In an interview with Severance’s director Ben Stiller that aired on Wednesday, Stephen Colbert made it clear that he is a huge admirer of Apple TV+’s new original series. What would happen if Colbert showed up at Lumon Industries to follow through with the severance process, though? On Thursday’s episode of The Late Show, Colbert was Steve C., a new recruit at Lumon Industries in a spoof of the blockbuster Apple TV+ drama.
Short snippets of Colbert’s innie are presented in what is being called “deleted scenes” from the broadcast that originally featured him.
Due to the widespread assumption that, because of his innie’s name, Steve C. is actually Steve Carell in the real world, Steve C. actively works to transform Lumon into Dunder Mifflin. Irving, played by John Turturro, is particularly irritated by him since Steve C. calls him “the Dwight Schrute of Lumon,” a reference to a popular fictional character. His pranks mostly centre around Irving, who he constantly distracts from his job with jokes and about whom he gives a behind-the-back interview in The Office fashion. Irving’s music dancing experience is completely ruined since he insisted on listening to “All-Star” by Smash Mouth (though at least Adam Scott seemed to enjoy it).
In addition to his other issues at Lumon, Steve C. is a thief. Because he has a habit of stealing several office items, including pens, paperclips, and Irving’s lamp, the board and CEO Milchick (Tramell Tillman) are so fed up with him that they decide to make him the first employee ever to be unsevered. Severance’s transition into a standard office comedy is completed with a Lumon-themed The Office opening when Steve C. leaves Lumon after being fired. Season 2 of Severance will soon be out, and there’s a good chance Colbert’s scenes won’t be “removed” this time.
The show’s actors and producers were recently asked about their ideal castings, and they didn’t hold back. Christopher Guest, Barbra Streisand, and former President Barack Obama were all named as people they hoped would make appearances on or become regulars on Lumon. Colbert may be brought aboard for one episode; but, Steve C. needs to straighten up if he wants to stay at Lumon. In addition to Scott, Turturro, and Tillman, Patricia Arquette, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock, Michael Chernus, and Christopher Walken also feature in Severance.
Dan Erickson created the smash hit that has earned 14 Emmy nods this year, including for Stiller, Erickson, Scott, Arquette, Turturro, and Walken. The Apple TV+ original series Severance is now available to watch.