>> Stephen: WE ARE BACK EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST
FROM THE "KINGSMAN" MOVIES, "BLACK BIRD," AND "ROCKETMAN."
HE NOW STARS IN "TETRIS." >> THIS IS IT.
>> THE ORIGINAL? >> AMAZING.
>> CAN I PLAY? >> YES.
>> IT'S ALWAYS BEEN BUGGING ME, WHY CAN'T THE LINES DISAPPEAR AT
ONCE INSTEAD OF ONE AT A TIME? >> I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME TARON EGERTON!
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> Taron: HELLO.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: LOVELY TO HAVE YOU
ON. I'VE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO
INTERVIEW YOU BEFORE. >> Taron: NO, I'VE NEVER DONE
THIS. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE ARRIVED.
THIS IS LOVELY. >> Stephen: I FEEL MUCH THE
SAME WAY. THANK YOU.
PEOPLE KNOW YOU FROM "ROCKETMAN."
YOU PLAYED ELTON JOHN SO BEAUTIFULLY AND YOU RECENTLY
POSTED THIS ON ELTON JOHN'S BIRTHDAY.
YOU SAID, YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID IN HONOR OF YOUR
BIRTHDAY. >> Taron: YEAH, IN HONOR OF
YOUR 76TH BIRTHDAY COMING IT WAS WHEN I WAS REHEARSING.
ME AND MY TRAILER PLAYING PIANO AND SINGING A LITTLE BIT.
>> Stephen: HE WROTE BACK TO YOU "I LOVE YOU."
EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE A MOVIE STAR EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, DOESN'T
EVER FIGURE OUT WHEN YOU REALIZE ELTON JOHN LOVES YOU?
THAT SINCE LIKE A REALLY NICE FEELING.
>> Taron: YOU KNOW. I'M QUITE LOVABLE.
>> Stephen: HOW COULD HE RESIST, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE? >> Taron: OF COURSE IT IS
COMPLETELY SURREAL. HE IS A ICON AND WAS A TITANIC
FIGURE IN MY LIFE BEFORE I MET HIM.
>> Stephen: DID YOU HANG OUT? >> Taron: FROM TIME TO TIME.
HE IS ON A NEVER ENDING WORLD TOUR.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU SEEN THEM IN CONCERT?
>> Taron: YEAH, MANY TIMES. HE'S AMAZING.
>> Stephen: YOU GREW UP IN WALES, I DID NOT KNOW YOU WERE
WELSH. BECAUSE EGERTON DOESN'T HAVE
ENOUGH CONSONANTS. BUT THEN YOU WENT TO LONDON, THE
ROYAL ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS. SUPER FANCY.
>> Taron: VERY FANCY. >> Stephen: PEOPLE HAVE GONE
TO ACTING SCHOOL. I'M CURIOUS IF IT IS OFTEN THEIR
UNUSUAL ACTING EXERCISES THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO
TEACH THEM SOMETHING SORT OF EPHEMERAL ABOUT CHARACTER OR
PRESENCE ON STAGE. >> Taron: IS THAT WHAT IT'S
ABOUT? >> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW WHAT
IT'S ABOUT. >> Taron: WE DID SOME REAL
WEIRD STUFF. WE DATED, LIGHT, ANIMAL CLASSES.
THAT'S A CLASSIC ONE. >> Stephen: DAMIAN LEWIS WAS
TALKING ABOUT DOING THAT. >> Taron: ANIMAL SPYING?
THAT'S WHAT HE CALLS IT. I HAD TO BE A SLOTH.
I WAS QUITE HIGH ENERGY QUITE PUPPYISH 19-YEAR-OLD.
THEY MADE ME BE A SLOTH. HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF BEING A
SLOTH. SOUNDS RIDICULOUS BUT HERE I AM
ON THE COLBERT SHOW. >> Stephen: I'M CURIOUS, HOW
CHALLENGING IS IT TO BE A SLOTH? >> Taron: WELL, I THINK IF
YOU'RE AS HIGH-ENERGY AS I WAS AT 20, QUITE CHALLENGING.
>> Stephen: DO YOU STILL HAVE IT?
CAN YOU STILL DO SLOTH? >> Taron: PUT YOUR HAND OUT.
JUST PUT YOUR HAND OUT. IT'S WEIRD, ISN'T IT?
DOES IT FEEL LIKE A SLOTH? >> Stephen: I THOUGHT I WAS
GOING TO LOOK UP AND SEE FOR. >> Taron: IT'S THE POWER OF
ACTING. >> Stephen: DID THE TEACHER
EVER SAY, TAKE THAT SLOP INTO DID IT TRANSLATE INTO CHARACTER?
>> Taron: A WORRYING LACK OF APPLICATION.
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE ROYAL ACADEMY.
>> Taron: WE ALSO DID, WE DID HOURS OF MOVEMENT WHICH MAKES
SENSE. GETTING IN TUNE WITH THE
INSTRUMENT. WE DID ARM SWINGS, ENDLESS ARM
SWINGS. >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> Taron: LIKE THIS. THE KNEES AS WELL.
COME ON. LET'S DO IT TOGETHER.
I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY. AND THEN YOU SWITCH AND YOU
SWITCH AND YOU SWITCH. YEAH, AND THEN OCCASIONALLY AS
WELL IN BETWEEN THE ARM SWINGS, YOU WOULD DO A FLOP FORWARD.
I'M NOT GOING TO DEMONSTRATE THAT BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TROUSERS
EXPLODE ON A TALK SHOW BEFORE. >> Stephen: WE WOULDN'T WANT
YOUR TROUSERS TO EXPLODE. THE RATINGS WOULD BE TOO GOOD
FOR THAT. DID YOU EVER DO THIS ONE?
DID YOU EVER DO THAT ONE, WARM-UP EXERCISE?
>> Taron: I FEEL LIKE IT MIGHT BE A SUIT EXPLODING RISK SO I'M
GOING TO SKIP IT. >> Stephen: WHERE ARE YOU FROM
IN WALES? >> Taron: FROM A TOWN THAT
MEANS THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER. BEFORE THAT I WAS FROM A VILLAGE
IN WALES. >> Stephen: I HAVE BEEN TOLD
THAT YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING HOMETOWN.
>> Taron: [SPEAKING WELSH] >> Stephen: I'M GOING TO TAKE
YOUR WORD FOR IT. DOES THAT MEAN SOMETHING?
>> Taron: I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT, BUT IT DOES.
>> Stephen: DO ALL THE MEN IN WALES SING IN A CHOIR?
>> Taron: THERE IS A LOT OF THAT.
I SAYING THEN ACQUIRE WHEN I WAS COMING UP AND IN SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: IN WELSH? [SINGING]
>> Taron: VERY GOOD. >> Stephen: I LIKE THE
LONGBOW, I AM GRATEFUL TO THE LONGBOW MEN FROM WALES.
KING HENRY AGAINST THE FRENCH CAVALRY.
>> Taron: STRAPPED IN. >> Stephen: THERE WILL BE A
TEST AT TONIGHT'S INTERVIEW. WE WILL TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT
WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MARK TARON EGERTON.