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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

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0:01>> Stephen: GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO AND THE BAND,

0:03EVERYBODY.

0:04THERE YOU GO.

0:05COME ON!

0:08GIVE IT UP FOR THE PEOPLE I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO WORK

0:11WITH, MY WRITERS ARE THE FINEST WRITERS ON

0:13TELEVISION.

0:13GIVE IT UP, EVERYBODY.

0:15THERE YOU GO.

0:18TONIGHT WE HAVE JUST A FEW MOMENTS, I LOVE THIS ACTOR,

0:21SAM ROCKWELL IS GOING TO BE OUT HERE JUST A FEW MOMENTS.

0:24AND PERHAPS MY FAVORITE SHORT STORY WRITER LIVING

0:28ALIVE TODAY, GEORGE SAUNDERS WILL BE OUT HERE.

0:32HE'S GOT A NEW NOVEL.

0:33HE'S GOT A NEW NOVEL, "VIGIL" HE'S GOT A NEW

0:35NOVEL, "VIGIL."

0:35HE'S GOT A NEW NOVEL, "VIGIL."

0:37FOLKS, RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THE COUNTRY

0:39IS IN WINTER'S ICY GRIP.

0:41AND THE BIG FREEZE ISN'T OVER YET.

0:42173 MILLION AMERICANS ARE UNDER EXTREME COLD WARNINGS.

0:47EXTREME COLD WARNINGS ARE LIKE REGULAR COLD WARNINGS

0:50EXCEPT THEY COME IN BAJA BLAST.

0:53TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN SO FRIGID IN GEORGIA THAT TREES

0:56ARE EXPLODING.

0:57TAKE A LOOK.

0:59[CRACKING] [BLEEP] YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT IT IN THE

1:05CHILDREN'S BOOK "THE GIVING TREE 2: YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE

1:09SAD BEFORE.

1:10THIS TIME IT EXPLODES."

1:16BUT I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THESE TREES DIRECTLY.

1:19TREES, LISTEN UP.

1:21MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T EXPLODE IF YOU JUST LET OUT YOUR

1:23FEELINGS EVERY SO OFTEN.

1:25LIKE THE WEEPING WILLOWS.

1:26THEY CRY AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES.

1:28THEY DON'T EXPLODE AT THANKSGIVING DINNER 15 YEARS

1:31FROM NOW WHEN SOMEONE SAYS THE MASHED POTATOES WERE A

1:34LITTLE GUMMY.

1:36THIS HISTORIC COLD MEANS THERE'S NEVER BEEN A MORE

1:38CRUCIAL TIME TO HEAR FROM AMERICA'S FOREMOST

1:41METEOROLOGIST, PUNXATAWNEY PHIL.

1:44EVERY YEAR ON FEBRUARY 2ND -- CHECK YOUR CALENDARS TO

1:47SEE WHEN THAT IS IN YOUR AREA --

1:50HE FORECASTS THE NEXT SIX WEEKS OF WEATHER FOR...

1:55THE ENTIRE WORLD?

1:57I DON'T KNOW.

1:57WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA?

1:58IT'S UNCLEAR AT THIS POINT.

2:00WHATEVER.

2:01AMERICA'S MAGICAL WEATHER-PREDICTING RODENT IS

2:04NOW UNDER THREAT, BECAUSE PETA WANTS TO REPLACE

2:07PUNXATAWNEY PHIL WITH A HOLOGRAM.

2:11STOP IT.

2:13STOP BEING PARTY POOPERS, PETA!

2:16FOR 139 YEARS, AMERICANS HAVE RELIED ON A

2:18WEATHER-PREDICTION SYSTEM WHERE TOWNSPEOPLE GET TANKED

2:22AT LOCAL BARS, THEN GATHER IN LARGE NUMBERS TO HARASS A

2:25SPECIALLY-SELECTED GROUND VERMIN, AND BASED ON THE

2:29DIRECTION IT RUNS IN TERROR, DECIDE WHETHER WE'RE GETTING

2:31SIX MORE WEEKS OF TREES BLOWING UP!

2:35OKAY, IT'S CALLED SCIENCE!

2:37ALSO, THIS EVENT IS THE ONLY THING PROPPING UP OUR

2:39NATIONAL TOP HAT INDUSTRY.

2:41IF PUNXATAWNEY PHIL GOES, ALL WE'VE GOT LEFT IS

2:44PUNXATAWNEY SLASH.

2:48PETA SENT A LETTER REQUESTING THAT PHIL BE

2:50REPLACED WITH WHAT THEY CALL A DAZZLING 3D PROJECTION SO

2:54THAT PHIL AND HIS FAMILY CAN RETIRE TO A "REPUTABLE

2:58SANCTUARY."

2:59ANY CHANCE THAT "REPUTABLE SANCTUARY" IS ON A "FARM

3:03UPSTATE"?

3:07RUN, PHIL!

3:10OF COURSE, REPLACING METEOROLOGISTS WITH OPTICAL

3:13ILLUSIONS IS NOTHING NEW.

3:14WE ALL REMEMBER THE SUCCESS THE "TODAY SHOW" FOUND WHEN

3:16THEY REPLACED AL ROKER WITH A MAGIC EYE POSTER.

3:21BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

3:22I'LL BITE, Y'ALL.

3:23LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THESE TWO AI-GENERATED PHILS.

3:26ONE FOR "6 MORE WEEKS OF WINTER" THAT LOOKS LIKE PHIL

3:30IS HAUNTING US FROM HIS "REPUTABLE SANCTUARY", AND

3:33ANOTHER FOR "EARLY SPRING" THAT LOOKS LIKE HE MOVED

3:36FROM GOBBLER'S KNOB TO GOBBLER'S COACHELLA.

3:41AND THERE'S ANOTHER WINTER HOLIDAY ON THE HORIZON.

3:43FOR MANY ASIAN CULTURES, LUNAR NEW YEAR IS FEBRUARY

3:4817TH.

3:49IN CHINESE ASTROLOGY, THIS YEAR IS THE YEAR OF THE

3:52HORSE, BUT NOT ANY OLD HORSE.

3:54ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE CALENDAR, 2026 IS THE YEAR

3:57OF THE FIRE HORSE.

3:59OR AS THEY SAY IN CHINESE...

4:07>> FIRE HORSE!

4:08>> Stephen: I DON'T ACTUALLY...

4:10PRETTY SURE THAT'S NOT CHINESE.

4:13GOTTA SAY, THAT'S METAL AS HELL.

4:15ALMOST AS METAL AS 1990, WHICH WAS THE YEAR OF THE

4:18METAL HORSE.

4:20OR AS THEY SAY IN CHINESE...

4:21>> METAL HORSE!

4:25>> Stephen: AGAIN, CHINESE IS NOT ENGLISH THAT YOU

4:27YELL.

4:29THE HOT TOY THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR IN CHINA IS A NEW

4:32STUFFED ANIMAL.

4:33THEY'RE CALLING IT THE ACCIDENTAL CRYING HORSE TOY.

4:37THAT LITTLE GUY IS THE PERFECT SYMBOL FOR HOW IT

4:40FEELS IN 2026.

4:41WE'RE SAD AND WE'RE SOFT, BUT WE'RE STILL HOPING WE

4:45CAN SLEEP WITH YOU.

4:49APPARENTLY, THE HORSE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE FROWNING.

4:52A SHOP WORKER ACCIDENTALLY SEWED THE HORSE'S SMILE

4:56UPSIDE DOWN.

4:57WELL, IT TURNS OUT, EVERYONE LOVES IT.

4:59THE SAD HORSE WENT VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE SHOP

5:02DECIDED TO PRODUCE MORE OF THE DEFECTIVE TOY.

5:06YES, JUST LIKE WE LOVE PUNXATAWNEY PHIL, CHINA

5:10LOVES EMOTIONALLY TROUBLED HORSES.

5:13OR AS THEY SAY IN CHINESE...

5:15>> EMOTIONALLY TROUBLE HORSE!

5:18>> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH SAM ROCKWELL.