>> let the good times roll. >> a mardi gras new year's parade. >> the reason we did this, anderson, you know i have a connection to new orleans and louisiana, i grew up here, and your family has connections here as well. >> okay, we're moving. >> and we're off. >> introducing fabulous, lovely and talented, very funny comedienne, chelsea sloan. welcome to cnn's "new year's eve". >> this is the third time confuse had me on, every year i think i'm going to get fired. >> you're not cool unless you're either on the verge of being canceled -- didn't you tell me i could be canceled? >> you can't be canceled, you're a gay black man. >> a lot of people have tried.