Last night (Monday, July 21), "Weird Al" Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda gave an extremely topical performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The duo performed the Coldplay song "Viva la Vida," and spotlighted many star-studded "couples" in the audience.
The parody, of course, was a nod to the recent controversy surrounding Astronomer's former CEO Andy Byron. He was spotted canoodling with the company's HR head, Kristin Cabot, at a Coldplay concert last week. Both are married to other people.
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When the "kiss cam" zoomed in on Byron and Cabot, Byron ducked and Cabot covered her face. "Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy," said the band's frontman Chris Martin. The moment has created a viral storm - circulating widely online and inspiring countless spoofs and memes. Byron subsequently resigned from Astronomer. Despite being placed on leave, Cabot remains an Astronomer employee.
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Yankovic and Miranda didn't exactly copy the infamous moment with their performance, but definitely mirrored it.
"Please welcome: 'Weird Al' Yankovic and 'Normal' Lin Manuel-Miranda!" Stephen Colbert shouted as he introduced the duo. After Miranda announced they would be performing some Coldplay for the crowd, Colbert asked Yankovic if he had a specific parody song related to Coldplay. "No, I can't think of anything funnier than Coldplay," Yankovic joked.
As Yankovic and Miranda played "Viva La Vida," the camera zoomed in on several celebrity "couples" sitting in the audience: Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, Adam Sandler and Christopher McDonald (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog sat behind them), and John Oliver with Jon Stewart.
The purpose of Yankovic and Miranda's performance was to "cheer up" the Late Show crowd. Stephen Colbert announced last week that despite high ratings and numerous Emmy nominations, CBS and its parent company, Paramount, are pulling the plug on the show. It will continue to run for ten more months, then go off the air in May 2026. The Late Show has been airing on CBS since 1993. It was first hosted by David Letterman, then tapped Stephen Colbert to host when Letterman retired in 2015.
In other Yankovic and Miranda news: the accordion-playing parody musician is currently on tour across the United States, and appeared in a Clairo music video back in February. As for the latter songwriter, he is prepping for the 10th anniversary of his hit musical, Hamilton, in August. He's also working on a musical adaptation of the 1965 novel and 1979 film, The Warriors.
Watch "Weird Al" Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Coldplay performance below.
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Article Image: Lin-Manuel Miranda and "Weird Al" Yankovic on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and employee Kristin Cabot on the kiss cam at a Coldplay concert. (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert via YouTube, @instaagraace via TikTok)
