The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert Scarlett Johansson's Colbert Questionert
Apr 4, 2026
Scarlett Johansson, film actress and public figure known for many Hollywood roles, plays the Colbert Questionnaire with playful charm. She reveals concert memories, favorite sandwiches, and a startling fear of cockroaches. She talks travel seat preferences, a treasured Patrick Stewart autograph, and the comforting smell of her son’s head.
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Patrick Stewart Autograph On First Flight
- Scarlett attended her first flight to London promoting The Horse Whisperer and asked Patrick Stewart for an autograph in British Airways First Class.
- He signed "Sweet Dreams, Patrick Stewart" because everyone on the transatlantic flight was going to sleep.
First Concerts Are Defined By A Single Vivid Moment
- The Cypress Hill story shows how memorable first concerts can be defined by a single vivid sensory moment rather than the music itself.
- Scarlett anchors the memory to the giant blunt and the communal atmosphere at Roseland, not the setlist.
Cypress Hill Concert Highs
- Scarlett Johansson's first concert was Cypress Hill at Roseland where the band smoked a huge blunt on stage and it circulated through the crowd.
- She remembers being very high and the surreal experience of the band passing the joint to the whole venue, calling it "those were the days."