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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Hugh Jackman (Extended Cut) | Files & Tribulations

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

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

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

More classified documents were found at President Biden’s residence, prompting House GOP members to demand access to visitor logs. Elsewhere in Washington, Rep. Matt Gaetz tried to get Rep. George Santos to reveal where he got the $705,000 he loaned his campaign. And Hugh Jackman returns to The Late Show with a tongue-in-cheek plea to Oscars voters to overlook Ryan Reynolds in the Best Original Song category. Check out his film, “The Son,” when it opens in theaters this Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Have a seat. Thank you so much. Welcome. Welcome, one and all, to the late show. I'm your host,

0:11.6

Stephen Colbert. First of all, happy Martin Luther King, junior day, everybody.

0:22.4

Always worth celebrating. And in honor, I thought I'd kick off the show tonight with a lesser-known

0:29.2

fun fact from this great man's life. Did you know that? And this is true, although we now regard

0:34.4

MLK as one of the greatest orders of our time. He actually received two seas in public speaking.

0:43.1

That is a really tough teacher. No one wants to hear the details of a dream, Martin. Also,

0:49.3

have you actually been to a mountaintop? Right what you know.

0:53.5

No. Yesterday, President Biden celebrated MLK's legacy from Dr. King's own pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

1:02.9

I say this with all sincerity. I stand here humble, being the first sitting President of the United

1:10.2

States, to have an opportunity to speak at Ebenezer Sunday service. You've been around

1:16.2

for 136 years. I know I look like it, but I haven't. I mean, look at this face. Look.

1:29.6

I know I look like it. Look at this face. It's like an old catcher's mitt. I mean,

1:35.2

white does crack, Jack. I look like somebody who's done rap to mummy. Don't ask what it was

1:40.4

wrapped in. It was classified documents. Oops. I've said too much. Amen. Play ball. Now,

1:50.9

Biden continued honoring the reverend this morning at a prayer breakfast where he learned it was

1:54.8

the birthday of MLK's daughter-in-law, Arndrea Waters King, although it seems like he was missing

2:00.8

one small detail. Well, look, my wife has a role in our family. When somebody's birthday is

2:06.6

singing Happy Birthday. You ready? Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday,

2:17.3

dear violin. Happy birthday to you. Wow. Okay. Now, people are accusing him. Yes. People are

2:31.7

accusing him of forgetting her name. That's not fair. He clearly never knew her name.

2:39.2

Or maybe they're just such good friends that he's calling her by her nickname. What's up?

2:46.9

Blah, blah, blah. Blah, blah. Blah, blah, blah. Thank you. Unfortunately, for President Joe,

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