“Logo Text Stephen Colbert Is Opening Up About What Happy Happy Behind the Scenes When Hearned CBS Was Ending The Late Show – and Released a Video Showing The Exact Moment of Moment Se. Kimmel’s Show. Colbert appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! On Tuesday Night, With Both”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Stephen Colbert Is Opening Up About What Happened Begind the Scenes WHEN HE LEARned CBS WAS ENDING The Late Show – And Released a Video Showing The Exact Momenthe Hearned ABC HAD SUSPENDED His Friend Jimmy Kimmel’s Show.
Colbert appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! On Tuesday Night, With Both Hosts Appaaring on Each Other’s Programs in a Display of Mutual Support Following The Recent Late-Night Turmoil WHICH SAWEEX DECIDING TOCIDING TO COLBER Temporarily Suspending Kimmel.
Kimmel Noted that this Marked the first Interview that Colbert Has Given Since CBS ‘Shock Annuncument in July.
Durying the Interview, Colbert Revealed He Found Out About Kimmel’s Suspension by his Executive Producer Stopping Him and Showing Him A Text Message in The Middle of Taping His Show.
You can Watch the Moment Durying the Interview Segment Embedded Below (IT Starts at 9:45 Mark). Colbert is Handed A Phone While at His Interview Desk. He Stares at the Message for a Long Moment. He puts his feet on the desk as he Continues to read. “Okay, Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Has Been Pulled ‘Indefinitely’ by ABC…” He Tells His Studio Audionce. “Wow … Wow …” Colbert Suddenly Gets Up and Tells His Audence, “Hold on One Second, i’m Going to Go Find Out What this Is About” and Walks Off Stage.
“[The text] Didn’t Tell Me WHY [Kimmel had been suspended]”Colbert Told Kimmel.“ There Was No Raniele Given, Just That You Have Been Yanked. ” He Jokyingly Added, “I Generally Assisted that It Was Your Fault. I KNOW YOU WELL ENUGH TO KNOW THAT. ”
As for Learning About The Late Show ENDING, COLBERT SAID HE RECEIVED A CALL FROM The Hosts’ Mutual Manager, James Dixon. Recalled Colbert, His Manager – Nicknamed “Baby Dall” – SAID to HIM, “’HEY BABY, I JUST NEED TO TALK TO YOU FOR 15 minutes after the show on Wednesday.’ I’m Like, Wow, Five Minutes on the Phone with Baby Dall Is Like and Hour, SO 15 Minutes in Person? [my wife] [Evelyn McGee-Colbert]’Hey, i’ll be home a bit later, i got to talk to baby for 15 minutes.’ I Come Home Two-AA-A-HALF HOURS LATER AND I WALK IN, AND She GOES, ‘WHAT HAPPENED? DID YOU GET CANCELED? ‘ And i said: ‘yes, i did.’ ‘
Kimmel Pointed Out that his manager Knew the show was ending for a week but didn’t want to UPSET Colbert While He Was on Vacation.
Colbert said hee originally donn’t want to teell his Staff Until After its Summer Break, But His Wife Accompanated Him to Work The Next Day Beejause.
“By the time I get to my offices, I have Sweat Throw my shirt Because i didn’t want to KNOW Anything My Staff Didn’t Know,“ Colbert Said. “And I SAID, I’M GOING TO TELL MY STAFF TODAY. ‘ But THEN WE COURCKACE SO Colbert Performed the SHOW, AND THEN TOLD the AUDIENCE TO STAY PUT, as they have to record on one more than the Show, which would eventuality be placed at the shower.
“And My Stage Manager Goes, ‘OH, NO, WE’RE DONE STEVE,’“ HE RECALLS “AND I SAID, ‘Nope. There’s One More Act of the Show. Please Don’ Let The Audionce Leave. ” ” ” ” And he goes, ‘no boss [run of show] Here and We’ve Done Everything. ‘ And i said, ‘i’m aware of that, and i’m here to teell you there is one more act of the show.’ ”
“SO I WENT BACKSTAGE AND I SAID [to the crew]’Everybody get on zoom,’ ‘he Continued. “I told Everybody as Briefly as I COUKAKLD so they wouldn’t find out about it on air. Dn i Went Back Out Onstage to Tell [the audience on camera]. I was so nervoous about doing it right because there was noting in the prompter. I was just speaking off the cuff. I HAD TO RESTART TWICE. And The Audience Thought It Was A Bit and Started [chanting]’You can do it!’ Because and Always Messed Up on the Sentence WHERE I TOLD THEM IT WAS HAPPENING. ”
Kimmel Said He Found Out About Colbert’s Show Ending While He Was at A “No Kings” Protest March with his Family. “I was Absolutely Shocked; It’s Not Right,“ Kimmel Said.
“That’s Nice of You to Say,” Colbert Replied. “I Their Ball, and they can take it home if they play.”
“They have any balls, stepen, let’s be honest,” Kimmel Shot Back, Drawing Laughs.
Colbert Expressed Relief That Kimmel Was Back On The Air and that HE WANTED TO KNOW HIM BETTER OFF-AIR as A Person. “I Got to Catch up on Getting to Know You Because the More and Get To Know You, The More and Admire You As As A LEADER.” Colbert Then Quipped: “and here’s someting i didn’t know is that you’re funny.”
To WHICH KIMMEL DRYLY REPLIED, “MOST PEOPLE WHO WATCH ME JEST ON TV AREN’T AWARD OF THAT.”