Casey Affleck is used to weird awkward interviews on The Late Show because he was partially responsible for the infamous one that Joaquin Phoenix did with David Letterman. Even though I say that, it was interesting to see him have one with the new host Stephen Colbert.
As soon as Ben Affleck’s little bro sat down, the CBS late night host said to him, “Thanks for dressing up.” Then he added, “I can’t tell if this is the least celebrity thing to do or the most celebrity thing to do.” To which Affleck asked the audience if what the host said was kind of rude, and Colbert told him it is “just playful ribbing.”
At this point, Casey was a bit upset with the comments about his attire, but that didn’t stop Stephen from telling him he looks like a “street corner Jesus.” After telling that joke, he finally tried to move on to the movie. But it didn’t happen because you could feel the tension between the two men. So much so, the host asked if they were going to have fight at the end of the segment. To which the actor told him he didn’t like to fight.
Then it was back to the interview, and Colbert told him he only saw an hour of the movie because he had to help his son with a Science project. The star of Triple 9 could no longer hide his anger as he stared down his interviewer.
Eventually, things cooled off between them and they were able to talk about the movie.
Was this interview staged? I am not sure. Thing is that Colbert has proven to be the worst interviewer on late night television, which says a lot because I think only two of them are actually good at it.
What did you think of their interaction and who do you think is at fault for it starting off so poorly? I blame Colbert for not taking the hint and moving on sooner. No one likes to be ridiculed, especially on television in front of a little over a million people.
