 The manner in which Stephen Colbert appeared received mixed reviews . Adams compared Colbert 's cameo to former lead actor Steve Carell 's appearance in the first series of the BBC Two sitcom Life 's Too Short , calling it " an unfortunate echo " . White wrote that his cameo was not " quite the sublime experience I was hoping for " largely due to the amount of anticipation that was put into his appearance . Kratzer called the underuse of Colbert " borderline criminal " . 
