During her appearance on “The Late Show,” Oprah Winfrey switched places with Stephen Colbert and ended up interviewing the host of the program.
Oprah Winfrey was a guest on “The Late Show” on Tuesday, and during her appearance on the program, she ended up switching places with Stephen Colbert.
The former daytime talk show host was being interviewed by Colbert when the host asked Winfrey if she would like to take his seat. She then sat behind Colbert’s iconic desk, while he took the guest chair.
Winfrey quickly asked Colbert how he felt about the end of the show: “So, while you’re here, on the threshold,” she said as the audience laughed. “What is about to happen and what you are about to experience — what do you feel you most need to let go of right now?”
“I’m still holding on with all my might to all these people I love and have worked with all these years, including those people over there,” Colbert said, while pointing to and greeting the band, camera operators, sound and lighting technicians, and other members of the show’s crew.
The two then agreed that in a talk show, the audience is essential because it acts as the “third person” in the conversation, since the people present genuinely react to what is being said and end up setting the pace of the interview.
“The audience is very engaged in our conversation,” Colbert said, noting that the people speaking have points they want to convey. “The audience members are listening and reacting,” he added.
Winfrey’s appearance on “The Late Show” is part of the countdown to the end of the program, which will air its final episode on May 21, 2026.
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