It’s why he’s such a good interviewer - he doesn’t feel the need to make everything about him. He has his own segments, like the monologue, but the guest portion is about getting a good and entertaining interview. With Kevin Smith, the easiest way to do that is let him talk.

I know he is such a great storyteller.

@Honorable Catsmeat: According to whom? Because according to Kevin himself, he used to eat very sparingly during the day, but he would binge in the evening after he'd finished work. He's been pretty honest about his shitty diet before his heart attack, there's no need to try and pretend like you've caught him out just because you don't like him. (Plus he's gone vegan since he was in hospital, so no, he isn't gorging any processed meat.) Edit: holy shit, dude, you've posted this burrito nonsense over and over again in these comments. Wtf is wrong with you? Did he run over your dog or something??

Respect for the unpaid author delivering this fancy monologue, I'd say.

You know what the crazy thing is? He managed the whole thing without cursing once. If you've seen anything else from this guy, you know this is like going camping in the woods and unexpectedly spotting the last living unicorn. There's also one Q&A show he did, I think the one celebrating his 40th birthday, where at the beginning he says he wants to keep answers short so that as many people as possible get the chance to ask him something. The first guy comes up and asks his question and Kevin proceeds to answer for 2 hours straight and then the show's over.

That is literally what happened in one of his Q&A's. It was more like an hour but still.

Literally all of his "Evenings with" shows are like this, they are supposed to be full on Q&A sessions with loads of people getting the opportunity to ask questions (and stand there listening to the answer) but invariably ends up with 3 people getting to ask questions and sitting on the carpet for 45 minutes listening to the answer lol

Seriously 100% I could just listen to him story telling for hours. He’s awesome and I love him #KevinSmithIsMyHero #ThatJointSavedYourLife

He was on joe Rogan's podcast and their conversations were 50/50, in the best way possible.

@@alexcraft7548 Don't believe you, Kevin must still have been recovering to let someone else get so much into a conversation lol. I will have to look for that one, seeing is believing after all!

only every weekend..

That's a sentence I hope one day I could say.

my girlfriend mentioned that, but I think it was pillow talk.

In the US sure. Graham Norton across the pond is superb for that.

This is my favorite Colbert interview I’ve ever seen. The less he talks the better

No he’s not.

true!

And Conan. They both love a good story

I don't think I can handle 2018 with Kevin James dying on us.

Did you not listen to his story? maybe thank that superhero Doctor

20 fucking percent.chance of.survival goddamn

WE NEED YA MORE THAN EVER

verdatum I second that.

I love his stories. Lol!

The French have a word for that: raconteur

Seen him like 4 or 5 times at Comic Con. So many stories so fast and funny. Love the guy.

good at telling stories, but his stories don't translate to good movies.. hate his movies, love the guy tho

Helps that he’s stoned and was real chatty

😁🤣

I understand that reference

I'd pay to see this.

I'm going to see Jay and Silent Bob reboot screening at the Balboa theater in San Diego in December. Can't wait for the Q&A portion

Well it's Kevin Smith, one of the greatest storytellers of our time. This was Colbert's version of the teacher putting on a film strip so they could go smoke.

Now imagine this interview with Jimmy Fallon

No, you obviously don't know Kevin Smith that well. You are categorically wrong.

When you're with Smith, you're lucky to get a word in

+Kremlin Bot#33 *GAG*

LOL this was entertaining for laymen like myself...this must have been hilarious for you! Plus i'm glad I actually learned quite a bit from this (especially about remaining calm, and especially because I have a family history of cardiac problems on my mom's side).

Make it required. Also good for new docs to understand patient body image issues.

I had a heart transplant in 2016 in L.A. and it was hands down the worst thing I had ever gone through. My arteries and my groin are so overused as access ports they can’t access them at all anymore. I’m genuinely afraid of what will happen if I have have a big emergency. His story hit close to home. It’s hard being on the table with that flat panel so close to your face and people working down by your groin. It’s a scary situation. Now I just ask them to put me out if they have to check out the heart. It’s much easier to deal with

My dad had a heart attack and went through the same symptoms as Kevin down to smoking the weed and it's lovely seeing this get more recognition cause I was like him, wondering about the pain in the left side and my dad didn't have it either. This is good and should definitely be mandatory viewing.

Peter Geerlings: Thank you, sir, for what you do. So glad people like you are willing to absorb that enormous body of knowledge & work so hard, to save lives.

He tells it better at one of his comicon shows I recommend :)

watch his video about the "superman lives script" its one of the best stories i've ever heard told.

Beings make world in this thing free and accepted new york city masonic lodge little nemo on hbo.

Check out his joe rogan interview. Gets really in depth there

Watch "An evening with Kevin Smith". It is essentially 3 hours of these stories, but from about 15 years ago...

His story about Prince can hardly be beat, but this almost does it.

@@marshwetland3808 I will never forget his publicist telling Kevin Smith that Prince lives in Prince land. it was fucking hilarious. An evening with Kevin Smith help kept us entertained in the Gulf during operation Iraqi freedom in 03

I would love to give you a like, but you're at 666 and I can't break that...

@@Kurse_of_Kall I unliked it just for you.

Dorothy Young Cheers mate! Except it's at 668 now, I guess we can go back to liking as usual ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

“That joint saved your life!”

Nico Trice . KEVIN JAMES!

Love me some Opeth!

Opeeeeeeeeth

Opeth!!!!! :V

ckeller 89 would have been a 20 minute video

Kimmel would have kept saying "wow"

Kevin: thanks for having me Fallon: *slaps table does ridiculously stupid fake laugh*

fuck that guy

He also would input something not even close related to the story or person.

Kevin Smith: DO TELL!!!!

Why is this not the number one comment?

Weed saved his life Wow!

thats something snoop dogg might say

proving that cannabis should not only be legal but encouraged..

I know right.

you gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers!

dimitreze hahahaha

Black Rod You're right. It's more like 5. Way to bring the always needed truth about one host into another hosts party. Invitations dwindling, by any chance??

* and 2 knee slappers

Zero Bad Ideas I agree!

Exactly my sentiments...

Colbert was in this segment?

Also, he was sexually abused as a small kid by an older kid which is the root of his dysmorphia.

As a non-American, I submit that he's an INTERnational treasure, because I feel the need to declare my affection for him too. We can share him.

Haha! "Yeah can I get that in writing, please!"

My husband "wasn't paying attention" until he said that and high fived me hahaha

Seriously - somebody update WebMD immediately!

There is an association between weed and heart attacks though.

Ryan - I would assume it's the one you made up? Or the one you read on citizensagainstdrugs.com? Cause ABC says there is...yet places such as the Ottawa Heart Institute call it "largely theoretical"...I wonder who to believe?

Ahhh, that's what he was doing. I wasn't quite sure. That makes total sense. I thought maybe someone was signaling them

It's both, there's a clock and someone giving the wind-up signal when it goes too long. (Have been to several Late Show tapings.)

My line why as yours?

@@nysitay7396 What?

@@nysitay7396 when you type in a non-native language you should make sure you check your grammar (easily done online for such a small sentence), take a lot more English classes or else not type in English at all because that was incomprehensible.

@@ssh1487 You might want to practice what you preach and learn inference if not capable of empathy.

@@ssh1487 Where were you born?

yes agreed

He was. Now he's fully plant-based.

Fuck, I had seen this video three times before and I had never noticed that.

I never noticed that but... he did didn't he wow thank you! Somehow it just makes it cooler

It shows how much of a professional Colbert is.

His Prince story is hilarious.

And he is very loyal to his friends.

I wouldn't really say his monologues are off the cuff. If you listen to as many of his other videos, podcasts and whatever, you'll have heard basically this exact monologue at least 50 times. He has this story memorized better than Broadway actors.

Have you had the chance to hear his story about Stan Lee's appearance in the Captain Marvel movie? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNBgmtaHnrCbhKc.html

same.

Not all of it is because of the heart attack. He had lost a LOT of weight before he had the heart attack (he stopped having sugar according to the stand-up special he's promoting), but the heart attack helped him see how he was still being unhealthy.

He also went vegan to turn his health around. :) Great for him and the animals! 👍🏼

Fascinating, entertaining and even funny(though there isn't anything funny about a heart attack) interview from Kevin Smith. As a big fan of comics, I always liked Kevin Smith(who is a well-known fan of comics, Super Heroes and Super Hero movies and he has even written comic books). I'm glad he survived and I get that Kevin Smith had body shame issues and felt insecure about his body but the paramedics and the doctors have seen a lot and they are there to help and they saved his life. It's not like he's got something the paramedics and doctors haven't seen before. They don't care about how fat he is(or was, fortunately) or how small his junk is, so I agree with the doctor's mind-set being that we don't have time for Smith's hang-ups about his body and that time is of the essence if we're going to keep this guy alive.

Its not surprising. Near death experiences usually have this effect.

2nd chance at redemption

Kevin is like Robin Williams: his mind goes faster than his mouth, and once it kicks in there is no way to stop it. I think he gets invited relatively little to mainstream talk-shows exactly because the host is basically guaranteed to be upstaged, and not every host is as humble as Colbert.

Jesus Christ what sadworld without kevin smith.

Watch Conan O'Brien Interwiew

Alanis would never 😂

behind the actors.

*at the age of 24 (dammed genetics)

Wow glad you are ok now.

24? Wow.

+Strange Wayfaring Stranger Thank you. I didn't set out to seek sympathy but I hope it might be an eye-opener to the youth that think they're invincible. Life is fragile no matter the size of one's ego or lack of experience. Embrace life! (says the pro choice activist..heh)

+AlexanderGRV That's why we all have to forget our pretenses and live life to the fullest, and say what we believe in our bones, without ignorance. ♥

Truth

you did not die 12 times...i question if you've ever been hit with a baseball bat, also, have you been struck by lightning

@@jasongillum5763 shut up man

True! And now, more and more women are falling under the banner of being prone to heart attack. And stroke. Women don't think to ask their doctors about their heart health, or the risk of stroke. I am at risk for both, as I am very over weight, and there is heart decease and stroke in my family. Plus I don't handle stress well. I tend to worry about my lungs more, as I get very wheezy and prone to coughing fits when stressed. Or even just sitting. Almost like asthma, only it's not. I have terrified doctors with the sound of my lungs and blood pressure readings. Hey, a girl has to have SOME kind of talent!

I wonder if that is a custom shirt...

IKR?

It is, most of his shirts are (they have his own face on or logos for his podcasts/shows/movies). That one was a gift, though, from the cast and crew of Supergirl IIRC - he's directed a few episodes of the show, so he knows them. There's a pic on his insta of him just after he opened it along with the note they sent (they said something about how they'd have made him a Kryptonite heart, but it turned out that his heart wasn't his Kryptonite after all).

When will you realize you are doing harm to the world, New Message? You clearly don't give a shit who you annoy, do you. It's all about your strange compulsion to write hack jokes in the hopes that someone will notice you. Let me tell you, you have been noticed already, and swiftly rejected. Give it up.

Beef supreme has some beef with new message. I have beef with beef. Seriously, New Message is cooler than Beef Supreme and Beef hates it.

He went on the "potato diet", the same one that Penn Jillette did when he lost a bunch of weight.

where did you hear that? He went mostly vegetarian (he's vegan now), cut out sugar (if you know how much this man loves cereal you know that's a serious sacrifice) and lost about 90Lbs BEFORE the heart attack. His dad died from the exact same blockage and his mom has 6 stents. It's genetic and obviously poor diet didn't help but he has made huge strides with his health lately, so cut him some slack.

Honorable Catsmeat *Allegedly*

at what cost?

Shadow Heart he lost a lot of weight

I'm 33 and I'm paranoid about getting a heart attack

I’m 32 and had 1 last year... was mild and at the time nobody not even the medics at the time didn’t even consider that’s what it was at the time, they all just assumed I was dehydrated, which I told them I wasn’t I know what dehydration feels like I was sweating my ass off inside an A/C building

That was kinda the joke. He's such a talkative guy so in the movies he played a silent character.

He originally wrote the lead character of 'Clerks' with the intent of playing it himself. But then it dawned on him that he'd have to memorize all the lines while also trying to direct and shoot the movie. So he decided to play Silent Bob instead. And here we are.

And it's even funnier when you think about how Jason Mewes plays the talkative Jay, but in real life, he's far more shy and quiet.

dude maybe he is shy and quiet relativ to kevin but to call any actor shy and quiet is maybe a little off :D

The silent in silent bob is silent...

Mathieu Dextradeur why would she?

Right, God is a woman (Alanis) Thanks Kiera!

God, probably wants him in Heaven, becusce she likes Dogma.

i dont know about god, but bluntman saved a life (assist) that day

God has a sense of humour. Just look at the Platypus...

glad you made it.

Graham Wynn garmyyyyyyyyyyyy

MY PEOPLE!!!!

Did you know Liam Neeson´s cock is so big conspiracy theorists believe it to be flat?

Sometimes brah. Our interests do cross... like alot, with those two cool schmoes!

Yes, both of us are here.

Glad he sheared that turtle.

And Matt Damon as well if I remember the voice correctly.

His movie voice is my colleague Simon Jäger. I'm heavily present in games (Donkey, Alex, Jak, a.m.m.) and in some series (Clerks).

See I wasn't even aware that Mewes does voice work in games. Thanks for clearing that up.

Na dann gut gemacht.

I mean, it was a running gag with online movie critics for a while that he's an outdated relic of the 90s... but no matter how true or not that is? He's a stellar personality and just a sweetheart. I really doubt that there exists a better interview among the world of directors.

He's done some awesome stuff in my book.

Watch any of the "Evening With Kevin Smith" Q&As... Hours at a time will vanish brilliantly!

Kevin said that it almost happened but Jeff Anderson(Randall) is the roadblock because he doesn’t want to do the movie. So he had to pull the plug because Clerks doesn’t work without Randall.

Glad you’re still with us man. Knowledge is power

There's no telling how many lives you have just saved. Thank you.

Tech asked if you were ok to see if the readout and your physical experience matched. If you said "no", then time to ramp things up. You said "yes" which validated the thought that the test itself may have failed...which it does time to time. They will *not* randomly in an EKG say "So, I think you're having a heart attack right now"...guess why that is? Tech wanted to confer with the doctor to be thorough...if you're unsure, ask...*ESPECIALLY* when someone's life is on the line. Doing a simple procedure such as an EKG doesn't require a full backlog of your medical history and scar tissue can form from a number of different past afflictions. To clarify...you made a *tech* "squirm"...which, by the sounds of it, you didn't at all. They were following procedure. You then went to another hospital...ok, second opinions are fine, but it sounds like you didn't even take the chance to speak with an *actual* heart specialist at the first hospital. Summed up - adding fodder to the whole notion that patients know more about medical diagnoses and care than the experts who put years of their lives into studying for this specific reason. "No telling how many lives you just saved"....if you *were* having a serious heart attack and booked like that (in that instance), you'd probably be dead...and so would anyone else who follows your "advice".

Anaphriel :. Did you ever thing to ASK me, before your little tirade, about my past medical history? No. I had known about my hypertrophic cardio myopathy with septal hypertrophy for several months by then. I had even been sent down to the Mayo clinic to have open heart surgery to correct it. Unfortunately, because I wasn't able to stay down there until the day I was supposed to have surgery, the frog in charge of the cardiology department at the time decided he was going to stick his nose in. Even though I had been informed of and shown the problem in my heart by no less than 3 eco cardiogram techs and 2 cardiologist, as well as the cardio surgen that was originally supposed to work on me, the frog claimed there was nothing wrong. He told me "there is nothing wrong with my heart, but the way my heart beats messes with my heart.". Or something like that. I was bounced back up north to a cardiology department at a more local hospital where I ended up having several more e.k.g, echo cardiograms, and trans-esophogial ecos. Each time, they would pay me on the head and send me home. They did try Bata blockers though, but they not only started to lower my heart rate below 50bpm while resting (funny when you're sitting up on a hospital bed and can set off the heat monitor alarm enough that they come in and mute it...) but it also started to degrade my teeth. Two years after being diagnosed with a heart problem that had already sent me to the hospital a few times and made it impossible for me to do litterally anything strenuousl without chest pains, and that e.k.g. was enough for me to stop putting up with their bullshit. Long story short, if you know you're getting the run around, go somewhere else. P.s. the tech never did another test to confirm if the test had fails. I was already hooked up and sitting there. What would have been the problem with hitting the button again to confirm? Also, he had to have some kind of medical training to do the test and he went to confer with the doc who DID have my medical history, so both your arguments are kind of moot. P.p.s. also, I did make him squirm. He had the "oh shit" deer in the headlights look and everything. P.p.p.s. I didn't book it. The tech sent me on my way as if everything were normal.

From your story, and your response to someone defending the poor technician. It seems you're more than a little rude, and self absorbed. Talking negatively about the tech and doctors as if you're the only patient they have. Its as if you dont even realize what it takes to work in the medical field and how the job of saving lives every single day can do to a person. On top of making mistakes and the MANY MANY patients they must cater to (not just you) they also sometimes have to deal with people like you. Its a damn shame how little respect you show them. Which appears to be none.

Chatty Bob.

I guess once you get to know him he well never shut up. But to all strangers to him he is silent?

james skip Is that a joke or are you really that stupid?