January 11, 2016 - Jane Lynch, Julian Castro, EL VY

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Episode GuideEPISODE NUMBER: Season 1, Episode 68 (Monday, January 11, 2016)
GUESTS: Jane Lynch | Julian Castro | EL VY
EXCLUSIVE(S): EL VY & Stay Human Pay Tribute To David Bowie
SEGMENTS: Obama’s Final State of the Union | Stephen Is Ready to Play El Chapo | Jane Lynch | Trump Didn’t Fare Well in the Last Warlock Poll | Julian Castro | EL VY — “Return to the Moon”
SUIT REPORT: Black Suit | White Shirt | Black Silk Tie

Tonight, the Late Show welcomes Jane Lynch and Julian Castro, plus music from EL VY.

  • Gina

    Hello! I liked the black suit, a nice change of pace. It turned out to be a very spiritual episode, with Jane Lynch talking about guardian angels and that wacky Warlock tarot-card reading bit. I loved Stephen struggling with the beard and the faux-mist fogging up his prompter.

    I wonder if the presence of Brian Stack has anything to do with segments like the Warlock one, it has a few notes of “In the Year 2000” a la Conan wafting from it. I like it though, especially the prediction that Chris Christie will be managing a bowling alley in his future. Ah, one can hope. :)

  • Robbie

    You go into the El Chapo clip expecting him to resemble Esteban Colberto, and instead you get whatever the hell that was. Not funny at all

    • Rita

      Why is it that you hide yourself? For everybody else here you can press on their names and see their comment history. But not you…

      • Robbie

        Because I don’t have a Disqus account.

        • Rita

          Did you see anything you liked in last night’s the episode?

    • Katt

      Yeah, it was a bit of a miss for me to I’d liked the idea, but I think they could have done a lot more with it.

  • Roseha

    I thought this ep was very enjoyable myself, and I liked that the two comic segments were actually connected which is the first time I remember Stephen doing that in Late Show (though maybe he has and I’ve forgotten?) anyway I kind of doubt he can bring back Estaban since he’s made a break from the old show, but anyway I was fine with the similar clip he did. My favorite part was the Warlock segment, though, with the audience breaking out in “Warlock Warlock” and the Chris Christie line - line of the night for those who live in the Tristate area and are familiar with the scandal reference.

    The interview with Jane Lynch was a lot of fun as well, I wish Stephen could talk with someone from Second City every night. It was both relaxed and entertaining.

  • K.V. Lady

    I loved Jane Lynch as I’ve been a fan of her since Glee, and I loved the authenticity of her friendship with Stephen. The two of them have very similar comic styles: they both have a history of playing characters that are totally f***ed up but you can’t help but love them anyway (Amy, Sue Sylvester, Mr. Noblet, and of course, “Stephen Colbert”). I thought the part where they talked about guardian angels was really sweet and touching. I always like to see famous people talk about their faith. Too bad he didn’t have a “Big Questions With Bigger Stars” segment with her, that would have been funny!

    I also loved the part where he pretended to be America’s Warlock. I couldn’t stop laughing when he put the beard on! Perfect example of how he uses costumes to enhance the comedy. All in all, it was a great, funny, joyful episode…one of my favorites in a long time. Stephen is the best!

  • Gina

    Also what a ROCKIN’ Bowie tribute! The best I’ve so far. Great how the Humans jumped in at the end.

    Edit: The lead singer of EL VY looks like a younger version of George Sanders. Just sayin’.