Meanwhile... Lantern Flies, Horny Gorillas And Halloween Bats

[@catherinegilbert5160]

Oof, we definitely need a full recorded track of Jon Batiste's interpretation of Beethoven. SO GOOD!!

[@Mitchdvetter]

Much yes

[@reginaldbowls7180]

Put it back in your pants.

[@DearxMyxSongs]

Yes!! 1000%

[@totalt6600]

Jon is a genius on fire. ❤️🎶

[@kath182]

Absolutely!!

[@kendallstark4302]

Jon Baptiste and his crew are musical geniuses. I adore that movement of Beethoven's seventh symphony, and they totally did it justice 💖

[@manwithmountain]

I think, Beethoven would have been pleased. 🙂

[@josephchurchill6720]

It's a little "Adagio-y" and seems like a piece I'd like

[@rightchordleadership]

Batiste

[@Mikki4722]

Absolutely I love the song so much!

[@TenshiR]

My only disappointment is that I couldn't hear more of it☹

[@edwardhawley9645]

I love the guy in the background of the gorilla clip! You can hear him say "don't look s****", and the same guy goes "damn that was quick"! (still fucking laughing)

[@recole374]

Jon Baptiste is so freaking talented. Love him.

[@rightchordleadership]

Batiste

[@alienclay2]

Wait, ..... His parents vaguely named him John the Baptist?

[@JanetPlanetful]

Completely agree!

[@puppetsnightlive]

So true!!

[@nativeb.9718]

Yes, we love Jon here in D.C. ❤️

[@KittySnicker]

“Yeah but now that I’m 70, women no longer wanna have group sex with me. When did women become so oppressed?” I cackled at that, Stephen. 😂

[@CitizenAyellowblue]

Love to hear David Attenborough’s commentary on the gorillas.

[@johnnytable844]

You win, sir.😎

[@Patrick_Ross]

@Jack L. - they were both males

[@davidpieper95]

He does have something very similar regarding whale sex. It still haunts me.

[@myrixica4222]

Even after all these years I still can't look at Jon Batiste without smiling like a mad man, he just has such an incredibly wholesome aura that makes it impossible not to smile with him. He's a living hug.

[@wendygreidanus8391]

He's got a light that shines brightly. :)

[@catmomjewett]

You put that so well! Love Jon to pieces!

[@ElizabethReninger]

I miss him so much!

[@juhishah2917]

I miss him so much!

[@verdatum]

I'm glad the addressed that Beethoven. That tickled my ear on the previous segment.

[@willowsloughdx]

Yeah, he's used it a few times before in the last few weeks.

[@laalaa99stl]

I would buy the _shit_ out of an album of Jon Batiste-ified Beethoven!

[@Jenahh-aye]

Yes!! Same.

[@joanacastro1637]

or anyother classic musician, remember when he jazz-it up Mozart´s queen of the night?

[@Bone-Crime]

I only have more respect for the guy the more I see and understand what he's doing. I'd buy the shit out of that too.

[@Hav3nM]

Same, I need it

[@8xpdhpckkg]

Make. This. Happen!

[@bamfordsteele555]

"Oh, good Lord!" I am just laughing hysterically at the end of that Gorilla video! The reaction of the people was priceless.

[@kathleenbarthelemy3850]

Jon is one of the most creative, talented, and absolutely FUN pianists ever. I could listen to him endlessly. ( I am a classical pianist.)

[@aileencho5293]

And geezus, he doesn't even have to look at the keyboard!

[@virginiatyree6705]

Agreed! He seems as though he's a kind person too. Lucky you! Classical music is my favorite; Vivaldi. I learned to play clarinet, then drums/percussion. My music instructor said there wasn't anyone else & said your going to play drums/percussion now. v

[@wewewewa]

(I am not a classical pianist)

[@virginiatyree6705]

@@wewewewa , All ok. v

[@catha.j.stuart2200]

I love meanwhile... it's a fun break from the rest of the news!

[@redletterl78]

…and life in general 🙃

[@MuShinGirl]

Best Band on Television! And that is a fantastic crowd to be the best in.

[@davebartosh5]

I'm keen on classical music, so I picked up on Jon's Beethoven take. I think Jon and the band deserved their own emmy. Super talented!

[@josebeteta8283]

Jon already got an Oscar for his work on PIXAR’s Soul 😁👏🏽👏🏽

[@cynhanrahan4012]

Meanwhile is always fun, Meanwild and that dad with the camera telling the kids to not look but never turning his camera away....

[@slade1ra]

I am Joe Biden supporter. Am I on right channel if I am Joe Biden supporter? First time on channel.

[@zaaz1471]

hey.. he knows what he likes... it's for use later.

[@dompretcloud2]

@Van Bus 9⁹9⁹

[@PraiseTheFSMonster]

One of them is even holding his kid in front of the window

[@QUICKBOOKS1]

Yes!

[@themagnificentwhiskerbiscuit]

You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals, so lets do it like they do on the discovery channel 😄🎶

[@kingbadmovie]

I haven't heard that song since HS! 🤣

[@irminschembri1081]

You took the words right out of my mouth...........

[@dano8902]

Those two gorillas are probably doing things only Prince would sing about as we speak!

[@jenniferjones3273]

Yes! Love that song!

[@gaukaiser]

Underrated comment!!!!

[@CloudsGirl7]

Saw those gorillas, and all I could hear was Homer Simpson in a flashback to his childhood: "Zookeeper! Zookeeper! Those two monkeys are killing each other!" 😆

[@WhiplashSL]

Still waiting for the Meanwhile sub-segment: Memewhile.

[@freshface4782]

YES!!!

[@Loren8762]

That’s a fantastic idea

[@wpl8275]

The guy at the zoo is going "Oh no", while his wife is going "Oh yes".

[@hypnofrogdevotee]

Jon is such a joy to watch and so very talented. Bless his heart.

[@resileaf9501]

He is a light that shines on our lives. We are better people just from watching him perform.

[@sacrilegiousboi]

You can't kill things that are too beautiful we need evie! 😊

[@randysmith9715]

You should have Evie as co-host about once a month.

[@mylonoceda]

Meanwild After Dark is possibly the best segment ever

[@virginiamoss7045]

It appears that Ms. Gorilla has quite the ongoing relationship with Mr. Gorilla. And Mr. Gorilla is quite the willing participant.

[@hawkeye5955]

Mr. Gorilla is spreading his glue on Ms. Gorilla

[@Patrick_Ross]

@@virginiamoss7045 - they were both males.

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@Patrick_Ross Not from my point of view which was the same as yours. What makes you think she was a he?

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

@@virginiamoss7045 the zoo confirmed they were both males. So there’s that.

[@benthomason3307]

"The female gorilla ran after him afterwards because she wants more." - my mom.

[@rillest75]

Have met your mom, can confirm.

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@rillest75 She's an animal! A real beast in between the sheets!

[@melissawatkins7332]

OMG I thought I had already laughed too hard at that bit but that topped it!!!

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@sbkdy9360 so, you're saying that one male was giving the other male a hummer??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@debstrzelecki2485]

Gotta say the male gorilla had to be pretty good at what he was doing because that was an awfully short...job. I did work as a keeper before going into LE. I've got LOTS of "stories."

[@cynthiapena8126]

Love John Batiste's twist on Classical music...what a talent! God Bless him.

[@unoficialo8572]

That intro almost broke em' 😂

[@monishdragon]

Jon is so damn talented! I'm in awe every time I hear him play.

[@sethmcx]

I just LOVE your tongue twister introductions to meanwhile.

[@stepho4201]

"That was quick" thinking about how his partner makes him stay down until he can't feel his face anymore....😂

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Someone should’ve said, “It’s the circle of life!” when those 2 gorillas were down on each other.

[@gamerman782]

Truly a dick out for Harambe

[@kingbadmovie]

They definitely felt the love that night.

[@leaderofnow]

Cycle of life

[@thend4427]

@@gamerman782 rip harambe gone but not forgotten 🦧

[@sethdaniell1071]

They save that particular line for 69

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

No wonder they can't find it. That is a moth, and they're lookin' for a fly.

[@joanhoffman3702]

That’s not a moth, and it’s not a true fly (Diptera).

[@ms0824]

Jon is so freaking talented!!!

[@Rabanus]

I need that song! It's 741am and that picked me right up!!

[@matthuck378]

"salacious act" Damn, we really are puritanical prudes here in the US...

[@leandabee]

I was thinking the same thing, like it's illegal or something 🤦🏼‍♀️, and yes, America is still very puritanical when it comes to this subject. Some words need to piss off into the ether🤗

[@ArcaJ]

@@leandabee In some states, it is actually illegal. It's not enforced, though.

[@leandabee]

@@ArcaJ omg, seriously 😳!

[@dano8902]

@@ArcaJ Soooo...which states should I be staying out of to avoid being considered a serial offender then?

[@leandabee]

@@dano8902 🤣🤣👍

[@seanmckee2774]

Second movement of the 7th is one of my favorites!

[@c0l0jar0]

I loved John's smile growing as he played his version!

[@humanoid251]

Ok but now I want Jon and Stay Human to release an album where they “jazzify” classical music pieces

[@kuchikopi1653]

Yes! I’d buy that album

[@TurquoiseInk]

I would buy that album and give it away as gifts!

[@SpaceForceCommander]

That’s the REAL Bat Cave! 🦇

[@janetbeebe6578]

St. Jon Baptiste- The man with the magic hands, I bet his hands are insured with Lloyd's of London.

[@ella17734]

If not, they should be.

[@rightchordleadership]

Batiste

[@jaquanpowell4605]

The slave auction house?

[@Ric_Vicious]

@@rightchordleadership I upvoted you, because yes that's the correct spelling of his name. However, I don't think you're getting OP's point. Jon was named after St. Jon.

[@rightchordleadership]

@@Ric_Vicious who’s OP?

[@kiriuxeosa8716]

And shes like "See other couples do it!"

[@NewMessage]

Those Meanwhile preambles are gettin' tricky...

[@Ric_Vicious]

You mean, too long, and drawn out*. They've been needing to either shorten these, or cut them out completely. It's been pretty ridiculous, and maddening for at least a year.

[@Xalerdane]

@@Ric_Vicious Yeah, my mom really hates the opening to these.

[@myrigatoni]

I used to love the openings to meanwhile, but for the past two months or so I find myself skipping them every time. They’re just not that funny anymore and are getting annoying tbh

[@poietes7337]

I love the Meanwhile segment because it really allows Colbert to flex his inner bard. Even with (or perhaps because of) the stress of daily deadlines, his writers stitch together the 3 to 5 minutes of brilliant non sequiturs that form Meanwhile. I would love to be in the writers' room on a good day when everyone is firing on all cylinders.

[@SCBJQ]

I'd go the cave for the bats. I wish they wouldn't perpetuate the idea of them being scary though. Bats are beautiful, gentle and loving. They do so much good. The fruit bats help spread seeds and other breeds help keep the insect population down. They're very important for the ecosystem. Putting up a bat house in your yard, will really help if you have mosquitoes, just like encouraging opossums to stay around keeps ticks from bothering you.

[@solitare4602]

Bats are fine, as long as they stay out of my house. They panic and divebomb you. You've got to hit them with a tennis racket to knock them out and then toss them outside.

[@ella17734]

Good to know.👍

[@suzannemcneal7320]

@@solitare4602 they arent dive bombing you they are just confused. Just step out of the room, let them land and put a jar or vase over them, slide a magazine or the jar lid over the opening and Scoop them up and take them outside. Chasing them around with a tennis racket makes them more confused and erratic. If they hit something and fall on the floor they cant get back into the air again unless they can get back onto a surface where they can launch themselves back into the air. Once on the ground, they cannot fly back up at you and are at your mercy. Last time I had one end up on the floor I just encouraged him to crawl into a little trash can and took him outside, tilted my can so he could crawl to the edge and launch. I lived in a big creepy house and they would end up in my bedroom constantly. They really arent trying to hurt you, they are just frightened, confused and know they screwed up. Once on the floor they will make this odd clicking sound desperately trying to use their echo location to figure out some way to get back in flight. It's not a hiss or threat sound although sounds a little odd first time you hear it. They also do not intentionally try to get in your hair. That usually happens when people are running around freaking out trying to kill them or out run them. Never could convince my mother of this. I would sit out in the grass under our big light at night and watch them feed on the bugs trying to feed on me. They will fly all around you but never touch you as long as your still and they can track your location. They are amazing creatures, very misunderstood and excellent at eating other things that make us sick. Plus they are super cute with their little bat faces. 😁

[@daisytwotoes]

I hate the idea of hundreds of people disturbing the bats.

[@daisytwotoes]

@Zach Hogan and counselling for PTSD...

[@mortuos557]

he just went and vibed all over Beethoven xD

[@johnserrano9689]

Nothing like replaying a song hundreds of years old. Wiggly wiggly wiggly

[@DBMe33]

4:58 I am so sorry that I wasnt there. Forget about the actual act, I just would have enjoyed everyone's surprised reactions. Just hearing the few on the videotape was extra funny. That one guy said, 'that was quick.' 😄✌

[@BetterLifeAhead35]

Oral is now "salacious"? Geez, these people need to get out more

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

Well, on public display with humans, yeah. With animals it's just Tuesday :-O

[@TttTtt-zo7kt]

"Geez, these people need to get out more." Or just get more.

[@TheYukonnahanni]

Ah, as a Medical Person, I have only one thing to say, to this Vid !! :)) ~ Bravo & Salutes !! for showing the reality of Nature !! We didn't fall to far out of the Tree of Mother Nature , did We !! lol !!

[@leondeveraux4485]

Jon is a gift to humanity. And honestly music is the ultimate gift

[@shawns4354]

Bats are precious little fur balls who mean no harm and look like little puppies.

[@KittySnicker]

Yes! Sky puppies!

[@luzvaldes1030]

John Batiste is so talented and charming!

[@Elephantstonica]

That gorilla was miffed he didn’t get finished off.

[@Elephantstonica]

@Corky Soaker Went running after though. Surely not ready for seconds that quick.

[@kingbadmovie]

She had to get up early.

[@Elephantstonica]

@Corky Soaker Maybe they decided to go looking for Little Steven?

[@steves9250]

“Look daddy, those gorillas are just like mommy and uncle Barry”

[@android12921]

😂😂

[@ella17734]

That's savage! 😂😂😂

[@melanies.6030]

More like uncle and grandpa.

[@lifecloud2]

I love that dad with the gorilla scene when he says, "Good Lord!' HAHA!

[@gibbontakeit9098]

There are 30,000 bats, and 15 Karen's in the parking lot. Dealer's choice.

[@Rebecca-oh5yh]

I'll take the bats.

[@JoRiver11]

Bats are nice! And they eat mosquitoes.

[@joanhoffman3702]

Definitely the bats. The Karens are batsh*t crazy.

[@CrystalLynn1988]

Definitely bats

[@dianekitchen7506]

🤣😅😂

[@pranksterkidOG]

Wow, look at the tenderness he holds, a true ladies man 🤓 this footage reminds me of my favourite love line in a song…. “I will never let your head hit the pillow without my hand behind it” ❤️ John Mayer obviously.

[@NewMessage]

I wouldn't be scared to go in that cave.... As long as the bats aren't coughing.

[@ArcaJ]

Bats are carriers, so that's a BIG NOPE from me! 😱

[@CloudsGirl7]

Wait...did you just wrap a COVID joke up together with a vampire reference? (Coughing/coffin)

[@NewMessage]

@@CloudsGirl7 I only wish I was that clever...

[@MrVovansim]

Don't eat em, you'll be fine

[@AhavaMath]

I would be scared. In the U.S., bats are one of the more common carriers of Rabies, which (if you don't receive the vaccine fast enough after being bitten) has a 99.9% death rate.

[@1SpartanD4L]

Jon Batiste... Life is so much sweeter with his presence... Taking the great and making it A-MAZING!!! Thank you Jon!

[@maxmoon2254]

“ They’re just rats. Rats with wings…and radar. They’re just rats with wings and radar ! “

[@TheYukonnahanni]

not sure if, I, got you wrong here, if so, please excuse :)).. But Bats, are one of Natures, Humans & the Animal Kingdoms Friends.. Their capacity for eating Insects, Mosquitoes , that are detrimental to us Human's is par none.. They are Mammals & Serve a Purpose in Nature, as We All Should...

[@HellHunter00]

Nice Malcolm In The Middle throwback reference. 😂😂 To think of it though, bats use echolocation which is sonar. Radar relies on emitting electromagnetic waves. To be fair he was a chemist and not a physicist.

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

Sonar

[@maxmoon2254]

It’s in quotes and is from a TV show. “It’s a joke son” not a statement of fact. Lighten up please. I might even have remembered the line wrong.

[@maxmoon2254]

@@HellHunter00 glad someone got it ! Hal’s line might even say SONAR and I’ve got it wrong.

[@andreask.2675]

Regarding T****s colonoscopy the doctors managed to find almost all of the republican party! :'D

[@graphosxp]

5:00 "Oh no! Don't look, Josey!" Relax dad, girls who live on farms have all survived after seeing animals "doing it" and I'm sure so will Josey

[@siouxempirecoyote8174]

I would love to hear Beethoven like that in full! Jon is amazing.

[@RogerHerzler]

We’ve entered a new phase of Meanwhile: The writers have started putting in incredibly difficult words for him to pronounce just to watch Stephen mess up.

[@josebeteta8283]

Definitely something that has come up in the rehearsals

[@traekas7228]

I had no idea that Gorillas had that kind of knowledge base sourcing their sexual repertoire. I’m actually quite amused. And dog-gone happy for all of those animals ability to generate joy in their partners. Yayyyy, Wild Ones!!!

[@kylecasey9254]

"Oh no these Gorillas as being so gross, let me keep recording in case this video comes in handy"

[@nickwallette6201]

I don't know _anybody_ that wouldn't whip their phone RIGHT out and start recording that whole thing because 1) the Internet *has to* see this; and 2) nobody would believe me if I just told the story later.

[@leatherjacket9]

30,000 bats?!?! That's a lot of poop. The mess. The smell. That alone is horror. 😂

[@Herowebcomics]

WOW! Those gorillas got nasty!

[@flemmingbisgaard521]

Thé beauty of Stephan is in the beholder. Love those ears.

[@ek04show]

Aw , I wish I could listen to more of Jon Batiste version of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony. They should do a compilation of the band playing.

[@kate_6436]

I love the people screaming “OH NO” 😂

[@irifhir]

Jon, that beethoven bit was amazing

[@Swish_God]

Maaann! I love the Band!!🎶🎶🔥🔥

[@Izzy-qf1do]

We missed Halloween last year because of the pandemic. STEVE: I have an idea. Let's have a haunted house inside a bat cave.

[@alexlandherr]

At 5:16, what did you expect? At some point they would stop caring about onlookers.

[@itsmoshalawi]

Haven't we learned to stay away from bats yet? 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

That jazzy Beethoven's 7th was recorded by Jacques Loussier's Trio. Check that beautiful album, it is called "Jacques Loussier Trio - Beethoven - Allegretto From Symphony No. 7"

[@kerricaine]

hey, don't worry, those bats aren't scary at all! unless someone decides they'd make a good snack on their cave trip.

[@wildflower1397]

They are only dangerous if you try to touch or mess with them. Bats are very sweet, gentle, intelligent animals who live in social groups and display love and care for their babies and fellow bats. (Flying foxes are my favorite, and I often watch KZbin videos by Megabattie where she rescues them, even hand raising babies to be returned to the wild.)

[@a.s.3567]

This show is a monument to enlightenment.

[@austinesposito3823]

I need more of the band. I’d love to hear a compilation of the week’s set by the band!

[@Wedgetail14]

I gotta say. You guys really know how take advantage of your late night time slot. The memory of Santa's Yumnut hasn't left me!

[@ThisCharmingMan1984]

Thanks for reminding me of that fantastic segment; I now have to go back and find the clip. Hopefully, if I just type in “Stephen Colbert Santa’s Yumnut”, KZbin will know what I want haha. All the best. 👍😀

[@joedrafter]

omfg John Batiste is amazing on that piano !!!!!

[@chriswilliam7282]

That last story is like the modern day origins of Batman.

[@mhyl02]

4:56 Oh no, won't somebody please think of the children!!!

[@Loki_Yogi]

I thought Colbert was definitely going to mention the link between bats and Covid-19 during the Halloween bit. 🤔

[@Victoria.8.7]

Ah the 7th Symphony is my favorite song thanx Jon

[@Losark1]

That focus on how John played with Beethoven alone is worth my like.

[@Cyndance]

Jon so totally rocks! You're cool, too Stephen.

[@kanjono8803]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJKrqGl7och7epI

[@MiguelRodriguez2010]

Job Batiste is such a ray of happiness

[@cherchikatilo3032]

30,000 bats committing 30,000 salacious acts on the ceiling. That’s entertainment!!! 😜😂

[@dedekat1631]

Chicken soup and the price is right was the best treatment of any common illness.

[@betty-joymoreau4363]

Don’t kill the beauty in me. Oh America 🦋

[@rodrigolerenagutierrez3708]

Jon is a legend that’s for sure 🥇✅

[@jfvira9844]

Mr. Batiste you Sir are a musical genius!

[@suzannefarrington4143]

I swear I thought I heard the gorillas’ antics happened in front of “a gassed zoo-goer”. I had to replay that, lol. Talking too much with my kid… 🤣

[@maxhydekyle2425]

It feels wrong to talk about horny gorillas since Harambe is still gone. I know it's been 5 years, but I'll never forget.

[@rachelderenoncourt3881]

Poor Harambe.

[@SonoranStormChaser]

It feels wrong to see gorillas in captivity 😥

[@mori1bund]

SInce the covid outbreak bats somehow got a lot scarier! ^^

[@mininchico]

I love meanwhile

[@loricannon2988]

Roll over Beethoven! Hahaha

[@shelbipreston3073]

Jon Batiste truly is a treasure. What a talented musician!

[@sueparras6028]

Bats are actually not very dangerous at all! They either have excellent eyesight or awesome echo location abilities. So the chances of them running into you is exceedingly small.

[@kanjono8803]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJKrqGl7och7epI

[@stephenjacks8196]

"You and me baby are nothing but mammals, let's do it like they do it on the Discovery channel." (On MTV at one time, group The Bad Touch.)

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

Bloodhound Gang, dear. Don't destroy our precious cultural history like that ;-)

[@robopigeon0075]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 They do it cause they've watched the zookeeper's do it!!

[@nobodyknows3180]

"How long could I possibly last?" Stephen you're a gem. But you'll outlive me, no worries there!