Stephen Colbert Jokingly Tries to Kiss Jennifer Aniston After She Has Him Audition for “The Morning Show”

Jennifer Aniston has an thought for what Stephen Colbert's adjacent gig should beryllium aft The Late Show ends.

The character stopped by The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert connected Sept. 11 and brought on immoderate scripts for a clone segment that could beryllium featured successful a imaginable 5th play of The Morning Show, should nan Apple TV+ deed bid beryllium renewed, and put Colbert to work.

Calling him a "brilliant actor," she teased that they're "doing immoderate preliminary casting for this 5th season, that we dream happens," and figured she'd springiness Colbert a chance while she had him.

"So I conscionable thought, 'Why not?' You're going to beryllium free adjacent year," she quipped. "Starting successful June, you're avail? So I thought possibly you could audition for play 5 of The Morning Show! Isn't that benignant of perfect?"

Colbert was an easy yes and offered to "fly out" to L.A. to audition, but Aniston revealed she had a segment fresh for him to do connected nan spot. "I fig we've sewage cameras, these are rolling, right? So we tin get you connected tape, arsenic they say."

She past had Colbert play nan domiciled of a "sexier" Steve Carell, "The Morning Show's caller weatherman, Jeremiah Cloudson-Storm."

The segment included a reference to nan arguable cancellation of The Late Show, which was announced successful July, arsenic Aniston said, "I spot you're coming from 2 decades of doing late-night weather."

"Yeah, I had nan number-one late-night upwind show until nan web canceled it," Colbert replied.

"What a premise! Sounds ripped from nan headlines," Aniston quipped, and nan big replied, "Yes, but changed conscionable capable to not beryllium legally actionable."

After she offered his weatherman characteristic a occupation astatine UBN, wherever her characteristic Alex Levy is an anchor, he seemed to misinterpret nan moment, and, while shaking Aniston's hand, started to thin successful for a kiss.

Aniston pretended to beryllium startled by nan bit, and gave Colbert an alarmed look, arsenic she pulled backmost from him while he continued moving in.

"That's not successful nan script. You gotta instrumentality to nan scripts!" she said, laughing, and nan conception ended pinch Aniston and Colbert each smiles and holding hands.

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CBS' determination to extremity Colbert's Late Show aft 10 seasons — which nan web said was "purely a financial decision" — has been met pinch a upland of criticism. Colbert's chap late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver and Jon Stewart person each rallied astir him, arsenic person dozens of celebrities.

On nan Sept. 8 show, Drew Barrymore made a connection to show her support for Colbert, arsenic she wore a civilization bedazzled garment that said "We [heart] Stephen" and recreated her infamous desktop dance from 30 years agone erstwhile David Letterman hosted nan show.