Stephen Colbert gets severed in a comedic 'Severance' parody

On an episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," a lengthy skit was shared of some "deleted scenes" from Apple TV+ psychological drama "Severance."

Colbert claims to have been an original cast member of "Severance," but for some reason, all of his scenes were cut from the final production. Luckily, "The Late Show" was able to get ahold of some of the alleged deleted scenes.

The skit lasts for about six minutes as Steve C. is indoctrinated into Lumon, the company with severed employees. Of course, things go off the rails as Steve starts to believe his "outie" is actually Steve Carell from "The Office."

Check out the full skit below.

"Severance" is a series on Apple TV+ about a near-future dystopian company that has created a severance procedure. Employees who work on the severed floor undergo the procedure to have their memories split between work and home.

The work memories are only available while on the severed floor, while the home memories are only available when away from work.

Subscribers can watch the entire first season of "Severance" on Apple TV+. The service costs $4.99 per month or is included with any tier of the Apple One subscription bundle.

19 Comments

fred1 1133 comments · 11 Years

About 2 years ago

I haven’t seen the series so I wonder if it’s as much the “Office” knockoff that it’s made to be in this clip. Any thoughts from someone who has seen the show?

fizzmaster 113 comments · 18 Years

fred1 said:

I haven’t seen the series so I wonder if it’s as much the “Office” knockoff that it’s made to be in this clip. Any thoughts from someone who has seen the show?

It's not the office that is for sure. That is why this clip is funny. He takes it in a completely different direction from what the show is.

docwallaby 35 comments · 11 Years

fred1 said:

I haven’t seen the series so I wonder if it’s as much the “Office” knockoff that it’s made to be in this clip. Any thoughts from someone who has seen the show?

At least from seeing the first episode and listening to people talk about it online, Severance is more of a dystopian sci-fi psychological thriller, nothing at all like The Office. Colbert turning it into a parody or knockoff of The Office is the joke of the clip—why his "scenes" were "left on the cutting-room floor."

genovelle 1481 comments · 16 Years

I have never seen the show but will just because enjoyed this so much. The actual weirdness of the real show must be amazing. I

tape 48 comments · 15 Years

fred1 said:

I haven’t seen the series so I wonder if it’s as much the “Office” knockoff that it’s made to be in this clip. Any thoughts from someone who has seen the show?

I mean, the first sentence of this article describes Severance as a "psychological drama".