>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTIVIST AND ACTOR
YOU KNOW FROM "ONE TREE HILL" AND "CHICAGO P.D."
SHE NOW STARS IN THE CBS SHOW "GOOD SAM."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," SOPHIA BUSH.
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>> I LIVE IN CANADA NOW, IT'S VERY FRENCH.
HI!
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>> HELLO!
HELLO!
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU!
>> Stephen: WE'VE ONLY MET ONCE BEFORE AND THAT WAS AT THE
EMMYS.
>> IT WAS.
>> Stephen: MY SEAT WAS EMPTY NEXT TO ME DURING THE COMMERCIAL
BREAK AND YOU WERE LOVELY.
YOU CAME OVER TO SAY HI, FELLOW CBS EMPLOYEES HERE.
>> YOU'RE BEING VERY KIND.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> I RAN OVER DURING A COMMERCIAL BRACK TO FAN GIRL
STEPHEN COLBERT AND THANK HIM FOR HIS POLITICAL ADVOCACY AND
THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I TRIED TO DIVE UNDER THE TABLE BECAUSE
HIS TABLE WAS NOT MY TABLE-- >> Stephen: AND IT WAS OUR
CATEGORY.
>> AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE!"
AND HE WAS LIKE, "SOPHIA BUSH, SIT DOWN."
I THINK MY FACE WAS AS PINK AS MY DRESS WHEN YOU WON.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE A GOOD LUCK CHARM.
>> I'LL GO BACK NEXT YEAR AND WEAR A HEAD BAND, WHATEVER YOU
WANT.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY A HEARTSURGEON WHO TAKES OVER AS
THE CHIEF OF SURGERY AFTER YOUR DAD LAPSES INTO A COMA.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> HE HAS A WEE ACCIDENT, AND I-- MY CHARACTER IS THE CARDIAC
FELLOW, SO THAT'S SECOND IN THE COMMAND.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> SHE GETS ASKED TO FILL IN AND --
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU PREP FOR THAT?
DID YOU DO A RIDE-ALONG?
DID YOU GET TO CUT ANYBODY OPEN?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU DID NOT!
>> NOT PERSONALLY, BUT I GOT TO SHADOW INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS IN LOS ANGELES.
>> Stephen: DID YOU SCRUB?
WERE YOU IN THE ROOM?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE.
>> YOU GET PERMISSION FROM THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> AND THE DOCTORS ARE WONDERFUL AND SORT OF WALK YOU THROUGH
THINGS.
I ALSO HAD A MILLION QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO TO
MEDICAL SCHOOL.
SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LIFTING UP PARTS OF CHEST CAVITIES AND I'M
LIKE WHY WHY AREN'T YOU GOING INTO THE LEG, HOW DO YOU MAKE
THE DECISION-- AND THEY WERE LIKE, "HUH.
YOU'RE IMPRESSED BY THIS."
AND I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, I'M A CIRCUS PERFORMER.
YOU GUYS ARE ACTUAL ROCK STARS."
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE.
I SAW IT AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT I SAW.
WHAT'S HAPPENING MERE?
>> NORMALLY WE'RE AT THE HOSPITAL AND WE HAVE A FANCY
FUND-RAISING GALA AND THE DOCTORS GET OUT OF THEIR SCRUBS
AND INTO A GOWN AND THERE'S AN ACCIDENT AND IT REQUIRES SOME
WORK AROUND A JUGULAR VEIN.
AND IT WAS VERY BLOODY AND DISGUSTING AND YOU'RE GOING TO
WATCH IT NOW.
NOW.
>> Stephen: GREAT.
JIM.
>> HE'S OUT.
>> EVERYONE BACK UP.
>> ONE, TWO, THREE!
>> OH!
>> HE'S BLEEDING OUT.
>> ALL RIGHT, GET PRESSURE ON IT.
>> I CAN'T GET CONTROL UNTIL I GET THIS OUT.
>> DO IT FAST.
DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.
>> HERE, GET A TOWEL.
♪ ♪ ♪ IF I PUT ANY MORE PRESSURE ON
THIS, HIS AIRWAY WILL COLLAPSE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TIE OFF THE EXTERNAL JUGULAR.
>> WITH WHAT?
>> ANYBODY HAVE DENTAL FLOSS, MANICURE SET.
>> I NEED ICE, HAND SANITIZER AND MORE LIGHT, PLEASE.
YES, YES THANK YOU!
>> Stephen: WE JUST MISSED THE REALLY GOOD PART.
>> Stephen: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
DO YOU SEW HIM UP?
>> YEAH, I ACTUALLY GOT TO GET INTO-- THEY BUILT UP WITH A
PROSTHETIC WITH THE VEIN.
I SHOULD LET YOU WATCH THE EPISODE.
BUT IT WAS VERY EXCITING.
>> Stephen: NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IN CASE A WAITER FALLS
DOWN.
>> MY GREATEST FEAR IS THERE WILL BE A MEDICAL INCIDENT ON A
PLANE AND SOMEONE WILL THINK I'M A REAL DOCTOR.
AND I'LL BE LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP YOU."
>> Stephen: GET ME A TUBE THE CRAZY GLUE.
>> WHERE ARE THE OXYGEN MASK S.
>> Stephen: YOU ALSO HOST YOUR OPEN PODCAST, "WORK IN
PROGRESS," WHERE YOU INTERVIEW LUMINARIES IN EVERY FIELD.
YOU-- DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE?
BECAUSE HOW MANY-- HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE YOU DONE SO FAR?
>> OH, MY GOSH.
WE'RE WELL OVER 100 EPISODES NOW.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A LOT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A LOT.
>> AND IT'S BEEN SO INCREDIBLE TO INTERVIEW SO MANY PEOPLE I
ADMIRE FROM POLITICIANS TO AUTHORS TO OTHER ENTERTAINERS
AND CREATIVES.
>> Stephen: IT'S HARD TO PICK BECAUSE PEOPLE SAY, "WHO IS YOUR
FAVORITE GUEST?" AND I ALWAYS GO, "IT'S SOPHIA
BUSH.
THE.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE, SOME PERSON WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST
PLEASURE TO INTERVIEW SO FAR?
>> THERE ARE MANY OF THOSE BUT, YOU KNOW, IN TALKING ABOUT
HAVING THIS SHOW AND IT BEING A FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT FROM MY
CHILDHOOD GOALS, I HAD ANOTHER FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT FROM MY
CHILDHOOD.
IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, JANE GOODAL CAME AND SPOKE TO MY CLASS, AND
I WAS AN ENVIRONMENTALIST WHO WANTED TO SAVE THE TREES AND ALL
THE ANIMALS. AND SHE INSPIRED ME SO TREMENDOUSLY.
AND THIS PAST DECEMBER I INTERVIEWED HER ON THE PODCAST
AND TOLD HER ABOUT THAT DAY.
>> Stephen: FANTASTIC.
>> OH IT WAS SO COOL.
>> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY.
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ALL THESE INTERVIEWS YOURSELF, SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO BE
INTERVIEWED, AND SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO BE IN SORT OF
CONTROLLING POSITION, THE INTERVIEWER, LIKE I AM RIGHT
NOW.
AND I'VE DONE THEM BOTH.
THERE ARE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES FOR BOTH POSITIONS
BHAP DO YOU LIKE MORE?
>> I MEAN, I HAVE TO DO THIS PART FOR WORK, AND WHEN I GET TO
DO IT WITH PEOPLE I REALLY ADMIRE, IT'S REALLY FUN.
BUT I LOVE BEING ABLE TO BE THE INTERVIEWER, BECAUSE I REALLY
GET TO ASK THE SORTS OF QUESTIONS THAT I THINK SO MANY
OF US PONDER WHEN WE LOOK AT PEOPLE WE LOOK UP TO.
AND I LOVE TO REALLY GET INTO THE MARROW OF THINGS WITH
PEOPLE.
I'M NOT GOOD AT LIGHT CONVERSATION, LIKE I'M TERRIBLE
AT A DINNER PARTY.
I'M LIKE, "HOW'S THE WEATHER?" I DON'T WANT TO ASK PEOPLE.
"HOW IS YOUR SOUL?
ARE YOU DEALING WITH YOUR CHILDHOOD TRAUMA."
I LITERALLY HAVE A LINE TO THE SOUL.
>> Stephen: IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK ME.
>> "A," I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME ON MY PODCAST.
NO PRESSURE.
>> Stephen: I WOULD LOVE TO, BUT I HAVE TO BE BEST MAN AT A
WEDDING.
>> Stephen: IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE NOW.
( APPLAUSE )
QUESTION FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: OH, YOU DO?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION.
>> I HAVE A REAL QUESTION FOR YOU.
BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO THREAD A NEEDLE THAT IS SO FINE BETWEEN
INCREDIBLY COMPLEX POLITICAL COMMENTARY, AND GREAT HUMOR.
WHEREAS I'M STRESSED ABOUT STATISTICS.
YOU MANAGE TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH ABOUT THIS STUFF.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
>> Stephen: OH, IT'S REALLY SIMPLE.
JUST GET AN AMAZING WRITER'S ROOM, INCREDIBLE PRODUCERS.
BUT HERE'S THE IMPORTANT THING-- MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON THE
OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING SO PEOPLE THINK YOU DO IT.
>> OKAY, COOL.
>> Stephen: SOPHIA, IT WAS LOVELY TO MEET YOU AGAIN.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE EMMYS NEXT YEAR, I WOULD
LOVE TO!
>> Stephen: "GOOD SAM" AIRS WDNESDAYS AT 10:00 P.M. ON CBS,
AND IS AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON PARAMOUNT+.
SOPHIA BUSH, EVERYBODY.