"How Does TV Work?" - Stephen Colbert Answers Real Questions From Real Kids

[@kimeleoncosplay]

Jacob really said “Rest In Peace, Stephen Colbert”

[@marc21256]

The first draft was: "May you never know peace, Stephen Colbert"

[@a.s.3267]

I liked the square root song. 🤣 That thing really kept going.....

[@Styphon]

I would have loved it if Jenny's phone number showed up in the answer.

[@nadennight]

The tune sounds suspiciously like the Kids in the Hall's "These are the Daves I know I know."

[@Astrobrant2]

@@Styphon It will... somewhere.

[@L._Titus]

I would like a cover of the square root song done by They Might Be Giants.

[@guesswho2378]

My first husband did his doctoral thesis on irrational numbers and their implications, without which we would not be able to launch nuclear-tipped multiple re-entry vehicles at our enemies, fly to the moon and Mars, nor microwave popcorn.

[@user-oh9zn3fn9m]

when he drank the water he should've asked "why is this water so salty?"

[@julioperez1850]

That's what I said!!! ROFL

[@L._Titus]

This salty water is making me _thirsty!_

[@guesswho2378]

ARE WE ALL THINKING THE SAME NASTY THING???

[@GodTierComments]

Obvious comedy is dull

[@howardzdenek98]

Fun fact. Neck ties original purpose was a napkin tied around the neck. Popularized by royalty trying to outdo each other with the elaborate designs.

[@stjepan4444]

Fun fact, neck ties was firs worn by Croatian soldiers fighting for France in Thirty years war! So... learn and read a little bit more ❤ from Croatia

[@kypzethdurron]

Fun fact, neck ties were invented in Thailand.

[@stjepan4444]

@@kypzethdurron do tell 😂

[@elgonzo7239]

@@stjepan4444 The story begins as follows: A gang of Croatian bruhs went on a cheap summer vacation trip to Thai beaches, got drunk and started playing with towels...

[@qing-jaohan8641]

Fun fact, neckties were originally just repurposed hangman's nooses from people who narrowly escaped. See the documentary "The Watchmen" for the true story of Hooded Justice. And neckties.

[@Nightstormshadow1]

The square root song is great. 😂😂😂

[@DustyJones1997BGCL]

Stephen takes your kids is still and always will be a funny joke that I'll never get over, I just love how Stephen ask these kids the best questions ever😂🥰😆🫶🏼

[@suzywilliams244]

"Worm helmet."😅😅😅

[@christinekiersteadsheeter9157]

Steven you're my "go to" evening show man : ) I gotta tell ya the kids stole the show!

[@swistedfilms]

It reminds me of when Jon Stewart wanted to reach out to kids and touch their minds with his wisdom in a segment they called, "Jon Stewart Touches Kids."

[@icantollie]

He had them rework the title every time but it never got much better lol

[@jeremyjames1707]

Just a suggestion.... have Puddles Pity Party on for a show (since he's touring and will be touring with Weird Al) and have him do this segment with you, I think his sense of humor would be great to have alongside you!

[@March1966]

The talking ocean bit was straight out of Pee Wee’s Playhouse.

[@UmmYeahOk]

At least he didn’t divide by zero.

[@firstnamelastname9918]

I've long asserted that the Universe was created when God accidentally divided by zero -- it wasn't intentional!

[@elgonzo7239]

Nerd alert!!! The square root song went off the rails already with the third digit after the decimal point. sqrt(5312) is not 72.8820... but rather 72.8834...

[@kypzethdurron]

Nice to see some Jackal action on these other channels from time to time

[@firstnamelastname9918]

booyah!

[@crrgful]

Glad someone else noticed this! Not sure how they messed it up haha

[@icantollie]

Note to jackals: Stephen doesn't read his YT comments. It's only y'all's weird late-night host who cares about things like "fact-checking" and "accountability" lol

[@elgonzo7239]

@@icantollie Are you sure? How do you know? What else is Colbert doing the whole day when he isn't taping his show if not reading YT comments? Reading TikTok comments instead...? 🤣

[@tao31416]

Hoo, I have a question, something about shark, boat and batteries… Don’t remember how it goes exactly…

[@Katseye102]

Stop doing this in the AM when I’m drinking my coffee ☕️!!! I accidentally spit some out!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mickjager5974]

Watch it at night and you can spit out your favorite alcohol drink!

[@tambetott626]

Spat?

[@mickjager5974]

@@tambetott626 exactly!

[@tambetott626]

@mickjager5974 Thanks, there's been quite some time since my English class

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

It should be called: "Stephen Colbert's Just Kidding". Ya, I kind of stole that from Jimmy Carr; however, his take was a bit different. lol

[@NewMessage]

W... what's Henry doing to those worms?

[@LunaryxDiarmait]

Henry smash!

[@firstnamelastname9918]

LMAO! Poor little pleistoannelids.

[@eyeonus]

My calculator says the square root of 5312 is 72.8834686332, which is different from the song at the 1/1000ths place.

[@firstnamelastname9918]

I'm going to guess that instead of trying to teleprompt the digits, they just went to two decimal places of precision and the he made up numbers. 😁

[@marcpeterson1092]

Don't you hate it when they make big dumb mistakes?

[@guesswho2378]

BRAVO! STEVE! I LIKED THAT SO MUCH THAT I'VE GONE BACK AND SEEN IT ABOUT ONE DOZEN TIMES SO FAR. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU BACK ON BROADWAY SOME DAY!

[@kazuma7232]

Jacob has a Death Note!

[@GraphiteHeart]

Where do i send my dirt for the worm helmet 🪖

[@ahnanda68]

But what if Mr Stevie Colbert tell us stories and give us 😂every week's dirt crisscross applesauce style 😅😊

[@verdatum]

sqrt(5312) = 8 * sqrt(83). 83 is a pretty large prime for such a young kid.

[@firstnamelastname9918]

(shakes fist at verdatum) I just wasted three minutes refining your answer, thinking I'm so smart. (in self-mocking voice) "actually, it's sqrt(83) * 2^6, nya nya nya." Then I realized that you tricked me into mathing! Curse you!! 😁

[@icantollie]

No, the OP is correct, it's 8 (2^3), not 2^6

[@ulexite-tv]

Art Linkletter reborn!

[@lashendawest7509]

Good morning stephen colbert fans

[@NusretTaras-o9q]

More Likes For Stephen Colbert 👍

[@70s80s]

You’re not still on Twitter are you Stephen? Move to Bluesky!

[@linda-may5744]

Love Joy Peace 🌺🍃🌸🍃🌺🌱🌹✨✨✨✨✨✨💫

[@hereigoagain5050]

Some people call it "yogurt," but we all know the truth: it has to do with how TV works.

[@t.s.butler191]

somethin' without dumpy in it. yay!

[@TacticalMania-xe1xh]

messing with the lil gangstas heads! sooo FUN! 🤣 anybody watched Snoop and Dre music video aint nuthin but a g thang? there is a lil guy groovin and checkin hot chicks out, lookin up their skirts literally, that lil guy is a gen-z! who knows how these kidz would be like!

[@s0k0l0l0u]

a dream within a dream ~

[@claudelegare3142]

Is anyone can explain why the Windows calculator gives me 72.88346863315439, not 71.88209...?

[@elgonzo7239]

Because your Windows calculator calculates correctly (within the limits of the precision it supports)...

[@mcconkeyb]

Where did you get your calculator for the square root song? Do you know you got the wrong answer? The correct answer is 72.883468633154391... 🙄

[@WendyWalden-j2l]

😁 👏👏

[@teacherericka]

👏👏👏

[@rezahasheminasab]

Nice idea

[@rogy1969]

Nice ...

[@stephen3164]

By that logic, half the country had a concussion for the past 4 years, and the other half intends to have one for the next 4 years.

[@chuckw1021]

I was wondering where Art Linkletter went ? !

[@robertmorley6594]

I really can’t believe all I heard from you. I’m like , reeling from you.

[@dingdong4567]

Kolbert Kidz Klub

[@whoaskedforthisbs]

The Stephen Colbert dead jokes and Stephen Colbert Rest In Peace P’d me O 🤨😠 we don’t joke like that about America’s Pop.

[@SUK2293]

Can they take The Colbert Questionnaire? Favourite Smell?

[@tjjames9846]

Q: Why is the ocean salty? A: Sperm whales

[@barrettpickett5603]

The ocean is so salty because of all the dead people in it.

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Colbert teeth is❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@PeacelordApropos]

Rainbow Randolph?

[@charlietuba]

The exact answer is 8 times the square root of 83.

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Daniel Craig quirky did impress

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

on a scale of 1 - 10, the people around me rate this skit...i'm sorry....a 1 "late night shows are for adults"

[@Guitar-s7d]

lol

[@stjepan4444]

Fun fact, neck ties was firs worn by Croatian soldiers fighting for France in Thirty years war! So... learn and read a little bit more ❤ from Croatia

[@Amocles]

I'd buy a worm helmet

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Daniel Craig quirky did impress❤

[@donnadelahanty9903]

🤨

[@irasattic]

THIS CONSTANT IDIOTIC PLACE MENT OF ADS IN MID SENTENCE IS MORE THAN ANOYING i THINK ALL KNOW THE WORDS I WONT REEPEAT

[@raygunsforronnie847]

Watch YT in a browser that supports ad blocking extensions. Don't use the app.

[@icantollie]

Also your caps lock is on

[@Daku-u1c]

You rent your moral and your personality like uncle Stephen...that's how TV works.

[@irasattic]

WILL SOMEONE TELL UTUBE TO AT THE LEAST PLACE THESES STUPID COMMERCIALS AT FRON OR AT END OF VIDEO

[@firstnamelastname9918]

µ block origin?

[@jennifere.9815]

Seriously, this is crap. This may be the thing I hate the most when adults answer kids' questions. This is actually the way it happens to kids all the time. It's so insulting to children. Seriously, it ain't funny.

[@raygunsforronnie847]

Have Tom Hanks come in as Mr Rogers as a foil to Colbert.

[@icantollie]

This segment is not for children

[@jennifere.9815]

No kidding it's not for children. But those children asked those questions in good faith. Is Colbert writing back to all the kids who asked the questions and are curious and eagerly waiting for the answer? He should be doing that behind the scenes -- or his staff should be, looking up all those answers. Please tell me that he's doing that -- and that parents are not caving to temptation and playing the video back for their kids if their questions get picked. That would be an invitation for the children to feel like they said something stupid and that the people are laughing at them.(Even though they just asked questions they genuinely wanted to know, misled that they would be answered by Colbert [maybe some parents were also a bit misled? But I'm afraid there are plenty of parents who just think about how their kids'll get on a big show. It plays off of parents' desire to put their kids all over the internet and show them being cute.] ) I mean, just think for a second about what's going on here. Or ask child psychologists if you can't.

[@XavierXaxix]

"If I smoke crack how long until my daddy can make sure I don't get put in a cage?" "Well, Jimmy, your dad is a drunk. So zero chances. You are no Hunter."

[@LunaryxDiarmait]

Damn.

[@XavierXaxix]

@LunaryxDiarmait Yep. I say the darndest things. I learned from many but recently the Tony Hinchcliffe Garbage Special. Ya gotta grin and bear it while we literally all wait to stop existing. Life? Check. Liberty? Seems to be. Pursuit of HAPPINESS?! TALL ORDER! CUMING RIGHT UP!

[@raipa111]

I still think this segment is awful. First: The Answers are never funny. Second: Sensible people are debating whether it should be legal at all to put a foto of your child on social media even though they are too young to consent. And yet here we are, putting them on national tv to cater to parents who want their five minutes of fame. Let's face it: None of thise kids actually came up with those questions themselves. It's always the parents.

[@HLBear]

Stop. Just stop.

[@camplethargic8]

I agree these bits are never that funny.

[@verdatum]

"Won't somebody PLEASE think about these poor exploited children!" Nah, they'll prolly be a'ight.

[@gemstonelabs1]

this show used to be a comedy. Now ... sad

[@saurabhmishra8488]

Since the writers and actors protests last year, this show has been in breaks more than on air. And the quality of writing has gone down and partisanship has gone way up.

[@bscats1]

So don’t watch.