Alexander Skarsgård | Italian ICE

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert | Alexander Skarsgård | Italian ICE

Date: January 30, 2026
Host: Stephen Colbert
Guest: Alexander Skarsgård

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Overview

This episode of The Late Show Pod Show features actor Alexander Skarsgård, known for his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning roles, joining Stephen Colbert to discuss his new film Pillion, swap family stories, and dive into a quirky conversation about pickles, first crushes, and red carpet adventures. Meanwhile, Colbert’s signature monologue zigzags from American politics to international incidents involving ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) with biting satire and cultural references.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Monologue & Political Satire (03:37-14:05)

• America’s “Rough Watch” and Light Moments
  Colbert opens by acknowledging the tense atmosphere in the U.S., then quickly pivots to lighter news—namely, Oprah’s birthday—before revisiting political headlines.

  "I know. I'm well aware that right now America is a rough watch. Before I turn on the news, I usually grab a bite stick and strap on a cup." – Stephen Colbert (03:40)

• Trump, ICE, and Springsteen’s Protest Song
  Colbert riffs on the falling popularity of Trump, focusing on ICE’s (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) contentious reputation. He highlights Bruce Springsteen’s new protest song, "Streets of Minneapolis" and its impact.

  "You really don't want Bruce Springsteen to write a song about your streets." – Stephen Colbert (05:17)

  Alexander chimes in on the song’s lyrics:

  "Bloody mist they killed and roamed in..." – Alexander Skarsgård (05:31)

• ICE at the Winter Olympics: “Gelato”
  News that U.S. ICE agents will be sent to the Milan Winter Olympics sparks a comedic wander into Italian vocabulary and skepticism about the necessity.

  "The only ice I want to see at the Olympics is ice dancing. ...American ICE won't be doing enforcement in Milan. That's a job for Milan ICE. Or as they say in Italian: gelato." – Stephen Colbert (06:52)

• Trump’s Fundraising Tactics and Melania’s New Documentary
  Colbert mocks a strange Trump campaign email and lampoons the high-budget documentary about Melania Trump. He notes the absurdity of the situations with playful exaggeration.

  "That's not a fundraising email. That's blackmail. And also the most unhinged combination of desperate emotions and font styles..." – Stephen Colbert (11:15)
  "(Melania's) signature achievement is hat." – Stephen Colbert (12:29)

2. Alexander Skarsgård Interview

a. The Pickle Saga (16:08–18:37)

• Family Requests and Pickle Mishaps
  Stephen brings up a recurring family anecdote about Skarsgård’s father requesting pickles from New York. Alexander recounts trying to bring them to Sweden, only to have pickle juice explode in his suitcase mid-flight.

  "My suitcase was filled with drenched...So I still kind of smell of pickle juice. Like my underwear is..." – Alexander Skarsgård (18:05)

• Stephen’s Gag Gifts
  To resolve the situation, Colbert gifts fresh pickles and personalized underwear to Skarsgård:

  "We also got you replacement underwear." – Stephen Colbert (18:27)

b. Red Carpet Runs with Dad (19:29–20:22)

• Festival Life and Parental Support
  Alexander discusses supporting his father, actor Stellan Skarsgård, at film festivals and how the shared experiences bring them closer.

  "It's great because I don't have to deliver stuff like Pickles to him. He's right next to me." – Alexander Skarsgård (20:17)

• Review Swaps
  Alexander shares how they attend each other's screenings and offer feedback. Stellan loved Pillion.

c. Pillion: The Film (20:36–21:49)

• Plot Overview
  Pillion is described as a “Richard Curtis-esque romantic comedy” (think Love, Actually) with a twist: BDSM themes and motorcycle culture.

  "It's kind of a Richard Curtis esque romantic comedy...but with a little bit of BDSM." – Alexander Skarsgård (20:52)

• **Character Dynamics

  • Alexander plays Ray, a dominant member of a motorcycle gang who starts a relationship with Colin (Harry Melling), his “pillion” (the passenger on a motorcycle).
  • The relationship explores coming of age and the dynamics of love on someone else’s terms.

  "It's a coming of age story. ... It's his first relationship. So he's kind of figuring out what he wants out of a relationship and if this is right for him or not." – Alexander Skarsgård (21:47)

d. Childhood Crushes: An Anecdote (22:03–23:56)

• Alexander’s First "Love" Turned Prank
  Alexander recounts falling for a girl (“let's just call her Bob”) at age 8 and finding a note in his pocket asking if he wanted to be her boyfriend—only to discover it was forged by a friend.

  "I found a note...from Bob saying, like, do you want to be my boyfriend? Yes. No. Maybe." – Alexander Skarsgård (22:33) "I lost a girlfriend and a best friend." – Alexander Skarsgård (23:52)

e. Film Release Dates

• Pillion is in select theaters February 6th and nationwide February 20th.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Monologue Satire:

  • "Before they take away all the ICE porn, let me just see this one. One more. Was that good for you? Because it was good for me." – Stephen Colbert (04:39)
  • "Olive Garden. When you're here, the word sirloin has an asterisk." – Stephen Colbert (08:46)
  • "Do you even love Internet, or do I need to kill you? Please, please, please. I love you. Don't make me do this, Babe." – Stephen Colbert (11:35)

• Alexander Skarsgård’s Deadpan:

  • "I still kind of smell of pickle juice." (18:05)
  • "Maybe someone will love you someday. Maybe." – Alexander Skarsgård (23:56)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Time | Segment Title | Key Content | |----------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| | 03:37 | Colbert’s Monologue Begins | Political satire, pop culture, Trump & ICE | | 05:31 | Springsteen Protest Song Excerpt | Skarsgård quotes lyrics | | 06:49 | U.S. ICE at Milan Olympics | Italian word jokes, international backlash | | 16:08 | Alexander Skarsgård Interview Begins | Pickle debacle retold | | 19:29 | Red Carpet/Festival Stories with Father | Supporting each other's films | | 20:36 | Pillion Discussion | Comedy with a BDSM twist | | 22:03 | Alexander’s First Crush Story | Anecdote about schoolyard romance prank | | 23:56 | Skarsgård on Lost Friendships | “Maybe someone will love you someday. Maybe.” |

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Tone & Style

Colbert’s tone is quick-witted, sardonic, and peppered with self-aware banter. Skarsgård’s humor is dry and subtly self-deprecating, matching Colbert’s energy with understated comic timing. Their rapport is playful and engaging, making the episode as entertaining as it is insightful.

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Summary:
This episode blends political satire with a humorous interview as Stephen Colbert and Alexander Skarsgård trade playful jabs, share personal (and pickle-related) stories, and offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making and spirit of Pillion. For new listeners, it stands as a prime example of The Late Show’s seamless mixture of smart commentary and celebrity fun.

Transcript

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[Stephen Colbert]

Per month when network is busy see terms. Thank you. Welcome. Welcome in here, out there, all around the world to the Late show. I'm your host Stephen Colbert. Ladies and gentlemen. I want to sincerely thank everybody watching this broadcast tonight for tuning in. I know. I'm well aware that right now America is a rough watch. Before I turn on the news, I usually grab a bite stick and strap on a cup. But we did find one piece of happy news today. There we go. It's Oprah's birthday. Every show at CBS has to do that at least once a day. Gayle put that in all of our contracts. There is some other good news. Reportedly thanks to his plunging popularity over his goons brutality in Minneapolis and elsewhere, Donald Trump is frightened and backed in a corner. Yeah, maybe that's you know. Good to know there's some consequences. But I just want to. I just want to warn everybody that that's when you have to be extra careful, because if you startle him when he's cornered, he'll inflate his neck pouch. Didn't expect that. Zoom in there. Surprised me a little bit. His mass deportations are incredibly unpopular. Just to give you some idea of how much people do not like what ICE is doing on Reddit, a fascist kink role playing subreddit has now banned posting any ice porn. Okay, but before they take away all the ICE porn, let me just see this one. One more. Was that good for you? Because it was good for me. Trump's PR problem is about to get worse because yesterday, Bruce Springsteen dropped a new anti ice protest song called Streets of Minneapolis, which obviously echoes his 1993 hit Streets of Philadelphia, which was about the AIDS crisis. It just goes to prove the old adage, you really don't want Bruce Springsteen to write a song about your streets. Not even Sesame Oscars in the trash camp. The song came out yesterday afternoon, and Springsteen released a statement saying, I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday, and released it to you today. Okay, well, I also had a productive weekend. I did laundry on Saturday, put it in the dryer Sunday, and it's still in the basket today. We're both. We're both kind of the Boss. You will not be surprised that the lyrics are poignant and powerful. And here's a taste. Oh, I'm in Minneapolis. I hear your voice singing through the.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Bloody mist they killed and roamed in.

[Stephen Colbert]

The winter of 26 we'll take our stand for this land and the stranger that I missed we'll remember the names of those who died on the streets of Minneapolis. Thank you, Bruce. Yeah. That's amazing. That's lovely. That's what you looked him for. That is amazing. Do you know how hard it is to rhyme with Minneapolis? I went to the farmer's market but forgot my apple list. This sends a powerful message. Springsteen is as American as it gets. He's the working man's poet laureate. He's the New Jersey state bird. Okay, it's time for ice to get out of there and go to Milan, because it was just announced that the US Will send ice agents to the Winter Olympics.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

No.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. I agree with all that noise. That's a terrible idea. The only ice I want to see at the Olympics is ice dancing. Two hotties. Two hotties twirling on skates to an instrumental version of Mi Espresso Are they married? Are they siblings? I don't care. Strap those high tide butts in some sparkly leotards and make them spin for our pleasure. Technically, DHS is sending a division of ICE called Homeland Security Investigations. Allegedly, these agents will be there in what they're calling a security role with no patrolling or enforcement. Of course, American ICE won't be doing enforcement in Milan. That's a job for Milan ice. Or as they say in Italian, gelato. I know, I know. Granita. No letters. I know it's granita. In response to this ICE plan, Italian lawmakers have demanded that their government deny Trump's thugs entry to Italy. Well, I'm not surprised. Good for you. Good for you, Italia. I'm not surprised at all. This is America's greatest insult to Italy since Olive Garden's steak Gorgonzola Alfredo. Olive Garden. When you're here, the word sirloin has an asterisk. All this bad PR about ICE appears to have gotten to Trump. He seems a little rattled. Case in point. This week, he sent a bizarre fundraising email to MAGA donors with the subject line, are you an illegal alien? That's a weirdly accusatory greeting. It's like getting a birthday card that says, happy Birthday, Grandpa. Are you a cannibal? The only email subject line more shocking is the one that tells you all the hot milfs in your area are only one mile from you and lonely tonight. What are the odds? Well, ladies and gentlemen, Got some hot milfs in here tonight. Buckle up, ladies and gentlemen, because this weird email is about to get truly strange. It continued, I reached out last week about my Citizens Only survey. Your file says you're a top MAGA patriot, but my records to my survey still say response pending. Don't tell me you're an illegal alien. That cannot be true. This is your final moment to prove me wrong. Please, please. Are you a proud American citizen, or does ICE need to come and track you down? Holy cow. That's not a fundraising email. That's blackmail. And also the most unhinged combination of desperate emotions and font styles I've ever. That's like getting an email from Xfinity that reads, your account is overdue. My file says you love the Internet, but my survey still says, response pending. Do you even love Internet, or do I need to kill you? Please, please, please. I love you. Don't make me do this, Babe. Top hat. Saxophone. Yield. Sign. Beach umbrella. I want to hold off. Yes. Oh. Ladies and gentlemen, that sound means it's time to talk about Melania. Trump. Because tonight, the first lady's documentary Melania premiered at the Trump the Kennedy Center. The premiere was attended by members of the administration like Pam Bondi, Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, RFK Jr. And Cash Patel, as well as several former NFL players and U.S. uFC fighters. Which means a bunch of people with brain damage sat next. Sat next to NFL players and UFC fighters. You gotta get to the punchline. Gotta go faster. I gotta get to the punchlines faster. These people, they're good. They're good. Reviews are still rolling in, but apparently Kash Patel was riveted. It wasn't just at the Trump the Kennedy Center. There were premiere events in over two dozen cities, including Phoenix, Detroit and Kansas City. Or as Melania calls them, no, thank you. That's a big, splashy debut for a documentary about a first lady whose signature achievement is hat. And this film did not come cheap, y'. All. Jeff Bezos paid $75 million. Now, obviously, he's one of the richest men in the world. That chump change Bezos himself. But it might have helped the 16,000 people that Amazon announced they were firing yesterday. You know what? You know what? I have had it. I say we stormed the castle. Let's see. Amazon has pitchforks. That's good. And let's see. They also have. They have torches. That's good. And let's see. I'm prime. Let's order that. And the revolution will start in two business days.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

There you go.

[Stephen Colbert]

Keep that nearby. To promote Melania the movie Melania, the person went on Melania the Fox News where she was asked about dancing to YMCA with her husband. You've never done the why, have you? I did. You did. Was that a little bit the inauguration night? Correct.

[Commercial Narrator]

It's different than his.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. My why is different than his? It's not so much this why. It's more why. Oh, my God.

[Commercial Narrator]

Hold on.

[Stephen Colbert]

This time, Melania. Melania also talked to the Fox Business News, Maria Bartiromo, and explained her vision for the film. At least I think that's what she was saying. What I wanted to do is to put the product film into the theaters. Very cinematic product. People will see it, will see fashion. All accurate except for the part where people will see it. We got a great show for you tonight.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Coming up.

[Commercial Narrator]

Alexander Skarsgard.

[Stephen Colbert]

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[Alexander Skarsgard]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Alexander Skarsgard]

All right then, I'll be off. Don't come back before six. If you do, you'll have to wait outside. Um.

[Stephen Colbert]

What, six today?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Oh, sorry. Are you busy tonight? Is there a booming market for Colin Smiths that I'm not aware of?

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, no, but it's just.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

What?

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. See you at six.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

I need you to pick up some things here. Takes you a shopping list. Yeah, okay.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yep.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

You can keep these. I don't need chocolate. No, of course you don't. I mean, buy yourself a butt plug. You're too tight.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Lovely.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

That sounds like a plan.

[Stephen Colbert]

Please welcome back to the Late show Alexander Skarsgrd. Alexander, nice to see you again.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Stephen, nice to see you again.

[Stephen Colbert]

Always a pleasure. Listen, I'm excited to talk about the film Pillion, but before we do that, as is so often the case when I talk to a Skars guard, we've got to talk about the pickles first because.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Not again.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, we have to talk about the pickles. Last May, both you and your father. Your father first and then you were on the show and when your father was on the show, he made a request to me that I was supposed to pass on to you. And I want to show you the clip of what the request was. I have a present, actually, for your father because when he was here, I said, you know, Alexander's gonna be on next week and I should ask. And he goes, no, but would you please have him pick up some groceries? And so he said, while he's in New York, can you go down to the Pickle man down on the Lower east side and get me pickles? Yeah, here's the thing. He was just here.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Well, I know, okay?

[Stephen Colbert]

He was just here and he said he never got the pickles. Can you explain what happened?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

He got the pickles. He did not get the pickle juice.

[Stephen Colbert]

He got. He got dry pickles.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

So I took the container back to Stockholm. Yeah, I was gonna fly back to Stockholm and to deliver it to my father because he was too lazy. I mean, obviously in New York himself, he could have picked them up, but he Said they couldn't fit into his bag.

[Stephen Colbert]

So why do you have children if not to get your pickles for you?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Yeah, yeah, deliver. And I was like, all right, I'm gonna tape it up. I put them in five plastic bags and taped it up and then forgot that the air pressure, it was a plastic container. So the whole thing exploded in my suitcase. So I got there and I gave him the pickles, but the pickle juice was all over my clothes. Basically. My suitcase was filled with drenched. So I still kind of smell of pickle juice.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Like my underwear is.

[Stephen Colbert]

Ruined. It ruined your underwear.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Still damp.

[Stephen Colbert]

Still damp.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Damp with pickle juice.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. That might not be the pickles. Well, to make it up to you, we got you more pickles to bring to your father. Some Ziploc bags. Which I'll hold onto. Yeah, which I'll hold onto. And we heard about the underwear, so we also got you replacement underwear.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Oh, much appreciated.

[Stephen Colbert]

They're. They're personalized. If you want to. You want to. If you want to open those up and see that person you say do.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

If you want to put them on.

[Stephen Colbert]

Did you listen?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

I mean. No, no, no, no. We're not going to have. Oh, that was good.

[Stephen Colbert]

Please have a seat. Expect to see that. You and your dad. You and your dad, who's a delightful guest to have on, too. He has. Is of such a pleasant graveliness, you know? Yes, yes. I really enjoyed being here, Stephen.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

This is the best day of my life.

[Stephen Colbert]

You guys have been hitting the red carpet together. You're going to. You were hitting different festivals together. He's got Sentimental Value, which he was nominated for an Oscar. You've got Pillion, which is getting great, great reviews. Yeah, Great notices. Is that fun? Is it nice to be with each other, for each other's films?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

No, it's great because I don't have to deliver stuff like Pickles to him. He's right next to me.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you go to each other's films to support each other?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Yeah, I mean, supportive support, but yeah, we were at supports. I mean, I saw his film at Telluride this summer, this past summer. And he saw Pillion there.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, his review.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

He loved Pillion. He thought it was the greatest film of the year.

[Stephen Colbert]

We saw a clip in the intro. What's the film about? Other than, say, the spicier aspects of the.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

It's kind of a Richard Curtis esque romantic comedy. Love, actually.

[Stephen Colbert]

That sort of thing.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Yeah, but with a little bit of bdsm.

[Stephen Colbert]

Dom.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Sub. Dom story to it.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sure, yeah. And you were in your character. Tell us about your character. He rides in a motorcycle gang.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Yeah. Ray is member of a motorcycle gang and he spots Harry Melling's character Colin at a pub and decides to kind of take him on as a pillion.

[Stephen Colbert]

And what's a pillion? People who don't know.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

A pillion is someone who sits behind him on his motorcycle, rides him back, but also. And then they. They start a relationship. A very. So it's kind of a love story, but because it's very. The rules are very strict. Ray is very dominant.

[Stephen Colbert]

Love on your own terms?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

On Ray's terms, yes, very much so. But it's kind of a coming of age story. It's for Colin, Harry's character. It's his first relationship. So he's kind of figuring out what he wants out of a relationship and if this is right for him or not.

[Stephen Colbert]

The movie, as you said, is about. It's a first love. I'm just curious, do you remember your first love?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

I do, Steven.

[Stephen Colbert]

You do?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Yeah, I do.

[Commercial Narrator]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you mind sharing that with us? Who that is?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Yeah, it was. It was. I don't want to say her like. Let's just call her Bob. It was a girl. I was 8 years old in Sweden.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

And I had a crush on her for like two years.

[Stephen Colbert]

And did she know that you had a crush on her?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Yeah, very much so, yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

And was this unrequited?

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Well, I. After two years of. I didn't have. She was a year older as well and very pretty, so I couldn't really talk to her. But I got to school one day, or as I was leaving school one day, I found a note in my pocket, the pocket of my jacket. And it was a note from Bob saying, like, do you want to be my boyfriend? Yes. No. Maybe.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, that's exciting.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

It was exciting. And so I went home and said yes. And then couldn't sleep all night. I was so excited to come back. And I kind of pictured what that scenario would be. I would come to school and she'd be like, he said yes. And then the next morning I got there and I saw Bob and gave her the note. And she was like, what is this? And then I heard my friend Morton, who's no longer my friend.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, your friend put the note in your pocket.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

He wrote it.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

Yeah, yeah. Wow. So she knew. Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Wow. Things can be so.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

I lost a girlfriend and a best friend.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm so sorry.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

It was a rough day.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. Maybe someone will love you someday. Maybe. The film Pillion is in select theaters February 6th and nationwide February 20th. Alexander Skarsgard, everybody. Thank you for listening to the Late Show Pod show with Stephen Colbert. Just one more thing. If you want to see more of me, come to The Late Show YouTube channel for more clips and exclusives. Pluto TV has thousands of free movies and TV shows.

[Alexander Skarsgard]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Alexander Skarsgard]

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[Alexander Skarsgard]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Alexander Skarsgard]

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[Alexander Skarsgard]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Alexander Skarsgard]

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