Meanwhile… Don’t Pour Bailey’s Down The Drain | Guinness Raises Pint Prices In Ireland

[@ShiningEyeBrigade]

Love love love when Steven gives props to, and helps promote, those fine musicians.

[@lightningpastry2153]

I for one am glad that Bailey's is helping out their customers by providing them with a sealable container along with the alcohol at time of purchase. Amazing foresight, really.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

that would be such a painful self-own: "We know you only have this in the house cause Nanna gave you a bottle for Christmas - just don't pour it down the sink for once" 😀

[@jennifercordes2963]

The 'empathy' joke at the end was pure comedy genius, and Colbert's delivery was perfection.

[@Newton-Reuther]

These kinds of jokes are the reason I love Colbert so much. Not all of his jokes are off-the-top hilarious, but these ones I find better than any other late night host.

[@CallMeGailyn]

I just had the same thought! 😆

[@ESL-O.G.]

I literally laughed out loud

[@Echo81Rumple83]

Makes me wonder what men WITH empathy have in their DNA makeup; that needs to be expressed more.

[@hereigoagain5050]

I don't get it. :)

[@mrsr003]

The best part of waking up, is Bailey’s in your cup!

[@ericminch]

That goes along with one of my old slogans: "Everything's better with Dubonnet on it!"

[@freya8133]

Yuck. I'd prefer Kahlua.

[@dracoargentum9783]

Hey, there's an idea...

[@kurtsudheim825]

I thought he was going to have a bowl of corn flakes

[@lisam9233]

Meanwhile, I can’t say “meanwhile” anymore without pausing for a beat after, and doing my best impression of a Colbert raised eyebrow.

[@l.w.4701]

Oh now you’ve given me ideas!

[@jaknkee]

🤨

[@NickRoman]

I just think of the guy who says it to introduce the segment.

[@nanrod]

I wasn't aware that people pouring Bailey's down the kitchen sink was a problem that needed to be addressed.

[@mannysr67]

Were they trying to say coagulate? I don’t buy that cream stops up drains, much less that it arranges in a neat order in there.

[@Lucius1958]

Didn't Noel Coward write a song about it? 🎶"Don't pour your Bailey's down the drain, Mrs. Worthington; Don't pour your Bailey's down the drain..."🎶😉

[@justsomeguyinnc473]

Knowing is half the battle.

[@mannysr67]

@@justsomeguyinnc473 It was an ironic comment. Nobody is having this problem.

[@thorr18BEM]

I find it tastes better to drink it without letting it near the drain but maybe it can spoil when accidently left out and so sometimes gets dumped.

[@druidictroy1157]

A wheezing cat faced giraffagator has got to be the next monster I make up for my D&D game!

[@Winspur1982]

Haha ... I think if I ever find players for my Hero Quest game I will describe the Gargoyle as "wheezing and cat-faced" (there's already a walking fish monster in it, it shouldn't bat an eye).

[@prototypedenNIS]

Don't say that or Hasbro will steal your idea, publish it, and pretend they made it.

[@deprofundis3293]

😂

[@NewMessage]

The only way it's goin' down the drain in my house is via my kidneys.

[@cptnoname]

Or those rare celestial moments when Esophagus is in retrograde.

[@cptnoname]

@@AncientRe lmfao

[@yesterday1396]

👀

[@doricetimko332]

May you never need dialysis

[@bluwzrdisgreedy234]

Now I've never claimed to be a comedy writer, but that felt like a lost opportunity to pair the phrase "down the drain" with "down the hatch."

[@BittercupKitty]

Steve referring to himself as daddy is exactly what I needed to start my day 😅😅😅

[@Rwhalt]

I’m so glad Stephen shouts out the band - it makes me seriously jealous that we only get to hear snippets of them!

[@simonmarlan8528]

A local channel here used to broadcast Letterman a few years back which was always entertaining but the Late Show as it is now is harder to catch away from KZbin. I have been following Stephen since his early days with Jon Stewart and then The Colbert Report, but this stuff now is wonderful and it would be awesome to catch the full shows as they are broadcast.

[@dracoargentum9783]

They should produce an annual album.

[@dracoargentum9783]

@@simonmarlan8528 Oh, I thought they were talking about only hearing snippits of the band during the show; you can find the full show on KZbin and Roku also plays it with subscription, as do many streaming services, PlutoTV has it for free.

[@HappyLife693]

I love it when you highlight the band. They are awesome!

[@wharris123184]

He racks up so many reckless driving and B&E charges for Meanwhile. We appreciate you, Sir.

[@SirBlot]

2:08

[@SirBlot]

omg I got the ahahaha… and ironically I am god.

[@GlennTillema]

@@SirBlot Just two shots ...

[@JenCopelandsVideoLibrary]

The band looks lovely in the matching, brightly colored clothes ensemble. Thank you wardrobe staffers!

[@df1985]

Irish here in Dublin, the price increase is national news over here 😂 🍺

[@justsomeguyinnc473]

Scandalous!

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

So was the damned stupid "minimum pricing" from a year ago. Why the HELL is that still in effect? It's turned Northern Ireland into the offie for the whole island!

[@1985BELKO]

nothing better than Stephen's Higgs-Boson sized sips of any alcohol on the show

[@Gary_007]

Anybody throwing Bailey's away, send it to me!!😂😂😂😂

[@kurtsudheim825]

I know, why buy it in the first place

[@justsomeguyinnc473]

Top of his game. In the zone. Total flow-state. Just a pleasure to watch this guy perform.

[@sarisaf]

Collate is to critically compare data, to arrange pages for printing or binding, or to sort things in order to verify information; it does not mean coagulate.

[@k.j.paasche6523]

Colbert pouring Bailey's into his coffee made me think of the time me and my two sisters went to lunch. After the meal, I ordered a coffee and Bailey's, as did my younger sister, who mentioned that the name of the drink was an Orgasm. My older sister (who had had too many margaritas), said loudly, "I'm going to have that too since my husband hasn't given me an orgasm for months!" The young waiter was so embarrassed he turned bright red; me and my younger sister gave him a big tip as he had earned it. 😆

[@judeirwin2222]

K. J. “ me and my sister “. NO. My sister and I.

[@coriebarnes8680]

@@judeirwin2222 Okay grammar police! 🚨 Lighten up. Sometimes people just wanna be free to express their comments in a non-formal fashion. We are not writing a term paper or a thesis in the comments section. It's not that people don't know the grammatically correct way to order their words, it's just that they are in casual mode and might just appreciate not being in school and graded for once in their lives. If you don't like what's written, then kindly and quietly scroll to the next comment. People don't need to be corrected all the time! Your behavior is what causes negative vibes leading to arguments. PLEASE STOP! 🛑

[@ToniGlick]

What kind of insane person would pour Baileys down the drain? In our house it doesn't last to New Years.

[@Dulcilady]

Who has Bailey’s left to pour down a drain? Sacrilege🇮🇪

[@danstrayer111]

there is sin in this world and this is it

[@salahuddinyusuf]

"Turns out I don't care" Me: Legendary quote.👍

[@jamesvandemark2086]

At our house, the Bailey's in mama's coffee was called "magic booze".

[@kurtsudheim825]

Kahlua is better for coffee imo. I thought he was going to have a viral off corn flakes

[@tcorman]

This show always gives me hope. I don't know if I can handle it, but I am so grateful for it!

[@winesap2]

Don’t they mean the Baileys will coagulate, not “collate”. I believe collate is what you do with photocopies.

[@BunnerzLoverz]

Meanwhile… This is the best of late night !

[@nathaneivers8700]

Lewis the lead band guy's jacket is mesmerizing. I need that piece of clothing

[@KitchenTipsOnline]

Is it possible this information came from Baileys marketing department? Think about how much Buzz there is on social media. Also, if you have leftover Baileys you intend to dispose of, you might be asking yourself, what is wrong with your life!

[@dafttool]

I’m going to stick with my disposing of my Bailey’s by dumping it down my waiting gullet.

[@CynAnne1]

Oh, we *know* you 'care', Stephen... The way you blush around Evvy gives it away, every time (and we enjoy every minute of it). 😉

[@nazamroth8427]

"Scientists discover that humans have the genes for a full coat of fur" The one guy cheering was probably the furry in the audience.

[@666t]

Hirsute or Hair Suit

[@chrisrj9871]

or a gay man who loves men with chest hair? or he's just joking.

[@matthewmuir8884]

Incidentally, it turning out that humans still have an old, unused gene happens all the time. Rather than get rid of an old gene that's no longer needed, it's far easier for the body to simply have the gene be dormant and unused. There's a genetic condition called atavism which occurs when a mutation causes one of these old unused genes to no longer be dormant.

[@thejumper7282]

@@matthewmuir8884 Happens with baby tumors

[@nazamroth8427]

@@matthewmuir8884 Theres no theoretical about it. Last I checked, that is a real medical condition. You basically look like a wookie.

[@oppositeofh8]

the empathy bit at the end was pure colbert gold. & why the hell aren't folks just drinking their bailey's?!

[@DrownedInExile]

Who the heck pours Baileys' down the drain? That's a crime against humanity!

[@kurtsudheim825]

Why but it at all then

[@0HARE]

Loving the Irish theme here, Guinness and Baileys together in one segment? Oh, Yeah!

[@jjbud3124]

I never poured a drop of Bailey's down the drain. I always finish it.

[@sheilalopez3983]

I love Bailey's, but, it's the kind of drink that gives me a hangover while I'm still drinking it.

[@tammyjantzen9004]

I found Bailey's is best for adding a little flavor to a drink. But not so good for drinking straight or drinking more than a flavoring.

[@cokesquirrel]

@cerceify Never heard of bronte so I had to look it up. I don't know if you are in the United Kingdom or not But it says it's only available there now

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

which begs the question: what does one do if one has drunk too much of it? Because I am NOT putting the result in any container in my bin, thank you very much 😕

[@sheilalopez3983]

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 truly a cautious man.

[@sheilalopez3983]

@@cokesquirrel if it gives me the same headache as Bailey's, I don't think I'll ever partake. Stay well stay strong stay cool 😎😎😎.

[@yungnasteeman]

"Y'all" LOLZ

[@rebekahfischer218]

Bake a cake with Baileys. Makes both the cake and Baileys better.

[@Catherinzsl]

Who is pouring Bailey's down the drain?!?

[@akinpaws]

I did. I was regifted a bottle that had gone bad.

[@Catherinzsl]

@@akinpaws Oh, yuck. I didn't know that could happen (both the going bad and the regifting of Bailey's).

[@davidhester6648]

Anyone with a functional sense of taste

[@geekishgir]

@@akinpaws same. mother in law's, three years out of exp date

[@chrisrj9871]

Maybe somebody who's trying to quit alcohol, or somebody who's helping him quit alcohol?

[@HurricaneGamer]

I wanna know who writes the intros for these. They’re absolutely insane. 😂

[@dewimatthews6037]

The writers need an Award ( or at least a bonus)

[@Kim_Miller]

Occasionally he introduces us to the writing team, mostly one or two at a time.

[@T_P_W_ThachoZenjuan]

I couldn't survive without my Meanwhile. It makes the horrible not so horrible. 😁😆

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

This is my favorite segment that begins 2 minutes after it starts.

[@jeffs6090]

"Sealable container and dispose of it in your general waste." Soooo....the bottle it comes in then?

[@terenzo50]

There's only one appropriate drain for Bailey's -- my gullet. Wish I could afford more of it.

[@northernfpv9562]

Ha the empathy one liners were killer dad jokes! 😂

[@ericjohnson6665]

Yes, Bailey's should never be treated like garbage, it's too good!

[@geekishgir]

oh dear, true story, mother in law drinks Bailey's at Xmas so we get a big bottle for her. She obviously didn't come for two years and I found the expired bottle in the back of the fridge and poured it down the drain....

[@amberzec]

You should be ashamed lol

[@zizinnnn]

why not throw it altogether

[@VampyRagDoll]

Should have drunk it.

[@charlie-obrien]

Quick pour some coffee down there too... To help it move along.

[@Birdie-gd9qn]

Sacrilege

[@loriallenbaugh35]

Have a little coffee with your Bailey's!! 🤩

[@seanspartan2023]

There's nothing better than an Irish whiskey and Baileys drop shot into a glass of Guinness 🙃

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

Because your name is apparently Sean... I think we can actually allow this. I don't want to, but I think we'll just have to.

[@amandadublin3129]

@Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey No body suggesting that could actually be Irish-Irish.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

@@amandadublin3129 True. Also, I made a funny 🙂 Seriously, I don't know anyone who isn't Irish who could justify that... *gags* ... beverage. However, note that I come from the country which Vegemite comes from 😀and also, given the emoticon on the OP, it may just be jokes all round here at this point...

[@seanspartan2023]

@@amandadublin3129 Owens on mi mother's side. It's not my suggestion... It's known as an Irish Slammer or a Dublin Drop.

[@SpaceForceCommander]

There should be a Guinness Book of Drunken Records with incredible feats being performed while intoxicated.

[@amberandrews6842]

Or stupid things? Seen far more stupid feats from drunks. Just saying.

[@MachaMongRuad]

@@amberandrews6842 I foresee many injuries, and probably more than a handful of deaths

[@Costa_Conn]

I think it's called the Darwin Book of World Records

[@danyellerobinson5940]

@@Costa_Conn 🤣

[@ericminch]

Title: "Hold My Beer". Content: Darwin Award winners.

[@someone6170]

Found out recently that Bailey's website claims that Bailey's is good whether or not it is opened or not at room temperature for 2 years since the date of bottling. Said it was at it's best during this period, so a best before date rather than a use by.

[@garryferrington811]

Who would pour Bailey's down the drain?! You'd have to be nuts!

[@ride1123]

after i left some in my fridge for what i realized had been over a year with, zero desire to drink it again, i tossed the bottle straight in the trash. i thought i was being lazy, i was acutally just mindfully disposing of it. who knew.

[@SpaceForceCommander]

The Human Fur Gene gets activated during Full Moons. Ah-woo…

[@jwilk5606]

2:10 Amen to Daddy's Coffee!!! Love Bailey's Better as a milkshake

[@amberzec]

Don't u ever pour bailey's anywhere but in my coffee!

[@janetclaireSays]

I loved the empathy joke.

[@kelly-annflanagan7693]

The empathy joke was quintessential King Colbert. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@JRGV_828]

I always have this idea that the band, Stays right where they are. Even when the lights in the studio go out. They never move, always on stage, ready for a sound bite.

[@kerryrobinson9947]

You down a large bottle of Bailey's - NIGHTY NIGHT. 💥🤪🤢🛌🧚

[@lauriefrancisco1084]

Quote-ish: “In Ireland, the price for Guinness is going up. When reached for comment, the Irish were incomprehensible!” Cracked me up! One among ALL gems in the “Meanwhile.” BTW, who in their right mind would pour Bailey’s down the drain? An act like that should be the eighth no-no on the list of the seven deadlies!

[@ericminch]

I know. If you don't want to drink it, at least freeze it into cubes for your iced coffee.

[@vercoda9997]

Ah yes. The continuing mockery of we Irish. Always an acceptable thing to do, Americans have decided.

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

@@vercoda9997 there are considerably more people in america claiming to be irish than there are in ireland. is this problematic? probably. but it should inform the way you react to irish jokes.

[@Johnd161]

@@vercoda9997 it’s a joke about beer, come on

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

@@vercoda9997 nah, thar was the British

[@sammiknapp8456]

Give a raise to whoever came up with “girafagator” 🤣🤣 Perfect intro.

[@mrmoshpotato]

Who has Bailey's around long enough for a bottle to go *bad*?

[@bobwoods1302]

Well you could also flush Baileys down the toilet but why the hell would you want to do that? It's awesome!

[@freya8133]

🤢🤮

[@davidsimi2322]

Wonder what that feels like. I don't care 😀 Awesome punchline and perfectly delivered 👌 Stephen, you're too damn good 😀

[@russellthorburn9297]

Meanwhile ..... a different "expert" discovered a solution to the problem (Bailey's) .... "Drink it you idiots! What the hell are you pouring down the drain for anyway?".

[@mandyware7906]

I wrote to Baileys some years ago as it did not taste as good, sweeter not so much bite from whiskey or creaminess from the cream, not so thick, the old one had whiskey and cream and coffee in it, the new recipe had added 'spirit' to it. I got a letter back to say they had changed it to suit younger peoples tastes. it did not used to mix with lemonade it curdled. now it mixes with anything for younger people, this has also meant they could keep the price down. If anyone like me likes the simple whiskey and cream taste, try 'Heather cream, as baileys just tastes like the cheaper versions of itself. I have not drank it since I wrote to them, and I used to savour it every xmas

[@jamesjackovich5886]

I always pour Baileys down the garbage disposal which was the nickname my mother gave me

[@yellstr]

One of the very few Meanwhile intros I was actually able to follow (English is not my native language, so quickly spoken nuanced word play is a challenge)

[@judeirwin2222]

Yellstr, don’t worry. You are way ahead of most native “English” speakers in America. I can’t really call Americanese real English anymore.

[@danielcaceres9971]

Who in God's good world, would pour Bailey's down the drain?!?

[@doobaa]

This segment is evolving into something delicious 😂

[@MickPosch]

I get the 1.75 liter bottle around the holidays. You can't see inside the bottle because it's completely opaque, but you always think you have a lot left because it weighs a ton. Then you find out it's almost gone. This year I weighed the bottle before and after...the full bottle weighs 99.1 oz; empty it's 34 oz...so, over one third of the weight of that bottle is glass!

[@LaAbuelitaViajera]

who in their right mind has leftover Bailey's?

[@shewhoknows.792]

Who is throwing Baileys down the drain? Follow up, I’m starting a Baileys waste business. See link in description below

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Anyone who dumps wine is a disgrace.

[@themusicbook8679]

Baileys is cream. Not wine. Cream goes bad. 🙄

[@crocglox7797]

plumber says "here's your problem...the drain is clogged by Bailey's cheese".... shoulda washed it down with a shot of whiskey

[@clickbait007]

Giraffegator of news .. lol... Love his meanwhile openings

[@krisfrederick5001]

I would NEVER pour Bailey's down the drain...Maybe Emmet's... 🥃 👀

[@dolphinsleap]

absolutely PERFECT and soooooo spot on!!! 🤪

[@hurrly9036]

TBH you should recycle your batteries as you should with your baileys and feck the Guiness price hike.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Off you head to Northern Ireland then, the off-license for the whole island

[@sreddy250]

The Irish were incomprehensible? Mr.Colbert, as much as I love you I would have to say that American accent's aren't always that easy to understand either! Sometimes I couldn't even understand what was going on in the Walking Dead because I couldn't understand the American accents!

[@rgwak]

Lady: "Can you get this stain out of my dress?" Dry Cleaners worker: "Come again?" Lady: "No, this time it's ranch dressing."

[@garfield2439]

DAMN!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeharrison1868]

Was going to like, but it's at 69!

[@hiworld7185]

Dad jokes 👍

[@scottblakey1603]

A Monica Lewinsky joke?

[@twoblacklabs904]

@@scottblakey1603 … a Monica BlewClinsky joke.

[@dominusregni]

"Mmm, thick alcohol" is the best description of Bailey's.

[@EebstertheGreat]

I don't think the No Pants Subway Ride was cancelled this year because of anything the city did; I think they just decided not to have it. Probably something about half-naked asses and epidemic disease. I do hope it comes back though, because it's both a celebration of freedom and a bellwether for NYC police attitude. Sometimes, if they feel like it, police will just arrest a bunch of people for a while and then release them. So this event tells you if they are antsy.

[@ichijofestival2576]

The people taking part in public displays of nudity are never the ones you'd actually want to see naked.

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

I got a question - who is paying $40 to buy a bottle of Baileys - only to pour down a drain?

[@razorblatter]

Remorseful drunks?

[@razorblatter]

Angry wives?

[@karenshurley4793]

Bottle of Baileys in my neck of the woods….$118.00 I refuse to discard my Baileys anywhere except my mouth! The deliciousness is never allowed to get old - it’s my ritual!

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Stop the price gouging already!!

[@EebstertheGreat]

And protip: don't drunkenly put Bailey's and lemon juice into the same cocktail. You will regret it.

[@666t]

It curdled in lumps like golf balls

[@jcoopes5604]

Bloody brains anybody? The only shot I had to chew down!

[@mulgra]

You want a mistake? Do a TVS. Tequila, Vodka, and Sambucca

[@jpdemer5]

That's an expensive way of making cottage cheese.

[@ravenwolf7128]

@@jcoopes5604 LOL!

[@WebsterA]

3:32 That one guy in the crowd giving an exhilarating WOOoOoO for the ability to be furry. Haha. Ya missed that one, Stephen! 😉

[@marshall4439]

Fun jokes, but please do not throw batteries away in your garbage. They’re toxic and need to be disposed at the store. Most places like Best Buy or Home Depot have bins at the front for batteries and light bulbs (another thing you shouldn’t toss out in regular garbage.) Love the show, Steven!

[@dielaughing73]

Yeah I was surprised they'd say that. Dispose of used batteries properly! My local council accepts batteries, used engine oil, e-waste and lots of other hazardous waste for free at the transfer station. You only pay for landfill and green waste.

[@MichaelCappiello]

Nope, modern alkaline batteries are completely benign. They were toxic 30 years ago as they contained a small amount of mercury, but modern batteries are basically just zinc, potassium hydroxide, and manganese dioxide, none of which are even slightly problematic. The advice to recycle them is out of date despite certain states (such as california) continuing to have legislation that bans throwing them in the garbage. That said, I just throw them in the garbage. Recyclers don't particularly want them anyway. Rechargeable batteries are a different story, those should always be recycled.

[@rosalie4797]

Thanks for the tip! I have small collection of both. My city changed everything about yardwaste, recyclables, garbage, and trash. There are collection depots around town for the recyclables they no longer accept and the batteries & light bulbs. None are anywhere near me. 😕

[@rjwh67220]

Who the hell has ever had to pour Bailey’s anywhere but down their neck?

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

inside or outside? Or both? Guess it depends on how far into the bottle you've got...

[@twoblacklabs904]

I’m forced to cut my Irish whiskey intake with Baileys as a mixer… “Down the Hatch!”

[@catalinacurio]

My mouth will be your drain for the Baileys. 😊

[@gerose1964]

Waste Baileys unknown phenomenon in our house!

[@kimclarkson9083]

LOVE Meanwhile this time!

[@R__K]

Ireland: U-bend US: P-trap

[@TheClairem75]

Who the hell is pouring Baileys away? That’s a crime

[@freya8133]

Only because it's expensive, not because it actually tastes good....

[@fiona8781]

Louis that outfit is pure BANG!

[@joycediggs4617]

Who the heck pours Bailey's down a drain???!!

[@neillajkiewicz3767]

“Wheezing cat-faced giraffagator” might be my favorite intro yet

[@coleworld1858]

I pictured the wheezing cat meme. You did that well lol

[@MarcusPoireau]

Meanwhile . . . we're getting less meanwhile each week that passes by . . . and that's sad.