Name: The Most Epic Drama To Ever Occupy The White House - The West Wing Cast Takes Over A Late Show
Uploaded: 2020-10-27T18:42:36.000Z
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Hey, everybody, welcome to a rare Friday late show.

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I'm your host, Stephen Colbert, and I'm very excited because tonight we'll take a break from talking about what happened in the West Wing and instead talk about what happened on The West Wing, specifically a West Wing special to benefit when we all vote on HBO.

It's a huge event next Thursday, October 15th, bringing together the cast and creators of one of the most iconic shows off the last 20 years.

Plus, it's on HBO, so maybe we'll finally get a peek at Josiah Bartlet's South Wing.

It's all the benefit Michelle Obama's voter initiative when we all vote.

Tonight I'll be interviewing West Wing stars Mark Sheen, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford and creator Aaron Sorkin in honor of Sorkin.

I want to do the whole thing is a walk and talk, but right now office hallways air just a disease vector.

It's been a treat to turn my attention to the happiest time in American history fiction When it comes to fictional presidents, no one inspired our country.

He led the country, at least on TV, from 1999 to 2006 at which point he retired and found love with Sam Waterston.

You know, Donald Trump could take a page out of Jed Bartlet's book, especially when it comes to handling illness.

When Jed Bartlet developed M s, he initially tried to hide it from the country, but fortunately, Bartlett had another condition.

Trump never tested positive for a conscience.

I may not have had sinister intent at the outset, but there were plenty of opportunities for me to make it right.

No one in government takes responsibility for anything anymore.

We foster, we obfuscate, we rationalized, Everybody does it.

So we come to occupy a moral safe house where everyone's to blame.

The only three word combinations you're less likely to hear from Trump are finished.

Bartlett was clear that he didn't want anyone to lie on his behalf.

If you lied to protect me, if you lie just once, if you lie just little if you lie because you can't stand what's happening to me and the people making it happen.

If you ever ever lie, you're finished with me.

Trump's version is a little bit different if you lie to protect May.

If you lie just a little, that's not lying enough.

You keep that light, shoot you a chugging and I'll pick you up at Pardon Junction.

It might be unfair to compare the two presidents, but it's also kind of fun.

For example, when Trump gets angry, he tweets from the toilet.

When Bartlett got angry, he castigated God in Latin Hate crater on my day, Appeal a day or you store a day Yoshito Kruky, Otto's and Creature tuition.

The West Wing wasn't just a romantic vision of the White House.

Holy God Way fuel The romantic payoff this White House has given us.

Who's when Trump finally Consummated his will there, won't they?

With the coronavirus, My heart is beating so fast.

This virus really plays easy to get, But enough reminiscing about the West Wing.

Let's talk to the people who made it happen.

Joining me Now, 20 years and 26 Emmys later, the cast and creators of the West Wing please welcome Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, Aaron Sorkin and Bradley Whitford.

The one thing that bums me out is that I wish we had the entire live audience of the L.

Sullivan Theater so you could feel the thunderous, roaring applause that you could literally lean against When each of you walked out on stage.

I could Onley glow it you, but they would actually give you the love you deserve.

Um, Aaron West Wing fans are giddy that that you put together this West Wing special, but you're being adamant that this is not a re union.

Uh, you know, reunion shows have, ah, certain stigma attached to them that you feel like it's gonna be a very Brady Christmas eso.

Over the years, I've resisted, uh, the opportunity to do a reunion show.

But this opportunity came along to do something at a crucial time for when we all vote on DSO.

While it is a group of people coming back together after having not been together for a while, it is not a re union.

Uh, it has ah, purpose and what we've done.

Uh, my producing partner on the West Wing, Thomas Salami, was also our principal director.

He's taking an episode of the show, and he has re staged it as a play.

And then we shot that play as if it were in the style of a modern playhouse 90.

So you guys are in character that we are doing.

No, I was just gonna say we are, however, now doing the Brady opening credits.

Because for a moment there, I really sound like Aaron was talking smack about the Brady Bunch.

And I'm not gonna sit here and let him run down an American treasure.

I was a little disappointed with the second reunion.

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