Stephen Colbert Joins Jack Johnson For ‘Late Show’ Performances

Stephen Colbert is clearly a man who loves his job. The host of The Late Show is a big fan of Jack Johnson and joined the Hawaii-based musician and his band for their performance on Tuesday night’s episode of the CBS late-night talk show.

“Folks, this is the best job in the world, because I got what I wanted,” Colbert said at the start of his introduction. “Now with a special performance of one of my favorite songs of his, ‘Sleep Through The Static,’ ladies and gentlemen…Jack Johnson.” With that, Jack Johnson, his band and Stephen Colbert presented the first-ever national television performance of the title track from Jack’s 2008 studio album. Colbert shared lead vocal duties with Jack Johnson while keyboardist Zach Gill chimed in with harmony vocals.

Watch Jack Johnson & Colbert team up for “Sleep Through The Static”:

During rehearsal, Colbert joined Jack Johnson and his band for an impromptu, partial performance of “I Love You & Buddha Too” by Mason Jennings:

Finally, Jack Johnson performed a rendition of “Big Sur” from the recently released All The Light Above It Too featuring special guests Bahamas: