Overview

• Appearing on the Oct. 2–3 Late Show from the Bitter End, Gaga revisited her early New York club days and shared vintage flyers and keepsakes.
• She said the tougher, ongoing challenge has been integrating Stefani and Gaga psychologically, describing it as her “forever work.”
• Early-career artifacts included a fan clipboard for emails and a handwritten label “hit list,” with “a couple years” passing before her first record deal.
• Gaga said she hopes her next starring role is becoming a mom and praised fiancé Michael Polansky as her best friend and creative collaborator.
• The segment mixed reflection with playfulness as she rated Colbert’s attempts at her looks, detailed her go-to bagel orders, performed a stripped-down “Vanish Into You” and taught “The Dead Dance,” with her tour heading from London’s O2 to Manchester on Oct. 7.