Evie McGee Colbert
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73 appearances
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1 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard Dec 2024
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You have to be right about whether it's a teaspoon or a tablespoon.
Were your recipes fact-checked?
This is Fresh Air. I'm Terry Gross. My guests are Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert. They're partners in their marriage as well as in their production company, and she makes regular appearances on his CBS show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
During the COVID lockdown, when he hosted the late show from their home, she was his partner on the show, acting as a producer, sound engineer, and serving as an audience of one. I loved hearing her laughing at his jokes. They're typically not partners in the kitchen because they have different approaches to cooking.
But now they have a new cookbook they co-authored with the great title, Does This Taste Funny? Recipes Our Family Loves. Shrimp are well represented in the book because Stephen and Evie grew up in coastal South Carolina where they still have a home. Each recipe in the book is preceded by the story behind it and memories associated with it.
So you actually learn about Stephen and Evie as you read the recipes. If you watch Colbert's show, you know he likes a good drink. The book has a whole chapter on drinks. Each episode of The Late Show opens with a monologue, typically satirizing a major event in the news. Colbert doesn't pull his punches, especially when it comes to threats against democracy. Stephen, Evie, welcome to Fresh Air.
It's such a pleasure to have you back on the show, Stephen, and to talk to you, Evie. Thank you. I'm so excited to be here.
Oh, yeah. So first question to you, Stephen, how do you find time to cook? I can't believe that you find time. I don't have time to cook, and I don't have half the job that you do. I make, like, omelets and heat-roasted chicken. Really?
So, Evie, if Colbert is doing all this cooking but doesn't eat it, do you get to eat it? And do you do a lot of the cooking that you actually both eat?
When I was growing up, my mother wasn't much of a cook, but she had two like fantastic dishes that she made. And I always look forward to those. But Monday nights, I'd almost be in tears because Mondays are bad enough when you're going to school. And she'd sometimes make broiled mackerel, which is a very bitter fish, especially when you're a kid. Yeah. And with like canned string beans. Oh, God.
I know. Yeah. And lettuce with no dressing on it.
And I'd nearly be in tears. Later in the week, the food got better. So I'm wondering with each of you, the recipes in your book look absolutely sumptuous. But were there meals that you had that nearly brought you to tears when you were growing up? Oh, my God.
Oh, no water? You're supposed to add a can of water.
Oh, I had that once at my aunt's house.
Have you ever brought to tears anticipating something your mother was going to serve for dinner? Frequently.
Seasonally. Yeah. Yeah. Stephen, you had appendicitis not too long ago.
Two shows? I thought it was one.
Oh. Oh, no.
Oh, no. Did you have to change your diet after that? Because the recipes have some, you know, pretty rich.
Was that Jon Stewart's influence?
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