As The Late Show with Stephen Colbert enters its final week, Stephen Colbert gave viewers a behind-the-scenes look at comedy material that never made it to broadcast. During a recent episode, he chose to revisit cut sketches, rejected graphics, and shelved parody segments, including several NSFW jokes and visuals that had previously remained unseen. The special episode also featured the return of older comedy characters and unused musical bits as Colbert reflected on the show’s journey.
Stephen Colbert unveils unaired scenes and graphics in new episode
Stephen Colbert recently dedicated an episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to comedy material that never made it to television. The host referred to the episode as “The Worst of the Late Show,” explaining that the production team wanted to showcase content that had been cut before broadcast (via Variety).
Among the segments featured during the episode was a parody commercial for a fictional product called “Erotic Body Gravy.” While discussing the sketch, Colbert remarked that the performers involved were “way too attractive for comedy,” later joking that the segment resembled “softcore gravy porn.” He also revealed that his appendix had already burst during rehearsals for the segment, though nobody realized it at the time.
The episode additionally included a segment titled “Graphics Graveyard,” where Colbert and art director Andro Buneta revisited discarded visuals created for the show. It featured unused parody graphics including a fake Thanksgiving-themed adult magazine called Giblets, an altered version of The Giving Tree titled The Very Giving Tree, and a graphic imagining Hillary Clinton as the 45th president of the United States.
During the episode, Colbert revived “Shrieking Joe,” a satirical political candidate character previously featured on the show. The host joked that the character’s earlier appearances reportedly caused a significant ratings decline during broadcast. The episode also included an unreleased parody song titled “It’s Raining Fish,” performed alongside writer Michael Cruz Kayne.
Despite focusing the broadcast around failed ideas and unused material, Colbert concluded the show with a heartfelt message thanking the writers, producers, and crew members.
Originally reported by Disheeta Maheshwari on ComingSoon.
