{"id":1950601,"date":"2025-08-09T02:34:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T02:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1950601"},"modified":"2025-08-09T02:34:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T02:34:45","slug":"josh-brolin-gives-stephen-colbert-some-cheeky-advice-after-cbs-ousting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/josh-brolin-gives-stephen-colbert-some-cheeky-advice-after-cbs-ousting\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Brolin Gives Stephen Colbert Some Cheeky Advice After CBS Ousting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While appearing on Colbert\u2019s show on Wednesday, Brolin\u2019s \u201cWeapons\u201d co-star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/julia-garner\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Julia Garner\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689627cee4b059385ba08421\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/julia-garner\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">Julia Garner<\/a> learned that both she and Colbert regularly receive lengthy videos from Brolin \u2014 and announced that she had brought one specifically intended for the host.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Colbert played the video, in which Brolin asked him how his life was going after CBS controversially <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/url-cbs-stephen-colbert-late-show-cancel-2026_n_6879868de4b0b08368f597ee\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"canceled his program\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689627cee4b059385ba08421\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"6879868de4b0b08368f597ee\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\">canceled his program<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI want to say, how\u2019s your boat?\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IXMHh2xTrZM?t=340\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Brolin asked\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689627cee4b059385ba08421\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IXMHh2xTrZM?t=340\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\">Brolin asked<\/a> Colbert in the clip. \u201cNow that you don\u2019t have a job, you\u2019ll be able to spend more time on the boat. But I have an offer for you when I see you. So just know that. And watch the fucking \u2018Goonies,\u2019 man.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The latter comment prompted laughter from the crowd, since Colbert had previously told Brolin that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/izd9EqDTt84?t=38\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"he hadn\u2019t seen \u201cThe Goonies\u201d\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689627cee4b059385ba08421\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/izd9EqDTt84?t=38\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"6\">he hadn\u2019t seen \u201cThe Goonies\u201d<\/a> \u2014 the beloved coming-of-age adventure classic starring a young Brolin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>During <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2GogU-PI4-k&amp;t=363s\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"his appearance\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689627cee4b059385ba08421\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2GogU-PI4-k&amp;t=363s\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"10\">his appearance<\/a> on Colbert\u2019s show Thursday, Brolin made the soon-to-be-unemployed host his promised offer \u2014 to become his personal assistant. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After the audience\u2019s laughter subsided, the actor seemed confused when Colbert asked about accompanying job benefits like health insurance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cOh, that,\u201d Brolin replied. \u201cYes, of course. 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