HEY, EVERYBODY. WE ARE BACK WITH THE STAR OF
"GOOD BURGER 2" OVER ON PARAMOUNT+ AND THE AUTHOR OF
"WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE." >> Kenan: SHOUT OUT TO CALE
MITCHELL. >> Stephen: I LEARNED YOU
SHARED AN OFFICE WITH COLIN JOST.
>> Kenan: FOR EIGHT YEARS. >> Stephen: EIGHT YEARS.
WHAT EVENTUALLY SPLIT YOU UP? >> Kenan: HE BECAME HEAD
WRITER AND GOT HIS OWN OFFICE. >> Stephen: VERY IMPORTANT
QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO ANSWER, I UNDERSTAND. WHO, TO YOU, IS WHITER.
COLIN JOST OR ME? >> Kenan: I'M ONLY GOING TO
SAY YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN WHITER LONGER MAYBE.
[LAUGHTER] >> Stephen: THAT'S A NICE
THING. THAT'S A NICE THING ABOUT BEING
WHITE. IT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT.
YOU ONLY GET WHITER. >> Kenan: IT DOESN'T GO OUT OF
STYLE. YOU TWO ARE TWO OF THE GOOD
WHITES. >> Stephen: WOULD YOU WRITE
THAT DOWN FOR ME? HE'S ONE OF THE GOOD ONES.
DO YOU KNOW COLIN'S MIDDLE NAME? >> Kenan: IS IT JACOB OR
SOMETHING? >> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT MY MIDDLE NAME IS? >> Kenan: NO.
>> Stephen: IT'S TYRONE. >> Kenan: YOU KNOW WHAT, I WAS
LOOKING IT UP IN PREPARATION FOR COMING TO TALK TO YOU.
I WAS DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON YOU AND YES, YOUR MIDDLE NAME IS
TYRONE. >> Stephen: WAIT A SECOND.
YOU DID RESEARCH ON ME? >> Kenan: THAT IS GANGSTER.
>> Stephen: I HAVE DONE SO MANY TALK SHOWS.
I NEVER DID ANY RESEARCH. >> Kenan: ME NEITHER.
BECAUSE THIS ONE, I HAVE DONE ALL THE OTHER WANTS AND I'VE
NEVER HAD THE PLEASURE. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH A BIG FAN.
SO I WAS DOING RESEARCH. I LEARNED THAT YOUR MIDDLE NAME
WAS TYRONE. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE SHOW,
I LEARNED WHEN MR. CATO FIND SOMETHING FUNNY, HE ALWAYS
THROWS THAT LAUGH OUT. I LIKE THAT.
I ALSO, I WATCHED YOUR COMEDIANS AND CARS GETTING COFFEE WITH
JERRY SEINFELD. THERE WAS A MOMENT THAT BOTHERED
ME BECAUSE HIS SHOW WAS MUCH LESS STRESSFUL THAN YOUR SHOW.
TO ME IT DIMINISHED YOUR DEDICATION, SIR.
I KNOW THIS JOB IS HARD. BUT IF YOU DON'T --
I THINK MR. SEINFELD OWES YOU AN APOLOGY.
CAN I TALK DIRECTLY TO HIM? WHAT'S UP, JERRY?
DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS MAN IS? THIS IS STEPHEN TYRONE COLBERT.
THIS MAN HAS 17 BROTHERS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE?
HE WENT TO NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
THAT'S LIKE THE SYRACUSE OF CHICAGO.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? HE WORKED HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE
BUSINESS. HE MADE JOHN STEWART'S PANTS
EVERY NIGHT. STILL MAKES HIS OWN CLOSE.
"THE COLBERT REPORT." I'VE GOT YOUR BACK, DON'T WORRY.
COLBERT REPORT. AND NOW THE SHOES OF
DAVID LETTERMAN. HAS BEEN DOING IT STEADILY FOR
YEARS. THE MAN LOST HIS ENTIRE STOMACH
AND BUTTOCKS AND HE IS STILL HERE.
I THINK YOU OWE HIM AN APOLOGY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU ARE SO KIND. I HAVE TO SAY THERE IS NO
GREATER, MUCH YOU CAN GIVE A COMEDIAN THAN THE WORD STEADILY.
HE HAS BEEN DOING THE SHOW STEADILY.
LEGALLY THEY HAVE TO PAY HIM. >> Kenan: YOU'RE GREAT.
>> Stephen: YOUR VERY KIND. YOU'RE GREAT AND NOW YOU ARE AN
AUTHOR. LOOK AT HOW HIGHFALUTIN YOU ARE.
IN THE BOOK. "WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE."
I WANT TO START OFF WITH THE AUTHOR PHOTO.
CAN WE GET A CLOSE-UP SHOT OF THAT?
THERE YOU ARE. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
>> Kenan: THAT'S ME PLAYING MR. WHITE CAP IN HANSEL AND
GRETEL. HE WAS A CHARACTER THAT I DON'T
EVEN KNOW IT IS IN THE ORIGINAL STORY.
IT'S PART OF ONE OF MY FIRST THEATER PERFORMANCES.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD ARE YOU? >> Kenan: NINEISH.
>> Stephen: THIS WAS PART OF YOUR "SNL" AUDITION?
>> Kenan: I DEFINITELY SHOWED THEM THAT PHOTO SO THEY KNEW WHO
THEY WERE MESSING WITH. >> Stephen: MR. WHITE CAT.
DID YOU GET BITTEN BY THE BUG IMMEDIATELY.
>> Kenan: YES I KNOW. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE
CHARACTER BEFORE. I FELT LIKE I REMEMBERED HANSEL
AND GRETEL. WHAT WAS THIS CAT?
I WAS LIKE ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO IT.
I REMEMBER PERFORMING. >> Stephen: THEY GAVE YOU AN
AWARD? >> Kenan: YEAH, I WON.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR KIND OF THING.
>> Stephen: WHO WAS YOUR COMPETITION QUESTION MIKE OTHER
KIDS IN THE SCHOOL FOR A DIFFERENT PLACE >> Kenan:
LIKE A RAGGEDY ANN. I REMEMBER THE FEELING OF
HEARING REACTION COMING FROM THE SHADOWS.
THIS IS VERY INTERESTING. >> Stephen: THAT'S A GOOD
FEELING. DO YOU EVER NOT FEEL WELL AND
THEN GO TO THE SHOW AND YOU FEEL FINE JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE IN
FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE. >> Kenan: THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT IT. WE FEED OFF OF YOU.
WE THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. >> Stephen: EMOTIONAL
LAMPREYS. SUCK THE LIFE FORCE.
>> Kenan: IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE HAD SO MANY BELOVED CHARACTERS.
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? BLACK JEOPARDY.
FAMILY FEUD. WE'VE GOT A FEW OF THEM.
THERE'S "WHAT'S UP WITH THAT." BLACK JEOPARDY.
COME ON, STEVE ARVEY. SO GOOD.
>> Kenan: WHEN DID YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH SKETCH ITSELF?
>> Kenan: THE NICKELODEON YEARS FOR SURE.
SHOUT THEM OUT. DURING ALL OF THAT TENURE, I WAS
ALREADY A FAN OF "IN LIVING COLOR," AND "SNL."
BUT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AND BUILD CHARACTERS AND STUFF LIKE
THAT, THAT WAS MY FIRST TASTE F IT.
WE LOVED IT. >> Stephen: HOLD THAT RIGHT
THERE. WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE
KENAN THOMPSON, EVERYBODY. DON'T GO AWAY.