--- description: As Stephen Colbert gears up to take over hosting duties of the 'Late Show', CBS debuted three new teasers Sunday. title: Mitt Romney Cameos in 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Promo image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd94e4ea2f45b2b08/69885d83e20a875bc3a8c8ca/stephen-colbert-late-show.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Mitt Romney Cameo in This New _Late Show With Stephen Colbert_ Promo Video by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 3, 2015 3:06 AM CUT  Stephen Colbert smiles while taping the "The Colbert Report" with U.S. President Barack Obama, not pictured, in Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2014. Stephen Colbert smiles while taping the "The Colbert Report" with U.S. President Barack Obama, not pictured, in Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2014.Andrew Harrer—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 3, 2015 3:06 AM CUT As Stephen Colbert gears up to take over [hosting](http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/late-show-with-stephen-colbert-promo-mitt-romney-watch-1201555190/ "undefined") duties of the _Late Show_, CBS debuted three new teasers Sunday. In one promo Colbert talks about how he “can’t wait” to start hosting the show and how he’ll “talk about the news, tell jokes and have fascinating conversations with celebrities, athletes, musicians and, of course, politicians.” At which point former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appears. “Wow, you do a great Mitt Romney,” Colbert says. “I am Mitt Romney,” the real Romney responds. In another clip Colbert tries his hand at a card trick and then shows off his back-to-school backpack and Charlie Rose Trapper Keeper. Colbert will be taking over the _Late Show_ from David Letterman on Sept. 8. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3981673/stephen-colbert-late-show-mitt-romney-promo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3981673/stephen-colbert-late-show-mitt-romney-promo/"},"headline":"Watch Mitt Romney Cameo in This New Late Show With Stephen Colbert Promo Video","datePublished":"2015-08-03T03:06:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:49:57.142Z","description":"Colbert begins hosting the Late Show on Sept. 8","url":"https://time.com/3981673/stephen-colbert-late-show-mitt-romney-promo/","keywords":["Television","David Letterman","mitt romney","stephen colbert","CBS","the late show"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd94e4ea2f45b2b08/69885d83e20a875bc3a8c8ca/stephen-colbert-late-show.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd94e4ea2f45b2b08/69885d83e20a875bc3a8c8ca/stephen-colbert-late-show.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Stephen Colbert smiles while taping the \"The Colbert Report\" with U.S. President Barack Obama, not pictured, in Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2014.","caption":"Stephen Colbert smiles while taping the \"The Colbert Report\" with U.S. President Barack Obama, not pictured, in Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2014.","creditText":"Andrew Harrer—Bloomberg/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3981673/stephen-colbert-late-show-mitt-romney-promo/","name":"Watch Mitt Romney Cameo in This New Late Show With Stephen Colbert Promo Video"}}]}] ```