Jessica Williams (Extended)

Summary

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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Episode: Jessica Williams (Extended)

Date: January 26, 2026
Guest: Jessica Williams

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Episode Overview

This episode features a warm and energetic conversation between Stephen Colbert and actress/comedian Jessica Williams, best known for her work on Love Life, 2 Dope Queens, and the acclaimed Apple TV+ series Shrinking. The discussion is lively, weaving through tales of awards show mishaps, mentorship from Harrison Ford, nostalgic reflections on childhood and millennial life, crafting obsessions, and the quirky personalities of their pets. The episode is rich with humorous anecdotes, off-script diversions, and charming chemistry between the two.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

SAG Awards Anecdote and Harrison Ford Connection

(02:23 – 05:14)

• Colbert prompts Williams to recount her memorable Screen Actors Guild Awards moment, where she delivered the opening “I am an actor” bit on live TV.
  • Jessica shares Harrison Ford’s nonplussed reaction before the bit (“What?”) and the surreal aftermath of receiving a call from Ford, leading to comedic confusion about him eating tacos at the Paul Smith boutique.
• Jessica reflects on the unpredictability of doing live TV, saying: “When you’re in the room and you’re doing something live, you have no idea how things are going to play.” (05:15)
• Discussion about how Jessica stores Harrison Ford’s contact in her phone under “Harrison!” and the satisfaction of seeing it pop up.

Acting with Harrison Ford and Dynamics on Shrinking

(06:06 – 07:46)

• Jessica describes her relationship with Harrison Ford on the set of Shrinking as a surrogate father-daughter dynamic on and off-screen.
• She admires Ford’s legendary status:

  “He’s Han Solo. He’s Indiana Jones. He’s that dude from Witness. Like, he’s all of it.” (06:41)

• Colbert and Williams discuss nerves working with icons and using that dynamic to fuel their characters’ relationship—Jessica enjoys her creative license to play an “annoying millennial” to Ford’s “Paul.”

The Joys and Struggles of Crafting

(08:02 – 09:27)

• Colbert pivots to how Jessica soothes herself in stressful times. She shares her obsession with arts and crafts, particularly reupholstering chairs and taking sewing classes.
• Colbert reminisces about reupholstering his first chair during a difficult period—jobless and preparing for a new baby—poking fun at how his wife wasn’t as impressed as he hoped.

  Jessica: “She was probably, like, fully pregnant watching you build a chair, and she was like, ew.” (08:44)

• They laugh about what becomes of sentimental yet impractical furniture with changing family dynamics.

Life as Empty Nesters & Dog Personalities

(09:45 – 11:32)

• Jessica and Stephen compare life as empty nesters, enjoying pet companionship while their kids are grown.
• Jessica describes her dog's astrological sign (a Taurus) and relates it to family quirks.
• The conversation becomes heartfelt and goofy, discussing their pets’ tenderness, intelligence, and odd behaviors.

  Jessica: “He was born tender...he doesn’t like any funny business...” (10:44) Colbert: “He has to know that we’re there and we’re okay. ...I’m not sure if he cares if we’re okay.” (11:04)

Generational Gaming & Tech Nostalgia

(12:05 – 14:54)

• Jessica shifts to video game nostalgia, referencing Donkey Kong, Dance Dance Revolution, and the “quarter system” etiquette at arcades, learning that this is universal “gamer etiquette.”
• Colbert boasts his classic arcade skills (Centipede, Air Hockey), while Jessica traces the evolution from pre-Internet childhood to the advent of colorful iMacs and typing tutorials.
• They gently roast each other’s generational gaps and bond over old-school, analog social rules.

Millennial Upbringing & Unexpected Tangents

(13:36 – 15:05)

• Jessica describes the “sweet spot” of the millennial experience—bridging life before and after the Internet.

  “We did have that time before Internet, actually.” (13:35)

• Both laugh about how planned questions get derailed, with Jessica declaring:

  “I’m happy we did this. This was none of the stuff we prepared to talk about.” (15:06)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

Jessica Williams (on acting with Harrison Ford):
“Watching him perform...it’s like watching a beautiful sunrise...he’s got star quality. He’s Han Solo. He’s Indiana Jones. He’s that dude from Witness. Like, he’s all of it.” (06:41)

Stephen Colbert (on his first reupholstered chair):
“That chair should go. I said, no, that’s the first chair I reupholstered for you to rock in with our baby in your arms. And she’s like, oh, that should definitely go.” (09:37)

Jessica Williams (on being live at the SAG Awards):
“When you’re in the room and you’re doing something live, you have no idea how things are going to play.” (05:15)

Jessica Williams (on millennial pre-Internet childhood):
“I feel like millennials kind of grew up in a sweet spot because we did have that time before Internet, actually.” (13:35)

Jessica Williams (meta-commentary):
“I’m happy we did this. This was none of the stuff we prepared to talk about.” (15:06)

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Timestamps of Key Segments

• 02:23 – Revisiting the SAG Awards “I Am An Actor” moment & Harrison Ford’s reaction
• 06:06 – Dynamic with Harrison Ford on Shrinking and real-life mentorship
• 08:02 – Arts & crafts as self-soothing; chair reupholstering stories
• 09:45 – Discussing empty-nester life, dogs’ personalities, and astrological signs
• 12:05 – Dog intelligence and quirky behaviors, segue to video gaming
• 13:36 – Millennial nostalgia: arcade etiquette, early Internet and typing classes
• 15:06 – Reflecting on conversational tangents and episode wrap-up

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Atmosphere & Tone

This episode is characterized by authentic rapport, frequent laughter, and playful banter, with both host and guest relishing digressions. Williams’ warmth and spontaneity echo Colbert’s quick wit, resulting in an unscripted, humanizing celebrity interview. The overall mood: candid, friendly, and filled with laugh-out-loud moments.

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For Listeners

This episode is a delightful, personality-forward chat offering behind-the-scenes glimpses at award shows, practical comedy from the acting trenches, and a celebration of the messy, funny moments of real life. Whether you’re a Shrinking fan, millennial, or dog lover, there’s something here that’ll make you smile.

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Transcript

[Stephen Colbert]

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[Hank]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Jessica Williams]

It's the Late Show Poncho with Stephen Colbert.

[Stephen Colbert]

Welcome back. Hey, folks. I'm here to tell you that you know my next guest from Love Life. Two dubbed queens. And she now stars in season three of Shrinking.

[Shawn]

I was gonna say sorry. For what? Nasty. I was. She was supposed to apologize for cheating on me. I ain't want her to jump on me and tell me to make her dinner like nothing happen. Being accountable matters.

[Jessica Williams]

I see what this is. You want a smoocher.

[Mint Mobile Announcer]

What? Do you?

[Shawn]

No, I don't.

[Jessica Williams]

Then why'd you agree to dinner, Shawn?

[Shawn]

She made me.

[Jessica Williams]

She didn't make you do anything. Look, Paul told you about the field, right? This magical energy force that sends you everything you need in life.

[Shawn]

That's just Jesus, right?

[Stephen Colbert]

Wow.

[Jessica Williams]

I'm a lot less crunchy than Paul. So I think once you know what you need to work on the most in your life, you just start seeing it everywhere.

[Stephen Colbert]

Please welcome back to the Late Show. Jessica Williams, Nice to see you. Thank you so much.

[Jessica Williams]

Wow. Lovely.

[Stephen Colbert]

Wow, you look so lovely and sparkly. You look like the Queen of Winter.

[Jessica Williams]

Really?

[Stephen Colbert]

Thank you.

[Jessica Williams]

Winter is coming. Or it's already here.

[Stephen Colbert]

It's here.

[Jessica Williams]

It's 10 degrees outside.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, it's only about 15 in here.

[Mint Mobile Announcer]

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[Jessica Williams]

Wow.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. We're currently heading into the thick of the awards season.

[Jessica Williams]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. And I want to revisit a really great moment from last year's Screen Actors Guild award show. Some people may know about this moment. I know this moment. You know what this is? Can you explain to people what we're about to see?

[Jessica Williams]

Okay, so the footage that we are about to see is from last year and it is at the SAG Awards, now the Actor Awards. And in this clip, I am doing this. At the beginning of every actor awards, they have an actor say that. Something, something, something, something. This is a story and I am an actor. And so for this clip, and it's.

[Stephen Colbert]

Live in the audience, and it's live.

[Jessica Williams]

And it, like, streamed on Netflix. And so for this clip in particular, I did tell my co star, Harrison Ford, that I was doing this I am an actor bit. And the last thing he said to me was, what? And then this happened. Los Angeles is known as the city of dreams. And sure enough, all my dreams have come true here from my dream of preparing. I told him.

[Stephen Colbert]

Go look.

[Jessica Williams]

Hi, I'm jessica williams. I'm la born and bred, and I am an actor.

[Stephen Colbert]

Did he. Was that. That's a wonderful moment. Wonderful moment there. But did he know that he was doing something funny? Was he aware?

[Jessica Williams]

Honestly. Honestly, the scary thing is, I still have no idea. Only because, like, a few. I was at my house, it was my day off because we were shooting Shrinking Season three, and he. I had a missed call from him. And like, I never. You never get a missed call from Harrison Ford. And I remember distinctly feeling like I need to go grab my keys. Oh, my God. Pee paws down in the well. Like, something's wrong. Like, I have to find this guy. Like, I started panicking.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, sure, sure, sure, sure.

[Jessica Williams]

So I called him and I was like, he's like, hello? And I was like, hey, Harrison. Hi. Dude, did you call me? Did you call me? And he's like, oh, yeah. And I was like, yeah. He's like, I'm at Paul Smith. And I was like, what? And that's like a boutique store that you can shop at and get colorful socks. And he's like, I'm at Paul Smith. I'm sitting with this guy that works here. He loved our bit. And then I was like, what? And he's like, he says he knows you, and we're having tacos. And I was like, what?

[Stephen Colbert]

Do they serve tacos at Paul Smith?

[Jessica Williams]

No, they don't serve tacos at Paul Smith. I don't know how he got tacos at Paul Smith.

[Stephen Colbert]

Harrison Ford.

[Jessica Williams]

He's Harrison Ford. Yeah, yeah. And so anyway, he's having tacos with this guy, and this guy gets on the phone with me and he's like, hey, girl. Hey, girl. I loved your bit with Harrison. And do you remember me? I was like, I don't know who you are. And he's like, well, you know, we know each other. I don't know if we know each other. So if that guy is watching, can you please, like, DM me so I can make sure you actually know me? But Harrison then found out, I think, that it was a bit that played really well at home from that guy. That's right.

[Stephen Colbert]

All right.

[Jessica Williams]

That's right. That guy told him. That's good.

[Stephen Colbert]

He has those people in front of you.

[Jessica Williams]

But when you're, you know, when you're in the room and you're doing something live, you have no idea how things are going to play.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm curious because, you know, I like you. I'm lucky enough to have met some of my heroes, and I got them in my phone, and I always put in a fake name for the person or I put a little code so if somebody finds my phone, they don't know that I'm, you know, I know this person.

[Jessica Williams]

That's right.

[Stephen Colbert]

How do you have Harrison Ford in your phone?

[Jessica Williams]

I have him as Harrison, exclamation point. And then I have the chip photo. It's, like, super small, so it's like him doing that. Sure.

[Stephen Colbert]

So they definitely know that it's Harrison Ford.

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah. I needed it. It does feel good. In the rare time that it happens to have something, say Harrison and with a chip on my phone, and I go, that's nice. I made it. It's really nice.

[Stephen Colbert]

That is lovely, you guys in that moment. I like the end when you're kind of slapping at each other. You guys seem like there's some real affection there, like there is between your characters on the show.

[Jessica Williams]

Right. It's really nice.

[Stephen Colbert]

You have some emotional moments this season.

[Jessica Williams]

We do. This season is really great. There's a lot of really great. Paul is the character that Harrison plays, and my character's Gabby. And there's a lot of really good surrogate mentor, surrogate father, daughter stuff this season that I'm really excited for people to see. And he's just one of the greatest living actors that we are so lucky to have. And watching him perform, we got to do some really great stuff. It's like watching a beautiful sunrise. Like, you're like. It is like, looking at the best possible version. It's like, he's got star quality. He's Han Solo. He's Indiana Jones. He's that dude from Witness. Like, he's like, he's all of it.

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[Stephen Colbert]

Well, I'm curious is that I got to do one scene with him once, and I had to summon every bit of, like, balls I had just to do the scene with him.

[Jessica Williams]

What was the scene? What did you do?

[Stephen Colbert]

It was a sketch we did for this show. And not only did I have to do it with him, I had to sell him on doing it, which was almost harder than actually doing it.

[Jessica Williams]

That's not my job, which is really nice. Yeah, no, I don't have to do.

[Stephen Colbert]

It, but, you know, and then he's doing this thing where he's talking to you about it with the thing.

[Jessica Williams]

He loves that thing.

[Stephen Colbert]

Exactly. Do you ever get over that? Like, that feeling of, holy, I'm talking that person forward?

[Jessica Williams]

No, but the nice thing is that Paul is Gabby's sort of mentor. And for me, being a supporting actress for him is how can Gabby actually really irritate Paul's character to give him something to push up against? And so I get creative license to be, like, an annoying millennial to him. Like, I get to talk to him about, like, safe. And that's what the script is. And I didn't write it.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sure.

[Jessica Williams]

You know, and it's, like, fine. You know, it's a really cool spot.

[Stephen Colbert]

Can we say, say on cbs?

[Jessica Williams]

I don'. Honestly, my parents are here tonight, and I hated saying it, but that's what came out. Bleep it anyway.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay, so you play a therapist. Yes. And a lot of people could use some these days. I'm a big fan. I'm a big fan of therapy. Okay. I'm just curious. In these stressful times, what do you do? What is your self soothing?

[Jessica Williams]

My self soothing is hyper fixations on arts and crafts, I think.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, like, what do we. You got a hot glue gun?

[Jessica Williams]

What are you doing? I do. I have a hot glue gun. My dream. I'm working towards a dream of reupholstering chairs.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, I've done a little bit of reupholstering.

[Jessica Williams]

When? When did you do that?

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, well, it was when our first baby was here, and she's 30 now.

[Jessica Williams]

Okay.

[Stephen Colbert]

I was very unemployed.

[Jessica Williams]

Really?

[Stephen Colbert]

And so was Evie. I had been fired, and so had she, and a baby was on the way. Don't recommend that situation at all.

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah, it's tougher. She was probably, like, fully pregnant watching you build a chair, and she was like, ew.

[Stephen Colbert]

What? I think it was a little bit of a turn on, you know?

[Jessica Williams]

Okay, okay. It could.

[Stephen Colbert]

That's how I remember it, darling. But no, but we were nesting, you know, like, we were nesting. And so it was like. Yeah, I learned to, like, stretch the fabric and get the right, you know, little trapunto.

[Jessica Williams]

Yes, A Trapunto's classic. They have all those weird old timey names.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jessica Williams]

I'm also taking a sewing class right now that I started a couple weeks ago.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay.

[Jessica Williams]

But it's to get to being able to do, like, cushions and box cushions.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, sure.

[Jessica Williams]

But I just want to have a staple gun. And, like. Because a lot of this is just some staple gun stuff.

[Stephen Colbert]

You don't have to tell me. I wasn't good at it.

[Jessica Williams]

Really. Would you ever do it again? Do you get the call of the wild?

[Stephen Colbert]

Actually, we looked at the first chair that I reupholstered just this weekend because we're empty nesters now. We're like, what are we doing? All this stuff. And so we looked at it and she goes, that chair should go. I said, no, that's the first chair I reupholstered for you to rock in with our baby in your arms. And she's like, oh, that should definitely go.

[Jessica Williams]

I think she feels similarly to what I thought the first time. Are you guys. What's it like being an empty nester? Because my parents are kind of empty. I feel like they're, like, dating again. It's lovely. Or did you never stop?

[Stephen Colbert]

We love the kids, and the kids are in the New York area, so that's. We get to see everything. Exactly. So it's kind of nice, you know. We got the dog. Oh, yeah, he's sleeping late, unfortunately.

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah. Yeah. I have a dog too, but he's a Taurus, so he likes to sleep in a lot.

[Stephen Colbert]

Your dog has a sign.

[Jessica Williams]

He's a sign. His star sign's a Taurus. He was born like Sincorre. I'm a Leo.

[Stephen Colbert]

Is that a good combo?

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah, it's good. I mean, my dad's a Taurus, but I think mostly honestly, I'm a Taurus.

[Stephen Colbert]

And Evie is Leo cancer.

[Jessica Williams]

Are you a Taurus? Interesting.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm a Taurus. I don't know what any of that means.

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah, that's cool. You're kind of a cool, chill guy.

[Stephen Colbert]

Hook em horns. You like to hang something like that.

[Jessica Williams]

This is kind of classic.

[Stephen Colbert]

There you go.

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah, I get that. My dad's a Taurus, my dog's a Taurus. But my boy dogs are more. So a lot of them are like, wait, what are we doing? And my dad's kind of like that too. Actually, my dad's like, wait, what's happening?

[Stephen Colbert]

Is he affectionate with you as a dog or something?

[Jessica Williams]

Yes, he's tender. He was born tender. He's just like a. But he's kind of like. They told me he was the sheriff in his litter. So he doesn't like any funny business. Like, he doesn't like when people are crying. Like it makes him sad. He's tender.

[Stephen Colbert]

He's just really soulful. My dog Benny's a lovely dog and I know that he has good feelings toward me, but he mostly investigates us.

[Jessica Williams]

What do you mean? Investigate us?

[Stephen Colbert]

He comes over and he goes, you there? Ok. And then he goes away.

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

He has to know that we're there and we're okay.

[Jessica Williams]

Mine too.

[Stephen Colbert]

Or we're there. I'm not sure if he cares if we're okay. He has to know that we're there. And then as long as we're there, we're like, well, we're cool. And then he might come up to me and then just go like this. He'll come out of Spaniard. He'll just lean cute. He'll lean up like just a little.

[Jessica Williams]

He doesn't like to cuddle, though.

[Stephen Colbert]

He does not like to cuddle.

[Jessica Williams]

Mine loves to cuddle. Mine's is like a baby. No. Oh, my God. Could you imagine if we just traded dogs on here? How many flags that would send up?

[Stephen Colbert]

People would hate it. That'd be a good. Could that be a reality show? Don't people like trade wives?

[Hank]

They did.

[Jessica Williams]

They did do that.

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[Jessica Williams]

For what?

[Stephen Colbert]

Trade dogs.

[Jessica Williams]

Wait, can I ask, is your dog smart? How's your dog on the smart o meter?

[Stephen Colbert]

He's pretty smart. He's pretty smart.

[Jessica Williams]

My dog is.

[Stephen Colbert]

He's a working dog. He's a field dog.

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah, my dog is like, so he scares me. He's like Coco the gorilla. I feel like. Like he really uses his hand. Like he could probably use his hands to lift it. I don't like it.

[Stephen Colbert]

If he had hands.

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah, but he's kind of really smart.

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He plays.

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah. He covers his eyes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Peek a boo.

[Jessica Williams]

Yeah. Do you remember that big ghost thing from Super Mario? The one that goes like this? The big ghosty. You never played video games? Wait, you're supposed to be a nerd. So you just like.

[Stephen Colbert]

I was 61 years old. I played defense mar. Donkey Kong? Yes.

[Jessica Williams]

Okay, great.

[Stephen Colbert]

I play Donkey Kong like a mother trucker.

[Jessica Williams]

Did you know there's a new Donkey Kong?

[Stephen Colbert]

It's called Mario.

[Jessica Williams]

No, it's called Donkey Kong. There's A new Donkey Kong for the switch. I game a lot.

[Stephen Colbert]

No, I did. Because by the time all that stuff came along, I didn't have any time for that. But I was like, defender. Yeah, I was zaxon. A vortex. Nope, nope. Centipede.

[Jessica Williams]

Centipede.

[Stephen Colbert]

I know Centipede. Oh, the ball. I had the glove and everything.

[Jessica Williams]

Oh, there's a glove that comes with Centipede.

[Stephen Colbert]

I made that part up.

[Jessica Williams]

Okay, that's crazy. I didn't believe you. I didn't believe. I was like, yeah, right. I don't believe it. Well, we used to play when I was coming up. I was born 1989. We used to play DDR. Do you remember Dance Dance Revolution at all?

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, yeah, I know. Yeah. But yeah, later. Yeah.

[Jessica Williams]

And I was laughing, talking to my fellow millennial. We would have these plastic mats that you could plug into your PlayStation. That kind of didn't work.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jessica Williams]

You know, but for the most part. Do you know about the quarter system? Did you guys have that when you were growing up? It's a quarter system. It's like you go to the arcade and there's like a DDR machine and you put a quarter on the screen and wait for your turn.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, I mean, that's just sort of all gaming.

[Jessica Williams]

Is that etiquette?

[Stephen Colbert]

That's all gaming etiquette. Like foos. I'm next. You put your quarter on the side of the foosball table.

[Jessica Williams]

Oh, really?

[Stephen Colbert]

Foosball's non electronic gaming.

[Jessica Williams]

Tell me more about the days of foosball. Okay.

[Stephen Colbert]

Air hockey.

[Jessica Williams]

Yes. I love air hockey.

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[Jessica Williams]

I used to grow up playing. I played air hockey, bowling. I feel like millennials kind of grew up in a sweet spot because we did have that time before Internet, actually. And I do remember, like, last night.

[Stephen Colbert]

The last group that really had. You just discovered the Internet. Yes.

[Jessica Williams]

One day, I remember we got a grant from my school. One day we walked in and there were blue plastic imac computers. Like, they were all these people. Yes. I was obsessed. I wanted one so bad, but that was new. But we were of a certain age to take typing classes. But there was still a time where.

[Stephen Colbert]

What was your typing? Did you use the spongebob typing?

[Jessica Williams]

No, no. Spongebob was too late. I used talking typing tutor. My mom was like, you have to learn how to type. And I said, I can't believe you. I cannot believe nobody's ever going to type. And she was like, you have to learn to type. But there was a time, like, literally. And we would all use the same computer. We had A CD rom. And it was sticking in the thing. Like, people would have to call your house to, like. Do you remember this? Have you heard about this?

[Stephen Colbert]

Go on.

[Jessica Williams]

People would have to call your house and like, I don't know, it was just.

[Stephen Colbert]

Why would they call your house to talk to you?

[Jessica Williams]

And your mom would be like, okay, you have to ate stuff. Like, can you believe, like, Joey has a crush on you? Like, I don't know.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, no phone calls. You know, I thought you meant. What did you think I thought you meant? Like, for the computer to work, somebody had to call and approve computer time for you.

[Jessica Williams]

Oh, that's really funny. No, those were the days of old when we had to call. It was a call.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you remember this?

[Jessica Williams]

Yes. It's in my brain. I just blacked out. Like, I just got triggered. I hate that you said that.

[Stephen Colbert]

So lovely to see you.

[Jessica Williams]

I'm happy we did this. This was none of the stuff we prepared to talk about.

[Stephen Colbert]

No, no, no. I'm not entirely sure what of this will make it to air and my producer knows even less at this point, but I loved all of it.

[Jessica Williams]

Thanks for being here. Good. Thank you so much.

[Stephen Colbert]

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.

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