Usher | Watch This Space

Summary

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Episode: Usher | Watch This Space
Date: September 12, 2025

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Overview of the Episode

This episode of The Late Show Pod Show features an engaging and lively interview with R&B superstar Usher. Stephen Colbert and Usher discuss Usher's musical upbringing in the church, his evolution as an artist, onstage antics (including the now-famous “cherry moment”), and his new partnership with Ralph Lauren’s fragrance line. The episode oscillates between playful banter, heartfelt storytelling, and Stephen’s usual incisive humor, with the backdrop of political news, pop culture monologue, and some wild sci-fi tangents.

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Key Sections & Discussion Points

1. Addressing Current Events and Monologue Highlights

Timestamps: 03:56 – 15:50

• Condemnation of Political Violence:

  • Stephen addresses the recent assassination of activist Charlie Kirk, condemning political violence regardless of ideology.
    • "It should go without saying that violence is never the answer to political disagreement. But I think these days it should be said as often as possible..." [03:59]

• Alien Encounters & Declassified UFO Footage:

  • Colbert riffs on declassified footage purportedly showing a US drone trying unsuccessfully to down a UFO:
    • "No, you fools. Don't shoot it down. Now the aliens will conquer our planet and enslave us beneath their bustier-wearing intergalactic queen." [04:35]
    • Jokes about self-healing alien technology: "The aliens have developed Terminator 2 technology. Or even worse, flex seal." [05:42]

• Signs of Life on Mars:

  • Jokes about NASA’s Perseverance rover discovering mineral spots on Mars:
    • "...proving my long-held theory that billions of years ago, Mars was an everything bagel." [07:09]

• British Political Scandals & Commentary:

  • Stephen comedically covers the UK ambassador to the US being fired over Epstein links and contrasts US/UK political scandals.

• Vaccine Misinformation & Celebrity Politicians:

  • Roasts RFK Jr. for exaggerating childhood vaccine numbers.
  • Notes Trump's surprisingly pro-vaccine comment.
    • "Wow, that is shockingly sensible. But you know what they say about a broken clock. It was close friends with Jeffrey Epstein, but equality." [12:33]

• Other News Quick Hits:

  • Trump Organization losing control of Central Park skating rink.
  • 93% of German pilots admit to napping during flights:
    • "Apparently, German pilots nap so much, there's a German word for it. Das Schleepi Pilot. Honking Schwein." [15:36]

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2. Usher Interview – Part 1: Musical Roots & Transformation

Timestamps: 17:13 – 23:50

Meeting at the Obama White House

• Nostalgic Reflection:
  • Stephen and Usher reminisce about meeting at the “lose the deposit party” at the White House at the end of Obama's presidency.
    • "At one point, I was on the dance floor and it was you and me and Janelle Monae and Barack Obama in a circle." [18:10]
    • Usher: "That's one heck of a cipher for you." [18:12]

Usher’s Church Beginnings & Spirituality in Music

• Musical Foundation:

  • Usher shares how singing in church—thanks to his mother, the youth choir director—shaped both his artistry and connection with audiences.
    • "There's a spiritual side of it. I got that from the church." [19:20]
    • "Obviously, you're singing hymns. You're singing for Christ. You know, you're singing to God. And it was really the beginning for me." [19:36]

• Gospel Favorites:

  • Usher names Darryl Coley’s “When Sunday Comes” as his favorite gospel song. ([19:48])

The Leap from Choirboy to R&B Icon

• Transitioning Genres:
  • Stephen: "How'd you go from Amazing Grace to Nice and Slow? How did we go from choirboy to this man?" [20:07]
  • Usher jokes about the contrast, embracing his evolution.
  • On his famous abs:
    • Stephen: "Is it true you used to do a thousand crunches a day?"
    • Usher: "Yeah, I used to... Now that you're 46 is it going... No, I still crunch. It's just not crunches, you know, it's Captain Crunch." [20:48 – 21:01]

The Famous “Cherry” Concert Moment

• Viral On-stage Moments:
  • Discussion about Usher feeding cherries to fans during his recent tour:
    • Usher: "The whole idea is just, you know, giving women the freedom to have fun at a concert." [22:49]
  • Addressing rumors:
    • "They say that this lady ended up getting a divorce, which was not true as a result of that moment happening." [23:08]
  • Celebrities who set boundaries:
    • "Mookie Betts of the LA Dodgers... He comes over to me, he's like, yo, no serenading, bro. Leave the cherries at home. No cherries." [23:24]

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3. Usher Interview – Part 2: The Ralph Lauren Fragrance & Brand Collaboration

Timestamps: 24:51 – 27:50

Becoming the Face of Ralph Lauren Fragrance

• Product Introduction:

  • Stephen jokingly compares Ralph’s Club New York to Sam’s Club (“Can you get it in bulk?”) [25:12]
  • Usher describes the fragrance:
    • "You're getting a little bit of lavender... some sandalwood... two black currant in this..." [25:39 – 25:52]

• Creative Involvement:

  • Usher contributed feedback to the scent’s development.
    • "I had opinions, but definitely I had a lot of opinions about what we were creating." [26:03]

• Musical Tie-In:

  • Usher remade “New York, New York” (by both Liza Minnelli and Frank Sinatra) as part of the campaign:
    • Usher (singing): "If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere. It's up to you, New York, New York, New York." [26:24]

Playful Closing & Scent Experience

• Live-Read Parody:
  • Stephen delivers the dramatic fragrance ad copy while Usher poses for seductive camera shots.
    • "Success is a state of mind. Ralph's Club New York is a seductive scent for men inspired by the vibrancy of New York City..." [27:38]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Political Violence:

  • Stephen Colbert: "It should go without saying that violence is never the answer to political disagreement. But I think these days it should be said as often as possible..." [03:59]

• On Artistic Roots:

  • Usher: "There's a spiritual side of it. I got that from the church. I never quite learned to read music, even though I have an honorary doctorate from Berkeley." [19:20]

• On the Cherry Moment:

  • Usher: "The whole idea of cherries is just, you know, giving women the freedom to have fun at a concert. You know what I mean?" [22:49]
  • On protective husbands/boyfriends:
    • "There have been a couple of people who were very clear that they didn't want me to feed cherries. Mookie Betts of the LA Dodgers. He comes over to me, he's like, yo, no serenading, bro. Leave the cherries at home. No cherries." [23:24]

• On Scent & Branding:

  • Usher: "You're getting a little bit of lavender, some sandalwood, two black currant in this, and really great to be a part of the Ralph Lauren family, man." [25:39]
  • Stephen: "I'm gonna go home smelling like Usher and buy some cherries on the way home." [26:48]

• On Making New York, New York His Own:

  • Usher (singing): "If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere. It's up to you, New York, New York, New York." [26:24]

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Important Timestamps

• Monologue & Current Events:

  • [03:56] – [15:50]

• Usher Interview Part 1 (Musical Journey):

  • [17:13] – [23:50]

• Usher Interview Part 2 (Fragrance & Branding):

  • [24:51] – [27:50]

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Episode Tone & Style

• The episode is a lively blend of playful roasting, heartfelt reflection, and classic late-night wit.
• Usher's openness and humor match Colbert’s style, making for an entertaining and occasionally irreverent conversation.
• The interview segments are punctuated by personal anecdotes, showbiz banter, and a bit of impromptu singing.

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Summary Takeaways

• Usher’s journey: From singing in church to shaping R&B culture, with strong emphasis on spirituality and audience connection.
• Public persona vs. private beginnings: The playful contrast between “choirboy Usher” and “Sexy Usher” is a recurring theme, handled with warmth and wit.
• Cultural relevance: Usher’s moments on stage, like the “cherry feeding,” become talking points on celebrity boundaries and fan interaction.
• Business & branding: Usher’s collaboration with Ralph Lauren demonstrates his ongoing impact outside of music, complemented by musical tie-ins and creative input.
• Host-guest chemistry: The shared stories (especially the Obama White House party) and mutual respect create a congenial, entertaining atmosphere.

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For listeners seeking both laughs and substance, this episode delivers memorable stories, revealing artist insights, and plenty of celebrity sparkle.

Transcript

[Stephen Colbert]

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[Stephen Colbert]

Welcome welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Late Show. I'm your host, Stephen Colbert. Folks, the country is still shocked and horrified by yesterday's assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. However you feel about his politics, he was a young father of two small children and an American who has the constitutional right to express his opinion in safety. It should go without saying that violence is never the answer to political disagreement. But I think these days it should be said as often as possible and in such troubling moments. I'm grateful to any leader who, instead of dividing us, points to our common humanity. Yesterday, speaker Mike Johnson made a call to bring the temperature down. We need everyone who has a platform to say this loudly and clearly. We can settle disagreements and disputes in a civil manner, and political violence must be called out. And it has to stop. Political violence has become all too common in American society, and this is not who we are. I agree with that sentiment. We should be able to settle our disagreements civilly. In the end, as Americans, we are all brothers and sisters. Or at least Mike Johnson and I look like we are. Now, here's the thing. Now moving on to something a little more hopeful. Aliens with advanced Technology are here and we have angered them. The evidence comes courtesy of a declassified video that shows the US Trying to shoot down a ufo. No, you fools. Don't shoot it down. Now the aliens will conquer our planet and enslave us. Beneath their bustier wearing intergalactic queen. She will break us all with her iron will and her stiletto boots as we toil nude in her xanthi. I'm sorry. I apologize, ladies and gentlemen. I just read a lot of sci fi during puberty. Now here's the thing. Interesting thing about that story. You'll notice that I said, tried to shoot down this UFO because when you look at the video, something crazy happens. A Reaper drone fires a Hellfire missile. Here's the missile. Boom. It knocks a couple of pieces off the orb, but the orb keeps going. And it looked like the debris was taken with it. That is incredible and frankly, alarming. A metal ship fixing itself in mid flight. Do you know what that means? The aliens have developed Terminator 2 technology. Or even worse, flex seal. That'll work. That'll work. The UFO video was released by Missouri Republican Eric Burleson, who explained just how credible this footage is. It's a remarkable video. I received it anonymously. I don't have the resources to do forensic on video, so either I could sit on it. But look, I'm a disclosure guy. I'm just gonna let the Internet figure out the validity of this video. Okay? Good call. Good, Kel. Yeah. Safest thing to do. The Internet's gonna get totally to the bottom of this, okay? After all, the Internet are the folks who found out that one vegetable that melts belly fat. These stories. These stories make me a little excited, a little scared, a little turned on. Again, intergalactic Queen. But you know, you know what else gets me space excited? Last night we learned that NASA has discovered what they're calling the clearest sign of life they've ever found on Mars. Even more surprising, his name is Kevin. Having a good time. Having a good time up there? This momentous discovery is thanks to NASA's Perseverance Rover. Our favorite little deep space Roomba guy. On its journey across the Martian surface, it discovered some rocks with peculiar green, blue, black and white dots that look like leopard spots. Can we see those, Jim? Can we zoom out? I knew it. I knew. I knew she couldn't be permeated. Other scientists believe the spots more closely resemble poppy seeds, thus proving my long held theory that billions of years ago, Mars was an everything bagel. These spots, these little spots are actually Special because scientists believe they're minerals that on Earth have traditionally been created from microbial activity. Space microbes. Okay? That's what this is. Microbe gesture. Space microbes. That could be very dangerous. What if one of them infects our buxom alien queen? She would need to be thoroughly scrubbed. Speaking of alien royalty, England. There's shocking news from across the pond because the UK Ambassador to the US has been fired over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Those English are so funny. They call an elevator, a lift, a truck, a lorry. Links to Jeffrey Epstein, a fireable offense. The guy. The guy in question. The fired guy in question is veteran Labour party politician Peter Mandelson, seen here wondering, don't I recognize that neck flap from Jeffrey's plane? Like Trump, Mandelson wrote a letter for Epstein's notorious 50th birthday book writing. Wherever Epstein is in the world, he remains my best palace. Not a lot of wiggle room there. Even worse, Mandelson included this photo where he's wet and swaddled in a bathrobe, hanging out with Epstein on a deck. They look so happy. But seeing that's gotta sting. Jeffrey's other best pal. Hey, how come I was never invited to wet boy robe time? Everybody says a lot of people are saying, you know, Tom, you know what I'm saying? You know what I'm gonna say? Cause it's right up there. A lot of folks are saying I look great wet. Who could have seen this coming from a man the British press has nicknamed the Prince of Darkness? That's a really impressive title from a country that also has Voldemort and Prince Andrew. This fire. A lot of Prince Andrew fans here tonight. This firing comes at a bad time for British Prime Minister and guy in the Cialis commercial. Right when the. Right. When it kicks in. Keir Starmer. I'm going to get through some of these jokes tonight, I promise you. Starmer is already reeling from the resignation last week of his deputy prime minister after a tax imbroglio. A tax imbroglio? Why can't we be more like England? Our leaders never lose their jobs, no matter what they do over there. They resign over some sort of tax pasta. I'll have the imbroglio carbonara, please. Oh, there's trouble in paradigm because Republicans have been concerned with the mad ramblings of Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr last week the. We can edit that out, right? Last week, the bad bobby testified to Congress that children receive up to 92 vaccine doses in early childhood, when in fact Children generally receive roughly 30 vaccine doses, many in combined injections. Yeah, Mr. Secretary, do your research. When your kid gets the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, that's just one shot. Same situation as when your girlfriend says, wow, that shower was so fast, how'd you have time to shampoo and condition? And you say, darling, let me introduce you to a little scientific miracle called pert. Plus, all this crazy talk about vaccines has driven a wedge between RFK Jr. And the president. Listen to what Trump said the day after Kennedy's testimony. I think you have to be very careful when you say that some people don't have to be vaccinated. It's a tough stance. Look, you have vaccines that work. They just, pure and simple work. They're not controversial at all. Wow, that is shockingly sensible. But you know what they say about a broken clock. It was close friends with Jeffrey Epstein, but equality. Well, it was good. That was good. That was good. That was a good one. I like that one. But instead of ditching Bobby, Trump is trying to pretend that Bobby's liabilities are actually assets by saying things like this. Well, he's a different kind of a guy. We're coming up with the answers for other things that normal people, regular people, easy to get along with people wouldn't be able to do. That's a pretty backhanded compliment. Cindy, I love dating you because you're different from normal people. Smart people, attractive people. Where are you going? I haven't talked about how weird you walk. Here in New York, New York, the big city of dreams, the Trump Organization is poised to lose its bid for control of the Central park skating rink. Damn it. No, don't applaud. That's terrible. Now I'll never realize my dream of seeing cankles on ice. Instead, they were outbid by a real estate firm called Related Companies. That is the most suspicious corporate name I have ever heard. Who do you work for? Related Companies. Are they legal? They're related. Over in Deutschland, a recent survey says almost all German pilots admit to napping during flights. Okay, I take it back. We should clap on the planes. Gotta keep those pilots awake. According to a German pilots union, 93% of the pilots said they'd taken an in flight nap during the past few months. Apparently, German pilots nap so much, there's a German word for it. Das Schleepi pilot. Honking Schwein. We got a great show for you tonight coming up. Usher.

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[Stephen Colbert]

Welcome back, everybody. Ladies and gentlemen, my first guest this evening is an eight time Grammy award winning artist who's been called one of the greatest entertainers in pop music. He's now the face of a new Ralph Lauren fragrance. Please welcome to the late Show. Usher. There you go.

[Usher]

What's up fellas and ladies? How y' all doing over there? Good to see y', all, man.

[Stephen Colbert]

Hey, I don't say this to all my guests, but you smell good. Yeah, that's a good thing. Yeah. Well, not all the guests smell as good as you do. Yeah. It's nice to see you again. Do you remember. You may not remember meeting you, but I met you. Damn. Eight. Eight. How many drinks eight and a half years ago? Something like that.

[Usher]

Which bar was it? How many drinks did I have?

[Stephen Colbert]

It was. It was at the White House. Oh, it was for. No, but they had a bar. They had an open bar that night because I believe it was the Obama's last party. They called us their lose the deposit party.

[Usher]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

And it was a fun night, man. It was like nothing I'd ever been to before and will never happen again.

[Usher]

I'm guessing I remember that night because I got Obama to come downstairs from and party with us.

[Stephen Colbert]

He danced. Yeah, he danced on the floor. At one point, I was on the dance floor and it was you and me and Janelle Monae and Barack Obama on the dance floor in a circle. Yeah.

[Usher]

That's one heck of a cipher for you.

[Stephen Colbert]

And Janelle put her hat on. Yeah. I felt like I'd been knighted. Yeah. Those were the days, man. Those were the days.

[Usher]

Things have changed.

[Stephen Colbert]

What, just a little bit? Yeah, just so. They've changed just a little bit. Listen, I heard something that before the, you know, the Grammys and the fame and all that stuff and I Know, it doesn't surprise me at all that you sang in your church choir.

[Usher]

I did.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. A lot of great artists started off in a church choir. I'm curious how those early.

[Usher]

Pretty much everybody from the south started in the choir or even in the church.

[Stephen Colbert]

How'd those early experiences form you as an artist and as a performer, someone relating to an audience?

[Usher]

I was speaking with my friend John Baptiste.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm familiar with his work.

[Usher]

Yeah, we love him. Right. And we were talking about the theory of music and how part of it is like the theory. Right. Writing it, understanding it, having a degree and understanding that part of it. Learning the music, reading the notes. And then there's a spiritual side of it. There's a spirit of it. And I think I got that from the church. Right. I never quite learned to read music, even though I have a honorary doctorate from Berkeley. Berkeley Academy. But, you know, it definitely is all about a spiritual connection. Obviously, you're singing hymns. You're singing for Christ. You know, you're singing to God. And it was really the beginning for me. My mom, she sang in the choir. She was the youth director of my. My church. And that was kind of like my entry point. Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you have a favorite gospel song?

[Usher]

I do. It's Darryl Coley, When Sunday Comes.

[Stephen Colbert]

Big reaction. Big reaction over there. Yeah.

[Usher]

It's a good one, right?

[Stephen Colbert]

Check it out.

[Usher]

It's really good.

[Stephen Colbert]

And that was tonight's name, that tune. Well, flash forward a few years, and we're seeing Sexy Usher. Sexy Usher with the abs and, you know, the slow jams. How'd you go from Amazing Grace to Nice and Slow? How did. How did we go from choir boy to this man?

[Usher]

Always running from secular music, but, man, I don't. That's a crazy transition right there. So from church boy to abs.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah. Yeah. I'm guessing he might have had the abs as a church boy, but the robes cover him up pretty well.

[Usher]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, is it true you used to do a thousand crutches a day?

[Usher]

Yeah, I used to.

[Stephen Colbert]

Now that you're 46, is it going?

[Usher]

No, I still crunch. It's just not crunches, you know, It's Captain Crunch. No, no, no, Right? No, no. They're still in there.

[Stephen Colbert]

They're still in there.

[Usher]

I'm just more refined now.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, sure, sure.

[Usher]

I found a new way now. I now give out cherries and serenade.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes. No, I know this is earlier this year. I want to get into that. Earlier this year, you wrapped up your past, present, future tour. Where you caused a bit of a stir by feeding cherries to female fans during your shows. And before we give you a taste, I just want to warn everybody, this is a powerful bit of footage here. And I'm not sure if we can show this on cbs, but. Jim, can we show that? Is that gonna be blurred? Can they blur me? What are you doing to those women? Usher?

[Usher]

I mean, we were talking about Catholic churches and communion. Usher. And cherries. You know, it kind of works. I don't know. But by the way. Yeah. Anyway.

[Stephen Colbert]

Uh huh. Yeah. I think she was about to cry. Oh, God.

[Usher]

Well played.

[Stephen Colbert]

Thank you very much. Back at you. Back at you. Yeah. Where you get those cherries?

[Usher]

My cherries hang out. No, they. The whole idea of cherries is just, you know, giving women the freedom to have fun at a concert. You know what I mean?

[Stephen Colbert]

Nothing wrong with. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Have you ever heard from any angry or husbands or boyfriends? Because you are not feeding my wife cherries.

[Usher]

Funny thing, they say that this lady ended up getting a divorce, which was not true as a result of that moment happening. But yeah, there have been a couple of people who were very clear that they didn't want me to feed cherries. Mookie Betts of the LA Dolls.

[Stephen Colbert]

Mookie Betts. Yeah.

[Usher]

Of the LA Dodgers.

[Stephen Colbert]

He says, yo.

[Usher]

He comes over to me, he's like, yo, no serenading, bro. Leave the cherries at home. No cherries.

[Stephen Colbert]

That's a man who uses a bat professionally. I would listen to him. We have to take a quick break. We'll be right back with more Usher. Everybody stick around.

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[Stephen Colbert]

Hey, everybody, we're back with a very good smelling man. Yeah, man, you know him. He's Usher. Now you've got a sexy new scent right here. There it is. It is Ralph. It is Ralph Lawrence's new fragrance. Ralph's Club, New York. Is that anything like Sam's Club? Can you get.

[Usher]

Get it in bulk? You should buy in bulk.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes, exactly. Buy it in bulk.

[Usher]

You should.

[Stephen Colbert]

There we go. Here's the ad. Here's the ad. There you go. There's a little. There's a little sexiness right there happening. Do you want. Do you want to set this? Do you want to set. Is this basically. This is basically ushering a bottle.

[Usher]

You just complimenting me on the way I smell now. You know what it is.

[Stephen Colbert]

This is what it is. Hold on. Mm. Talk me through it. What am I getting here?

[Usher]

I mean, you're getting a little bit of lavender. You're getting a little bit of.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm getting some sandalwood.

[Usher]

Sandalwood, yes. Hey, man, you got a pretty sophisticated palette.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, I got a palate. I got a refined nostril. Baby. I got two of them. That's right there. Let it back. I have a.

[Usher]

No, but there's also two black currant in this, and really great to be a part of the Ralph Lauren family, man. And this is just an incredible.

[Stephen Colbert]

Did you work on making that flavor, that nose flavor?

[Usher]

I had some. I had opinions, but definitely I had a lot of opinions about what we were creating. I don't know if you know about this, but this is Ralph's Club, New York. So we also, too recovered, and I put together an entire song, which was a remake of Liza Minnelli and also to Frank Sinatra's New York, New York. Oh. And yeah, so yay. If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere. It's up to you. New York, New York, New York.

[Stephen Colbert]

Hey, that's nice. That's nice.

[Usher]

It's nice, right?

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm gonna go home smelling like Usher and buy some. I'm gonna buy some cherries on the way home. Very nice. Now. Oh, say very subtle. Very. All right. They sent along some notes here, some notes about this, and I'm wondering if we can close this out now by me reading the description while our director takes you through some very seductive camera shots. All. All you need to do, obviously, is be Usher. All right. And I'll read the copy. Are you ready?

[Usher]

Do I pull my cherries out now?

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you have them? Do you have any Cherries? I don't know. Do we have cherries? I don't. I'm sorry. How many cherries? I have. I have Ricola. Okay, here we go.

[Usher]

Are they cherry flavored Ricola?

[Stephen Colbert]

No, they're sugar free. Lemon mint, I'm afraid. Okay, so if, Jim, if we could have a little music and some fine camera action. Success is a state of mind. Ralph's Club New York is a seductive scent for men inspired by the vibrancy of New York City. A burst of juicy blackcurrant accords opens the Eau de Parthian, giving way to a smooth, addictive blend of creamy vanilla and warm sandalwood. Ralph's Club New York is perfect for the crisp, cool seasons of fall and winter, but truly can be worn year round all by itself. Ralph's Club New York is available now at Macy's. It's Usher, 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. Limu Emu and Doug Limu and I always tell you to customize your car insurance and save hundreds with Liberty Mutual. But now we want you to feel it. Cue the emu music. Limu. Save yourself money today. Increase your wealth. Customize and save. We say that may have been too much feeling. Only pay for what you need@liberty mutual.com Liberty Liberty Liberty. Liberty Savings. Very unwritten by Liberty Mutual Insurance company Affiliates excludes Massachusetts. Tulsa is my home now.

[Usher]

Academy award nominee Sylvester Stallone stars in.

[Stephen Colbert]

The Paramount plus original series Tulsa King.

[Usher]

His distillery is a very interesting business.

[Stephen Colbert]

And we got to know the enemy from Taylor Sheridan, co creator of Landman. What are you saying?

[Usher]

I'm over at.

[Stephen Colbert]

If you think you're going to take me out, it's going to be really difficult.

[Usher]

Tulsa King new season streaming September 21st.

[Stephen Colbert]

Exclusively on Paramount Plus.