Obama helps Stephen Colbert kick off Super Bowl 50 ‘Late Show’

“The Late Show” Super Bowl show included soldiers stationed overseas, astronaut Scott Kelly beamed from space, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Chewbacca from “Star Wars”, and Fox News’ host Megyn Kelly. He seemed to openly read fairly vague questions for Super Bowl MVP Von Miller off an index card, for instance, and his pre-show banter about the game focused largely on how great he felt for Peyton Manning.

Obama’s portion was taped last week, a point that Colbert, who boasted about the live nature of the show, objected to. Late night, alas, doesn’t fall into that column, which likely explains why the network took the unprecedented step of using the big game to showcase “Late Show With Stephen Colbert”, the best, but far from most watched, entry in the crowded late-night race.

“Sir, with all due respect I’ve made a really big deal about the fact this is a live show tonight”, he said. “And then I have to go out and win because I can never lie to her”, Olsen said.

“Stephen, I’m the president”, Obama said.

James Corden’s British parents don’t know anything about American football, but that didn’t stop them from covering the Super Bowl for The Late Late Show.

The president pointed at Colbert and slowly backed out of the shot. Well, that’s what he says: “Nothing else gets me going like paying only $2 for a used crockpot”.

The advice doesn’t start until about halfway through the video – Colbert spends the first couple of minutes mocking Super Bowl media day – but a few of the lines are actually pretty amusing.

Adweek’s Jason Lynch caught up with Colbert at an event in New Jersey last night.