS
THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
MINE IS THE COBEARD.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
THAT DIDN'T WORK.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU GOING TO
KEEP IT?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M KEEPING IT
TRIMMED, I'LL PROBABLY GET RID
OF IT.
EVERY NIGHT AFTER MY SHOW MY MOM
TEXTS ME AND TELLS ME HOW MUCH
SHE HATES IT.
>> Stephen: ARE THE FANS ALL
RIGHT WITH IT?
>> THEY SEEM TO BE OKAY WITH IT.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE OKAY WITH
IT?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE ANY
DOWN SIDE TO IT?
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
THIS IS GREY, WHICH MAKES ME
LOOK MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE OLDER.
>> Stephen: OH, NO, NO, YOU'VE
GOT A GOOD SALT AND PEPPER GAME
GOING THERE.
>> OH, GOOD.
>> Stephen: THAT'S BALANCE.
OH, THANKS.
>> Stephen: MY PROBLEM IS I'M
ALL GREY UP HERE AND I'M BLACK
UP HERE AND IT MAKES ME LOOK
LIKE I DYE MY HAIR.
>> I WAS WONDERING.
>> Stephen: AND I DO NOT.
I ALMOST ASKED YOU WHEN WE
WERE SHOOTING THAT THING, DO YOU
DIE YORE HAIR?
>> Stephen: I DO NOT DYE MY
HAIR.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT I FULLY
BELIEVE YOU.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: OH, WELL, IN THIS
CASE, BECAUSE YOU'RE A FRIEND
AND I CAN BE HONEST WITH YOU, GO
(  BLEEP  ) YOURSELF.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I DO NOT DYE MY HAIR!
MY SISTER LULU CALLED ME AND
SAID, COME ON, YOU DYE YOUR
HAIR.
I DO NOT DYE MY HAIR.
>> YOU AND HOWARD STERN, YOU DO
NOT DYE YOUR HAIR?
>> Stephen: HE 100% DYES HIS
HAIR.
>> GOOD THING YOU BROUGHT IT UP
BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING DURING
THE THING WE SHOT EARLIER
WHETHER YOU DYE YOUR HAIR AND I
WAS GOING TO ASK YOU.
I WAS!
( LAUGHTER )
OKAY, SO YOU DON'T?
>> Stephen: THE HAIR ON MY
HEAD?
NO.
( AUDIENCE REACTS )
( PIANO RIFF )
WHY THAT LOOK?
>> NO REASON.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH.
YEAH.
SINCE LAST I SAW YOU --
>> YES.
>> Stephen: -- YOU'VE BECOME A
FATHER.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WONDERFUL
NEWS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: NOT ONLY THAT --
YES.
>> Stephen: -- BUT YOUR SON
BENJAMIN WAS JUST NAMED CUTEST
BABY ALIVE.
>> ALIVE!
YES!
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
FIRST OF ALL, HOW'S FATHERHOOD
TREATING YOU?
>> SO GOOD.
REALLY GREAT.
IT'S WONDERFUL EVERY DAY, EVERY
MOMENT.
IT'S MORE THAN I THOUGHT THAT IT
COULD BE, AND IT'S EVERYTHING
EVERYONE SAID.
>> Stephen: IT'S ALSO GREAT IN
WAYS YOU COULDN'T ANTICIPATE.
>> EXACTLY.
HE'S A REALLY WONDERFUL KID.
HE'S VERY HAPPY AND, YEAH, IT'S
GREAT.
>> Stephen: HAS THE, YOU KNOW,
THE DESIGNATION OF CUTEST BABY
ALIVE GONE TO HIS HEAD IN ANY
WAY?
>> YOU KNOW, HE IS -- I
ALREADY -- YOU KNOW, WE LIVE
WITH A DOG WHO HAS BEEN
PRONOUNCED VERY CUTE BY "PEOPLE"
MAGAZINE IN THE PAST AS WELL.
>> Stephen: YOUR DOG?
YES.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE?
>> SOMETHING ABOUT MY HAIR, I
THINK I GOT BEST HAIR LAST YEAR
OR THE YEAR BEFORE, LIKE SEXIEST
HAIR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
MINE IS NATURAL.
( LAUGHTER )
DO NOT.
DO NOT.
I HAVE A SHOW TONIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A SHOW
TONIGHT?
>> YEAH, SO DON'T MESS THIS UP.
>> Stephen: OKAY, FINE.
UH-HUH.
>> SO THE DOG HAS A BIG HEAD,
THE BABY HAS A BIG HEAD, I'M
JUST TRYING TO NAVIGATE
EVERYTHING.
>> Stephen: YOU DEAL WITH A
LOT OF DEVAs.
>> I DO HE CRIES WHEN HE'S NOT
FED, LIKE COME NOW.
>> Stephen: THERE'S AN EVENT
THIS WEEKEND.
>> IT'S BRAVO-CON WEEKEND.
THE TICKETS SOLD OUT IN 60
SECONDS.
>> Stephen: BULL.
NO BULL.
ASK ANY BRAVO FAN, THEY WILL
TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
YES, IT'S GOING TO BE
UNBELIEVABLE.
I AM HOSTING AN EPISODE OF
"WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE" SUNDAY
NIGHT.
BRAVO LEVITY, STEPHEN.
IT'S A TERM!
>> Stephen: NO!
I MADE IT UP!
>> Stephen: I CAN TELL.
YES!
IT MEANS SOMETHING!
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU WHAT
YOU THINK.
IT MEANS BRAVO SUPERSTARS.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, I'LL
BUY IT.
>> SEVENTY-SIX OF THEM WILL BE
ON MY STAGE.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THE FIRST
FAN WERE YOU EVER INTO.
DID YOU EVER CON IT UP?
>> I DID.
LIKE MOST BOYS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I
WAS REALLY INTO DIANA ROSS.
>> Stephen: SURE.
AND I REMEMBER WEARING A
TUXEDO TO SEE HER AT THE FOX
THEATER IN STATE LO ST. LOUIS AN
LOSING MY MIND.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE THE ONLY
ONE THERE WEARING A TUXEDO?
>> I MEAN, YEAH -- I MEAN, I
DON'T KNOW.
( LAUGHTER )
I WAS GOING NUTS ABOUT IT.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
THEN YEARS LATER, WHEN I WAS
WELL INTO MY 30s AND AN
EXECUTIVE, TELEVISION EXECUTIVE,
I WAS BEHIND CARSON DAILY
SCREAMING FOR MADONNA.
YOU HAVE THAT.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
>> I MEAN, THERE I AM!
NOW, I WAS AN ESTABLISHED
PROFESSIONAL AT THAT TIME, BUT,
YES, SO --
>> Stephen: UH-HUH.
DID HE KNOW WHO YOU WERE?
>> NO!
I WAS NO ONE!
I WAS JUST ANNOYING HIM!
>> Stephen: DID YOU PULL
STRINGS OR JUST SHOWED UP EARLY?
>> I SHOWED UP!
I GOT IN!
>> Stephen: DON'T COME BETWEEN
ANDY COHEN AND MADONNA.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: I TRIED ONCE AND
HE HONEST TO GOD CHECKED ME INTO
MY WIFE.
>> WE WERE AT THE MET BALL AND
COLBERT WAS TRYING TO SAY HELLO
TO ME AND MADONNA WAS ABOUT TO
PERFORM AND I WAS, LIKE, OUT OF
MY WAY!
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: THIS SUMMER MARKS
TEN YEARS OF "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS
LIVE."
>> WE JUST CELEBRATED OUR
TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOUR TV CAREER
STARTED IN THE CBS FAMILY.
YOU WERE AN INTERN AT CBS NEWS.
>> CBS NEWS, YEP.
>> Stephen: WAS NEWS YOUR
GOAL?
>> YES, AND I STAYED AT CBS NEWS
FOR TEN YEARS.
I WAS A PRODUCER ON THE MORNING
SHOW FOR MANY YEARS.
>> Stephen: YOU EVER GO BACK?
I HAVE BEEN ON THE MORNING
SHOW SINCE, AND, I MEAN, IT'S
WILD.
IT'S WILD.
I SPENT THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF
MY CAREER I BARELY SLEPT, I WAS
WORKING CRAZY HOURS.
I'M SURE THAT I COULD WIN A
TRIVIAL PURSUIT '90s EDITION
BECAUSE I WAS THERE FOR
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE
'90s.
>> Stephen: WOW, FALL OF THE
BERLIN WALL.
>> I WAS THERE.
AND WHAT'S AMAZING IS DAN RATHER
NOW HAS A SHOW ON RADIO ANDY, MY
SIRIUS CHANNEL.
( APPLAUSE )
SO IT IS SO FULL CIRCLE.
>> Stephen: ANDY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU, STEPHEN!
>> STEPHEN: "BRAVO-CON" IS
HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IN NEW
YORK CITY.
ANDY COHEN, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A
PERFORMANCE BY THOM YORKE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING )
