Stephen Colbert wore Jennifer Aniston‘s dress as a cape on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show, illustrating how it could go from day to night.
At the end of the show, he stood up from behind his desk, walked around to where The Morning Show star was sitting, and—with permission—undid a hook on her skirt.
The back panel of fabric easily peeled off, and he draped it around her neck, where she fastened it up again and it formed a flattering cape.
Versatile outfit: Jennifer Aniston wore a versatile black dress Tuesday while promoting her new series The Morning Show on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
‘You’re a superhero,’ Stephen, 55, marveled. ‘Or in a pinch, you could handcuff somebody with that.’
‘There’s a lot of things we could do with this toy,’ Jennifer, 50, affirmed.
Stephen borrowed the cape from her, then took off his glasses.
He was so rakish, she was taken aback, saying: ‘You are so appropriate in a cape.’
Sharp look: The 55-year-old talk show host looked debonair in the ‘cape’
With permission: Stephen got permission to unhook her skirt
So appropriate: The host was so rakish, Jennifer was taken aback, saying: ‘You are so appropriate in a cape’
Cape pose: The former Friends star struck a pose wearing her skirt as a cape
The former Friends star was making an appearance to promote her new program, The Morning Show, which starts airing November 1 on Apple TV+.
She and Stephen had never met before, but both knew David Schwimmer, 52, who played Jennifer’s love interest Ross Geller on Friends and went to college with Stephen.
They also both knew the comedienne Tig Notaro, 48, who’d texted Jennifer with Stephen while appearing on The Late Show in 2018, though the segment was cut.
Warm welcome: The studio audience gave Jennifer a standing ovation
Mutual acquaintance: Jennifer and Stephen both knew the comedienne Tig Notaro, 48, who’d texted Jennifer while appearing on The Late Show in 2018, though the segment was cut
‘Why do you lack moisture?’ Stephen had asked Jennifer in that text, noting that she often appeared in commercials for lotions, water and dry-eye products.
Jennifer hadn’t known what was going on, but said she thought Tig was just ‘having a moment.’
Stephen asked Jennifer whether the rumors he’d heard about a possible Friends reunion were true.
Reunion rumor: Stephen asked Jennifer whether the rumors he’d heard about a possible Friends reunion were true
Jennifer had recently hinted on the talk show Ellen that ‘something is happening.’
‘I make noises,’ a jumpy Jennifer replied. ‘I just make noises. Just like that. I said ”Something is happening.” I don’t know what something, but I just said, ”It’s happening.” Something is happening.’
‘Did you say that to end the question?’ Stephen asked, confused.
Something happening: Jennifer had recently hinted on the talk show Ellen that ‘something is happening’
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon co-anchor ‘GMA’
‘I’m saying it now to end it,’ she offered. ‘Nothing is happen—maybe might be happening.’
‘So you can confirm that something is happening?’ Stephen queried.
‘Something is happening,’ Jennifer stated. ‘But we don’t know what that something is.’
No knowledge: The actress said she didn’t know what was happening, but knew something was
‘Doesn’t matter,’ Stephen noted. ‘Something is better than nothing.’
Acknowledging the fervor over anything Friends-related, the host pointed out that on October 15, Jennifer broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to reach one million followers on Instagram.
It took her five hours and 16 minutes, he said, which beat Prince Harry’s old time.
World record: Acknowledging the fervor over anything Friends-related, the host pointed out that on October 15, Jennifer broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to reach one million followers on Instagram
‘Suck it, Harry,’ he joked. ‘Aniston’s not here to play.’
Jennifer gained a lot of traffic after posting a photo of her former Friends co-stars hanging out, something she said they did ‘once every two years.’
‘But the girls all the time,’ she continued, suggesting it was tougher to get together with the men, because David lived in New York, and Matthew LeBlanc, 52, was often on jobs. ‘It’s just hard to get us all in the same place.’
Popular photo: Jennifer gained a lot of traffic after posting a photo of her former Friends co-stars hanging out, something she said they did ‘once every two years’
On her new show, Jennifer plays a news reader who must defend her job from a rival (Reese Witherspoon) after sexual misconduct claims are made against her co-host (Steve Carell).
‘Where on earth did you dream up this fantasy world that you’re inhabiting?’ Stephen teased, obviously referring to the charges made against former Today show host Matt Lauer, 61
‘It was an inspired idea,’ Jen cracked. ‘I just kind of woke up with it one day and thought, ”What have we not heard yet?”’
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