Brian Cox's Mom Went Door To Door Petitioning For More Screen Time For Her Son

"Succession" star and author of the new memoir, "Putting the Rabbit in the Hat," Brian Cox joins Stephen for a two-part interview that kicks off with a look back at his parents, his childhood in Scotland, and the experiences that cemented his desire to become an entertainer. #Colbert #BrianCox #PuttingTheRabbitInTheHa
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[@ericweldon-schilling1525]

Brian Cox is always such a delightful guest on any show--he is a great interview; he is genuine and effusive and just seems like the most pleasant and gracious guy.

[@NJCUJan]

I love that Brian explained improv to Stephen from Second City. Love these two, btw.

[@Drewhink]

I loved the band's version of the Succession theme as Brian walked on

[@putrii4450]

I went CRAZYYYY when the band started to play succession main title them!!! So good!!!

[@AJM-timecop]

I met Brian in a line in a bagel place in Downtown Brooklyn. He was the nicest guy. We actually chatted about his mum who was flying over that week.

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

His mum's been dead for decades.

[@deerocknroll]

I could listen to Brian talk about things of the past for hours, seriously. He should narrate his memoir for an audiobook!

[@silverjunkie88]

He has. It's available on audible. :)

[@krisfrederick5001]

Imagine a conversation between Morgan Freeman and Brian Cox. It would break the internet.

[@leeeastwood6368]

@@krisfrederick5001, just watch the movie, Chain reaction!😁

[@Michele-zn5yi]

He does narrate his memior

[@rockydesert2215]

I met him once, the guy is funny as hell.

[@ROZDAB]

What a great man and a great interview. Ty for letting him speak.

[@eveq7955]

It was a great interview, he reminded me of my dad, no BS, speak your mind, he passed at the beginning of Covid

[@dr.tetraminflakes3187]

A truly good person is rare as gem, cherish, honor and hold them near. the world is better because of them.

[@canadianhappyinitalytruest6556]

Would have never considered reading his memoir until he talked so deeply and honestly about his parents. Nice!

[@judyhowe2082]

Never knew of this guy, what a pleasure to hear him speak.

[@rjpittman4510]

Brian talking about his life lessons from his parents, it makes me think about the contrast between his character in succession and those lessons. Shows his acting ability

[@DyslexicAnaboko]

And to think the first time I really enjoyed his performance was on super troopers. Love this guy.

[@jefferysmom696]

*Highly Esteemed actor for 60 years...and he holds his own in "Super Troopers"!!!Come on!!!!..kudos sir!!!*

[@morethanmoth]

Everyone reverts back to childhood when it comes to talking about their parents approval. He's 75 but turned 15 when talking about how "embarrassing" his mom was.

[@zeldacoach2528]

Stephen, you’re so sensitive and quick to catch on to where your guests are going… You are intuitive, and direct a short interview back on track. Kudos 👌

[@eeeeee618]

This interview was such a gem

[@tumblelake63]

It's good to see Brian get his due.

[@tishw4576]

I have had a huge crush on Mr. Cox for as long as I can remember. He is such a great interview.

[@dshepherd107]

Love Brian Cox. He’d be perfect in one of the GRR Martin’s GoT spin-offs. He’d be incredible. Loved him in Deadwood as well. Brilliant actor.

[@hahah9650]

he turned down the role of Robert Baratheon! Just read that in an interview the other day

[@dshepherd107]

@@hahah9650 wow. He’d of been excellent

[@jediping]

Brian Cox is such a charming man! I wish he’d be in more charming roles, because I loved him in the Red movies!

[@SARGENTO007A]

Loved this interview, but specially the Albert Finney parts. I really liked that actor.

[@Londinium379]

Love him!

[@qwertyuiopgarth]

A conversation between Brian Cox (actor) and Brian Cox (physicist) might be interesting.

[@brokenradiators5507]

A great interview!

[@geoffreyfeinberg9792]

He's a good actor. Also played the Uncle in Braveheart.

[@howardkerr8174]

Mr Cox is one of those actors who plays " the badguy " so often that you often hate to see him in a film. And unfortunately, that hate blinds you to what an outstanding actor he really is. Thank you for opening my eyes.

[@robertbush1595]

“McClevy” on BBC radio is the best show I’ve ever listened too. Brian Cox is genius.

[@lockelamorra9375]

Ma, Ma, ya cannae dae that! Haha love hearing a bit of dundonian twang.

[@annanelson6830]

Brian Cox is the best.

[@suekelsey1329]

Another awesome show Thank you!

[@worer850]

Cox is a fantastic actor !!! That movie "red" was so good.. also his small part on Braveheart. Legend!

[@margholtz]

Men are so privileged to just look damn old, no layers botox needed.

[@KiwiHelpgeek]

I thought it wa going to be the renowned British astronomer also named Brian Cox.

[@zizinnnn]

lol :))

[@martinstent5339]

me too.

[@christianv-h3278]

The science nerd in me was hoping that'd be the case, too

[@pikebishop_jamesbond]

I love that astronomer. He played a great Hannibal Lecktor.

[@dominikastrauss5208]

I love this story, this woman sounds like a very motivated mom 😅

[@xander_campbell7173]

Love ya ye beautiful bastard ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lisayates6729]

You can always tell a Scottish older gentleman they are the ones w snowy white hair yet black eyebrows or so my Scottish grandma said think Brian Cox, Sean Connery, Gregory peck…

[@ryanmalone2681]

Love to hate his character on Succession? I love the character. It’s his kids I love to hate.

[@nolasmith7687]

Damn I thought he would be talking to scientist BRIAN COX

[@NewMessage]

"...you do that to a career, you end up doing a lot of stuff." "Can confirm." -Nicholas Cage

[@DrJohnnyJ]

My Great grandmother was also from Dundee. Did not miss it one bit.

[@mikegendron3723]

Born June 1, 1946, so in that picture, he was 20 yrs. old!

[@prettytse7762]

Awwwwwww..... bless his socks. BEAUTIFUL 😍 😘 😍 😘 😍 😘 😍 😘 😍 😘 😍 😘 😍 😘 😍 😘 😍

[@camfifer4911]

The camera through the audience intro was noice

[@RojaJaneman]

A Scotsman!! He just became exponentially more attractive

[@marioandresoares]

It's funny I always confuse Brian Cox with Albert Finney, and turns out he was his main reference to be an actor!

[@StanMarsh1]

So amazing to see a fellow dundonian do so well.

[@herrschneider5310]

Is it me or did he look like a young Marlon Brando in his older headshot?

[@blautens]

Thank goodness he can't say no, else we might not have Captain John O'Hagen in Super Troopers.

[@waryaawariiri1812]

Am I the only one admittingly who never knew his name but recognize his face from many different characters he played in numerous films? He usually plays government official character.

[@donaldschochler4382]

And how about those McDonald’s commercials? 🤯

[@waryaawariiri1812]

@@donaldschochler4382 Not in Canada.

[@presten9916]

This man in Super Troopers though…iconic role

[@DerekHoscorner]

Stephen Colbert's Brian cox's Mom door petitioning awesomeness job interview

[@dougbaker7897]

I got exited, thinking he was going to talk to the Brian Cox the physicist.

[@gavincraigie7904]

Never thought I'd hear the Hulltoon get a shout out on Colbert..!😂

[@yvonnemitchell371]

I want to know where the 21 cinemas were. And we still call them the pictures 🤣

[@scrubjay93]

When I heard Brian Cox I thought it was going to be the astrophysicist guy.

[@zerocoolcat]

I felt his Lecktor was better than Hopkins'...

[@janetbeebe6578]

My dad makes Brian Cox' character in Succession look like the Ice Cream man.

[@ToniAllen]

Me: "Professor Brian Cox??? Awesome!" Me a moment later: "Wait, that's not Professor Brian Cox. Who is he and why isn't he talking about astronomy?"

[@dawntreader2420]

Blessed by stage fight. That's epic.

[@evalenamarieactress]

Brian Cox disrespects, belittles, humiliates, and cusses out his crew members. He’s not a good person.

[@DrJohnnyJ]

Evidence?

[@yongj]

It’s surprising no one says he looks like Marlon Brando when he was younger.

[@veronicamoody3981]

I liked the first part of the show.

[@jensscholz]

"It's me!" And this is why representation matters and even some white dudes could finally get it.

[@trojanhorse4ever]

And here was thinking it was Professor Brain Cox.

[@professorsprout3382]

The actor in repose amused at the cavemen fighting is exactly the scenario in David Bowies, "Life on Mars" as a female observer watching guys get violently insane with each other but as female forbidden to fight physically I related immediately. Of course nowadays women have to be "bad asses in a cat fight" to be taken seriously we were met with distain if we got aggressive when I grew up.

[@fliodhas79]

Super Troopers!

[@MartinRonsdorf]

Perfectly charming fella. Still, I was hoping for Prof. Brian Cox....

[@Cspspack]

I wonder why he drops his action for Succession since the character is also from Dundee, Scotland

[@wjcroft72]

Seeing "Brian Cox" I was expecting the physicist and some jokes about near missing comets...

[@geoafe66]

Succession was great

[@joshuaphillips755]

Wait, that's not the scientist?!

[@casbot71]

Missed opportunity; you should have also booked Brian Cox the astrophysicist and science presenter for the same show.

[@kills26]

Boomer is a very real, I feel like the US had boomers ofc you did. But in the UK we had a whole generation that literally got free money and then they got older and voted for future generations to not have the same opportunities as they did. Where I live there are so many 70 - 80 year olds who took early retirement when they hit 50 and vote consistently for people younger than them to have it worse, people driving around in a Rolls Royce and telling you just how working class they are, okay boomer lol. I like Brian its not his fault at all, I am glad he got the opportunity but so many of his generation really did kick their kids and grand kids generation square in the balls.

[@alexwarner6111]

Move on people, plenty of interviews with the astrophysicist if you want to go and find them.

[@ivanobar1]

Alex Warner I’m just happy that so many Colbert fans are into astrophysics. I’m happy to listen to either Brian.

[@Bidoof77roblox]

Who else was hoping for the physicist

[@dr.tetraminflakes3187]

Irish is the largest charity country in the world in Africa, they understood what it like to go hungry, vulnerable to environment not of their control and depend on help of other. English on the other hand is another thing.

[@johnricercato740]

But Cox is Scottish….

[@reiniervanramshorst1031]

Brian Cox mentions social mobility in Britain decreasing in his lifetime.

[@nicolenecsefor7912]

Mr. Cox can get it.

[@zizinnnn]

anyone remember him in Fraiser?

[@baddmanaz]

i was expecting a physicist!!!!

[@saraguven7654]

Great interview ....but I was waiting for some chat about astrophysics!

[@kaboomcanuck2]

saw the title and thought they were talking about the physicist....

[@JulianSloman]

Oh... that kind of screen time. Was confused

[@silverhiker4549]

He is so fucking handsome. I got a crush on him in 25th hour. He is a gorgeous man.

[@telstar4772]

So his dad worked till 10 pm then went to help people decorate their house ? Utter bollocks

[@stevej.7926]

Good Lord he was a good lookin feller

[@rodaxel7165]

Logan Roy wins!

[@calibby85]

I don't have anymore grandpas, can you be my grandpa?

[@mmogaddict]

Not the Brian Cox I was hoping for. (Sorry Actor Brian Cox, I still like you.)

[@MB5rider81]

First... I'll teach you how to use this 🧠 Then.. I'll teach you how to use this 🗡️

[@alfredgherhard9845]

👏👏

[@Skankhunt42....]

I feel like the last person in the world who doesn't watch Succession lol. It's never seemed appealing. I just know Brian from that Red movie with Bruce Willis and Malkovich and all the old stars

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

He was also in 2 of the Jason Bourne movies, as well as The Long Kiss Goodnight

[@zizinnnn]

second last person :)) not planning on watching it either., seems like a boring premise

[@perrywilliams6117]

What is Jon playing on the piano during Brian's introduction.

[@aidyz3921]

The theme song for the show "Succession", where Brian stars.

[@arquadia3976]

annnnd WHO ARE YOU SOLIDER?!

[@jpt9328]

My grandpa was Chick! Only other white guy I have ever heard with that name.

[@redreuben5260]

Who thinks Brian Cox should be the next Dr Who ?

[@JDB2552]

What the hell happened to Professor Cox? He looks like he’s aged 20 years overnight!

[@an3fantasy]

dundee not just famous for loch ness 😂🤣

[@rapstallion6615]

STRYKER!!!!!!!!!

[@DerekReuter]

You are known!