Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen | Gettin' Wiles

Summary

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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Episode: Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen | Gettin' Wiles
Date: December 17, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this lively holiday edition of The Late Show Pod Show, Stephen Colbert welcomes back television favorites Anderson Cooper (of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360) and Andy Cohen (host of Watch What Happens Live) for their annual pre-New Year's Eve countdown chat. The conversation runs the gamut from political satire and playful recollections of New Year's Eve broadcasts, to heartfelt family moments, charming tales of parenting, and distinctive rituals that define their friendship. The episode is marked by joyful banter, candid confessions, and hilarious storytelling, all imbued with Colbert's signature wit.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Political Satire and Vanity Fair Article on Trump Administration

(03:33 - 12:46)

• Opening Monologue: Colbert delivers sharp commentary on a new Vanity Fair exposé featuring Trump aide Susie Wiles.
  • Colbert on Trump's Personality: “Wiles says Trump has an alcoholic's personality. I believe that and frankly, I think it's amazing he doesn't drink because he sure sounds like it.” (01:54)
• Playful Ribbing of Political Figures: Includes barbs about Donald Trump's Cabinet meetings and Elon Musk's eccentricities.
• Colbert on Surreal WH Dynamics: “She keeps a freestanding video monitor…with a live feed of Trump’s social media posts. So there’s fire and a constant stream of Trump social media posts. Are you sure that’s your office? Cause it sounds like hell to me.” (06:17)
• Feel-Good Science Segment: Introduction of “spy cockroaches” by a German startup for both military and rescue missions, blending real-world news with comedic skepticism.

2. Annual Anderson & Andy Holiday Visit

(14:32 - 21:27)

• Colbert Welcomes the Pair: Jokes about signs of the holidays being defined by their yearly Late Show appearance.
  • “This is how I know it’s the holidays. Anderson and Andy are here.” (15:03)
• New Year’s Eve Traditions: Discussion about their tradition of doing on-air shots during the live broadcast.
  • Colbert: "We like to do a couple shots with you guys just to get Anderson warmed up for my broadcast that night." (15:32)
  • Anderson: “But then it’s a blur for me. After the first, after the first one.” (15:28)
  • Andy: “I do it every Wednesday night on Watch What Happens Live.” (16:04)
• Last Year's NYE Afterparty: Recollection of attending Patti LuPone’s afterparty, with Andy “dragging” Anderson along, who admits to being quite drunk.
  • “I actually, I don’t drink other than when I'm with this guy on New Year’s Eve.” — Anderson Cooper (17:02)
• On-Air Antics: Anderson describes nervously checking headlines after New Year’s Eve, fearing what Andy might have done on air.
  • Anderson: “Really, in the last 30 minutes, I’m just looking at things online to see in what ways has he screwed us over.” (17:49)

3. Family Adventures & Disney World Tales

(21:27 - 23:12)

• Taking Their Sons to Disney World: Stories of visiting Disney World together with their young children.
  • “When Andy goes anywhere I slink along, I wear a hat. Andy, like, announces himself, you know.” — Anderson Cooper (18:42)
• Amusing Disney Mishap: They inadvertently had the Dumbo ride shut down for their private group, leading to embarrassment as other families waited.
  • Anderson: “I look around and I realize there’s no one else on this Dumbo ride. Just him and me...They have shut down the Dumbo ride so that this Dumbo and I can ride around on it with our kids.” (21:02)
  • Andy: “It was bad.” (21:03)

4. Bizarre NYC Habits & Fan Encounters

(23:12 - 26:29)

• Andy’s Hitchhiking: Andy reveals (again) that he sometimes hitchhikes in NYC, hoping for fans of his Housewives show to give him rides.
  • Andy: “If I can’t get a cab or an Uber, I'll stick my thumb out and hope that there’s a Housewives fan. He wants to give me a...” (23:36)
• Anderson’s Concern: Anderson recounts a story of an overly enthusiastic fan who traveled from abroad to meet him, and Andy mistakenly encouraging her.
  • “Your immediate response is yeah, you better get there." — Anderson Cooper (25:17)

5. Andy’s Secret Coloring Book Club

(26:29 - 27:47)

• Colbert Discovers Andy’s Coloring Rituals: Andy describes his “coloring club” with Amy Sedaris and friends, complete with cannabis and Sunday afternoon meetups.
  • Andy: “We smoke a joint and color on Sundays...we’re called the Sativis.” (26:42)
  • Colbert: “This is afternoon delight.” (27:10)
• Sharing Art: Andy presents his artwork, and Anderson expresses surprise at not knowing about this ritual after 30 years of friendship.

6. Heartfelt Family Moments: The Christmas Lists

(27:47 - 30:42)

• Anderson Shares His Sons’ Christmas Requests: Hilarious and sweet holiday wish-lists from his children, full of costumes and quirky items.
  • Wyatt (eldest): “A Hulk costume with muscles and big punchers, a dog costume ... and the last item is handcuffs.” (29:13)
  • Sebastian (younger): “Chocolate, a toothpaste costume ... and handcuffs that are bigger than Wyatt’s.” (29:49)
• Colbert’s Observations: Notes the family’s deep connection to costumes and tradition, showing photos of a costumed young Anderson.

7. Andy and Hanukkah

(30:42 - 31:21)

• Andy Lights the Menorah: Andy shares his annual tradition lighting the West Village menorah, expressing Jewish pride and the importance of family and heritage.
  • Andy: “Hanukkah means to me family and tradition. And this year more than ever, just being super proud of my heritage and being. Wanting to show the world, you know.” (31:00)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Stephen Colbert on the Trump Administration:
  “You’re not crazy. What’s happening is crazy.” (03:33)

• Anderson on New Year’s Eve On-Air Drinking:
  “After the first [shot], it’s a blur for me.” (15:28)

• Andy on their Disney World adventure:
  “Yes, that’s us on Tron.” (18:32)

• Anderson on the Dumbo ride incident:
  “I look down and there’s long line of people with their cameras out and I suddenly realize, oh, my God, they have shut down the Dumbo ride so that this Dumbo and I can ride around on it with our kids.” (21:02)

• Andy’s coloring club confession:
  “We smoke a joint and color on Sundays…we’re called the Sativis.” (26:42)

• Anderson reading his kids’ Christmas lists:
  “Wyatt wants a Hulk costume with muscles and big punchers, a dog costume, an elf costume, a bat costume...and the last item is handcuffs.” (29:13)

• Andy on Hanukkah:
  “Hanukkah means to me family and tradition. And this year more than ever, just being super proud of my heritage and being. Wanting to show the world, you know.” (31:00)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:00-01:33 — (Ads and Sponsor Messages, Skipped)
• 01:33-12:47 — Monologue: Trump Administration, Vanity Fair, “Spy Roaches”
• 14:32-15:11 — Anderson & Andy Annual Visit Begins
• 15:24-16:26 — On-Air Shots and NYE Preparation
• 16:45-17:49 — NYE Afterparty and On-Air Hijinks
• 18:25-21:27 — Disney World Story and Dumbo Ride Mishap
• 23:12-23:56 — Andy's Hitchhiking Confessions
• 25:00-25:49 — Anderson’s Fan-Stalker Anecdote
• 26:29-27:47 — Andy’s Coloring Club
• 27:47-30:42 — Anderson's Sons’ Christmas Lists
• 30:42-31:21 — Andy Lights the Menorah and Shares about Hanukkah

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Conclusion

This festive episode showcases the chemistry between Colbert, Cooper, and Cohen, blending irreverence, heartfelt family talk, and behind-the-scenes insight into their lives and friendship. From political lampooning to intimate holiday stories, the episode radiates warmth, humor, and authenticity—perfect listening for both longtime fans and holiday revelers alike.

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Transcript

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[Stephen Colbert]

Thank you very much. Very kind. Welcome one and all, ladies and gentlemen to the Late Show. I am your host Stephen Colbert. And ladies and gentlemen, If there's one thing Donald Trump wants, it's a hamburger. If there's a second thing though, it would be to make you think that you're crazy. That's why periodically I like to remind all of you that you're not crazy. What's happening is crazy. And today and today in the pages of Vanity Fair, they confirmed it. Who's they? Thems is the crazies. You see. Over the last year, Vanity Fair has conducted 11 on the record interviews with Trump's a woman named Susie Wiles. The article dropped today and Suzy dished bish. It was kind of surprising. People are kind of shocked by how frank she was. She started with her boss even though he doesn't drink. Wiles says Trump has an alcoholic's personality. I believe that and frankly, I think it's amazing he doesn't drink because he sure sounds like it.

[Andy Cohen]

An anomalous.

[Stephen Colbert]

Really?

[Andy Cohen]

An anomalous electrocution. As a result. We just set another sock rocket.

[Anderson Cooper]

Deadhead fed hair.

[Stephen Colbert]

You're gonna see some statistics coming out. God bless the United States. So for the last 11 months, we have watched Trump politicize the Justice Department in unprecedented ways to go after his political enemies, like. Like James Comey and Letitia James. But Wiles assured the interviewer that Trump is not constantly thinking about retribution. But she also said, in some cases, it may look like retribution, and there may be an element of that from time to time. Who would blame him? Not me. Okay, then I'll do it. Donald Trump. I blame you.

[Anderson Cooper]

I lose you.

[Stephen Colbert]

Did he resign?

[Anderson Cooper]

No.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. I really thought the fingers would do it. Now, Wiles also defended her boss, sort of admitting that Trump was on Epstein's plane. He's on the manifest. They were, you know, sort of young, single, whatever. I know it's a passe word, but sort of young, single playboys together. Yes. Young, single, sometimes married playboys in their 40s and 50s. Couple of carefree rapscallions partying with teenage girls and splitting a box of cologuard. You know, you. Asked in December about Trump falling asleep in all those Cabinet meetings. And she replied, he's not asleep. He's got his eyes closed and his head leaned back and, you know, he's fine. He's fine. His head's leaned back, little drool in the corner of his mouth. He keeps muttering, honkshoo, honkshoo. Every once in a while, his legs move like he's chasing a rabbit, you know, not asleep. According to Wiles, it's part of her job. She keeps a freestanding video monitor next to the fireplace in her West Wing office with a live feed of Trump's social media posts. So there's fire and a constant stream of Trump social media posts. Are you sure that's your office? Cause it sounds like hell to me. This was. Wiles was far less generous to former first buddy Elon Musk, saying he's an avowed ketamine user and he sleeps in a sleeping bag in the executive office building in the daytime. Well, okay, we don't know that he's sleeping. He could just be leaning back with his eyes closed in his awake bag. He's fine. In the interview, Wiles attacked Musk's destruction of usaid, which, until this year, distributed tons of vital aid to the world's poorest. She went after the way Musk eviscerated their budget, saying no rational person could think the USAID process was a good one. Well, good for her for speaking out now that it's way too late. Explains why the first aid choking signs in the White House say, step one, point, Step two, laugh. Step three, gossip. To Vanity Fair. Wiles does not. The best. Wiles does seem to have a soft spot for one Cabinet member. She referred to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. As my Bobby. And quirky Bobby, my God, how does he have this effect on women? I don't get it. I mean, it's like they take one look into his blue. His blue, blue, like glacier blue eyes. And I mean, wow. I mean, he's so. He's. He's so. He's so quirky. I. I love poetry. Along with the article. I really got into that there. I really got into that. Along with the article, Vanity Fair published some of the most harrowing photos of the Trump administration to date. And evidently they threw on a camera lens that they borrowed from the Hubble Space Telescope. Because here's Susie Wiles not sure what's happening. It looks like she's watching Stephen Miller unhinge his jaw to swallow a Labradoodle. They also published this photo of JD Vance that is actually the view from the space between the couch cushions. What's up? It was a photo of Caroline Levitt that is so detailed that you can see what some speculate are injection sites for her lip filler. Either that or she was bitten by. What was it again, Mr. President?

[Andy Cohen]

The black mamba, the brown mamba, and the viper from Peru.

[Stephen Colbert]

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[Andy Cohen]

They insist this doesn't hurt.

[Stephen Colbert]

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[Stephen Colbert]

Ladies and gentlemen, my guests tonight are two of of TVs finest from Anderson Cooper. 360 and watch what happens live. Please welcome back to the Late show Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. Look at that.

[Anderson Cooper]

How you doing?

[Stephen Colbert]

Nice. This is how you can take your, you can take your fifth Avenue store windows and your holly and your ivy and your tinsel. This is how I know it's the holidays. Anderson and Andy are here.

[Andy Cohen]

Hell yes. The the, the countdown to New Year's Eve has begun.

[Stephen Colbert]

Countdown to the countdown. Fifth year that you've been on the show together as a joint interview to get ready for your New Year's Eve countdown. We you guys do a couple of shots.

[Anderson Cooper]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

On the what's the is it one an hour? How do you do them on New Year's Eve?

[Andy Cohen]

One an hour.

[Anderson Cooper]

But then it's, it's a blur for me. After the first, after the first one.

[Stephen Colbert]

What we like to do is like we like to do a couple shots with you guys just to get Anderson warmed up for my broadcast that night. So this year, Lewis, would you want to join us, bro?

[Anderson Cooper]

You got a fourth.

[Stephen Colbert]

Bring out the shot key. Let's do it.

[Andy Cohen]

Oh yeah. Wow. Look at this. Make a guy feel at home.

[Stephen Colbert]

There you go.

[Anderson Cooper]

Oh, okay.

[Andy Cohen]

These are huge shots.

[Stephen Colbert]

I know.

[Andy Cohen]

These shots are very big.

[Stephen Colbert]

Done this before? I've never done this before.

[Andy Cohen]

I do it every Wednesday night on. Watch what happens live.

[Stephen Colbert]

All right. Okay. On three. One, two, three. Thanks, Nikki. There you go. Thank you, Lewis.

[Andy Cohen]

That was great.

[Stephen Colbert]

Quick question, Anderson. Do you have a broadcast tonight?

[Anderson Cooper]

You do?

[Stephen Colbert]

All right. Okay. Anderson, after New Year's Eve broadcast last year, which was fantastic as always, and informative, you guys went. I understand you went to Patti LuPone's after party.

[Anderson Cooper]

That is true.

[Stephen Colbert]

You went to her.

[Andy Cohen]

I dragged Anderson.

[Anderson Cooper]

You dragged me.

[Stephen Colbert]

Was that fun? I've never been to Patti LuPone's after party.

[Anderson Cooper]

I had never been to Patti LuPone's anything. And it was lovely. She's fantastic.

[Andy Cohen]

You remember none of it. You were so drunk.

[Stephen Colbert]

Really?

[Anderson Cooper]

Yes, I may have been drunk.

[Andy Cohen]

Yes.

[Anderson Cooper]

I actually, I don't drink other than when I'm with this guy on New Year's Eve.

[Stephen Colbert]

He had excellent influence, but. Yes. What was his behavior like?

[Andy Cohen]

Well, let me say this. Around 10:45 on New Year's Eve, every year I become the straight man of our broadcast. Okay. And I am driving the ship of CNN starting at 8:45 seconds. Yes, I am. Yes, I am.

[Anderson Cooper]

I have to intervene.

[Andy Cohen]

This is the truth. I hear the song slur in his voice. I know his voice so well. And last year, I really did get him a little drunk on New Year's Eve. And so by the time we went to Patty's house, it was no, I.

[Anderson Cooper]

Was fully in control. I don't remember much, but it was fun. The problem for me is after New Year's Eve, as soon as we get off, really, in the last 30 minutes, I'm just looking at things online to see in what ways has he screwed us over? Like, in what ways did he say things that he. Did he say that I'm going to have to clean up after? Will the headline of the Drudge Report inevitably be the next morning? This is cnn, question mark with the picture this guy.

[Andy Cohen]

That's an old chestnut.

[Anderson Cooper]

Yes, an old chestnut.

[Stephen Colbert]

You guys went to Disney World this year?

[Anderson Cooper]

We did. We went to Disney with our kids.

[Stephen Colbert]

With your boys. Yes. Here you guys are.

[Andy Cohen]

Yes, that's us on Tron.

[Anderson Cooper]

Yes. My kids were too little to go.

[Stephen Colbert]

On Tron, so they're just free range at this point, flying around.

[Anderson Cooper]

Yes. When you should have seen Andy and I arriving at Disney. I mean, first of all, the two gayest guys. And we got kids. And when Andy goes Anywhere I slink along, I wear a hat. Andy, like, announces himself, you know.

[Andy Cohen]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

French charming.

[Andy Cohen]

Yes.

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Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Coming back to his castle. I appreciate it. Was it the most magical place on earth?

[Anderson Cooper]

I had an amazing time. I thought it was incredible.

[Stephen Colbert]

It's a lot of fun.

[Anderson Cooper]

It was incredible. It was a little weird because the only other time I'd been there, I was six years old.

[Stephen Colbert]

And that's at Disney World or Disneyland.

[Anderson Cooper]

The Florida one. I was confused.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, World.

[Anderson Cooper]

Yeah, world. And I went without anybody in my family. I went with some family friend and their little son. And apparently I was inconsolable every night. And I would just be weeping on the phone, calling home. This time was much better.

[Andy Cohen]

No tears.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, there were no tears.

[Andy Cohen]

No tears from Andy.

[Stephen Colbert]

You were actually embodying Cinderella.

[Anderson Cooper]

Yes, exactly.

[Stephen Colbert]

But as always.

[Anderson Cooper]

But it was funny because the first ride we go on was the Dumbo ride.

[Stephen Colbert]

And that was a fun one for the kids.

[Anderson Cooper]

It was a great one for the kids. Yeah. We have a guide because if you pay a certain. You know, they give you a guide. And so we got a guide, which certainly didn't have when I was six. And would.

[Andy Cohen]

The young Vanderbilt boy knew nothing without. What.

[Anderson Cooper]

A guy.

[Andy Cohen]

Yeah, he didn't have a. He didn't have a guide because they brought. He brought his butler. So he didn't need a guy. The butler took him around.

[Commercial Announcer]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay, so you had a guy.

[Anderson Cooper]

We're on the Dumbo ride, and it's great. I'm with my kids, and he's in the back in another Dumbo with his kids. And everybody's enjoying themselves and we're going up and down. And gradually I look around and I realize there's no one else on this Dumbo ride. Just him and me. And there's a lot of other Dumbos empty. And I look down and there's long line of people with their cameras out and I suddenly realize, oh, my God, they have shut down the Dumbo ride so that this Dumbo and I can ride around on it with our kids. And I begin to just slink down in the Dumbo.

[Andy Cohen]

It was bad.

[Anderson Cooper]

It was bad.

[Andy Cohen]

It was bad.

[Anderson Cooper]

Not good. And Andy gets off, and his kids are like, let's do it again. Andy's like, yeah, let's do it again. I was like, no, no, no, no. So we had a talk with the guy, and we're like, look, just gotta be clear. I don't know who else you've guided, but we can't do that. So we deferred that. It never happened. Again, but it was a little shocking for me.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sure.

[Anderson Cooper]

Yeah, sure. Not good.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah.

[Anderson Cooper]

Yeah. Not a good look.

[Stephen Colbert]

We're gonna take a quick break. We'll be right back with more.

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[Stephen Colbert]

Indeed. Hey, we're back with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. Last year we discussed this something really disturbing about Andy's behavior and that was he hitchhikes in New York City. Like he'll we're all into well.

[Andy Cohen]

If I can't get a cab or an Uber, I'll stick my thumb out and hope that there's a Housewives fan. He wants to give me a.

[Anderson Cooper]

Lip. I've seen him get it. It does it all the.

[Andy Cohen]

Time. Thank.

[Stephen Colbert]

You. Which is obviously. Obviously kids don't do.

[Anderson Cooper]

That. But Andy's philosophy is every friend was once a.

[Andy Cohen]

Stranger. That's.

[Stephen Colbert]

Correct. Has it improved at all this.

[Anderson Cooper]

Year? It has gotten only worse. And I'll tell you why. I've had a couple incidents of very exuberant, deranged people who want to meet with.

[Stephen Colbert]

Me. Sure. Because you're sending the Messages through the TV screen.

[Anderson Cooper]

Right? Exactly. Yes. I don't know why he doesn't get this, but I get this a lot. A lady came up to him several months ago and she had flown in from Tokyo, I believe it was somewhere in the Far East. And she went up to him and said, oh, you know, I'm here to see Anderson, I'm visiting Anderson. And Andy calls me up. This is. I only learned this later when I call up Andy, I'm talking to him, I'm like, hey, how's it going? He goes, and I said, oh, you know, this kind of deranged person came to my place and she'd actually come from like Japan. And Andy said, oh, that's so weird because this Asian lady came up to me outside my gym and said that she was in town to see you. And I told her, well, you're leaving tomorrow, so you better go today if you want to see.

[Stephen Colbert]

Me. Yeah, yeah. Uh.

[Anderson Cooper]

Huh. And I'm listening to this. I'm like, Andy, first of all, a person approaches you outside your gym, no one knows where you're working out, which means this person has followed you to your gym to approach you about.

[Andy Cohen]

Me. I screwed.

[Anderson Cooper]

Up. And your immediate response is yeah, you better get there.

[Stephen Colbert]

Quick. Yeah, yeah. So going through the back door, he leaves that open. Yes. Yeah, yeah.

[Anderson Cooper]

Right. Do you know about the. Do you know about the key in the flower.

[Andy Cohen]

Pot? Yeah, I mean.

[Anderson Cooper]

Yeah. So it hasn't gotten better. It's getting.

[Stephen Colbert]

Worse. Do you guys now it's not all just doing shots and going over to Patti the Pone's house or going to Disneyland? I assume that you guys have other fun.

[Anderson Cooper]

Together. By the way, that I don't know what is in that tequila, but my God, it.

[Andy Cohen]

Is. It's.

[Anderson Cooper]

Tequila. It is coursing through my.

[Stephen Colbert]

Veins. That's what it.

[Commercial Announcer]

Was.

[Stephen Colbert]

Jesus. That's what you pay.

[Anderson Cooper]

For. Is this what I want? Is this what everyone does every.

[Stephen Colbert]

Weekend? It's that George Clooney Hollywood tequila there. Would you like another.

[Anderson Cooper]

Shot? No, I.

[Andy Cohen]

Barely. He's going to have a good show.

[Anderson Cooper]

Tonight. Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. I. I'm going to have some free time. I'm going to have some free time coming up starting in June and I. I'm looking for a hobbit. What, what's going to happen in this? It's going to be a self storage place. You can leave your albums in here. It's just going to the honor.

[Anderson Cooper]

System. Man, that sucks.

[Stephen Colbert]

Now. Yeah. But um, what are you gonna do? And I need a hobby and I Understand that you guys do coloring books together. Oh, no. Is this.

[Andy Cohen]

True? No. I'm in a coloring club with your friend Amy.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sedaris. Oh, this is with Amy.

[Anderson Cooper]

Sean.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. Now with him?

[Andy Cohen]

Yes. No, he's not involved. No. Every Sunday at.

[Anderson Cooper]

3. How do I not know this about.

[Andy Cohen]

You? How did you not know this? Every Sunday at 3, we meet. We're called the Sativis.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. You and Amy are the.

[Andy Cohen]

Sativis. Me and Amy and our friend Chloe. And we meet and we. We smoke a joint in color on.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sundays. Coloring.

[Andy Cohen]

Books. Yes, coloring.

[Stephen Colbert]

Books. What time on.

[Andy Cohen]

Sundays? Three o' clock.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sundays. This is.

[Andy Cohen]

Afternoon. Afternoon.

[Stephen Colbert]

Delight.

[Andy Cohen]

Wow.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. Clears our.

[Andy Cohen]

Heads. And the slogan is leave your brain at the.

[Stephen Colbert]

Door. I have one of.

[Andy Cohen]

Your. That's my work from last.

[Stephen Colbert]

Week. Do you want to show this.

[Anderson Cooper]

One?

[Commercial Announcer]

Sure. There you.

[Stephen Colbert]

Go.

[Andy Cohen]

Sure. That.

[Stephen Colbert]

One?

[Commercial Announcer]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. Oh, my.

[Andy Cohen]

God. I did this last.

[Commercial Announcer]

Week.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. Close up of that. There's your camera right.

[Andy Cohen]

There. I mean, that's good. That is.

[Stephen Colbert]

Good. Is that a. Is.

[Andy Cohen]

That. I did.

[Stephen Colbert]

This. Is that a Tom of.

[Andy Cohen]

Finland? Yeah. Do you want this for your.

[Anderson Cooper]

Office? I've known you for, like 30 years. How do I not know you do this every.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sunday? Yes. How did you not suspect? He does this every Sunday. That's very nice. Well, invite me sometime.

[Andy Cohen]

Okay. We would love.

[Stephen Colbert]

It. That'd be wonderful. Yeah. Yes. We're gonna take another break here, but we will be right back with more Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper. Anderson. Yeah, you. Once upon a time, when you were here for the Christmas show, you once brought along your eldest son's Christmas list.

[Anderson Cooper]

List.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes.

[Anderson Cooper]

Okay.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. I was curious whether you brought another one this.

[Anderson Cooper]

Year. I. I did. I brought both my kids. My kids love to make Christmas lists. I have a three and a half year old and a five, almost six year old.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay.

[Anderson Cooper]

And. And so. Yeah, so. Excuse me, I. I'm. The tequila is coursing through.

[Andy Cohen]

My. I was just gonna say this is me at 10:45 at night, where I'm like, I need to take.

[Anderson Cooper]

Control. I made. So I have two Christmas lists for my sons, and I actually brought them and. Did you bring the list they each have? Yes, they each have two.

[Andy Cohen]

Lists. I'll take them.

[Anderson Cooper]

Out. Okay. All.

[Commercial Announcer]

Right. All.

[Anderson Cooper]

Right. Okay.

[Andy Cohen]

Okay. Now who do you believe? Now who do you.

[Anderson Cooper]

Believe? Okay, so this is my eldest son Wyatt's Christmas.

[Stephen Colbert]

List. Everybody write this.

[Anderson Cooper]

Down. He wants a Hulk costume with muscles and big punchers, which are giant fists. A dog costume, an elf costume, a bat.

[Andy Cohen]

Costume. They love.

[Anderson Cooper]

Costumes. They love costumes. Not Batman they just want a bat costume, like a plane that takes off by itself. And the last item is handcuffs.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sure. That's for the bat. That's for the boy. It's not.

[Anderson Cooper]

Batman. Not sure what it's for Sebastian, who's three and a half. His list is he wants a chocolate.

[Andy Cohen]

Costume.

[Anderson Cooper]

Chocolate? Yeah. He loves chocolate. He wants a toothpaste costume. He loves toothpaste. He wants a.

[Stephen Colbert]

Real. Oh, that's.

[Anderson Cooper]

Nice. He wants glasses for the sun, a snake, but a pretend one. And he wants handcuffs that are bigger than.

[Stephen Colbert]

Wyatt's. That's a little.

[Andy Cohen]

Brother. That's.

[Stephen Colbert]

Good. Highly influenced.

[Andy Cohen]

Clearly. That's very good. Wow. A lot of.

[Anderson Cooper]

Costumery.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. Iverson grew up. It works. It runs in the family. Here you are. This is you dressed up as a.

[Anderson Cooper]

Knight. Yes. As a little boy, this was like. No, but this literally. I spent my entire childhood. Every photo of me as a child is in a.

[Stephen Colbert]

Costume. Here you are, another.

[Anderson Cooper]

One. Very relatable. Very.

[Stephen Colbert]

Relatable.

[Andy Cohen]

Yes. That is from the halls of.

[Stephen Colbert]

Windsor. And I think. Here you are. I think you're Bolsheviks in this one. You and your brother. Yeah. I'm not sure what's going on here. Wow, Andy, we also have a lovely photo of you. We're not leaving you out.

[Commercial Announcer]

Andy.

[Anderson Cooper]

No. Let's.

[Stephen Colbert]

See. This is you. This is you just this past weekend, festively lighting a giant menorah in the West Village for.

[Andy Cohen]

Hanukkah. I light the West Village menorah every.

[Stephen Colbert]

Year. And what does Hanukkah. What does Hanukkah mean to you? What does doing this mean to you.

[Andy Cohen]

Andy? Hanukkah means to me family and tradition. And this year more than ever, just being super proud of my heritage and being. Wanting to show the world, you.

[Stephen Colbert]

Know. Here we are. Well, fellas, thanks so much for being here. I did really love New Year's Eve. We love you. We'll see. We'll see you on New Year's.

[Andy Cohen]

Eve. We love.

[Stephen Colbert]

You. We love you, too. We love you both. You can ring in the New Year with Anderson and Andy by watching them host CNN's live New Year's Eve coverage. Check it out, y'. All. 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.

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