One wrong question can completely derail an interview. We've seen multiple examples of that in the past, including Russell Crowe's accent in Robin Hood being questioned, and it resulted in the actor cutting his interview short.
Rita Ora is another example, as the pop star walked out of her brief interview when her ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris was brought up.
In this case, the moment was definitely a lot more lighthearted. Nonetheless, the fans had a blast with Stephen Colbert's interview alongside David Cross.
We'll take a look back how their interview went down, and the reason Cross walked off. In addition, we'll take a look at other questionable moments that took place on the late night show.
Stephen Colbert's Late Show Featured A Few Awkward Moments
Throughout his history on the Late Show, Stephen Colbert hasn't completely avoided awkward moments. Along the way, we've seen several examples, like for starters, how quiet things would get during his interview alongside Eminem, years ago.
That was far from the only occurrence, as things would also get awkward during his interview alongside Kristen Stewart, particularly when the host tried fixing Kristen's microphone himself.
In fairness to the host, we've also witnessed some great moments on the show. His discussion with Ricky Gervais is an example, as the two had quite the religious debate.
Keanu Reeves would also drop one of the most classic quotes ever on the show, after being asked by the host, 'what happens when you die'? Keanu Reeves took a second and answered, 'the ones that love us, will miss us'.
Now in this particular interview, David Cross ended up walking out. The walk out wasn't necessarily a serious one, but it still made for fantastic television and an interview the audience had a blast with.
David Cross 'Walked Out' Of His Interview With Stephen Colbert After The Host Couldn't Remember His Written Work
The interview started off the right track, with Stephen Colbert showing a photo of his past interview with Cross, which took place on The Daily Show way back in 2003. However, things started to take a turn when Cross brought up their time together in the writers room on The Dana Carvey Sketch Show.
Mirror writes, "Cross then pointed out they'd briefly shared an office in the writers' room for the Dana Carvey sketch show, as the Arrested Development star complimented Colbert's hilarious 'true story!' sign off whenever he was reading horrific news stories."
However, the conversation would take a shift when Cross asked Colbert if he remembered any of his writing.
"Yeah! Did you write the James And The Giant Peach sketch, with Steve O'Donnell?," Colbert asked. "No, 'That was Spike Feresten then,' Colbert said.
"Okay great. Well f*** get him here," Cross said while getting up and exiting the interview.
Colbert tried to smoothen things over backstage, telling Cross, "If anything, what I remember is just hoping you would think anything I said was funny, and the fact that you remembered something I said and thought it was funny means a lot to me."
The interview was truly hilarious and fans praised the two, for what appeared to be great improv.
What Did The Fans Think Of David Cross' Interview Exit?
The moment has over 4 million views on YouTube, along with lots of comments from the fans. For the most part, the most liked comments praised the stars for their improv skills during the interview.
One fan writes, "This reminds me of the awkward conversation you have when you run into somebody that you haven't seen since high school, and you're interested enough to be excited for like .5 seconds until you realize that now you're locked in and you have nothing to really talk about, or be excited about."
Another fan writes, "How do people even think this is awkward? they are so obviously improvising off of each other. this is probably the funniest Colbert interview I've watched."
Another fan picked up on a hilarious moment during the interview which flew under the radar. "Nice to see you" "Thank you so much" This made me laugh harder than anything else in the interview lol."
Truly a great interview and Cross would make multiple appearances on the show in the future, even in 2022, switching roles with Colbert and getting to sit in the interviewer chair during their chat.