Nick Kroll | In Plane Sight

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert Episode: Nick Kroll | In Plane Sight
Release Date: May 15, 2025

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1. Stephen Colbert's Opening Monologue

[01:33] – [05:13]

Stephen Colbert opens the episode with his characteristic sharp humor, focusing on former President Donald Trump's recent visit to Qatar. Colbert satirizes the exchange between Trump and the Qatari emir, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

• Trump's Bribe Jet:
  • Colbert: "Sometimes you just gotta tune out, tune out the noise and do something just for you. Like accepting a free bribe jet from Qatar."
  • Trump (Clip, [02:45]): "What a beautiful place. And we appreciate those camels... This is what they call perfecto."

Colbert mocks Trump's appreciation for the camel-mounted motorcade and criticizes the oversized jet as a "personalized bribe mobile," emphasizing the extravagance and impracticality of such gifts.

• Critique of Trump's Jet:
  • Colbert: "Trump keeps ranting about how this jet is a gift free of charge. So of course it's going to be really expensive."
  • Trump (Clip, [04:58]): "I believe that we should have the most impressive plane."

He further ridicules the notion of refurbishing the jet into a new Air Force One, pointing out the exorbitant costs and the unlikely scenario where the jet serves its intended purpose.

2. Newark Airport Technology Failures

[05:13] – [08:44]

Transitioning from international politics to domestic issues, Colbert delves into the repeated technical failures plaguing Newark Airport.

• Air Traffic Control Issues:
  • Colbert: "Newark has had repeated radar outages and communication problems, leading to canceled flights and delays of almost six hours."
  • Colbert: "Apparently, the technology used in our airports is so old that some systems still rely on floppy disks."

He humorously compares the outdated technology to the classic game "Oregon Trail," highlighting the inefficiency and chaos caused by staff shortages and technological glitches.

• FAA's Response:
  • Colbert: "To fix the staffing shortage, Duffy says that he plans to raise the mandatory retirement age for air traffic controllers from 56 to 61."
  • Colbert: "You get a 61-year-old to manage a system stuck in the past. Logical."

3. Introduction of Nick Kroll

[13:37] – [22:41]

After a brief interlude of advertisements and promo clips, Stephen Colbert welcomes his guest, Nick Kroll, an Emmy-nominated actor, comedian, writer, and producer, known for creating the animated series "Big Mouth."

• Celebrating "Big Mouth":
  • Colbert: "Eight big years for you."
  • Kroll: "Yes, it's been a busy eight years. I got married."
  • Colbert: "Congrats! There's a war on marriage. So who's winning?"
  • Kroll: "I got married, had a couple of kids. Nice."

Kroll discusses the journey of "Big Mouth," its impact, and notable achievements, including being the longest-running scripted show on Netflix.

• Achievements and Milestones:
  • Kroll: "Eight seasons will be the longest running scripted show on Netflix."
  • Colbert: "That's an incredible achievement."

4. Behind the Scenes of "Big Mouth"

[22:41] – [27:26]

The conversation shifts to the creative process behind "Big Mouth," touching upon personal anecdotes and the collaborative efforts in producing the show.

• Character Development:
  • Kroll: "We've gotten to know and love all these characters. It's been a beautiful thing together."
  • Colbert: "Holly Hunter plays a compassion elephant."

Kroll shares insights into the show's final season, including guest stars like Cynthia Erivo and Steve Buscemi, and delves into the themes of adolescence and personal growth.

• Final Season Highlights:
  • Kroll: "In this final season, we've had incredible guest stars... It's genuinely quite moving."

5. Upcoming Projects and Future Endeavors

[22:41] – [27:26]

Nick Kroll introduces his new project, "Adults," an upcoming show that explores the challenges of early adulthood, drawing parallels to the themes of "Big Mouth."

• Introducing "Adults":
  • Kroll: "Adults is about your early 20s, like, another very hard, awkward time in life."
  • Colbert: "You don't get to do what you want to do yet."

They discuss the show's premise, likening it to "Friends" but set in a more mature and chaotic environment, reflecting the uncertainties of adulthood.

• Show Concept:
  • Kroll: "It's a codependent group of best friends living together."
  • Colbert: "This is you as an adult, but really not adulting yet."

6. Closing Remarks and Final Thoughts

[27:26] – End

Stephen Colbert wraps up the interview by promoting the upcoming conclusion of "Big Mouth" and Kroll's new show "Adults."

• Final Promotions:
  • Colbert: "The final season of Big Mouth premieres next Friday on Netflix."
  • Kroll: "Adults premieres end of the month."

Colbert thanks Nick Kroll for joining the show, providing listeners with a comprehensive look into Kroll's career, the success of "Big Mouth," and his future projects.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Stephen Colbert on Trump's Jet:
  "Sometimes you just gotta tune out, tune out the noise and do something just for you. Like accepting a free bribe jet from Qatar."
  [01:33]

• Donald Trump Clip:
  "What a beautiful place. And we appreciate those camels... This is what they call perfecto."
  [02:45]

• Colbert on Newark Airport:
  "Apparently, the technology used in our airports is so old that some systems still rely on floppy disks."
  [05:28]

• Nick Kroll on "Big Mouth":
  "Eight seasons will be the longest running scripted show on Netflix."
  [17:29]

• Kroll on New Show "Adults":
  "Adults is about your early 20s, like, another very hard, awkward time in life."
  [22:52]

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Conclusion

This episode of The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert offers a blend of sharp political satire and an engaging celebrity interview. Stephen Colbert's monologue provides a humorous take on Donald Trump's diplomatic antics and the inefficiencies within Newark Airport. The highlight, however, is the in-depth conversation with Nick Kroll, celebrating the success of "Big Mouth" and delving into his upcoming projects. The episode balances humor with insightful discussions, making it a compelling listen for fans of both political satire and behind-the-scenes entertainment insights.

Transcript

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[Stephen Colbert]

Have a seat up there. Welcome one and all in here out there to the Late Show. I'm your host Stephen Colbert. Folks, you know if you watch the show on a regular basis, you know I stand up here every ding dang night and I get all frothed up about all the upsetting things this government is doing, ignoring the Supreme Court, using the Constitution as a pre moistened pine fresh dude wipe. But if I've learned one thing from the misadministration is that sometimes you just gotta tune out, tune out the noise and do something just for you. Like accepting a free bribe jet from Qatar. You know, well me time. Today Trump visited that country as part of his Mid east all you can grift Carnival cash cruise. And when he arrived, his motorcade was greeted by riders on ceremonial camels. Oh, the Qataris know the way to Trump's heart bribes and humps, my humps, my humps, those lovely camel lumps. Trump met with the Qatari emir and he praised all the Gulf. Razzle dazzle.

[Donald Trump]

What a beautiful place. And we appreciate those camels. And the job you've done is second to none. You look at this is so beautiful. As a construction person, I'm seeing perfect mar. This is what they call perfecto.

[Stephen Colbert]

His brain is what they call clam chowder. The Qataris have got to be shocked at this point at how little it takes to impress him. Why did we give him a whole jet? We could have bribed him with a box of Ferrero Rocher. Also, Jim, can we get one more close up look at Trump's face? Bronzing job. Dear Lord, there's a whole lot of uncooked chicken around the ear. That line, look at the, look at that little line is there. It's so sharp. You can see where they put the painter's tape on his just, he just puts on the tape, takes the bronzer and throws it into a fan and stands in front of it. On his way to Qatar, Trump gave an interview on our old fat, stupid, run down stinky Air Force One for babies. And he told Fox News why it's so important to get his new Qatar plane.

[Donald Trump]

I thought it was a beautiful gesture. Now, there are those that say we shouldn't be accepting gifts to the Defense Department. And I would say, only a stupid person would say that. Why wouldn't we do that?

[Stephen Colbert]

What dummy wouldn't accept a gift? You know, I'll give you an example. You know my friend Priam, great leader of Troy, powerful leader, beautiful city. Okay, so Troy gets this free, giant luxury horse from Greece, okay? They left it right outside the city gates. Isn't that great of the Greeks, okay? They fight for 10 years, then ding dong free, state of the art wooden pinata. What does Priam do? Is he a dummy? No. He says, thanks for the horse, let's party. Because he's no dummy. Lots of whispers and giggles from inside the horse. Even the candy's excited, evidently. Another reason, yet another reason Trump says he needs his bribe is because he's embarrassed to be seen with America's shrinky dink mini plane.

[Donald Trump]

When you land and you see Saudi Arabia and you see UAE and you see Qatar and you see ours next to it, this is like a totally different plane. It's much smaller, it's much less impressive. I believe that we should have the most impressive plane.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes, yes. It's so important. No, folks, it's so important. Trump should have a big plane because Trump definitely does not have a little plane. It's definitely at least an average American male plane. Plus plus, I'll tell you what, a lot of countries say that a smaller plane is actually more comfortable for longer rides. The point is he definitely does not have a short, stubby tuna can penis plane. Trump keeps pranting tuna can, tuna can penis plane. Trump keeps ranting about how this jet is a gift free of charge. So of course it's going to be really expensive. According to the experts, converting the jet into a new Air Force One with all the necessary security upgrades would cost over a billion dollars. Okay, sounds like a lot. But to be fair, that does include your choice of either bistro or market fresh snack box. And we are out of both snack boxes. Would you care for a Biscoff cookie? Not only would it be a billion dollar refurb, it would take years to complete. And if you want to wait years for your plane, just go to Newark. And a reminder, a billion dollars of your money will refurb this plane that at best will be Air Force One for about a year. And then it's not like you get it. It goes to Donald Trump's library. You know how he loves libraries. Which means Donald Trump will get to keep the jet even after he leaves office. You know what, that was pretty upsetting until I said the words he leaves office. I got something. I got two things. I got two things. Clearly, all these criticisms are getting under his skin because at 4:00am Middle east time, he reposted a bunch of comments like, what about the Statue of Liberty which was gifted from France in 1886? What about it? The Statue of Liberty is a public monument that millions of people visit every year that honors the founding principles of this nation given to us by France, who are inspired to have their own republic by the sacrifices our forefathers made. This Qatari jet, on the other hand, is a personalized bribe mobile that we're supposed to blow a billion Ameribucks on. So when you leave office, you can fly around and go, I feel so much better about my tiny broken ding dong. I'm no historian, but I don't remember Grover Cleveland flying around the world on the Statue of Liberty. I'm exhausted returning to Newark, which no one can actually do right now. That airport has had a few problems lately. In the past few weeks, Newark Airport has suffered repeated radar outages and communication problems, which has led to canceled flights and delays of almost six. In response, the Hudson News in Terminal B released this Statement, you belong to us now. Soon you'll be begging to pay $8 for a bag of checks. Mix. How about a hard boiled egg in a plastic clamshell case? After a communications outage caused chaos two weeks ago, a new outage hit Newark last Friday and then again on Sunday. So Newark is basically useless, which is fine. I don't go to airports to fly places. I go there to see the saddest man alive ask me to take off my shoes. You can leave those on. Apparently, the technology used in our airports is so old that some systems still rely on floppy disks. Floppy disk is 2025. Air traffic safety should not have the same technology as the game. Oregon Trail. Well, now I know why. The departure screens at Newark say your pilot has died of dysentery, according to Oregon Trail fans. Oregon Trail. Oregon Trail. Oregon Trail. Oregon Trail. There you go. According to one report, staff shortages are so bad that during an evening shift where they'd normally have 14 people working, just one air traffic controller and a trainee were scheduled to operate every flight in and out of Newark. I'm told we have footage of that trainee. Learn faster, Bobo. Learn. People are scared of Newark Airport and that's not great for business. So on Sunday, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby went on Face the Nation to say that even if the airport's radar totally fails again, there's no reason to panic. They also have a system in the airplane where they can see its equivalent of radar. They can see their position in the sky and all the other aircraft around them. And if that fails, every pilot has a special backup system to know the location of all the other planes. They just stick their head out the window and go. Marco Plano. Yeah, they have roll down windows. They have hand cracked windows. The Trump administration has their best former Fox News host, former reality TV star on the case, transportation secretary, and hinged date you're realizing is about to murder you in front of the Jefferson Memor. Sean Duffy. Yesterday, Duffy addressed the tech issues. We see blips in our communication, you know, 100 plus times a week, right? Blip, blip. Seems like kind of an understatement when describing plane. Maybe no land, but it's all part of the FAA's airborne danger scale. It goes eight blips to an uh oh, 10 uh ohs to a gulp and 15 gulps to a. To fix the staffing shortage, Duffy says that he plans to raise the mandatory retirement age for air traffic controllers from 56 to 61. To prepare, Newark has upgraded their radar screens to large print hold On. Hold on, Jim, can we put that back up split screen? That's supposed to be a 61 year old. I turned 61 last night. This is my graphics team's idea of how old I am. Well, that's the monologue. Everybody, we have a great show for you tonight coming up. Nick Kroll. This episode is brought to you by Lifelock. Not everyone is careful with your personal information, which might explain why there's a victim of Identity theft every five seconds in the U.S. fortunately, there's LifeLock. Lifelock monitors hundreds of millions of data points a second for threats to your identity. 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[Nick Kroll]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Nick Kroll]

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[Nick Kroll]

Good to see you as well.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. It's been a while, man.

[Nick Kroll]

It has. Hey, congrats on the Pope.

[Stephen Colbert]

Thank you.

[Nick Kroll]

That must be. That's a big deal. And he's a Chicago guy, right?

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, I was in Chicago for 11 years.

[Nick Kroll]

Did you guys cross over at Second City at all or.

[Stephen Colbert]

I think he was. I'm 61, he's 69. He was a little bit ahead of me. I was in the touring company. He was on Mainstage. Okay. It was like Mike Myers and Bonnie Hunt and the Pope. I think those are the people on stage.

[Nick Kroll]

They were known as the Holy Trinity.

[Stephen Colbert]

That's exactly right. Yeah, exactly. Good to see you. But listen, man, it has been. Has it. What has it been? Has it really been eight years since. Eight years since the show started? Big Mouth started.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Eight years. Those are eight big years for you.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, it's been a busy eight years. I got married.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, congrats.

[Nick Kroll]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You know, there's a war on, marriage. So who's winning?

[Stephen Colbert]

Who's Winning.

[Nick Kroll]

Oh, we all know.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, no, let's see. So I got married, had a couple kids. Nice. I finally won the Masters, which was exciting.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm a fan, you know. But that was Rory McIlroy.

[Nick Kroll]

Oh, yeah? Are you sure? Okay. Pretty sure.

[Stephen Colbert]

Pretty sure.

[Nick Kroll]

Okay. Well, then, so we made Big Mouth, Natty Ears. I also had the privilege of directing the film Barbie, which was pretty big. Pretty cool. Pretty cool.

[Stephen Colbert]

Great film. That was Greta Gerwig.

[Nick Kroll]

I'm pretty sure. I mean, this is your show, Stephen, so I don't want to embarrass you, but I'm pretty sure that she directed Oppenheimer.

[Stephen Colbert]

No, no, that wasn't. That was. Chris Nolan did that.

[Nick Kroll]

No, I mean, I kind of. I made Chris Nolan.

[Stephen Colbert]

You made Chris Nolan?

[Nick Kroll]

Well, I. I mean, his mommy and daddy made Chris Nolan, but I. I kind of, like, made him. I was like, chrissy, you know what you gotta do, man? You gotta make blockbusters that are also, you know, thinkers. You know what I mean?

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

So you know this bit I wrote for us to do, and I bit.

[Stephen Colbert]

I don't know what you mean.

[Nick Kroll]

I don't know. And also, I will say the other thing that I've done over the last eight years that is not a lie that I'm genuinely proud of, is I've been hosting this event, comedy versus Cancer, every year. It's tomorrow night at Jazz at Lincoln center, and all the money raised goes to blood cancer research and Memorial Sloan Kettering here in New York City.

[Stephen Colbert]

And can people find that online and help out if they want to help out?

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Good man. You're a good man. You are good. Big mouth does it. Is this is the 8th. 8th and final.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

A lot of heartbreak about that. Is it true? It's the longest. Is it the longest running scripted show on Netflix?

[Nick Kroll]

Yes, it is now. Yes. Eight seasons will be the longest running scripted show on Netflix, beating. Well, like, for example, like House of Cards could have been the longest running show if there wasn't some powers that be. This is me, Frank Underwood.

[Stephen Colbert]

The best impressions. Only the best impressions involve saying the character's name. Go ahead. Yes, Frank, we're listening.

[Nick Kroll]

Rich Little.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm Frank Underwood. Go ahead.

[Nick Kroll]

Only the powers, with all their hoi ploy, their Hawk tour that kept me from my rightful place.

[Stephen Colbert]

It's like he was right here. It was like Kevin Spacey. It was right here. That's how uncomfortable that made me. But it's very funny. It's a very filthy show.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

What can we expect in this final.

[Nick Kroll]

Season here Stephen, it's been a long. I'm sad. I'm broken up that this show is over.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, of course. Eight years.

[Nick Kroll]

It's been eight years.

[Stephen Colbert]

That's an incredible achievement.

[Nick Kroll]

It really is.

[Stephen Colbert]

You get to know everybody. You love them.

[Nick Kroll]

And we really have gotten to know and love all these characters. And in this final season, we've had incredible guest stars come in. We have. Cynthia Erivo is on the season as Missy's vagina.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, yeah, her vagina must have a beautiful voice.

[Nick Kroll]

It does. It really does. Steve Buscemi is on the show as a. Yeah, as a cat named Mr. Pink. And then it's just like all the. Continuing to tell these kids, just like going through puberty and trying to learn compassion. Holly Hunter plays a compassion elephant. And it's been this really. It's been a really amazing experience. I've made the show with my friend Andrew Goldberg, who I've known since I was 6 years old, and all these people who I've grown. We've made this beautiful thing together. It's really. It is genuinely quite moving to have made this show with so many friends, about friends growing up.

[Stephen Colbert]

We have a clip here. What can we expect from this clip?

[Nick Kroll]

This clip is based, kind of the show is based on. On me growing up. And I was a very late bloomer. And it wasn't until well into high school that I actually hit puberty and grew. And so how late are we talking here? I probably. I entered high school at like 4:11 and left high school. The height I AM Now, I'm 6 5. And so, yeah, I had the leg length. I did have the leg lengthening surgery.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sure, sure.

[Nick Kroll]

I went to Turkey and got bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop. And then went. That's what they do.

[Stephen Colbert]

That's the sound they make.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, that's the sound they make. And no, but I grew like 6 or 8 inches in one year. Like, and so we put that into this season. So Nick. You get to see Nick grow.

[Stephen Colbert]

Jim.

[Nick Kroll]

La da da ba Blood Teft Tapped around hair. Love me dentist Mark. I stole this from a church.

[Stephen Colbert]

Nikki, get up.

[Nick Kroll]

You're gonna be late for your first day at Bridgeton High. My leg meat. It finally happened. I grew. Surprise. Mary Pubert. Rick, are these pubes? Yeah, man. You gotta spill pubes to make pews, Mama.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sound wisdom.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sound wisdom. Yeah. Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

And it's really what happened.

[Stephen Colbert]

We have to take a quick break. We're right back with more Nick Kroll, everybody.

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[Stephen Colbert]

We're back with the star of Big Mouth, Nick Kroll. End of the month brings the premiere of a new show called Adults.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. What is Adults?

[Nick Kroll]

Adults is like, the creators, Ben Cronigold and Rebecca Shaw are these really funny young writers. And when they came to me, they were like, we want to make Live action, our version of Live action. Big Mouth. Like, really?

[Stephen Colbert]

I know those guys. They wrote for Fallon.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, exactly.

[Stephen Colbert]

They're really funny.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, really funny. And they kind of were like, we want to, you know, if puberty, if you made big mouth about, like, puberty and being like, 13 and all of those trials. Like, this is about your early 20s, like, another very hard, awkward time in life. And I remember my early 20s, it was like, I didn't know you were supposed to, like, wash your sheets and, you know, like, my, like, bed stunk and like, early 20s. Early 20s.

[Stephen Colbert]

Took me a while.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah. It took me a little longer to.

[Stephen Colbert]

Get all the 20s. I wouldn't go back to my 20s for anything.

[Nick Kroll]

I know.

[Stephen Colbert]

Like, oh, I want to be in my 20s again. Nope.

[Nick Kroll]

No.

[Stephen Colbert]

It's just nerve. You don't know what you're doing.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

You don't get to do what you want to do yet.

[Nick Kroll]

No.

[Stephen Colbert]

And yet you're supposed to be an adult.

[Nick Kroll]

Exactly. And, like, I would eat pizza and think it was healthy because there was tomatoes, which I thought were vegetables.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sure.

[Nick Kroll]

You know, and so this show is like that, in that great tradition of friends, you know. But if the friends were in the West Village, and girls. The girls and girls were in Brooklyn. These kids are now having to live in, like, deep Queens, you know, and, like, flushing at, like, one of their friends parents houses, like, all together.

[Stephen Colbert]

Right.

[Nick Kroll]

And so it's, like, about a codependent group of best friends living together.

[Stephen Colbert]

So you took. You brought a couple of photos of your 20s here to give an idea. Okay. And this is you as an adult, but really not adulting yet.

[Nick Kroll]

Correct.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay, so this is you. This is you right here.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, that's me and my friends John Mulaney and Chelsea Peretti. That was during the blackout in 2003.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah, we were maybe all blacked out. So this is just a great. This is a great hair day. That's just like a moment where everything was. Everything was working. And this was a Halloween, I think, where I. I can't believe I'm not butter. I painted my skin yellow, and I think I got sick from it.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, I heard you were gonna bring some, so I brought some of my own from my 20s. This is me, Paul Danello and Amy Sedaris. Oh, that's me. Straight up.

[Nick Kroll]

Hot comics.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yep, here we go. Talking about hot comics. This is me and Danello on tour.

[Nick Kroll]

Oh, that's adorable.

[Stephen Colbert]

We were roommates.

[Nick Kroll]

Like a stinky doubletree. Like.

[Stephen Colbert]

Exactly. Yeah. And this is me after having been on tour for about six weeks. Oh.

[Nick Kroll]

Just like, fully lost in all glamour.

[Stephen Colbert]

Lost all glamour.

[Nick Kroll]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

So do you know, I understand you have an idea for how to end this interview.

[Nick Kroll]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah.

[Nick Kroll]

I mean, my first idea is.

[Stephen Colbert]

Cause I don't have any idea. I could shake your hand and say, thanks for stopping by, but I feel.

[Nick Kroll]

Like I got a couple ideas.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay, what do you got? Pitch me. Pitch me first.

[Nick Kroll]

I mean, one idea, and this is just out of nowhere. A brand integration with Arby's. That would be my first.

[Stephen Colbert]

I love it. We already did it.

[Nick Kroll]

Okay. Okay, I'll give you an idea of.

[Stephen Colbert]

What it's like to pitch to me. Ready?

[Nick Kroll]

Okay, so here's an. Okay, Stephen. I got a few ideas. Really excited about the show tonight. Got a couple ideas for Nick.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yep.

[Nick Kroll]

No.

[Stephen Colbert]

Go, go, go, go.

[Nick Kroll]

Okay. We thought we could start with a bit where Nick pretends like he's done all these things, and I don't think that's gonna work. Okay, great.

[Stephen Colbert]

What else? What else? We're out of time. We're out of time.

[Nick Kroll]

We show pictures, but here's genuinely.

[Stephen Colbert]

Thanks for stopping by. The final season of Big Mouth premieres next Friday on Netflix. Nick Kroll, everybody. Thank you for listening to the Late Show Pod show with Stephen Colbert. Just one more thing. If you want to see more of me, come to The Late Show YouTube channel for more clips and exclusives. Now streaming. When everything's on the line, real heroes rise to the occasion.

[Nick Kroll]

TV's hottest show is Fire Country.

[Stephen Colbert]

We're firefighters.

[Nick Kroll]

We're gonna find a way to get.

[Stephen Colbert]

You out of here.

[Donald Trump]

We take the hits together.

[IXL Advertiser]

We're on the same team.

[Nick Kroll]

I'm right here with you no matter what.

[Stephen Colbert]

I would never leave you hanging in the deep end. This place is a way of giving you new family. Fire Country. All episodes now streaming on Paramount.

[Nick Kroll]

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