"Does This Taste Funny?" - Stephen & Evie's Cookbook Arrives On September 17th

>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW." MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS MY FAVORITE GUESTS OF ALL TIME. PLEASE WELCOME MY WIFE, EVIE McGEE COLBERT. HELLO, DARLING. >> Evie: HELLO. HELLO. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE BEEN ON THIS SHOW MANY TIMES, STARTING IN COVID OBVIOUSLY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS TOGETHER. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER DONE THIS PURELY WROTE A COOKBOOK. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHOW EVERYBODY THE COOKBOOK AND TELL THEM ABOUT IT? >> Evie: IT IS CALLED "DOES THIS TASTE FUNNY?" >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO. THIS CAME ABOUT, THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE DURING COVID WE WERE, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IN AMERICA, TRAPPED AT HOME. >> Evie: TRAPPED. >> Stephen: KIND OF. WE COULDN'T GO OUTSIDE. COULDN'T GO TO RESTAURANTS. YOU AND ME AND THE KIDS BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA WITH ALL THE FOOD WE GREW UP WITH IN ALL THE PEOPLE WHO TAUGHT US HOW TO MAKE THE FOODS WE REDISCOVERED ALL THESE OLD RECIPES AND WE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE AND THE FOOD WE GREW UP WITH. OUR FIRST MAJOR FOOD GROUP IS COCKTAIL IN THE BOOK. BECAUSE WE ARE FROM CHARLESTON. [APPLAUSE] >> Evie: YEP. >> Stephen: TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT THIS IS CALLED. >> Evie: THIS IS CALLED THE COLBERT BUMP. >> Stephen: INVESTED IN 2009 BY A COCKTAIL HISTORIAN WHICH IS A GREAT JOB I THINK. >> Evie: IT'S ALL GIN. >> Stephen: THIS IS ALL GIN. HIS NAME WAS DAVE WONDRICH AND I HAD THEM COME ON ""THE COLBERT REPORT"" TO MAKE SOMETHING CALLED THE COLBERT BUMP. HE MADE UP THIS DRINK BASED ON GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FAVORITE DRINK. >> Evie: THAT'S LEMON. YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM WHAT YOU'RE DOING. >> Stephen: THIS IS JANE. THIS IS CHEERY LOOK CORE. THIS IS FRESH LEMON JUICE AND THEN YOU THAT WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SODA WATER AND GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FAVORITE DRINK WAS CALLED THE CHERRY BOUNCE THAT HE USED TO USE WHEN HE WENT HUNTING. HE WOULD BRING BARRELS OF BRANDY WITH SOUR CHERRIES AND LEMON AND SUGAR. I DON'T THINK THEY EVER GOT AROUND TO THE HUNTING. I THINK THEY WOULD SIT AROUND AND THEN ON THE WAY HOME BEFORE MARTHA FOUND OUT. >> Evie: THERE'S A NAME FOR THIS. WHAT'S THAT LONG SPOON CALLED? >> Stephen: IT'S CALLED THE LONG SPOON. >> Evie: I THOUGHT YOU HAD A NAME FOR IT. >> Stephen: I HAVE A NAME FOR MOST THINGS BUT I DON'T HAVE A NAME FOR THIS. >> Evie: THIS IS REALLY STRONG. BE CAREFUL. [APPLAUSE] THIS IS GOOD. HE DID A GOOD JOB. >> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HOPE SO. WERE SELLING A BOOK WITH THAT IN IT. WE'VE GOT TO PUT THE LEMON PEEL IN THERE FOR THE VITAMINS. I'M GOING TO KEEP MINE WITH ME. WHAT ARE WE MAKING X? LET'S MAKE A LOW COUNTRY BREAKFAST. THIS IS WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR BREAKFAST IN CHARLESTON. >> Evie: AND MY FAMILY WE HAD SHRIMP AND HOMINY FOR BREAKFAST. A LOT OF CHARLESTONIAN'S HAVE SHRIMP AND HOMINY FOR BREAKFAST. IT IS HOMINY, NOT GRITS. >> Stephen: WHY IS IT NOT CALLED GRITS? >> Evie: I THINK BECAUSE CHARLESTONIAN'S ARE PRETENTIOUS. THEY REALLY WANT TO SOUND FANCY. >> Stephen: THEY DON'T CALL PORCHES PORCHES. THEY CALL THEM PEON SAYS. >> Evie: IT'S ESSENTIALLY GRITS BUT TECHNICALLY HOMINY IS A BIGGER GRAIN. >> Stephen: WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING ON A COOKBOOK WITH ME QUESTION WHAT AM I LIKE? LET'S MAKE IT A QUARTERLY REVIEW. WHAT WAS I LIKE HIS WORK PARTNER? >> Evie: QUARTERLY REVIEW. STEPHEN, YOU NEED TO GET TO WORK EARLIER IN THE MORNING. >> Stephen: I DO A LATE SHOW. I CAN'T GET UP IN THE MORNING. YOU WERE WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH. I WAS VERY NERVOUS TO WORK WITH YOU DURING COVID. >> Evie: I KNOW. THE FIRST TIME I DID ANYTHING, I SAID OUT LOUD, WHERE YOU SO NERVOUS QUESTION MARKS THROUGH AND I SAID "BECAUSE I'M AFRAID YOU WON'T ENJOY THIS AND THEN YOU WON'T LIKE ME." >> Evie: I ALWAYS LOVE YOU. >> Stephen: YOU LOVE ME BUT DO YOU LIKE ME ALL THE TIME? TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> Evie: IT'S GOT HOMINY, BOILING WATER. WHERE DO I PUT THAT? OKAY. WE POUR THE GRITS IN. AND STIR, STIR, STIR, STIR. LOTS OF SALT. >> Stephen: MAY I HELP YOU? >> Evie: YES. >> Stephen: THE REASON I ASK SO CAUTIOUSLY IS THAT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT I AM BOSSY IN THE KITCHEN. >> Evie: I THINK THESE PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE AT ALL SURPRISED BY THAT. >> Stephen: HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT? >> Evie: THREE. >> Stephen: SORRY. >> Evie: I'VE GOT THE PRETTY STUFF ON. >> Stephen: THIS IS WHAT SHE NORMALLY COOKS IN. >> Evie: IN THE MORNING FOR BREAKFAST LIKE THIS. >> Stephen: I WILL WORK ON THE SHRIMP WHILE YOU'RE WORKING ON THE HOMINY OVER THERE. >> Evie: ALL RIGHT. THIS IS FUN. I LIKE YOUR LITTLE SET HERE. THIS IS NICE. >> Stephen: THANK YOU. IS THIS THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN TO MY LITTLE SET HERE? I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR NINE YEARS. >> Evie: THE KITCHEN PART. THE KITCHEN PART IS VERY NICE. >> Stephen: I HAVE HOT BUTTER. >> Evie: THAT'S WHY -- >> Stephen: I HAVE HOT BUTTER. A $5,000 SUIT. [APPLAUSE] >> Evie: STAY AWAY FROM ME WITHOUT HOT BUTTER. >> Stephen: YEARS DURING THE HOMINY. I MAKING THE TRIP. IT'S VERY SIMPLE. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT TRIM, MAY I TAKE A MOMENT HERE? CAN YOU GET A SHOT OF THIS? THERE'S NO TAIL ON THIS TRIP. >> Evie: ARE YOU GOING TO RANT? HE'S GOING TO RANT. >> Stephen: IF THERE'S ONE THING I WANT OUT OF THIS COOKBOOK AND IF YOU LEARN NOTHING FROM THIS COOKBOOK I'VE TALKING TO CHEFS AROUND THE WORLD, THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE A TAIL ON THE SHRIMP. SHRIMP COCKTAIL MAYBE. MAYBE A SHRIMP COCKTAIL. >> Evie: YOUR PEOPLE. THEY LOVE IT. >> Stephen: I'VE BEEN TO FANCY RESTAURANTS, WHITE TABLECLOTH RESTAURANT ORDERING SHRIMP PASTA WITH SAUCE AND IT COMES WITH THE DETAILS OUT. AM I SUPPOSED TO ROLL UP MY SLEEVES, GET ON A HOT TOWELETTE AND GO IN THERE AND TAKE UP THE TALES MYSELF? WILL MY PAY BE TAKING OUT OF THE BILL BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK. IF I ORDERED A BURGER, WOULD IT COME WITH A HOOF? IT'S LIKE EATING SOMEONE'S TOENAIL CLIPPINGS. TAKE THE TAILS OFF! THE SHRIMP GOES IN HERE, HEALTHY AMOUNT OF LEMON PEPPER. >> Evie: MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAID YOU HAVE TO USE LEMON PEPPER. >> Stephen: LEMON ZEST. A LITTLE SALT. A FAIR AMOUNT IN THE LEMON PEPPER ALREADY. AND THEN AND THEN YOU GET THAT GOING A LITTLE BIT RIGHT THERE. >> Stephen: MY SUIT. >> Evie: I'M JUST GOING TO SIT OVER HERE. >> Stephen: I DON'T CARE BECAUSE MY SUIT IS ALREADY A TOTAL LOSS. A LITTLE BIT OF WHITE WINE AND THEN PRESTO. LOOK AT THAT. THERE YOU GO. >> Evie: I CAN DO THAT TOO. WATCH, I CAN DO THAT TOO. >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO. THE NICE THING IS THAT THE SHRIMP RELEASES ITS JUICE AND YOU GET THIS BEAUTIFUL GRAVY DOWN HERE WHICH IS CALLED A LIQUOR. >> Evie: MINE IS ALREADY. >> Stephen: FANTASTIC. >> Evie: I LIKE THIS TV MAGIC. IT'S FUN. >> Stephen: LET'S SEE. ARE THERE ANY FOODS, MY LOVE, THAT YOU THINK WE DON'T AGREE ON? IS THERE ANYTHING WE DON'T AGREE ON QUESTION LIKE ANY RECIPES WE DON'T AGREE ON? >> Evie: I KNOW YOU DIDN'T WANT TO PUT COLLARD GREENS IN THE COOKBOOK AND I PUT COLLARD GREENS IN. BECAUSE WE HAVE HOP IN JOHN. RICE AND BEANS AND IN THE SOUTH PARTICULARLY INTERESTING HAVE TO HAVE IT ON NEW YEAR'S DAY FOR GOOD LOOK. YOU NEED TO HAVE IT WITH COLLARD GREENS AND YOU CAN PUT ONE IN COOKBOOK WITHOUT THE OTHER. THEY ARE OUR BROTHER LOST RECIPES AND THEY ARE REALLY GOOD. >> Stephen: I WANT TO ASSURE EVERYBODY, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, AT NO POINT DO I LIE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THIS BOOK BECAUSE WE GET INTO THE COLLARD GREENS I SAY THIS RECIPE IS INCLUDED AT EVIE'S INSISTENCE. I'M NOT A FAN. I DIDN'T PUT THE DEAL IN. DALE. >> Evie: NO! THAT'S TERRIBLE. STIR IT. THEY CAN'T TASTE IT OVER THE TV. THOUGH EVERYTHING IS DELICIOUS I WANT YOU TO KNOW. RIGHT THERE, OKAY. >> Evie: YOU'VE GOT TO GET A LITTLE GRAVY. THE LIQUOR. THE SHRIMP LIQUOR. >> Stephen: A TYPICAL BREAKFAST. >> Evie: OR AFTER A VERY GOOD PARTY. 2:00 A.M., THAT KIND OF THING. >> Stephen: WOULD PUT BREAKFAST LAST IN THE COOKBOOK BECAUSE OF THE PARTY IS GOOD ENOUGH YOU ARE STICKING AROUND FOR BREAKFAST. [APPLAUSE] THERE YOU GO. >> Evie: YOU LIKE IT? >> Stephen: IT IS FANTASTIC. WHO WROTE THIS? >> Evie: [LAUGHS] >> Stephen: HERE'S THE BOOK, MY FRIENDS. IITS "IS THIS TASTE FUNNY?" ANYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW? >> Evie: THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE BEAUTIFUL. >> Stephen: IF YOU DON'T LIKE READING, IT'S GOT PRETTY PICTURES. IT'S IN STORES TUESDAY. EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TIE IS GETTING A COPY OF THIS BOOK. [CHEERING] AND EVERYONE AT HOME... >> Evie: THAT'S EXACTLY. >> Stephen: AND EVERYONE AT HOME CAN SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN TO PREORDER. EVIE McGEE COLBERT, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH JEFF BRIDGES. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]