Stephen Colbert has been milking the heck out of his final weeks as host of “The Late Show” (and rightfully so). There’s been Obama, Hanks, Oliver, Stewart, and even throwing furniture off the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater with his predecessor, David Letterman.
For his penultimate episode of “The Late Show,” Colbert brought out a smorgasbord of celebrity friends, ranging from Aubrey Plaza to Martha Stewart. All his guests served as hosts, asking Colbert — who sat on the guest sofa — a fairly random question, e.g., “What is your favourite action movie?”
Then came Robert De Niro’s turn.
The Oscar-winning acting legend — and certified Trump hater — came on and asked, “What number were you thinking of?”
“There’s a hint as to what the answer is, because whenever somebody answers the question and gives the wrong answer, I always say no; and when I give the right answer, which has happened at least twice — Meryl Streep and Ethan Hawke guessed correctly — and Ethan Hawke goes immediately, ‘I know what it is. It’s three.’ That’s the number I was thinking of.”
And then De Niro threw a curveball aimed squarely at his favourite target.
“OK,” he replied. “Because I thought it would have been two million point five, or two and a half million. That’s the number of Epstein files Trump still hasn’t released.”
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The quip received great applause from the audience and Colbert.
From Variety US