Welcome to Better Know a Guest, your weekly guide to the wonderful and diverse array of personalities appearing on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ each week.
Welcome back from Memorial Day holiday break Hubsters! The week has just began and already there have been some changes to this weeks guest line up. So please bear with us while we work on updating this weeks BKAG. Here’s to a great week of shows!
Monday, June 6th (2016)
James Corden (Host – “The 70th Annual Tony Awards”)
James Corden is an English actor, writer, producer, comedian, and host of ‘The Late Late Show.’ Corden is currently in New York promoting his turn as host of the 70th Annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast live on Sunday, 12th June, 2016. The awards will return to the Beacon Theatre in New York City after three years at Radio City Music Hall. While in New York, Corden will also appear on his timeslot rival Seth Meyer’s ‘Late Night’. ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ follows ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Monday through Friday at 12:37pm EST on CBS.
Scott Speedman (Actor – “Animal Kingdom”)
Robert Scott Speedman is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his roles in ‘Felicity’ and the ‘Underworld’ film series. In his latest role, Speedman stars as Barry “Baz” Brown in the new crime series, ‘Animal Kingdom’ (TNT). Developed by Jonathan Lisco, the series is inspired by ‘Animal Kingdom‘, an Australian film released in 2010. The series follows “a 17-year-old-boy, who, after the death of his mother, moves in with the Codys, a criminal family governed by matriarch Janine “Smurf” Cody (Ellen Barkin)”. Kimber Meyers of Indie Wire says of the shows first episode screen at the Tribeca Film Festival, “‘Animal Kingdom’ occasionally pulls its punches and some of the action scenes seem edited to take away the worst of the impacts. Whether that’s a stylistic choice or one necessitated by being on ad-supported TV is question that may need more time to answer. But this is an interesting direction for TNT; most of their dramas like […] have tended toward a glossier look and feel. By contrast, “Animal Kingdom” is gritty, despite its sunny location. Though the show relocates the film’s action from Australia to California, it retains a lot of the atmosphere of the original film without appearing to be a direct copy.” The series will premiere on June 14th, 2016 on TNT.
Death Cab for Cutie (Album – “Kintsugi“)
Death Cab for Cutie are an American alternative rock band formed in 1997, featuring Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Harmer (bass) and Jason McGerr (drums). Released in 2015, their eighth studio album, ‘Kintsugi’ is the first of the bands albums to feature an outside producer in Rich Costey, and the last album featuring founding member Chris Walla (lead guitar). Since its release the album has received mixed reviews with AllMusic claiming “Most of Kintsugi shimmers upon a gloss constructed out of new wave remnants and faded memories of yacht rock.” While Consequence of Sound states that “There are moments of radio-ready bliss, a few songs with lyrics that slowly become affecting, a handful of forgettable diversions, and some expected trite, misguided nonsense.”
Tuesday, June 7th (2016)
Jude Law (Actor – “Genius”)
Jude Law is a BAFTA award winning English actor, film producer, and director. In his new film, Genius, a biographical drama written by John Logan, Law stars as American author Thomas Wolfe. The film chronicles the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (Colin Firth) and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law). The film has received largely poor reviews from the film festival circuit, with David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter calls the film a “classy but dull literary love affair between Perkins and Wolfe”. Peter Debruge of Variety furthers, “though Michael Grandage’s dull, dun-colored “Genius” makes every effort to credit the editor’s role in shaping the century’s great novels, it’s nobody’s idea of interesting to watch someone wield his red pencil over the pile of pages that would become Thomas Wolfe’s “Look Homeward, Angel,” even if the editor in question is the great Maxwell Perkins. While the talent involved should draw smarthouse crowds, the result has all the life of a flower pressed between “Angel’s” pages 87 years ago.”
Norman Reedus (Host – “Ride with Norman Reeds”)
Norman Reedus is an American actor, video game creator and model, best known for his role as Daryl Dixon in ‘The Walking Dead‘ (AMC). Prior to making his debut in the 1997 Guillermo del Toro film Mimic, he worked as an artist and at Harley Davidson dealership, before being “discovered” at a party in LA. His latest project, ‘Ride with Norman Reedus’ “follows the motorcycle enthusiast Reedus as he takes viewers on a ride on the open road to explore local biker culture and its history and celebrate some of the best and brightest collectors, mechanics and motorcycle craftsmen around the country. Each episode will begin in a different city where Reedus and his riding companion – a fellow actor, musician, friend, or local chopper fanatic who shares his passion for motorcycles – will journey to a new destination. The series will also showcase different types of motorcycles each week, including vintage, minis and cruisers.” ‘Ride with Norman Reeds’ premieres on Sunday, 12 June, 2016 on AMC.
Hundred Waters with Skrillex featuring Chance the Rapper (Album – “Show Me Love“)
Hundred Waters are an American band formed in 2011, featuring Nicole Miglis (vocals, piano, flute), Trayer Tryon (electronics, bass) and Zach Tetreault (drums, percussion, trumpet). Their new album ‘Show Me Love’ features Chance the Rapper, Moses Sumney and Robin Hannibal, with remixes by Skrillex. Speaking on the album, Miglis said, “This song was literally a journal entry I wrote to myself a few years ago, so seeing it become something bigger in the context of everyone involved was really special.” Skrillex said, “It’s all about love and positivity, what this world really needs right now. I want to thank all of the artists in the world going out of their way to make people’s lives better and happier through creating and sharing their art.”
Wednesday, June 8th (2016)
Laura Linney (Actress – “Genius” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows”)
Laura Linney is an American Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning actress, best known her roles in ‘Love Actually’ and ‘The Big C’. Currently, Linney can be seen starring in ‘Genius’ as Louise Sanders, and in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’ as Police Chief Rebecca Vincent. ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ has generally received mixed reviews thus far, though many critics consider the film to be a noted improved over the first film, with Rotten Tomatoes noting that “it is a slight improvement over its predecessor, but still lacks the wit or anarchic energy of the comics that birthed the franchise.” While Edward Douglas of the New York Daily News said, “As with the best popcorn flicks, ‘Out of the Shadows’ offers plenty of mindless entertainment and mind-numbing silliness that somehow works well enough to leave even the Ninja Turtles’ biggest detractors shell-shocked.”
John Leguizamo (Actor – “Bloodline” and “The Hollow Point”)
John Leguizamo is an award winning Colombian-American actor known his roles in ‘Moulin Rouge’, ‘ER’ and the ‘Ice Age’ franchise. Leguizamo recently received an ambassadorship of the arts from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and is set to receive an honourary degree from New York University. Currently, Leguizamo can be seen starring in the Netflix original thriller-drama ‘Bloodline’ along side Ben Mendelsohn and Kyle Chandler. At the time of its premiere at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, some critics named ‘Bloodline’ the best Netflix original series, however critics noted that the shows “tricky timeline detracts from the potency of the story and its characters.” David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter raved, “Chalk up another forceful punch [for Netflix] with Bloodline, a riveting, superbly cast slow-burn family drama set between the oceanfront paradise and the murky mangrove swamps of the Florida Keys.”
Gary Clark Jr. (Album – “The Story of Sonny Boy Slim“)
Gary Clark Jr. is an American guitarist and actor. Influenced by blues, jazz, soul, country and hip hop, Clark’s musical trademarks include the sound of a distorted guitar and his smooth vocal style. Reaching number one on the Billboard Top Blues Chart, his latest album, ‘The Story of Sonny Boy Slim’ has received mostly positive reviews with Sasha Geffen of Consequence of Sound stating that “With a new dose of narrative flow, his second record keeps tighter boundaries than his first. It’s less adventurous but more driven, with sharper eyes on the road.” While Luke Winstanley of Clash calls the album a “A flawed but engaging journey through the blues.”
Thursday, June 9th (2016)
Patrick Wilson (Actor – “The Conjuring 2” and “The Hollow Point”)
Patrick Wilson is an American actor and singer, who spent his early career starring Broadway musicals, and is best known for his roles in ‘Angels in America’, ‘Little Children’ and ‘Watchmen’. Currently, Wilson can be seen ‘The Conjuring 2’, in which he reprises his role as Ed Warren an author and paranormal investigator, who, along with his wife Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) travels to the United Kingdom to assist the Hodgson family, who are experiencing poltergeist activity at their Enfield council house in 1977. Much like its prequel, the film has received generally positive reviews, with the Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus reading, “‘The Conjuring 2’ can’t help but lose a bit of its predecessor’s chilly sting through familiarity, but what remains is still a superior ghost story told with spine-tingling skill.” Owen Gleiberman of Variety gave the film a mixed reviewing, writing “On one level, ‘he Conjuring 2’is just a not-bad megaplex funhouse movie, no more and no less, but on another level it offers its potential fans a helping of reassurance to go along with the fear. If there are ghost demons out there, then God must be out there as well. Audiences, it was long ago proven, will pay to see both.”
Gayle King (Co-Anchor – “CBS This Morning” and Editor-at-Large – “O, The Oprah Magazine”)
Despite being known by many, as Oprah Winfrey’s best friend, Gayle King is an American television personality, who currently serves as an editor-at-large for O, The Oprah Magazine, and as a co-anchor on CBS This Morning.
Gary Johnson and William Weld (Libertarian Party Candidates)
Friday, June 10th (2016)
David Duchovney (Actor – “Aquarius”)
[Newly Added – Coming Soon]
Aaron Tveit (Actor – “BrainDead”)
[Newly Added – Coming Soon]
Alexander Koblikov (Juggler)
Better Know a Guest – June 6 – 10, 2016
Welcome back from Memorial Day holiday break Hubsters! The week has just began and already there have been some changes to this weeks guest line up. So please bear with us while we work on updating this weeks BKAG. Here’s to a great week of shows!
Monday, June 6th (2016)
James Corden (Host – “The 70th Annual Tony Awards”)
James Corden is an English actor, writer, producer, comedian, and host of ‘The Late Late Show.’ Corden is currently in New York promoting his turn as host of the 70th Annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast live on Sunday, 12th June, 2016. The awards will return to the Beacon Theatre in New York City after three years at Radio City Music Hall. While in New York, Corden will also appear on his timeslot rival Seth Meyer’s ‘Late Night’. ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ follows ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Monday through Friday at 12:37pm EST on CBS.
Scott Speedman (Actor – “Animal Kingdom”)
Robert Scott Speedman is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his roles in ‘Felicity’ and the ‘Underworld’ film series. In his latest role, Speedman stars as Barry “Baz” Brown in the new crime series, ‘Animal Kingdom’ (TNT). Developed by Jonathan Lisco, the series is inspired by ‘Animal Kingdom‘, an Australian film released in 2010. The series follows “a 17-year-old-boy, who, after the death of his mother, moves in with the Codys, a criminal family governed by matriarch Janine “Smurf” Cody (Ellen Barkin)”. Kimber Meyers of Indie Wire says of the shows first episode screen at the Tribeca Film Festival, “‘Animal Kingdom’ occasionally pulls its punches and some of the action scenes seem edited to take away the worst of the impacts. Whether that’s a stylistic choice or one necessitated by being on ad-supported TV is question that may need more time to answer. But this is an interesting direction for TNT; most of their dramas like […] have tended toward a glossier look and feel. By contrast, “Animal Kingdom” is gritty, despite its sunny location. Though the show relocates the film’s action from Australia to California, it retains a lot of the atmosphere of the original film without appearing to be a direct copy.” The series will premiere on June 14th, 2016 on TNT.
Death Cab for Cutie (Album – “Kintsugi“)
Death Cab for Cutie are an American alternative rock band formed in 1997, featuring Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Harmer (bass) and Jason McGerr (drums). Released in 2015, their eighth studio album, ‘Kintsugi’ is the first of the bands albums to feature an outside producer in Rich Costey, and the last album featuring founding member Chris Walla (lead guitar). Since its release the album has received mixed reviews with AllMusic claiming “Most of Kintsugi shimmers upon a gloss constructed out of new wave remnants and faded memories of yacht rock.” While Consequence of Sound states that “There are moments of radio-ready bliss, a few songs with lyrics that slowly become affecting, a handful of forgettable diversions, and some expected trite, misguided nonsense.”
Tuesday, June 7th (2016)
Jude Law (Actor – “Genius”)
Jude Law is a BAFTA award winning English actor, film producer, and director. In his new film, Genius, a biographical drama written by John Logan, Law stars as American author Thomas Wolfe. The film chronicles the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (Colin Firth) and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law). The film has received largely poor reviews from the film festival circuit, with David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter calls the film a “classy but dull literary love affair between Perkins and Wolfe”. Peter Debruge of Variety furthers, “though Michael Grandage’s dull, dun-colored “Genius” makes every effort to credit the editor’s role in shaping the century’s great novels, it’s nobody’s idea of interesting to watch someone wield his red pencil over the pile of pages that would become Thomas Wolfe’s “Look Homeward, Angel,” even if the editor in question is the great Maxwell Perkins. While the talent involved should draw smarthouse crowds, the result has all the life of a flower pressed between “Angel’s” pages 87 years ago.”
Norman Reedus (Host – “Ride with Norman Reeds”)
Norman Reedus is an American actor, video game creator and model, best known for his role as Daryl Dixon in ‘The Walking Dead‘ (AMC). Prior to making his debut in the 1997 Guillermo del Toro film Mimic, he worked as an artist and at Harley Davidson dealership, before being “discovered” at a party in LA. His latest project, ‘Ride with Norman Reedus’ “follows the motorcycle enthusiast Reedus as he takes viewers on a ride on the open road to explore local biker culture and its history and celebrate some of the best and brightest collectors, mechanics and motorcycle craftsmen around the country. Each episode will begin in a different city where Reedus and his riding companion – a fellow actor, musician, friend, or local chopper fanatic who shares his passion for motorcycles – will journey to a new destination. The series will also showcase different types of motorcycles each week, including vintage, minis and cruisers.” ‘Ride with Norman Reeds’ premieres on Sunday, 12 June, 2016 on AMC.
Hundred Waters with Skrillex featuring Chance the Rapper (Album – “Show Me Love“)
Hundred Waters are an American band formed in 2011, featuring Nicole Miglis (vocals, piano, flute), Trayer Tryon (electronics, bass) and Zach Tetreault (drums, percussion, trumpet). Their new album ‘Show Me Love’ features Chance the Rapper, Moses Sumney and Robin Hannibal, with remixes by Skrillex. Speaking on the album, Miglis said, “This song was literally a journal entry I wrote to myself a few years ago, so seeing it become something bigger in the context of everyone involved was really special.” Skrillex said, “It’s all about love and positivity, what this world really needs right now. I want to thank all of the artists in the world going out of their way to make people’s lives better and happier through creating and sharing their art.”
Wednesday, June 8th (2016)
Laura Linney (Actress – “Genius” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows”)
Laura Linney is an American Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning actress, best known her roles in ‘Love Actually’ and ‘The Big C’. Currently, Linney can be seen starring in ‘Genius’ as Louise Sanders, and in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’ as Police Chief Rebecca Vincent. ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ has generally received mixed reviews thus far, though many critics consider the film to be a noted improved over the first film, with Rotten Tomatoes noting that “it is a slight improvement over its predecessor, but still lacks the wit or anarchic energy of the comics that birthed the franchise.” While Edward Douglas of the New York Daily News said, “As with the best popcorn flicks, ‘Out of the Shadows’ offers plenty of mindless entertainment and mind-numbing silliness that somehow works well enough to leave even the Ninja Turtles’ biggest detractors shell-shocked.”
John Leguizamo (Actor – “Bloodline” and “The Hollow Point”)
John Leguizamo is an award winning Colombian-American actor known his roles in ‘Moulin Rouge’, ‘ER’ and the ‘Ice Age’ franchise. Leguizamo recently received an ambassadorship of the arts from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and is set to receive an honourary degree from New York University. Currently, Leguizamo can be seen starring in the Netflix original thriller-drama ‘Bloodline’ along side Ben Mendelsohn and Kyle Chandler. At the time of its premiere at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, some critics named ‘Bloodline’ the best Netflix original series, however critics noted that the shows “tricky timeline detracts from the potency of the story and its characters.” David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter raved, “Chalk up another forceful punch [for Netflix] with Bloodline, a riveting, superbly cast slow-burn family drama set between the oceanfront paradise and the murky mangrove swamps of the Florida Keys.”
Gary Clark Jr. (Album – “The Story of Sonny Boy Slim“)
Gary Clark Jr. is an American guitarist and actor. Influenced by blues, jazz, soul, country and hip hop, Clark’s musical trademarks include the sound of a distorted guitar and his smooth vocal style. Reaching number one on the Billboard Top Blues Chart, his latest album, ‘The Story of Sonny Boy Slim’ has received mostly positive reviews with Sasha Geffen of Consequence of Sound stating that “With a new dose of narrative flow, his second record keeps tighter boundaries than his first. It’s less adventurous but more driven, with sharper eyes on the road.” While Luke Winstanley of Clash calls the album a “A flawed but engaging journey through the blues.”
Thursday, June 9th (2016)
Patrick Wilson (Actor – “The Conjuring 2” and “The Hollow Point”)
Patrick Wilson is an American actor and singer, who spent his early career starring Broadway musicals, and is best known for his roles in ‘Angels in America’, ‘Little Children’ and ‘Watchmen’. Currently, Wilson can be seen ‘The Conjuring 2’, in which he reprises his role as Ed Warren an author and paranormal investigator, who, along with his wife Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) travels to the United Kingdom to assist the Hodgson family, who are experiencing poltergeist activity at their Enfield council house in 1977. Much like its prequel, the film has received generally positive reviews, with the Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus reading, “‘The Conjuring 2’ can’t help but lose a bit of its predecessor’s chilly sting through familiarity, but what remains is still a superior ghost story told with spine-tingling skill.” Owen Gleiberman of Variety gave the film a mixed reviewing, writing “On one level, ‘he Conjuring 2’is just a not-bad megaplex funhouse movie, no more and no less, but on another level it offers its potential fans a helping of reassurance to go along with the fear. If there are ghost demons out there, then God must be out there as well. Audiences, it was long ago proven, will pay to see both.”
Gayle King (Co-Anchor – “CBS This Morning” and Editor-at-Large – “O, The Oprah Magazine”)
Despite being known by many, as Oprah Winfrey’s best friend, Gayle King is an American television personality, who currently serves as an editor-at-large for O, The Oprah Magazine, and as a co-anchor on CBS This Morning.
Gary Johnson and William Weld (Libertarian Party Candidates)
Friday, June 10th (2016)
David Duchovney (Actor – “Aquarius”)
[Newly Added – Coming Soon]
Aaron Tveit (Actor – “BrainDead”)
[Newly Added – Coming Soon]
Alexander Koblikov (Juggler)