Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Extended) | Pedro Pascal

Summary

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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Episode: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Extended) | Pedro Pascal
Date: May 13, 2026
Host: Stephen Colbert
Guests: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Pedro Pascal

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Episode Overview

This star-packed episode of The Late Show Pod Show blends Stephen Colbert’s wry, topical humor with two conversations that strike the perfect balance: nostalgia, wit, and warmth with comedy legend Julia Louis-Dreyfus—and playful, charming rapport with blockbuster star Pedro Pascal. The show also features a reflective, comically philosophical segment (“Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars”) where Colbert, Julia, and Pedro muse on life's mysteries. Amid stories from their careers, behind-the-scenes hijinks, and Colbert’s looming show finale, this episode is a treat for both pop culture fans and lovers of clever conversation.

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Key Segments & Insights

1. Stephen Colbert’s Topical Monologue

(00:29–11:05)

• Colbert opens with his trademark satire, lampooning:
  • Economic and political consequences of President Trump’s Iran war (“It’s time to start melting down grandma’s gold, Nana. Say ah…” – Colbert, 01:22)
  • Trump’s failed gold-branded phone venture, likening it to “a skin tag that fell off C3PO” and lampooning the broad disclaimers on Trump Mobile (“Trump Mobile does not guarantee that the device will be commercially released…”)
  • General social malaise around inflation and unfulfilled promises.
  • Hantavirus headlines, jokingly contrasting them with Covid ("Just make sure to wipe down New York City before you use it." – Colbert, 10:25).

2. Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars

(13:57–19:10)
A whimsical, semi-improvised philosophical fireside chat featuring:

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus muses on existential questions—delivered with deadpan wit and a running joke about escaping Seinfeld reunion demands.
• Pedro Pascal plays along, interjects playfully, and joins in the existential banter.
• Notable Exchanges:
  • Colbert: “What’s the difference between living and being alive?”
    Julia: “A second cup of coffee.” (14:37)
  • Colbert: “Is violence ever the answer?”
    Julia: “No, it’s too many letters for the Wordle.” (14:43)
  • Colbert: “Do you think plants feel pain?”
    Julia: “Ooh, I hope so. Right before I came out here, I nut-punched a hydrangea. And it knows why.” (17:13)
  • Julia: “Do you think we all die alone?”
    Julia: “Oh, when you strangle someone, you’re right there with them.” (18:50)
• The trio riff on metaphysics, celebrity, and the absurd, with puns and faux-profound exchanges.

3. Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Veep, Sheep Detectives & Showbiz Stories

(19:49–41:16)

A) Veep Memories & Management Styles

• Colbert professes to being the world's biggest Veep fan, joking that Julia’s character makes "being abusive seem like a good management style."
  • Colbert: “You make me feel like being abusive might be a good management style…” (23:02)
  • Julia: “Well, I think it’s just a terrible idea to be abusive.” (23:31)
• Discussion of the character Selina Meyer:
  • Julia: “She was a toddler inside an adult body. I can’t imagine if there’s anybody else like that.” (23:39)

B) Salty Show Business Tales

• The pair swap embarrassing celebrity encounters:
  • Julia: Tells how Barbra Streisand thought she was an assistant instead of herself.
    • “She thought I was somebody’s assistant…” (32:47)
  • Colbert: His awkward run-in with Oliver Stone, who asked him for bathroom directions after Colbert introduced himself.
    • Colbert: “Did you not hear me say I was, like, on the network TV show?” (34:23)
    • Julia: “That is such a douchey thing to say.” (34:45)

C) New Movie: Sheep Detectives

• Julia discusses her role as the lead sheep detective in an unconventional, touching procedural.
  • Colbert: “It’s about sheep…who detectives, right?” (26:11)
  • Julia: “I said pass. I will have nothing to do with this. This makes no sense to me whatsoever…And then I read the script and I said...I’m totally doing it.” (26:56)
  • Press praise noted: “Slate. The Sheep Detectives is the movie you have been waiting for.” (26:33)
  • Clip: Julia’s sheep says, “Our shepherd has been murdered. And we shall solve the crime.” (29:01)

D) A Veep-Style Farewell Roasting

• Julia, channeling Selina Meyer, reads a tribute to Colbert, written by Veep writers:
  • “Are you not [Rachel Maddow]? So you’re Irish, but you decided to pronounce your name to sound French. That’s like putting lipstick on a pig...” (38:17)
  • “We have watched you age on camera, from a spunky kid on The Daily Show to a canceled old late night host whose jowls look like the scrotum of a...well, a canceled old late night host.” (38:48)
  • “You have the charisma of a software update notification, you sucking bone.” (41:11)
• A running gag emerges about the many gifts and send-offs Colbert has received during his final weeks.

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4. Pedro Pascal: Then and Now

(42:22–51:22)

A) Early Days & Childhood Tall Tales

• Recalls his first ever late night appearance—on Colbert’s show in 2016.
  • Pedro: “I was terrified. I watched it back and I was like, oh, wow. Yeah, I’m not really breathing.” (43:25)
• As a kid, Pedro lied about being in movies, including telling friends he’d appear in the Twin Peaks pilot, until caught.
  • “I told people that I was edited out of The Lost Boys. I stood in.” (44:54)
  • Colbert: “You were the lost Lost Boy.” (44:56)

B) Mandalorian & Grogu – The Movie

• Explains the new movie’s context: Grogu has now been officially adopted as Din Djarin’s son.
  • Pedro: “Grogu is officially adopted as Din Djarin’s son under the Mandalorian creed.” (45:11)
• Expresses fangirl-level admiration for Sigourney Weaver, his co-star.
  • “She’s my… Michael Jordan.” (45:44)
• Colbert notes that Pascal’s celebrity now inspires similar awe in others, which Pedro humbly rebuffs.

C) Live Bonding: Tequila & Birthday Toasts

• A playful interlude as the pair share tequila on air.
  • Colbert: “What are they gonna do, cancel me? Bullets.” (47:09)
  • Pedro: “It’s a pre birthday. This is a pre birthday.” (47:22)
• The segment hints at Colbert’s upcoming birthday and his affection for his guests.

D) Behind the Scenes & Skills

• Pascal describes the difficulty of swimming (and fighting) in Mandalorian armor for action-heavy scenes.
  • Pedro: “It’s easier to float in armor. It’s harder to fight in wet armor, that’s for sure. And there’s a lot of fighting that happens. Very, very wet.” (49:23)
• Shares learning to (fake) play the cello for an upcoming film, leading to jokes about his lack of skill.
  • Pedro: “I’m a great cello lip syncer.” (50:42)
  • Colbert: “If you heard, would sound like I was killing an animal.” (50:50)
  • Pedro rates himself: “Below the earth.” (51:06)

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• Stephen Colbert: “It’s time to start melting down grandma’s gold, Nana. Say ah, you’re not using them.” (01:22)
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus: “No, it’s too many letters for the wordle.” (On violence ever being the answer, 14:48)
• Julia (as Selina Meyer): “That’s like putting lipstick on a pig. Which I understand is what Irish people do before they—” (38:22)
• Pedro Pascal: “I’m a great cello lip syncer.” (50:42)
• Stephen Colbert: “If you heard, would sound like I was killing an animal.” (on Pedro’s cello skills, 50:50)
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus: “Oh, when you strangle someone, you’re right there with them.” (on dying alone, 18:50)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Colbert Monologue (Politics, News Satire): 00:29–11:05
• Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars: 13:57–19:10
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus Interview: 19:49–41:16
  • Veep, Farewells, Celebrity Encounters: ~20:00–35:05
  • Veep-Style Roast: 37:02–41:11
• Pedro Pascal Interview: 42:22–51:22
  • Mandalorian, Sigourney Weaver, Skills: 44:54–50:50

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Episode Tone & Style

• As always, the show leans heavily into smart, playful banter. Colbert’s blend of empathy and mischief signals both reverence and irreverence for his guests.
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s quick wit and effortless rapport make for comedic gold, especially during “Big Questions” and the Veep roasting.
• Pedro Pascal radiates warmth and humility; he swaps earnest stories for self-deprecating jokes, proving equally at home with fandom and farce.
• The episode’s mood is at times nostalgic (with Colbert’s finale in view), but above all, joyful and celebratory.

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Final Thoughts

This episode exemplifies what late night can be at its best: sharply current, packed with pop culture, and buoyed by the unique chemistry between host and guests. Whether you’re a Veep fanatic, a Star Wars diehard, or just love clever conversation, this is a must-listen—full of laughter, reflection, and pitch-perfect roasts.

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Guests’ Major Projects Plugged:

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Sheep Detectives (now in theaters)
• Pedro Pascal in The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theaters May 22)

Transcript

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[Pedro Pascal]

To what extent are American financial situations

[Stephen Colbert]

motivating you to make a deal? Not even a little bit. I don't think. I don't think about American's financial situation. I don't think about anybody. Honestly, I don't care. Honestly, there's not a whole lot going on upstairs. Most of the time I'm thinking about that little monkey playing the cymbals. Either that or boobs. Okay, sometimes monkey boobs. Monkey see monkey boob. Sometimes. Sometimes this is just me. Sometimes I'm thinking about c. Monkey boobs. The other big story is that Donald Trump left the country today. He is going to. I was wondering. Hey, what's going on? Warren, good to see you. He's going to China. And while he's there, there's going to be a lot of pomp and circumstance and banquets, but it's not all fun. Trump is expected to have high stakes talks with President Xi, whose name must be very triggering for Trump. I've said it a thousand times. You send your little Chinese president to school a he and he comes back as she. It's just sad. The president. Woo. Indeed. The President is very excited to hang out with his old dictator pal. Here's what he said about him yesterday. I find him to be an amazing, an amazing man. And when I say that, the press always says, oh, that's terrible that he called him 1.4 billion people with a pretty iron fist. So he loves Xi because he gets to rule with an iron fist while Trump rules with, I want to say, a surgical glove full of Welch's grape jelly. Last night, Trump prepped for his enormously consequential state visit by staying up late on social media, gunking up the Internet tubes with a waterfall of paranoid madness, posting over 55 times in just three hours until 1:13am My God, when does this man sleep? Oh, right, right, I forgot. There you go. Gotta get you sleep. Oh, remind me something. Not all the news out there is bad. Some of it is bad and funny because remember last summer? I don't know if you remember last summer when Trump rolled out a new phone service called Trump mobile, featuring this $499 gold Trump branded phone, handsomely styled to look like a skin tag that fell off C3PO. Now, back when they announced it, I made this little joke about the phone, the T1 phone, which for some reason is in quotes on the website. Possibly so they can have plausible deniability when your T1 phone turns out to be a foil wrapped hash brown. Okay. I mean, that joke wasn't fair. Obviously when you order this phone, you're not getting hash browns cuz you're not getting anything. Today we learn the terms on the Trump Mobile site now indicate that the phones may never arrive. We actually. Is this true? We actually have footage of one Trump voter waiting to receive her phone. Been 84 years and a lot Trump got. People were excited. His supporters were super excited about this. A year ago, Trump got a lot of pre orders for these non existent phones. Reportedly around 600,000 people put down $100 deposits for the phone way back in June of 2025 when it was announced by Trump's sons, Don Jr. And Eric. Wow, these people didn't even get scammed by the top Trump. How humiliating to get bamboozled by his babies. It's like saying, yeah, I got shaken down by Capone. Not Al, his son Kyle Capone. He does a podcast. Specifically, the fine print for this phone was updated to say Trump Mobile does not guarantee that the device will be commercially released, regulatory approvals will be obtained, carrier certification will be secured, or delivery will occur within any specific time frame. That is quite the broad caveat. I Mark take you, Wendy to be my wife. Vows do not guarantee that I will love, honor and cherish with any specific time frame. Or that I don't have a secret family in Tucson. In response, people are hella pissed. Take a look at this video from one disgruntled phone buyer. Hey, Trump supporter here. This goes out to Don Jr. And Eric. Where the is my phone? I ordered three, no, four gold Trump phones in the summer. Told they're going to be the best. Talk my son into ordering some. We heard they're going to come out in September. Yeah, we can wait. September rolls around. No, it's going to be November. November? No, it's going to be the end of the year. They actually stopped taking orders for them in November. Now we can't get any updates on them. Give me my phones or give me my money back. Wow, that's understandable. Understand, understandably, I've said. Though I am curious what that guy is like when he's relaxed. Nothing like sitting on a park bench at sunset feeding the ducks. My only question, where the are my ducks? They're supposed to be here at 6pm Sun's going down. I got a trash bag full of old hot dog buzz and no ducks. Give me my ducks back. You may be wondering how did he even post that video if he hasn't gotten his phone yet? It's simple. If you yell loud enough, it just shows up on the Internet. Hey, quick question, personal question, if you guys don't mind me asking. Anybody going on a cruise this summer? All right, well, do not forget to not do that because recently, I don't know if you, sir, have seen the news. A deadly outbreak of hantavirus stranded a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Sadly, three people passed away, but now passengers are being disembarked and returned to their home countries for quarantine. This is tough to hear because I know we're all having flashbacks to Covid, but I want to be clear. Hantavirus is different this time. We know how it works, we know how it spreads, and we know how to stop it. So I'm not worried at all. And yesterday, RFK Jr. Was asked about the outbreak and he said this. We have this under control, and we're not worried about it. We're all gonna die. Okay, fine. We're gonna be fine. We're gonna be fine. As a refresher, the disease RFK Jr. Is not worried about at all was found on the ship after patient zero contracted the virus during a bird watching visit to a landfill. I mean, who could have seen that coming? My two ravens. Experts are stressing. Experts are stressing the general public shouldn't worry because hantavirus spreads mainly through contact with infected rodent, urine, saliva, or droppings. So just make sure to wipe down New York City before you use it. All of these reassurances. Okay, you guys? Good? Good. All of these reassurances haven't stopped people from speculating. Is hantavirus the next Covid? Look, if it is, folks, we're ready, okay? Because we know how to stop Covid. It hates loud noises. We got a great show for you tonight.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Coming up, big questions with with even bigger stars.

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[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Hmm. We sure are.

[Stephen Colbert]

Julia. Louis Dreyfus, what are you doing up here?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Sometimes I come up here to contemplate powerful, profound ideas and also to get away from people who keep demanding a Seinfeld reunion.

[Pedro Pascal]

Totally. Totally.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. But hey, it would be pretty cool if you guys. Yeah. Julia,

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

what do you think is the difference between living and being alive?

[Stephen Colbert]

A second cup of coffee. Hey, hey. Hey, Julia?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah, Stephen?

[Stephen Colbert]

Is violence ever the answer?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No, it's too many letters for the wordle. Hey, Steven.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, yeah.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Julia, if you went insane, do you think you would know?

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, oh, of course. I'm sure my neighbor's dog would tell me.

[Pedro Pascal]

Oh, Start.

[Stephen Colbert]

Shouldn't start. Shooting star.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, I see.

[Pedro Pascal]

Good guy.

[Stephen Colbert]

Hey. Hey, jld.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah, STC

[Stephen Colbert]

do you have any regrets in life?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Just one.

[Stephen Colbert]

Can you do anything about it?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Nah, I'm already here. Hey, Steve.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, Jules?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Where do you think you'll be in five years?

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, probably getting asked that same question by the parole board. Hey. Hey, Julia Louis Dreyfus.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah. Stephen Louis Colbert.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you think it's possible to ever know anything for certain?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No, I don't.

[Stephen Colbert]

You sure about that?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Whoa.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Wow. Hey, Stephen with a ph.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. Julia, without either of those letters, what

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

do you think we'd find at the farthest end of the universe?

[Stephen Colbert]

A bunch of lost airpods? Hey, hey, J. Yeah. S. Would you rather Dan Rather?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, yeah. In his prime. Absolutely. Total smoke show. Total smoke show. Hey, Colby. Cheese.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, jujubee.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

You want to play rock, paper, scissors?

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, yeah, I'd love to. I'll go. Screw rock, Mary. Scissors. Kill paper. Hey, Julia Louis Dreyfus, star of Veep.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah. Stephen Colbert, fan of Veep.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you think plants feel pain?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Ooh, I hope so. Right before I came out here, I nut punched a hydrangea. And it knows why. Hey, Steve.

[Stephen Colbert]

O. Yeah, Julio?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Do you think it's possible to read somebody's thoughts?

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, absolutely. It helps if they write them down first. Hey, Jewel.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah, Stool.

[Stephen Colbert]

But why do we eat certain animals, like chickens and cows, but not others like dogs or dolphins?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

We're not supposed to eat dolphins. Oh, good, good. Cause I. I don't find them tasty. Hey, Steve Carell.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, Juliet Lewis.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

What do you think is life's most unanswerable question?

[Stephen Colbert]

I'd have to say it's why is every airport covered with ads for the city it's in? You don't need to sell me at this point. I bought a ticket to St. Louis. I was ready to be there. Hey, my dear and true friend, Julia Louis Dreyfus. Yeah.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Host of some show I'm currently on.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you believe we all die alone?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, when you strangle someone, you're right there with them.

[Stephen Colbert]

That's true.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Hey, Steven, you can't believe in.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, Julia. No fooling ya.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

What do you think happens when this all ends?

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, I think. I think I'll probably start a podcast. We'll be right back with Julia Louis Dreyfus. Ladies and gentlemen, my first guest tonight is a comedy legend. You know her from Seinfeld, the New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep. Please welcome back to the Late Show, Julia Louis Dreyfuss.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Thank you. Wow.

[Stephen Colbert]

Lovely to see you again, Julia Louis Dreyfus.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Lovely to see you again.

[Stephen Colbert]

You're a vision as usual.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Thank you. As are you. My goodness.

[Stephen Colbert]

Thank you very much.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Very lovely.

[Stephen Colbert]

Now, this is unusual because this is the first time any guest on the show has requested of my producers a clip of my own show for them to roll. I do not know what you're about to show, but my producer says there's some clip I'm supposed to set you up for. What is it?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I believe. What is it? Oh, I'll tell you. I believe it was from last night, I think.

[Stephen Colbert]

Really?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah. You were with other talk show hosts?

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, yeah, the Strike Force.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

And you were. It was part of your conversation.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. Yvonne. Have you guys ever made out with a guest on camera. Sally Field, Helen Mirren. Oh, God bless. Allison Janney, Jeff Daniels and Fonda. What? Andrew Garfield. Jane Fonda and I did not. Jane Fonda did not. We did not make out. But she stuck her tongue in my ear.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No one's watching.

[Stephen Colbert]

No one's watching.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No, it's just between us.

[Stephen Colbert]

What harm is there?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

None. What could possibly go wrong?

[Stephen Colbert]

Brad is larger than I am.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Evie's stronger than I am. I guess now you'll have to reshoot the episode from last night. That section.

[Stephen Colbert]

That section, yeah. Exactly. Yeah. Go back in time.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. Well, the interview's going great so far, in my opinion.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Let's just cut everything. Let's just cut all of that and start over, shall we?

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, why don't we just do another take?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah, sure.

[Stephen Colbert]

The showbiz.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No,

[Stephen Colbert]

Julia, My last show is Thursday. A week from Thursday. Not this Thursday. A week from Thursday.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

And we're having a good time. You know, it's not real yet because we're still having a good time. We do so many of these shows, it feels like we got a thousand left. So hard. But you've ended many long running shows. And I'm just curious, do you have any advice on, like, how to approach the end or how to handle that?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Do you drink?

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm pretty good at it.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

You'll be fine.

[Pedro Pascal]

Really?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah, totally.

[Stephen Colbert]

You'll be fine. Do you have a drink you recommend? Hard liquor, wine, beer. Should I play this out or just hit it with a 10?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

All of the above, baby. Just hit it.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm the world's biggest Veep fan. As you know, I can quote Veep anywhere in the. Drop a needle into any episode and I could probably do the next couple of wines. I know it's not. I'm not. Well, I know you're fine. I said to you once, actually that I love Veep so much that you make me feel like being abusive might be a good management style, you know, because I just love the character so much that maybe it was honest, you know?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

What do you think about that idea?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Well, I think it's just a terrible idea to be abusive.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. Did you identify with, you know.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, yes, I did. Yeah. I mean, that is to say she was a toddler grown up. She was a toddler inside an adult body. I can't imagine if there's anybody else like that.

[Stephen Colbert]

Now because the show is ending soon. This might be the last time I could force you to talk about Veep with me in public. So I'm gonna take advantage of it. Right now?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

For the occasion, the Veep showrunner, Mandel.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

He sent us some behind the scenes footage from the final season of you really having trouble getting through a scene with Tony.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Tony Hale.

[Stephen Colbert]

Tony Hale. Okay. Who plays Gary and you couldn't make it through the scene. Do you know what this is? Do you know what we're about to see?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I do, actually.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay, can you just set up what is happening?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Well, I'll tell you, we were, shall we say, inspired by. There was a piece written about actually Barack Obama. He. Late at night, when he's trying to sort of get through his work, he would treat himself to seven almonds in the Oval Office to sort of energize.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sure. He sounds like fun.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah. A healthy snack. And so that got incorporated. And in this particular scene, Selena is under enormous strain and is about to lose the presidency. Really? And so this is our version of that.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yvonne, do you want sex almonds?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you want sex almonds? No. No, no, no. Do you want sex almonds?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No. Stacey.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Is that me then,

[Stephen Colbert]

bitch.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

His wife.

[Stephen Colbert]

He likes it. A true professional. True professional.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh my God. Oh my God.

[Stephen Colbert]

Now you have a new film.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I do.

[Stephen Colbert]

You are aware of this?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I am aware.

[Stephen Colbert]

You're a new film.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

The new film was called the Sheep Detectives.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes, it is.

[Stephen Colbert]

And the people know. Yeah. For the people who don't know. If you don't mind, I'm going to explain it to it and it gets a little technical here.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Go ahead.

[Stephen Colbert]

But it's about sheep who Detectives, right? Yes, that's it. Now was that how it was explained to you when this was pitched to you? It was. I'm just curious. A woman of your accomplishment.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

And obviously the film is hitting. It's hitting a nerve with the. Look, Vulture. The talking sheep movie made me cry.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Look at this. I can't believe the Hugh Jackman sheep movie is this good. Slate. The Sheep Detectives is the movie you have been waiting for. Okay, so clearly it's a runaway hit. I know, but what was your reaction when like your people said to you, like, how'd you like to play sheep who's a detective? Yes. Who's also a detective?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I said pass. I will have nothing to do with this. This makes no sense to me whatsoever.

[Stephen Colbert]

Uh huh.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Sounds bananas.

[Pedro Pascal]

And.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

And then I read the script and I said, uh huh. I'm totally doing it. It's very. It really is. It's uniquely tender and funny and has something to say. In fact, it's pretty. It's a great Movie for. And it's good. Cause it's one of those films that works for grownups and it works for kids. So it's a really good movie to take your kids to.

[Stephen Colbert]

And a gripping procedural to a certain extent.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, they're detectives and someone assumes that they're investigations.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I'm the lead detective, you guys.

[Pedro Pascal]

Wow.

[Stephen Colbert]

Female sheep have come a long way.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Tell me about it.

[Stephen Colbert]

When I was a kid, you would never. A female sheep would never be made a detective.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I'm a sheep who's breaking a glass ceiling big time. Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

The wool ceiling. Okay. We happen to have a clip here.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, God. Ok. Oh, I did have a good one.

[Stephen Colbert]

We're kiss on this side of that one, too. Okay. We have a clip here. Do you not know that you had a clip? You seem surprised. Well, you keep.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

This is now the third clip.

[Stephen Colbert]

Is this the third clip?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I don't know. Yeah. Cause we did your show then. We did my show now. What is the clip?

[Stephen Colbert]

It's the movie.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, it's the movie. Oh, yes, of course.

[Stephen Colbert]

We have another clip here.

[Pedro Pascal]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. And do you know it's you and Bryan Cranston.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Who plays another sheep.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

He's another sheep.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. Are there any non sheep in this film?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes. Hugh Jackman is not a sheep. He's a shepherd.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Short walk there.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah. Nick Braun is a policeman, so. But yes, Brian and I are the sheep. And I don't really know what this scene is about, but just understand that we are trying to solve a crime. It's good, you guys.

[Stephen Colbert]

It's so good. Oh, it's so good. It is. It's so good.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

And let's find out how good it is right now.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

George fed us. George cared for us. George loved us. We owe him everything.

[Stephen Colbert]

What are you saying?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Our shepherd has been murdered. And we shall solve the crime. What's so funny?

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, wow. To start with, your sheep.

[Pedro Pascal]

He's talking about you.

[Stephen Colbert]

Good thing, good thing, good thing we have. I am lucky enough to share quite a few things with you so far. We first met at the White House.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Was it the French state dinner?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes. With President Hollande.

[Stephen Colbert]

You did our live show in Chicago.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I did.

[Stephen Colbert]

That was a lot of fun. The Veep cast all came on for the finale of Veep, which was such an honor.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

So fun.

[Stephen Colbert]

And we met the Pope together.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

We did.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. We met the Pope together. And I'm just curious when you. Because I wrote you and said, hey, I'm helping. I'm helping the Vatican put together a list of comedians to meet the Pope. Julia, do you want to meet the Pope? What did you think?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Well, I thought your email had been hacked. I did.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sincerely. Yes.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, yes. I absolutely did. I didn't take it seriously, and I thought something was wrong with your email. And I recall I called you.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

And I said, hey, you know, did you know that your email is sending these things out? And you said, it's real. And I was like, what?

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Nice to meet the Pope.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, my God. It was spectacular. It was quite extraordinary to be in that thing called the Vatican.

[Stephen Colbert]

I mean, it was the Apostolic Palace. Is. It is one pimped crib, is how I would describe what the kids would say. It's pretty flashy in there.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

It's very flashy.

[Stephen Colbert]

Like, every room is basically the Sistine Chapel.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Completely.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

And Michelangelo designed all the. Okay, now, let's get this right. He designed all the costumes, wardrobe for the Swiss Guard.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

That's incredible.

[Stephen Colbert]

The original Insane Clown Posse. Yes.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Right. Feathers and stripes and all the rest of it. They look dynamite, but boy, man. I mean, in any other context, it would be kind of like, you know, a circus.

[Stephen Colbert]

Right.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

You know.

[Stephen Colbert]

Did you get a photo with any of the Swiss cards?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No. I wanted to, but I was too frightened.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, they were not humorous about it. No, no.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Did you try to.

[Stephen Colbert]

I just walked up to one. Somebody had. I was in someone's, like, lens, and I just walked over and said, just do it. I stood next to them and said, what are they going to do? I just. They took the photo with me. They're not going to hit me with a halberd.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Well, they had, like, long, spiky things on them halberds.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, okay. I played a little dd. I know what a halberd is. That's the only thing. That's one to eight hit points of damage right there. Did you play dd? Did you play Dungeons and Dragons?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, sure I did. You bet.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, you were a theater student. It was great for getting in character.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No, I listened to Barbra Streisand albums. I didn't. Please. Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Can I tell you one of my. Let's talk about me now. Yeah, let's talk about.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Believe me, we've got all the time in the world.

[Stephen Colbert]

We do. We've got till next Thursday. Yeah. One of my favorite, most prideful moments ever was that I got called a barber. Wanted me to read her audiobook. I am Barbara, or my name is Barbara. Yeah.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Why would she want a man to read that?

[Stephen Colbert]

I have no idea, but I will Tell you. Would you like to hear the part that I read?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

My Name is Barbra, by Barbra Streisand. Read to you by the author. I got paid and everything, really. That's what I read. And then at the end, I went, we hope you've enjoyed. My Name is Barbara. That was it. That was the whole thing. But what an honor that Barbara wanted me to listen.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I ran into Barbra Streisand. I adored her growing up. I used to sing to her in my bedroom. I thought I fantasized we were best friends. Anyway, I was at some event. I can't remember what it was, and Barbara was there, and I just got the balls to walk up to her and introduce myself. And so I went up to her and I said, oh, hi, Ms. Streisand. My name is Julia, and I just want you to know how happy I am to meet you. And she looked at me and she goes, no, no, I already talked to them. They've handled it. She thought I was somebody's assistant or something that she. It was just gutting. And so, of course, I went, oh, great. Okay, thanks. Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Can I share a similar story, Please? Okay. So I did the Dana Carvey show way, way, way back in the day. And on the Dana Carve show, I don't really do impressions, but they asked me to do a couple. They said, would you do Oliver Stone? So I worked on Oliver Stone impression, worked really hard on it, and it was okay. And I heard from a friend of a friend that Oliver had liked it. He thought it was. No one had done an impression of him, and he thought it was a really good impression. So I'm at, like, some fancy thing downtown in New York. I'm at a restaurant, and Oliver Stone walks in. And I went, you know what? He likes my impression of him. I'm going to say hi. So I go over to say hi to him, and I said, hey, Mr. Stone. Stephen Colbert. You may not even know my name, but I know on the Carvey show, you saw my impression. I hear you enjoyed my impression of you. It was a pleasure to do it, and it's nice to meet you. And he goes, thanks. Um, where's the bathroom around here? And I said. And I said, I. I don't know. I don't work here. Did you not hear me say, I.

[Commercial Announcer]

You did.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

You doubled down.

[Stephen Colbert]

I said, did you not hear me say I was, like, on the network TV show? And he goes, hey, you never know when someone's gonna hit Hard Times.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No way.

[Stephen Colbert]

Which is true. What he said is true. What he said is true. And also him. Wow.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

That is such a douchey thing to say.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, it sure is. Sure is.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Wow.

[Stephen Colbert]

What a. I think Barbara was just confused.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Barbara was confused.

[Stephen Colbert]

Have you met her dogs?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No, but I've heard about them.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yep. She has cloned dogs.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No, I understand that.

[Stephen Colbert]

They're delightful.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah. So does Diane Van Furstenberg.

[Stephen Colbert]

Really?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes. We're going to be here all night, folks.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you have someplace to go?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Actually, yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, really? Is Brad here? Yeah. He saw me kiss you.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

That's why I said Evie's very strong. I think we're in trouble when this is all over.

[Stephen Colbert]

That's why I don't want this to end, because then we have to go back there and play some music. I'm out here. I'm vamping. Here's another. Here's a Second City story. Okay. You might enjoy this. I'm serious. Do you really have dinner or something like that?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I'm catching a plane, but it doesn't matter.

[Stephen Colbert]

You're catching. Yeah. Okay. So you remember Joyce Sloan?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you remember Joyce Sloan?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Of course.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay, so Joyce Sloan was the doyen of Chicago theater, and she ran the Second city from, like, 1959 on. And she was like, Joyce Sloan like this. And she was very tough. She was like a mother who ate her young and just. And I loved her. Joyce was wonderful. But Paul Danello and I did something just terrible on stage once. I think we yelled at some children who were in the audience. I think we weren't allowed to say anything. Any dirty words, because it was like a third of the audience was like, high school students.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, okay.

[Stephen Colbert]

And we dropped an F bomb or something like that by accident. And literally, their teachers made all of them get up and leave in the middle of the scene.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Oh, dear.

[Stephen Colbert]

So a third, like, it's 250 people, like, you know.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah. 100 some people.

[Stephen Colbert]

100 some people walk out right there. And we started singing to them. We weren't allowed to say, while you were here. Get the out. Get the. We were doing a song. We started singing get the out to them. I love it. Eat a bowl of whatever. We're doing, all that kind of stuff. We were nice about it. And we heard her thundering backstage, and so we extended the scene as long as we could so we would not face her wrath. We could hear her screaming backstage. And we're like, let's just do another song.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

No.

[Stephen Colbert]

Way to not go up there. Here's the thing. I've been beating around the Bush here is that. I know there's a box right here.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah, there is.

[Stephen Colbert]

And I am unclear as the contents of this box. May I take the box?

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

You may take the box out.

[Stephen Colbert]

It's a very pretty box.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

It is.

[Stephen Colbert]

And is the box.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Isn't that lovely, you guys?

[Stephen Colbert]

Is it pretty? There's a nice little bow on top.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

So, you know, I mean, people. People have been coming on the show and recently to sing your praises and give you gifts and, you know, you know how much I love you. I really do.

[Stephen Colbert]

Thank you.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

And I wanted to sort of add to the chorus, to sort of boost you along to whatever brilliant thing you do next. And since I know you're a huge fan of Veep, by the way, he does not know what I'm about to do. I got some of the Veep writers together to write a Veep style tribute to you, and I will read them. I'm going to read them to you as Selina Meyer, my character in Veep.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

I've been on this show multiple times, and I always thought you were Rachel Maddow. Are you not? So you're Irish, but you decided to pronounce your name to sound French. That's like putting lipstick on a pig. Which I understand is what Irish people do before they it.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sheep also.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Yeah, don't be too hard on yourself. You're as relevant as the Bill of Rights. So we have watched you age on camera, from a spunky kid on the Daily show to a canceled old late night host whose jowls look like the scrotum of a. Well, a canceled old late night hose. Your cancellation gave Donald Trump so much pleasure. I always think of you as the Stormy Daniels of late night. When my people said I should come and say farewell to you, I was hoping it would be more of a hospice type situation. So I understand you're an obsessive Lord of the Rings fan. Oh, that. That must be so much fun for your wife. Oh, you didn't like that one?

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, I love that one. Love that one.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

All you've really got to do is hold on until the corporate guzzler who fires you gets fired. And he'll be gone as soon as he runs out of new cities for nc. I. I don't want you to worry. The only reason everyone rallied around Jimmy Kimmel is because he's more popular. Please, please don't look at this as an opportunity to do Death of a. You have the charisma of a software. Update notification, you sucking bone.

[Stephen Colbert]

The sheep detectives is in theaters now.

[Commercial Announcer]

Coming up.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Pedro pascal.

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Stephen Colbert]

Ladies and gentlemen, you know my next wonderful guest from the Fantastic Four, first steps, Gladiator 2, and the last of Us. Please welcome back to the Late show, Pedro Pascal. Nice to see you again. What a pleasure to have you back. People may not know.

[Pedro Pascal]

I got, I got, I got jealous.

[Stephen Colbert]

No need. Anytime. These lips will soon be free now. Hey, it's nice to see you. The last time you were here. People may not know this, but it was the very first time you were ever on a late night show. Here you are almost 10 years ago in 2016. I'm just curious. It was a lovely interview. Were you nervous at the time?

[Pedro Pascal]

I was terrified.

[Stephen Colbert]

Wow.

[Pedro Pascal]

I'm terrified now. Oh, it's a really big and beautiful theater. It's breathtaking.

[Stephen Colbert]

Isn't it beautiful?

[Pedro Pascal]

It's. It's a little bit much for the very first talk show that you've ever done.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sure. Yeah. Big space.

[Pedro Pascal]

Yeah, very big space. And I was scared. I watched it back and I was like, oh, wow. Yeah, I'm not really breathing.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, I had a good time.

[Pedro Pascal]

But I'm an actress. You know what I'm saying?

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. You're a big old movie star now. And I'm just curious. I heard that, that as a child you wanted to be in the movie so much that you would lie and say that you were in movies. And were you afraid of being caught because people could go to the movies and say, you're not in that movie. How did you lie around that?

[Pedro Pascal]

I did get caught. I got caught when I lied and said that I was gonna appear on the pilot of Twin Peaks.

[Stephen Colbert]

Who are you telling this to? Just kids on the playground.

[Pedro Pascal]

I don't even remember. But there was, like, my sister was there. Friend's house. And her friend's parents were gathering around the TV to watch Twin Peaks because they were like, we're waiting for your brother. And she's like, what are you talking about? She came back. She was so mad at me. I learned my lesson. I told people that I was edited out of. That I was in. I told people I was edited out of the Lost Boys. I stood in.

[Stephen Colbert]

You were the lost Lost Boy.

[Pedro Pascal]

Yeah, Exactly. Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Wow. For the uninitiated, who may not have been watching, following the Mandalorian and Grogu Baby Yoda, as people call him colloquially for the past three seasons. What's the movie about? Where are we in the story?

[Pedro Pascal]

Well, Grogu is officially adopted as Din Djarin's son under the Mandalorian creed. For anyone that follows the series, I

[Stephen Colbert]

think we all do.

[Pedro Pascal]

And they. They do everything together. They're on their missions together. Go see the movie.

[Stephen Colbert]

Plenty of reasons, too. Including Ms. Sikorny Weaver is in the cast. That is. What a. What an icon. Great to talk to. What was she like? Would you enjoy that? What's she like?

[Pedro Pascal]

All right, so she's my. I don't know, Michael Jordan. You know what I mean? Yeah. Let's just. Round of applause for Sigourney Weaver, please.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm in.

[Pedro Pascal]

I'm a fan of movies. I've been a fan my whole life. I'm more of a fan than I am an actor. But this is pushing it. This is too much. This is really embarrassing. I'm standing next to the woman and I'm like. But you don't understand. Like, you don't understand now.

[Stephen Colbert]

How do you feel knowing that there are people who stand next to you and now feel that way about you? Do you have any sympathy for them?

[Pedro Pascal]

I don't buy it.

[Stephen Colbert]

I don't think it's possible.

[Pedro Pascal]

I don't know. It just doesn't.

[Stephen Colbert]

I don't know.

[Pedro Pascal]

You're lying.

[Stephen Colbert]

No, I'm not. I promise you. There are people who probably tremble in your presence.

[Pedro Pascal]

I tremble in yours.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh. We should probably kiss again.

[Pedro Pascal]

Do the producers. I'm sure you can edit this however you like, but the producer said that you have tequila.

[Stephen Colbert]

I do. Try some tequila.

[Pedro Pascal]

Yeah,

[Stephen Colbert]

It's that George Clooney tequila. Are you okay?

[Pedro Pascal]

Casamigos baby.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. Do you want in a glass or a shot? What do you want?

[Pedro Pascal]

I'll have it in a glass. Okay.

[Stephen Colbert]

There you go.

[Pedro Pascal]

Can I drink? I can't. But I can't Drink it. Why are you putting it in? You can drink it. You can drink it on camera.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, okay. What are they gonna do, cancel me? Bullets.

[Pedro Pascal]

Cheers.

[Stephen Colbert]

There you go. There you go. You don't have to have that much if you don't want.

[Pedro Pascal]

It's not bad.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. There you go.

[Pedro Pascal]

It's a pre birthday. This is a pre birthday. You can.

[Stephen Colbert]

At this point. It is my birthday because it's after midnight.

[Pedro Pascal]

Happy birthday, Steven.

[Stephen Colbert]

Thank you.

[Pedro Pascal]

We love you.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, you're very kind.

[Pedro Pascal]

We love.

[Stephen Colbert]

We love this man. That's not too bad. Now, young man, we have a clip here from Mandalorian and Grogu.

[Pedro Pascal]

Star wars for kids.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. Do you have anything that you do? We need to do anything? We need to set up here.

[Pedro Pascal]

This is the Mandalorian and Grogu in theaters

[Stephen Colbert]

in theaters May 22. Script man, watch it.

[Pedro Pascal]

You'll get it. You'll get it.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yvonne, please. Mandalorian, still priceless on the black market. But what's even more is knowing we have shamed you forever. We note the Mandalorian crete. You will be outcast for letting an enemy see your face. Not if you all die. I have a prediction. I have a prediction. Okay. Film. Clearly it's gonna be action packed. We even have your character in water. There's a wet Mandalorian in this one. But I understand those scenes were not so tough for you because you were a swimmer. There you are. There is a little. A little Pedro Pascal there. Wet.

[Pedro Pascal]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Was it harder to swim in armor?

[Pedro Pascal]

It's easier to float in armor. It's harder to fight in wet armor, that's for sure. And there's a lot of fighting that happens. Very, very wet. And it all gets a lot heavier. And then in between takes, you just.

[Stephen Colbert]

And then they blow dry you.

[Pedro Pascal]

I'll release some videos soon once the movie's out. With my illegal iPhone on that set.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, I bet they lock that stuff down.

[Pedro Pascal]

They lock it down, but not with me.

[Stephen Colbert]

What is the craziest skill you've had to learn as an actor for a part?

[Pedro Pascal]

I had to learn how to play the cello recently. It's not out yet. Hopefully it comes out.

[Stephen Colbert]

Wow. That I can't.

[Pedro Pascal]

That's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life.

[Stephen Colbert]

That sounds very, very difficult. Yeah.

[Pedro Pascal]

I was watching your bass player. She's fantastic.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, yeah. Andy Owens. Andia Owens, everybody.

[Pedro Pascal]

Amazing.

[Stephen Colbert]

And how.

[Pedro Pascal]

That's a good vibrato.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes.

[Pedro Pascal]

She's in third position. She's jumping down to fourth. I was like, I feel. Oh, I was so proud of myself.

[Stephen Colbert]

How was it on your fingers? How was it on your fingers?

[Pedro Pascal]

I got the callus. I got the calluses, and that sort of made me proud.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah.

[Pedro Pascal]

And, yeah, I'm a great cello lip syncer.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, yes. In other words, like, you're doing the right thing, but maybe the tone is from somewhere else.

[Pedro Pascal]

If you heard, would sound like I was killing an animal.

[Stephen Colbert]

On a scale of 1 to yo yo Ma, where do you.

[Pedro Pascal]

Where do you rank in terms of sound?

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Ooh.

[Pedro Pascal]

Below the earth.

[Stephen Colbert]

But.

[Pedro Pascal]

But. But I can make it look good.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, Pedro, thank you so much for being here.

[Pedro Pascal]

Thank you for the tequila thicket.

[Stephen Colbert]

What a pleasure.

[Pedro Pascal]

You're the greatest.

[Stephen Colbert]

Thank you.

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

Great.

[Stephen Colbert]

The Mandalorian and Grogu is in theaters May 22nd. Mr. Pedro Pascal, 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

[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

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