September 16, 2015 - Kevin Spacey, Carol Burnett, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp

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Episode Guide EPISODE NUMBER: Season 1, Episode 7 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)
GUESTS: Kevin Spacey | Carol Burnett | Willie Nelson | John Mellencamp
STAFF CAMEO(S): Jen Spyra (as Audience Member)
SEGMENTS: Carol Burnett Helps Stephen Start the Show | The GOP Candidates Have Done Full Reagan | Planet of the Apps | Kevin Spacey | Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp | Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp - “Night Life”
SUIT REPORT: Dark Suit | White Shirt | Maroon Tie

Tonight, the Late Show welcomes Kevin Spacey and Carol Burnett, plus music from Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp.

Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp - “Night Life”

(via @JonBatiste)

  • BigGuy

    Kevin Spacey, imitating Jimmy Stewart, read a poem praising Carol Burnett right at the beginning of the show. This was one of the sweetest and funniest bits I’ve ever seen on late night TV.

    • CN Helper

      I know! Such a lovely moment.

    • DeeCee

      It was lovely. Kevin Spacey is a wonderful guest wherever he goes. I remember an amazingly fun interview on TCR where he “stole” one of Stephen’s Emmy’s and ran around the studio, he did a great barbershop quartet bit on the Tonight Show etc.

    • Katt

      To be honest I thought the bit fell flat, and seemed kinda pointless. The sort of fluffy viral content I was hoping the show would stay away from.

      But having said that, I do like that the show is experimenting with it’s opening, and not sticking to the same formula each episode.

      • DeeCee

        Those high kicks at the start of the show do make me nervous…I keep waiting for Stephen to pull a hamstring or something!

        • Katt

          Oh, we’ve not had any injuries yet! What will the real Stephen do when he maims himself on set?

          • Roseha

            Let’s not even think of that! I do love Stephen’s dancing and singing!
            Kevin Spacey is always so funny in real life appearances and I really enjoyed Stephen’s interview with him. I also enjoyed the comedy bits tonight, I feel they are really taking off now. Planet of the Apps and the spider bit were great.

          • sharilyn_j

            Shh, he’s saving that for sweeps!

  • Kidney

    As a longtime reader of this amazing website and maybe one of the very few members of the Colbert Nation in Germany (oh, we are there!), I just had to make an account to tell you guys about my excitement for the Reagan/Bear segment of the show! Would’ve loved a little throwback to the character right there, but I loved it anyway, especially tiny things like the use of the same old Reagan stock photo.

    It’s nice to see TCR and Late Show melting together piece by piece in week 2. I also feel a lot of improvement in it’s writing, as the joymachine is finally able to focus only on the daily shows. The shows already distinguishing itself from it’s competitors by it’s political and educational content alone and it’s only getting better by doing so. I’ve never been more optimistic!

    • CN Helper

      Hi Kidney! We love our German fan-friends! I agree with what you are saying about the old show and the new show merging together. I am glad you share my optimism about the new show, and love our site. I love the site, too :) Feel free to let us know what you are thinking anytime. Wilkommen!

    • http://www.colbertnewshub.com/ Clem79

      Greetings, Kidney! Thank you so much for reading our posts here on The Hub! I thought that Reagan/Bear segment was absolutely hilarious. Feel free to comment anytime!

  • CN Helper

    I liked Planet of the Apps, by the way. That will be a good recurring segment.

    • sharilyn_j

      Agreed. I work at a digital marketing agency, and we have weekly meetings to go through all the best/worst/weirdest new ideas in tech and social. I imagine the LS writers having just as much fun snarking as we do.