Drew Barrymore nonetheless is aware of how to boost late-night TV.
During a current look on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Colbert and Barrymore’s dialog at one level turned to the present’s former host, David Letterman.
Letterman and Barrymore, after all, have historical past.
In a memorable second in April 1995, a then 20-year-old Barrymore famously flashed Letterman whereas performing a dance atop the “Late Show” desk to mark his birthday.
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On Thursday, Barrymore requested Colbert, who succeeded Letterman as host of “The Late Show” in 2014, if he wished her to perform a little dance for him after he joked that he was “only mildly insulted that you’ve never gotten on the desk.”
“I promise you, I don’t,” Colbert stated, making an attempt to draw back from the dance. “It was just a joke.”
That didn’t cease the free spirited Barrymore, who took off her jacked to disclose a white shirt with “We (heart) Stephen” on the again earlier than she started dancing on and crawling throughout the desk.
“It’s different now,” a now 50 yr previous Barrymore instructed Colbert.
A seemingly barely embarrassed Colbert appeared to understand the gesture, pulling Barrymore into an embrace and telling her, “You’re the best.”
Letterman, who had a 22-year run on the “Late Show,” is a scheduled to be visitor on the forthcoming sixth season of Barrymore’s daytime discuss present.
Barrymore is the newest celeb/visitor who has proven Colbert appreciation within the wake of reports that CBS would be ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in May 2026.