How Emma Thompson Prepared For 'Late Night'

Dame Emma Thompson's preparation for 'Late Night' left her with a new appreciation for the late-night creative process and the power of laughter. #LSSC #Colbert #EmmaThompson

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[vahidfarahani]

LEGEND. she's funny, she's classy, she's beautiful, she's talented.

[TheStf]

its just not fair for one person to be this charming

[random-rrkq]

I just watched old interview with Hugh Grant where he described her "mad as a chair". Accurate. I love her to bits!

[Anamer]

"It's basically science fiction" What a legend!

[DataDietz]

She's absolutely brilliant and has such a natural flow of language. Reads her crowd like an absolute pro, what a legend.

[alyshababrah]

She casually mentioned sheep so that Stephen could ask about her sheep and she could tell the sheep story. That is a skilled interviewee.

[hannahtriz]

A very talented and hilarious woman. Absolutely someone to admire

[antotheja]

She is a treasure and my forever girl-crush. How can one not love this woman ❤

[flythesky]

Can you imagine Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson having a conversation? I’d pay money to see that.

[lakritz]

Thank you, Mr Colbert, for just giving her the stage without interrupting. I did not know I needed a story that involved mimicry of appalled Scottish sheep, but I did.

[cloudwatcher]

I’ve only seen the intro, but WHAT A LEGEND!

[v.gorski]

She is a worldwide treasure! She is talented, witty, beautiful, intelligent and wonderful in every way. I think she would Rock as a host of a talk show. Watch out ladies ! ( Kelly R, and All the Others in NY. ). THIS woman would bring it !

[nobodyhereatthemoment]

I adore her. She has always been brilliant and an inspiration.

[KindCountsDeb]

What brilliant, funny woman she is ! She did at least 3 accents in the interview and I love her !! She can do drama well and writes. She is so grounded and I love her appearances on talk shows.

[tylerpurrden]

That entrance was EVERYTHING. She has such balls for a Dame! You gotta love Colbert knowing he was just basking in her glow

[TheRogueStatesman]

Lol, Colbert TOTALLY lost control of this interview, in the best way possible...

[johnd]

I love her so much! Not only is she an amazing, powerful, and deeply thoughtful actress, she nails comedy with every joke! Her range in talent is immense, I could and would watch anything she stars in, British or American or otherwise.

[IndoPersian]

What an absolutely brilliant woman. What a perfect interview.

[dominikelser]

"Plus, I wear the badge in bed... and it's sharp!" What a comedic genius, what timing.

[derrydingo]

She is so FREAKING AWESOME! Dame Emma is a DEADSET LEGEND!

Thanks for having her on your equally legendary show!