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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Billy Porter

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

News, Comedy, Comedy Interviews, News Commentary, Tv & Film

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Fashion icon, Emmy, Tony, & Grammy winning performer Billy Porter talks zebra print shoes and his memoir, "Unprotected" (Original Air Date: November 4th, 2021). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

If the late show's hot show wins, you can call them.

0:09.0

Welcome back.

0:11.0

My first guest tonight is the Emmy Tony and Grammy winning performer

0:15.0

you know from his time on Broadway, his starring role in Pose

0:19.0

and his show's Stopping Red Carpet attire.

0:22.0

Please welcome Billy Porter.

0:24.0

And it's so lovely to see you.

0:30.0

It's good to see you too.

0:32.0

But when we get started, there's so much to talk about.

0:35.0

First, I want to ask you about this.

0:37.0

You recently made some comments about Harry Styles' Vogue cover.

0:43.0

And just very quickly, if you can, if you can explain to the audience what happened,

0:49.0

what you said and what you like to say.

0:51.0

Well apparently I'm famous now.

0:54.0

And it was a slow news day.

0:57.0

So the first thing I want to say is, Harry Styles, I apologize to you for having your name in my mouth.

1:06.0

It's not about you.

1:08.0

The conversation is not about you.

1:10.0

Right?

1:11.0

For the people who don't know, Harry Styles was the first man to appear on the cover of Vogue.

1:15.0

Right.

1:16.0

And so the conversation is actually deeper than that.

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