Stephen Presents: Seth Meyers' Questionert (Extended)

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert Episode: Stephen Presents: Seth Meyers' Questionert (Extended)
Release Date: December 31, 2024

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Introduction

In this extended episode of The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert, the host welcomes his longtime friend and fellow late-night host, Seth Meyers. The episode revolves around the Colbert Questionnaire, a fun and insightful segment designed to delve deeper into Seth Meyers' personality, preferences, and experiences. The conversation is lighthearted, filled with humor, and offers listeners an intimate glimpse into Seth's life beyond the spotlight.

The Colbert Questionnaire

1. Best Sandwich

• Question: Seth, what is the best sandwich?
  Seth Meyers: "Chicken parm. Chicken parm's the best."
  (04:57)
  Discussion: Stephen playfully criticizes the abundance of bread in a chicken parmesan sandwich, leading Seth to humorously defend his choice despite the excessive bread.

2. First Concert Experience

• Question: What was your first concert you attended?
  Seth Meyers: "My father took us to see the Temptations."
  (05:57)
  Follow-up: Seth reminisces about attending a Rolling Stones song "Miss You" with his siblings, leading to a childhood memory where he and his brother pretended to be "butt ghosts."

3. Scariest Animal

• Question: What is the scariest animal?
  Seth Meyers: "I think a platypus. Cause like, what. Like, what are you. What's your game here?"
  (06:42)
  Discussion: Seth humorously comments on the unusual appearance and features of the platypus, making it his pick for the scariest animal.

4. Apples or Oranges

• Question: Apples or oranges?
  Seth Meyers: "Like orange, if you'll peel it. Will you peel it?"
  (07:12)
  Discussion: Seth declares his preference for oranges, insisting he doesn't like apples despite playful probing from Stephen.

5. Favorite Action Movie

• Question: Favorite action movie?
  Seth Meyers: "Do you count Raiders of the Lost Ark? Okay, great. Some people would say, like, no, that's adventure. But that's my favorite action."
  (09:18)
  Follow-up: Seth shares a personal anecdote about watching Raiders of the Lost Ark on a plane, only to realize his son was fascinated by the opening scene, highlighting the movie's enduring appeal.

6. Plane Seating Preference

• Question: Window or aisle?
  Seth Meyers: "You know what? As I get older, I like an aisle. Cause I just think I'm gonna have to go to the bathroom."
  (10:14)
  Discussion: Seth opts for the aisle seat for practicality, especially during long flights, adding a humorous take on potential disruptions.

7. Favorite and Least Favorite Smells

• Question: Favorite smell?
  Seth Meyers: "I like to smell like a plate of spicy food before I eat it. It makes my mouth water like a spicy. My wife's from New Mexico..."
  (10:35)
  (Least favorite smell?)
  Seth Meyers: "Chlorine pool."
  (11:04)
  Discussion: Seth contrasts his love for the inviting aroma of spicy dishes with his aversion to the harsh scent of chlorine pools.

8. Earliest Memory

• Question: Earliest memory?
  Seth Meyers: "I have a memory of my parents were playing the Rolling Stone song 'Miss You.' My brother and I... we were naked at the foot of their bed and shaking our butts to that song... called it the B Buns ghosts."
  (11:37)
  Discussion: Seth shares a whimsical childhood memory that intertwines family dynamics with playful innocence.

9. Cats or Dogs

• Question: Cats or dogs?
  Seth Meyers: "Dogs."
  (12:37)
  Brief Response: Seth straightforwardly chooses dogs over cats.

10. One Song for the Rest of Your Life

• Question: You only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life. What is it?
  Seth Meyers: "I think Angel from Montgomery by John Prine is a perfect song."
  (12:51)
  Discussion: Seth emphasizes his personal connection to John Prine's rendition, valuing its authenticity and emotional depth over covers.

11. Favorite Action Movie

• Question: Favorite action movie?
  Seth Meyers: "Do you count Raiders of the Lost Ark? Okay, great..."
  (09:18)
  Follow-up: Seth recounts watching the movie again on a plane and realizing its timeless quality, especially through his son's enthusiastic reaction.

12. Describe the Rest of Your Life in Five Words

• Question: Describe the rest of your life in five words.
  Seth Meyers: "Father, son, husband, brother, friend."
  (14:04)
  Stephen Colbert: "Congratulations, Seth. You are known."
  (14:13)
  Seth Meyers: "Thank you, buddy. It's good to be known."

Memorable Moments and Highlights

• Humorous Banter: The exchange about the best sandwich showcases the playful dynamic between Stephen and Seth, highlighting their camaraderie.

• Personal Anecdotes: Seth's childhood memories and experiences provide depth to his character, allowing listeners to connect with him on a personal level.

• Philosophical Insight: When discussing what happens after we die, Seth offers a contemplative perspective, emphasizing the importance of making the most of the present.

  Seth Meyers: "I think this is it. But it makes me mean the world. You gotta find heaven here. Heaven on earth."
  (08:15)

Notable Quotes

• On the Colbert Questionnaire:
  Stephen Colbert: "And the danger here, Seth, is that once you answer these questions, you are fully known by the world. Do you have the courage to be known?"
  (04:20)

• On Disliking Apples:
  Seth Meyers: "I don't like apples. I'm not gonna sit here and pretend now."
  (08:55)

• On Favorite Smell:
  Seth Meyers: "I like to smell like a plate of spicy food before I eat it. It makes my mouth water."
  (10:35)

• On Earliest Memory:
  Seth Meyers: "We were like butt ghosts. And my parents called it the B Buns ghosts."
  (11:37)

Conclusion

This extended episode offers a delightful and engaging exploration of Seth Meyers' personal tastes, memories, and philosophies through the lens of the Colbert Questionnaire. The friendly and humorous interaction between Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers not only entertains but also provides valuable insights into Seth's life and mindset. Listeners gain a deeper appreciation for Seth's humor, experiences, and the bond he shares with Stephen, making this episode a standout addition to The Late Show Pod Show series.

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Transcript

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[Stephen Colbert]

Hi, Becca. I'm Stephen Colbert. It's a pleasure to meet you.

[Becca]

Hi, so nice to meet you. I'm Becca. I'm here with Stephen Colbert on the Late Show Pod Show.

[Stephen Colbert]

One of my favorite things, one of the most relaxing sort of contemplative things that we do here is get into this little gray booth here. Hopefully I've worn deodorant. And we reminisce about things that just recently happened.

[Becca]

Yes, yes. And this is, you know, we do these at the end of the run. I'm on my last wire. I don't know about you, brother.

[Stephen Colbert]

I am done.

[Becca]

I am cooked.

[Stephen Colbert]

I am vapor. There's fire in the hole, but nothing left to burn.

[Becca]

Yeah, but the best thing about this particular break is that everyone feels that way. But also everyone's making cookies. Everybody's dropping off, like, beautiful gifts.

[Stephen Colbert]

Where are these cookies?

[Becca]

The cookies are coming tomorrow because you already.

[Stephen Colbert]

And they said, what's the cookie situation?

[Becca]

Yeah, you stopped by the cookie nook.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, I stopped by the cookie nook.

[Becca]

Kara, the writer assistant, makes amazing cookies every year.

[Stephen Colbert]

I make cookies too. Don't you?

[Becca]

I make cookies. I make waffles. I'm trying to put some cookies together.

[Stephen Colbert]

What's Maya do? Does Maya step up with any bakers?

[Becca]

I make compotes. Remember the compotes that Maya makes? It's like a peach compote.

[Seth Meyers]

Yes.

[Becca]

Maya puts some fruit slow cooked into little jars, and it's really nice.

[Stephen Colbert]

Hot fruit.

[Becca]

Yeah, hot fruit. But everyone's dropping off gifts. Everybody's so nice. The props department gives out little keychains every year.

[Stephen Colbert]

Love my keychain. It's a bottle opener. Every day.

[Becca]

It's a bottle opener. One time it was a mini tape measure.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, yeah.

[Becca]

I use that for everything. I still have that at a vintage store. And I need a little, like, photo frame. I can be like, oh, is this 4x6? Whip out my prop. Thanks, Nikki. Thanks, Nikki from props. But it's a great time of year at the late show. Even if everybody's a little bit fried, I think everyone's looking forward to some Christmas time.

[Stephen Colbert]

Some time off I've had for two of my guests for Evie and then.

[Seth Meyers]

Shoot.

[Stephen Colbert]

Who else? Who else did I give eggnog to? Oh, Sabrina Carpenter. Was that it? No, we had espresso. That was espresso martini.

[Becca]

Mi espresso martini.

[Stephen Colbert]

I've been. Oh. Because I. But I house the eggnog because I wanted her to do me eggnogo.

[Becca]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Exactly.

[Becca]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

I've been drinking a fair amount of eggnog recently on the show with a good punch of rum.

[Becca]

You an eggnog guy?

[Stephen Colbert]

I got my nog on.

[Becca]

I love nog.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm. I'm. I'll meg my. I'll. I'll megma nut.

[Becca]

Yeah, yeah. I get a little. We get the, like the full nutmeg and shave a little bit on top.

[Stephen Colbert]

No way.

[Becca]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

What year is it? I know. Does your Coca Cola still have cocaine in it?

[Becca]

That seems like a really old fashioned thing to do.

[Stephen Colbert]

I love that people say that we should go to a gold standard, like just get rid of currency and like have paper currency. I'm like, how are you gonna pay for a latte? You're gonna bring in one of those, like a bar of gold and a nutmeg shaver and just sprinkle it.

[Becca]

Yeah, A little microplane.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, exactly.

[Becca]

Yeah. Well, today on the podcast, we got somebody who's so much fun and someone you have been on a podcast with before. This is a friend from Strike Force Five.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, Seth.

[Becca]

This is Seth.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, this is Seth Meyers. Yeah, sure.

[Becca]

Colbert Questionnaire.

[Stephen Colbert]

That was a fun Colbert questionnaire.

[Becca]

And this is an extended version of it. So it's a little bit more of a bonus fun. Just a little more flow in your convo.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes, ma'am.

[Becca]

This is Seth Meyers taking the Colbert.

[Stephen Colbert]

Questionnaire a closer look. Hey, everybody, welcome back. You know, you know who that is? That's Seth Meyers, everybody. And Seth, you know it's no secret I'm a fan and I'm a friend.

[Seth Meyers]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

And even though we've been able to spend quite a bit of time with each other recently in person and over the zooms for Strike Force Five. There you go. There's only so much you can know someone without actually putting that extra effort into it. And I like to do that here with my very special guests. And you're one of first time you're here.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

And so we've created something called the Colbert Questionnaire, which is a series of 15 questions that have been. They were actually grown in a lab and then harvested and put onto paper here. And each one of them actually grafts onto the soul of the guest and then communes. To me, the true nature of that person. And the danger here, Seth, is that once you answer these questions, you are fully known by the world. Do you have the courage to be known? Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

All I've been waiting for is an invitation.

[Stephen Colbert]

Seth Meyers, what is the best sandwich?

[Seth Meyers]

Chicken parm. Chicken parm's the best. Nice.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. How much bread is my issue with chicken parm?

[Seth Meyers]

I think that's a fair issue.

[Stephen Colbert]

What? Cause, you know what I mean, you had the mortar. Too much bread.

[Seth Meyers]

You know what? I'm not just going to back off and change my answer, but the more you talk about it, the more bummed I am. That was my answer. I've seen a bunch of these. Do you immediately start laying in to people about their truth?

[Stephen Colbert]

No, no. I just. Sometimes it just sparks something in me because I go, that's a delicious sandwich. But I imagine trying to get my mouth around the chicken parm. You kind of have to go in on one, an angle on a corner, and you work your way. And you kind of work your way through the sandwich like this. Rather than chomp, chomp, chomp, you kind.

[Seth Meyers]

Of go, ka, ka, ka, ka, ka, ka, ka, ka. I'm never going to have one again.

[Stephen Colbert]

What was your first concert you attended?

[Seth Meyers]

My father took us to see the Temptations. Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Wow, that was really good. What, like, what version of the Temps? What your.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

I don't.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, I think we're like late 80s.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay.

[Seth Meyers]

So not. Maybe not a ton of original Temptations.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you have a favorite Temptation song?

[Seth Meyers]

I think maybe Ain't too proud to beg is maybe my. And, you know, the best thing was meeting all the other kids my age. I'm just kidding. There were none. You know what? The first one I went to without my parents, I saw Vanilla Ice. Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Ice, Ice, baby.

[Seth Meyers]

He did that.

[Stephen Colbert]

Ding ding ding, ding da ding ding.

[Seth Meyers]

He did that. And then. I don't remember.

[Stephen Colbert]

What is the scariest animal?

[Seth Meyers]

I think a. Like a platypus. Cause like, what. Like, what are you. What's your game here? You know what I mean?

[Stephen Colbert]

Sure, yeah, sure. Also, they've got that venomous spike on the back of one of their legs.

[Seth Meyers]

I'm just like. I know everybody's like, oh, alligator bear. If you walked in to your kid and a platypus was on the floor, that's it and game over.

[Stephen Colbert]

Apples or oranges?

[Seth Meyers]

Like orange, if you'll peel it. Will you peel it?

[Stephen Colbert]

I'll split like an orange. Like an orange orange. Or can I go like tangelo?

[Seth Meyers]

Whatever you want to do. And I'll split it with you. But don't make me do the whole.

[Stephen Colbert]

Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?

[Seth Meyers]

I have. I. My parents used to bring us to Boston to see shows, and I remember we saw Cats and the boxer. Marvelous Marvin Hagler was at Cats. And we got you.

[Stephen Colbert]

How old are you here?

[Seth Meyers]

Gosh, eight, nine.

[Stephen Colbert]

And you're like, I want Marvin Hagler's autograph.

[Seth Meyers]

My dad's like, go get his autograph.

[Stephen Colbert]

So you were an autograph mule. You weren't the actual person, but it was.

[Seth Meyers]

And I'm so bummed I lost it. Because I will say the best place to get a. A Marvelous Marvin Hagler autograph is on a cat's playbill. Because those are. I don't know if you guys remember Marvel. Those are two different worlds. Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. What do you think happens when we die?

[Seth Meyers]

I think this is it. But it makes me meaning the world.

[Stephen Colbert]

As we see it.

[Seth Meyers]

No. Yeah. Like, I don't think there's anything after we die. But that is why you gotta find it here. Like, you have to. You can't count on anything after this. You gotta make everything here count. You gotta find heaven here. Heaven on earth.

[Stephen Colbert]

Answer would be nothing. The answer had to be nothing.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. Yeah. You know, I felt like nothing was negative. I kind of liked the way I did it. You know what? I'm not sharing my orange with you.

[Stephen Colbert]

You don't like apples? Really?

[Seth Meyers]

I mean.

[Stephen Colbert]

I mean, are you stuck on, like, red deliciouses? Have you tried a food shop? Have you tried a food shop?

[Seth Meyers]

I don't like apples. I'm not gonna sit here and pretend now. Cause you're like, you know, I'm like, oh, no, I do. I don't.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sometimes I have to press the person on the answer to see if they really believe it.

[Seth Meyers]

You can tell. But that's this whole thing. You knew I was lying, and I want you to know I don't like apples. Don't give me one.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. Favorite action movie.

[Seth Meyers]

Do you count Raiders of the Lost Ark?

[Stephen Colbert]

Of course.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay, great. Some people would say, like, no, that's adventure. But that's my favorite action.

[Stephen Colbert]

Of course it's an action movie.

[Seth Meyers]

I was recently on a plane and I watched the first half of Raiders through the seats on somebody else's screen until I was like, I got it on my. What am I doing? Like, I was just. And I wasn't planning on it. I was just like, oh, that scene's great. Again, like nobody.

[Stephen Colbert]

You've seen it so many times that you've got the soundtrack and the dialogue, everything you need here.

[Seth Meyers]

But then it was better and I put it in. The reason I hadn't watched it, my son was sitting next to me and I didn't. I was like, maybe it's too adult. I didn't want him to, like, you know. And he was watching a cartoon on his. But I didn't want him to watch mine if it was scary. And I swear to God, he was just so locked on it. And then his movie ended, like, right as they opened the Ark of the Covenant. Like, people's faces. He was like, what's dad watching? It's like.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, speaking of planes, window or aisle?

[Seth Meyers]

You know what? As I get older, I like an aisle. Cause I just think I'm gonna have to go to the bathroom.

[Stephen Colbert]

Right? I don't wanna go. Excuse me, I need to.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, I don't wanna do that. Especially at a long flight where they might be asleep, you know, and then you gotta wake em up to like, get out. Yeah, yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Would you wake up, please? I'm Seth Meyers.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, I'm Seth Meyers. And I had too much water.

[Stephen Colbert]

Favorite smell, spicy.

[Seth Meyers]

I like to smell like a plate of spicy food before I eat it. It makes my mouth water like a spicy. My wife's from New Mexico. And so there we go. Like green or red chili enchiladas. When the plate comes and you already are like, oh, I'm gonna be like, yeah, yeah, great.

[Stephen Colbert]

And the steam too.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, Everything about it. Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Wow. Least favorite smell, chlorine pool. Wow. So as opposed to the ocean. Oh, okay. I mean, so, like. But I guess there are pools that don't use chlorine.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, I guess I didn't want to just throw it on pools because I think chlorine's the problem.

[Stephen Colbert]

So I guess I always thought chlorine would be a lovely name for a daughter. This is my daughter, Chlorine. Doesn't that seem nice?

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Earliest memory.

[Seth Meyers]

I don't. I have a memory of my parents were playing the Rolling Stone song Miss yous. Do you know that song, Miss you? Yeah. And my brother and I, for some reason, we were very little and we were naked at the foot of their bed and we were just shaking our butts to that song. And I remember, for whatever reason, my parents then every time that song played. They said it was the cause. Oh. We were pretending to be ghosts. I think we had, like, pillowcases on our head, but we were naked from the waist down, so we were like butt ghosts. And my parents called it the B Buns ghosts. And the thing about it, as I remember the earliest memory, like, years later, when I heard in my head, that was the B Buns ghost song. And then when I heard it, I'm like, wait, this is a Rolling Stone song and it has nothing to do with butts or ghosts.

[Stephen Colbert]

Weren't you playing that song earlier? There we go.

[Seth Meyers]

That was what unearthed it, right? Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Cats or dogs?

[Seth Meyers]

Dogs.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. You only get. You only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life. What is it? You don't have to listen to it, you know, all the time, but when you go to listen to music, this is what you hear.

[Seth Meyers]

All right, I'm. It's. I'm not just saying because I know we're. We share a great love of John Prine, but I think angel from Montgomery is a perfect song.

[Stephen Colbert]

Sure. His version. Bonnie Raitt. What are we talking here?

[Seth Meyers]

You know what? I love the Bonnie Raitt version, but give me the John Prine version. I remember as a kid hearing John Prine start a song, I am an old woman, and thinking, that was so novel and unique. And it was. It's cooler because it comes from him.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you know who wrote the first review of John Prine?

[Seth Meyers]

Roger Ebert.

[Stephen Colbert]

That's right.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. There you go.

[Stephen Colbert]

Let's move on. Thought it was going to be my cool story. Turned out it was your cool story. Well, you're the guest.

[Seth Meyers]

Do you know. Do you know. Do you know what Cary Grant's name was? Archilli.

[Stephen Colbert]

What? Do you know that he made his American debut on this stage?

[Seth Meyers]

I've never done that with the cards before. What you do. That's so good. Yeah. Oh, I can't wait to use that with a guest.

[Stephen Colbert]

What number? What? What number am I thinking of?

[Seth Meyers]

5.

[Stephen Colbert]

No. Describe the rest of your life in five words.

[Seth Meyers]

Father, son, husband, brother, friend.

[Stephen Colbert]

Congratulations, Seth. You are known.

[Seth Meyers]

Thank you, buddy. It's good to be known.

[Stephen Colbert]

Lovely to have you here. Seth Meyers, everybody. He's got a show on NBC. 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.

[Seth Meyers]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Becca]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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