Stephen Gets A "Moby Dick" Lesson On A Rollercoaster

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8 жыл бұрын

Now that "In The Heart Of The Sea" is opening in theaters, Stephen thinks it's a perfect time to brush up on "Moby Dick." But he's not just going to read it.
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@sixthjayhawk 8 жыл бұрын

This legitimately taught me things about the book. Kudos!

@user-mj7dx9ml5e 3 ай бұрын

I cant wait to read it now!!!

@hellooo.andrea 8 жыл бұрын

I honestly admire people that go on roller coasters like nothing

@triple7marc 7 жыл бұрын

It's nothing, really. We just find them to be fun and thrilling.

@fishtitan7135 7 жыл бұрын

Andrea Quintanilla it's thrilling and besides it's an escape from reality

@Gameboss49 5 жыл бұрын

Me on Kingda ka

@haplessasshole9615 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, it's never *ever* "like nothing." We coaster freaks tell ourselves repeatedly, "This adrenaline response is not fear -- it's excitement. Once I'm over the first drop, I'll be fine."

@haplessasshole9615 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gameboss49 Me on Millennium Force. The special runs after regular close are not to be missed. It's fantastic to watch the stars emerge as you climb above the lights. Also, the mosquitos will have packed it in for the night, if you go in the fall.

@xhymansiz 6 жыл бұрын

“so whats the meaning of life?" "I've no idea after this ride." lol

@Francoberry 8 жыл бұрын

they made it look so easy!

@user-se4tn9cq9m 8 жыл бұрын

Andrew is like, the calmest person I've seen on a rollercoaster.

@beckwilde 8 жыл бұрын

I was fearing for their glasses tho

@Elijahchu 8 жыл бұрын

How did they not fall off? I was 99% sure they would.

@legendarypilot1 8 жыл бұрын

+Elijahchu I wear my glasses on Rollercoasters and I still don't know how they don't fall off

@ig38428 8 жыл бұрын

+Meyer Lanksy (DerlerksInTheTerdis) Seems pretty straightforward. The glasses are pulled against the face.

@l0kidaf00l 8 жыл бұрын

+Rebecca Chen Greenscreen?

@modernlacuna 8 жыл бұрын

+l0kidaf00l That was definitely not greenscreen.

@MikhailKalashnikovMiG 8 жыл бұрын

Andrew did a great job on the roller coaster despite being terrified of them. I don't think I could've managed it; I hate roller coasters too...

@Link122 8 жыл бұрын

+Mikhail Kalashnikov pretty sure that part was for the audience.

@WouterPlanet 5 жыл бұрын

How can you hate roller coasters? It's like the best thing ever

@AidenFigueroa 5 жыл бұрын

Wouter Planet exactly

@CoasterRica 5 жыл бұрын

Wouter Planet IKR!

@kevythekevlar 8 жыл бұрын

That roller coaster looks pretty exhilarating not gonna lie

@arthurfurniss4147 8 жыл бұрын

I've been on it about twenty times.

@airzingis1169 8 жыл бұрын

+kevythekevlar It is.

@fluffyrevenge22 8 жыл бұрын

+kevythekevlar I've been on it alot, including right at the beginning of a thunder storm, and it is awesome

@Auric-BraiNerd 8 жыл бұрын

I've been to all of the 6 Flag parks (and most other major parks in the US) and Nitro is still one of my favorites. I still prefer El Toro in that park (if only for the shock of the ferocity of a hybrid wood coaster) but Nitro is a beauty.

@triple7marc 7 жыл бұрын

lol you have no idea

@wabisabiwabisabi3751 8 жыл бұрын

This was a good idea. Bravo Colbert!

@jrpipik 8 жыл бұрын

Apart from the basic plot and ideas about its meaning, Moby Dick is also beautifully written.

@gidikalchhauser 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, if you leave out the "also", the sentence's meaning completely changes

@ffsf739 8 жыл бұрын

This professor's got balls!

@timothygraham4304 8 жыл бұрын

Moby Dick in four words: Have harpoon, will travel.

@AnObsoleteMan 8 жыл бұрын

+Timothy Graham Reads the card of a man...

@chrisbkirov 8 жыл бұрын

Another brilliant late night talk show segment! One of the best ways, that I've seen, to break the monotony of a book review.

@YarrBr0 Жыл бұрын

*break

@GuadalupePicasso 5 жыл бұрын

“What is the meaning of life?” “I don’t know, after this ride.”

@garagespiders 8 жыл бұрын

Maybe one of the best English literature lessons I have ever witnessed.

@triple7marc 7 жыл бұрын

2:08 It's not a vertical drop 😂😂 It's only 68 degrees

@angrygrouse4989 5 жыл бұрын

3rd most terrifying roller coaster ON EARTH

@Branflakes1522 5 жыл бұрын

Vertical drop doesn’t mean straight down

@onlyonerichie 5 жыл бұрын

Branflakes1522 the disability is strong with you

@gidikalchhauser 5 жыл бұрын

@@Branflakes1522 or it does too, though

@triple7marc 5 жыл бұрын

+Flakes x 73 Yes it does...

@solaris910 5 жыл бұрын

“What is the meaning of life?” “I have no idea after this ride”

@Amberscion 8 жыл бұрын

Now that is a guest with a remarkably good sense of humor! Hates roller coasters, is terrified of them, and yet agrees to summarize a classic novel he is an expert regarding in ~2.5 minutes while riding one. Many kudos to that man, whatever his name was!

@CJAnderson 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dana Carvey Show for making this possible.

@knyffeler 8 жыл бұрын

Stephen Colbert is an American treasure! LMAO!

@nanichdz 8 жыл бұрын

No one forced me to read Moby Dick. This is a brilliant way to interview people.

@7searchful 8 жыл бұрын

This is awesome... In The Name Of Eru-Iluvatar.

@KlueTran 8 жыл бұрын

What's that?

@7searchful 8 жыл бұрын

IIClueless_KII use google... you're literally on the internet.

@garfunkle5447 8 жыл бұрын

+7searchful I like to call him 'Ea'(w/ the two dot accent over the "a")

@KlueTran 8 жыл бұрын

+7searchful I know, but I wanted to ask anyways.

@IntelligentReality 8 жыл бұрын

The Late Show seems to be turning into a way more sponsored version of all of the other talk shows combined. What went from one ad about a movie became embedded in another ad about an amusement park talking about the ad about the movie while experiencing the ad about the amusement park.

@Zach_Attack_1 8 жыл бұрын

+IntelligentReality The ads are taking over.

@rmrdnl 8 жыл бұрын

You're joking right? Lol. All of the late shows have ads in their own way. At least this one talks about real things and isn't always talking about famous peoples kids and making corny jokes like jimmy.

@adamborison3054 8 жыл бұрын

+IntelligentReality Who fucking cares? This was super entertaining and original. I feel like people hate things just because they're adds. All you're doing is making yourself unhappy automatically.

@IntelligentReality 8 жыл бұрын

Adam Borison I did not imply a positive or negative feeling in the comment, I simply stated a fact.

@siriusfox195 8 жыл бұрын

Good point.

@WingedSoda 8 жыл бұрын

I hated the scene where Quequeg ran off into the woods and was eaten by an aligator before Scully could save him. :'(

@AugustEverywhere 8 жыл бұрын

+WingedSoda When the leash snapped back empty it was so sad. :(

@macemaker123 8 жыл бұрын

+WingedSoda LOL spoiler alert much? I might read this

@WingedSoda 8 жыл бұрын

+Nathaniel Xu 1) I was referring to an episode of the X-Files. The dog was named after the character in the book. 2) You can not expect people to give a spoiler warning to a piece of classic literature. especially under a video that's all about it.

@ibnsina8411 8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that did not happen. There are no alligators in Moby Dick.

@ibnsina8411 8 жыл бұрын

Or,people named Scully. Oh, wait, this was an inside X-file fan joke. Forget I said anything

@sgupta4 8 жыл бұрын

Best English class ever!

@Raychillicious 5 жыл бұрын

I love it when he demands to be let out at the end.

@TheDetherion 8 жыл бұрын

The Professor took this extremely well! Not as scared as Kevin Hart!

@smokejc 8 жыл бұрын

Dude looks chill as fuck for someone who's terrified of rollercoasters.

@queerchaos13 5 жыл бұрын

"Out pleeease" omg so cute

@MarcKloos 8 жыл бұрын

Having a intelligent conversation might actually help overcome the fear of this terrifying roller coaster! Instead of just screaming :)

@rlburton 8 жыл бұрын

Moby DIck is a metaphor for mankind's quest to finally finish reading Moby Dick.

@user-ow6sn2gz2z 8 жыл бұрын

Genius idea Colbert! This was fun to watch

@triple7marc 7 жыл бұрын

Nitro was rated the 5th best steel coaster in the world when this video came out, not the 3rd.

@writerspen010 6 жыл бұрын

haha, as someone who is _not_ a professor and has voluntarily read the book, I enjoyed this immensely ^_^ your lecturer makes me want to reread it and is too cool for having been able to explain the themes, despite not being a roller coaster person xD

@The2Trolles 8 жыл бұрын

"3rd most Terrifying coaster on Earth" Shambhala, Helix, The Voyage, El Toro, Outlaw Run, Boulder Dash, Maverick, SkyRush, and Fury 325 all crap on Nitro. And that's just a sample. I can list a whole lot more if need be.

@mdubs54 8 жыл бұрын

gp bro chill out lol

@The2Trolles 8 жыл бұрын

mdubs54 Gp? Not to be rude, but I'm anything but gp lol. Sorry if I came out as angry. I was in a bit of a bad time in life when I posted that.

@mdubs54 8 жыл бұрын

+Guy_With_A_Stick of course you arent gp lmao whats your home park

@The2Trolles 8 жыл бұрын

mdubs54 Six Flags Great America. Opens in 19(or 18, depending on timezone) days. Yours?

@mdubs54 8 жыл бұрын

+Guy_With_A_Stick No way dude i live in west chicago/carol stream about an hour out from SFGAm. Ive been counting since like 114 in my school planner lol the hype right now.

@SarahPaik 8 жыл бұрын

so perfectly reminiscent of the calvin and hobbes wagon strips. love it!

@ajhampton3722 8 жыл бұрын

Ha :) nice reference

@Steve27775 8 жыл бұрын

Just in case you didn't get it the first time.

@robj7481 5 жыл бұрын

Douglas Adams KNOWS the meaning of life.

@amarug 5 жыл бұрын

B&M Hyper, Swiss engineering

@BlakieTT 8 жыл бұрын

Conan is normally the master of remotes, but Stephen's got this one in the Moby Dickbag.

@jauipop 8 жыл бұрын

He did such an amazing job!!

@mynameiskrysta 5 жыл бұрын

“230 foot fertical drop” Uhhh its not either of those things

@Mediaright 8 жыл бұрын

This is the best thing ever.

@lovelyrose5252 2 жыл бұрын

They are like 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 😂

@toshir0m1 7 жыл бұрын

You two handled that like pros ^^ Hurray !!!!!

@LordDeathAku 4 жыл бұрын

I think being on rollercoasters is the best way to have a conversation

@abigailserrano7971 4 жыл бұрын

When he gets the crazy eyes for a second at 2:21 😂😜

@geekthegirl6961 2 жыл бұрын

Can guarantee neither of them remembered one word that was spoken on that ride.

@seth8634 5 жыл бұрын

"Third most terrifying roller coaster on Earth" Where did they get that from? As a coaster enthusiast Nitro probably wouldn't even make the top 20.

@albertrombone 8 жыл бұрын

beautiful, just beautiful

@simonmaierhofer1510 8 жыл бұрын

The humanities strike back. More please!

@Furrylittleproblem12 8 жыл бұрын

This was awesome!

@diragusa 8 жыл бұрын

Cliff Notes on Rollercoasters - I think you got something stevie ol boy

@339gabriel 2 жыл бұрын

I love how there’s a much smaller more approachable coaster directly in front of nitro 😂😂😂

@coasterfanatic3441 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm, Now try it on El Toro 🤣🤣🤣

@natehalberstadt7603 4 жыл бұрын

Coaster Fanatic there is probably a reason they didn’t

@Awkwardtunity 8 жыл бұрын

My sister and I got it from the library and tried to watch it, gave up after thirty minutes.

@doyenboone 8 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant.

@KOLN555 8 жыл бұрын

From the thumbnail I thought he was interviewing François Hollande.

@StaticAnnouncementEsq 8 жыл бұрын

Nitro is my absolute favorite coaster at SFGA

@gamophyte 8 жыл бұрын

I like how off-guard they are when the restraints didn't release yet.

@MegaMaxism 4 жыл бұрын

Rollercoaster interview lol

@MefCRO 8 жыл бұрын

I like how Stephen has really various guests of all expertise, fame etc.

@spencerfrankclayton4348 7 жыл бұрын

Interviewing during the crazy stuff made me think of Caesar Flickerman.

@scubardiveshop1389 5 жыл бұрын

super silly, I liked it! :)

@YarrBr0 Жыл бұрын

I love this video (and Moby Dick) so much

@MattMusky 8 жыл бұрын

Imagine getting on a rollercoaster and just seeing a random celebrity go on in front of u filming the entire ride

@ternedo6074 6 жыл бұрын

Classic B&M hyper so nice

@WHOABUBBAvideos 8 жыл бұрын

The same coaster is at Kings Island and is called The Diamondback

@SmileBullet 5 жыл бұрын

WHOABUBBAvideos they are far from the same ride my friend

@ghost_memories21 8 жыл бұрын

awesome!!

@Israel2.3.2 4 жыл бұрын

I love how this bit is a slight on US network TV audiences. "Hey guys I want to talk about Moby Dick for five minutes without any theatrics.....hahaha I almost said it without laughing. Our audience has the attention span of a goldfish."

@PWV 8 жыл бұрын

that discussion is too deep to be having on a rollercoaster ride lol

@blz346 8 жыл бұрын

This is a pretty hilarious idea.

@justmenate 8 жыл бұрын

4:22 HAHAH

@crowneproductions9908 8 жыл бұрын

Holy shit this was brilliant! Haha I love it.

@cheriedale1265 8 жыл бұрын

Love this!, How about War and Peace, Stephan?

@drovoca 8 жыл бұрын

Dammit! Now I have to read Moby Dick.

@supersupersomething 2 жыл бұрын

I felt that. Big breath.

@kokokronch2922 8 жыл бұрын

This was hilarious

@lorenzoviolone 8 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was so cool 😊

@ninzzzzz12 8 жыл бұрын

he did a similar sketch on the dana carvey show! good to see it back in a new way hahaha

@kellyyelizabethx 8 жыл бұрын

Nitro is one of the best roller coasters around.

@aef6259 8 жыл бұрын

Wow, he did a great job!

@pain245 8 жыл бұрын

Holy shit this was the best segment ever.

@michaelwinter742 8 жыл бұрын

Epic way to tell about a whale. #productplacementforeva

@southjerseythrills1459 5 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite roller coaster what a coincidence

@user-rf5px3gh3p 5 жыл бұрын

Hey that’s nitro at six flags great adventure in New Jersey! What was Stephen doing there!

@ladihadek9299 5 жыл бұрын

Six flags lol!!! It was a lot of fun..batman is my favorite ride

@SmileBullet 5 жыл бұрын

ladi hadek well then I got good news for you, the ride has been cloned at nearly every other six flags park

@charminghk 8 жыл бұрын

Oh I remember riding nitro many times ...it's actually my favorite roller coaster ... It's really enjoyable the whole time too not like other ones were it's only one drop and that's it ...

@LateNightGYM 8 жыл бұрын

Greatest show ever.

@jacobwilliams9531 5 жыл бұрын

Nitro is so tame. I would love to see them do this on El Toro, Kingda Ka, or Batman The Ride

@thatmikedude3260 4 жыл бұрын

Now I got used to it it’s kind a tame for me

@natehalberstadt7603 4 жыл бұрын

They could not even have a conversation on toro 😂

@ivanbob3697 5 жыл бұрын

This is the nitro ride in six flags at New Jersey

@SmileBullet 5 жыл бұрын

IvanPlaysGames *great adventure, and no shit sherlock

@HarryBuddhaPalm 8 жыл бұрын

@thepleblian2079 8 жыл бұрын

+Harry BuddhaPalm 34 in metric...

@johnfkennedy7137 8 жыл бұрын

...is the meaning of life.

@shelbybadette 7 жыл бұрын

this is nitro. I love that ride.

@tankmaster1018 8 жыл бұрын

I was about to type a comment talking shit about the Late Show for not putting them on Kingda Ka since they went to Great Adventure and everything (especially when Steven said Nitro is the 3rd scariest roller coaster in the world... lmfao right) But this video was fucking GREAT! I take back everything I was about to type. Haha

@triple7marc 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah but if they went on Kingda Ka, he wouldn't be able to teach anything since the ride is so short. Plus if that teacher guy is scared of Nitro, he sure as hell won't go on the world's tallest roller coaster.

@nogitsune4452 8 жыл бұрын

I assume the conversation to convince the guy to do this skit was like... "Want to come with me and explain Moby Dick to hundreds of thousands of viewers while riding the third most terrifying roller coaster on the planet?" "Sure."

@itchychalupa2704 5 жыл бұрын

I’m proud to say I puked in an area where Stephen Colbert once was

@spman2099 8 жыл бұрын

Man, that guy is a badass.

@GiacomoTheMan 8 жыл бұрын

Great to see Jersey getting some love Nitro is awesome

@justmenate 8 жыл бұрын

Fucking Awesome... Great segment

@Paolo8772 5 жыл бұрын

BTW the heat is 230'; the drop is 215' It's got a rattle with not the best layout but at least it's not trimmed to death. Should have ridden Nitro in the back row. Better yet: El Toro in one of the back 3 rows (back car) It's the best roller coaster at any 6 flags park. Still, the interviewees were pretty stoic, especially if they don't usually ride coasters.