Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert recaps the GOP’s Obamacare replacement plan and the news that, in a surprisingly un-Trumplike move, Trump said he doesn’t want the plan to be called Trumpcare. “He just doesn’t want you to call it Trumpcare, and when it comes to whether you should call […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a great clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with Subway sandwich connoisseur Michael Ian Black about how exactly we got to this point with our insane president — something Black can explain perfectly through the way he knows best: ordering a Subway sandwich. “Somehow in my arrogance, in my hubris, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert takes a closer look at the new Obamacare replacement the Republicans released this week. The new plan covers approximately 20 million fewer Americans than Obamacare (“20 million fewer than Obama? That sounds like Trump’s inauguration”), offers tax credits instead of subsidies (“So everything’s gonna […]
Continue ReadingYou’ve heard or read about comedian Mo Amer taking a flight across the Atlantic seated next to Eric Trump, but here on Friday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Amer got to mine it for even more jokes. Amer, a refugee from Kuwait, also joked about growing up in Texas and how he […]
Continue ReadingWhen people said Trump would be good for comedy, they were thinking about punchlines, and not ratings. And yet, the first month for Americans living under President Donald Trump has sent them scurrying to different TV stations after their late local news than they had been watching just a couple of months ago. Just look […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s live Late Show episode, where Stephen Colbert takes a closer look at the very strange and confusing Democratic response to Trump’s address to Congress by former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear. “Showing a retired politician from a darkened cafeteria reinforced the Democrats’ central message for 2017: ‘Please don’t tell them […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s live Late Show episode, where Stephen Colbert takes a closer look at the very strange and confusing Democratic response to Trump’s address to Congress by former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear. “Showing a retired politician from a darkened cafeteria reinforced the Democrats’ central message for 2017: ‘Please don’t tell them […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert welcomes back his old pal Jon Stewart to deliver an important message to the mainstream media: It’s time to break up with Donald Trump. “Here is my point: This breakup with Donald Trump has given you, the media, an amazing opportunity for self-reflection and […]
Continue ReadingCarmen Lynch performed on Friday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and she finds herself here more reflective of the aging process, whether it’s joking about being able to date fathers and sons now, or her dad’s elderly issues, and what to do when a cat bites your foot in your sleep. That […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a great clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert responds to the news that Kid Rock and Ted Nugent are both considering a run for Michigan Senate in 2018 by interviewing another Michigan hard rocker who has also decided to join the race: writer Brian Stack as Shriekin’ Joe the Saginaw Psychopath. Shriekin’ […]
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