Sir Ian McKellen performs a monologue from "Sir Thonas More" on the Stephen Colbert show.

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Kevin M. Kruse
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Perfection

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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More in the Stephen Colbert show. Ian is wearing a black sweater with dark pants and he’s speaking to the camera and audience
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7:56 AM · Feb 5, 2026

Perfection

— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-02-05T12:56:12.578Z

Omg. WTF is Happening?
‪@lalahaenzy.com‬

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More in the Stephen Colbert show. Ian is wearing a black sweater with dark pants and he’s speaking to the camera and audience
2:34

0:23 / 2:58


6:50 AM · Feb 5, 2026

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

— Omg. WTF is Happening? (@lalahaenzy.com) 2026-02-05T11:50:02.422Z

Sir Thomas More (play)

[Easterncedar]

1. Brilliant and humane and terribly apt for our time

Thanks, mahatmakanejeeves. (P.s. I appreciate your name. W.C. Fields was a genius.)

[Volaris]

2. Thank you for that this morning, thats awesome.