♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )

>> WOW.

THIS IS VERY BIG.

>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> Stephen: I HAVE TO SAY I LOVE THE OUTFIT.

YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.

>> I KNOW, IT'S FANTASTIC.

>> Stephen: WELL, YOU'RE 12 YEARS OLD.

YOU'RE THE YOUNGEST GUEST I'VE EVER INTERVIEWED.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> IT'S AN HONOR.

>> Stephen: IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU.

>> I'M SO EXCITED.

THANK YOU.

>> Stephen: PEOPLE LIKE-- THIS SHOW IS SO POPULAR AND EVERYBODY

LOVES YOUR PERFORMANCE AND PEOPLE MIGHT SAY, "YOU'RE AN

OVERNIGHT SUCCESS," BUT YOU'VE BEEN ACTING SINCE WHEN?

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED?

>> IT'S BEEN A FOUR-YEAR OVERNIGHT SUCCESS.

I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THIS-- FOR, LIKE, YOU KNOW, MY WHOLE LIFE.

I STARTED WHEN I WAS EIGHT.

>> Stephen: JUST ABOUT 50% OF IT.

THAT'S ALL.

( LAUGHTER ) JUST ABOUT, LIKE -- IT'S VERY

OVERWHELMING IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY.

IT'S ALL VERY NEW.

AND IT'S FANTASTIC.

I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU GUYS.

>> Stephen: WELL, THE SHOW TAKES PLACE IN THE EARLY 80s.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: DID YOU HAVE TO DO RESEARCH ON THE EARLY 80s?

DID YOU ASK YOUR MOM AND DAD, LIKE, "WHO WAS-- WHO WAS MILLIE

VANILLI?

WHO WERE THESE--" >> IT WASN'T WHO.

IT WAS LIKE, WHAT, IS THAT?" >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

>> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A RECORD PLAYER WAS.

>> Stephen: DO YOU LIKE RECORD PLAYERS?

>> NOW I DO.

I GOT ONE FOR CHRISTMAS.

BUT I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

IT'S A SQUARE.

IT'S GOT A CIRC EEL NO.

AND THEN, THE CREW WAS LIKE, "JUST PLAY IT."

AND I PLAYED IT.

AND I WAS LIKE WHY HAS IT GOT THAT SICK-- WHAT.

>> Stephen: AND YOU CAN PUT THE NEEDLE DOWN ANYWHERE IN THE

SONG YOU WANT, ISN'T THAT COOL?

>> AND THEN YOU CAN FLIP IT OVER!

>> Stephen: IT'S PRETTY GREAT.

>> I'M FED UP WITH TREES NOW, I WANT TO GO TO STUFF LIKE THIS.

>> Stephen: AND THE ART IS REALLY BIG ON THE ALBUM COVER.

>> I LOVE ADELE, I LOVE EDSHEERAN AND AMY WINEHOUSE,

BEYONCE.

SO I GOT THE VINYL SOUNDS LIKE, THIS IS MY LIFE NOW.

( LAUGHTER ) I MEAN --

>> EVEN BETTER, EVEN BETTER.

>> I KNOW.

>> Stephen: IF IT, YOU HANG OUT WITH FOUR BOYS, OKAY, WHO

ALL PLAY DUDGEONS AND DRAGONS YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT DUNGEONS AND

DRAGONS IS?

>> NO.

>> Stephen: I WAS AN ORIGINAL DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS.

I WAS ONE OF THOSE FOUR BOYS.

>> WHICH ONE, THOUGH?

THAT'S THE THING.

>> Stephen: THE LEAST POPULAR ONE.

YOU DON'T KNOW DUDGEONS AND DRAGONS?

>> NO.

>> Stephen: THERE IS A CREATURE IN YU SHOW, THAT'S A

REFERENCE TO A CREATURE IN DUDGEONS AND DRAGONS AND I KNEW

THE REFERENCE IMMEDIATELY.

>> I COULDN'T SAY IT THE AT FIRST.

THEY WERE LIKE IT'S DEMO-- WHEN I STARTED READING THE SCRIPT AND

REALIZED I HAD NO LINES IT WAS FUN BECAUSE I GOT TO READ OTHER

PEOPLE'S LINES.

AND I WOULD BE LIKE, "NO, THAT'S YOUR LINE."

AND THEY WOULD BE LIKE, "YOU HAVE NO LINES TO LEARN SO IT'S

EASY FOR TO YOU SAY THAT.

>> Stephen: THAT'S RIGHT, YOU JUST SIT THERE.

>> I'M LIKE NO, PAP ANNAUD.

>> Stephen: IT'S A SPOOKY SHOW.

DO YOU GET SCARED YOURSELF?

LIKE, DOES THE SHOW SCARE YOU.

>> OH, YES.

>> Stephen: NO?

>> OH, IT DOES.

I'M FRIGHTENED ABOUT EVERYTHING.

>> Stephen: EVERYTHING ON THE SHOW OR JUST THINGS IN GENERAL.

>> THINGS IN GENERAL.

>> Stephen: WHAT SCARES YOU?

>> SHOCKS.

THE DARK.

>> Stephen: SHARKS AND THE DARK.

SHARKS AND THE DARK WOULD BE TERRIBLE.

>> BUNGALOW S.

>> Stephen: ARE ARE YOU SCARED OF BUNGALOWS?

>> BUNGALOWS REALLY FREAK ME OUT.

>> Stephen: IS THAT AN ENGLISH WORD FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT?

>> IT'S A HOUSE WITH NO STAIRS.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I DON'T EYE DON'T

UNDERSTAND-- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHAT IS IT, BECAUSE THE BAD CREATURES CAN'T GET UP THE

STAIRS.

>> NO!

YOU HAVE NO PLACE TO ESCAPE.

YOU'RE ON ONE LEVEL.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: BUT YOU CAN GO OUT

WINDOW BECAUSE THE HOUSE WITH THE STAIRS, YOU GO UP TO THE

SECOND FLOOR, THE CREATURE'S GOT YOU TRAPPED ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

>> NO!

JUST NO!

I JUST FEEL SAFE WITH STAIRS.

I DON'T RUN UP STAIRS FAST.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I FEEL LIKE I COULD TRIP.

BUT DON'T-- I LIKE STAIRS BEING AROUND ME.

YOU KNOW, LIKE IF I HAD A TANTRUM, I COULD JUST STOMP THE

STAIRS, AND MY MOM AND DAD WOULD BE, "OH, SHE'S ANNOYED."

YOU KNOW.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

SO, LIKE, STAIRS JUST COME IN HANDY.

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE ).

>> Stephen: I GOTTA GET SOME STAIRS.

WE'VE GOT TO GET SOME MORE STAIRS AROUND HERE.

NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE-- YOU'VE GOT A SQUAD,

RIGHT?

>> A SQUAD, YES.

>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A SQUAD.

>> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, AND THEN I'M FRIENDS WITH

MATTY ZIEGLER.

>> Stephen: WOW, WOW.

>> I KNOW.

THAT WAS A BIG CHANGE IN MY LIFE.

AND THEN-- CLEARLY IT STATES IT'S MY CARD.

>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A TEST YOU CAN GIVE TO

BE IN YOUR SQUAD.

AND I WAS WONDERING WHETHER I COULD TAKE THE TEST TO SEE

WHETHER I COULD MAKE THE CUT TO BE IN THE SQUAD.

>> BUT CAN YOU?

>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW.

>> CAN YOU DO IT?

>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW.

IS THERE A NAME FOR YOUR SQUAD?

IS THERE A SPECIAL NAME?

>> NO, ME AND MADDIE ARE TAKING CASTING NOW.

>> Stephen: I'D LIKE TO APPLY.

STEPHEN COLBERT, NEW YORK CITY, AND I'D LIKE TO APPLY TO BE IN

THE SQUAD, PLEASE.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY AGE, BUT IT'S OKAY.

DON'T WORRY.

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )

SORRY.

I WAS GOING TO-- I'M SORRY.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?

>> Stephen: I DO KNOW WHAT MY AGE IS?

YES, I DO.

>> WHEN I DO MY CASTINGS, I'M LIKE, "HI, GUYS, I'M 12 YEARS

OLD."

AND I'M LIKE I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT.

ANYWAY, LET'S GO WITH THE TEST, SHALL WE?

WHAT DOES BABE MEAN?

>> Stephen: YOUR SWEETIE, LIKE YOUR SPECIAL ONE.

>> BUT WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR.

>> Stephen: BABY.

>> BABY!

>> Stephen: IS IT BABY?

IS IT TRUE?

>> IT'S NOT BABY.

NO.

>> Stephen: WHAT'S A BABE?

>> IT'S LIKE YOU'RE MY BEFORE ANYONEES.

>> Stephen: REALLY!

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

HOLD ON I'LL WRITE THIS DOWN.

>> DID YOU JUST LICK YOUR PEN?

>> Stephen: I LICKED IT.

I LICKED IT.

>> OH, WOW.

>> Stephen: YOU SEE, I'LL TELL YOU WHY, WHEN I WAS A CHILD,

WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, WE USED GOOSE QUILLS.

>> OH, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

>> Stephen: WE'D SHAKE SAND ON IT AND FOLD IT AND GIVE IT TO A

PIGEON.

ALL TRUE, ALL TRUE, THAT'S THE 80s.

>> I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE 50s.

WHAT DOES LIT ME.

>> Stephen: LIT?

>> DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE?

>> Stephen: YES.

>> THIS INTERVIEW IS LIT.

ANYBODY KNOW WHAT LIT MEANS?

OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU.

>> Stephen: IT'S SUPER COOL.

IT'S HAPPENING.

>> IT'S LIKE, THIS, PART IS LIT."

>> Stephen: IT'S SUPER COOL.

IT'S HAPPENING.

>> NO.

>> Stephen: WHAT'S IT MEAN?

>> IT MEANS, LIKE, IT'S JUST RAVING.

YOU KNOW.

>> Stephen: IT'S HAPPENING.

I'M GIVING YOU A TEST NEXT TIME.

AND LIT STANDS FOR...

>> I DON'T KNOW.

IT DOESN'T STAND FOR ANYTHING.

I DON'T THINK IT STANDS FOR ANYTHING.

>> Stephen: IT MEANS LITTLE SHAVERS SHOULD WATCH THEMSELVES.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO SAY-- YOU HAVE TO SAY RIGHT NOW, "I'M TIRED."

>> Stephen: I'M TIRED.

>> R.T.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

>> Stephen: RETWEET.

>> YES!

>> Stephen: REALLY?

>> YES!

>> Stephen: WHAT!

HOW WAS "I AM TIRED IN?

WHAT A PLEASURE.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SHOW.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Stephen: "STRANGER THINGS" IS STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX.

MILLIE BOBBY BROWN, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A BY THE HEAD AND THE HEART.