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Stephen Colbert faces quickfire questions from 15 celebrity guest hosts

Stephen Colbert faces quickfire questions from 15 celebrity guest hosts

With "The Late Show" ending, Stephen Colbert has finally taken the "Colbert Questionert" himself.

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Stephen Colbert has spent many years challenging guests to his "Colbert Questionert", a series of rapid-fire questions that he claims allows the guest to be "truly known".

And now, with The Late Show coming to a close this week, it's finally time for the man himself to enter the hot seat.

SEE ALSO: When is Stephen Colbert's last show? How to watch the end of 'The Late Show'.

"I've always said that I wouldn't give my answers to any of those questions until this show is over, but I guess this is close enough," says Colbert in the video below, before a series of guest celebrity guest hosts take turns asking him a question each.

Here's part one, featuring questions submitted by Billy Crystal, Weird Al Yankovic, Josh Brolin, and Martha Stewart:

Part two, featuring questions from Mark Hamill, Jim Gaffigan, Jeff Daniels, and Tiffany Haddish:

Part three, featuring questions from Evie McGee Colbert, Amy Sedaris, and Ben Stiller:

And the final part, featuring questions from Aubrey Plaza, James Taylor, Robert De Niro, and John Dickerson:

It's a fun series of answers that ends on a sweet note, when Colbert describes the rest of his life in five words.

"My family. My friends. Fun."

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