Stephen Colbert Interviews Former President Barack Obama As Late Show Enters Its Final Weeks On Air

The Late Show big Stephen Colbert has interviewed erstwhile President Barack Obama in nan last agelong of the late-night TV show’s much than 30-year run.

During nan interview, which aired Tuesday night, Colbert acknowledged that he is “looking for a caller gig soon,” and jokingly asked nan Democrat astir nan thought that he tally for president, arsenic immoderate group person floated.

“For nan record, I deliberation it’s a stupid idea. How dumb do you deliberation it is for group to opportunity that I should tally for president?” Colbert said.

Obama quipped, “The barroom has changed” successful an apparent, thinly cloaked onslaught connected President Donald Trump.

“I deliberation that you could execute importantly amended than immoderate folks that we’ve seen,” nan erstwhile president said.

The speech was light-hearted for nan astir portion pinch nan 2 discussing extraterrestrial life astatine 1 point.

Colbert asked Obama astir a remark nan erstwhile president made during a February interview pinch podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen, wherever he said aliens are real, “but I haven’t seen them.”

Obama later tried to backtrack, saying, “I saw nary grounds during my presidency that extraterrestrials person made interaction pinch us.” But Colbert wasn’t buying it.

The erstwhile president insisted that location is nary conspiracy nan authorities was hiding grounds of extraterrestrial life, simply because they wouldn’t beryllium capable to support it hidden.

“For those of you who still deliberation that we’ve sewage small greenish men underground location — 1 of nan things you study arsenic president is authorities is unspeakable astatine keeping secrets,” Obama said.

Obama said pinch Colbert astatine the Obama Presidential Center successful Chicago. It’s nan erstwhile president’s first question and reply connected nan 19.3-acre field group to unfastened adjacent month. The field will see a museum, room and outdoor areas specified arsenic nan Women’s Garden.

Colbert’s narration pinch nan erstwhile president goes backmost to his days connected Comedy Central.

The comedian interviewed Obama 3 times connected his erstwhile show The Colbert Report. The Comedy Central show ran from 2005 to 2014. Obama besides appeared connected The Late Show successful 2016 and 2020.

CBS News announced past July that it would beryllium retiring The Late Show. The web insisted it was a “financial decision,” but speculation swirled that it was politically motivated.

The announcement came soon aft Colbert criticized CBS News’ genitor company, Paramount, for its determination to settee a suit brought connected by President Donald Trump.

David Letterman, nan original big of The Late Show, said he was successful “disbelief” when he heard that nan show would beryllium canceled.

“TV whitethorn beryllium not nan money instrumentality it erstwhile was. On nan different hand, what astir nan humanity for Stephen and nan humanity of group who emotion him and nan humanity for group who still enjoyed that 11:30 respite?” Letterman asked successful a caller question and reply pinch The New York Times.

The last section of The Late Show is expected to aerial successful a mates of weeks connected May 21. Bryon Allen’s Comics Unleashed has been announced to capable nan show’s slot.