Watch: Spike Jonze's Latest Short Film Stars Stephen Colbert and Grover From SESAME STREET

Filmmaker Spike Jonze — the guy who brought us Her, Being John Malkovich, Where The Wild Things Are, and Adaptation — was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night to talk about the launch of the new TV channel Viceland. To switch things up a little, he asked if he could make a short film for the show, so in place of the regular intro, this video kicked off the program:

Director Spike Jonze had a vision for how to open The Late Show, so Stephen said, why not?

I like the inexplicable inclusion of a Sesame Street character, and seeing Colbert in a context like that made me wonder if he'd be interested in pursuing acting in movies or TV shows outside of the late night or talk show formulas. If you're interested in what Jonze had to say on the show, I've embedded his interview below:

In addition to being a wildly successful indie filmmaker, Spike Jonze is now an evil network executive.