>> STEPHEN: MY NEXT GUEST IS THE 10-YEAR-OLD STAR OF CBS'S
"YOUNG SHELDON."
PLEASE WELCOME, IAN ARMITAGE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: WELL, MASTER ARMITAGE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU, MASTER COLBERT.
>> Stephen: YOU LOOK VERY DAPPER.
>> THANK YOU!
YOU, TOO!
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
WELL, YOU'RE YOUNG SHELDON, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, ON CBS, WHICH
MUST BE FUN TO HAVE YOUR OWN SHOW.
>> IT IS.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE ALSO IN "BIG LITTLE LIES" WHICH IS ON
HBO.
ARE YOU EVEN ALLOWED TO WATCH HBO?
BECAUSE YOU'RE TEN YEARS OLD.
>> NOT REALLY.
ALSO, I DON'T WATCH THAT MUCH TV MYSELF, WHICH IS KIND OF I IRONI
I'VE NEVER REALLY WATCHED TV.
>> Stephen: IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN.
( LAUGHTER ) EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT MERYL
STREEP IS IN THIS SEASON OF "BIG LITTLE LIES."
WHAT IS SHE LIKE TO WORK WITH?
>> SHE'S REALLY SWEET AND FUNNY AND INCREDIBLE.
ACTUALLY, CAN I TELL YOU A QUICK STORY ABOUT HER?
>> Stephen: I HOPE SO, YEAH.
WE WERE DOING THIS SCENE, AND THERE WAS A PIANO NEAR US, AND
THEY'LL CUT AND WHEN THEY DO, ALL THE CREW IS STILL WORKING,
SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, KIND OF PLAY, BUT WE'VE GOT TO KEEP OUR
VOICES DOWN.
SO I SAID, OH, MOM, CAN I PLAY THAT PIANO?
SHE SAID, NOT NOW BECAUSE THE CREW IS WORKING.
MISS MERYL IS, LIKE, I'D LIKE TO HEAR HIM PLAY, SO OKAY!
>> Stephen: CAN I LIGHT A FIRE INDOORS?
MERYL SAID YES!
( LAUGHTER ) YOU ALSO WORKED WITH OTHER
LEGENDS LAST YEAR.
LAST NIGHT, I HAD JANE FONDA ON, WHICH IS AN AMAZING ACTRESS.
DID SHE GIVE YOU ANY TIPS ABOUT ACTING, ANYTHING YOU REMEMBER?
LET'S SEE, SHE WAS A REALLY INCREDIBLE AND FUN WOMAN TO WORK
WITH, AND I LOVED HER AND WE WENT -- SHE SET UP THIS FLY
FISHING CLASS FOR ME BECAUSE I SAID I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO FISH
BUT I NEVER WOULD WANT TO HURT THE FISH AND, ALSO, I'M A
VEGETARIAN, SO I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO FISHING BUT I DON'T
EVER WANT TO HURT THE FISH, I JUST WANT TO SEE THEM, AND I
THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING.
AND SHE SAID, WELL, HAVE YOU EVER GONE FLY FISHING?
AND I HADN'T.
AND SHE SCHEDULED THE NEXT DAY THIS COOL AND ELABORATE FLY
FISHING TRIP, AND IT WAS REALLY FUN.
>> Stephen: OH, WOW.
AND THERE'S ONE FISH FLOATING AROUND THE COLORADO RIVER NAMED
JANE.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU CAUGHT THE FISH ANDETH CATCH AND
RELEASE.
SOME PEOPLE KISS THE FISH BEFORE THEY LET THEM GO.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT YOUR START REVIEWING BROADWAY SHOWS ON
YOUTUBE.
YOU HAD YOUR OWN YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
WHAT SHOWS, WHAT'S THE FIRST SHOW YOU SAW?
>> THE FIRST SHOW I SAW WAS "HAIR SPRAY" IN VIRGINIA AND I
WAS THREE.
>> Stephen: DID YOU REVIEW THAT ONE?
>> I DID, BUT MY DOG WAS BARKING IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT IT WASN'T
ANYTHING.
>> Stephen: IT WASN'T A GOOD TAKE?
>> TAKE TWO!
>> Stephen: YOU'VE DONE REVIEWS OF PLACE YOU HAVEN'T
SEEN.
FOR INSTANCE, YOU REVIEWED SHOWS LIKE HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.
YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, JUST REVIEWED IT.
JIM, CAN WE REVIEW THAT?
>> HI, I DIDN'T SEE HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU HOW GREAT THE COSTUMES WERE, ALTHOUGH I
DIDN'T SEE IT.
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU HOW GREATERS ALL THE ACTORS AND NEIL
PATRICK WAS, BUT I DIDN'T SEE IT.
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU HOW GREAT THE MAKEUP WAS, BUT I DID NOT
SEE IT.
I DON'T GET IT.
WHY DOES HEDWIG NOT APPROPRIATE FOR ME?
IT'S SO HARD TO BE A SIX-YEAR-OLD KID WHO LOVES
THEATER!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> I LOVED THEATER!
>> Stephen: I CAN TELL.
I REALLY LOVE THEATER, SO I JUST LOVE THEATER AND IT'S SO
HARD WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE A THEATER SHOW.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT BUT YOU DID
A REVIEW OF IT, AND THIS SHOW IS ON AT # 1:35 AT NIGHT SO I
ASSUME YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS SHOW.
>> I SADLY HADN'T.
I REALLY WANT TO BUT CALL TIME IS USUALLY QUITE EARLY, SO WE
HAVE TO GET TO SLEEP ABOUT 7:00.
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU MIND BEFORE YOU GO LOOKING IN THE
CAMERA AND DOING A REVIEW OF MY SHOW WITHOUT EVER HAVING SEEN
IT?
>> OF COURSE!
>> Stephen: OF COURSE?
OKAY.
THEN CAMERA NUMBER THREE WITH THE LIGHT ON RIGHT THERE.
>> THAT ONE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
OH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: AND REVIEW.
HI.
THIS IS IAIN AND, TONIGHT, I DIDN'T SEE "THE LATE SHOW" WITH
MR. STEPHEN COLBERT.
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU HOW INCREDIBLE THE BAND WAS AND HOW
THE MUSIC WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL, FLOWING THROUGH MY EARS, BUT I
DIDN'T SEE IT, SO I CAN'T SAY THAT.
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU HOW INCREDIBLE, WITTY AND FUNNY
MR. STEPHEN COLBERT WAS AND HOW WELL DRESSED HE WAS, BUT I
DIDN'T SEE IT.
AND I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU HOW WELL DRESSED AND SO GOOD AT
REACTING THE AUDIENCE WAS, AND HOW FUN THEY WERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BUT I DIDN'T SEE IT.
SO PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING IT "THE LATE SHOW" AT 6:00.
SO SOME OF US WHO HAVE TO GO TO BED AT 7:00 CAN WATCH IT.
>> Stephen: DONE!
THANK YOU, IAIN.
>> THANK YOU!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> STEPHEN: SEASON TWO OF "YOUNG
SHELDON" PREMIERES MONDAY AT 8:30 ON CBS.
IAN ARMITAGE, EVERYBODY!