Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert Discuss ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’ of Late-Night Turmoil

Our first guest tonight ░░░░░░░░ an Emmy winning late ░░░░░░░░ talk show host who ░░░░░░░░ to the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ now available for a ░░░░░░░░ time only He is ░░░░░░░░ on our show while ░░░░░░░░ am simultaneously on his ░░░░░░░░ the late show Please ░░░░░░░░ Steven Colbear Applause Music ░░░░░░░░ Hello Hello Thank welcome ░░░░░░░░ Goldber Very much gt ░░░░░░░░ Oh man I hope ░░░░░░░░ put out the plastic ░░░░░░░░ bottles at the White ░░░░░░░░ tonight gt gt How ░░░░░░░░ you gt gt This ░░░░░░░░ This is delightful gt ░░░░░░░░ I am so happy ░░░░░░░░ re here I really ░░░░░░░░ gt gt I couldn ░░░░░░░░ be happier to be ░░░░░░░░ gt gt It s ░░░░░░░░ great to see you ░░░░░░░░ saw you gt gt ░░░░░░░░ gt gt uh about ░░░░░░░░ little over two weeks ░░░░░░░░ and I will say ░░░░░░░░ ve never been happier ░░░░░░░░ lose the Emmy gt ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ was a lovely night ░░░░░░░░ know I m a ░░░░░░░░ of yours and I ░░░░░░░░ never been happier for ░░░░░░░░ to lose the empire ░░░░░░░░ gt It was really ░░░░░░░░ beautiful moment And then ░░░░░░░░ you gave a great ░░░░░░░░ I thought and you ░░░░░░░░ had so much composure ░░░░░░░░ would have been a ░░░░░░░░ mess Um and then ░░░░░░░░ you said at the ░░░░░░░░ of your speech uh ░░░░░░░░ quoted Prince Do you ░░░░░░░░ what you said gt ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I said uh ░░░░░░░░ bless America Stay strong ░░░░░░░░ brave and if the ░░░░░░░░ tries to bring you ░░░░░░░░ go crazy punch a ░░░░░░░░ floor gt gt Yeah ░░░░░░░░ gt that s what ░░░░░░░░ said gt gt Yeah ░░░░░░░░ was nice gt gt ░░░░░░░░ gt gt Where did ░░░░░░░░ go gt gt I ░░░░░░░░ to class it up ░░░░░░░░ little bit gt gt ░░░░░░░░ inspired you to gt ░░░░░░░░ Well I don t ░░░░░░░░ mean listen I m ░░░░░░░░ out in Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ to do the Emmys ░░░░░░░░ speaking if I m ░░░░░░░░ enough to be nominated ░░░░░░░░ I m always in ░░░░░░░░ car with my wife ░░░░░░░░ and with Carrie Bile ░░░░░░░░ know our mutual friend ░░░░░░░░ s the head of ░░░░░░░░ production company and she ░░░░░░░░ So we re listening ░░░░░░░░ music the whole time ░░░░░░░░ re listening to a ░░░░░░░░ of different you know ░░░░░░░░ jams And the one ░░░░░░░░ was listening to when ░░░░░░░░ got out of the ░░░░░░░░ gt gt was Let ░░░░░░░░ Go Crazy by Prince ░░░░░░░░ we just that you ░░░░░░░░ that s the end ░░░░░░░░ the Dearly Beloved Yeah ░░░░░░░░ know gt gt and ░░░░░░░░ both of them said ░░░░░░░░ if you can fit ░░░░░░░░ in your speech if ░░░░░░░░ would And I went ░░░░░░░░ right So I was ░░░░░░░░ on stage and I ░░░░░░░░ gt gt I know ░░░░░░░░ this goes It was ░░░░░░░░ nice ending It was ░░░░░░░░ nice moment too I ░░░░░░░░ it was very emotional ░░░░░░░░ you feel that way ░░░░░░░░ gt Yeah Yeah It ░░░░░░░░ very emotional You know ░░░░░░░░ do these shows take ░░░░░░░░ you got gt gt ░░░░░░░░ gt gt For like ░░░░░░░░ years Yeah gt gt ░░░░░░░░ you know we got ░░░░░░░░ we got nominated the ░░░░░░░░ before we got cancelled ░░░░░░░░ gt And uh so ░░░░░░░░ was a it was ░░░░░░░░ bit of a you ░░░░░░░░ hot side hot coldside ░░░░░░░░ situation Yeah gt gt ░░░░░░░░ then to be able ░░░░░░░░ go up there and ░░░░░░░░ thank my we brought ░░░░░░░░ whole staff just like ░░░░░░░░ brought We brought 200 ░░░░░░░░ out to California and ░░░░░░░░ celebrate with them that ░░░░░░░░ was it was a ░░░░░░░░ devoutly to be rich ░░░░░░░░ gt gt Do you ░░░░░░░░ if I ask you ░░░░░░░░ um because this is ░░░░░░░░ first interview that you ░░░░░░░░ done since uh the ░░░░░░░░ happened and it wasn ░░░░░░░░ gt gt right cuz ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I don t ░░░░░░░░ generally don t I ░░░░░░░░ interviews I don t ░░░░░░░░ them gt gt Yeah ░░░░░░░░ you don t usually ░░░░░░░░ them and I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ taking it So you ░░░░░░░░ out about Like a ░░░░░░░░ gt gt I take ░░░░░░░░ like a champ my ░░░░░░░░ gt gt When we ░░░░░░░░ in Guantanamo Bay together ░░░░░░░░ gt Exactly gt gt ░░░░░░░░ you found out from ░░░░░░░░ mutual manager James Baby ░░░░░░░░ Dixon Is that correct ░░░░░░░░ gt My manager your ░░░░░░░░ and John Stewart s ░░░░░░░░ He s the real ░░░░░░░░ of late night That ░░░░░░░░ right And gt gt ░░░░░░░░ s right gt gt ░░░░░░░░ He he said Uh ░░░░░░░░ baby I just need ░░░░░░░░ talk to you for ░░░░░░░░ minutes after the show ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday This was on ░░░░░░░░ 16th of July And ░░░░░░░░ m like Wow five ░░░░░░░░ you know five minutes ░░░░░░░░ the phone with baby ░░░░░░░░ an hour gt gt ░░░░░░░░ gt gt So 15 ░░░░░░░░ in person What the ░░░░░░░░ is this about So ░░░░░░░░ say to Evie Hey ░░░░░░░░ ll be home a ░░░░░░░░ bit later I got ░░░░░░░░ talk to Baby He ░░░░░░░░ to talk for 15 ░░░░░░░░ And I come home ░░░░░░░░ and a half hours ░░░░░░░░ And she I walk ░░░░░░░░ the apartment and she ░░░░░░░░ What happened You get ░░░░░░░░ gt gt No gt ░░░░░░░░ Yep gt gt Really ░░░░░░░░ gt I said Yes ░░░░░░░░ did gt gt Yeah ░░░░░░░░ gt gt Oh no ░░░░░░░░ gt Yeah Yeah gt ░░░░░░░░ Now he knew for ░░░░░░░░ week is that correct ░░░░░░░░ you were on vacation ░░░░░░░░ that he didn t ░░░░░░░░ to ruin my vacations ░░░░░░░░ they told me a ░░░░░░░░ days before I got ░░░░░░░░ Yeah gt gt And ░░░░░░░░ which I think was ░░░░░░░░ right decision not to ░░░░░░░░ you all cuz you ░░░░░░░░ far out of the ░░░░░░░░ gt gt I was ░░░░░░░░ out at sea I ░░░░░░░░ drowning you know my ░░░░░░░░ was drowning my entire ░░░░░░░░ in spanicopa and Greek ░░░░░░░░ It was fantastic gt ░░░░░░░░ and that would have ░░░░░░░░ and it would have ░░░░░░░░ it would have made ░░░░░░░░ difference either way So ░░░░░░░░ tells you this happens ░░░░░░░░ then you tell your ░░░░░░░░ when and how gt ░░░░░░░░ Well I the funny ░░░░░░░░ of these EIE goes ░░░░░░░░ are you going to ░░░░░░░░ your staff tomorrow And ░░░░░░░░ said Oh I don ░░░░░░░░ know I don t ░░░░░░░░ I maybe I ll ░░░░░░░░ them after the summer ░░░░░░░░ I maybe I ll ░░░░░░░░ them in in you ░░░░░░░░ in September And she ░░░░░░░░ You re going to ░░░░░░░░ them tomorrow I said ░░░░░░░░ really don t think ░░░░░░░░ I just don t ░░░░░░░░ I m up for ░░░░░░░░ And then she goes ░░░░░░░░ m coming to work ░░░░░░░░ you tomorrow cuz I ░░░░░░░░ you re telling your ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow And we get ░░░░░░░░ the building I go ░░░░░░░░ in the elevator I ░░░░░░░░ through the offices By ░░░░░░░░ time I get to ░░░░░░░░ offices I have sweat ░░░░░░░░ my shirt cuz I ░░░░░░░░ t want to know ░░░░░░░░ my staff didn t ░░░░░░░░ And I said I ░░░░░░░░ going to tell my ░░░░░░░░ today But then we ░░░░░░░░ t do a show ░░░░░░░░ if I told them ░░░░░░░░ everybody would be bummed ░░░░░░░░ and I would be ░░░░░░░░ out So I only ░░░░░░░░ gt gt my executive ░░░░░░░░ Tom Purcell So the ░░░░░░░░ who work on the ░░░░░░░░ couple like Baby New ░░░░░░░░ and and Carrie knew ░░░░░░░░ Evie knew but I ░░░░░░░░ t tell anybody else ░░░░░░░░ the show And then ░░░░░░░░ did the whole show ░░░░░░░░ a cold up on ░░░░░░░░ show And then when ░░░░░░░░ say good night I ░░░░░░░░ the audience I said ░░░░░░░░ now nobody leave because ░░░░░░░░ ve got one more ░░░░░░░░ of the show because ░░░░░░░░ wanted to go record ░░░░░░░░ the top of the ░░░░░░░░ that we had been ░░░░░░░░ know cancelled And my ░░░░░░░░ manager goes Oh no ░░░░░░░░ re done We re ░░░░░░░░ We re done And ░░░░░░░░ said Nope There s ░░░░░░░░ more act of the ░░░░░░░░ Please don t let ░░░░░░░░ audience leave And he ░░░░░░░░ No boss No boss ░░░░░░░░ got the I got ░░░░░░░░ thing here We re ░░░░░░░░ everything And I said ░░░░░░░░ m aware of that ░░░░░░░░ I m here to ░░░░░░░░ you there s one ░░░░░░░░ act of the show ░░░░░░░░ I went backstage put ░░░░░░░░ I said Everybody get ░░░░░░░░ Zoom I told everybody ░░░░░░░░ briefly as I could ░░░░░░░░ they wouldn t find ░░░░░░░░ about it on air ░░░░░░░░ then I went back ░░░░░░░░ on stage to do ░░░░░░░░ tell everybody and I ░░░░░░░░ so nervous about doing ░░░░░░░░ right because there was ░░░░░░░░ in the prompter I ░░░░░░░░ just speaking off the ░░░░░░░░ that I up twice ░░░░░░░░ I had to restart ░░░░░░░░ gt Wow gt gt ░░░░░░░░ the audience thought it ░░░░░░░░ a bit gt gt ░░░░░░░░ gt gt And they ░░░░░░░░ going You can do ░░░░░░░░ gt gt Come on ░░░░░░░░ You can do it ░░░░░░░░ I always messed up ░░░░░░░░ the sentence that told ░░░░░░░░ what was happening gt ░░░░░░░░ and then I got ░░░░░░░░ the sentence that actually ░░░░░░░░ them was happening and ░░░░░░░░ they didn t laugh ░░░░░░░░ didn t laugh and ░░░░░░░░ that s anyway that ░░░░░░░░ how I did it ░░░░░░░░ s how I found ░░░░░░░░ gt gt You weren ░░░░░░░░ laughing either Do you ░░░░░░░░ I haven t told ░░░░░░░░ this but where we ░░░░░░░░ when we found out ░░░░░░░░ my wife and kids ░░░░░░░░ were in a protest ░░░░░░░░ the No Kings protest ░░░░░░░░ We were out there ░░░░░░░░ our signs gt gt ░░░░░░░░ I got this I ░░░░░░░░ this this text and ░░░░░░░░ I was just absolutely ░░░░░░░░ because it s not ░░░░░░░░ gt gt Well that ░░░░░░░░ nice of you to ░░░░░░░░ I mean it s ░░░░░░░░ s their ball and ░░░░░░░░ can take it home ░░░░░░░░ they want You know ░░░░░░░░ I I mean what ░░░░░░░░ ve said is I ░░░░░░░░ very grateful gt gt ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Let s be ░░░░░░░░ gt gt Well you ░░░░░░░░ how I found out ░░░░░░░░ you How gt gt ░░░░░░░░ executive producer stopped me ░░░░░░░░ I finished the show ░░░░░░░░ uh I don t ░░░░░░░░ what night was two ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday gt gt Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ Yeah gt gt it ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday night gt gt ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday night gt gt ░░░░░░░░ was Wednesday Two weeks ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow Was it just ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago tomorrow gt ░░░░░░░░ Not even I don ░░░░░░░░ I don t even ░░░░░░░░ actually I really It ░░░░░░░░ been such a blur ░░░░░░░░ m not sure gt ░░░░░░░░ I was about to ░░░░░░░░ we have time for ░░░░░░░░ Cuz I ve got ░░░░░░░░ clip of it gt ░░░░░░░░ You know what Why ░░░░░░░░ t We take a ░░░░░░░░ You have a clip ░░░░░░░░ when you found out ░░░░░░░░ brought a clip of ░░░░░░░░ finding out that you ░░░░░░░░ were essentially cancelled Yeah ░░░░░░░░ gt Oh okay All ░░░░░░░░ Well let s take ░░░░░░░░ break Steven Cob Bear ░░░░░░░░ with us We ll ░░░░░░░░ right back We are ░░░░░░░░ in Brooklyn New York ░░░░░░░░ the great Steven Colbear ░░░░░░░░ right now I mentioned ░░░░░░░░ earlier We re here ░░░░░░░░ this show together And ░░░░░░░░ re also together on ░░░░░░░░ show gt gt right ░░░░░░░░ can t wait for ░░░░░░░░ to come across town ░░░░░░░░ rush hour gt gt ░░░░░░░░ it might be it ░░░░░░░░ be live tonight I ░░░░░░░░ you have a pneumatic ░░░░░░░░ between Brooklyn and Manhattan ░░░░░░░░ gt Should we wave ░░░░░░░░ ourselves Let s give ░░░░░░░░ away Hi to us ░░░░░░░░ gt Have a great ░░░░░░░░ Have a great show ░░░░░░░░ gt Love those guys ░░░░░░░░ right So uh before ░░░░░░░░ commercial break we were ░░░░░░░░ about uh the moment ░░░░░░░░ because what the really ░░░░░░░░ first people I texted ░░░░░░░░ I got the news ░░░░░░░░ we were pulled off ░░░░░░░░ air I came into ░░░░░░░░ office and I told ░░░░░░░░ people and then I ░░░░░░░░ you and uh Jimmy ░░░░░░░░ Seth and the two ░░░░░░░░ s to let you ░░░░░░░░ what had happened gt ░░░░░░░░ Yeah gt gt And ░░░░░░░░ you were on stage ░░░░░░░░ that time gt gt ░░░░░░░░ Yes I uh was ░░░░░░░░ finishing my show When ░░░░░░░░ re texting I didn ░░░░░░░░ I didn t get ░░░░░░░░ from you I was ░░░░░░░░ stage I just finished ░░░░░░░░ show It was a ░░░░░░░░ night We had a ░░░░░░░░ good show I was ░░░░░░░░ to say Good night ░░░░░░░░ us tomorrow for Pete ░░░░░░░░ and Adrien Barau or ░░░░░░░░ whoever my guest was ░░░░░░░░ next night And Victor ░░░░░░░░ and some Victor Buono ░░░░░░░░ over there Thank you ░░░░░░░░ and my my executive ░░░░░░░░ comes over and he ░░░░░░░░ Hey uh I just ░░░░░░░░ this text from Carrie ░░░░░░░░ she thinks you should ░░░░░░░░ think I m right ░░░░░░░░ show it to you ░░░░░░░░ so and that s ░░░░░░░░ I found out in ░░░░░░░░ of the audience with ░░░░░░░░ mic up So we ░░░░░░░░ brought I brought a ░░░░░░░░ and I ve just ░░░░░░░░ it up gt gt ░░░░░░░░ s something we need ░░░░░░░░ know Did we land ░░░░░░░░ the moon gt gt ░░░░░░░░ s crazy Jerry told ░░░░░░░░ that gt gt Okay ░░░░░░░░ Jimmy Kimmel s show ░░░░░░░░ been pulled indefinitely by ░░░░░░░░ Wow gt gt Wow ░░░░░░░░ Wait hold on one ░░░░░░░░ I ll be right ░░░░░░░░ I want to find ░░░░░░░░ what this is about ░░░░░░░░ ll be right back ░░░░░░░░ there s no signal ░░░░░░░░ the Ed Sullivan Theater ░░░░░░░░ it didn t tell ░░░░░░░░ why There was no ░░░░░░░░ given just that you ░░░░░░░░ been yanked So I ░░░░░░░░ back Did something stupid ░░░░░░░░ gt gt I generally ░░░░░░░░ that it s your ░░░░░░░░ gt gt Yeah gt ░░░░░░░░ I know you well ░░░░░░░░ to do that So ░░░░░░░░ went backstage and then ░░░░░░░░ was like Oh I ░░░░░░░░ t I can t ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ I can t really ░░░░░░░░ why this happened So ░░░░░░░░ ll talk about it ░░░░░░░░ And then we did ░░░░░░░░ whole next night was ░░░░░░░░ about you And I ░░░░░░░░ tell you why gt ░░░░░░░░ And I appreciate that ░░░░░░░░ much by the way ░░░░░░░░ gt It was our ░░░░░░░░ Even the other guy ░░░░░░░░ back gt gt from ░░░░░░░░ Coar Report He wanted ░░░░░░░░ show him say a ░░░░░░░░ things but I just ░░░░░░░░ to take a moment ░░░░░░░░ to embarrass you maybe ░░░░░░░░ that um I said ░░░░░░░░ the night that I ░░░░░░░░ where you were coming ░░░░░░░░ I said on air ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ to know you well ░░░░░░░░ to admire you deeply ░░░░░░░░ I m so happy ░░░░░░░░ your show is back ░░░░░░░░ the air because we ░░░░░░░░ known each other for ░░░░░░░░ ve known each other ░░░░░░░░ over 20 years but ░░░░░░░░ ve only really gotten ░░░░░░░░ know each other well ░░░░░░░░ last few years And ░░░░░░░░ I just got to ░░░░░░░░ up on getting to ░░░░░░░░ you because the more ░░░░░░░░ get to know you ░░░░░░░░ more I admire you ░░░░░░░░ as a leader Um ░░░░░░░░ I know you as ░░░░░░░░ friend and and and ░░░░░░░░ s something I didn ░░░░░░░░ know is that you ░░░░░░░░ funny gt gt Most ░░░░░░░░ who watch me just ░░░░░░░░ TV aren t aware ░░░░░░░░ that but gt gt ░░░░░░░░ watched you with a ░░░░░░░░ off for years and ░░░░░░░░ went I mean he ░░░░░░░░ he s gotten really ░░░░░░░░ in his old age ░░░░░░░░ gt Well I hope ░░░░░░░░ know how much I ░░░░░░░░ and love you also ░░░░░░░░ in fact one of ░░░░░░░░ best days of the ░░░░░░░░ last summer was our ░░░░░░░░ fishing together uh in ░░░░░░░░ we caught this beautiful ░░░░░░░░ gt gt Yeah gt ░░░░░░░░ And gt gt and ░░░░░░░░ t it nice of ░░░░░░░░ to let you hold ░░░░░░░░ fish gt gt It ░░░░░░░░ That s just the ░░░░░░░░ of guy you are ░░░░░░░░ gt Yeah And um ░░░░░░░░ one of a bit ░░░░░░░░ collateral damage I think ░░░░░░░░ this that whole scenario ░░░░░░░░ it happened to be ░░░░░░░░ Fallon s birthday the ░░░░░░░░ day and I was ░░░░░░░░ to post a picture ░░░░░░░░ ve been hanging on ░░░░░░░░ from a fishing trip ░░░░░░░░ took with him and ░░░░░░░░ and this is the ░░░░░░░░ that I was going ░░░░░░░░ fish You can see ░░░░░░░░ gt well I mean ░░░░░░░░ s to explain what ░░░░░░░░ gt gt the implication ░░░░░░░░ there gt gt Yeah ░░░░░░░░ gt But you on ░░░░░░░░ day sent a text ░░░░░░░░ I sent a text ░░░░░░░░ the group wishing Jimmy ░░░░░░░░ happy birthday of course ░░░░░░░░ gt and you wrote ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ selfish of you to ░░░░░░░░ a birthday right now ░░░░░░░░ gt given how divided ░░░░░░░░ country is gt gt ░░░░░░░░ anyone deserves a birthday ░░░░░░░░ s Kimmel But you ░░░░░░░░ do whatever makes you ░░░░░░░░ I guess gt gt ░░░░░░░░ suit is very selfish ░░░░░░░░ gt Yeah you re ░░░░░░░░ Selfish That s what ░░░░░░░░ s known for Selfish ░░░░░░░░ gt Not a nice ░░░░░░░░ gt gt Small fish ░░░░░░░░ gt When you re ░░░░░░░░ you get small fish ░░░░░░░░ s the lesson And ░░░░░░░░ is Steven Colbear Everybody ░░░░░░░░ Enjoy it Week nights ░░░░░░░░ CBS We will be ░░░░░░░░ with [Music]