The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert Steve Carell | War Else
Mar 5, 2026
Steve Carell, comedian and actor known for TV and film leads, chats about his HBO series Rooster and his Second City and SNL-era anecdotes. He and Colbert auction off quirky set pieces for charity. Carell recalls understudying Chris Farley, rat stories from early venues, commercial shoot chaos, and how fatherhood shifted his career priorities.
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Late Show Cancelled Clearance Auction For Charity
- Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell stage a Late Show canceled clearance auction to raise money for World Central Kitchen.
- Items include Shepard Fairey water towers, a Lord of the Rings replica sword, and humorously claimed props like a Dead Poets Society flamethrower.
Second City Rat Incident And Backstage Grit
- Steve Carell recounts chaotic Second City memories with rats and glue traps illustrating the rough early days of improv.
- He describes a glue-trap incident where one rat was half-eating the other and crew members beat a rat with a 2x4.
Understudying Chris Farley Was Impossible
- Steve Carell explains understudying Chris Farley and why Farley was impossible to follow on stage.
- He recalls Matt Foley's River scene breaking up the cast because Farley was a "force of nature."