John Lithgow (Extended)

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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Tv & Film, Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.4 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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John Lithgow makes his tenth appearance on The Late Show and brings along a special poem he wrote for our host in this exclusive EXTENDED Podcast interview. John Lithgow is on Broadway starting this week in “Giant,” find tickets and more information at gianttheplay.com.

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0:00.0	When beloved family patriarch, Gary Ferris went missing, his family looked everywhere on their
0:05.9	property until they came across something horrifying. It's a homicide.
0:10.3	Absolutely. The blame game in this family went round and round. This is Blood is Thicker,
0:16.5	the Ferris Wheel. I don't see how anyone can look at this story and think they were happy.
0:21.7	Follow and listen to Blood is Thicker, The Ferris Wheel on the free Odyssey app or wherever
0:26.7	you get your podcast.
0:31.0	It's the Late Show Potshow with Stephen Colbert.
0:39.0	Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen.
0:41.9	My first guest tonight
0:43.5	is the legendary actor
0:47.3	you know from Conclave, the Crown,
0:49.8	Terms of Adirement, and so much more.
0:51.9	Please welcome back to the Late Show,
0:53.8	John Lithgow.
0:59.1	So lovely to see you again.
1:00.9	Wonderful to be back.
1:01.8	You look absolutely in the pink.
1:04.0	Well, I am.
1:05.1	I am.
1:06.0	I've just been told that this is my 10th appearance on the show.
1:10.1	Oh, wow.
1:14.0	Just in time. Wow. Fantastic.
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