Celebrity Response
JB
Jon Batiste
Musician · 2022 · Aired June 10, 2022
Question set: Revised (2021–2022)
1
What's the best sandwich?
Hot dog
Defended it as a sandwich — bread, meat, bread
2
What's one thing you own that you should really throw out?
Too many sneakers
3
What is the scariest animal?
Cockroach
New Orleans roaches are thumb-sized and fly
4
Apples or oranges?
Oranges
5
Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?
Yes — Michelle Obama (on her book)
6
What do you think happens when we die?
No one ever really dies — our soul meets the creator
The love we give lives on forever
7
What's your favorite action movie?
Forrest Gump
Colbert: "That is to action movie as hot dog is to sandwich"
8
Window or aisle?
Aisle
Extra legroom in the back of the plane
9
What's your favorite smell?
Petrichor
The smell of rain in summer
10
What's your least favorite smell?
Fear
Sting said the same thing
11
What's the most used app on your phone?
The Bible app and Instagram
12
Cats or dogs?
—
13
You only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life — what is it?
"Gymnopedie No. 1" — Erik Satie
14
What number am I thinking of?
412
15
Describe the rest of your life in five words.
"Trying to change the world"