BAND, EVERYBODY. SAY HELLO TO JOE TAYLOR AND THE
LATE SHOW BAND. JOE, I LIKE-- I GOTTA SAY, I
LIKE-- I LIKE HEARING SOME BOB SEEGER OVER THERE.
>> OH, YEAH. >> Stephen: GOOD TO HEAR SOME
SEAGER. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE
RE-SEAGERRANCE. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR THE SEAGER
COMEBACK. HE'S STILL AROUND.
HE'S STILL ROCKING AS HARD AS EVER.
>> YES, HE IS. >> Stephen: WHY DON'T WE TALK
ABOUT BOB SEEGER MORE IN THIS COUNTRY?
UNG IT'S TIME. >> ME, TOO.
>> Stephen: I THINK THAT'S WHEN WE LOST OUR WAY WHEN WE
STOPPED SINGING, "LIKE A ROCK," OVER OUR TRUCK COMMERCIALS.
COMING UP IN JUST A MINUTE, JOSEPH-- IF I MAY CALL YOU
THAT-- WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN I LIKE TO CALL BONO IS GOING TO BE
OUT HERE. HE'S GOING TO TAKE THE COLBERT
QUESTIONERT RIGHT THERE. 15 QUESTIONS DESIGNED TO
PENETRATE THE SOUL. >> IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.
>> Stephen: AND THERE'S A BIG HIT COMEDY ON CBS THIS SEASON.
IT'S CALLED "GHOSTS." THIS IS SEASON TWO OF "GHOSTS,"
RIGHT? SEASON TWO, STAR OF "GHOSTS,"
ROSE McIVER, IS GOING TO BE OUT HERE IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE.
( APPLAUSE )
THERE, I WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW THE NATION DODGED A RED WAVE.
AND NO ONE INDIVIDUAL CAN TAKE CREDIT FOR THAT, UNLESS THAT
INDIVIDUAL IS ME. BECAUSE LAST WEEK, I CHALLENGED
EVERYONE OUT THERE ON THE TIKTOKS THAT IF THEY SHOT A
VIDEO OF THEMSELVES WITH THEIR "I VOTED" STICKER AND MAYBE A
PINT OF MY DELICIOUS ICE CREAM, STEPHEN COLBERT'S AMERICONE
DREAM, THAT I WOULD FOLLOW THEM. I WOULD IT WILL THEM ON TIKTOK.
BY THE WAY, ALL MY PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITY.
THAT MEANS THE CALORIES ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
( LAUGHTER )
TIKTOK VIDEO CHALLENGE IS A LOT OF WORK.
IT'S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. BUT THIS IS AMERICA.
VOTING IS IMPORTANT. SO, I ROLLED UP MY SLEEVES AND
TOLD MY SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM TO DO IT.
AND IT TURNS OUT, PEOPLE HEEDED MY TOK, AND MADE THEIR TIKS.
JIM? >> MMMM, VOTING.
>> HEY, STEPHEN COLBERT! >> HI, MR. COLBERT.
>> HEY, COLBERT. >> HI, STEPHEN!
>> CAN I CALL YOU STEPHEN? >> WE VOTED TODAY!
>> GUESS WHAT I DID? >> I VOTED TODAY!
>> I VOTED! >> ME, TOO!
>> JUST DROPPED IT OFF INSIDE! WE VOTED.
>> WE VOTED! >> DID WE VOTE?
>> YEAH! >> JUST VOTE.
>> IT'S ELECTION DAY. >> DO THIS.
>> DONE. >> I VOTED BY MAIL!
>> I VOTED! >> I VOTED, COLBERT.
>> I JUST VOTED. I GOT MY BALLOT IN THE
DROP BOX. >> I VOTED!
>> I GOT MY "I VOTED" STICKER. MY HUSBAND'S GOT HIS "I VOTED"
STICKER. >> MY "I VOTED" STICKER.
>> I GOT A COUPLE STICKERS. AND...
A SQUIRREL.
WOW.
SQUIRREL? I GOTTA GO TO A BETTER POLLING
STATION. ANYWAY, THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR
PARTICIPATING, AND THANK YOU FOR VOTING.
YOU'RE THE REAL HEROES OF THE MIDTERMS.
I WILL NOW BE FOLLOWING YOU ON TIKTOK WHEREVER YOU GO, AND SO
WILL THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
THAT'S A TRUE STORY. THAT'S TRUE.
THAT'S A TRUE STORY. FOLKS, I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS
WEEK'S RELEASE OF "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER."
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
FEELING IT. IT'S BEEN FOUR AND A HALF YEARS
SINCE THE FIRST ONE CAME OUT AND, FINALLY, WE'LL GET THE
ANSWERS TO ALL OF OUR BIG QUESTIONS LIKE, "WHO WILL BE THE
NEXT BLACK PANTHER? WHERE DOES THE CHARACTER NAMOR
FIT INTO THE STORY? AND IS NICOLE KIDMAN IN THIS
MOVIE, OR AM I STILL JUST WATCHING THE PREVIEWS?"
BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH QUESTIONS.
I THINK EVERYONE WHO WORKS HERE AT THE "LATE SHOW,""
WISHES THEY COULD ASK THE CAST OF "WAKANDA FOREVER" JUST ONE
QUESTION. SO TONIGHT, WE LET THEM DO JUST
THAT. THIS IS "JUST ONE QUESTION:
BLACK PANTHER EDITION." ♪ ♪ ♪
>> WHAT DOES BEING IN THIS MOVIE MEAN TO YOU?
>> BEING IN THIS MOVIE MEANS A LOT TO ME.
IT'S VERY, YOU KNOW, IT WAS VERY MUCH ABOUT FOR US HONORING OUR
BROTHER, CHADWICK, TO DO THE SECOND MOVIE.
AND, YOU KNOW, TO GIVE OUR ALL TO IT IN HONOR OF HIM AND THE
LEGACY HE LEFT AND THAT HE BUILT.
>> IF YOU CAN PLAY ANY MARVEL CHARACTER, WHO WOULD YOU PICK?
>> SHE HULK. >> SPIDER-MAN.
>> ANGELA BASSET. >> I HEARD THAT "WAKANDA
FOREVER" IS THE FINAL FILM IN PHASE FOUR OF THE M.C.U.
MY QUESTION IS, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS? >> I HONESTLY HAVE NO IDEA.
>> YEAH, ME, NEITHER. NO ONE WILL TELL ME WHAT THE
HELL IS GOING ON. >> MY QUESTION IS HOW DID YOU
GET READY TO BE IN A BIG MARVEL MOVIE?
>> I WANTED MY PERFORMANCE TO BE TRUE TO THE SOURCE MATERIAL, SO
FOR ABOUT A YEAR, I ONLY SPOKE IN WORD BUBBLES.
>> REALLY? >> HEY, DO YOU THINK YOUR
CHARACTER, NAKIA, COULD BE BLACK PANTHER?
>> I THINK THE POINT OF THIS MOVIE IS THAT ANYONE COULD BE A
HERO. >> REALLY, EVEN ME?
>> MAYBE THE POINT OF THIS MOVIE IS THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN BE A
HERO. >> NICE!
>> WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT BETWEEN OKOYE AND--
>> DEFINITELY OKOYE. >> OH, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO
FINISH. >> NEITHER WILL THE PERSON
TRYING TO FIGHT OKOYE. >> SINCE YOU'RE ALWAYS SO BUSY,
HOW DO YOU HAVE TIME TO WORK OUT?
>> OH, THAT'S EASY. I JUST HAVE MY PERSONAL
ASSISTANT WORK OUT FOR ME. YEAH.
KEEP GOING, EMILY. YOU'RE GOOD.
FEEL THE BURN. >> ANGELA BASSET, DO YOU EVER
JUST STOP AND THINK TO YOURSELF, "OH, MY GOD, I'M ANGELA BASSETT,
ONE OF THE GREATEST ACTORS OF OUR TIME?"
>> OH, MY GOODNESS. WHAT A QUESTION.
EVERY DAMN DAY. >> ARE YOU GOING TO BE THE NEXT
BLACK PANTHER? >> I CAN'T ANSWER THAT.
>> COME ON, CAN YOU GIVE ME A HINT?
>> LISTEN, IF I TOLD YOU, MARVEL WOULD HAVE A TEAM OF LAWYERS ON
YOU SO QUICKLY, YOU WOULDN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT.
>> WAIT, REALLY? >> YEAH, LOOK BEHIND YOU.
>> OH! ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: THANK YOU, TO THE
CAST OF "BLACK PANTHER." WHEN WE COME BACK, BONO TAKES
THE COLBERT QUESTIONERT.