Butterball Hotline | Colbert Classic

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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🗓️ 19 November 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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It's important to get accurate information on turkey preparation this time of year, so back in 2016, Stephen volunteered to man the phones at the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, and his timeless advice has been coming to the rescue of countless Thanksgiving dinners ever since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The late show with Stephen Colbert will be back tomorrow night with Kevin Hart and an
0:07.8	all-new episode.
0:09.8	While we're out, enjoy this Colbert classic with everyone's favorite Butterball Turkey
0:15.6	talk line operator, Stephen Colbert.
0:19.8	Now, folks, it is just two days before Thanksgiving.
0:24.0	I know a lot of you are stressed about making the meal for the family, and that's why it's
0:28.2	so important to get accurate information on turkey preparation, all right?
0:33.6	You could try YouTube, lots of how-to videos there, but how to give your turkey a smoky
0:38.3	eye.
0:39.3	But, of course, the gold standard, everybody knows, is the Butterball Turkey talk line.
0:45.6	It is a toll-free number, a lot of fans here tonight, toll-free number.
0:49.9	You can call to speak to an expert who really knows what they're talking about, or this
0:55.1	year you could talk to me, because last weekend, I flew to the heartland of America to help
1:01.8	Butterball out.
1:04.8	The late show presents Stephen Colbert's Thanksgiving turkey tips.
1:09.8	I headed to the Butterball Call Center in Naperville, Illinois, where I met Carol Miller,
1:14.6	a 33-year Butterball veteran.
1:17.2	Welcome.
1:18.2	Happy Thanksgiving.
1:19.2	You too.
1:20.2	You too.
1:21.2	So, Carol?
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