Stephen Colbert: Guest Bill Gates

[Rhiannon12866]

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Bill Gates, who gave a TED Talk about global pandemic preparedness in 2015, says scientific innovation in the areas of testing, therapeutic treatments and a coronavirus vaccine is the only way the world can return to "normal."




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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is helping coordinate the global race to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is planning ahead to build the factories that will produce enough to inoculate the world's population.

[murielm99]

1. Colbert is amazing.

He jokes around with comedic actors and holds a highly intelligent conversation with one of the foremost innovators of our era.

K&R

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I agree, he has been doing an amazing job, even broadcasting from his den!

And he really can hold his own with anybody, though he was a little starstruck with Paul McCartney.

[murielm99]

3. I can tell he misses the feedback he gets from

a live audience. I think he misses John, too. John is his amen corner. They seem close.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I'm sure he does. When he had Trevor Noah on Monday they talked about that

Since they both started in stand-up. Stephen said that it's like they're musicians and that the audience is their "instrument."

And he's said before that he's friends with Jon Batiste, often has him over for holidays. Last night when his wife made a appearance, she had a message for Jon, too. Not to mention that he's Stephen's best audience, he provides feedback on the show and a lot of it is cleverly musical. At least he appears every night, but it isn't the same.