Conan O'Brien Interviews Stephen | Colbert Classic
The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2022
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
In this classic flipped interview, Stephen Colbert tells Conan O'Brien how being rejected to write for Conan actually helped Stephen celebrate his 25th marriage anniversary.
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| 0:00.0 | When you can't quite get the angle, take hands-free selfies with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5. |
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| 0:16.2 | It's the Late Show Pancho with Stephen Colberg. |
| 0:23.2 | Let's sum it up. Next guest tonight applied to be a writer on My Late Night Show back in the |
| 0:27.8 | early 1990s. He wasn't ready then, but a spot just opened up. I'd like to talk to him see if he's |
| 0:35.5 | got what it takes. I've been told he's made some progress in the business. Please welcome |
| 0:40.8 | him as Stephen Colbert. |
| 1:11.4 | Stephen, what a... |
| 1:13.8 | Thrilled to have you here. I'm a big fan. I've been a fan for ages. Who the hell do you think you are? |
| 1:25.7 | I'm Stephen Colbert, look at me! |
| 1:28.9 | You know, I really, I think you have a lot of explaining to do. I am needy. |
| 1:34.6 | You're needy, and when I'm not with the audience, I get panicky. |
| 1:38.1 | You get panicky without the audience. I get a little depressed when I can't stand |
| 1:42.2 | in front of the audience and tell them jokes and get laughs. I get a little, I get a little, |
| 1:48.9 | I get depressed. I get depressed. I get lonely. What's that like to be? |
| 1:52.5 | They're my only friends, Conan. Okay, okay. |
| 2:04.0 | What's that like to be a needy performer? |
| 2:08.1 | Who's only happy if they're getting laughs and without it, they feel shallow and empty. |
| 2:12.2 | I want to explore that world because it's a mystery to me. |
| 2:17.5 | It's profitable. Yeah. |
| 2:21.4 | I've turned my mental illness into a business model. |
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