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Autographs on Late Shows -- Stephen Colbert with Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel with James Taylor

A few of the late night shows have had autograph things lately, so I thought I’d write about them.

Stephen Colbert, the newest guy to take over on a late night show (The Late Show, formerly with Letterman), had Donald Trump as a guest. Colbert, who dropped his Republican wind-bag character he created for The Colbert Report (a much funnier show), is now doing straight interviews. I’ve been a little disappointed with his show so far, but he does treat politicians with a lot of respect. He was upset that Jeb Bush used his appearance to get a fan to go backstage, if they donated a certain amount of money. Colbert than did something similar, letting his fan ask Bush a question. Yet during the interview with Bush, he showed respect and had fun with everything.

When Senator Cruz was booed recently while answering a question, Colbert admonished the crowd. He looked at them and sternly said, “No matter how you feel about him, please don’t boo. He’s my guest.”

It was a class move.

When Trump was on, he did a great job of making fun of him, but in a playful way. Near the end of their segment, Colbert brought out Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal.” He asked him if he’d sign it for his next guest – energy secretary Ernie Moniz. Trump laughed, took the pen, and joked about what he’d inscribe.

It was a funny bit, and those autograph collectors wonder…did he really give that book to Mr. Moniz?

On the best late night show out there – Jimmy Kimmel Live – his guest last night was James Taylor. Kimmel was going on and on about how much of a fan he was. He then introduced a bit he did with a “greatest hits” record of Taylor’s songs. The catch? Each song had the words “in my pants” added to the end of the title.