Flipped Interview: John Oliver

Ever wondered what kind of questions to ask on a first date? Wonder no more as guest host John Oliver takes over the desk to ask Stephen Colbert some date night questions over drinks. #Colbert #JohnOliver #FlippedInterview
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[@naota3k]

"The most harrowing idea would be that I spend any part of my life without her. Because that would be a level of loneliness, and irreplaceable, irredeemable emotional desolation that I could not possibly contemplate... how I will actually die is, she will die first and I will not last a year." Wow. Shivers.

[@judyjetson686]

naota3k melt

[@lllCTHULHUlll]

I'm not crying. You're crying!

[@delphinecastleberry]

@@lllCTHULHUlll Lololol we ALL crying!!!

[@delphinecastleberry]

That level of real love, laughter and friendship is the goal.

[@ahmedelmogi5113]

That is what they call true love

[@DracoMalfoyable]

My absolute favorite thing about John is that when he’s so tickled by something that he physically jumps or moves around or slaps his knee because he thinks it’s so funny. It’s adorable 😂

[@5hadow5talker]

Have you watched that interview with him on Russell Howard's show? Its adorable.

[@carolinamurtha3102]

I absolutely adore John Oliver and love how much he enjoys humor, but when I see him slapping his knee or table I always think “if you make him laugh hard enough, he might accidentally assault you.”

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

Lots of British people slap their knee or the table if they find something funny.

[@Mythraen]

@@stayforthepeelpronpls4774 Wait... are you trying to say there's _more_ people like John Oliver?!

[@shaswatbetala3194]

Dalai Lama reacts only

[@shoyuramenoff]

When John Oliver giggled after Stephen Colbert called him cute, it was well....cute.

[@reycesarcarino4653]

He's a Blusher

[@kelen_tate]

He's Chiijohn ｡◕‿◕｡

[@katarenamatos]

@7:24 just in case anyone wants to see it again ❤️

[@maganang8889]

"My wife" would be a corny answer but Stephen says it with such conviction and as though he pines for her on a daily basis. Beautiful.

[@carolmeindl8973]

Everything with John Oliver is a delight.

[@sshams9709]

As a single woman who often fears the thought of marriage, I teared up when hearing Stephen talk about his wife at the end. That was so beautiful and inspiring. Hope restored. ♡

[@wendybusby9415]

I didn't get married until I was thirty nine years old. I had lived by myself since I was sixteen. I was scared shitless. But after twenty years it has turned out well. If you don't care about having children, don't hurry into something you will be sorry for. And yes, my Husband says "As soon as you're gone, I'm gone." And you know I wish he could go on with out me, because I love him.

[@mohnapriyanka]

Exactly 🙌🏽

[@JavierPerez-cx4jw]

S. Shams Look up Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell. Your faith in marriage and humanity will be reaffirmed forever

[@vsb000]

S. Shams I feel like Stephens been thru a lot (losing many loved ones when he was younger) so I think the way he speaks so lovingly of his wife shows how grateful he is of the people in his life

[@sshams9709]

Thank for the uplifting messages. Really heartwarming! 💜

[@DarkRubberDucky]

"My wife." Me: Well, that's an awkward answer to a first date question.

[@dogm34t_20]

You can date someone with out having to sleep with them.

[@chanceDdog2009]

@@dogm34t_20 you can marry someone without sleeping with them 😉😂

[@MrNikolidas]

@@chanceDdog2009 The caveat is there have been cases of marriages being annulled due to the marriage not being consummated. I have no idea how you're supposed to verify that though.

[@MadAboutBrows]

This is where polyamory is helpful 😘

[@rickstanley1182]

@@dogm34t_20 Yeah, but then what's the point? A first date is like an interview for a prospective sex partner. Take sex out of the equation and it's just a couple people hanging out.

[@cloud__99]

I‘ve never seen someone switch from ridiculous jokes about his death to a moving declaration of love to his wife so flawlessly. Love these two I could watch them all day

[@MrFantocan]

I'm sure he rehearsed it to get it flawless tho.

[@KOSAMAGAMES]

I kinda did but it was for his kids, when Penn lost weight he said , "Being there for my children is more important than chocolate cake".

[@msducks7912]

so could I. If I had a bazillion (or is it gazillion?) dollars, I'd give it to the charity of their choice to spend a couple of days hanging out with the Colberts and the Stewarts and the Olivers and anyone else they want to invite. Trevor Noah would be a great fit. If I remember to buy a lotto ticket and I win, I will put it on my bucket list.

[@donedwards5301]

Parikshit beat me to it. The transition from a funny "interview" to a touching expression of Stephen's love for his wife made my heart go mooshy.

[@DecafKauffee]

So many of the OG Daily Show correspondents are among my favorite people in comedy (not the same as favorite comedians). These two are the best.

[@jarniwoop]

"You're coming on a little strong, but I do like to be chased."

[@SoAS26]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@silverbat5873]

Cheeky

[@JadedLibs]

Requisite first date question if I was a woman: "Do you have a tiny penis"? Based on stories from women I know who've gone home with him on the first date because he was great and struggled to hide their disappointment (and sometimes laughter) when the chonies came off. Just ask ladies! If he lies then he's got two strikes right?

[@donnieboughton1730]

@@JadedLibs so, by him... you mean you, right?

[@JadedLibs]

Donnie Boughton I dunno I've only ever seen mine. Is 14" tiny?

[@ForeverMe543]

These two together are like aged cheese and fine wine, perfect separate and even better together

[@TheNo1pencil]

Which one is which though

[@Simonmagn]

@@TheNo1pencil John is definitely the cheese.

[@TrangThu-hb9iy]

perfect analogy

[@taylorh.3484]

Jon Stewart is definitely the glass of Whiskey, for later.

[@maryrosekent8223]

@@taylorh.3484 I think of Jon as more of a Bourbon man myself

[@yipyomorgan4380]

I'd just like to take a moment to appreciate his last answer. He's so in love with his wife and family and won't even make those "I hate my wife" jokes because he's just too good of a person to. Thank you, Stephen, for being an example of a genuinely kind and good person.

[@nedisahonkey]

He had really touching tributes to his mother and grandmother on the colbert report, hes clearly a man who loves his family deeply.

[@bgriffininsd]

She's an even bigger bright spot in post covid America.

[@Useraccount85]

She's a real battleaxe!

[@thecrazycelt5143]

"My wife" would be a corny answer but Stephen says it with such conviction and as though he pines for her on a daily basis. Beautiful.

[@quasi19812002]

Not a great reply for a first date though.

[@cleverusername9369]

​@@quasi19812002 Stephen will clearly never have another first date so this was the perfect answer

[@threeleggedcat]

Stephen and John are just the British and American version of each other

[@greyjackal]

Technically both American. John got his citizenship the other week

[@kellym9190]

@Graham Butler Oh, come on, you know what they mean by that... 😋

[@carolinamurtha3102]

I mean ... you’re not wrong 🤷🏻‍♀️.

[@lynnpabontheelitehero6579]

@@greyjackal you just love ruining things don't you?

[@greyjackal]

@@lynnpabontheelitehero6579 Just for you, love, just for you. Now go back to your rock

[@noeldavila]

“One of those websites posing as a sustainable business” 😂

[@MrScootify]

Probably Buzzfeed

[@praneshumashankar8319]

All of new media 😂

[@squamish4244]

@@MrScootify Took the words right out of my mouth hahaha

[@TheTwick]

NEVER - discuss your wife - on a first date - never!

[@stiimuli]

That's really good advice XD

[@Anna-ny7ks]

I've talked about my husband on a first date...but I'm also poly so it's acceptable 😜

[@poscalee9483]

I scrolled down before the video started and now I am VERY curious about what they talk about lol

[@ineedmoney121]

@@Anna-ny7ks you're a parrot?

[@dannyt3522]

Anna R. And that’s when I would’ve walked right outta that date sorry

[@jacobpfeifer4399]

the fact that the band started playing "do friends really fall in love like this?" as the outro music is just phenomenal and tells you everything you need to know about the level of musicianship and talent of these cats.

[@davidbryden7904]

👍✌️

[@Jaspal89]

What a fantastic observation, thank you for that.

[@shrabantibhattacharjee2901]

I think everyone can agree that Stephen talking about his wife is exactly how we all want our significant other to feel about us.

[@nicolebetty]

It's exactly how I feel about my husband. Really good to know there are other marriages out there like mine. I wish everyone could experience that kind of love.

[@phosgene2]

colbert: "...she will die first..." colbert's wife at home: wait, what?

[@aptonymic3014]

*spits out drink*

[@Hansengineering]

Eventually, we _have_ to die, and *no one* can take that from us.

[@oralialafond9215]

"You're coming on a little strong, but I do like to be chased."

[@ShamirYukno]

😂😂😂

[@Rambutan.]

Hahaha 😂😂

[@asmileforpeace]

Let's just take a moment to appreciate how amazingly talented the band is.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

Exactly, and besides they would be better to party with than Mr. Stephen Colbert...

[@saahilbijur2916]

They are really underappreciated!

[@holmane.4681]

amen

[@wolgercon]

They're great, still hate each time John speaks

[@wittttttt]

They are really good. I only hope you're not saying this because you think they were called on spot to play that concert music. The whole show is almost entirely scripted, they knew they will play this.

[@karenmendoza9521]

Stephen talking about his wife is the cutest thing ever

[@OrangeAgent5]

I don´t know why...but: your very nice comment, combined with the profile-logo of "FC Bayern München" seems a bit Kafka-esk to me...

[@kalhara1000]

What you guys done to tottenham is not cool man! Lol

[@remzmarac2357]

Karen Mendoza are you related to Rebecca Mendoza?

[@matejebach5487]

Stephen can be really grateful that his wife is not as John's wife.

[@enascutclaudiu1945]

Fu*c*k off...every person hates "the wife" ...you make me vomit..go watch ' friends'

[@andrewgutmann9432]

Like all of my first dates, this one ended with me being moved to tears by his expression of love towards his wife.

[@humanpersonne]

😂😂😂😂 oh my god! Lol

[@kkcolanyonio]

I am a simple girl: I see Colbert and Oliver together and press like.

[@AimeeTheGreat]

Me toooooo 😍😍😍💕💕💕

[@jaredknapp6832]

The wine kicks in - "You're cute..." "Thank you. Youre coming on a little too strong but I do like to be chased."

[@brianbuday8639]

Jared Knapp when you toast you are supposed to take a sip right away. Not put the glass down. Otherwise great stuff🍷

[@maryrichardskallman]

And John clinked and put the glass down twice! Very bad luck, John! (Pssst, I think John doesn’t drink alcohol)

[@DizzyBusy]

Didn't John Oliver first meet his wife while being chased by security at the Republican National Convention? 😂😂😂

[@carlos64030]

It must be a truly incredible feeling to be THAT in love with someone and being able to share your life with that person. Conversely, Stephen's wife must be an incredible woman.

[@bibibernardi1570]

Right? it's perfect

[@clumsiii]

Nah... Colbert's wife is a stuffed male human carcass that he keeps in his attic sitting in a rocking chair wearing his clothes and glasses.

[@ellengrace4609]

Midnight Sonnet Or maybe just stop thinking of women as “hoes.”

[@carlos64030]

Sorry for your loss, Joan.

[@graytart]

Keep looking for that person and don’t settle for less. My husband, my life partner of 28 years, died three months ago and I am bereft.

[@TheLettybird]

I love Stephen’s love for his wife. A true marriage of equals.

[@kreativepulp8760]

Actually, he holds her way higher than himself. He married up, in his own words.

[@AusJonny]

... but it's not a very good first-date-answer :-)

[@dorothyhagen787]

Yeah they're both ULC members and Steve's a PRIEST for that CULT! What an ASS!

[@BaldingClamydia]

@@AusJonny I read your name wrong! I added an 'n' somewhere...😟😄

[@Pablowanjedi]

@@dorothyhagen787 Isn't he catholic? He's said that many times.

[@RinRin_c]

"Check please. I'm wasting my time here!" Hilarious ending, John youre the boss

[@lennartkruger5560]

Really loved this one as well; simple and on point.

[@MarelisaFabrega]

It's so sweet how much Stephen Colbert loves his wife.

[@majed8192]

Remember when she once came to his show and he ran to her and hugged her like how a kindergarden kid would hug his class girl friend ? It was one of the most heart warming things I ever seen

[@hope-peace5076]

Yes it’s just make you pray too God give them long life ,because he will not survive even one week after her . They have pure love hardly you can find it this days sadly .

[@1AxK9]

Please Pray For Me

[@Tcrror]

@@hope-peace5076 Oh, this must be the fictional part of the story.

[@hope-peace5076]

Hay Knee no child it’s true fact , my dad RIP after my mom passed away after 60 years marriage . He lost his interest in life . She was his sweetheart .

[@stefanhensel8611]

John Oliver is in fact cute. The way his voice predictably keeps failing when he tries to shout. You can't help wanting to hug him.

[@ToddHowar.d]

Colbert: *”SOMEBODY...”* Me: you have my full attention

[@justaguy12345]

EEEEIT'S BEEN--

[@wajsk]

@justaguy12345 BUT WHICH SONG WAS THAT?!

[@petrograd4068]

@@wajsk kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ-9lKFphtlkrqs

[@anemoi6803]

"You can't fire a bartender" Don't I fucking know it. I'm completely incompetent and yet I've kept the job for months

[@thomaspynchon8400]

Lol same

[@veil6655]

You wouldn't happen to know how to make a gimlet, would you?

[@anemoi6803]

@@veil6655 Uhhh, soda, whisky and lime?

[@veil6655]

@@anemoi6803 give me a drink, bartender.

[@anemoi6803]

@@veil6655 Are you quoting Philip Marlow at me? Also I was wrong, its Gin, not whisky. But sure chief, two Gimlets coming right up

[@Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

FYI: Stephen married his wife Evelyn McGee in 1993, 26 years ago.

[@larissabechtle5690]

This is just so beautiful. They married when I was born and he is still so in love with her. Those relationships are really rare I think :)

[@dorothyhagen787]

Some woman do make big mistakes!

[@J.Egholm]

@@dorothyhagen787 your mother must know all about that

[@angeladaley]

@@larissabechtle5690 not that rare, I'm at 21 years with my husband. It's about finding a friend. Lust fades, friendship endures. Have shared passions and hobbies and don't let others try to define your relationship. I'm sitting here at 12:07am waiting for him to get home from work so I can spend a few minutes with him before I have to go to bed for work. Seeing him is the highlight of my day. Even if it's stolen moments. I pray my son finds a wife who will want to lose a little sleep for a few minutes of laughter and I hope he's the kind of man who sets up the Keurig so she makes it to the work at a human being.

[@aksmex2576]

His marriage is 7 years older than me wow

[@lindahendricks9965]

I want someone to love me the way SC loves his wife. He says the most beautiful things about her.

[@moos5221]

What are your plans for this evening, babe?

[@johnlameelk5339]

You do know they have a staff with writers? Those oh so sweet and stirring lines likely came from a chain smoking, overweight fat guy pushing 50, who has hay fever, buck teeth, and halitosis. There. Now you can sleep without dreams.

[@adamkurowski1934]

It really rings true to me. My grandparents were deeply, deeply in love since they were 20. My grandpa had a stroke which left him a bit confused and frail, so she took care of him the last 10 years of his life, but then he had another one and finally died. She was in good health, but was so devasted after his death and couldn't imagine life without him, that she died a year later.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

The hardest thing my grandfather ever did wasn't WWII, medical school, etc. The hardest thing was waiting fifteen minutes before calling EMS, so my grandmother only had to die once, as they had agreed he would...

[@couragekarnga8735]

I hope you find that love someday. I've found it with the woman I love, and it's the most beautiful thing on Earth!

[@wades2132]

Whenever someone takes a shot at John or really tickles him, he does that thing where he kind of winds up and squirms in laughter and bangs his hands on whatever is next to him... knees, table, desk,chair arms... It’s one of my favorite tics of his. Years back, Letterman took a shot at him about his wife in one appearance and John just about teetered over laughing banging on his chair.

[@AnupapayaPoopy]

“Looby dooby doo doo doooo Scabadaboo boo boooo” - John Oliver, 2k19

[@robertofontiglia4148]

Just FYI, it's been 9 years now since that "k" in "2k19" serves strictly no purpose and could be replaced by a "0" wihtout any loss. "Twenty Nineteen" takes as much time to say as "two 'kay' nineteen", and 2019 and 2k19 is the exact same number of characters. That "k" is archaic. It's a thing of the aughts. It's not coming back for another 900 years or so. By which point we'll all be dead because of climate change. I'm sorry I don't mean to be rude. But I think you just need to drop the k.

[@AnupapayaPoopy]

k

[@ggoodd32503]

Colbert: You're cute! Oliver: "Uh thank you. You're coming on a little strong but I do like to be chased." This was both adorable and probably uncomfortable XD

[@Demonstraction]

You don't watch John Oliver do you? hahahah

[@ashleycd8500]

"I saw Prince" God bless John Oliver.

[@go-godollie2335]

Prince was my first concert too, at 13

[@tallguy1293]

hes our guy forsure

[@joanbowden7634]

That's one of my biggest regrets in life! So i have planned my memorial service to include the "Holy River". That song seems like it is written bio of my life set to beautiful music!

[@BLaCkKsHeEp]

@@go-godollie2335 mine was Goo Goo Dolls

[@go-godollie2335]

@@BLaCkKsHeEp oy. i'm from buffalo & used to record at chameleon & do "music is art". Robbie and his wife are sweet hearts. but i really don't care for pop ballads

[@verbst]

The level of emotion when Stephen started to talk about his wife came out of nowhere and hit me that much harder. Right in the feels. Y'all chopping onions, too, right?

[@Apostateoftheunion]

I'm not typically a sentimental kinda guy but when he answered, "my wife," I got a little choked up. I've messed up so many chances at that kind of relationship and I can only hope that one day I can say the same thing. Oh, and these two are by far my favorite talk show hosts.

[@purbitabhattacharjee9998]

It's actually beautiful when men express their emotional vulnerability too. It's absolutely genuine. The last part just melted my heart like anything. His wife is the luckiest! God bless you both ❤️

[@OfNoImport]

Oliver: "What friendship have you had that has impacted you the most?" Me: "Jon Stewart. Duh." Colbert: "...My wife." Damn it. That was the correct answer. ... I'mma go back to bed now. Also, I just listened to the most correct articulation of what it is to be a widower that I have ever heard whilst having been incapable of articulating it myself for almost 5 years.

[@OneTraveller]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@ajohnson153]

Agreed. He definitely got laid after that aired.

[@MrMasque]

@@Saintbeatzzz *Go get emotional satisfaction and stop being a loner*

[@davidmarshall4665]

colberto has the most beautiful husband, Thomas Arnold. Who was originally married to Rosie O'Donnel, but who remembers that.

[@BiologicalClock]

@@davidmarshall4665 Pretty sure you meant Roseanne, because Rosie O'Donnell has never been married to a man.

[@valeriefaabergpitel7356]

Stephen, you answered that last question just like my beloved father would have. Married nearly 75 years, their love never wained. And even though my mom had severe dementia her last few years, my dad worshipped her to the end. 💖

[@rainbowruler6453]

Aww 🥺

[@Necrapocalypse]

"My wife" Yeah, great answer to any question on a first date.

[@kylehagertybanana]

it is if you have a wife

[@Necrapocalypse]

@@kylehagertybanana TF are you doing on a date then?

[@tinyfroghag]

Necroceine the person could be polyamorous. That’d be a perfectly reasonable explanation

[@howtomeetwomen-]

The idea of Stephen wandering around his house by himself singing The Mountain Goats fills me with joy.

[@rickstanley1182]

Yeah, what song exactly was he talking about?

[@thefunkyJ]

Stephen talking about his wife is one of the most romantic things I've ever heard.

[@therobbaldwin]

Catch me crying in a Starbucks over the way Stephen talks about his wife

[@johnchessant3012]

It's quite rare to hear John Oliver say "We'll be right back".

[@KryzMasta]

... and he didn’t in this video. 😄

[@yokesyokes1047]

John Chessant *he’ll

[@couragekarnga8735]

Love that British parrot!

[@crittaable]

And now...THIS!

[@Terrezio]

Unlike his british talk show host counterpart James Corden. Man might as well have it tattooed on his forehead.

[@fuyuseetaa]

What makes Stephen Colbert one of my favorite comedians is that he is actually so profoundly sensitive and emotional. That bit about his friendship with his wife and his life with her resonated with me deeply. I hope both of them live long and happy lives filled with love.

[@jimmyispromo]

It is like watching a first date. So awesome haha

[@schattentaenzerin]

This is, and I'm being completely honest, the best and sweetest first date I've ever seen. 3:31 Just that bit of Stephen doing the mouth trumpet and John dancing along in his seat - that's how a date should go!

[@ok_schlatter]

I love when Stephen talks about his relationship with his wife

[@EvWuzhere]

I love when stephen talks about the song one week by barenaked ladies

[@courtney-ray]

🥰

[@minimanimal3539]

IDK, kinda kills the first date

[@tygarner9142]

I'm mad John didn't say, "Welcome, welcome, welcome!"

[@Typhis19]

probably copy written by HBO lol!

[@sarahpoisonfr]

Lmao

[@ryanfike1588]

It did feel really off without it.

[@The_Green_Queen]

He did say “Welcome, welcome” at :54

[@johnaldaco9056]

Thank you God is good if we all in the world that means everybody I guarantee it my Father in heaven with our own planet for our family if we all would love and share and get closer to him we would all be blessed thank you

[@Willskull]

People like those two reminds me that America still have decent human beings

[@palsp666]

John Oliver is British

[@nadiariggs5110]

Same. Edited to add: and I am American.

[@nadiariggs5110]

Pals P and he became a naturalized citizen in 2015. Some of our highest quality people are immigrants and the children of immigrants. 💕💪🏽

[@orchdorch925]

Doesn't he live in the US, though? Still counts

[@silverbat5873]

Colbert's answer about his wife....just... ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤💘💔😢☺️🤗 He is so in love with her, it's beautiful.

[@AlejandraStamato]

Actually crying after his talk about his wife and what would be like to lose her, he's the cutest omg

[@MsRedwiz]

These two should have a show where they just talk about whatever comes to mind

[@CDRiley]

Agree.

[@gipperbanana]

They both have trump on the brain 24/7

[@joeysingingchannel]

@@gipperbanana I dunno, watching them swap commercial jingles was hysterical. They didn't talk about politics once in this and it was fantastic. I am so sick of the president. Can't wait til he's deposed and we can have the part of our brains back that worry about him.

[@NellieKAdaba]

I agree. I love them both.

[@NellieKAdaba]

@@joeysingingchannel 👍

[@GenX9r9r]

This was a classic Friday night guest cancelled on the Late Show, and John Oliver stepped-up to help out. Creative time fill. Both classy guys!

[@cleverusername9369]

Stephen's love and adoration of and for his wife is nothing short of inspirational. Would that we could all find love like that.

[@shigeminotoge4514]

Oliver: What friendship have you had that has impacted you the most? Colbert: My wife. Without a doubt. There is absolutely, bar none, no one who comes close. Stewart: *sad late-night host noises*

[@gpearce11]

... ... Stewart: Am I a joke to you?

[@SomewhatSlightlyBored]

And he said it knowing Stewart is right under that desk!

[@unseeliesidhegoddess]

That would have been the best ending to that. Omg. Stewart coming out from under the desk crying and they all have an emotional group hug.

[@joshageloff8720]

Can someone explain this to me?

[@shigeminotoge4514]

@@joshageloff8720 Well, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart are former colleagues and, remain to this day, very good friends. By the way he worded his answer it gives the illusion that no other friendship in his life is of any special significance. Obviously to a very good friend this revelation would be upsetting. So I, in a humorous, meme-like fashion implied that Jon, upon hearing the news, would make sad noises of a kind that could only be made by he and other late-night hosts.

[@eclectixx]

Stephen's bit about his wife was so heartwarming and sincere. It's beautiful :')

[@ArabellaTurner]

Pretty sure this is the only case where someone raving about their wife during a first date is sweet instead of creepy!

[@dogstarchild]

I too love this man and the love he has for his wife. Unabashedly and for all the world to see.

[@Gatorfan_Cavon]

"Check please! I'm wasting my time here!" 😂

[@murderoustendencies]

I think I'm in love with John Oliver.

[@ahmedelmogi5113]

Who doesn't?! What like don't worry we all have those moments, 😜😜😜🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤🥀🥀🥀🌹🌹🌹🧚‍♂️🧚‍♂️🧚‍♂️ you are quite lucky

[@lirianoc]

Get in line, pal... 😁

[@ahmedelmogi5113]

@@lirianoc we should have a fundum or something glitsh glitsh

[@crittaable]

Hands off ladies (and some gents)...he's mine (or so he is in my dreams) 😂😂😂😂

[@Petalumination]

Should John be alarmed, given your screen name?

[@Ibasirov]

"What is yours as a human fatal weakness?" Shish, I love how effortlessly John just spit out a good joke like he was making a small-talk point on the weather conditions

[@LaurenHulton]

This is my first time seeing John Oliver, and THE second that I clicked on this video, I couldn't help but think he looks like a British version of Stephen😂

[@local_peanut]

😂😂

[@ammaleslie509]

Omg you have a lot of catching up to do. Go find clips of his HBO show Last Week Tonight.

[@rebekkahshaw7946]

The way Stephen covers his mouth with his fist when he laughs just makes me smile.

[@socrappyicoulddie]

He’s like the complete opposite of Fallon in that respect. Not only is it harder to make Stephen laugh/break, but when he does, he wants to conceal it

[@jilliansmith7123]

Nothing hides laughter like a fist in the middle of your face.

[@liselautenbacher]

Wow. What a voice at 3:21, tremendously beautiful singing voice! That vibrato at the end, chills!

[@thembo.rxghts]

“Check, please! I’m wasting my fucking time here” I CACKLED 💀

[@smakermanster]

This is delightfully awkward like mutual friends of friends who hang out for the first time and click, LOL

[@bettyveronica460]

Good observation!

[@cofa4011]

"What is yours as a human fatal weakness" LMAO !! xD

[@peanutnutter1]

He was quick with that one too

[@Carewolf]

The need to beathe.

[@WAMTAT]

My weakness is I care too much

[@wittlelady]

Stephen's talk about how he could not live without his wife is just amazing.

[@tylernewman9624]

See, I never bother getting the earworms out. It's like a radio in my head. I have my own DJ. He doesn't take request.

[@harshadasamant6211]

Can I make this my insta bio?

[@kaykay12152]

*I wasn't ready for the sudden feels about love and death.* 🤣

[@adde9506]

I want to love someone the way Stephen loves his wife. Two lucky ducks in a lovey little pond. EM + SC Forever.

[@jilliansmith7123]

Add E: loving someone that much is truly wonderful...until you both end up in the hospital in the same year from two different things, and suddenly you realize, you're both OLD, and one of you is going to go first--and fairly soon. That's not wonderful at all. Better to have loved and lost, though? I don't know about that.

[@vveletovac]

Wow, John Oliver again. What a twist and a great surprise!

[@ryanjofre]

Jillian Smith Of course its better to love and loose.

[@intimi28]

@@ryanjofre, after 6 years I'm still not sure. True love, the exceptional kind that not everyone experiences, is so indescribably wonderful and puts you on a natural high. On the one hand I feel blessed to have had that, and yet for the same reason I wish I hadn't, because life without it feels so numb and bleak. At times I wonder if it wouldn't have been better to not know what I miss. To not know the difference between the with him and without him. To not have a perpetual gray cloud over my life.

[@op3129]

"lucky" yes. but it's partially a mindset to be there in that space. also not lucky if you're the children of that. (kinda lucky, bc you grow up in an insanely convivial and happy household. not so lucky if you're an "oops" baby, when both parents die within 6 weeks when you're 16 yrs old. but the first 16 yrs were legit #goals .)

[@toddbarge9975]

Wonderful interview. These two are legendary together. So sharp witted, timing seems effortless. Would love to see Stephen, Conan, John Oliver, and Craig Ferguson in the same room riffing off one another. How can we make that happen?!!

[@Fionixx1]

8:33 is why I love Stephen Colbert

[@rayray2528]

Me too.

[@Abnerdoodle]

Beginning of video: In an AU, Stephen and John would be cute together. End of video: PROTECT THE WHOLESOMENESS THAT IS STEPHEN AND HIS WIFE ❤️

[@NIIIIQQ]

They're like 2 brothers who got separated at birth and grew up on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

[@margaritam.9118]

NIIIIQQ and one of the grew up thinking Michigan is the best place in America :D

[@josoverthehill]

I LOVE how Oliver was entertaining himself with this interview. That made this that much more enjoyable.

[@Shani2sweet]

Stephen is trying to make me cry 😭 he loves his wife so much that’s amazing. Wishing them so many years of continued happiness and joy and love.

[@mohnapriyanka]

"From one of those websites posing as a sustainable business" 😂😂

[@KHwut]

He's so savage with such formality in the delivery

[@margaretblank9351]

I was married 31 years till my DH died. Stephen is right. It was over 14 years ago, and I miss him every day. He was my closest friend.

[@tomripsin730]

4:34 As a life long Minnesotan, I can attest that Minneapolis is indeed the most amazing place in America.

[@masoncox1248]

I will attest to that!

[@selahanany5645]

oooof

[@huseenzammam9516]

well this aged poorly

[@devinlaker9237]

Hehe

[@gustavodotgoretkin]

He remembers the key of "One Week" within like a whole step, even though John Oliver primed him with the wrong key (I had to check the recording). I was impressed by his musical abilities and that led me to an emotional interview, referenced on his wikipedia page. It's cool to learn more about him.

[@SlowllyDrifting]

“You’re cute” 😂 I love them together

[@jdax21]

I wish the Q&A had lasted longer. I was really enjoying that. Oliver&Colbert are very funny together, and it's really interesting just listening to them talk to eachother; it's like listening to two very funny friends catch up. Hey, Colbert, maybe do this again sometime, with John Oliver, and more questions? 🙄

[@richardthompson5363]

"The most harrowing idea would be that I would spend any part of my life without her, because that would be a level of loneliness and irreplaceable, irredeemable emotional desolation that I could not possibly contemplate. And I understand why old men die like a month after their wives go, because how I will actually die is she will die first and I will not last a year." God damn Colbert. That's one of the most eloquent and emotionally moving things I've ever heard and he just came up with it on the spot trying to describe how much he loves his wife.

[@alexlohn08]

"I always thought Minneapolis was the greatest place in America" Boy that aged poorly going into the middle of 2020.

[@harrybjr]

Or maybe Minneapolis will come to symbolize the reborn of a great nation that eventually seems to fulfill it's promise?

[@peppermintchapstic]

says the white man LMAO

[@misledprops]

It literally makes the joke even more poignant. It hit Stephen (as shown in his reaction), must have zoomed far over your heads though.

[@robertaclark6079]

And how sad is that!

[@CS-ww3bs]

@@peppermintchapstic at least someone's got hope, leave it to that white man to have the audacity of hope. Said the hispanic lol

[@mikeskenne]

"You can't fire a bartender." LMAO!!!

[@cagneychick182]

I love that he never talks down to the crowd. He just nerds out and takes the audience along with him.

[@robertemurdoch]

This mans just earned so many points with his wife 😂

[@abigailcadmare8598]

I love how Stephen Colbert looks genuinely embarrassed when John Oliver was singing. It cracks me up!

[@soveryintroverted6459]

One thing I like about Stephen's KZbin highlights is that unlike John's, I don't have to worry about whether or not they'll be available in my country... of Canada.

[@ColoringKaria]

the clips will be available in Canada... eventually. LOL

[@LY-uf2bh]

Why not available in Canada? Neither of their videos are available in China 😂

[@ojogbaneamedu2501]

So Very Introverted just use a VPN app on your phone.

[@getpumped87]

Heard Trump wants to buy Canada, so you might be in luck!

[@motherofone1]

Just find someone who uploads them immediately....It's what I do...lol

[@i.b.818]

This must be the most entertaining and endearing piece of television ever.

[@Ryan-iz4bc]

Slow down let's not go fucking crazy!

[@randymcguire6341]

For some pathetic loser with extremely limited exposure to TV perhaps...

[@CosmicCraw7]

No

[@allfathersdotter]

This is the most adorable first date that would ANNOY THE SH* out of EVERY neighboring table

[@ZafiroDoesGames]

John and Stephen singing the Empire Carpet jingle isn’t something I knew I needed in my life

[@MenonLakshmi]

I think it's refreshing to see how honest and open he is about his love for his wife! :)

[@christineong2959]

Colbert talking about his wife gets me every time.

[@aye3678]

Loved this so much. Steven talking about his wife was so heartwarming

[@Most0riginalUsername]

Holy shit. First of all, was i ready for Stephen Colbert to bring up All Star by Smash Mouth? Absolutely not. Second of all, that final answer got me all teary-eyed. I wasn't ready for that it either.

[@video4newt]

Wow that is what I can genuinely true love that Stephen expressed for his wife. I want someone to love like that. Just awesome.

[@tortilla1301]

Damn that's so cute what he said about his wife. Getting a bit teary because when he said that I was reminded of that interview with Keanu Reeves about death.