EPISODE NUMBER: Season 1, Episode 161 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)
GUESTS: Amy Ryan | Demi Lovato | Nick Jonas
SEGMENTS: Can Demi Lovato Complete the Star Spangled Challenge? | Forget “Hiddleswift,” Make Way for Power Trio “Colbiddleswift” | Rubio Re-Runs, McCain Accuses, Trump Hints at Divorce | The Late Show’s Midnight Confessions | Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas | Late Show Exclusive: Newly Discovered Presidential Love Letters | Amy Ryan | Nick Jonas – “Close”
SUIT REPORT: Blue/Grey Suit | White Shirt | Steel Blue Tie
Welcome to Thursday’s Episode Guide, Hubsters! With only 30 seconds until airtime Demi Lovato and Stephen raced the clock to sing the National Anthem. They NAILED IT!
Tonight’s monologue was hilarious from start to finish! Stephen kicked it off with the announcement that Tom Hiddleston is dating Taylor Swift, making their celebrity name #Hiddleswift. Stephen loves both Tay-Tay and Tom and would like to be part of their love, proposing the name #Colbiddleswift! Marco Rubio is back in the news – a sentence Stephen never thought he would say again. While running for President, Rubio made various statements about not liking his job as Senator. But now, he wants back in! Of course you do, Marco! John McCain said that President Obama is “directly responsible” for the tragic shooting in Orlando. “Some are saying that McCain only said this because he is facing a tough re-election fight. While others are saying it’s because he’s a dick.” YES! There’s that biting Colbert comedy we all love! Trump is once again whining. This time it’s over the fact that his fellow Republicans are not supporting his bigoted idea to ban all Muslims from entering the United States.
As some of my fellow Hubsters know, I’m a huge Led Zeppelin fan. Stephen explains that they are in court this week because Zeppelin is accused of stealing “Stairway to Heaven” from a song called “Taurus” from the band Spirit. This has always been a heavily debated subject among Zeppelin fans. Stephen rocked out to the riffs of both songs and then said, “They’re screwed.” Even with my undying love of Zep, I agree. The similarities are just too damn close!
It’s time for one of my favorites bits – Midnight Confessions! I grew up Catholic, but I don’t recall ever eating in the confessional! I wonder how many “Hail Mary’s” one would get for that? Confess away, Stephen:
(via “The Late Show” Twitter)
- I tell my kids to never use swear words, even though they learned all of them from me.
- I wouldn’t hurt a fly, but when it comes to mosquitoes I am one sick son of a bitch.
- I blame my farts on the dog. Also my tax evasion.
Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas sat down with Stephen. The pair are co-headlining the 2016 Honda Civic Tour, “Future Now.” With tour schedules being so hectic, Demi admitted that she once forgot what country she was in while touring South America. (It was Uruguay!) Nick hosted the Miss USA pageant a few years ago and had to introduce Donald Trump onto the stage. Poor Nick!
Stephen told a heartwarming story about the love letters that he would write to his then girlfriend and now wife, Evie. While they were dating, Stephen and Evie were struggling actors. Stephen lived in Chicago and Evie lived in New York. He wrote her a love letter almost everyday and he said that is what made him a writer. The audience let out a collective “Awwwww!” As did everyone watching from home, I’m sure! Myself included. Now they have boxes and boxes of love letters. That is true love.
A love letter written by John F. Kennedy to one of his mistresses went up for auction today. Well, “love letter” is a bit of stretch. After reading the letter, Stephen called it “The presidential equivalent of ‘You up?’”
(In JFK accent) “We do these things not because they are easy, but because I am hard.”
JFK’s love letter sold for $30,000 and prompted Stephen to check his attic for love letters from other presidents. Lucky for us, he found several! Here is one from the father of our nation, George Washington:
My Darling Martha, I cannot tell a lie. You’ve got a butt like a Virginia ham. I’m gonna use my wooden teeth to tear me off a piece of that. Love always,
George
June 16, 2016 – Amy Ryan, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas
GUESTS: Amy Ryan | Demi Lovato | Nick Jonas
SEGMENTS: Can Demi Lovato Complete the Star Spangled Challenge? | Forget “Hiddleswift,” Make Way for Power Trio “Colbiddleswift” | Rubio Re-Runs, McCain Accuses, Trump Hints at Divorce | The Late Show’s Midnight Confessions | Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas | Late Show Exclusive: Newly Discovered Presidential Love Letters | Amy Ryan | Nick Jonas – “Close”
SUIT REPORT: Blue/Grey Suit | White Shirt | Steel Blue Tie
Welcome to Thursday’s Episode Guide, Hubsters! With only 30 seconds until airtime Demi Lovato and Stephen raced the clock to sing the National Anthem. They NAILED IT!
Tonight’s monologue was hilarious from start to finish! Stephen kicked it off with the announcement that Tom Hiddleston is dating Taylor Swift, making their celebrity name #Hiddleswift. Stephen loves both Tay-Tay and Tom and would like to be part of their love, proposing the name #Colbiddleswift! Marco Rubio is back in the news – a sentence Stephen never thought he would say again. While running for President, Rubio made various statements about not liking his job as Senator. But now, he wants back in! Of course you do, Marco! John McCain said that President Obama is “directly responsible” for the tragic shooting in Orlando. “Some are saying that McCain only said this because he is facing a tough re-election fight. While others are saying it’s because he’s a dick.” YES! There’s that biting Colbert comedy we all love! Trump is once again whining. This time it’s over the fact that his fellow Republicans are not supporting his bigoted idea to ban all Muslims from entering the United States.
As some of my fellow Hubsters know, I’m a huge Led Zeppelin fan. Stephen explains that they are in court this week because Zeppelin is accused of stealing “Stairway to Heaven” from a song called “Taurus” from the band Spirit. This has always been a heavily debated subject among Zeppelin fans. Stephen rocked out to the riffs of both songs and then said, “They’re screwed.” Even with my undying love of Zep, I agree. The similarities are just too damn close!
It’s time for one of my favorites bits – Midnight Confessions! I grew up Catholic, but I don’t recall ever eating in the confessional! I wonder how many “Hail Mary’s” one would get for that? Confess away, Stephen:
(via “The Late Show” Twitter)
Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas sat down with Stephen. The pair are co-headlining the 2016 Honda Civic Tour, “Future Now.” With tour schedules being so hectic, Demi admitted that she once forgot what country she was in while touring South America. (It was Uruguay!) Nick hosted the Miss USA pageant a few years ago and had to introduce Donald Trump onto the stage. Poor Nick!
Stephen told a heartwarming story about the love letters that he would write to his then girlfriend and now wife, Evie. While they were dating, Stephen and Evie were struggling actors. Stephen lived in Chicago and Evie lived in New York. He wrote her a love letter almost everyday and he said that is what made him a writer. The audience let out a collective “Awwwww!” As did everyone watching from home, I’m sure! Myself included. Now they have boxes and boxes of love letters. That is true love.
A love letter written by John F. Kennedy to one of his mistresses went up for auction today. Well, “love letter” is a bit of stretch. After reading the letter, Stephen called it “The presidential equivalent of ‘You up?’”
(In JFK accent) “We do these things not because they are easy, but because I am hard.”
JFK’s love letter sold for $30,000 and prompted Stephen to check his attic for love letters from other presidents. Lucky for us, he found several! Here is one from the father of our nation, George Washington: