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Last week, late-night TV got real newsy.
This week, it just got real.
This was a week of oddly unvarnished performances from the stars.
Rhett and Link shared a clip of their colonoscopies onThe Tonight Show.
Julio Torres told an incredible anecdote onLate Night,which you could tell genuinely delighted Seth Meyers.
And Josh Brolin got his tits out, which also delighted Seth Meyers.
Spontaneous moments, Josh Brolins yiddies, the things that make life worth living.
Theres something so wonderful about seeing a comedian run a bit into the ground.
The joke isnt a renewable resource; it will get old fast.
But life is short.
Gather ye cousin-fucker jokes while ye may.
Jimmy Fallon Explains His Career to a Child
Did you know that kids say the darndest things?
Jimmy Fallon had kid inventors onThe Tonight Show,which was cute and sweet to behold.
Oh, I know!
My early days trying to make a career as an impressionist.
But what really grabbed me was his pitchfork.
Colbert had a few bits where he wanted to be a riotous townsfolk, aided by a real-ass pitchfork.
And at one point, he almost threw it into the audience like a trident.
He didnt, but you could see the glint ofWhat if?in his eyes.
Thats the power of live TV, baby.
Ron Funches brought his championship belt (?)
He chose his wife, Lauren Cook, who was watching their daughter, Olive.
And finding out that Braunohler lost made Olive cry.
But the child tears?
Watching Tomlinsons face go from gleeful to full-on horror?
What a week of fascinating emotional journeys.