--- title: Watch John Krasinski and Stephen Colbert Try Not to Vomit description: The two comedians tried their hand at "puke takes" while reciting Shakespearean sonnets to their wives on Tuesday night's 'Late Show.' canonical: https://time.com/4474136/john-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert-video/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-31T15:58:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:03.738Z og:title: Watch John Krasinski and Stephen Colbert Try Not to Vomit og:description: The two comedians are very good at enacting 'puke takes' while reciting poetry. og:url: https://time.com/4474136/john-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch John Krasinski and Stephen Colbert Try Not to Vomit twitter:description: The two comedians are very good at enacting 'puke takes' while reciting poetry. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch John Krasinski Struggle Through a Shakespearean Sonnet About Emily Blunt  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 31, 2016 3:58 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 31, 2016 3:58 PM UTC Actor/director/[lovable fellow John Krasinski](http://time.com/4169180/jon-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert/?iid=sr-link1) and late-night host/comedian/lovable fellow [Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/4462706/stephen-colberts-ryan-lochte-interview-trump/?iid=sr-link4) had a nice time on Colbert’s _Late Show_ Tuesday night — up until Shakespeare became involved. Then, everything went south. According to Colbert, Krasinski is a master of the art form that is the “puke take,” also known as fake vomiting. So naturally Colbert decided to put Krasinski’s acting skills to the test on this count, and in the process chose to involve himself, both of their wives, and the good old Bard Billy Shakespeare in some classic regurgitative comedy. “Emily, shall I compare thee to a summer’s d—” Krasinski starts off his profession of love to his wife, actress Emily Blunt, before gagging inelegantly. It’s all downhill from there, as the two take turns reciting romantic sonnets and holding down (faux) bile. It’s a little bit too believable. Recommendation: do not watch before eating. If you do watch, though, the fun picks up at the 3-minute 30-second mark. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4474136/john-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4474136/john-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert-video/"},"headline":"Watch John Krasinski Struggle Through a Shakespearean Sonnet About Emily Blunt","datePublished":"2016-08-31T15:58:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:03.738Z","description":"Comparing her to a summer's day","url":"https://time.com/4474136/john-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Television","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4474136/john-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert-video/","name":"Watch John Krasinski Struggle Through a Shakespearean Sonnet About Emily Blunt"}}]}] ```