Stephen Colbert

Oprah's Super Soul

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Oprah travels to Stephen Colbert's hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. While sipping sweet tea on the piazza of Stephen’s in-laws’ house, a place where he celebrated his wedding and spends Christmas with his family, Oprah discusses what makes Stephen one of the smartest, most creative thinkers in late-night television. The long-time host of Comedy Central's critically acclaimed "The Colbert Report," Stephen reveals the truth behind "truthiness," what went into creating his beloved TV alter ego and what he learned about comedy from Jon Stewart. Stephen, who rarely talks about his private life, shares what he's learned from his mother and opens up about losing his father and two brothers in a tragic plane crash. Oprah also talks to Stephen’s wife, Evelyn, who calls Stephen's TV character an "idiot," but says the real Stephen is one of the funniest, most romantic guys around.

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of
0:07.5	the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.
0:16.0	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right
0:23.0	now.
0:24.8	He's been called brilliant, cutting edge, provocative, and just plain hilarious.
0:31.8	Six million people tune in each week to the Colbert rapport.
0:35.6	Stephen Colbert is an actor, playing a character who's also named Stephen Colbert. He's a parody
0:41.7	of a loudmouth political pundit.
0:44.6	Tonight on Next Chapter, I visit the real Stephen Colbert in his hometown of Charleston,
0:50.8	Carolina. Stephen almost never does interviews as himself. I found out he is whipsmart, delightful,
0:58.8	and a loving family man. We met in the charming 150-year-old home of Stephen's mother and father-in-law.
1:08.0	Stephen's wife of 19 years, Evie, tells me what it's like to be married to one of the most
1:13.0	razor-sharp comedic minds on television today.
1:17.0	Hello! Nice to meet you. Come on in. Stephen Colbert? My wife.
1:23.4	How are you?
1:25.4	I used to have avocados for my garden.
1:28.0	Oh my trade?
1:29.0	You actually grew these.
1:30.2	Yes, I actually did.
1:32.2	Come in. It's cool. It's cool.
1:34.2	It is not so cool.
1:35.2	All right. It's better. It's better.
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