Tramell Tillman Jokes Stephen Colbert Was a 'Pain in the Ass' During His Visit toSeveranceSet

Mar. 15, 2025

Stephen Colberthad an unforgettable visit on the set ofSeverance.

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Tramell Tillman and Stephen Colbert film bit for ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ in 2022.

“I mean, that’s like me going to Middle Earth. That was incredibly exciting,” said Colbert excitedly, causing Tillman to ask, “When are you coming back?”

“Anytime you want man. I didn’t know I was playing coy about it,” Colbert immediately responded, causing the audience to laugh.

The television personality then asked if he disrupted Tillman’s day when he visited the set. “Did you have time for that or was it a pain the ass?” Colbert asked.

“You were a pain in the ass,” Tillman responded before Colbert cut to a clip from the “musical dance experience” bit that aired onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertin August 2022.

Afterwards, Tillman said, “I think my favorite part is when you were backing your ass up on me. That has to be my favorite part.”

“Back it up like a Tonka truck. That’s what I do,” Colbert hilariously said.

After the first season ofSeverancedropped in 2022,fans waited till January 2025 for season 2to be released,due to the 2023 writers and actors strikes.

In season 2, Tullman’s character goes from being a supervisor on Lumon Industries' severed floor, who also serves asHarmony Cobel’s (Patricia Arquette) right-hand man, to her floor manager.

Tullman told PEOPLE that"rewatched season 1” to prepare for the new episodes.

“I think rewatching the work, rereading the scripts, continuing to have conversations with [series creator] Dan [Erickson], with [director]Ben [Stiller]about where Milchick goes in the new season was really helpful. Any ideas that I had to really craft more meaning for him was also really impactful,” he told PEOPLE in January.

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