Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert's Sullivan's Island beach house became a production studio in March 2020. Two cameras were stuffed in a spare room. Cables were fed out the window.
They snaked through the garage to a satellite truck, a fixture in the driveway for the next five months. "The Late Show" host didn't miss a single show. He said he has his family to thank for it.
Nationwide broadcasts aside, the Colbert family's daily routine during the pandemic looked a lot like that of other South Carolina families. The couple's daughter, Madeline, was working, and their sons Peter and John were finishing senior year in college and high school, respectively. Evie was working for a nonprofit and helping her husband make the world laugh during a challenging, uncertain time.
Spend an afternoon with Stephen Colbert and his wife, Evie, talking about their favorite recipes Stephen and Evie McGee Colbert visit Geechie Seafood. When the day was over, they would fire up the burners in their Sullivan's Island kitchen. "People would either be in class, working or we'd be producing a show," Evie said.
"At the end of the day, everybody would just shut down whatever laptop they'd been using ...
and we'd meet in the kitchen." Those rare moments cooking with their children led the couple of more than three decades to dig into the treasure trove of Colbert and McGee family recipes. What they discovered helped them create their new cookbook, " Does This Taste Funny ?" which hit bookstands Se.