There was a time when Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” was not on top. The post-David Letterman era got off to such a mediocre start that some critics began calling for “Late Late Show” host James Corden to take over. And then Joe Biden guested.
“For the interviews, I got there a little bit quicker — though not consistently — when Joe Biden was on,” Colbert told his friend Jon Stewart in a “Flipped Interview” posted to the CBS show’s YouTube page. “And Joe Biden — really only I, my real self, could have received what Mr. Biden was willing to share with me and the audience.”