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'That’s mostly what I do': George Clooney admits to being Amal's trophy husband on Stephen Colbert's first ever Late Show

Published: 00:38 EST, 9 September 2015 | Updated: 07:11 EST, 9 September 2015

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He desperately needed to start with a bang on his first ever Late Show.

And Stephen Colbert certainly delivered after he got George Clooney to admit he is a mere trophy husband as he made his grand debut on Tuesday night.

The funnyman verbally ran rings round the Hollywood heartthrob as he extracted his stunning confession about his relationship with his high-flying human rights barrister wife Amal.

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By George: Clooney admitted he is a mere trophy husband on Stephen Colbert's Late Show debut on Tuesday

Witty raconteur Stephen said: 'What is it like to be the arm candy in a relationship, because she’s the very serious person?'

'She must say like, "We’re going to meet extremely intelligent people tonight – these are not show folk. Just be shiny and pretty."'

George conceded: 'That’s mostly what I do.'

You've goatee be kidding: George was sporting a more-than-a-little questionable beard

Making waves: George got in a zinger of his own when he joked 'they said it wouldn't last' after being congratulated on almost a year of marriage

The Big Empty head: The movie hunk admitted high-flying lawyer Amal takes pity on his puny intellect

The Ocean's Eleven star was sporting a questionable new goatee as he sat down to be grilled by the new king of late night.

Stephen meanwhile managed to be as biting as ever, even if he has shed his spoof conservative Colbert Report persona.

The cheeky comic did however congratulate George, 54, on the fact he will soon enjoy his first wedding anniversary with his much younger wife on September 27.

The Colbert report: Stephen easily extracted a tasty exclusive out of the former ER hunk

Almost too good to be true: In a shock move George did not even have a project or product to promote

Mock-buster: However he did appear in a ridiculous spoof project where he is trying to safe the world

Seizing the opportunity, the seemingly reformed bachelor got in a zinger of his own, saying: 'They said it wouldn’t last.'

However Stephen did land a jab on his guest for failing to invite him to his star-studded nuptials last year in Italy.

Tongue firmly in cheek, he handed over a paperweight from Tiffany’s which was embossed with the words, 'I don’t know you.'

The Perfect Storm: Raging Stephen took the Hollywood star to task for not inviting him to his wedding

Worth the paperweight: The chat show king gave the actor the gift he would have received

Almost as good as an Oscar: The funnyman had presented him with a mystery object

Worth its paperweight in gold: He had his special gift embossed with the words 'I don't know you'

In a rare turn for modern late night shows, George did not even have a project or product to promote.

The dynamic duo used this as an excuse for some more mischief however, with the former ER favourite pretending to be hawking a fake film called Decision Strike.

It purportedly features the manly hunk as Secretary General Clooney, who has to find a way to stop the world being hit by a nuclear warhead.

In one scene a tuxedo wearing George is too busy trying to bed a lady he cannot be bothered saving the planet.

The actor joked: 'I did my own sex, In fact, I do my own sex. The audience deserves it.'