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Stephen Colbert is the current host of "The Late Show" and former host of "The Colbert Report."




"The Colbert Report" was a satirical news program where Colbert was the star.




He put on a conservative persona that was modeled after Bill O'Reilly and Fox News anchormen.






The Colbert that was on "The Colbert Report" was crass, highly opinionated and self-absorbed.




As Terry Gross interviewed Colbert, Colbert lamented the stress of having to act in that way.




"I thought maybe I would make some big mistake with the character because he would say terrible things. And I got away with some of the terrible things he would say or do because it was all filtered through his mask. But if I didn't maintain the mask, it would just be me being terrible."




Colbert opened up genuinely to Gross which shows that they had a good rapport.






It shows that Gross was a fan of Colbert and that Colbert had no trouble opening up about his experiences behind the persona.




Gross rarely had to ask follow up questions for Colbert to elaborate on his answers.




This is also due to Gross and Colbert having similar jobs which involve interviewing people.






The interview questions had a natural flow to them.






They started with feelings about the "The Colbert Report" persona and moved to thoughts about hosting "The Late Show."




Colbert notes that there are significant differences between interviewing someone on "The Colbert Report" and on "The Late Show."






"I was living by the old Joe Scarborough rule on the old show, which is if your guest talks for more than seven seconds at a time, you've lost control of your show. And I don't do that anymore. I'm so happy to hear the stories that they have to tell."




There was only one question that was jarring and didn't fit with the rest of the interview.




"I want to ask you a question about Pope Francis."






Gross asked about Colbert's opinion of Pope Francis and received a well-thought out response, but the question came out of the blue.




It had nothing to do with the interview, but it also shows that Gross and Colbert are familiar with each other to ask questions that were probably not in the script.






This interview with Colbert shows that to have a good interview, you have to be genuinely interested in the subject.




Colbert had no problems delving deep into his answers with minimal provocation because Gross genuinely wanted to know about Colbert and it shows in her voice and attitude.

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