SNL, Late Night Shows Probed By Feds Because No. 45 Couldn't Take A Joke

Today we learned that the former president, upset about jokes made at his expense on television, asked the FCC and Department of Justice to probe Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live and other late night shows, presumably to pressure them for more favorable coverage. #Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
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[@ClareBearBunny]

Mitch McConnell: America's Kidney Stone

[@fredherfst8148]

..good one. Blocks, hurts like hell, may it eventually pass. Has anyone tried highly focused ultrasonic sound beams? I hear they work well.

[@957kakashi]

You deserve gold for that.

[@bleankdallas2924]

America's actively gay kidney stones, he is

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

Can't pass him, either

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

@@bleankdallas2924 Can kidney stones be gay? Do they have sexes/genders?

[@nadiavoun7137]

Only the best mischief maker wins a Peabody Award. Congratulations.

[@blkcatzette]

Yes congratulations to Steven and his crew!!!!

[@elp5668]

Absolutely! Normally I’d be a little peeved at a host referencing their show’s recent award multiple times but… I’m a fan of Colbert and my opinion is that he and his crew deserve the recognition for all their hard work. I’m happy to see that work paying off.

[@alanai1981]

FACTS

[@rockybrazille9703]

it reminds me of a famous quote from the remarkable Forest Gump "Stupid is as stupid does, sir."

[@screamingmimi90]

Just epic! “MY NAME IS STEPHEN COLBERT!” Love, love, love this man! ❤️ Joy, joy, joy!

[@suzannepottsshorts]

Happy, happy, happy!

[@sixstringedthing]

"Old Wack Donald" "Mar A Gulago" "Squid Pro Quo". Yep, it's pretty easy to see where that Peebody came from. Quality.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

So... you don't like his comedy. Why are you hear, then?

[@sixstringedthing]

@@MaryAnnNytowl You're tilting at windmills Mary, I like Stephen's comedy just fine. :)

[@FallenOne669]

Most of those came from Twitter and the Hashtag "HeWhoShallBeNamed."

[@cannotwaittoseedavanteadam4301]

I’m a Raider fan and I couldn’t be more proud of Nassib for having the courage to come out when he did. I told my 17 year old daughter about him cuz she’s gay and she was very excited about him coming out.

[@armandandrade9803]

As chargers fan I can now say there is at least one raiders player that I can't hate haha

[@kellifranklin4432]

Naturally Carl is gay. He's gorgeous! All of the gorgeous men are gay! Congrats to Carl for showing bravery and bringing attention to the Trevor Project!

[@tringuyen7519]

Does him being gay affect the amount of pain when he tackle you on the field? Nope, I didn’t think so. Gay or not, the score is the score!

[@resileaf9501]

Bless you for supporting your daughter.

[@lucasteven]

@@resileaf9501 n

[@angieallen4884]

Stephen Colbert is, by far, my favorite "late night comedy mischief maker!"

[@J3TT420]

I'd love to know how someone like Johnny Carson or David Letterman would do their monologue about Trump on they're late night shows

[@couragekarnga8735]

He's tied with Jimmy Kimmel in my opinion.

[@kenyap101]

Amen

[@chino3796]

Steven is in a mischief making class by himself. A cut above the other's.

[@missybarbour6885]

Nobody else got in trouble with FCC for calling the presidents mouth "Putin's cock holster" on national tv

[@mmartinezPhysics]

A P-body?! That's nothing! The Toddler-in-Chief won the International P-mattress! The ceremony was a few years ago, in a Russian hotel.

[@mikelouis9389]

Co-starring Ivanka it's rumored.

[@Foolish188]

Did you hear? Putin sent Trump some Russian Hummus. Made from Russian Chick pea.

[@TheNefastor]

That was golden. And so was his "shower".

[@lilianaprina5991]

Truly Stephen Colbert is one of the best shows at night time. This is not a style of show I follow but surely is the best I had ever seen.

[@pango-y8j]

Agree .Trevor Noah was Good was well

[@rgwak]

Stable Genius: "I'm tough! I'm a fighter! Those weak Democrats are snowflakes!" Also Stable Genius: "SNL is being mean to me! Make then stop!" 😅😂

[@B_Bodziak]

The only way Trump will ever be a *stable genius* is if he gets an advanced degree in Horse Husbandry.

[@shamikeatley4760]

~yes....remembr, he is a stable genius w the best brain...he has the best words... (~ths is wht he claims, in case u missed it..!)

[@drd0114]

"gotta show strength..." "Can't let them dominate you..." 🤣

[@drd0114]

@@shamikeatley4760" China has total respect for Donald Trump and Donald Trump's very very large... uh brain. "

[@blechtic]

Common right-wing trope: all enemies are omnipotent weaklings, heartless bleeding-hearts and calloused snowflakes, etc. It's a cult of strong, helpless victims.

[@Starbolt-81]

It's becoming clear that No. 45's skin is so thin, only the fake orange tan is keeping him from coming apart at the seams.

[@couragekarnga8735]

I don't know about that...

[@BeeWhistler]

World’s first load-bearing tan. Or maybe he just bathes in Kool-aid. Not sure.

[@AC3handle]

I think the spray on stuff is to keep us from seeing the organs underneath.

[@johnathandavis3693]

@@AC3handle funny, but disturbing...

[@impunitythebagpuss]

It's not working anymore! Lol

[@baylinkdashyt]

Jimmy Kimmel and the Mischief Makers -- my favorite comedy reggae band.

[@ericjourdain892]

Sounds more like a English ska band from the eighties...

[@MotownFan1962]

Guillermo is underrated as a bass player.

[@Grim_Beard]

I remember their hit song "Many Joan Rivers to Cross".

[@ts410g]

Congratulations on your award! Thanks for lifting our spirits and keeping us informed during the craziest year ever!

[@copernicofelinis]

Narcissism should be a disqualifier for anyone pursuing a political career.

[@dixiepoet]

Then there would be no politicians.

[@trix10101]

Thered be no politicians on either side.

[@australien6611]

It's the #1 pre requisite. Modest introverts don't want the attention and don't need the power. Catch 22 really

[@zemorph42]

Trump level narcissism. The job requires some level of self confidence, but not to delusional levels.

[@seannyhan2254]

You're kidding. It's practically a prerequisite.

[@terilw]

For all of the “free speech” posturing on the right, it’s really fascinating to see how they’re ignoring stories about Donald trump trying to get the DoJ involved in censoring comedians who teased him too much and hurt his fee-fees.

[@BBradshawProductions]

The right say the FBI was responsible for the insurrection on January 6, 2021. Biden didn't come into office until January 20th. The FBI was under Bill Barr who was under Trump, so Trump committed the insurrection.

[@anthonypuccini1914]

That's not the only thing they're hypocritical about: They're all for state's rights until those states rights refuse service to those not wearing a mask. They're against riots and property damage unless they're the ones committing it. They're all in support for cops unless those cops are preventing them from overthrowing the Capitol Building. And so on, so forth.

[@Chas-OTE]

It's really backwards too. They're going after *private* companies or individuals for supposedly censoring, ridiculing or "cancelling" them. All without the self-awareness necessary to realize that the first amendment is there to prevent the exact thing they're doing. Again, for clarification, the first amendment only *protects you from government censorship*

[@B_Bodziak]

@@Chas-OTE Well, that last 4 years needs complete *censorship of the government* . How to we get that going??

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

I wonder why that could be? 🤔😅😏

[@tedse21]

That ranked system sounds like preferential voting Australia has been using for over 100 years successfully.

[@REC7FREAK]

Basically is

[@jose-jacoboyanez5388]

Hell yes thanks for pointing that out and we actually already have it here in I think in at least one state already.

[@seattleite6631]

Yeah, and it's not complicated. It's a very efficient system and better reflects the will of the voters. We need to move away from winner-take-all.

[@nickwallette6201]

Yep. Recently implemented it in my state as well. It's very simple and avoids that "if I vote for X I'm just throwing away my vote" problem. Nobody's votes are thrown away. This should just be what we do from now on.

[@SiriNormal]

@@jose-jacoboyanez5388 we have it in Maine 🙂

[@jabehauber]

"breaded crime ring" As if "squid pro quo" wasn't enough. The unlimited pun menu has been released...and its kraken!

[@thedepthsofrepair]

Breaded crime ring is my favorite in a long time.

[@bluebear1985]

The strange thing is that Kraken is also the name of Seattle's new NHL team that will begin playing in the 2021-2022 season. A bit unrelated, but kraken is all over the place now. 😁

[@HayTatsuko]

Remember, this is the same fellow who tried to get TikTok banned in the US because they pranked his Tulsa rally by snapping up tickets they never intended to redeem. It's incredible that his followers don't seem to recognize just how rotten a child the one they worship really is. He's 70+ on the outside and maybe, possibly, a maximum of 7 on the inside.

[@old-fashionedcoughypot]

He is a 900 month old arrested development baby-man.

[@dielaughing73]

That's _why_ they love him. He embodies the entitlement they aspire to.

[@jerryjerry7561]

more testament to a 70 point IQ

[@tlouiseallen9302]

My three year old granddaughter has a better attitude than him.

[@lilchaos4792]

Its coz he's white, male, rich and fake conservative. Just like his worshippers

[@cybulskiya8725]

I love baptiste in the backround “itll burn a hole through ya t shirt”

[@gazpachopolice7211]

As a non American, I admire how Americans can lampoon their President. Even the Queen of GB can't stop her subjects from making fun of get . Take that away, and you are no different from some dictatorial hell.

[@B3RyL]

I'm Polish born under the communist rule, and when I was younger the American First Amendment, and by extension democracy, was always explained to me by saying "you can even openly make fun of the President there". So when I heard that The Tangerine Machine tried to have the comedians making fun of him investigated, it gave me an extra chuckle. This guy truly tried to ruin absolutely everything, even my childhood memories.

[@xtifr]

"[Ranked voting] has never been tried before." Australia, Ireland, Cambridge, and San Francisco have entered the chat...

[@angiebear8727]

We have ranked voting in my state. Really don’t like it. It’s confusing for a lot of people and IMHO a complete waste of time.

[@Carewolf]

Approval based voting would be better. It is much simpler has the same benefits, and is almost impossible for people to get wrong. (approval based is the same as normal voting except allowing people to vote for more than one candidate, who ever most people approve of wins).

[@JaniceLHz]

I look forward to someday being able to use ranked choice voting. It seems logical to me.

[@xtifr]

@@Carewolf Approval-based is great for choosing lunch, but not for this! You need to decide where to draw the line, which is a nightmare. "I don't like X, but if I don't at least approve him, it increases the chance that Y is going to win, and I hate Y!" With ranked voting, I can just put X and Y at the bottom of the ballot _in that order,_ and know I've done everything I can.

[@Gaspode_]

@@angiebear8727 How do people find it confusing? We call it preferential voting here, becasue that's what it is - the most preferred candidate gets in. In first past the post you can easily have the result where say 70% of the population support greenhouse gas reduction (or mor liberal gun ownership, or whatever), yet the rabid anti-your thing candidate wins with 30% support. That's why political parties love FPTP.. they don't need you to vote for them, they just need to either stop you voting, or encourage so many candidates that the votes are diluted. In FPTP a vote for a minor candidate is a wasted voted. In Preferential it is much less likely.

[@paradisepipeco]

*BREAKING NEWS* The Trump Presidential Library has burned down. Tragically, the fire consumed both books, and Trump hadn't even finished coloring the second one.

[@bobbiezaborsky9647]

😂😂😆😆

[@TheKrazysexykool]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@liesjelualockse6377]

😂😂😂

[@paradisepipeco]

​Trump shall indeed become the rightful President of these United States in August. Jesus shall return and dance the Macarena 'til the break of day, whilst pigs grow wings and fly into the sunset. Santa Claus will chase the Tooth Fairy around and around the water cooler, while dogs play Vivaldi concertos on the violin. Every hit song of Ray Stevens will become absolutely true, while all the mighty Velveeta King's farts shall smell like dear old Aunt Teefa's fresh hot ricochet biscuits, straight from the oven. And fish will learn to whistle. *_And now, for something completely different:_* *MAGA* _again some more right now again already_ MAGA in the kitchen MAGA in the hall MAGA in the springtime MAGA in the fall MAGA on the mountaintop MAGA on the beach MAGA tail a wagga Just like a Georgia peach MAGA in the Kremlin MAGA by yourself MAGA with a gremlin or with a tiny elf. MAGA 'til next Tuesday MAGA 'til next June MAGA all around the block Or maybe on the moon MAGA on Uranus or Jupiter or Mars MAGA in a aeroplane and MAGA in your cars. MAGA MAGA MAGA no matter what the cost. because we're all too stupid To accept it that we lost. *_DOWN IN MAGALAND_* _pollution creators and corporate raiders_ _who under-tip waiters and live with the 'gators_ _there's salvation healers and overweight squealers_ _who hire young peelers for their dirty dealers_ _there's fanny pack rangers, adult diaper changers_ _and funeral arrangers who fear any strangers_ _they're covered in cankers and love their big tankers_ _and woship the bankers and tallywhack wankers_ _these red hat collectors are haunted by specters_ _of russian defectors and hannibal lecters_ _there's grandmas in slacksez with access to vaxxez_ _who don't want no blacksez in their anglo saxxez_ _they worship and wallow while kneeling, they swallow_ _they know they are hollow but know they must follow_ _they're lost in the foggo while humping the doggo_ _with hate from their bloggo from here to chicago_ *. . . . .* _and bow to the demon who haunts mar-a-lago_ _Top 40 from the Back 40 (playlist)_ kzbin.info/aero/PLOhxuTxNTwnF5AVaTbLaK2rHPXHAM_ORU .

[@lyndakoers1389]

OMG. Coloring books. I'm still laughing. Great one.

[@ronaldburns7877]

In Scotland, they think Trump is the biggest joke ever

[@mjc11a]

I suddenly have great love and respect for Scotland!

[@roni6215]

Yeah, the biggest joke that's not funny .

[@creativedesignation7880]

@@n4murr So you used 1984 as an instruction manual Bannon style, interesting.

[@Sharyk808]

Finland and the world laughed when he wanted the forest raked cause that's how Finland prevent forest fire. Dumb ass family.

[@skelyjack3899]

He is. Just not a funny one.

[@elp5668]

I care about sports exactly 0% and I am thrilled to see Nassib’s courage and openness. I am sincerely hoping he sees no negative effects on his career or personal life due to this but I’m nervous for him.

[@zeymort3926]

I care about Nassib's announcement exactly 0%. It has nothing to do with football and if he weren't a football player nobody would care. I do care about stopping all forms of discrimination and I'm in favor of everyone living however they want, but get over yourselves. Like my opinion, nobody cares.

[@biostarkick7]

@@zeymort3926 "Nobody cares" is the IDEAL scenario, but a lot of people actually DO care and pretending they don't is just being disingenuous.

[@ashleyhoughton8592]

@@zeymort3926 but he is a football player.

[@mingfanzhang4600]

#JustMonika

[@satellitefeed1665]

I miss hearing his wife giggling at his jokes.

[@aight_bhai]

it was so wholesome

[@pleasuretokill]

She should be a permanent part of the Late Show imo...

[@herooflight7931]

Indeed

[@MaddyBlu9724]

"Actively Gay" reminds me of that article that called Don Lemon "openly black."

[@BoojumFed]

Or, as Carlin once put it "Colin Powell is _openly_ white; he just _happens to be_ black."

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Openly black! 😂 oh that's classic!

[@richardjones2455]

I think what made it funny was that the graphics guy put the word "active" in the wrong place, your comparison makes no sense.

[@saiquatabassum6321]

There was seriously an article like that? Wow. So dumb

[@fatimamirza2100]

America: Iran should have free and fair elections. Also; America: The Voting Rights Bill got Voted down. 🤷🏽‍♀️🇺🇸

[@emmiem6159]

Fr

[@AnexoRialto]

Everybody is used to American hypocrisy. Iran had really free and fair elections after WW II. The USA didn't like the results because oil, so the CIA helped organize a coup to turn Iran into a dictatorship.

[@chloekey8043]

It ain’t over. The fight for democracy is just starting. Join a protest near you!

[@sixmd]

Nice analogy:)

[@cherylperryman4026]

So true

[@marshmallowdiptaco]

Could somebody please create a Late Night Mischief Maker award? It would be like another pebble in 45's shoe, right in the bone spurs

[@cleatusbarncoat8642]

Stephen and Crew are going to need more shelves and wall-space for the continuing awards. Incredible work, well done all!

[@Shelleybean3315]

"That is a clear...squid pro quo." 🤣 Nailed it! 🤜🤛

[@rumpvirus7393]

The tentacles of Trump crime are just coming to the surface.

[@rumpvirus7393]

Trump just wanted to cuddle with the fishes.

[@sechran]

It's amazing - at that SNL revelation, Jon seems earnestly overwhelmed by the sheer WTFness of it all. Like, this isn't surprising, and yet Trump wouldn't be Trump if there wasn't always, *always* a new, novel low to sink to.

[@Dan-nt2yb]

Stop using his name.

[@sarasteege2265]

Ikr? That moment of him just being was just soooo relatable.

[@poppy_anderson]

Wtf are you talking about

[@steveberry7264]

Ranked voting? That's what we in Australia called preferential voting - we've been doing it for a loooooooooong time, and it's a good way to enable smaller party candidates like Greens to build a profile and electoral credibility. Easy, and very much more democratic!

[@lynxfx]

Yeah it is pretty lame that he playing it off like a joke that is too hard for us to understand. We did it for our primaries in Nevada. Worked great. Colbert should be cheering it on as it is the best step to get rid of 'first past the post' elections. The pizza topping example is actually a great way of explaining it so people can understand.

[@Taurusus]

Short version for people who are confused: Put your *actual* preference at #1, regardless of their likelihood to win, and the worst option at the bottom. If there's two *most likely* to win guys on there, just make sure your preference out of those is higher than the other.

[@sassysarina9718]

Sounds weird

[@dielaughing73]

@@sassysarina9718 it's unfamiliar maybe, but if you look into it there are genuine advantages. In Australia you can still tick one box and your preferences are allocated according to your first choice's (published) preference arrangements. Those preference deals are horse-traded and determine many parliamentary alliances.

[@telectronix1368]

Exactly. Plus you have more chance to get a candidate that you support (even if your absolute favorite one doesn't win).

[@missydelcoglin4087]

Just a reminder: in British slang, a trump is a fart. Yep, that fits perfectly.

[@who-arewe]

In five years, this is the first I'm hearing of this. How'd you Brits keep it secret from the US ??? 🤣

[@janiceisaacs6755]

You just made my day! Any chance that a "donald" is a shart???

[@markbailey793]

@@janiceisaacs6755 How is your Germanic language

[@neilcvernon6957]

Not true I'm a brit never heard of that before ffs

[@missydelcoglin4087]

@@neilcvernon6957 It is. One example right on You Tube can be found by searching "Tiny Trump Taskmaster" and from the results watch the most top result. Also, from Quora: In British slang, however, “to trump” (intransitive verb) also means to expel gas through the anus - e.g. Trumped from eating too much baked beans - often in a highly audible way (as in with trailing sound).

[@Alt3Tab]

I wonder if people instead of saying "I'm going to do a number 2" they say, "I'm going to do a number 45"

[@skelyjack3899]

Love this comment. Will try to pick up in everyday use.

[@bunzeebear2973]

Doing a dump can be the same as saying doing a "T*" So already a century old.

[@owatahfuhlaiyem4776]

No, they're not saying. No one other than Trump is that full of crap.

[@0g0dn0]

It is our sacred responsibility as citizens of these United States to make this a thing.

[@0g0dn0]

Actually, Eric Idle wrote a stage show where someone called shitting “taking a Donald (Trump),” which breaks down into taking a dump. Dump Truck wasn’t even in the White House when it premiered.

[@AlphaFoxDelta]

I never thought I'd live through a time like this, the far right are absolutely beyond belief.

[@Laura-xs3te]

Yeah. I never thought I would see the American fascist party come to fruition. AKA the Republican party

[@simplyamazed4059]

@Laura- You're correct and the right doesn't realize they're being used and when they finally realize it, we'll all be under authoritarian rule. Including them. Shameful.

[@Imaculata]

As a Dutch guy, the whole process of celebrities "coming out" is alien to me. Here in the Netherlands, nobody cares.

[@sassysarina9718]

With more people coming out soon no one will care here either I hope

[@katrinamoore3520]

Does anyone care anyway?

[@skelyjack3899]

And that's the way it should be. What happens behind closed doors should stay behind closed doors. Unless it's between politicians & corporate shills.

[@cheryllunn2827]

Pretty well same with Canadian reactions too. Meh, thats nice.

[@lynnstlaurent6789]

@@katrinamoore3520 based on the homophobic, hateful and ignorant comments I read on Twitter a lot of people care for the wrong reason.

[@uninspiredgaming9963]

The best thing about being back in the studio is we now get the John Batiste reaction shots again. I didn't realize how much I miss them.

[@RogerHerzler]

“Squid Pro Quo” was a work of art. 🐙 🍝

[@SEAaffairs]

Returning to the stage with a fully-vaxxed audience, Stephen is just as a comedian as he has been. 🥰🥰🥰 Love you from Cambodia, Steve. 🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭

[@jose-jacoboyanez5388]

Read my comment, unfortunately, no he is not.

[@ForceMaximus84]

The Vaccine is a fraud.

[@johnalsop2303]

@@ForceMaximus84 face reality.

[@ForceMaximus84]

@@johnalsop2303 I am. There’s one report that says the vaccine causes blood clots and another that says about 3,000 vaccinated citizens in Massachusetts still got the virus. Like I said. A fraud.

[@johnalsop2303]

@@ForceMaximus84 you sound like a fool that refuses the truth but easily swallows a lie. I'm guessing you watch fox, worship trump, believe he won the election, think the earth is flat...

[@screamingphoenix8113]

Imagine believing that it's OK for comedians to be investigated, but investigating Jan 6th is a step too far.

[@TheKrazysexykool]

A Republican Evasive Maneuver!

[@aranyanigreen345]

🎯🎯🎯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chadsanislo560]

Jan 6 was a pelosi failure,what about all the destruction in democratic ran cities?I never hear a communist demoract talk about their failures just that trump is orange?Wow so stupid and blind to America's problems.By the way demoracts are Joe's eyes ever open?does he still fall a lot,educative order signing like a dictator?Is kamala still laughing at birder issues?

[@dolores2716]

If mocking were illegal, wouldn't it be beautiful if that was the thing that put dump in prison for life?

[@EvolvedAF]

@@chadsanislo560 most of the riots were started by right wing provocateurs. Not to mention, there’s a huge difference in burning down a corner store and trying to overthrow the government.

[@cosmos...system]

Why are we going back to "professionalism"? I loved seeing everybody laid back.

[@robvangessel3766]

I wish I could laugh at that joke about voting rights but I can't. It's a damn serious roadblock, hardly befitting of a nation boasting itself as leader of the free world.

[@couragekarnga8735]

A nation that mercilessly degraded, abused and killed thousands of indiginous people can never call itself the leader of the free world.

[@ScotInTheDot]

There's nothing roadblocking about the Single Transferable Vote system of voting. Lots of countries use it for elections.

[@ValerieJNorse]

@@ScotInTheDot -- I think Rob Van Gessel was talking about Colbert's comment about Republicans blocking the For the People Act, not about the STV mayoral primary.

[@Marijuanifornia]

Too bad you don't have any big macho guns to protect your freedom, right? Too bad. Now feeble old men can take away your rights and there's nothing that you can do about it. Oh well.

[@JohnsonPadder]

Don't worry, nobody actually thinks of the US that way anymore.

[@bobdevito5359]

Congratulations on your Peabody Award, Stephen.

[@gregbors8364]

If Trump had got his way, all journalists, late night hosts and other comedians who criticized him would have gone to jail

[@Starbolt-81]

Just like his heroes, Xi, Vladmir and Kim would have done

[@vaughngaminghd]

He tried…

[@couragekarnga8735]

I'm sorry, but... "Late night mischief makers?" Who the hell talks like that?

[@brendasmurdoch8551]

Frightenly so

[@LafemmebearMusic]

Unpopular opinion: did anyone else enjoy when there was no audience and you could hear the jokes better and just him and Evie drinking and her giggling off camera? Just me 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@feralbluee]

i do, too. he was funnier and relaxed. the jokes were better cause he could say different stuff!!

[@lastjob2011]

Remember how hard it was in the beginning to get used to no audience? We humans can adapt. It's not always pretty, though. On the positive side, this shows progress! Vaccines are the key to get through Covid. Just ask other nations! They've been back to normal for almost a year because their citizens did not see Covid as a political issue.

[@feralbluee]

@The Stammering Dunce interesting - we could come to our own laughter scale. :) 🌷🌱

[@Makesuwonder]

No. I say this ONLY for Stephen Colbert. He gets his energy from the crowd. You don't get the FULL Cobert w/o the audience. If you need to rate his jokes, just drink water as he's telling them. Whichever ones you do spit-takes, those are the winners.

[@iChillypepper]

I did too! I miss his wife- she is so endearing

[@danrion8839]

Republicans : If our Candidate Loses then we are not going to accept the Election Results.

[@user-tp6sb6lq5f]

Democrats 2017 : If our candidate loses then we are not going to accept the elections results.

[@ValerieJNorse]

@@user-tp6sb6lq5f -- Yes, exactly why Democrats stormed the Capitol two weeks before Trump's inauguration, filed more than 50 lawsuits claiming massive voter fraud -- including two with the Supreme Court -- and hired a right-wing company with zero elections experience to conduct an "audit" to check for rice-paper election ballots. . . Oh wait. That's right. Democrats did NONE of that. We complained about the Electoral College. Period.

[@lineCooking101]

Liberals for four straight years with 0 evidence- "Our candidate lost because of Russian interference".

[@user-tp6sb6lq5f]

@@ValerieJNorse The tribalism now is insane. I’m an independent and didn’t vote for either side but to think that the Democratic Party did not illegally try to get trump out of office in multiple ways is ignorant or delusional. Either through an impeachment with no evidence or Russia meddling in 2017 ( you have to live under a rock to not know that but you decide only to bring up the electoral college? ).Also by DNC funded media platforms literally LYING about trump ( Russia’s bounties on US soldiers). My question to all you people who listen to CNN and MSNBC: these media are platforms literally LIE to you to get the results they want. They tell you think they know aren’t true to make you angry about things that don’t exist. You don’t have to be conservative to condemn liberal media. Why do you listen to them ? I’m a liberal but Democrats are too big of pussys to storm the capital that’s why they never did. They just riot and loot in their backyard and cry if they get arrested.

[@SeansModelBuilds]

@@ValerieJNorse Then Democrats won the Midterms and then the Presidency.

[@colinmoore7460]

Trump really can't take a joke, which is remarkable when you consider that he IS a joke!

[@markbailey793]

This country is not a joke.

[@KittyKat8946]

@@markbailey793 yes, it is. Just ask the rest of the world.

[@marioques]

I'm glad Joe Biden can take jokes. He even said Let's go Brandon, I agree".

[@silubr1]

@@KittyKat8946 We have stopped laughing for the most part, and are now alternately crying and screaming at the void.

[@tomcoucill9079]

@@KittyKat8946 Despite what you may think the united states has accomplished many great things -Greatest and largest economy -most powerful military - took part in the vistory of ww2 - created capitalism, witch gave you Apple, Google, and tonnes of innovations and freedoms you don't deserve - and is one of the last remaining places on earth with acual freedoms

[@duncandownham4726]

Keep That Mic open on Jon, "it'll burn a hole thru your t shirt" was a nice touch. Makes it so much better, makes up for losing the home made touch

[@chloekey8043]

Agreed

[@grimrott891]

Ok i thought i was going crazy

[@CamMcGinn1981]

Preferential voting has existed in Australia longer than I've been alive. It's not that difficult to follow.

[@canwelook]

Plus it's compulsory, highly credible, simple, convenient, non-controversial, openly encouraged and supported, lacks gerrymanderiing, filibustering, and all similar cons in America's pseudo-democracy. Results normally known within hours of polls closing unless particularly close. America really should try real democracy for a change..

[@Gaspode_]

Yeah we get results that night usually, so not sure what takes the US officials so long to count

[@pschroeter1]

But since our voting system in written into the US Constitution it would be nearly impossible to change.

[@Gaspode_]

@@pschroeter1 Yeah you can't make voting compulsary in the USA without a constitutional change. Everything else including the maner of elections is up to the individual states. Voting isn't actaully compulsary in Australia either. Getting your name marked off the election roll and being given a ballot and the opportunity to fill it out as you wish is. So the vast majority of people do vote formally (a correct ballot). Those that don't want to vote can just not fill the ballot out, or fill it in incorectly (called an informal vote).

[@canwelook]

@@Gaspode_ You're wrong in claiming voting is not compulsory in Australia. See www.aec.gov.au/faqs/ What is not compulsory is HOW you vote (including informal).

[@ivettea5368]

Congratulations Stephen!

[@Amy-gn6zw]

Stephen is a precious vessel of pure, unfettered joy. ☺️ I’m so glad we have him.

[@stephenhoward358]

He's A PEDAPHILE

[@ARC.475]

It'll be like Christmas for me the day the old turtle finally croaked.

[@jandrews6254]

If the democrats own the WH congress and House of Representatives, and Mitch is now the minority leader, how come he gets to veto a damn thing?

[@twistoflime]

It's the only reason I keep checking the morning news headlines.

[@victorhs258]

Dang, even Nixon was on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, with the tag line "Sock it to me?"

[@heyheytaytay]

Calamari's son's favorite song is "Baby squid doo doo doo doo doo doo...."

[@nancythomas6447]

can never get enough of that energy and laughter 😂 congratulations Mr Colbert and the LSSC team!

[@wanr5701]

When don't want to be ridiculed nor satired, don't be a public figure.

[@aliensarerealttsa6198]

One would have to live as a recluse to avoid ridicule. Lots of sadists.

[@beth8775]

If there's any certainty in being pres, it's that SNL *will* make fun of you.

[@JMacify]

Funny how the guy who suggested we "inject disinfectant" into our bodies and then claimed he was joking, yet he cant take a joke...

[@pamelacass9642]

If you are a joke, can you take a joke? Trump University needs to sponsor a study. 🤔

[@357CLOUDY]

@@pamelacass9642 Funny!🤣

[@heyheytaytay]

Imagine being a member of a political party trying to make it harder to vote. Imagine.

[@meh8982]

Not very hard to imagine, since the GOP has been depending on that for their survival for years now.

[@vaughngaminghd]

Knowing that what you're trying to sell is so rotten, only your delusional followers will vote for you

[@Marijuanifornia]

Imagine being a citizen of a free country and watching your elected officials try to take away your right to vote, and you have more guns than people in your country but there's nothing at all that you will do to protect your freedom. Just imagine that.

[@gggongaga2949]

Blatantly, even. Let that sink in... Use your vote!! 🌊🌊🌊

[@oxmagnusson7995]

@@Marijuanifornia Voter ID laws don't take away a citizen's ability to vote. What are you on about fool

[@adriennegormley9358]

Ranked choice voting has been used for ages Down Under. Heck, the science fiction community adopted that style of voting for the Hugo awards decades ago. Any science fiction fan who's voted for Hugos knows how it works and loves it. Now let's see it spread through the rest of the country. Let them recruit some science fiction fans for the vote counting; they'll get those counted at light speed.

[@jose-jacoboyanez5388]

Yes totally agreed. What did you think of how he made rank choice voting seem difficult and confusing instead of advocating for it? Right!

[@raerae734]

Preferential/ranked voting may also help Americans feel less disillusioned about political participation and the strength of their voice. I see a lot of Americans say that mandatory voting in Australia is an infringement on Australian freedoms, but maybe Australians just understand more on a subconscious level that their vote has value, even if their #1 preference doesn't win.

[@Marshall_Stacks]

@@jose-jacoboyanez5388 I get your position. Trust me, Colbert is a wise dude. The problem is that most of this country is too ignorant for him to waste time trying to explain it. The fact that a few more people might look into ranked choice/instant run-off options is actually a big deal. Peace!

[@asdfjkl7496]

Congrats on the Peabody award Mr Colbert (you "mischief maker," you, lol), writers, production staff, and everyone else involved in the show's success. 👍🎉

[@kimclarke5018]

President Whiny Pants is so pathetic because he still hasn’t gotten over being teased while playing in the sandbox. His itty bitty feelings got hurt cause the late night hosts were making fun of him.

[@con.troller4183]

Sorry to nit-pick but you misspelled "feewings".

[@pamelacourts5989]

@@con.troller4183 Then why did you!?

[@couragekarnga8735]

Doesn't he realize that he's comedy gold?

[@RJM56]

@@pamelacourts5989 oh please. Someone's short of a humour gene.

[@BeeWhistler]

@@RJM56 Yeah, I could hear that whoosh a long way off...

[@altonhumes5782]

Show that Peabody Award, good Sir. Lord knows you and the team have earned that.

[@VBQX]

Fun fact: Our 45th president turns orange when he cannot take a joke.

[@ihcterra4625]

I thought he turnes orange when he lies.

[@grapatin]

@@ihcterra4625 Either way, the orange is permanent.

[@prasanths3034]

That explains a lot... 😄 😄 😄

[@NKA23]

@@ihcterra4625 That's true, he's actually allergic to lying. When he's not lying, he's actually rather pale and skinny. But he just can't keep himself from it, so...

[@raisedTwIsTeD]

Soo always orange then

[@babyabapierre267]

You're the best.Keep the jokes and info coming.I love it.

[@israelgonzalez5429]

"It'll burn a hole through your t-shirt!" - Jon Batiste, Rank Choice Cola Spokesman 1:55

[@Opus313]

I wonder if Donnie had KZbin look into the commenters making fun of him too...

[@victorarredondo304]

I see it every day but instead for sleepy joe

[@kalebaziz3440]

Sir, this is the president of the United States, and I'm replying to inform you that you're being taken into custody for angering a powerful rich orange man.

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

If he did, it wouldn’t surprise me.

[@meh8982]

If he had managed to hold onto power long enough, everybody who criticized him on any medium whatsoever, including private phone conversations and texts, would eventually have been swept into a giant net of persecution of some kind - tax audits, losing their job, reform camps, deportation, whatever he and his pet fascist Steven Miller came up with. He's the classic paranoid tyrant who can't endure the slightest dissent.

[@KingfisherTalkingPictures]

I’m watching, I’m enjoying. “Squid-pro-quo.” I die & click like.

[@creative_4ever]

Exactly 🤣🤣🤣

[@rondellthreadgate8092]

Loved it 😍 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@xXneoshadow]

Can you explain the joke?

[@dorothypaul4642]

@@xXneoshadow As you probably know, calamari means squid in Italian. With the "squid pro quo" comment, Stephan is alluding to "quid pro quo"which was at the center of Trump's first impeachment trial. It was alleged that Trump attempted to coerce the president of Ukraine in order to get dirt on the Bidens. Trump blocked congressionally mandated $400 million in military aid to Ukraine in order to get cooperation from Zelensky. He didn't release the aid until after it was revealed by a whistleblower what Trump was trying to do. There's more to it, but that's basically the reference Stephan made. Hope I helped.

[@xXneoshadow]

@@dorothypaul4642 Thank you! ♥️

[@livetime5815]

"SNL, Late Night Shows Probed By Feds Because No. 45 Couldn't Take A Joke." Perhaps being Thin-Skinned should be changed to being Orange-Skinned.

[@maureenherrera483]

LMAO!!!!

[@mingfanzhang4600]

#JustMonika

[@Markus_Andrew]

Every president gets lampooned. Even in Lincoln's day, he would be the target of snide editorial cartoons in newspapers. If you can't handle that, you shouldn't take on the job.

[@jerryjerry7561]

i have only seen 6 presidents, but this last one takes the cake! none more ignorant than he which refuses to learn.

[@artbargra]

The fact that the GOP os immune to irony is infuriating. They keep yelling all day about "cancel culture" and "crystal generation", when they're the ones trying to silence anyone who's not actively kissing the Orange-in-Chief's rear end.

[@chinookvalley]

@@artbargra Projection. They quiver with fear behind their chicken feathers.

[@zesty9815]

As he sat on a high-backed stool beneath the majestic marble statue of Lincoln, Trump said, “They always said, ‘Lincoln, nobody got treated worse than Lincoln.’ I believe I am treated worse.” Poor baby.

[@pascho1057]

I’ve never seen them make fun of Obama and Biden

[@ivareskesner2019]

Did you guys not see him sue Bill Maher for saying that his father was an orangutan? What did you think was going to happen? He’s a narcissist with no sense of humour. Which is so über ironic considering how many times he made me laugh during those four years.

[@mypillowguy445]

Which is ridiculous because orangutans don't attend klan rallies.

[@mikefagiani1407]

It was funny, until all the dying started. The CCP and the incompetence of Trump killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, aside from the tens of millions deaths that the CCP ultimately will cause around the world until vaccinations catch up to the variants and this disease is eliminated like Smallpox. Reportedly, Canadians allowed that also to be shipped to the Wuhan lab, by the way. See "Canadian scientist sent deadly viruses to Wuhan lab months before RCMP asked to investigate" in yahoo news and cbc dot ca. See "'Wake-up call for Canada': Security experts say case of 2 fired scientists could point to espionage" in cbc dot ca. (I love their use of the word "could." Duh!)

[@helenpatterson3858]

He got such a hard on from destroying Kathy Griffith that like a serial killer he wanted to re enact it.

[@mikefagiani1407]

CORRECTION: I meant to say "viruses like that" in second paragraph.

[@catdog605]

You’re wrong. Bill said his MOTHER was an orangutan.

[@rhysgrealish5227]

Of all the late night show hosts, Jimmy Kimmel’s name is mentioned first. It’s as if nobody has heard of the legendary John Oliver.

[@couragekarnga8735]

Does anybody know when his audience returns?

[@mesonic981]

@@rplatt9829 🙄

[@ValerieJNorse]

Rhys Grealish -- Oliver's show is only weekly. He and his writers -- I'm not denying they're very good -- but they don't have to meet the four- or five-times weekly deadlines of the other late-night hosts.

[@lyrachle]

The MyPillow guy helped his friend the Former Guy write that. Thus the specific name.

[@submittedbymail]

I've been with you since way back. You're on my list!👍

[@nickmoore2928]

The Peabody didn’t get old lmao. I love the good use of a prop continuously.

[@zeromotivation1817]

Ranked-choice voting is not complicated, in Australia, we call it preferential voting and it is our normal way of voting.

[@christinem2129]

I was annoyed he called it complicated. I'm hoping that's the future of voting in the US.

[@lukeserrano62]

With this method you have to appeal to the middle ground. Or at least pretend to!

[@bert3163]

For a frame of reference, here are some things Americans find complicated: deciding whether mentally disturbed people should be prevented from owning guns, agreeing on why the US civil war was fought, discerning whether QAnon is real, choosing whether a democracy should reduce voter participation, weighing whether people who get sick should be treated or go broke…

[@sgb9007]

New Yorkers pay one fare when they ride subway or bus no matter how short or long the journey. Years ago I went to a city with “zones” and various fares depending on the trip & my head almost exploded. So in an odd way, I understand why voters are freaked out.

[@jamesd.wheeler5664]

Man, how I've missed that cut over to a puzzled and disappointed Jon Batiste shaking his head.

[@RoninAquila]

So wonderfully surreal to have audience-laughter again after 18 months. 🙂❤️

[@lastjob2011]

Vaccines WORK!

[@rckmst]

attempting to probe late night shows gives off big "snowflake" energy

[@Lynn.Panadero4242]

“Squid pro quo”. Best joke ever!

[@cannibalbananas]

Lol! Love Jon's response to Rank Choice soda 😂😂😂 Also I hope rank choice works and the idea spreads

[@vanessaraices8389]

Wow ,what a 🤡 can't take a joke , Thank you Steven Colbert for making me laugh everyday.

[@KC-bi9jw]

So sad, SNL has LITERALLY made fun of EVERY President. This last one just happened to have tiniest……

[@bonghunezhou5051]

...WHATEVER!

[@owatahfuhlaiyem4776]

....probe.

[@DaWrecka]

...hands

[@anniegrimmons101]

I love when it cuts to Baptiste 😂 I hadn’t realised how much i missed him

[@davidker8820]

Oh, how I missed Jon Batiste’s reaction faces. Underrated part of the show, in my opinion.

[@mingfanzhang4600]

#JustMonika

[@HallOfBass]

Jon stay killin me with the subtle “Lush Life” reference.

[@martinventura7068]

Can't get over Jon's interstitial quoting of Billy Strayhorn's 'Lush Life' as Stephen talks about Nassib's coming out. Mastery!

[@mikotomisaka8714]

Trump: *Tries to get his justice department to stop SNL from teasing him" Other World Dictators: * do the same thing and succeed because they managed to obliterate their checks and balances.* Guys, imagine how our country would turn out if Trump was Smart but still as morally empty and arrogant as he canonically is. We are in a very dangerous time right now.

[@gayahithwen]

Democracy saved not through valiant efforts of good people looking fascism in the face and saying "this will not stand", but through the gross incompetence of the man the conservatives chose to make their Messiah... it sadly checks out.

[@care2think611]

Oh I think we can say Stacy Abrams had ton to do with saving our democracy. Who knows maybe Pence helped by doing the right thing at the very last.

[@tarrynlea]

@@gayahithwen And the pandemic. Am utterly convinced 45 would have been re-elected were it not for Covid. Allan Lichtman thinks so too.

[@ghakvonstruyk3608]

If he was smart, he would be missing many characteristics that define him. Like stupid.

[@thend4427]

@@care2think611 shes the only smart person in government

[@4plus20isHappy]

Did Trump forget that SNL was mocking him for years before his presidency?

[@russellng7730]

But he did not have the DOJ and feds at his disposal then...

[@MauiWowie51]

SNL forgot he used to host SNL.... so did America.

[@itscs1175]

@@MauiWowie51 did anybody even watch that though?

[@4plus20isHappy]

@@itscs1175 It was actually a decent episode. Trump could still be legit incredibly funny when he wanted to.

[@UncomfortableGameShorts]

"Old Whack Donald"...Wow, A+ Late show. Love all this.

[@mypillowguy445]

I want to see Alec Baldwin playing Trump arresting Alec Baldwin.

[@Shelleybean3315]

🤣🤣

[@con.troller4183]

Who would play Baldwin?

[@tomgraves6463]

That would be almost as good as Frank Abagnale playing a French Policeman arresting Leo DiCaprio playing Frank Abagnale in 'Catch Me If You Can'. 👍

[@dkamikazechicken6077]

@@con.troller4183 Stephen Baldwin

[@vanessacherche6393]

I think you've got a good one there, but who would play Alec Baldwin?

[@Calvero52]

Longtime Smothers Brothers fan here. Loved joke about them 🤣... and wouldn't be surprisec if ol' Nixon didn't consider it.

[@christinebenson518]

They were probably on a list.

[@skthechef8075]

I still can't believe our former president (said with heavy embarrassment) was so damn stupid. Like how is possible to know about so many things but understand none of them.

[@parkviewmo]

Stephen was on fire in that monologue! I laughed aloud several times, and Stephen's pride in that Peabody award palpable.

[@Riveloperinc]

The devil is like, “hey Mitch, take it down just a notch”.

[@midknight]

Remember when we went to foreign countries (instead of Florida) to topple wannabe dictators? Good times

[@christelheadington1136]

Heard this on Kimmel's show, I knew it would get Colbert where it hurts.

[@laurabedford5095]

No one wants a Donald probe lol Not even his wife .!

[@azukar8]

"With rules that complicated"? I know Americans aren't exactly intellectual, some countries have been using precisely that system for decades. Even at a federal level, to help make sure the winner has at least *some* kind of majority approval

[@nickwallette6201]

I could tell that's where he was going with the joke -- "look how complicated that was" -- but it's just not, at all, hard. If your first choice doesn't gain enough votes, then your second choice counts instead. How hard is that? Calling it complicated is a bit of a stretch for comedic effect, I think.

[@katattack907]

@@nickwallette6201 I agree! I get it was for the sake of the joke but I do wish he hadn't made it seem more complicated, considering people tend not to trust things they don't understand.

[@professorwright2322]

glad that "the late show" is back in the building! Jon Batiste and the band just adds that special something to the flavor of the show that can't be replaced. It just feels right.

[@WhatACoolArrow]

That voting system sounds like a good system to actually represent the people's will. Weird how that is actual comedy in the USA because it's more convulted than picking red or blue. Also you just have to order your preferences. You won't all be tallying the vote

[@ValerieJNorse]

They didn't need to pick red or blue in this election; it was the Democratic primary.

[@Marco48375]

It is a good idea. And the pizza explanation was fine too. Some jokes are just cheap shots. O well, can't all be winners.

[@jimbobeire]

That's the system we use for local and national elections in Ireland. It makes it viable to have more than a two horse race. We still use paper ballots counted in full view of members of the public. Can take a few days sometimes, but always draws a crowd.

[@davidjones332]

But just imagine how much scope this system will give the conspiracy theorists to claim it's all rigged!

[@ValerieJNorse]

@@davidjones332 -- Sadly, Republicans will claim that any election that doesn't go their way was rigged, and it doesn't matter what system is used.

[@sethie_shots]

How Stephen’s name wasn’t mentioned in the whiner’s _memo_ is just bananas. Maybe he couldn’t spell it right 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@humane143imperfection6]

Kaaaa Ooo eLL, K OooO Llll - that's very good Donny, maybe next time you can try holding the pen? 😃

[@brendasewell8218]

Stephen gloated too much, the one time Trump used his name

[@cindywomack1113]

That suit and tie look SHARP! Good choice Mr Colbert's costumer/wardrobe supervisor.