I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY SURPRISE I LOVE MY JOB, BUT I GOTTA SAY,
SHOW BUSINESS, SHE IS A STERN MISTRESS.
AND I'M PRETTY SURE SHE'S FORGOTTEN MY SAFE WORD.
I MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT WAS "PUMPKIN PATCH."
RIGHT OFF THE TEE HERE I'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH SOME SHOW B.C.C.I.
LAST NIGHT I HAD ON THE GREAT MARION COTILLARD, STAR OF
THE NEW FILM "MACBETH."
SHE WAS A LOT OF FUN.
BUT AFTER THE INTERVIEW, IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, I
STARTED GETTING A LOT OF CALLS FROM MY OLD THEATER FRIENDS
TELLING ME THEY WERE WORRIED BECAUSE THERE WAS AN OLD
SUPERSTITION THAT IF YOU SAY THE WORD "MACBETH" IN A THEATER, YOU
WILL SUFFER A TERRIBLE CURSE.
LAST NIGHT I DID SAY MACBETH SEVERAL TIMES.
MY NEXT GUEST IS MARION COTTILARD.
STARRING IN "MACBETH."
MACBETH.
MACK BECKETT.
MACBETH.
MACBETH!
I SAID IT A LOT, BUT IT'S RIDICULOUS TO EXPECT ME TO TALK
ABOUT THE MOVIE "MACBETH" WITHOUT SAYING THE WORD MACBETH.
IT'S ALL NONSENSE.
I MEAN, MACBETH.
MACBETH.
>> WHOOOO!
AAAAH!
YE SHALL PAY!
>> Stephen: WHO ARE YOU?
>> I'M A GOOOO-ST!
>> Stephen: YOU MEAN "GHOST?" >> AYE, A SCOTTISH GOOOO-ST!
I SHALL FOREVER HAUNT YOU BECAUSE YOU SAID THE NAME OF THE
SCOTTISH PLAY.
>> Stephen: YOU MEAN "MACBETH?" >> YE DID IT AGAIN!
DON'T BE SAYIN' THAT NAME, YE SHEEP'S BASTARD!
>> Stephen: NOT A VERY NICE THING TO CALL ME.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH SAYING THE WORD?
>> IT IS FORBIDDEN.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND THAT PART BUT WHY IS IT FORBIDDEN?
>> OH, I DON'T KNOW.
JUST TRADITION I GUESS.
IT'S JUST FOR FUN.
>> Stephen: WELL, IF IT'S FOR FUN ANYBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
SAY IT.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY IT.
>> MACBETH.
>> YE SHALL PAY!
YE SHALL PAY!
I SHALL FOREVER HAUNT YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE SAID THE NAME OF
THE SCOTTISH-- >> YES, I SAID THE NAME OF THE
SCOTTISH PLAY.
LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO.
>> I'M A GOOOO-ST!
>> Stephen: I KNOW YOU'RE A GHOST BUT I'VE GOT TO DO MY SHOW
NOW.
DO YOU MIND?
>> GO AHEAD DO YOUR SHOOOOW.
WHO DO YOU HAVE ON?
>> Stephen: WELL, I'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON TONIGHT.
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SHOW.
FIRST I'M TALKING TO THE STARS OF "DOWNTON ABBEY," MICHELE
DOCKERY, HUGH BONNEVILLE AND ALLEN LEACH.
THAT'S VERY EXCITING CROWD.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> VERY CLASSY.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAUNT THAT PLACE.
>> Stephen: THEN, I'LL BE SITTING DOWN WITH THE DIRECTOR
OF "THE BIG SHORT," MR. ADAM MCKAY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) AND HE FOUNDED FUNNY OR DIE.
I WISH I'D CHOSEN FUNNY.
>> Stephen: AND FINALLY WE'LL HAVE A PERFORMANCE FROM SINGER-
SONGWRITER KURT VILE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) NOTHING?
YOU GOT NOTHING TO SAY?
>> OH, I HEARD GOOD THINGS.
HE GOT A PRETTY NICE REVIEW IN ROLLING STOOOONE!
♪ ♪ ♪ >> OH, THAT'S THE SOUND OF
JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN.
SAY HELLO, EVERYONE.
>> Stephen: SAY HI, EVERYBODY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THEY'RE ABOUT TO HIT THE
IGNITION ON A ONE-WAY ROCKET TO THE GROOVE NEBULA, BUT BEFORE
THEY DO, ONE MORE THING: >> Stephen: CAN I TALK NOW?
>> AYE.
GO AHEAD.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE IN ENGLAND HAVE LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO BAN
( BLEEP ).
MACBETH!
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.
KEEP GOING!
KEEP GOING.
PEOPLE IN ENGLAND HAVE LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO BAN DONALD TRUMP
FROM THE U.K.
THAT'S ODD, I THOUGHT THE BRITISH LIKED SPOTTED
DICK.