@stereogum: Stephen Colbert made a surprise return to the airwaves last night, with Jack White as musical director and Bigfoot expert. Back in 2015, the talk show host appeared on Monroe, MI’s public access show ‘Only In Monroe’ before launching ‘The Late Show.’ On Friday, a day after his CBS run ended with a surprise Paul McCartney performance, Colbert came back to the program with a monologue, a Buscemi’s Pizza PSA, an interview with Jeff Daniels, and a segment about the rivalry between two local “Monroe-style” hot dog shops. White’s fellow Detroit icon Marshall Mathers — Colbert's guest on 'Only In Monroe' last time — made a cameo as fire marshal at the end, giving him permission to destroy the set.
 White appeared on 'The Colbert Report' and 'The Late Show' many times over the years, and recorded a Third Man 7" with the comedian in 2011. "God Bless Stephen, it is absolutely ridiculous that we live in a country where a President's ego can vindictively censor network television.....and nobody stops him," he posted yesterday. "Carry on down your new paths with your head held high sir. You've told the truth and given us so much to laugh at, and we're expecting even more in the future. Thank you." #StephenColbert #JackWhite #Eminem #MonroeMI #Bigfoot

Barbara B60 :

Pivoting to public access is extremely punk rock

Kaged Blaze :

7 more seasons of whatever this is immediately

z a c K :

Jack White is so incredibly underrated as a personality. He's actually funny and genuinely cares about his community. That's all on top of creating the greatest rock song of the millennium.

FaeSpectre :

This is so Space Ghost of him 😭😂😭😂

Iamfalulabond🇵🇷 :

This feels like something from Parks and Recreation

Nesting Goods :

Please make this a series and visit public access shows across USA

Diane Murphy Gelose :

Jack and Steven have great chemistry

illspano :

Steve Buscemi not being associated with the pizza joint took me the fk out

The3NightMares :

Do I live in Michigan? No. Would I tune in to this show every day? YES.

Aaron Stearns :

I would pay for whatever streaming service wanted to carry this.

Danni :

I need a Stephen Colbert/Jack White internet show.

yeahokaycool™ :

This is the parks n recreation bit but for real

Bp :

Why is no one talking about the fire marshal being Marshall Mathers 😂💀

Bad Hombre :

Imagine this gets more views than whatever CBS replaced him with. 😂

Dana Spreckels 🆘 🇺🇸 :

He’s going to save public broadcasting.

Jessie :

Is that Stephen Colbert, Jack white and other fine folks standing in front of the current US administration?

Jillie :

The tension in the palpable silence and staring 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Benny from the Rock :

Epps World Entertainment :

I watched the full episode today finally and it was great.

Crypt1cninja :

I live in Monroe this feels like a fever dream

daN83r :

Still goes viral even without CBS.

sara :

The people YEARN for public access tv

The First Noelle :

Colbert doing this for different PBS stations during their fundraising would be amazing, especially the smaller stations that need all the help with fund raising to keep programming in their communities.

Nan :

this is so authentic and irreverent. Colbert rocks

Donald x Donalina :

Jack White is always more funny than you expect him to be.