>> Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS WHO
JUST RECEIVED AN EMMY NOMINATION FOR HER ROLE AS WENDY BYRDE IN
"OZARK."
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME.
>> I WANT YOU TO STOP LYING AND TELL ME WHY BEN IS DEAD.
>> HE'S DEAD BECAUSE YOU GOT HIM OUT OF THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS
SAFE.
HE'S DEAD BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW HIM BETTER AFTER TWO
( BLEEP ) MONTHS THAN I DID AFTER HIS WHOLE LIFE!
>> WENDY.
>> YOU ( BLEEP ) MURDERED HIM.
>> I BEGGED YOU NOT TO GET INVOLVED WITH HIM.
>> YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
HUH?
YOUR OWN ( BLEEP ) BROTHER.
>> DON'T YOU LOOK AT ME WITH THAT BLAME ON YOUR FACE!
I SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE PROTECTING HIM!
THIS IS YOURS!
YOU DID THIS!
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW," LAURA
LINNEY!
HI, LAURA.
>> HEY, STEPHEN, HEY.
>> Stephen: IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> SAME HERE.
IT'S NICE TO SEE BROADWAY OUT THAT WINDOW.
>> Stephen: IT IS.
ISN'T IT NICE?
BROADWAY IS SORT OF OPEN THERE?
THE VIDEO IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD.
>> YEAH, GOD BLESS.
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO SORT OF GET YOU THROUGH THIS
SORT OF COVID QUARANTINE TIME THAT WE'RE ALL KIND OF ENDURING.
WE'RE ALL ENDURING THIS.
>> YOU KNOW THERE ARE GOOD DAYS.
THERE ARE BAD DAYS.
THERE ARE DAYS WHERE I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE TIME WITH
MY FAMILY FOR VERY, VERY BAD REASONS.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> SO IT'S HARD TO SORT OF, YOU KNOW, MOVE-- TO FORGET WHY WE'RE
ALL ALONE.
BUT IN THE MOMENTS WHEN I CAN CONNECT WITH MY FAMILY AND BE
WITH MY SON WHO IS YOUNG.
HE'S INTO FROGS AND SNAKES AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF.
AND THEN THERE'S BAKING.
>> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT THE BAKING.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BAKING.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M IN A CAKE PHASE.
>> Stephen: UH-HUH.
>> AT THE MOMENT.
>> Stephen: OH, REALLY.
>> AND, ACTUALLY, STEPHEN, I MADE A SOUTHERN CAKE.
>> Stephen: A SOUTHERN CAKE.
>> FOR A SOUTHERN MAN.
>> Stephen: OH, PECAN!
YOU MADE A PECAN CAKE.
>> I MADE YOU A HUMMING BIRD CAKE.
>> I'M SORRY, I AM FAR LESS SOUTHERN THAN I SHOULD BE.
>> I MADE YOU A HUMMING BIRD CAKE.
THERE'S BANANA AND PINEAPPLE AND PECAN AND LOTS AND LOTS OF
SUGAR.
>> Stephen: WELL, I'M HONORED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO I-- WHERE'S MY LOAF OF BREAD?
WHERE IS IT?
CAN SOMEBODY GO TO REWRITE AND GET MY LOAF OF BREAD FOR LAURA?
I HEARD YOU BAKE, SO I MADE YOU A LOAF OF SOUR DOG.
>> YOU'RE GOING DEEP.
.>> Stephen: I DANCED WITH THE DEVIL ON THIS ONE FOR MONTHS,
AND COULD NOT GET IT DONE.
I COULD NOT GET IT WORKED OUT UNTIL I GOT A PERSON-- A PERSON
SENT ME 150-YEAR-OLD STARTER.
>> OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE!
FOR GOD'S SAKE!
>> Stephen: I AM DUMB ENOUGH-- I ACTUALLY MADE BREAD-- EXACTLY.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S BEEN!
>> Stephen: WELL, THIS IS THE-- DID I NOT-- I PROMISE YOU
I BROUGHT THE LOAF OF BREAD DOWN HERE.
THE LOAF OF BREAD IS SOMEWHERE IN THIS BUILDING.
DID I PUT IT IN THE DRAWER?
>> SURE, SURE.
>> Stephen: THERE'S A LOAF OF BREAD SOMEWHERE--
>> UH-HUH, I UNDERSTAND.
>> Stephen: I CARRIED IT DOWN.
I CARRIED IT DOWN IN THE ELEVATOR.
I'M NOT LYING TO YOU.
I PROMISE.
THANK YOU FOR MY LOVELY CAKE.
>> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME, STEPHEN.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
>> Stephen: RIGHT BEFORE EVERYTHING CAME TO A SCREECHING
HALT YOU HAD JUST FINISHED A ONE-WOMAN SHOW ON BROADWAY.
AND HAD YOU DONE A ONE-WOMAN SHOW BEFORE?
>> NO.
GOD, NO!
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THE ISOLATION LIKE ON STAGE?
BECAUSE YOU'RE IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE BUT,SH, T, OF COURSE TH
THE FOURTH WALL AND EVERYTHING IS IN FRONT OF YOU.
DID THAT PREPARE YOU FOR THE ISOLATION OF COVID?
>> IN SOME WAY IT DID.
YOU SORT OF HAVE TO RELY ON YOURSELF AND RELY ON THE THINGS
YOU KNOW TO BE TRUE ABOUT YOUR LIFE AND THE PEOPLE YOU SHARE
YOUR LIFE WITH.
AND I FIEND THAT FOR ME, WHENEVER I'M IN DOUBT ABOUT
ANYTHING, I JUST SORT OF LOOK TO THE THEATER AND IT WILL HELP ME
REALIGN MYSELF.
YOU KNOW, IT'S WHERE I LEARNED ABOUT DISCIPLINE AND WORKING
TOGETHER AND PROBLEM SOLVING AND HUMOR AND PERSEVERANCE, AND
GRIT, REALLY.
MORE THAN ANYTHING JUST THE SENSE OF GRIT.
AND THE THEATER ALSO FOR ME HAS A REAL-- HAS A SPIRITUAL
CONNECTION.
SO I TRY AND TAKE WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM THE THEATER AND
APPLY IT IN MY LIFE, AS MUCH AS I CAN.
>> Stephen: WAIT, HOLD ON.
STOP EVERYTHING!
GIVE ME THAT DAMN THING!
( LAUGHTER )
THANK YOU.
>> STEPHEN COLBERT.
LOOK AT THAT!
>> Stephen: YOU LIKE?
>> IT'S LIKE A REALLY LARGE HOT CROSS BUN.
LOOK AT THAT!
>> Stephen: IT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE GOING FOR.
>> LIKE A PILLOW TO LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN ON TOP OF.
>> Stephen: IT IS ON ITS WAY.
IT IS ON ITS WAY TO YOU.
NOW THAT I'VE RUBBED IT WITH MY HANDS, I'LL TRADE YOU.
>> I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH YOU.
>> Stephen: I'LL TRADE YOU A CAKE FOR A LOAF.
>> GOOD LORD!
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH, IT'S WORTH IT.
>> THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S 150 YEARS OLD IN THERE?
>> Stephen: THE STARTER IN HERE IS EVIDENTLY 150 YEARS OLD.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD, I THINK.
I THINK THERE ARE GHOSTS-- I THINK THERE ARE GHOSTS IN THIS
BREAD.
>> MAYBE WE CAN TELEPORT BACK IN TIME.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT STICK AROUND,
EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE OF LAURA LINNEY.