JON, WE'VE GOT-- WE'VE GOT A VERY-- I'M VERY EXCITED TO TALK
TO OUR GUEST TONIGHT, CAITRIONA BALFE IS HERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU-- DID YOU EVER SEE THE SEXY SCOTTISH THING
"OUTLANDER."
SHE'S ALL SEXY AND SCOTTISH IN THAT.
>> Jon: OH, WOW.
>> Stephen: ACTUALLY, SHE'S ENGLISH, ACTUALLY, BUT IT TAKES
PLACE IN MEDIEVAL SCOTLAND, I THINK.
I MORE THAN THINK, I KNOW, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THE SEXINESS.
AND SHE'S ON HERE.
SHE WAS JUST NOMINATED THIS MORNING, RIGHT, FOR A SAG AWARD
FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN KENNETH BRANAGH'S "BELFAST,"
EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE.
EXTRAORDINARY MOVIE, EXTRAORDINARY MOVIE.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, KEANU REEVES IS GOING TO BE OUT HERE
IN JUST A MOMENT TO TAKE THE COLBERT QUESTIONERT AS WELL.
( APPLAUSE )
LATE SHOW" KNOW THAT FROM TIME TO TIME, WE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT
SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT COULD USE A BOOST,
ESPECIALLY DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS, WE EVEN MADE A COMMERCIAL FOR A
SMALL BUSINESS THAT COULD USE A BUMP IN NEW HOPE, MINNESOTA,
CALLED "REDMON'S POPCORN," THAT FEATURED FRIEND OF THE SHOW
NICK OFFERMAN.
AND BECAUSE REDMON'S CALLS ITSELF THE "LUXURY VEHICLE OF
POPCORN," OUR AD WENT A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
>> REDMON'S POPCORN: UNPARALLELED DESIGN, UNRIVALED
COMFORT, AND ABLE TO POP FROM ZERO TO 60 IN 2.3 SECONDS.
HOW DOES REDMON'S GET EVERY BITE PERFECTLY COATED WITH FLAVOR?
LET'S JUST SAY THEY GO THE EXTRA MILE.
>> Stephen: AND OUR COMMERCIAL WORKED!
BECAUSE THE VERY NEXT DAY, REDMON'S POPCORN HAD A LINE OUT
THE DOOR.
PROVING--
HELL YEAH.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE.
THAT'S GREAT.
PROVING IT'S NOT ONLY LIKE A LUXURY VEHICLE.
IT'S ALSO LIKE THE D.M.V.
AND ONE OF THOSE CUSTOMERS WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE MAYOR OF NEW
HOPE, MINNESOTA HERSELF, WHO'S NAME IS-- SAY IT WITH ME--
>> Audience: KATHI HEMKEN!
>> Stephen: NO SURPRISE.
A LOT OF HEMKEN HEADS IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.
SHOP OWNER, ZACK REDMON, DESCRIBED HIS EXPERIENCE LIKE
THIS:
>> I MEAN, PHONE HAS LITERALLY BEEN HOT.
IT JUST KEEPS-- CALLS, EMAILS, TEXTS.
IT'S CRAZY, SO... IT'S A GOOD THING.
>> Stephen: YEAH, IT WAS GREAT NEWS FOR ZACK AND HIS
BUSINESS.
ALTHOUGH, SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE MAY HAVE BEEN CALLING TO INFORM
HIM THAT LABELED HIS BUSINESS REDMON'S "POOPCORN."
WHICH IS "NOT" A SMALL BUSINESS ENDORSED BY "THE LATE SHOW."
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ONE BIG DOWNSIDE TO ALL THIS ATTENTION,
AND THAT'S THAT JUST TWO DAYS AFTER THE AD AIRED, REDMON HAD
TO CLOSE HIS SHOP BECAUSE COUNTY OFFICIALS INFORMED HIM THAT HE
NEEDS TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, AND THAT IT'S A HAZARD
FOR HIM TO HAVE A LINE OF CUSTOMERS IN HIS STORE.
YES, WE ALL KNOW THE NUMBER-ONE HAZARD AT ANY STORE IS PEOPLE
WANTING TO BE THERE.
THAT'S WHY THE SAFEST BUSINESS IN AMERICA IS UNCLE GIUSEPPE'S
USED RETAINER SHOPPE.
( LAUGHTER )
TO HEAR THIS.
BUT TONIGHT, I HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS: REDMON'S POPCORN HAS
RESOLVED THEIR ISSUES AND IS NOW OFFICIALLY BACK IN BUSINESS!
AND TO CELEBRATE REDMON'S GRAND REOPENING, WE HERE AT "THE LATE
SHOW" TOOK OUT A GIANT BILLBOARD AD IN TIMES SQUARE!
TURNS OUT, THOSE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, SO WE DID IT, BUT WE
WERE ONLY ABLE TO GET A LITTLE AMOUNT OF TIME BY PREEMPTING A
BILLBOARD FOR ANOTHER CBS SHOW.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TODAY IN TIMES SQUARE.
JOE, A DRUM ROLL PLEASE?
( DRUM ROLL )
AND THERE IT GOES!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WORLD, BABY, CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD.
>> Jon: I LIKE THAT!
>> Stephen: UP IN LIGHTS!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ZACK REDMON ON HIS REOPENING.
CHECK OUT THEIR SHOP OR VISIT THEM ONLINE AT:
redmonspopcorn.com.
YOU CAN ENJOY THE POPCORN EATEN BY CELEBRITIES LIKE NICK
OFFERMAN AND THE MAYOR OF NEW HOPE, MINNESOTA, HERSELF:
>> Audience: KATHI HEMKEN!
>> Stephen: EVERYBODY LOVES HER.
REDMON'S POPCORN: THE PERFECT SNACK TO ENJOY WHILE WATCHING
"GHOSTS," RIGHT HERE ON CBS, THURSDAYS AT:
>> Audience: 9:00 P.M.!
>> Stephen: AND WE WANT TO KEEP HIGHLIGHTING OTHER GREAT
BUSINESSES OUT THERE, SO IF YOU HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS THAT COULD
USE THE BUMP, JUST POST TO SOCIAL MEDIA USING THE HASHTAG
#ColbertSmallBizBump AND TELL US WHAT ABOUT YOUR
BUSINESS MAKES IT SPECIAL.
WHETHER YOU'VE GOT A FUNERAL PARLOR IN PARADISE OR AN
AMUSEMENT PARK IN BORING, YOU COULD BE THE NEXT TO GET A SMALL
BIZ BUMP.
WHEN WE COME BACK, KEANU REEVES TAKES THE COLBERT QUESTIONERT.