# The Late Show with Stephen Colbert **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 9, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399 "2015-09-09T00:00:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/141 "2015-09-14T14:03:24Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The Uber guy was being annoyingly obtuse. He said somthing like, “You’ll be able to press a button on the Uber app and get a pizza delivered.” So Colbert asked questions to clarify this, asking something like, “So you’ll see menus from local restaurants and be able to select what you want, right?” But the Uber dude pressed on, “No, the food will be delivered from the Uber vehicle.” Eventually, he described some weird system in which the food would just be waiting in the back of the Uber vehicle for _someone_ to order, say, sweet-and-sour chicken and then be delivered to that person. Seems weird and not at all what I’d want. Basically, he did a shitty job of explaining his own company’s new product offering. Yeah, he was acting like Colbert was misunderstanding him, but he definitely wasn’t being clear. Looking at the menu, it looks like they have some decent menus, but not stuff that I would want to order after it had been sitting in an Uber driver’s car for who knows how long. I don’t see how Uber Eats is a better option than ordering straight from the restaurant, or through one of those delivery apps. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/142 "2015-09-14T14:13:39Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > OK, that’s weird. But the thing was that it took a _long_ time for the Uber exec to get around to describing that, despite Colbert’s attempts at drawing him out. Yeah, and he totally missed the company’s best attempt at a draw: it’s the \*best \*of your city’s food, delivered faster than a restaurant can! “Best,” of course, meaning very very limited menu. They’re even calling it “curated,” which seems a bit pretentious even for Uber. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/143 "2015-09-14T14:19:26Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Yeah, and he totally missed the company’s best attempt at a draw: it’s the \*best \*of your city’s food, delivered faster than a restaurant can! > > “Best,” of course, meaning very very limited menu. They’re even calling it “curated,” which seems a bit pretentious even for Uber. Could someone who’s familiar with Chicago restaurants [look at the menu](http://ubereats.com/eats/chi/) and say if it’s at all some of the best of the city’s food? The menu looks good to me, but I don’t know if a Chicago native would look and think “oh these are all great restaurants I love/have heard about so much and want to try!” or if it would be “I’ve never heard of any of these places, there are much better places for these items.” ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/144 "2015-09-14T14:19:29Z")
The [offerings in New York City](http://ubereats.com/eats/nyc/) are even more limited. About two dishes each day and only available “between 14th Street and 59th Street.” I wonder how many restaurants are in that area? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/145 "2015-09-14T15:07:27Z")
> [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > Could someone who’s familiar with Chicago restaurants [look at the menu](http://ubereats.com/eats/chi/) and say if it’s at all some of the best of the city’s food? The menu looks good to me, but I don’t know if a Chicago native would look and think “oh these are all great restaurants I love/have heard about so much and want to try!” or if it would be “I’ve never heard of any of these places, there are much better places for these items.” Yeah, there’s some good “name” restaurants on there. I don’t know if I’d say “the best,” because that’s so subjective, and we have a hell of a lot of restaurants. But Jake Melnick’s, RPM, and Kuma’s Too jump out at me as perfectly respectable joints I’d take a friend to without shame. Words cannot express how much I want to try a sushi burrito now. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/146 "2015-09-14T15:52:55Z")
Colbert gave up his, “Look at me I’m a Republican because I’m retarded!!!” schtick years ago and became more, “Look at those retarded Republicans.” over the years. A joke is funny a couple of times and he and Stewart just became jokes of themselves. Having seen him on Late Night this past week he’s been ok. Can he be the next Craig Ferguson? We’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/147 "2015-09-14T17:38:59Z")
We just got around to watching the entire week’s worth of shows over the weekend, and I found it thoroughly enjoyable. I thought the Biden interview was fantastic. I knew next to nothing about the guy beforehand; now I find myself thinking that I might actually need to give him some consideration should he decide to run for President. And that was exactly the sort of interview that I think he’s been wanting to do but was unable to do on The Colbert Report, because “Stephen Colbert” would have been incapable of doing it. Anyone hoping for a 60-minute version of _The Colbert Report_ is going to be disappointed, but I think _The Late Show with_ carries over a lot of the spirit of the Report. I’ll definitely continue watching, and I think that once he hits his stride we’re going to see something that we’ve never seen on late-night network television before. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/148 "2015-09-16T09:40:10Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > Ah I see, CBS [does](http://www.cbs.com/all-access/?intcid=CIA03d2c9d) have a streaming service of its own. > > Don’t think it’d be worth paying for just the one show though… > [@Enright3](#): > > Screw [CBS.com](http://CBS.com) and their pay model of streaming content I think we can confirm now, _The Late Show_ is available for streaming and it is free. It wasn’t just available free for the first week of the show, it’s still available for free. The only restriction seems to be that you have to wait until the next day. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/149 "2015-09-16T13:11:07Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Anyone hoping for a 60-minute version of _The Colbert Report_ is going to be disappointed, but I think _The Late Show with_ carries over a lot of the spirit of the Report. I’ll definitely continue watching, and I think that once he hits his stride we’re going to see something that we’ve never seen on late-night network television before. I agree. It’s going to be different than the Report, but some things will carry over, and the spirit will carry over. On Monday’s show he did the high-five with a hand under the desk like the Report, but then a bit later made a terrible pun and went for the high-five it wasn’t offered, and I laughed so hard, and rewound and watched again. Also, the musical performances have been pretty great, including incorporating the lights and visuals for some of them. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/150 "2015-09-16T14:43:41Z")
He’s definitely slipping into his “Colbert Report” mannerisms a bit more. You can see he’s more comfortable in that mode. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/151 "2015-09-16T16:17:27Z")
> [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > I agree. It’s going to be different than the Report, but some things will carry over, and the spirit will carry over. On Monday’s show he did the high-five with a hand under the desk like the Report, but then a bit later made a terrible pun and went for the high-five it wasn’t offered, and I laughed so hard, and rewound and watched again. > > Also, the musical performances have been pretty great, including incorporating the lights and visuals for some of them. I enjoyed that bit, too - glad he brought it from TCR. I think he’s doing a great job. Without quite planning it, the DVR’d version has become go-to viewing that the family can handle, including both teenaged kids. That is NOT common past some sporting events. I am looking for more chemistry with Jon Batiste. When Colbert said “Jeb!” a couple of times, he got into a call and response with JB. I suspect that when Colbert relaxes a bit and starts feelin’ it, he’ll start improv’ing with Batiste and other folks. The way he was full-game-on with Emily Blunt and getting her to sing was good TV. (I was surprised that she didn’t seem to know that he could sing). He needs to bring that to his interactions with JB. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/152 "2015-09-16T17:59:17Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > He’s definitely slipping into his “Colbert Report” mannerisms a bit more. You can see he’s more comfortable in that mode. I noticed that too; he’s occasionally falling back into the “Stephen Colbert, narcissistic pundit” persona. I particularly noticed when he asked Justice Breyer about cameras in the Supreme Court. Breyer, obviously beginning an extended and thoughtful answer, said, “There are some good arguments in favor of that.” Colbert immediately interrupted to say, “Yes. I just made one.” That was a _very_ “Colbert Report” moment. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/153 "2015-09-16T18:03:48Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I am looking for more chemistry with Jon Batiste. When Colbert said “Jeb!” a couple of times, he got into a call and response with JB. I suspect that when Colbert relaxes a bit and starts feelin’ it, he’ll start improv’ing with Batiste and other folks. The way he was full-game-on with Emily Blunt and getting her to sing was good TV. (I was surprised that she didn’t seem to know that he could sing). He needs to bring that to his interactions with JB. I like the two or three times where Colbert has said something to the band, and they all talk back and forth over each other for a few seconds. It’s silly, but made me laugh. I think he’s developing a good rapport with them. Speaking of the band, I really like the theme song and the credits. The credits are really cool. I fastforward through the chanting at the beginning, but not through the theme song and credits. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/154 "2015-09-16T18:25:34Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I thought the Biden interview was fascinating and well thought-out. Biden presented himself in a way that showcased his authenticity, the quality that would be the difference-maker if he were to seek the presidency. [Why Biden's plagiarims shouldn't be forgotten.](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history_lesson/2008/08/the_write_stuff.html) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/155 "2015-09-16T18:31:26Z")
> [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > Speaking of the band, I really like the theme song and the credits. The credits are really cool. I fastforward through the chanting at the beginning, but not through the theme song and credits. I saw a live taping yesterday (the Jake Gyllenhaal/Tim Cook ep) and perhaps my favorite part was the commercial breaks, since we got to enjoy the band playing through each one. They also went out to the lobby and played as we all exited the theater. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/156 "2015-09-16T18:35:45Z")
> [@Dr.Righteous](#): > > I saw a live taping yesterday (the Jake Gyllenhaal/Tim Cook ep) and perhaps my favorite part was the commercial breaks, since we got to enjoy the band playing through each one. They also went out to the lobby and played as we all exited the theater. 🆒 That’s cool! They seem like a good house band, able to keep energy up for the audience. How did you and the rest of the audience like Run the Jewels/TV on the Radio. Did they play any extra songs? I would have loved to see that live. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/157 "2015-09-16T18:39:47Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > He’s definitely slipping into his “Colbert Report” mannerisms a bit more. You can see he’s more comfortable in that mode. > [@MrAtoz](#): > > I noticed that too; he’s occasionally falling back into the “Stephen Colbert, narcissistic pundit” persona. I particularly noticed when he asked Justice Breyer about cameras in the Supreme Court. Breyer, obviously beginning an extended and thoughtful answer, said, “There are some good arguments in favor of that.” Colbert immediately interrupted to say, “Yes. I just made one.” That was a _very_ “Colbert Report” moment. I agree. The thing about Colbert is: he’s mainly an actor and sketch-comedy guy–not a stand-up comic. Stand-ups like Letterman and Leno were very comfortable just, well, _standing_ there and delivering jokes. Colbert doesn’t really have much background in doing that; his instinct always seems to be to Be the Character. That’s possibly true of Jimmy Fallon too–but the difference is that Fallon has no _established_ Character to fall into playing, the way Colbert has. I dunno–the slipping into the Right Wing Guy feels like a bit of a fail, to me. But that could change with the passage of time. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/158 "2015-09-16T18:47:52Z")
> [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > How did you and the rest of the audience like Run the Jewels/TV on the Radio. Did they play any extra songs? I would have loved to see that live. No, they just did the one song. You could tell a few people in the audience were real fans of theirs but I think most people didn’t know them. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/159 "2015-09-16T19:57:53Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > I dunno–the slipping into the Right Wing Guy feels like a bit of a fail, to me. But that could change with the passage of time. I don’t think he’s slipping into being the “Right Wing Guy”, I don’t remember anything like that on the new show. He said on the first episode something about how he used to be a right wing narcissist, now he’s just a regular narcissist, and he’s been doing that. His crack to Breyer was a narcissist type moment. > [@Dr.Righteous](#): > > No, they just did the one song. You could tell a few people in the audience were real fans of theirs but I think most people didn’t know them. Yeah, that makes sense, they’re getting bigger but they’re still not huge. ---
**Author:** ![Stormcrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@Stormcrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormcrow)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399/160 "2015-09-16T21:16:07Z")
> [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > Could someone who’s familiar with Chicago restaurants [look at the menu](http://ubereats.com/eats/chi/) and say if it’s at all some of the best of the city’s food? Looking now: Well-reviewed (I’d call it a fair claim to best of the city): Saigon Sisters Kuma’s Too Butcher and the Burger Da Lobsta (maybe?) Never heard of: Bombay Wraps Tallboy Taco Meh: Farmer’s Fridge Protein Bar [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399.md?page=9)