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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Michael B. Jordan | Tell Me Summit Good

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

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

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The folks at Fox News continue to play the victim after their Christmas tree was torched by an arsonist in New York, while in Washington the U.S. Senate showed how out of step they are with the challenges America faces by holding a pointless vote to overturn President Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses. Meanwhile… Our good friend over at goop released a holiday promotional video, and you won’t believe what Gwyneth is stuffing in Stephen Colbert’s stocking. And Michael B. Jordan, the star of “A Journal For Jordan,” gets some advice from Stephen Colbert as he prepares for his directorial debut in the upcoming “Creed” sequel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Live on tape from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City,

0:04.6

it's Stephen Colbert!

0:07.6

I'm gonna call seven. Hey! Lovely! Hey! Hey y'all!

0:37.4

Hi! Hello! Hello, everybody! Up there, down there!

0:48.4

Woo! You want to love the crowd? We're a lovely group of people speaking to the lovely group of people.

0:53.4

Yeah, this amazing group of people right over there.

0:56.4

So, welcome! Welcome everybody in here, out there, to the Late Show. I'm your host, Stephen Colbert.

1:03.4

Now, anyone who's been paying close attention to the news over the last couple years might have noticed American democracies looking a little rickety.

1:14.4

Tell you who noticed, Joe Biden. That's why today he hosted something called the Summit for Democracy.

1:22.4

It's a democracy convention, it's demcon, armies of nerds descending on Washington,

1:28.4

and one of the panels being hosted by a guy cosplaying a sexy Magna Carta.

1:34.4

I think it's a fine idea, but I'm not sure where the country to be hosting it.

1:39.4

These days at US President lecturing the world about stable democracy,

1:43.4

it's like Andy Cohen hosting the rational discourse among sober housewives Summit.

1:50.4

Biden kicked off the virtual summit early this morning.

1:54.4

Democracy, government of the people, by the people, for the people.

1:58.4

Can a time be fragile, but it also is inherently resilient.

2:03.4

It's capable of self-correction and it's capable of self-improvement.

2:06.4

And yes, democracy's hard, we all know that.

2:09.4

Do we, though, Joe?

2:12.4

It's like he's saying all the right things, but he kind of seems like the kind grandpa

2:16.4

who's moved in because mom and dad have gone away for a while

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