The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert Mark Hamill's Colbert Questionert
May 4, 2026
Mark Hamill, actor and iconic voice artist best known as Luke Skywalker and the Joker, joins for a playful rapid-fire conversation. He reveals favorite sandwich and smells, recalls asking Groucho Marx for an autograph, shares movie picks like The Dirty Dozen and Aliens II, and muses on travel quirks, pets, and his earliest memories in short, humorous stories.
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Hamill's Perfect Tuna Sandwich
- Asked about his best sandwich, Mark Hamill specifies albacore white tuna on toasted rye with lemon juice and sweet relish.
- The precise combination highlights Hamill's specific taste rather than a generic preference.
Childhood Autograph From Groucho Marx
- Mark Hamill met Groucho Marx as a child and nervously asked for an autograph at his father's encouragement.
- Groucho teased him with jokes about strikes and a camel, leaving a vivid childhood memory Hamill later kept and referenced in his Broadway role.
Hamill's Humorous Take On The Afterlife
- Mark Hamill ponders the afterlife with humor, hoping for harps in the clouds but acknowledging the possibility of becoming worm food.
- He balances optimism and self-deprecation, concluding both outcomes will likely be fine.