Amber Says What: The Cats Movie Trailer, San Diego Comic-Con

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Amber Says What: The Cats Movie Trailer, San Diego Comic-Con- Late Night with Seth Meyers
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You know, we don't always
have enough time to cover

everything in the recent news,
so here with a recap

is one of our writers,
Amber Ruffin,

in a segment we call
"Amber Says What."

You guys,
things have been crazy!

Okay, first of all, the trailer
for the movie version of "Cats"

came out,
and everyone was like, "What?!"

But I hadn't seen it yet,
so I was like, "What?

I am sick of people hating on
everything for fun.

I'm sure it's fine."

But, y'all, I watched it
and was like, "What?!

I feel scared.
Am I supposed to feel scared?"

Then I was like,
"What size are these cats?

Are these ginormous cats?
Are they tiny cats?

And, also,
what the hell is that?"

Then Jennifer Hudson started
singing, and I was like,

"What time y'all want to see
this movie with me?"

Because I am telling you

I am going

Didn't think anyone
was gonna get it.

Then I heard that New York
had some flooding,

and I was like, "What?

It can't be that bad."

Then I turned on the news
and I saw this.

I was like, "What?!"

You might as well hop on a
surfboard and beat the train.

Then I watched a bunch of videos
of flooding subway platforms

and I was like,
"What does this remind me of?

Oh, yeah.

Don't go chasin'
subway falls

Please stick to the
rivers and the lakes

that you're used to

Mwah! Then the
Democratic candidates

went to Essence Fest.

Ugh! Essence Fest
is a really cool festival

for black women,
held annually in New Orleans.

It's thrown by
"Essence" magazine.

Ugh! "Essence" magazine is a
black-lady magazine.

It's like "Cosmo," but a lot of
the beauty tips are like,

"You know you look good."

So, this year, all the
Democratic candidates went,

and I was like, "What?!

Pete Buttigieg gets to go to
Essence Fest before I do?"

That's not fair.

Pete Buttigieg gets everything.

He better not have gotten to
meet Mary J. Blige.

Aw, man!

Then "The New York Post"
ran a story with this headline,

saying that the lady was,
"Setting her hair on fire."

And I was like, "What?!
No, she's not."

She was sealing the ends
of her braids, you gigantic idiots.

It's synthetic hair.
It melts.

This is information
you can find out by talking to

any black person.

She's not burning her hair.

The only thing black women
burn is your mama,

'cause she's so dumb.

Then another publication
ran an article about a white lady

who claimed she invented
a new silk hair wrap,

and I was like, "What?!"

Black women have been wearing
those since time began.

You didn't invent something
that already exists.

How would you like it if I stole
something white ladies invented?

Like calling the cops
for no reason.

Then, at - They're like,
"Yeah, we love the cops!"

Then, at Comic-Con, Marvel
announced five new movies,

and all us nerds were like,
"Uh, what?"

Then everyone was talking about
how diverse it was,

and I was like, "What?"

And I Googled it, and it was.

"Black Widow"
gets her own movie.

I was like, "What?"

Thor is a lady.
I was like, "What?!"

The king of the Valkyries
is a black, queer woman.

And I was like, "What?!"

But then I let out the biggest
"what" that has ever whatted

when I found out Mahershala Ali
was going to be the new Blade!

Ooh! I said -

Whoo! I said "what" so loud,

Wesley Snipes woke up
and paid his taxes.

I am going to that movie
at midnight

and I'm going to
embarrass us all.

I'll see it right after
I get out of "Cats."

Aah! Now, when people heard
about these new Marvel movies,

they were mad about
the diverse recasting,

but diverse recasting is
the way this country is headed.

You see, in this unpredictable,
chaotic mess we call life,

one thing remains a constant -

the old ways die, and new ways
rise up to replace them.

It's simply the...

Circle of life

And it moves us all
It's the circle

The circle of life

Thanks, Amber.
We'll be right back.

Right back
with Wanda Sykes!