Late-night TV COVID-19 outbreak is triggering Stephen Colbert’s ‘P.T.S.D.’
On Tuesday, “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert did not take the news of the recent COVID-19 outbreak very well. His primary concern is a possible return to the small office studio where he hosted the show at the onset of the pandemic.
“I am never going back into that storage closet where we did the show for 10 months,” Colbert said. “I can't do it. I got the P.T.S.D. from that little room up there.”
Colbert’s concerns are somewhat warranted as late-night tv has been hit hard with the virus. While he’s willing to adhere to the strictest of protocols, he made it clear he’s not shooting the show anywhere other than the Ed Sullivan Theater.
“I'm not leaving the Ed Sullivan (Theater). I will do the show with no makeup in a sweat suit on a GoPro, but I am f***ing never going into that room again.”
Video transcript
STEPHEN COLBERT: Because I'm never going back into that storage closet where we did the show for 10 months. I can't do it. I got the PTSD from that little room up there.
KYLIE MAR: On Tuesday, the Late Show's Stephen Colbert did not take the news of the recent COVID-19 outbreak very well, primarily because he doesn't want to return to the small office studio where he hosted the show at the onset of the pandemic.
STEPHEN COLBERT: I'm not leaving the Ed Sullivan. I will do the show with no makeup in a sweat suit on a GoPro. But I'm never [BLEEP] going back into that room on the eight floor again.
KYLIE MAR: Colbert's concerns are somewhat warranted as late night TV has been hit hard with the virus. But while he's willing to adhere to the strictest of protocols, he made it clear he's not shooting the show anywhere other than the Ed Sullivan Theater.
STEPHEN COLBERT: I'm sorry for the spicy--
- You got to put your foot down.
STEPHEN COLBERT: Line.
- Put it down.
STEPHEN COLBERT: Line in the sand. Corona is dealing with me now.
