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ShadowKnight2

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3 hours ago, Marisagf said:

I just tweeted this to the show and Stephen's twitter accounts:

Valentine's Day... is potato.

A few years ago, I found this potato when I was cooking!

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Oh please, please, PLEEEEEASE TLS. Show that on tonight's show!

Stephen Colbert did not disappoint in having some fun with the Chinese balloons!

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Annber03
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Yeah, that's the issue for me, too. I would love to talk to people with whom I disagree on these kinds of topics...but it's really, really hard to do that when the person I might want to debate with i

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Stephen's speech about the Colorado Springs shooting. Fucking THANK YOU. Louder for the people in the back. 

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Bethany

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Nornally I'm nodding along with most of what Stephen says but last night he was wrong when he claimed that Trudeau didn't give the go ahead for that balloon to be shot down as it was done by the US.  That was petty quibbling on Stephen's part and he should know better.  I guess we always get more annoyed when someone we admire gets something wrong but I was not happy, Stephen!

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debbie311

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Maybe it's just me, but The Late Show seems to be kind of off to me lately.  Been watching for years (we DVR it) and it used to be funnier, more enjoyable.  I am not sure why ... wonder sometimes if Stephen is tired of doing the show or if they have new writers who are just not that good. He seems to take a lot of time off.

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Medicine Crow

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1 hour ago, debbie311 said:

Maybe it's just me, but The Late Show seems to be kind of off to me lately.  Been watching for years (we DVR it) and it used to be funnier, more enjoyable.  I am not sure why ... wonder sometimes if Stephen is tired of doing the show or if they have new writers who are just not that good. He seems to take a lot of time off.

Totally agree.  I usually watch the monologue of whoever has the guest(s) I want to see, e.g. Kimmel, Fallon or Colbert, but I'm finding Stephen very silly and bland lately.

Also, wasn't impressed with Sarah Silverman's first night on The Daily Show (and I like her).

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

44 minutes ago, SoMuchTV said:

I meant to post yesterday - it looks like the audience is no longer masked. That’s new, right?

Yes. I noticed too. And also yesterday, when I showed up for a doctor appointment wearing a mask, I was surprised no one in the outer office was wearing one. When I asked, I was told the requirement ended Sunday. This is in NY state. 

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shapeshifter

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15 hours ago, Medicine Crow said:

I'm finding Stephen very silly and bland lately.
Also, wasn't impressed with Sarah Silverman's first night on The Daily Show (and I like her).

Stephen’s material has always varied with regards to silliness vs. the astute. 
I don’t always love his stuff, but sometimes it’s perfect for me and my sensibilities——other times it’s too gross. 
I suspect this variation in his material gains more viewers but loses Emmys. 
He seems comfortable doing both.

But I did just see Sarah Silverman doing the Daily Show on YouTube and especially appreciated her conversation bit with Dulce Sloan. To me it was intellectually stimulating, and it made me smile——which is my idea of comedy success. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

 

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Calvada

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On 2/15/2023 at 1:32 PM, debbie311 said:

Maybe it's just me, but The Late Show seems to be kind of off to me lately.  Been watching for years (we DVR it) and it used to be funnier, more enjoyable.  I am not sure why ... wonder sometimes if Stephen is tired of doing the show or if they have new writers who are just not that good. He seems to take a lot of time off.

I agree.  My biggest issue is with the guest interviews.  I've never thought Stephen was a great interviewer, but I think he's regressing.  If it's not one of his pals, often the interviews are not done smoothly.  I also DVR the show and with 4 shows per week, I usually can get through them in less than 90 minutes.  I watch the monologue and Meanwhile or whatever comedy bit he does, and if there's a musical performance, I will always watch that.  But there's perhaps 2 to 3 interviews each week that I will watch from start to finish. This week I watched every bit of the Monday show with John Oliver and Ron Klain and I realized how rarely I do that.  

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MaryMitch

MaryMitch

20 minutes ago, lurkerbee said:

I saw during last night’s show that Harry will be on tonight. Is this a repeat or is he just going to be part of a bit? I didn’t watch the first time so wouldn’t remember if there were any other guests.

I think I saw he was doing the "Colbert Questionnaire". Those are often taped ahead of time, so it's probably new footage.

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lurkerbee

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4 hours ago, MaryMitch said:

I think I saw he was doing the "Colbert Questionnaire". Those are often taped ahead of time, so it's probably new footage.

Thanks. I’d kind of assumed that was the case. Hopefully this will be the last of him on the show.

ETA: Loved the interview with Damian Lewis. When he returns to Billions, I guess I’ll have to resubscribe to Showtime for a bit.

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Annber03

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Ahahahaha, oh, my god, Kal Penn's story about working in the Obama administration and learning about the "MILF" organization. That's amazing XD. 

Loved Stephen's running thing of changing the title of DeSantis' book in the monologue, too :p. 

(But man, he was not kidding about the monologue being "all about assholes" night, was he? Hoo, boy.)

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DXD526

DXD526

A highly enjoyable Questionnaire with Harry! 

When Harry reacted to something by saying Stephen needs more love in his life, and Stephen answered, "I couldn't possibly have more love in my life." Awwwww...

How great was it that Harry called out that stupid 'what number am I thinking of' question? It's such an unfunny time-waster, but nobody has ever given Stephen grief over it, until now. 

And Harry put a twist on the 'sum up the rest of your life in five words' question, by giving just five standalone words, instead of a sentence: Freedom, Happiness, Clarity, Space, Love. 

Very enjoyable!

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

43 minutes ago, DXD526 said:

How great was it that Harry called out that stupid 'what number am I thinking of' question? It's such an unfunny time-waster, but nobody has ever given Stephen grief over it, until now. 

There was someone who guessed a number to which Stephen did not respond with “That is not it,” but, dammit, I did not note who it was, or even the number.
I wonder if Harry either noticed this himself in preparing for the interview by watching old Now You Are Known interviews, or if (more likely?) Harry had someone to watch them for him (but that person would have to be sharp enough and care enough to notice).

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Breedom

Breedom

First, I'd like to clarify that my feelings towards Stephen Colbert were neutral, never seeing his show except for a few minutes here and there EVER. When I saw that Prince Harry was a guest, I stayed tuned.

I saw this little segment first that was very unmemorable and just not funny. Soon after a commercial break he clumsily announced that Harry would be joining- but in an odd way. Stumbling, something like . . . oh, so is it Prince Harry of Sussex coming out, is that it?" Like he never heard of him. What stupid and disrespectful behavior. I was already cringing.

This little question and answer thing seems to be a regular thing on the show and it could be entertaining contingent on other factors. It so wasn't this time. Harry looked very uncomfortable and he was not enjoying this - Stephen, little man, read the room. Your guest is not having fun.

But he went on and on, oblivious to anything else but his silly questions. So rude. Why did Harry agree to give his time to this little wannabe?

He was also rude talking about Harry's book - "all 400 pages of it."

I will never tune into this little man's show again, no matter who is on.

 

 

 

 

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

2 hours ago, Breedom said:

He was also rude talking about Harry's book - "all 400 pages of it."

I only caught the last half of Stephen's "Now You Are Known" questionnaire/interview with Harry, but, yeah, it did sound a bit rude by itself.
It really should have aired right after their hour-long interview back in January, when it was filmed, when we saw them building up a lot of good will that allowed for Stephen to tease Harry in the questionnaire segment. 
For instance, in order to prepare for the interview with Harry, Stephen *did* read the entire 400 pages of Spare the night before the interview in January, which was filmed the day after the book became available to Stephen.

Jan 11, 2023:

 

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Breedom

Breedom

2 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

It really should have aired right after their hour-long interview back in January, when it was filmed, when we saw them building up a lot of good will that allowed for Stephen to tease Harry in the questionnaire segment. 

Thank you for posting this interview, Shapeshifter. What a difference. To be fair, I thought this one was very respectful to Prince Harry, as well as informative. I'll also call out that I really liked that Stephen wasn't interrupting constantly, breaking up the guest's (in this case, Harry) thoughts. So many show hosts do and it just isn't necessary to keep interjecting their own thoughts - which breaks up the whole conversation.

Last night's segment was still so odd and I agree 100% if this was filed right after the previous interview it sure would have made better sense, at least for me.

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SoMuchTV

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1 hour ago, Breedom said:

Last night's segment was still so odd and I agree 100% if this was filed right after the previous interview it sure would have made better sense, at least for me.

The “Questionnaire” thing is definitely a  “bit” that can be amusing if you watch regularly. If for some reason that’s the first thing related to the show that you see, I can see how it would leave one with a lot of questions. 

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partofme

partofme

10 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

There was someone who guessed a number to which Stephen did not respond with “That is not it,” but, dammit, I did not note who it was, or even the number.

I don’t remember who the person was, but the number was 3. 
 

The thing that annoys me about the questionnaire is the guests always choose dog when the correct answer is cat.  

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

23 minutes ago, JustHereForFood said:

I am disappointed than noone guessed 42 as the number yet (or at least I haven't seen it, I've probably skipped someone I don't care about).

I thought maybe someone did guess 42?  
But maybe not.
I googled 

  • The Colbert Questionert answers list favorite number

but didn't see anything definitively comprehensive, and didn't look at each one.

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Calvada

Calvada

On 3/2/2023 at 11:37 PM, shapeshifter said:

Just watched Stephen's delightful interview with Steven Spielberg in Spielberg's home, including a segment in which John Williams joins them. 
Teared up once. Laughed a lot.

This was great.  I especially the second part. Steven Spielberg and John Williams could talk about their work together for hours and hours and I would be there for every minute of it. 

Stephen mentioned that Spielberg doesn't go on talk shows and I tried to think if there were any other big names in Hollywood or performers who don't do talk shows.  I remember it was a big deal when Elizabeth Taylor went on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson for the first and only time a few months before he retired.  All I could come up with is Beyonce.  I don't think she does talk shows, does she?  I'm sure there's some big name I'm forgetting.  It's probably more often singers who don't appear (does Taylor Swift do talk shows?) since I think actors usually have some contractual obligation to promote the work.  

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possibilities

possibilities

It's funny because I saw Jane and Lily being interviewed on The View (I only watched it for Jane and Lily) and it was the opposite in that context-- Jane was very engaged but Lily barely got a word in and it seemed like she didn't want to be there.

Maybe they take turns and it's their shtick.

They talked even less about the movie on The View. In that interview, they talked about Jane's health and Jane's activism, mostly.

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wonderwoman

wonderwoman

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1 hour ago, SG429 said:

I'm hoping The News made it into tonight's taping. It should be festive!

I'm guessing they had to scrap their original show and come up with a new one ASAP. I don't think they'd let this wait a day! 

looks like the news broke @ 5:30. pretty sure they begin taping @ 5. hoping they had a heads up that it was coming down and held the audience while they rewrote the monologue. 

much as i love john oliver and last week tonight, they do one topic a week and, what, 30 shows a year. i don’t begrudge lwt its emmys, but they’ve never delayed a taping while they rewrote the monologue. totally different animal from late night with sc. 

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DXD526

DXD526

Stephen was downright giddy last night! He is a performer, and sometimes acts excited over things he doesn't really care about. But it's obvious when he's busting his buttons with happiness, and last night, the buttons were flying! He was barely able to control his glee during the monologue!

It was nice to see, after so many years of frustration. 

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Medicine Crow

Medicine Crow

4 hours ago, Elizabeth Anne said:

I loved the reaction from the audience!  It was obvious that most of them had no idea that the grand jury had reached a decision.  I kinda wish I'd stopped watching after this though as seeing LaurenB on my screen so late at night is usually guaranteed to give me nightmares.

LaurenB ... ??

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