Family. Marry an heiress. Have your father make a huge donation to the Ivy League School you want to attend. Ask the country of qatar to bail out your real estate mistakes. Befriend a murderous saudi prince. And model your look after slender man. Its that easy just listen to this satisfied customer bleep that guy. Another success story. So order Jared Kushners get black on your feet today, and inherit the future you deserve seriously, bleep that guy. Its a late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight plus, stephen welcomes dr. Sanjay gupta and comedian sarah cooper featuring jon batiste and stay homin. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan Theater Office building in new york city, its Stephen Colbert stephen hollow, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to a late show. I am your host, Stephen Colbert. Folks, the 2020 election is one week away. Mark your calendars, and then get a better calendar. It should be on there already. On november 3, i will have a live Election Night special on showtime. And, yes, because it is pay cable, im willing to do full nudity as long as it is tasteful, in keeping with my character, and forwards the plot of the results from pennsylvania which i hear is going to be a close shave, which i will also need before the full nudity. So far, biden is ahead in the polls and in the early voting. And, apparently, the secret to bidens lead is that people find him likable. Okay, so, people like biden because hes likable. Fascinating. Though, to be fair, anyone can seem likable next to donald trump. Well, almost anyone. But the biggest news in the election is the coronavirus, and things are only getting plagueier. And ill tell you all about in tonights edition of catch a third wave endless bummer. Im rounding the turn, dude stephen i just keep talking and he stays there . Okay. In the past week i wasnt sure the u. S. Averaged over 70,000 new cases a day, the most in any sevenday stretch in the pandemic. Its especially bad in swing states. New infections are raging in wisconsin. Things are so bad that wisconsin it has changed its state motto from forward to stay back trumps pandemic Approval Rating in the badger state has dropped from 51 in march to 41 in october. Even more. Polls have found that holding rallies in defiance of Coronavirus Health recommendations has fueled voters disapproval of his handing of the pandemic. Apparently, voters are not responding to his campaigns closing message let the maskless man spit on you its a clear message. The virus surge could have a big effect on trump voters. So far, 66 Million People have voted early. In fact, projections indicate the majority of ballots will be cast before election day for the first time in history. As ben franklin so wisely put it, early to bed and early to vote, get him out of the white house before he digs a moat. Most of the early voting has gone to the democrats, and on the other side, trump has spent months warning his supporters against voting by mail, so the g. O. P. Is essentially betting all of its chips on a strong election day. Hes taking all of his chips and putting it all on black. People not voting. But they have already in massive numbers. And the disparity in early voting means that trump needs a huge turnout on election day in the middle of a surging pandemic. Its the last act of trumps death cult. as trump all right, children of maga, put on your nikes, fill your thermos with koolaid, and go vote. Then i promise, we all board the spaceships to the comet. Herman cain, well see you soon. Now, biden is getting a boost from one of his former rivals billionaire mike bloomberg, seen here in fun size for halloween. Bloomberg has been paying for probiden ads in florida, and this week, bloomberg will be funding a lastminute ad blitz in ohio and texas. Hell be reaching out to texas voters with his trademark texas style. as bloomberg howdy and hello, fellow cowpokes. As you can see from this powerpoint, your Texas Longhorn steers are a wonderful source of pastrami. Next slide. Last night at the white house, they held a confirmation of everything we have ever thought about them. For more on this story, we go now live to the inevitability desk. Stephen welcome to the inevitability desk. I am and was always going to be Stephen Colbert. Huge day for the inevitable we can project water is wet, death comes for us all, and last night, judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed 52 to 48, which means donald trump now has as Many Supreme Court appointments as hes had wives. And unlike trump wife, these positions last a lifetime. This has been the inevitability desk. Back to me, steve. Thank you, stephen. Now, not everything about barretts confirmation had to happen the way it happened. Because after the senate vote, barrett went to the white house for a hastily throwntogether swearingin ceremony and baldly political photoop with President Trump. Which is not normal a member of the Supreme Court hasnt behaved so inappropriately since Justice Kennedy appeared on the bench wearing a tshirt that read its not a gavel. Its a chick hammer. Amy Coney Barrett joining the court could let conservatives limit voting in the election. But on the bright side, theyre doing it already, because yesterday, along ideological lines, the Supreme Court rejected a request to extend wisconsins deadline for counting mailin ballots, a decision which could disenfranchise up to 100,000 voters. Or as the conservative justices called it, a good start. Vintage lawyer joke slam stephen this was a dumb ruling during a pandemic, when Many Americans are voting by mail to stay safe. But the dumbest part came from Supreme CourtJustice Kavanaugh, seen here arguing the case of brett v. Bartender who cut him off. Kavanaugh ruled against letting all the votes be counted, citing the Supreme Courts decision to arbitrarily cut off voting and hand the white house to a republican in 2000s bush v. Gore. That case is the worst thing to come out of 2000 and a lot of bad things happened that year. We still never got to the bottom of who let the dogs out. Reopen the cold case apparently, Justice Kavanaugh has graduated did you like that joke over there . Did you like that one . I did, too. I did, too. Apparently, Justice Kavanaugh has graduated from local microbrews to huffing paint thinner, because in bush v. Gore, that court specifically said our consideration is limited to the present circumstances, which means this ruling could not function as a precedent. Well, i guess its too much to expect Brett Kavanaugh to listen to someone saying stop, dont do this. In his opinion, kavanaugh wrote that states who try to count ballots that arrive after election day could be hit with chaos and suspicions of impropriety. Hey, brett, have you looked out the window . Chaos and impropriety is the 2020 prom theme. Three weeks ago, some pretend militia yahoos plotted to kidnap the governor of michigan, and were like oh, yeah, that happened. One person who wasnt having any of kavanaughs argument was Justice Elena kagan, seen here imagining a 13member Supreme Court. In her dissent, kagan wrote, Justice Kavanaugh alleges that suspicions of impropriety will result if absentee ballots flow in after election day and potentially flip the results of an election, but there are no results to flip until all valid votes are counted. Exactly if we dont count all the votes, were not declaring a winner. Were just saying whos ahead at midnight. Theres a reason you never hear a baseball announcer say, bottom of the eighth, bases loaded, all tied up, tampa bay 3, los angeles 3. Its a hit a long fly ball, and lets call it there, folks. We are willing to project the dodgers gave me my job. So they win. Hey, wisconsinites, looks like Brett Kavanaugh doesnt want your mailin vote to be counted. In madison or milwaukee or oconomowok or waukesha or oshkosh, bgosh. So make your voice heard. Drop your ballot off in person. To learn how, visit our site, betterknowaballot. Com wi. Which, of course, stands for wih the people. Speaking of votes, the candidates are out there on the are trying to get some. Today trump was in michigan for one of his super spreader rallies. Jeremy, President Trump has to hope the blue wall isnt rebuilt along the great lakes. Is that behind his travel plans today . Yeah, theres no question, brianna. First of all, excuse the volume levels here. Weve got ted nugent on guitar in the back here playing a rendition of the national anthem. But as for the president s campaign schedule, he will be traveling to three key states today. Hes gonna be here in michigan. Stephen i cant believe cnn put that on air as analysis of whats happening. And i cant believe how perfect it is as an analysis of what is happening because i think that clip captures exactly the inside of our skulls right now. Were all trying to figure out whats going on, maybe listen to that quiet voice telling us the right thing to do, but donald trump is trying to drown all that out with cat scratch fever. After his nonstop rally schedule, you can tell trumps getting pretty tired. To get him onstage in michigan, they evidentially had to lure him there with a honeyglazed podium. What the hell was going on . Was was rudy his opening act . The last week of the campaign is traditionally when candidates crisscross the country, making their closing arguments to american voters. And today, these two candidates struck slightly different tones. Biden gave a speech in georgia in a place called warm springs, which is also how you could describe trumps mattress in that Russian Hotel room. One more for old times sake . Stephen while trump was in lansing, michigan, lets hear their competing visions for this historic american moment. Over 225,000 people have lost their lives to a virus, many in the cruelest way possible. Covid, covid, covid, covid, covid, covid, covid, covid, covid, covid. Too many among us spend more time shouting than listening, more time fighting than working together, more time demonizing and denigrating others than lifting them up. A. O. C. Plus three who knows less about this stuff than any human being on earth but she does have a good line of crap. Well once more become one nation under god, indivisible. A nation united. A nation strengthened. A nation healed. Without tivo, television is useless. Stephen okay, two slightly different candidates, but somehow, somehow, the American People have to listen to that quiet voice in their head and choose the better man and maybe just tivo the other. Weve got a great show for you tonight. Dr. Sanjay gupta is here. But when we come back, meanwhile join us, wont you . Up at 2 00am again . Tonight, try pure zzzs all night. Unlike other sleep aids, our extended release melatonin helps you sleep longer. And longer. Zzzquil pure zzzs all night. Fall asleep. Stay asleep. We knew that this was really, really bad. We had ample forewarning. But we did almost no testing, almost no contact tracing. Completely ignored the science, completely ignored the warning signs. There were things that could have been done. A lot of people have died needlessly, and theres nothing more frustrating than feeling like youre fighting against someone who should have your back. We are not going to stamp this out unless we have a change of leadership. Ff pac is responsible for the content of this ad. Killer attitude. Nevor hydration. Neutrogena® hydro boost. The 1 hyaluronic acid moisturizer delivers 2x the hydration for supple, bouncy skin. Neutrogena®. Woo go go go go go go go go on a real vacation. Visit go rving. Com or your nearest rv dealer. Stephen hey, welcome back, everybody say hello to jon batiste. Hey, jon. Jon hey. Whats the word . Im hanging in there, man. Im pushing through. Stephen so am i. So am i. My brain is a little scrambled these days. I have a little catch scratch fever up here, but im going to be okay. You mentioned a couple weeks ago you were working on a Kamala Harris song. Jon yeah. Stephen has that reached fruition yet . A. Yes, it did and we shot anic. It was really exciting. Stephen what was the inspiration for the song . Jon it was her. I think were in a time where we need to see different representation in the higher levels of office, and i just love to see it. Stephen we have a preview tonight. We have a little clip of this. Jim, i think we have a little clip of it right now. Lets give them a taste. Jon oh, yeah. laughter stephen you got me. You got me. You got me. Jon gotta have some fun with it, too, joke around with it. Stephen i like the look. I like the look a lot. Jon o oh, yeah, 90 s. Stephen you can find the rest on the late tubes youtube channel. Check it out. After you do that, dont forget to vote. If you havent mailed in your ballot already. Were getting kind of close. If you want to find out how in your state how to drop it off in person or how to vote early or where to go on election day, any of the questions you have in this last week before the election, betterknowaballot. Com. Jon. Jon you gotta get there. Come on, you all. Lets get out there, please people, we need you. Stephen jon batiste, everybody, thank you, jon. Jon. You know, i spend a lot of time combing the news aisles of party city, selecting the perfect top hatwearing skeleton, giant fuzzy spider, and remoteoperated boiling cauldron to create the dazzling, perfectlycrafted front yard of halloween horrors that is my monologue. But sometimes, sometimes, folks, i like to rinse out a fourquart ziplock of gravy i found in the freezer, fill it with raisins, and leave it on the front porch with a postit saying take a fistful, for the halfassed halloween grab bag of news that is my segment quarantinewhile quarantinewhile, at the highend balthazar eatery here in new york, a young couple who ordered an 18 bottle of wine instead got served a 2,000 bottle meant for a table of businessmen. The couple knew something was up when, instead of fries, they were served a side of cocaine. The best part is, the 18 bottle went to the businessmen, but they didnt notice the difference, and actually praised the purity of the cheapest wine on the list. Mmm, yes, yes, im detecting an oakiness, some austere tannins, and strong overtones of the crap that i am full of. Quarantinewhile, the pope has named american archbishop Wilton Gregory the first African American cardinal in history. Wilton gregory is the Jackie Robinson of the catholic church, in that it took 66 years for the American College of cardinals to be as inclusive as the cardinals. Quarantinewhile, movie buffs, i hope you have your wallets ready, because a Hollywood Memorabilia Auction is selling items, including tom cruises top gun Bomber Jacket and Julia Roberts pretty woman boots and expects 5 million in sales. But us true hollywood connoisseurs are saving our cash for the real prize the litter box used by sir ian mckellan during the filming of cats. It points, you follow it around the house, and thats about it. Its the perfect gift to teach your toddler how entertaining it is to have a toddler. The head turns, the ears wiggle. And it comes with a guarantee that your cat goes insane and disembowels this thing like a rat in a dum dumpster. You can always duct tape a doll to your roomba. Remember heard mornets . This weekend the first nest of murder hornets discovered in the United States was destroyed. Oh, good, we took something with murder in its name and said lets make it want revenge. The nowdestroyed nest contained an estimated 100 to 200 hornets and was the size of a basketball. Compared to charlotte, nowk, which contains 15 hornets who cant play basketball. Stephens had to be told they are not good at basketball. Stephen if you still dont think this was a big deal, the crew eliminating the murder hornets had to to do it dressed as shaved teletubbys. Its very important they suit up after what happened the last time someone wore incorrect equipment for stinging insect removal. Not the bees not the bees aaarrggh my eyes stephen that was a true story. Well be right back with sanjay gupta. Hes a doctor. Does your deodorant protect you all day . We gave new dove men care to mike who transforms homes for those in need. I feel comfortable and protected all day long. Dove men care 48h freshness with triple action moisturizer. Has been amazing. Its not just a work environment. Everyone here is family. Thank you stephen welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. My first guest tonight is a neurosurgeon, a podcast host, and the chief medical correspondent for cnn. Please welcome back to a late show, dr. Sanjay gupta sanjay, thanks for being here. Thanks, stephen. Thanks so much for having me. Great to be here. Stephen now, you and i are already experiencing the weirdness of this interaction. For people at home who do not know, you were my last guest on the last night that we were actually in the ed sullivan theater. What do you remember of that evening, some seven months ago . You know, it felt it felt very surreal. I mean, obviously, were in this empty theater but were also talking about this impending storm. Stephen right, something you can expect to have happen but it hasnt really hit yet. Right. And so i remember trying to really modulate my tone. I mean, you know, i think this is really serious. This is something we have to worry about. But, you know, its not here yet. So how do i convey that to stephen . Thats what i was sort of thinking. Again, that was seven months ago. It feels like seven years ago. And a lot, obviously, has happened since then. Stephen and the bad models at the time were 60,000 by may, maybe 150,000, or 125,000 by august. How did those models work out . Like, give us some perspective of how bad people like you, who are medical professionals, who have kept your eye on this sort of thing, and what actually played out . Well, what were seeing here these models, you know, theres a joke within among statisticians. They say all models are wrong. Some are useful. And thats how i would look at these models as well. I think what a lot of people were looking at was lets project how things are going here, but also lets look at a previous pandemic, the 1918 flu pandemic, and see how that was behafg during the same time. It sort of started around the same time of year, 1918, as this started in 2020. And within the first seven months or so of that pandemic, 100 years ago, 75,000 people had died. The population of the country was a third of what it is, multiplied 75 times three, 225,000, which is exactly roughly how many people had died in this pandemic at this time. So it was tracking almost exactly with that 1918 flu pandemic. I mean, we have hospitals, we have i. C. U. S, we have therapeutics, we have all these advanced technologies and we are basically behafg exactly the same as 100 years ago. Stephen okay, that gets to my next question, which is where are we now both the United States and globally . How is the United States cmparing right now to other countries that are dealing with the coronavirus . It certainly feels like were kind of at the bottom of the rung in terms of our mitigation of the spread of the coronavirus. Is that the truth . Are we actually shanking this right now . I think, sadly, we are. I mean, you know, weve learned so much about this virus. We know what it does to the body. We know how to greatly reduce the spread, and thats sort of where the story stopped in the United States. Because then we didnt implement those things. There was a fascinating study out of columbia that said lets look at other countries around the world, and if we had done the same thing in this country that they had in those countries where would we be . Lets sake south korea. The first patient was diagnosed in south korea the same day as the United States. Its a good starting point. If we had done in the United States what they did in south korea, stephen,2,7 nn people, 2,700 yes, sir 225,000. Japan, if we had done what japan had done. Australia, 11,619. I can keep going. The point is that there were so many countries around the world, they didnt have a vaccine. They didnt have some magical therapeutic. They had nothing we didnt have. And had we done what they did, which was just basically these Public Health practices, wed be in a much, much different position right now. Stephen mark meadows this weekend said, were not going to control the pandemic. Yet, at the same time, i believe is it today, the Trump Administration put out a list of the president s accomplishments, and one of the accomplishments that they list for the president is stopping the coronavirus pandemic. Do do those can you. Your reaction as a medical professional to the idea that the president has stopped the coronavirus pandemic. Thats in the Mission Accomplished box, huh . Stephen yes, i suppose so. 70,000 people infected, a half a Million People infected this past week. Hospitals are overrun. I mean, some of these are people they talk to on a regular basis. Theyre in their communities looking at buildings right now going, could that be a hospital . Could that be a hospital . You just heard the projections, 150,000, 200,000 more people may die within the next few months. So were nowhere near that. The things thats frustrating, i think, stephen is that theres been the sense that we surrender, you know, this whole waving the white flag, and i think its its even worse than that in the sense we didnt even just surrender. We kind of opened the door for the virus and said, come on inment. It was this herd immunity idea. Just let people get infected. Stephen that seems to have really been the plan from the beginning. Scht, you know, fauci came out and said he advised the president very early on when the president said just let it wash over the country, what happens if we do that . Fauci said youd have millions of dead people. Thats why you cant do that. It seems that really is the plan. I mean, its certainly what the policies have led to in this country. We dont have a national strategy. Were still not, you know, doing basic Public Health measures. There are probably five times as many people out there that have been infected that dont even know it because of the lack of testing. It certainly seems like it. But, you know, what was interesting, as i started talking to people over the last few months, stephen, its this idea of american exceptionalism in the sense that we are going to have the home run hit with the vaccine. Right . Were putting all of our eggs in that basket. Stephen where are we with that . What do we know . He keeps dangling it like a carrot. Right, he does, and its not going to be know there may be an emergency use authorization for it by the end of the year. Maybe it starts getting distributed by middle of next year. And even then, it may require two shots. I mean, if were talking about vaccinating the world, stephen, this will be one of the largest vaccination projects we have ever seen. The distribution alone, and these things need to be stored at a very certain temperature. So its going to be a huge undertaking. And it is happening. I mean, it is worth celebrating how fast the medical innovation has occurred here. I mean, we didnt know know what this disease was a year ago, and we may have a vaccine by the end of the year. But its not going to flip a switch. And i think that thats the critical point is that, you know, we thought this would be the home run, and it will be very helpful, but in the meantime we didnt do all the other things that would have made a huge difference 55 dont know if you have seen the purple pill commercial for prilow sec, its eat whatever you want and take this purple pill. That is a metaphor for how the United States dealt with this coronavirus pandemic do whatever we want, and then weve got the purple pill, which was the vaccine. But its not here, and its not going to do what people think its going to do. Stephen we have to take a quick break, but stick around, well be right back with more dr. Sanjay gupta. The stronger, lastslonger energizer max. I started this campaign saying we were in the battle for the soul of the nation. I believe that even more deeply today. Who we are, what we stand for, and maybe most importantly, who we are going to be, its all at stake. 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Do i do i take one, and then three months later when the next one comes out take that anyway . Can you stack can you stack the vax . I dont think youre going to do that. I think you will take the one vaccine, and it may be two shots of that, and that will give you immunity for a period of time. It may be something that you need to start getting yearly. So year two, for example, they may say, well, this vaccine actually is going to suit you beter, stephen, based on your age, preexisting conditions. This vaccines better for a child, because theyre not as likely to get sick, but they can spread it, so this vaccine is going to help them not spread it. This one is for an older person. So we may get to that point. I think initially when the vaccine is offered to you, the first one, you should take it. This isnt like an iphone sort of thing i got the iphone 11. Should i get the iphone 12 or not . You should take the version that is there for you because it will help you reduce the spread of this virus, and we need those breaks in transmission. Stephen now, the holidays are coming up. What should people be doing to prepare . Because we all want to be with our loved ones over the holidays. What are you doing about the holidays, sanjay gupta . Yeah, this was a tough one, stephen. So my parents live in florida. We talked about them last time. Theyre in the late 70s. We do holidays together. We have three daughters. They want to see their grand kids. Were not going to do it this year. We thought it was too much for them to travel, the risks that come with that, theyre vulnerable. Its not an easy decision, and im not going to be critical of people who look at the same circumstances and arrive at a different decision. Were not going to do that. Well do the zoom thing. Were still going to have dinner and all that. The other thing were starting to do on our community, stephen, is were starting to identify our bubble, if you will. The people that we will spend time with over the next few months because its going to be greatly limited. And i think right now, identifying those people, having conversations saying, hey, look, i take this seriously. You take this seriously. We want to make sure that we can be together, but we have to be in our own bubble. I think those are the conversations that are happening. We didnt have the luxury of that in march. All of a sudden, we were in this, you know, right after you and spoke. It became a pandemic, and we were in it. We do have the time to plan right now, which is part of what were doing. Stephen well, sanjay, thanks so much for being here. I hope the next time we speak its to celebrate that weve gotten past this terrible milestone for our world. His podcast coronavirus fact vs. Fiction is available daily online. 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We gave new dove men care to mike who transforms homes for those in need. I feel comfortable and protected all day long. Dove men care 48h freshness with triple action moisturizer. Stephen hey, everybody, welcome back to a late show. My next guest is a comedian, author, and tiktok star best known for her viral donald trump lip syncs. Those many cases where its actually less costly and better. Sometimes youll see a building, it costs less money than another building. It cost more than because the one that built the one that cost more, this one looks better. The one thats cheaper, it looks better. They say how much more did you spend for that building . Actually, we spent less. You can do that. Its called you have to know what youre doing, if you know what youre doing. Thats only good for the real estate people in here, of which there are plenty, by the way. Stephen please welcome to a late show, sarah cooper. Hey, sarah. Hey, stephen, how are you . Stephen im doing well. Its nice to see you. Its nice to see you. Stephen its nice to see you in person. Your lip syncs of donald trump, and other people, have been one of the unexpected discoveries and delights of the last seven months. Thank you for that, for making all of us laugh. Youre welcome. I was just playing around in my living room. I was really bored, so im glad i was able to contribute some levity to this horrible nightmare that were all living through. Stephen so youve done trump, of course. Melania, ivanka. Who do you not want to do . Who is off the list for you . People call it an impersonation. I dont think its that. Its not even an impression. Its more like an interpretation. Stephen its an embodiment or rebodiment. It undercuts their status so much. Thats what i love about it. Exactly. Like, theres an interpreter for the deaf, and i consider it an interpreter for the emotionally blind sort of. If you cant see the b. S. , when you watch him, you watch me saying what hes saying and you see the b. S. Im able to reveal, that strip away the layer and reveal that subtext. For me i wouldnt be able to do it with someone like Michelle Obama because i feel like she says what she means. She means what she says. Theres nothing else i can do there. With someone like trump theres a lot more going on underneath the surface i can do something with. Stephen do you have any idea if he has seen any of your performances . I reporter asked him about my videos a few months ago, and his response was, sarah cooper . No. Never heard of her. Are they good . Are the videos good . Are they positive . Hes a terrible actor because hes definitely seen my videos and he hates them. Thats what i think. He is so angry that i have stripped his visual from his audio. Hes worked very hard to make sure his motions are very precise, and he has this air of power, and ive taken it away from him, and i think he actually hates it. Thats my theory right now. Stephen i am imagining hes especially furious that a woman did this to him. Yeah, he doesnt like that, either. He doesnt like women. He doesnt like immigrants. You know. Stephen congratulations on everything he hates. Stephen you got a new netflix special, too. You play a fictionalized version of yourself. And many guest stars. But one particularly outstanding one. Explain to me ive got the photo. Is this it . Thats it. Explain to me how you got helen mirren to play billy bush on your access hollywood bus. I cant describe how excited i was when she agreed to do this. I mean, she is the polar opposite of billy bush. I mean, she has class. She has integrity. Thats who i was really going for is somebody who is just completely different than who he was in that moment. And she was game from the minute i spoke to her on the phone. And she was like, am i going to be dressed like a man . You know, she was just very like, how will i im im billy bush bull but im not billy bush . And i said, yes, exactly we rehearsed on zoom and we listened to the audio over and over again. It was uncomfortable audio to listen to but she did it spp she was amazing. During one rehearsal i woke up and had this horrible sore neck, and she told me to take 200 milligrams of ibuprofen. Upon i helped her with tiktok, and she helped me with my sore neck. We worked together very well. Stephen its a fair trade. Yeah. Stephen we have, technically, met before. Yes. Stephen and the first time was you used to work at google, and i did a q a there in 1220. I was being interviewed by eric schmidt. And i think we have a clip of you there. Jim. applause did you have a question . Yes, go ahead. What is the difference between Stephen Colbert the person and Stephen Colbert the say . And what were the challenges in you becoming Stephen Colbert the character . I remember that moment. You do . Stephen yes, i remember it distinctly. I dont know whether i gave you a good answer. But a quick, unrelated question. What are the differences between sarah cooper the person and sarah cooper the character . And just spit balling here what are the challenges in becoming sarah cooper the character . So original. Such a good question. So thoughtful. Definitely not a question that i came up with right before i went to the mic. Because i had no question. I was i like, Stephen Colbert, and Stephen Colbert, and Stephen Colbert. Like, i was so nervous. Do you remember this poster . They made this poster for your appearance. Stephen oh, right, yeah. I have to call you out on something. Stephen hold on on for one second. I have to get closer to the tv so i can see it. Whats going on with my groin there . I dont know. But this is satire. Stephen yes, but this is trump now. People have taken this exact image and put trumps face on here. Stephen i know. It has been very upsetting. Rebecoming the greatness we never werent. Trumps tag line now is, make America Great again, again, which sounds look a pitch for the colbert report that they decided not to do. Basically you created this. Stephen i was merely evil john the baptist showing the way. To the savior of evil. I one of the reasons why i dont want to do the character anymore, is i would have to actually leapfrog how stupid he is. Do you feel theres a segment of society that doesnt understand satire . Stephen yes. It seems they embraced it completely. Stephen satire is habitually not that popular. Damn it. I picked the wrong career. Stephen well, sarah, thanks for being here. Nice to see you again. Thank you so much, stephen. Stephen everythings fine is available on netflix now. Sarah cooper, everybody well be right back. Need to find the closest official ballot drop box near you . Just visit vote. Ca. Gov to find your nearest location. Then drop off your ballot. Your vote will be secure and counted. 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