WELCOME BACK!
YOU GUYS ARE IN SUCH LUCK TONIGHT BECAUSE
YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM "OFFICE SPACE" AND "TALLADEGA
NIGHTS."
HE NOW STARS IN "VEEP," WHICH IS IN ITS SEVENTH AND FINAL SEASON.
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," GARY COLE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: NICE TO HAVE YOU
ON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FOR A
LONG TIME.
>> HUH-OH.
>> Stephen: NO, I GOT NO KNIVES IN MY QUIVER HERE -- AND,
YES, I SAID KNIVES IN MY QUIVER BECAUSE I'M SHOOTING KNIVES WITH
A BOW.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S BECAUSE YOU AND I WORKED
TOGETHER FOR YEARS -- >> WE DID.
>> Stephen: -- ON A SHOW CALLED "HARVEY BIRDMAN ATTORNEY
AT LAW."
>> SHOW BUSINESS LEGEND, GARY COAL PLAYING HARVEY BIRDMAN.
AND OVER HERE WOULD BE REDUCTO?
>> Stephen: NO, PHIL CAN SEVEN.
>> BY THE LOVELY STEPHEN COLBERT.
>> Stephen: YES.
WE DID 100 SCENES TOGETHER AND NEVER MET.
>> NEVER IN THE SAME ROOM.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE IT'S ANIMATION.
WHEN I SAW YOU AT THE "VEEP" PREMIERE.
I SAID I'M SO GLAD TO FINALLY MEET YOU AND YOU SAID WE'VE
ACTUALLY MET.
>> WE HAVE MET.
>> Stephen: AND I SAID WHERE?
AND YOU SAID, LET'S SAVE IT FOR THE INTERVIEW.
SO HERE IT IS, WHERE DID WE MEET MEET?
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> WE MET IN ASPEN, COLORADO.
YOU WERE THE FEATURED EVENT THAT THE FINAL ASPEN COMEDY FESTIVAL.
>> Stephen: I'M THE ONE WHO KILLED IT.
>> YOU CLOSED IT.
>> Stephen: I KILLED IT.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: I WAS ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR, BIG MAN OF THE
MOUNTSEN THERE ON THE MOUNTAIN.
>> I WAS ACTUALLY GOING SKIING AND YOU WERE OFF TO DO PRESS
SOMEWHERE, AND WE CROSSED PATHS AND SAID, OH, WE DID HARVEY
BIRDMAN TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHERE WE MET.
BUT IT WAS BRIEF.
>> Stephen: OH.
( LAUGHTER ) I'M GLAD YOU SAVED THAT STORY.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: NOW, THE FINAL
SEASON OF "VEEP" IS COMING UP.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE'VE COME TO THE END.
WHAT DID YOU IMAGINE THIS WAS GOING TO BE?
BECAUSE IT'S TURNED INTO, IN MY OPINION, ONE TO HAVE THE
GREATEST TELEVISION SHOWS OF ALL TIME.
POUND FOR POUND, TUNNIEST SHOW ON TELEVISION NOW.
>> YEAH, I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE.
( LAUGHTER ) BOTH KEVIN DUNN AND I ARRIVED AT
THE CHARACTER, KEVIN PLAYS BEN.
WE CAME IN THE SECOND SEASON, AND WE ALREADY KNEW THERE WAS
SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL HAPPENING HERE.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
BUT, AS IT PROGRESSED AND THE VULGARITY LEVEL ROSE --
>> Stephen: YOU'VE SAID SOME WORDS THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
HAVE THERE BEEN THINGS THAT ARE TOO -- TOO TOUGH EVEN FOR
"VEEP"?
>> NO, NOTHING HAS BEEN OUT OF REACH.
ANYTHING WENT.
( LAUGHTER ) I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S
EXAMPLES, THE HALL OF FAME QUOTE TO ME OF INSULTS WAS SALINA
ADDRESSING JONAH AS JOLLY GREEN ( BLEEP ) FACE.
>> Stephen: WE CAN SAY THAT ON CBS, RIGHT?
THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM...
( LAUGHTER ) >> ANOTHER ONE I LIKED WAS HER
ALSO CALLING HIM LONG TALL SALLY.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
AND THEN BEN REFERRED TO HIM -- WELL, I PROBABLY COULDN'T
EVEN SAY THAT IF IT'S BLEEPED.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
WOULD I SAY IT OR WHISPER IT?
>> Stephen: WHISPER IT IN MY EAR.
YOU CAN'T.
( LAUGHTER ) >> I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I MEAN, I THINK
THAT MIGHT HAVE ENDED MY SHOW IF YOU HAD SAID THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DISCRETION, GARY COLE.
>> EVEN BLEEPED.
>> Stephen: YES.
NOW, KEN IS A STATISTICAL MEDALIST.
HE HAS HIS DREAM TEAM.
I'M OBSESSED WITH THE SHOW AND I CAN QUOTE DEEP CUT LINES ABOUT
YOUR CHARACTER.
>> YOU KNOW LINES I'VE FORGOTTEN.
>> Stephen: IT'S AN ILLNESS.
WHAT AT VICE WOULD KENT GIVE TO DONALD TRUMP BECAUSE HE WILL
WORK FOR ANYBODY.
MONEY'S GREEN.
WHAT DID HE SAY?
>> HIS URGENCY LEVEL NEVER CLAYS NO MATTER THE SITUATION.
SO HE WOULD PROBABLY SAY, MR. PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE IT
WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO YOU AT THIS TIME IN THE CURRENT
POLITICAL CLIENT TO MODIFY YOUR RHETORIC SO AS TO REPAIR
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT AND,
IN ADDITION, BROADEN YOUR VOTER APPEAL.
IN OTHER WORDS, TALK LESS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: ARE YOU LISTENING, SIR?
ARE YOU LISTENING?
( APPLAUSE ) WHAT WAS THE LAST DAY ON THE SET
LIKE?
EMOTIONAL?
>> IT WAS.
WE FINISHED RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT?
THAT'S IT.
THE CAST KIND OF SAID GOODBYE IN THREE SUCCESSIVE DAYS.
THERE WERE TWO OR THREE CAST MEMBERS THAT FINISHED ON A
FRIDAY, THEN A BUNCH MORE MONDAY.
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO WORK ON THE VERY LAST DAY WHICH WAS
TUESDAY DECEMBER 19th, I BELIEVE.
KEVIN AND I AND HUGH LAURIE WHO GUEST STARS ON THE SHOW AND,
FITTINGLY, IT WAS JULIA BY HERSELF AT THE END.
>> Stephen: AND THIS IS THE LAST ACTUAL SHOT OF IT.
AND THAT'S -- I MEAN, FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW, NORMALLY, THERE
AREN'T THAT MANY PEOPLE OVER IN VIDEO VILLAGE WATCHING THE LAST
SHOT.
>> NO, IT GROWS.
IT WAS IMPACTFUL TO BE ON A SHOW THAT LASTED THIS LONG AND YOU
KNOW IT'S ENDING AND THE WRITERS CAN WRITE TOWARD THE END OF THE
STORY AND HAVE A CROWD LIKE THAT WAITING FOR IT TO COME TO A
CLOSE.
>> Stephen: THIS LAST SEASON THERE ARE A TON OF GUEST STARS
ON THE SHOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DID NOT GET A CALL.
( LAUGHTER ) >> WELL, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TOO
MUCH FOR YOU TO BE THERE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S TRUE.
THAT'S TRUE.
AND I DON'T HAVE A POTTY MOUTH.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
I THINK IT'S SALIN ARRIVES IN IOWA.
>> CORRECT.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S KENT'S ROLE IN THE SCENE.
>> KENT IS EXITING THE BUS WITH SALINA AND, AS HE DOES MOST TO
HAVE THE TIME, IS FEEDING HER INFORMATION AS THEY WALK THROUGH
THE PHOTOOP.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
JIM.
>> WOW, WHAT A CROWD!
HI!
I HOPE YOU WILL VOTE FOR ME!
THEY DON'T KNOW THAT WORD.
MOM, THESE ARE ALL YOUR CHILDREN?
THAT'S A BUSY BEAVER.
YES, INDEED.
HEY, KIDS, WERE YOU ALL JUST PETTING THE ANIMALS?
>> YES.
GREAT!
WHERE IS TAMMY?
>> SENATOR IS USING HER APP AT THE TOWN HALL.
( BLEEP ).
>> DO WE HAVE AN A.P.?
YES, THE CURRENT ONE ASKS FOR INFORMATION AND DELETES YOUR
ADDRESS BOOK.
>> IT'S A VIRUS.
I HAD THEM DELETE IT BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING MY PHONE HOT.
>> Stephen: GARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN.
>> YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: "VEEP" AIRS SUNDAY NIGHTS ON H.B.O.
GARY COLE, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!