Pete Holmes
The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Comedian Pete Holmes says being 47 years old isn't so bad when you are the father of a youngster who loves to be pushed on the playground swings. Pete's new comedy special, "Silly Silly Fun Boy," is available now on the 800 Pound Gorilla streaming service and YouTube. His first book for children, "Spells To Cast On Your Parents," is available for pre-order now.
Originally aired March 11, 2026.
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| 0:39.3 | Folks, my next guest is a comedian you know from crashing |
| 0:43.3 | How We Roll and his stand-up specials. |
| 0:46.3 | His new special is Silly Silly Fun Boy. |
| 0:49.3 | Please welcome back to the Late Show, Pete Holmes. |
| 0:52.3 | Hi. Just taking ownership of the space. Hey, how old are you? I'm going to be 47 this very month. You're going to be 47? This very month. I heard that you might be approaching to late 40s, and I said he's so young and youthful and sprightly. I was quite surprised. Look, who's talking? Yeah, well. Well, me. You? Yeah. Look, if anybody is 27 and they're worried about being 47, it's not that bad. No, it's not. It's not that bad. Yes, it's the little things, right? Yeah. The little things that let you know you're getting older. I'll give me an example. I got in bed the other night |
| 1:27.7 | with my wife, Bragg. I was barefoot and she was barefoot. So I put my barefoot on her barefoot, |
| 1:37.2 | you know, keeping that passion alive. You laugh, but in your 40s, that's some kinky stuff right there. A foot? Just contact. Just contact of any kind. I'll put a foot on a foot. Yeah. And I'm not making this up. This is a quote. She goes, Pete, are you wearing shoes? That's 47. That is the texture of my bare foot. She thought it was a gag. She's like, there's no way that's a foot. He's wearing Timberlands. You got to, you got to moisturize. You got to moisturize? Yeah, you got to use that pumice stone down there to get off the edges. Yeah. Okay. All right. I'll borrow one from my elderly mother. Last time you were here, we talked about your daughter. Yes, that's right. How old she |
| 2:20.0 | now? She's seven. Okay. Lila. Lila, get off dad as YouTube. I'm a parent. I love being a parent. |
| 2:28.0 | You learn a lot. You do. I learn some things instantly. Like, oh, I'm dumb. For sure. Yeah. |
| 2:34.9 | What have you learned from being a parent? |
| 2:36.1 | My daughter's brilliant. |
| 2:37.3 | She saw her first limousine and she called it a tachito. |
| 2:42.0 | That's fantastic. |
| 2:43.1 | Nailed it. |
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