The Late Show with Stephen Colbert debuted last night. How was it received? I think people are giving Colbert the chance to grow in the new role and it doesn’t seem like he came out and sh-t the bed. Morning Joe played some clips of Colbert gleefully haranguing Jeb Bush about his “Jeb!” posters, because the exclamation point just seems weirdly off-message, and Colbert was really funny there. Colbert’s first guest was George Clooney though. Clooney didn’t have a project to promote, he just came out to support Colbert, it seems. They chatted about George’s marriage to Amal, and George quipped, “They said it wouldn’t last.” George also joked that now he was the “shiny and pretty” arm-candy to Amal’s hand-charging barrister.
George and Stephen also tried their hand at doing some Jimmy Fallon-esque pre-taped bit that (I guess) they hope will go viral. Colbert basically got George to do a spoof trailer for a fake movie called Decision Strike.
I actually think Colbert perked up a little when it came to interviewing Jeb Bush though. Here’s Jeb Bush saying one small nice thing about President Obama:
Here’s a bonus (!) clip of Colbert asking Bush a question about gun control. This was part of Colbert smacking Bush a little bit about Bush fundraising off of his Colbert appearance – Colbert slammed Jeb publicly and then Colbert raised some money for the Yellow Ribbon Campaign off of Jeb’s appearance, with the winner of the contest getting to submit a real question. There’s also a clip with Colbert and Bush play-acting a debate:
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I didn’t know he’s been married for 10 years… Time really flies!
I’m glad I’m not the only one that was like what the F when he made that comment. Have they even made it to a year yet?
great minds think alike
Exactly lets see if hes saying the same thing in 10 years time, I doubt it. Two years is usually his amount of time in relationships, then is a big pay off goodbye, no difference for this set up. Shes getting 20 million and the big mansion outside London, shes probably counting down the days. On another note I cant stand listening to Clooney in interviews, he is so up his own backsiide with those smug faces he pulls thinking hes so funny, he really is so unlikeable, I cant stand him anymore.
Even in Hollywood relation years or dog years,one year of marriage is not ” to last “
They just made it a year. (Phew!) And it must’ve been the longest year of George’s life for him to say that. How much longer do they have on the contract?
“They” said it won’t last, because it won’t last 🙂 The end.
The unicorn and the smug prince will be galloping their way to their divorce lawyer eventually…. Tick Tock. I wear a watch and I still check my phone for the time… but after Georges statements, I’ll be sure to check my wrist more often. 🙂
When is the contract due to expire? I think it stipulates that she is supposed to have a child first. Eye roll.
Is that really true? About having a baby?
“And They Said It Would’t Last.” That’s funny……LOLOL!
It is! I’m sure George knew the irony in the statement and was poking fun at himself, being just a year in. He knows his reputation and actually has a dry sense of humour and doesn’t seem to mind being the joke if he’s in on it.
Except if Tina Fey and Amy Poehler do a joke about him on Worldwide television and the world laughs AT HIM, …NOT With him.
Lol
I think Colbert did alright. He wasn’t super a$$ kissy like Fallon.
It’s why I already miss David Letterman. At least he asked his guests interesting questions instead of just praising everything they do, like Jimmy Fallon. Letterman may have been chummy with the celebs he liked, but it was funny how he mocked the guests he didn’t care for (Paris Hilton).
Oh Georgie Porgie, you’ll be eating those words in the future. The contract has an expiration date.
+1
Jeb’s face looks too smooth for a 61 year old man.
Just saying.
Not going to lie: I thought the same thing.
Colbert was really great last night! And he did ask Bush “serious” questions, but then he was ok with Jeb not answering any of them. Colbert asked about his mother’s comment and how his different from his brothers politics. Bush was clearly uncomfortable and tried to stick with his talking points. I think, some people in Bush’s camp convince him that he had to do this show, because his desperate. We are not his audience. #notanotherbush #feelthebern
it’s only been an exhausting 5 minutes Georgie…hold tight and watch this space.
hahaha
I have mixed feelings about the show. I love Colbert. And I know it will take some time for him to grow in this new role.
But. I thought The Colbert Report was so witty and innovative, and I find it a little disappointing that he’s now doing the late night hosting shtick. Now it’s Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Colbert. And that seems kinda boring.
it took Colbert a few months to get into the groove of the Colbert Report – I know, he was playing a “character”, but still – I’m going to give him more than a day.
I just hope he doesn’t keep advertising products from his desk during the show. That is an AWFUL idea.
The 9 commercials at every break should pay the bills.
Shilling hummus in the first five minutes of the show, and trying to fit ads into the jokes is just gross.
and by the way Clooney is gay. really obviously.
I know you can really tell by his body language, particurly in interviews. I think he used to be able to hid it more so in the early days, but now not so much. Hes a real coward thats what he is, hiding behind women all his life. All for one thing – money.
@nicole
Total.
my husband calls him “Clooney Tunes”
I think he should’ve stuck with The Colbert Report. The problem is that late night shows all have pretty much the same boring format, no matter what skits they do to supposedly differentiate themselves, and all male hosts.
When Letterman started out, his show brought sardonic wit and weirdness straight from New York. It was unique in that way. There’s so much to watch on TV and the internet now, though, that late night shows have all become copy-cat versions of each other or what came before, nothing new.
In one of his interviews, Colbert said that he was sick of that character that he was playing. It was hard to keep that up for that many years. He said his wife would recognize when he was still in character when he got home from taping, and would make it clear that “that” guy wasn’t welcome in the house. Funny………
I hope this gig works out for him – he’s in a much more competitive situation now. I hope he can make something of it. He’s an excellent interviewer, very smart, very light on his feet and he will definitely bring his edge to it. Letterman’s shoes are hard to fill – mostly because Letterman just didn’t give a s&it – he wasn’t in it to make friends (at least, friends without benefits). 🙂
Hmm, I can see how that being in character for so long would become tiring…
Having said all that, I do hope he succeeds with Late Night and makes it his own.
He looks so much better with a beard imo.
I’m tired of the Clooneys.
I am also tired of his wife….To me it seems like they have been married for a dozen years: Oh my mistake, there were enough stories about her that they could fill a dozens years worth of days
George has already been married a year? Wow. It seems like he just got married a few months ago. I have to say he looked very handsome last night.
I thought Stephen did a great job for his first night hosting. It takes time to settle in and find your rhythm.
I liked George’s interview and skit. It showed for the first time in a long time that he has a sense of humor about himself.
Wow,it really is the dbag Olympics with stories about George,Charles, Josh and whatshisface Kardasian. We need a picture of kitten and puppies after all these articles.
Hmmm… how do I put this… I know Hollywod time seems to go on a different pace than the time in any other circumstance or reality, but, even then….. it hasn’t lasted yet, honey. Someone is getting anxious!