Commentators pointed out the “Craig Ferguson vibes” when Stephen Colbert and Joaquin Phoenix concluded their Late Show conversation in uncomfortable silence. The Eddington actor was a guest on the show Tuesday evening and asked for total silence as a joke. As the silence lingered, the audience giggled increasingly, complicating Colbert’s effort to stay composed. When Phoenix finally ended the silence after roughly 35 seconds, Colbert quipped that Robert De Niro handled it better.