Has Stephen King Won Writing?

National Medal Of Arts winner Stephen King had a lot of critics early on. But they're dead now.

[@austin12923]

Stephen King is so awesome. He looks like he would be a little reserved and calm but in reality he is just fucking awesome.

[@bssniffer1337]

+Austin He is pretty introverted alright, but when he has to get out he tries to be like this. And yeah, you are right, he is fucking awesome! :3

[@austin12923]

Daniel Villalobos Indeed. You should watch some videos of him speaking to crowds. I love how outspoken he is and the pure fact that he does not act like he has hundreds of millions of dollars.

[@AntiHoplophobia]

+Marvin MacLeod He no longer drinks. He's a recovering polydrug user, including alcohol. I think he's hilarious when he's sober, unlike many of us. I also think if he never got straight/sober, he'd be dead by now.

[@mellowsign]

+Austin I think a lot of people who have quit cocaine get that calm demeanor.

[@AntiHoplophobia]

Marvin MacLeod No, it's cool, I wasn't berating you or anything... I understand it was just a figure of speech, and that you might not know about SK's sordid past... the sad thing is that after the van ran him down in 1999, he was denied adequate doses of morphine and other drugs so that he wouldn't get addicted again (which I think was a criminal thing to do)...

[@marinmarinov5510]

"...so a lot of the critics, that dissed me back in those days, are dead..." I lost it there, hahah!

[@MrTampaMan]

Haha!

[@JamesPeach]

lmao, what a G.

[@popc5245]

slowly veryyyyy slowlyyyyyy

[@shaterawilcoxson1259]

+Marin Dimitrov Yes!

[@possessedbyhorror4685]

Marin me too I am rolling out of my seat

[@asdfghjkl9260]

Its fucking impossible not to love Stephen King,

[@HansDelbruck53]

+asdfghjkl9260 And vice versa.

[@asdfghjkl9260]

HansDelbruck53 huh?

[@johnnymorell4974]

asdfghjkl9260 my original thought was "huh?", too... Before realising that vice versa could be the name of a favourite noun...

[@asdfghjkl9260]

johnny morell Huh??

[@johnnymorell4974]

asdfghjkl9260 err? ...

[@tantivymuckermaffikk]

The importance of Stephen King to the world cannot be understated. His stories have found an audience almost everywhere books are read. In doing so he has changed millions of lives by allowing his readers to fall in love with books. When I was a young boy, my mother had a library full of his novels. I remember how excited she became whenever her beloved Stephen released a new one. Eventually I picked up the first one I read, The Stand, and it changed my life. There were countless nights I spent reading in bed with the lights off fearing a cold, dead hand would reach out from underneath and drag me down into a dark place filled with demons. I fell in love with reading and moved on to countless other writers. Yet, throughout the years I have always returned to Mr. King's work, excited at the new place his imagination is ready to take me. For this I am truly thankful.

[@masterhuhwhat]

+tantivymuckermaffikk even recently i hated the idea of dr sleep. the shining part two what is he nuts? no it wasnt nuts its king. and even if his shit sucks its his. dr sleep was great.you cant troll yourself otherwise you end up being sad

[@heidinova6883]

Thank you for sharing that. I, too, basically credit him fully with my love of reading. Started with my mom having a few books (The Stand, IT, Rose Madder) and I would voraciously tear through them. I truly believe it helped my developing mind, imagination, and vocabulary. He always pulls me in!

[@Ivosferatus]

"You scared the hell out of me. Can I have a hug??" So adorable.

[@CCTV9]

King: All my haters are dead.

[@AngryJT]

+CCTV9 If you can't beat em, outlive em.

[@reptomicus]

+AngryJT The books always outlive their critics. The works of Chandler, Kafka, Lovecraft, and Tolkien all outlived literary critic Edmund Wilson's scathing opinion of them. Edmund Wilson is barely remembered as a footnote because of them. There is only one critic of the arts that counts, and that is time.

[@steveconn]

+reptomicus Don't compare schlockmeister King to people like Chandler and Kafka. Insult to them.

[@reptomicus]

steve conn With Chandler, he was dismissed a "pulp" writer in his day. It's can be odd who ends up in the canon as there are plenty of genre writer in there. Time is the only real judge. The dust hasn't settled on King's works so neither of us have a proper perspective.

[@steveconn]

reptomicus Anyone with any taste can already see he churns out silly plots with generic characters (the raving preacher again? How original) and writes like an eighth-grader on Redbull. Chandler is practically Shakespeare in comparison.

[@Tiffmidon]

He makes me proud to be from Maine. In the 70s, he taught at the high school I attended. He wrote Carrie there! I also work right down the road from his house. c:

[@nsummer2661]

+Tiffmidon How lucky of you..

[@t-249sta.anaabbyjoshlacsam3]

+Louis Van gaal Nice Misery reference

[@immaculateboy]

All up for hampden academy! Go Broncos! (Same school here, sister!)

[@bagelmaster2498]

I’m from Maine as well it is a beautiful state I love to live here

[@caitlinbrewer4843]

My family visited Bangor cause be grandad want to take a picture in front of the Paul Bunyon statue and I actually bumped into him at a Subway, it was cool.

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

"I've become, sort of, America's teddy bear with little daggers" - Stephen King

[@MrPtrlix]

Turning innocent things into deadly stuff since forever.

[@theflash6755]

It’s the title of his new book 😂

[@sangamchauhan3564]

@@theflash6755 oh we have Pet scemetry. But instead of a teddy bear we have an adorable child.

[@andrzejwielkopolski6329]

I am Polish and I love reading King's books in genuine version, that is in English. Actually, I learnt English language on his books while never living in English speaking countries. Amazingly well written novels and stories. Long live Stephen King!

[@mislavmatijevic3651]

Kinga jest bardzo łatwo czytać po angielsku. Często mi się zdarza, że szybko zapomniam o co chodzi w książce kiedy czytam po angielsku, ale u Kinga nie mam ten problem. A języka polskiego się też nauczyłem, żebym mógł czytać literaturę polską w jej formie originilną - chociaż, musię się przyznać, jeszcze nie miałem tej chrobrośći zacząć coś. Pozdrowienie z Chorwacji.

[@khoadangkhoadangkhoa]

Colbert took this job by the storm. He's so natural in interviews and such. May become my favourite besides Conan.

[@goldeneye0010]

+TheAlienJohanLiebert Conan's laugh are so FAKE though. But his skits are funny.

[@CapitalJ2]

+TheAlienJohanLiebert Me too. Never liked Fallon as a host, Myers is no funny, Kimmel is not that funny, I don't like Ferguson's replacement James Corden. Since Craig Ferguson left, all I would watch in Conan, but Colbert is now my second favorite.

[@ABDESSALEM40]

+GoldenEye 0010 i don't understand why some people keep saying that conan's laughs are fake!!! did you get inside his mind? maybe that's just the way he laughs... and he is a very brilliant and funny person, genius actually.

[@goldeneye0010]

Abdul Salam If you actually watch his outside the studio videos where he goes to public places, his laugh in public are so different. "More natural" is the best description. And if you go watch him interviewing someone he always does the same laugh and a slap on the desk.

[@matijasda]

+GoldenEye 0010 His shows are rehearsed, its like wrestling, you have to sell the joke/hit

[@RandumbExtraSketchy]

Full interview please! Stephen King is too awesome for >3 min!!

[@AntiHoplophobia]

+ExtraSketch That is pretty much the full interview.

[@Thirdcoastghost]

Possible biopic of King starring Bill Hader? Anyone? I can't be the only one who thinks they look alike. haha

[@vocalman81]

+Dannycantswim Yes. Hader would be perfect, and not just cause they look alike. He's a really good actor.

[@ufotofu9]

+MetrazolElectricity Hader played King on SNL once in the skit "I know why the Cagebird Laughs."

[@tantivymuckermaffikk]

+Dannycantswim That would be an absolutely brilliant casting choice.

[@gspendlove]

+Dannycantswim Actually, I think he looks more like Brad Dourif.

[@TacomaPaul]

+Dannycantswim Stephen King would play the best Stephen King. And that's scary.

[@Lytsout193]

Stephen King is a fuckin gangster! Lol

[@KA-gy3lz]

Lol "and how did they die"

[@vanessaaraujo5340]

Thank god you opened for all regions, people outside the US love you too, Stephen.

[@emmaw6424]

I love this man so freaking much!! If I accomplish nothing in my life but reading every single one of his books I will die a happy women!

[@Munkylaw]

I heard Stephen King uses high capacity 30 round pencil clips.

[@urinarytract]

+DannyIIIvb heard he got a fully semi automatic FIFTY round clipazine

[@14Schofield]

+DannyIIIvb rofl

[@tovolume]

+DannyIIIvb He probably used a Chicago "Typewriter" hehe

[@keepplayingnice]

How hilarious is Stephen King! I wish he lived a 100 more years and wrote a thousand more books!

[@shlapadabass645]

The distance between his nose and his upper lip is impressive.

[@timhulsizer]

+Brent Hodgkinson Yeah, that philtrum's almost as big as Jonathan Franzen's!

[@axelindian]

Can't unsee

[@dominicbalistreri80]

+Brent Hodgkinson What upper lip? lol

[@matandmic]

+Brent Hodgkinson Well-philtrummed

[@BKDocHoliday]

+Brent Hodgkinson Best comment of the day on any video.

[@robin.s.]

he's such cool guy! i gotta little bling from the president XD

[@horrorgames420]

Lol

[@DorisClay]

Did Stephen King mention Flava flav? Now I know he is my favorite author no question.

[@nothingreally6680]

+Doris OK When celebrities reference celebrities playing completely different ballgames, it always makes me spit take.

[@MrUndersolo]

Yeah, boyyeeeehhhh!

[@vxCOCOxv]

My ONE and only favourite author. He’s a very, very talented writer.

[@emilyfoley3095]

"You could sharpen the hell out that and it'd make a nice murder weapon." Did he just...?

[@GoldMineGamer]

No, he didn't

[@omgyeti2049]

Emily Foley Reveal that he hasn't read the Dark Tower, and therefore doesn't know what a 'riza is?

[@FrazzledDudett]

If Stephen King and Stan Lee became best friends... they would write the most incredible stories together

[@maxarellano5663]

FrazzledDudett it would be cool but stan Lee is kindve blind

[@weirdguy4948]

Stan lee would totally messed it up

[@Hazcool45]

Lol it would be hard to combine supper hero and horror movie

[@metalheadlazz]

Stephen King and George Romero came together and made things like "Creepshow". You should be hoping for more things like that. R.I.P George Romero.

[@Bradgilliswhammyman]

Stan Lee is simply not in SK league in terms of writing.

[@motnurky7055]

Rereading Pet Semetary as we speak. All hail the King.

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

the film was creepy as hell.

[@kerryn6714]

That’s the only book that ever scared the fuck out of me 😱

[@JoshIdstein]

Am I the only one who thinks this looks like Stephen talking to a much older version of himself?

[@arturodejesuscruzcasab9502]

Cujo and The Dead Zone are two of my favorite books of all time. I really love how King develops his character's inner monologues and I particularly love how those two happen at about the same time and in the same town.

[@Vim-Wolf]

+Arturo Casab Dead Zone and Needful Things for me. Wish I had time to read these days. Think my last one was Gerald's Game, read it while I had insomnia. For some reason it didn't help.

[@arturodejesuscruzcasab9502]

VimtoUK Oh really, now what would that reson be, huh? Hehe.

[@Bradgilliswhammyman]

SK has changed his writing style over the years. You can say he has a early middle and late period. Salem's Lot was incredible. I'm a huge fan of his audiobooks, to me it is an art form unto itself.

[@dwightschrute3712]

You should've read Insomnia while you had Insomnia.

[@eurozone69]

OOOP....PSYYCHHH!!

[@RandomUserX99]

didn't expect much, but Stephen started out with a GREAT question that can only be asked by someone who really thought deeply about his guest. I'm really impressed.

[@nobootcamp3110]

did stephen king say 'bling'

[@abc12eabc12e]

Much gratitude and appreciation to the King Stephen for instilling the love of reading in the hearts of many generations worldwide. God bless and protect him and here is to a thousand more novels from this remarkable and talented soul.

[@SuperSara924]

I always thought Stephen looks like a Who. Kinda ironic huh.

[@colinjames5407]

or It

[@NellieKAdaba]

lol

[@danashane]

He's from Maine. explains everything

[@21sashalee]

Sara Katherine I've been going crazy cos I couldn't figure out what out who he reminds me of😅 THANK YOU

[@crazypumpkin738]

Sara Katherine Maybe he actually is! He seems to be the expert on connected alternate universes !

[@jenius124]

Stephen King is surprisingly likable.

[@nowiknowishallnotsee30]

When I was a kid, the first thing I ever read by Stephen King was “The Jaunt.” It unsettled me, to say the least. Since then, I’ve gone on to read more of his books and short stories!

[@yudistirasudradjat9729]

this guy scared the crap outta me when i was a kid, he still does, but i love him.

[@JerseyRepresenting]

I read 'It' when I was 11. Still the best book experience I've ever had.

[@sdrw7389]

I liked the stand more but yes he's the King.

[@ladyravn]

I was about twelve and had a paper route. One street had a couple of turns to get to the last two houses with 6 entrances to the sewers between the two turns......

[@clairefromolympusmons6109]

I've loved him for over a decade and was introduced to him by my grandfather so I will always hold a special place in my heart for Mr. King. Misery changed me. ♥💻📖

[@melvinshaw7574]

We are one Spielberg away from having my three favorite Stephens all together in the same place

[@billscannell93]

Harold Bloom, who famously derided King's work as not being "true literature," is also a big fan of Mormonism. How inexplicable is that?

[@Blashmack]

Really surprised how smooth Stephen King is. One funny son of a bitch!

[@Alex-jg2bc]

“You scare the hell out of me. Can I have a hug?” That will so be me if I ever get the honour to meet him.

[@fesswah]

Mr. King is not just a Master Storyteller, when you get into his works, your mind is swept away, to another place and time. You see the world from someone else's point of view, and of course share in the characters fears, loves, hate, sorrows. And when I close a book after reading a while, for a split second it's like - woo oh right - and you are back in your life. What he can do with his short stories has no comparison. What I have read, that he can do with just a few pages of writing, has no comparison!

[@AliHussain-fz7pd]

Not even psychedelic drugs can open the corridors of imagination to rival Stephen King's mind. Fucking genius.

[@Thedoctor19000]

His writing Cujo would say otherwise.

[@alexandernuckel9107]

I love him. And I thought about why. I realized it is because of the hours of enjoyment I get from reading his books. It is a very personal sharing and you can't help but admire the person responsible.

[@ufotofu9]

I don't get this rep of Stephen King as a horror master. I love his books, but so few of them are out and out horror. Maybe "Salem's Lot, "IT" and "Carrie," but most of his books are Fantasy "The Stand," the entire Dark Tower series, and "The Talisman, as an example. Also there are dramas with elements of Magical Realism like "The Green Mile," and straight stories like "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption." Again, love him, but master of horror, no.

[@tantivymuckermaffikk]

+Geoffrey Zoref I agree he's got a pretty impressive range. I think the "Master of Horror" thing got assigned to him because of the early works you mentioned. He definitely moved on from there.

[@Timelordwinterandsun]

Are you kidding most his books are horror....

[@Miss_Darko]

+Geoffrey Zoref Well, he's got quite a bit of horror under his belt, moreso than any other genre. Particularly the short stories.

[@kylewhitehead5975]

+Geoffrey Zoref He's definitely evolved and grown, going from straight up horror like Carrie, Salem's Lot, Pet sematary to Bag of Bones (A fantastic more "grown up" Gothic novel with a good dash of horror.") to Duma Key (Another great, emotionally mature "grown up" novel with a supernatural theme but very little horror.). He's got fantastic range and the whole Master Of Horror title just came from his runaway early success.

[@waterboy51]

+Geoffrey Zoref I agree. His best work, in my opinion, isn't his horror. 11/22/63 was maybe the greatest novel I've ever read.

[@habbogigi]

What a man!

[@redredblood1]

1:40 is such an unintentional diss bahaha. Colbert’s face says it all...

[@aryastark1614]

"Teddy bear with daggers" that's actually a perfect description of Stephen lol.

[@ascent8487]

I wish this was the full interview. I had no idea he was such a goof : )

[@TheOneTrueKaliban]

He should have leaned over and whispered, "Thhhhhhiiiiiiiiinnnnner........" into BOs' ear.

[@anovelidea4841]

+TheOneTrueKaliban omg yes

[@Cheeks730]

stephen king is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny i did not expect this, i thought he was going to be a very serious man, the part where he said Psyche haha killed me

[@Vedder6852]

Seeing Stephen King say "sike" incredibly lit up my day.

[@lottostuuud]

Hahahaha the ending killed me

[@superplan89]

I’m so glad he is still with us. First book I ever read, Hearts in Atlantis, then rose madder....and more.

[@cuptaincapcake4546]

Why does Stephen King look like something out of a Stephen King book

[@IanOkamoto]

Stephen King showed me that I love to read. At least, I love to read his books. I've read several of them and am now about halfway into The Stand... and they've all been fantastic! I understand that some people don't like him, or think that he's not a 'great' writer. But, people enjoy his books, he's igniting passions... if that's not the symbol of a great writer, then what is?

[@cspiyushparmar]

I just fuckin love this guy one of the best writers of all time

[@louiso.4325]

Reminds me of Hitchcock. Writes these grotesque stories (grotesque in a good away) but is actually very sweet and funny in person.

[@missmys]

great interview. funny but also with substance.

[@Andesu]

I'm loving the interviews

[@gasser5001]

he would have a phenomenal mustache

[@CofyjunkyPNW]

He may not be my writing genre influence, but he will always be my reading influence, and writing inspiration. 😁

[@gabekarl82]

a late night talk show host with a supernatural medallion as a murder weapon = genius!

[@cell9077]

He is a legend....but he is so a humble and beautiful human beeing...i love his humor and stories..

[@slimshady-ec8zq]

Stephen King deserves a nobel prize.

[@BaronVonGordon]

I've never really seen him interviewed, he acts just the way I dreamed him to =P Proud of his work in a casual sort of happy go lucky wasy, with occasional brags. I mean he has written so so so much that has become so popular, it makes sense for him to be a cheerful and just a touch aloof.

[@Fanimati0n]

Stephen King is a boss. he wore the freaking medal under his jacket, said he feels like Flava Flave, and "fuck his critics. they're all dead." What do you wanna bet that he's gonna run with Stephen C.'s idea of sharpening the medal into a weapon, and turn it into a full-fledged novel?

[@DjClarky78]

I think one of the things I always liked about Stephen King's books, was that you could never be sure it was gonna turn out well for the good guy. Helps keep the anticipation high.

[@GreatBigRanz]

Who doesn't wanna get a hug from Steve King

[@gryffindorpotterhead272]

Stephen King should be knighted by now! LOVE THIS MAN!!

[@vabp8985]

for me, the scariest thing about stephen king will always be his face, its just eerie, i think thats the perfect word to describe it

[@bettytolbert5884]

Greetings!!!! I loved that you had Stephen King on your show!!! YEA,YEA!! Maybe you could have Sarah J. Mass she is the author of the "Throne of Glass "series. She is a New York Times bestselling author....PLEASE try and get her for a Friday show!!!! Her new book " Queen of Shadows' is out and maybe you can get her to talk about this series,because a women is the HERO of this series!!!!

[@marcusmusings]

put up the full interview please

[@norasteel5353]

I love Stephen King! I've read ALL his books..'cept for the new ones coming out! Amazing writer!

[@_A_D_]

FLAVA FLAV!

[@omgyeti2049]

Colbert straight up told him to sharpen that medal into a 'riza plate.

[@tavocarballido9668]

I love stephen king his books are amazing.

[@ted__ryan]

colbert and his sarcasm don't work on Mr. King

[@terrikukla5017]

Comedy

[@possessedbyhorror4685]

i wish i was stephen kings kids or at least his nephews he looks like a great and funny guy can't wait to meet him!!

[@magnusruben9646]

Just celebrated my 26th birthday. Time to get to work...

[@serpentsepia6638]

I'd share this on Facebook, but it has Stephen Colbert in it.

[@blueskybelyr]

Rapier wit, really cool guy.... I'd love to meet him someday.

[@eddyw282]

I expected this guy to be way different. He's so lovable!

[@SpecialHandlingUnit]

his last name fits so well

[@mirfazli9174]

King is such an amazing guy I like his character Mostly I like his jokes

[@SriM0]

Wow. This guy is such a natural!

[@shilohivy4590]

I’ve read all of his books. His son is awesome as well.

[@1805movie]

He's like the Norman Rockwell or horror writers.

[@louiehannigan6500]

favourite author of all time

[@TheAlejandra415]

That Flavor Flave reference tho

[@numbskulI]

...AND a Public Enemy reference! How fuckin' cool is Stephen King?!

[@shortietiki]

Goddam how did he get so old.? wait how did I get so old?

[@darnellputman9047]

I also heard him mention bling.

[@joshmcdowel2739]

Every feeling I have for Stephen King is mixed. To be scared or not to be scared? That is the question.

[@gregtheelder6313]

Living legend

[@KingsClubNews]

humph hes got a good sense of humor, who woulda thought

[@erikabecerra2734]

Stephen King is just great! I want a hug too but he never comes to the west coast.

[@trishamcmillan8171]

Hehehe! He said bling and Public Enemy. Am I dead?

[@milakohen630]

a well-deserved bling!!!!

[@makkam999]

Stephen king is freaking cool.. he had to have been listening to rap before going on the show haha