Imagine forcing yourself to tell lies all day about everything in ways that were so transparent and so outlandish that there is no way the people listening to you could possibly believe anything you said. Its been fun. Im actually the single dumbest person ever to perform on cable news. You mamay be wonderiring, whatn store ahahead, the many years ahead . My plan is having sex x with m. [cackling] announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight. Tuck around and find out. And nicolas cage takes the colbert questionert. Plus, stephen welcomes James Marsden and musical guest joy oladokun. Featuring louis cato and the late show band. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert stphen hey you know what . [cheers and applause] thank you, everybody down here, up there, all around the world. Everybody watching. Mom and dad. Welcome to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. [cheers and applause] and weve been off the air for a week. You know who else has . Tucker carlson. [cheers and applause] the difference is, im allowed back on. Heres what happened. Last monday, fox news fired Tucker Carlson. I cant believe. I. [cheering] whoo i finally get to say that on tv ive been holding this in for a week. I feel like i just had the best pee of my entire life. Like him or not and for the record, dont carlson was the mostwatched cablenews host. So why fire him . Fox did not give a reason. In fact, Tucker Carlsons exit remains a mystery. Yes, a mystery. You can read all about it in nancy drew and the case of why didnt this happen years ago . So heres the dealio. So this isnt so much a who dunnit. Its a why dunnit. But there are some of the clues. During the dominion lawsuit, we learned that carlson was privately texting disparaging remarks about his managers and coworkers. What we didnt know, but fox later found out, is that tucker called a senior fox news executive the cword. [booing] stephen conservative . Cowabunga . Oh that word. Wow, nice mouth, tucker. You kiss your m m with that mouth . You see what i did there . You see what i did there . For those who dont know what word im talking about, he called his boss a cunexttuesday. Or, in this case, a cunevertucker. That was just that was just the tip of the misogynyberg. In another video obtained by the new york times, tucker is shown off camera discussing his postmenopausal fans. Okay, that seems a little rude, but that is most of his fans. After all, the surest way to stop ovulating forever is looking at this face. Its true. The ovaries just drop out and pkew but its not just sexism. Reportedly, some higherups at fox were concerned about what they felt was thinly veiled racism on his show. Thinly veiled . No wonder they were mad. Fox likes their racism cut thick, like a country bacon. Another theory is that tucker got fired because he personally offended fox chairman and pissedoff sack of yogurt, rupert murdoch. Word on the street is, tucker got a little too christian for murdochs taste, including a speech at the Heritage Foundation that was laced with religious overtones and according to a source, that stuff freaks rupert out. Of course it does. I mean, listen. If i was rupert murdoch, i wouldnt want to believe in hell either. Whatever the reason. [cheers and applause] why whistle why you work . I dont know. Whatever the reason, fox news parted ways with tucker, and in his old time slot, viewership is down 56 . And not all of that is fox viewers dying in front of their sets. Conservatives are furious that fox fired carlson, but another reason nobodys watching is fox news host and man with resting lobotomy face, the brownhaired guy whos not steve doocy or Tucker Carlson. Just look at him enthralling viewers on friday. We have more in just a moment. The musics gonna get louder, graphics are gonna come in, and im gonna Say Something when i come back. Stephen im gonna go away from the screen, but my producers promise me that i will not disappear forever like that ball that rolled behind the couch. Ill just sit here and wait for you to come back. I live in your tv, my ratings are food, and please never change the channel. Foxs loss is someone elses gain, because over at conservative network newsmax, primetime viewership has surged. Thats big news for their primetime lineup the Security Camera at a bait and tackle shop. Currently tucker is a free agent and theres plenty of interest. Immediately after he was fired, Tucker Carlson got an offer from russia state media. Thats gotta be a tempting offer. Up until now, hes been representing russia pro bono. Tucker has also da. Its good, da. We report. You decide. Tucker also has gotten unofficial offers from one america news network, conservative news outlet blaze tv, and even mike lindell offered Tucker Carlson a job. Yeah, lindell wants tucker to be the pillow. Big news out of the white house, i almost forgot. Last week, President Biden officially announced that he will seek a second term. Of course, we know bidens real opponent is the ravages of time. If he wins a second term, he will be 86 when he leaves office. And voters feel that is, to put it delicately way too [bleep] old. According to a new poll, 70 of americans believe biden should not run for reelection, and half of those polled cite his age as a major reason. But what matters is that biden is young at heart. Thats right. [applause] thats right. Thats right. Thats right. Thats right. Have to worry about. Rgans we but joes got hope, baby, because in that same poll, 88 of democratic voters say theyd definitely or probably still vote for biden if hes the nominee. Yeah definitely or probably. So, nobody wants him, but theyll take him if hes their only option. Hes the political position known as oatmeal raisin cookie. Following his announcement, biden was asked about the issue and he said this. You said questions about your age are legitimate and your response is always just watch me. What do you say those americans who are watching and arent convinced . With regard to age, i cant even say i guess how old i am. I cant even say the number. It doesnt register with me. Stephen listen, jack, listen. If youre worried about my age, youll be pleased to know that i have trouble identifying and calculating basic numbers. Marco. What . One guy it looks like biden wont have to worry about much next year is Florida Governor and broken robot in the hall of nevergonnabe president s, ron desantis. Ron desantis was supposed to help the g. O. P. Move past the former president , but he has one big political liability hes ron desantis. And hes tanking in the polls. And not just here. Everywhere he goes on the planet. He just returned. [cheers and applause] ron desantis just returned from a foreign trip that was officially billed as an attempt to build floridas economic relationships with the u. K. , israel, south korea and japan. Yes, he was trying to boost sales of floridas top exports unemployed alligators, spongebob face tattoos, and drunk bachelorettes wandering around going, guys, wheres liz . Wheres liz . Im supposed to go back to the hotel with liz. Wait, im liz. Of course, the real point of the trip was to make him look president ial, but in japan, it made him look like this. Governor, polls show you falling behind trump. Any thoughts on that . Im not a candidate, so well see if and when that changes. Stephen im not a, im not a candidate, and im also not a, not in control of my head this is not a joke, i cant stop. Help my skull is full of bees oh, no. Oh, no. Here we go. Oh, they found a flower. They found a flower. Desantis also traveled to the united kingdom, where he met with British Business leaders, who later described him as horrendous and lowwattage, and said that desantis looked bored and stared at his feet at an event cohosted by lloyds of london, the Worlds Largest insurance marketplace. He bored british Insurance Agents [british accent] oh. Oh, i say. Oh. My goodness. I say, hes frightfully dull. Lets go back to discussing deductibles for chimney lung. The harshest review of all it felt really a bit like we were watching a statelevel politician. There wasnt any stardust. No stardust. Or as its known in florida, meth. That wasnt the only lowlight from desantiss trip. Here he is responding to a question about a former Gitmo Detainee who claims desantis was present while he was tortured. How would they know me . Okay, think about it, do you honestly believe that is credible . So this is 2006, i am a junior officer, do you honestly think they would have remembered me from adam . 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There you go. Louis. Louis stephen. Good to see you. Stephen good to see all of you. I know weve got a couple guests tonight. Some of you are out on a gig. I love seeing you on the kit. Louis got to hold it down. Stephen playing the guitar with your feet. Coming up in just a little while, the lovely, the talented actor James Marsden is going to be out here. And taking the colbert questionert, mr. Nicolas cage will be right out. Folks, right now, theres one big story that we havent talked about yet, partly because its partly about us. For the past few weeks, the Writers Guild of america, which is the Union Representing television and film writers, has been negotiating with the major studios for a new and fair contract. These are closed negotiations, so we dont know whats happening. All we know is that tonight at midnight pacific time, the old contract ends, and, if a deal hasnt been reached, the union could go on strike. Which means that writers might have to do something totally against their nature go outside. These people right here. Hello. These are our writers, these people. These are our writers, i stick myself in there. Im wga too. And theyre so important to our show. They write the monologue, the meanwhile, the cold open. And without these people, this show would be called the late show with a guy rambling about lord of the rings and boats for an hour. This negotiation impacts our whole staff, who work so hard to bring you this show every night. Which is why everybody, including myself, hopes both sides reach a deal. But i also think that the writers demands are not unreasonable. Im a member of the guild, i support collective bargaining. This nation owes so much to unions. Theyre the reason [cheers and applause] unions this is true. Unions are the reason we have weekends, and by extension, why we have t. G. I. Fridays. Next time you enjoy a whiskey glazed blaze burger, you thank a union. Definitely took a few teamsters to assemble that thing. Might be a little shave jimmy hoffa in there. But just in case there is a strike and we have to go off the air, we today put together some jokes about news stories that were pretty sure could happen in the next couple of weeks. In florida, disney has prevailed in its First Amendment lawsuit against ron desantis. [cheers and applause] as part of the settlement, desantis will perform 3 months of community service, poopscooping after sully from monsters, inc. Over at the white house, joe biden has officially announced hes running for reelection in 2024. Yes, i know he already did that, but he keeps doing it, and thats one of the reasons why people are so worried. Theres news from the republican side. Adding to his list of legal troubles, the former president has been indicted for using child labor at maralago. But in his defense, its nearly impossible to find anyone willing to play with eric. 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The reason i really wanted to have you back is that i always wanted to interview you but even a 15, 16 minute interview, its hard to get to know somebody in that length of time. What we have done here at the late show is we had our data engineers crunch some numbers. With the help of an ai system, they have created something called the colbert questionert, which is. [cheers and applause] have you heard about it . Nicolas ive heard about it. I dont know what the questions are, but i know you ask questions. Stephen penetrating questions. They go in, they are the rib cackers and i look right at the heart of the person and the world knows who you are at the end of this. Are you prepared to be known, nicolas cage . Nicolas i, i guess im finally prepared to no longer be anonymous and be known. Stephen brave man. Colbert questionert, question one for nicolas cage. Nicolas cage, whats the best sandwich . Nicolas ah, the muffaletta sandwich. In new orleans at the central grocery. Its a kind of a combination of salami and provolone cheese, with a special olive dressing which is juicy and tangy and the bread is soft and its a beautiful sandwich. Stephen im in. What was the first concert you ever went to . Nicolas ooh, the who in san francisco. The fillmore stadium. Yeah, i was a big fan of the movie kids are all right. Roger did this incredible thing where he was spinning the microphone with the cable and he just hit the cymbal. It was like 50 feet behind him. He got it right on the cymbal and i was just so amazed. The concert was over and i was like, yes and my cousin thought that i was absurd because i was so excited i couldnt stay in my seat but i was just blown away by that show. Stephen quality first concert. What is the scariest animal . Nicolas well, you know, stephen, id have to say the centipede. Stephen why the centipede . Nicolas well, look at it. Stephen a terrible moment when the centipede shows up in renfield. Nicolas yeah. Well, theyre important. 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They say that electricity is forever eternal. That the spark keeps going. Id like to think whatever spark is animating our bodies, once the body passes on, that the spark continues to go. But whether or not that electricity has consciousness, who can really say. [applause] stephen favorite action movie. Nicolas favorite action. Stephen it can be one of yours. Nicolas no, no, no id have to go with bruce lee enter the dragon. [applause] stephen window or aisle . Nicolas oh, aisle. Im older. I need to use the restroom. Stephen you dont want to have to say excuse me, excuse me. I understand. Favorite smell. Nicolas night blooming jasmine. Stephen least favorite smell. Nicolas my wifes pet pomeranians crap. [laughter] stephen thats very specific. Nicolas oh, its specific. Stephen what is your earliest memory . Nicolas mm, i dont remember. Let me think. Listen, i know this sounds really far out and i dont know if its real or not, but sometimes i think i can go all the way back to in utero and feeling like i could, like see faces in the dark or something. I know that sounds powerfully abstract. But that somehow seems like maybe it happened. Stephen do these faces in the dark, were other people in there with you . Or were these things, your prenatal mind was conjuring . Nicolas now that i am no longer in utero, i would have to imagine it was perhaps vocal, vibrations resonating through to me in that stage. Thats going way back. So i dont know. But that comes to mind. Stephen i buy it. I buy it. I do. Youre nick cage. Who am i to say you dont remember being in utero . Nicolas i dont even know if i remember being in utero with that thought has crossed my mind. Stephen okay, cats or dogs. Nicolas oh, cats. Cats. Stephen you only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life. What is it . 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Youre already going, what the hell is that . Its me playing myself, sort of heightened, sensationalized, entitled hollywood jerk version of myself and a bunch of improvisational actors who are brilliant. And one guy that thinks the whole thing is real. We spent three weeks on jury duty and its all manufactured and fake. Stephen and hes the only one who doesnt know that everyone else as an actor. James the only one. The only one. Hidden cameras. He thinks hes being followed around by a camera crew for a boring documentary about jury duty thats going to end up on Public Access or something. Right . Meanwhile, we are following every move. There were seven or eight scripts that had comedic beats. Lee eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky who created the office. We had brilliant writers. But there was no scripted dialogue, so it was mostly improvisation. Stephen how did you know how far you could push it without tipping your hand . First of all, you play James Marsden. Its not like youre playing somebody else. Youre recognizable. You are playing James Marsden, a hollywood actor who doesnt want to be on jury duty, and you are acting super entitled. Im glad to hear you say thats not what you are like. Its a really wonderfully hilariously awful version of what you might be like. James its nice to see my true self come out. Finally. 30 years of faking the good guy thing. Its nice. Stephen or you could pretend that wasnt you and just let the real you come out. James no, it was exciting to me to send up hollywood a little bit. Sort of lampoon what i do. I take what i do for a living very seriously, but sometimes its like, this is absurd. So to make fun of the guys who think the only conversations should be had is about their imdb page. Its a fun thing to do. To be completely given permission to say the most horrible things you can think of. And be the worst person in the room. Stephen and do some horrible things. Im not going to get into detail. Completely unsavory things. How did you know how far to go, to push it . You and the other members of the cast, did you guys discuss what the limits where . How does he not know something is going on . At one point, you help a young couple make love to each other by jumping on their bed. James i do. I helped them soak, as they call it. Stephen yes. James yeah, great question. Stephen thanks. James youre welcome. The idea was, here were the scripted beats that we have to find moments for. At the beginning we were worried he would get suspicious so we had to make deposits into the reality bank. We called it. Lets do three or four hours of just boring court. We had very lucky. We had ike berinholtzs father play the judge who wanted to be an actor. He said thats not realistic. He was a defense attorney for his whole career so he knew the legalese and the speak. We had the ability to set the stage and be like, this cant be a show because its the most boring five hours. Any time he would get suspicious, the director would say weve got to pull back a little bit. Wed find moments to push the comedy beats that were written in the script. Knowing that we would sometimes have a lot can we be subjected to really boring court days. Stephen was anybody talking to you . James no, a few people had earpieces in. I was too scared he was going to see it and i just wanted to have a long leash and be in control of the ship. I wanted to fly without a net. And be horrible James Marsden. Stphen what i love is, without giving anything away, i love the fact youre not actually not a juror. Youre an alternate. James like what can we do to make this guy crush his ego even more. Stephen you go through everything and you dont even get to vote. James right. No. I dont want to spoil anything but yeah, he doesnt take that too well. The gentleman, i think the reason why the show is, first of all, ive never been a part of something that has gone so meteoric so quickly. This show came out on friday. Saturday, everybody was saying jury duty. Youre in the jury. I think its all because this guy, ronald gladden, i dont know if youve seen it, one of the most pure hearted, kind, decent human beings. Stephen i dont think it wouldve been as good without him at the center of it because he keeps making the right ethical choices. James right, not that we were presenting him with a moral obstacle course, but from the beginning, i was like, i dont want to do a prank show. Three weeks is a long time to mess with somebodys human experience. James but its not, its an interesting exploration. Gives you faith in mankind this fella is being so kind to all of you who are so [bleep] up. James [laughs] i dont see any problem with what i do. No, but thats it. They said we want to create a heros journey for this man and were going to surround him with a bunch of bizarre, eccentric weirdos. In sort of absurd situations. And see how he reacts. 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I walked into a courthouse, my very first day there was no joke, a wall of signed 8x10 headshots from actors who previously served jury duty. I was immediately, like, there goes that strategy. Of getting out of it. And i was sitting there. Through the voir dire section where youre being questioned, would you be a good juror or not, and im trying to do the right thing. It wasnt really trying to get out of it then. I was selected and in the opening arguments, one of the attorneys in the middle of his thing turned to me and he goes, i love all your work. And so as i turned to the judge. And went, should i go . I think i should probably go. Hes like no, no. We need another eight by ten on that wall. Youre staying stephen james, lovely to see you again. Thank you for being here. Jury duty is streaming now on amazon freevee. James marsden, everybody. Well be right back with a performance by joy oladokun. Wake up, achievers. Youre making the most of every hour of yoyour life. 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[cheers and applause] even when i do my best feels like it doesnt matter feels like it doesnt matter ive watched even my best intentions turn into disaster everything feels backwards ive searched the rubble of all my decisions learned to say sorry for the things i do though i dont want to some days it feels so hard to get better and ive never been as honest as i want to be when i need help through can anybody say a prayer can anybody light a candle for somebody like me oooh its the least that god can do for giving more than he could handle to somebody like me ooh somebody like me ooh oooooh, oooh, oooh somebody like me oooooh, oooh, oooh oooooh, oooh, oooh i watched all my rivers run dry over and over over and over now i know thats no way to get by i cant keep on fixing the things i havent broken ive searched the rubble of all my decisions learned to say sorry for the things i do though i dont want to some days it feels so hard to get better and ive never been as honest as i want to be when i need help through can anybody say a prayer can anybody light a candle for somebody like me ooh its the least that god can do for giving more than he could handle to somebody like me ooh, ooh, ooh somebody like me ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh somebody like me ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh somebody like me aint perfect somebody like me needs care in the moment im heavy and hurting can anybody meet me there somebody like me aint perfect somebody like me needs care in the moment im heavy and hurting can anybody meet me there somebody like me aint perfect somebody like me needs care in the moment im heavy and hurting can anybody meet me there somebody like me aint perfect somebody like me needs care in the moment im heavy and hurting can anybody meet me there [cheers and applause] stephen thank you, joy. Thank you. Joy oladokun, everybody thats it for the late show. Good night