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Late Show with Stephen Colbert Debut Thread - Tonight 11:35/10:35c
Posted on 9/8/15 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 9/8/15 at 7:42 pm
They removed the ceiling Letterman put in place to reveal the original stained glass...with some modification.
AND Jon Batiste (Kenner native) and the Stay Human Band are the house band.
More on what to expect from his practice show last week:
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The backdrop of the stage has the requisite NY skyline and stars studding a twilight sky, but everything else felt different from Letterman's layout. The color scheme of the set is red, white and blue (very Colbertian). There's stained glass on the studio walls and roof, imprinted with Colbert's smiling face. A chandelier hung from the ceiling (it had been hidden away there for years by decade-old air ducts). There were also full catwalks on either side of the stage with easily accessible staircases.
Colbert told the audience he brought three items to the new studio from his old show: his Captain America shield, the medal his mother got at the civil rights rally she attended while she was pregnant with him, and a picture of his dad.
Asked about all of his faces around the theater, Colbert noted dryly: "I used to be a narcissistic conservative commentator. Now I'm just a narcissist."
The structure of the show was similar to The Colbert Report, except with an opening monologue. Colbert came out from behind a garage door and riffed on 24-hour McDonald's cheeseburgers for awhile before sitting at the desk and continuing with a long bit comparing Donald Trump to Oreos.
The pre-taped segment, on lifestyle brands such as Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP, felt very much like classic Colbert. This included a faux-commercial for his own lifestyle brand, Covington House, with Colbert perched upon a sofa in the middle of an enchanted glen, offering $175 coasters and a wardrobe "like the Great Gatsby vomited on you."
The big attitude change Colbert has been talking up in interviews in recent weeks—the fact that he can shed the skin of his conservative idiot character and just be himself—makes itself most readily evident during the interviews. Colbert doesn't have to pretend with his guests anymore, which led to immediately sweet moments like a duet with Laura Benanti on "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" from My Fair Lady and a sincere conversation about Western Muslim identity with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhta.
During the commercial breaks, Jean Batiste & Stay Human kept performing for the audience, with Batiste raced around the entire theatre, even standing on a piano at one point.
This post was edited on 9/8/15 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 9/8/15 at 9:15 pm to GEAUXmedic
I guess we'll see what the fuss is all about shortly.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 9:31 pm to GEAUXmedic
Hopefully the band doesn't suck. I don't like how you have to have a cool band these days. Nothing better than that crazy nerd Paul Shaffer.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 9:32 pm to Melvin
Gonna watch it as it airs
This post was edited on 9/8/15 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 9/8/15 at 9:34 pm to The Boat
I'm way to excited for this
Posted on 9/8/15 at 9:35 pm to The Boat
The lead band guy is from New Orleans so that's pretty cool. His performance on the Report was great.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 9:35 pm to GEAUXmedic
I'm looking forward to it.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 9:38 pm to Melvin
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His performance on the Report was the greatest of the shows history
Posted on 9/8/15 at 10:13 pm to Byron Bojangles III
Well I was watching it live but the GF wants to run to the store... DVR it is....
Edit: never mind, she wants to see it too.
Edit: never mind, she wants to see it too.
This post was edited on 9/8/15 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 9/8/15 at 10:34 pm to The Boat
It's time.
I hope Sioux City, Iowa is watching.
I hope Sioux City, Iowa is watching.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 10:34 pm to GEAUXmedic
in, mates
This post was edited on 9/8/15 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 9/8/15 at 10:35 pm to SirWinston
I was on board til I heard Jeb Bush was a guest
Posted on 9/8/15 at 10:35 pm to SirWinston
starting with the anthem
Jon Stewart looks rough
Jon Stewart looks rough
This post was edited on 9/8/15 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 9/8/15 at 10:37 pm to GEAUXmedic
In.
I'm curious to see how similar his show will be to Fallon's as far as trying to get "viral" moments.
I'm curious to see how similar his show will be to Fallon's as far as trying to get "viral" moments.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 10:37 pm to Asgard Device
Is it me or does Colbert have more hair now?
Posted on 9/8/15 at 10:37 pm to Napoleon
Stewart
Working 16 hours a day for 16 years will do that
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Jon Stewart looks rough
Working 16 hours a day for 16 years will do that
Posted on 9/8/15 at 10:38 pm to Byron Bojangles III
The dancing part was really gay.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 10:38 pm to Byron Bojangles III
He still said "Hello Nation" out of impulse
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