>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> Stephen: I HAVE WANTED TO
TALK TO YOU FOR A LONG TIME. >> WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG. >> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW, I
DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. I THINK YOU'RE A BUSY MAN IS THE
PROBLEM. WELCOME BACK TO THE ED SULLIVAN
THEATER. I KNOW YOU CAME HERE MANY TIMES
WITH DAVE. ALSO, THIS THEATER MEANT
SOMETHING TO YOU AS A CHILD BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND YOU WATCHED
THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> Stephen: I REMEMBER IT FROM
WHEN I WAS A CHILD. ARE THERE ANY PERFORMANCES THAT
REALLY STOOD OUT TO YOU? >> THE BEATLES. >> Stephen: THE BEATLES. YEAH, WHEN THE BEATLES CAME,
THAT WAS THE BIGGEST. >> Stephen: WOW. I ACTUALLY DIDN'T LIKE THE ED
SULLIVAN SHOW BECAUSE I KNEW I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO BED
AFTERWARDS. YOU KNOW THAT FEELING, ED
SULLIVAN, BONANZA. >> Stephen: THE HOME WORK
DONE, YOU HAVE TO GO TO BED. YOU KNOW THE GIRLS THAT SCREAM? THEY SAT BACK THERE. >> FOR THE BEATLES? >> Stephen: AND FOR YOU, SAME
THING. I THINK OF YOU AS A ONE-MAN
BEATLE. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: MORE IMPORTANTLY. THAT'S IMPORTANT ENOUGH JUST
BEING THE ONE-MAN BEATLE. >> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND YOU
NOT ONLY MET NELSON MANDELA BUT YOU HOSTED HIM IN YOUR HOME. >> HE CAME TO THE HOUSE. >> Stephen: WHEN AND WHY WAS
THAT? >> IT WAS SO AMAZING. HE -- HE WAS QUITE A CHARMER. WE WENT TO SOUTH AFRICA, MY WIFE
AND I. I HAD BREAKFAST WITH ARCHBISHOP
DESMOND TUTU AND LUNCH WITH NELSON MANDELA. SO HE MEETS ME AND MY WIFE AND
HE IMMEDIATELY SAYS TO HER, OH! I SEE WHY HE'S THE SUCCESS THAT
HE IS BECAUSE OF YOU! EVERYTHING WAS ABOUT HER. AND SHE'S JUST LIKE -- AND I'M
LIKE, OKAY, I DID A FEW THINGS, NELSON, BUT -- YOU KNOW --
( LAUGHTER ) NO. YOU CAN IMAGINE. >> Stephen: HE WAS WORKING
THAT NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. >> EXACTLY! SO I FORGOT HOW IT HAPPENED, BUT
HE WAS COMING TO AMERICA AND HE WAS COMING TO CALIFORNIA, AND HE
CAME TO OUR HOUSE. >> Stephen: SO DID YOU MAKE
DINNER FOR HIM? >> I DIDN'T, NO. I WOULD HAVE. I WOULD HAVE. >> Stephen: SURE. BUT HE WAS LIKE A GRANDFATHER
THAT CAME BY, AND WE HAD SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE
WORLD THAT CAME BY THE HOUSE, AND IT WAS A GREAT SHOT OF
EVERYBODY JUST LEANING IN, LISTENING TO HIM, TELLING
STORIES. >> Stephen: WHAT YEAR WAS
THIS? >> I THINK IT'S 2001-ISH. >> Stephen: YOU'VE ALSO HOSTED
OPRAH AT YOUR HOUSE. >> SHE WAS THERE THAT DAY. >> Stephen: OH, WOW. IT'S RARE OPRAH'S NOT THE
BIGGEST PERSON IN THE ROOM. >> YEAH, IT WAS LIKE THAT. YOU HAD PEOPLE LIKE THAT. >> Reporter: SIT DOWN, OPRAH,
HE'S TALKING. >> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. >> Stephen: WOW. WHAT'S IT TAKE FOR STEPHEN
COLBERT TO GET AN INVITATION FOR DINNER AT DENZEL WASHINGTON'S? >> FIRST, YOU HAVE TO TALK TO
THE ONE IN CHARGE, MY WIFE. >> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR WIFE'S
NAME? >> PAULETTEA. >> Stephen: PAULETTEA, I HAVE
EXCELLENT MANNERS. I KNOW WHICH FORK TO USE, I
PROMISE I WILL CLEAN UP AFTER MYSELF. >> SHE MADE FRIED CHICKEN FOR
MICHAEL JACKSON. HE CAME OVER. HE COULD EAT. >> Stephen: HE DANCED IT OFF. ( LAUGHTER )
>> HE DANCED IT OFF. HE DID WELL. >> Stephen: NOW, YOU ARE A
TWO-TIME OSCAR WINNER. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WE'RE TALKING -- WE'RE IN MERYL STREEP TERRITORY HERE. >> SHE'S GOT, LIKE, 75
NOMINATIONS AND -- >> Stephen: NO, I THINK IT'S
ONLY TWO. YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED THE BLACK
S STREEP. >> HAVE I? IS. >> Stephen: YEAH. YEAH. OR SHE'S THE WHITE DENZEL. >> THE WHITE WASHINGTON. >> Stephen: THE WHITE
WASHINGTON. >> I DON'T MIND BEING THE BLACK
STREEP. >> Stephen: THE PAST YEAR AND
A HALF, THERE HAVE BEEN A BIG YEAR FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN
HOSPITAL -- ACTING, DIRECTING, STARRING, GET OUT, "BLACK
PANTHER." I UNDERSTAND FROM CHAD BOSEMAN
HIMSELF THAT YOU ARE IN SOME WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR HIM BEING BLACK
PANTHER. >> BECAUSE I PAID FOR HIM TO GO
TO SCHOOL? ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU -- OH, YEAH, BECAUSE I PAID FOR CHAD
BOSEMAN TO GO TO SCHOOL? ( LAUGHTER )
I THINK YOU WOULD CALL THAT BEARING THE LEAD. ( LAUGHTER )
HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT? HOW DID YOU PAY FOR HIM TO GO TO
SCHOOL, HOW DID YOU KNOW HIM? >> I DIDN'T KNOW HIM. THREE FELICIA RASHARD WAS
HELPING KIDS, AND SHE CALLED DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND SHE CALLED
ME, AND I SAID, YEAH, I'LL SPONSOR WHOEVER. AND SHE SAID, WELL, YOU'RE
SPONSORING -- OR HE CALLED TO THANK ME. THAT'S HOW I FOUND IT WAS HIM. YOU'RE SPONSORING THIS KID, THE
CHAD BOSEMAN GUY. OKAY, CHAD, I WANT MY MONEY
BACK. ( LAUGHTER )
SO I WENT TO THE PREMIERE FOR "BLACK PANTHER" HERE IN
NEW YORK, AND I SAW RYAN COOGLER AND CHAD AND HE SAID, OH, I JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR PAYING -- I SAID, I LIKE THE
MOVIE, "BLACK PANTHER," WAKANDA FOREVER, BUT WHERE'S MY MONEY? ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: YOU HAVEN'T DONE A SUPERHERO MOVIE YET, RIGHT? >> NO. >> Stephen: WHY NOT? NOBODY ASKED ME. >> Stephen: DO WE WANT HIM TO
DO IT? ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WE WANT TO SEE -- >> I'LL BE THE FATHER TO HAVE
THE SUPERHERO. >> Stephen: WE WANT TO SEE YOU
IN TIGHTS, MAN. >> NO! >> Stephen: NO, COME ON. NO! >> Stephen: I SAW THE MIGHTY
QUINN. >> I DIDN'T HAVE TIGHTS ON IN
THAT. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE LITTLE
WHITE SHORTS ON. DON'T YOU REMEMBER? >> NO. >> Stephen: I'LL TELL YOU WHO
REMEMBERS. ONE OF MY PRODUCERS EVERY DAY
DOES HUNK OF THE DAY. >> HUH-OH, HUH-OH --
>> Stephen: AND I SWEAR TO GOD, THIS WAS A RECENT ONE OF
HERS, AND THIS IS A GREAT HONOR. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT OSCARS AND A
TONY, BUT YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN THE HUNK OF THE DAY IN OUR
OFFICE. THERE YOU ARE. PUSHING A LITTLE BIT MORE. PUSH IN A LITTLE BIT MORE IF YOU
CAN. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
LOOK AT THAT. BOOM. LOOK AT THE STASH. LOOK AT THE PECS. >> IT'S THE SAME PICTURE. I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE
OTHER HUNKS THAT -- ( LAUGHTER )
-- WEREN'T AS GOOD AS ME. IT'S WHO YOU KNOW. HUNK ON. >> Stephen: IT'S AN HONOR JUST
TO BE HUNKY. ( LAUGHTER )
>> I GUESS DOES THAT MAKE ME A -- HUNKY? ( LAUGHTER )
( PIANO RIFF ) NO! >> Stephen: NO, IT DOES NOT. YOU'VE GOT SUCH RANGE, I'M SURE. >> YOU KNOW, MY SON IS STARRING
IN A NEW MOVIE CALLED "BLACK KLANSMEN," SO MAYBE I'LL STAR IN
"BLACK HUNKY." >> Stephen: I'D WATCH THAT. ( LAUGHTER )
THE NEW MOVIE "THE EQUALIZER 2" IS TWICE AS EQUAL. WHAT'S LEFT AFTER THE
EQUALIZATION? >> THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
LEFT AFTER THIS, I GET RID OF EVERYONE. >> Stephen: THIS IS THE FIRST
SEQUEL YOU'VE EVER DONE. >> YES. >> Stephen: WHY NOT MOST
BETTER BLUES? MALCOLM 11. >> MALCOLM 11, OH, NO. GLORY SOME MO! MO GLORY! >> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR
CHARACTER AND WHAT IS HE DOING? >> I DON'T KNOW, I DIDN'T ENJOY
IT. >> Stephen: GREAT!
