Stephen Colbert has revealed that the joy he uses in his comedy comes from the darkest place in his life – the tragic deaths of his father and two brothers in a plane crash when he was just 10 years old.
"You've got to learn to love the bomb," Colbert told GQ in a recent profile, quoting longtime Second City director Jeff Michalski. "Boy, did I have a bomb when I was 10."
"That was quite an explosion," the comedian, who is the new face of The Late Show, said.
At the time of the accident, Colbert was 10 years old and the youngest...
"You've got to learn to love the bomb," Colbert told GQ in a recent profile, quoting longtime Second City director Jeff Michalski. "Boy, did I have a bomb when I was 10."
"That was quite an explosion," the comedian, who is the new face of The Late Show, said.
At the time of the accident, Colbert was 10 years old and the youngest...
- 8/18/2015
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- People.com - TV Watch
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