From Second in Command: Stephen Colbert | Veep’s #1 Fan

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

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

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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If you thought you were a Veep fan you just might question your devotion after talking to Stephen. He joined the podcast Second in Command: A Veep Rewatch to talk about his obsession with the show. Life imitates art as Stephen reflects on his time as a political commentator while comparing the “larger than life” characters on the show to real-life politicians. It’s a complete geek-fest as hosts Matt Walsh and Tim Simons test Stephen on his Veep trivia and finally, Stephen weighs in on the age old debate: Is Mike McLintock or Amy Brookheimer worse at their job? Find new episodes of Second in Command: A Veep Rewatch every Tuesday, available wherever you get your podcasts. Original Release Date: March 1st, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:47.0	Hello, seconding commanders. This is a great day to be listening because we are going to talk to the wonderful.
1:52.0	I guess our number one fan of the show, right?
1:55.0	I think he would be, yeah, he's our number one fan.
1:58.0	Stephen Colbert, self-admitted, obsessive about the show, has watched every season, listens to it every day.
2:06.0	And super busy, by the way, I don't know why he would do this.
2:10.0	Not that our podcast is amazing.
2:12.0	That is a great point before we even go into the interview.
2:15.0	I do want to say I have no idea why he would do this.
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