Stephen Answers Your Kids' Most Pressing Election Questions!

[@pnina4003]

"Can cheese vote?" Finally. Someone dares to ask the real questions.

[@chrisandersen5635]

What about Cheeseheads? They seem to have flipped to Blue Cheeseheads.

[@anp1609]

Lmaooo

[@riaglitta]

@Harleigh Sabrina halleluuuuu

[@margathea7072]

@@chrisandersen5635 great comment thanks for the lol loudly ... we need more cheesy jokes...

[@baardkopperud]

Yes... at least if you leave it in the fridge so long that it demands to be let out.

[@deadfreightwest5956]

Kids have a gift of asking very simple questions that demand complicated, convoluted and possible constipated answers.

[@joachimwalle3760]

CAN CHEESE VOTE!?

[@wolfsongmoondancer1428]

@@joachimwalle3760 Yes, if he's still alive.

[@m.c.5795]

Who among us, has not at least once in our life, needed a constipated answer to deliver us from our troubles. 👍

[@deadfreightwest5956]

@@m.c.5795 - Ah, well, that, too, shall pass!

[@deadfreightwest5956]

@@joachimwalle3760 - Yes, the cheese vote is binding.

[@acidroofproductions9378]

I am ALL for giving the Lincoln Monument a glow up. Abe is just WASTING those cheekbones.

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

For Eva Jean: Until 1901 it had been at the option of the First Lady to have the residence of 1600 Pennsylvania painted whatever color she chose. It was only under President Theodore Roosevelt that it was officially christened as, "The White House". Previous to that year it was usually referred to as the Executive Mansion or the Presidential Palace.

[@Krixwell]

Wait, does that mean they took that right of the First Lady out, or just that they went "y'know what, the house has been white for so long we might as well call it the White House" without actually changing the rules?

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

@@Krixwell Not sure but I am guessing it is most likely just tradition and not written out anywhere. At this point it would seem a jerkwad move to have it painted any other color. (then again, look what happened to the rose garden)

[@TahtahmesDiary]

@@PurpleRhymesWithOrange I dont see how it's a jerkwad move, or even matters, but okay.

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

@@TahtahmesDiary I think many people would see it that way just because it would be such a blatant disrespect of a hundred years old tradition that has been observed regardless of which party was in residence.

[@backpacker3421]

I'm out on the west coast, and I stayed up to watch GA flip blue. Then I got the best night's sleep I've had in months, and woke up to find PA had followed. Today is a glorious day.

[@AGDinCA]

My 12 year old has been constantly crunching the statistics and happily reporting to me every hour. I told him he needed to take a break and put this out of his head for a bit. I said you're too young to be obsessed with this. LOL But, truthfully, he seems to be enjoying his little part of the democratic process, so how can I argue with that? 😂

[@madeliner1682]

@Greg Bors lmao you right

[@simonfrederiksen104]

Never too early. I remember when the demonstrations in East Germany began, it took weeks and then the wall finally opened - I was a Danish boy of 10, I drove my parents nuts talking about it constantly before, on the day and days after - I woke them up early in the morning after watching the news on German TV kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3rZk4unhr9jn80

[@xbrittypx]

Young leader!

[@JayF00]

He knows his future and that of his friends and peers is as stake so he is rightfully invested- you got a leader in the making 🙌

[@MsPrincesspaulina]

@AGDinCA Encourage your son to take Political Science classes... and Ethics classes too so he doesn't end up like Trump.

[@thewanderer6444]

Elmo also taught about shapes, we just don't think about them enough, oooh and colours, and flowers, oooh and food. Elmo tried to teach us many things, we just got distracted, cause we have adh... oooh look a balloon.

[@TheNinnyfee]

Voting for Elmo is a genius idea. I'm with her, in any country.

[@scarletletter4900]

There is such at thing as a write in.

[@Freebackrubs]

Elmo is a girl?

[@HopeRock425]

@@Freebackrubs the kid who asked the question is a her, so by with her they mean with the girl who asked whether she could vote for Elmo.

[@LadyAneh]

Make that toddler Chief of Staff! She’s more competent than anyone in the current administration!

[@Marko_184]

Vote long elmo

[@peggygibbons479]

My daughter said, "Why does there have to be An Election Day? Why can't there be An Election Season? Like at Christmas?" Fair fair point!

[@emeraldawnz]

We do have an election season, if you think like Election Day is like Christmas Day where you give your vote and other people open it. All the other days will be full of election ads ( Christmas ads), rallies, (like Christmas parties), and people decorating their yards with who they want to vote for.

[@scarletletter4900]

@@emeraldawnz Yeah, but only recently have people really appreciated the value getting their Election Day shopping done early.

[@c0mpu73rguy]

Don’t you kinda have that though? Since you can vote way ahead of the election day thanks to the mail in ballot?

[@IaIaCthulhuFtagn]

@@c0mpu73rguy The sad thing is we could already know who won by now if state republicans would just let them count mail in votes as they come in instead of waiting till after election day in person ballots have been counted.

[@c0mpu73rguy]

Woops, there was a typo in my last comment, *hate instead of have. I corrected it, sorry.

[@floradiamonds]

The kids have the best questions! I don't know which one is my favourite, they're all great! Love from the UK.

[@edladd212]

My niece asked “does Donald Trump need to buy new furniture now?”

[@ShonnDaylee]

We just need to hold our nerves a bit longer. The end is near. Hold down the fort. We're almost through this, people.

[@AN-px1sw]

@@SnarkyMarx more like 40%

[@worldcitizeng6507]

luckily my audio book Moby Dick is 24 hours long? maybe I need to listen to another audio while we wait..... can't go to sleep with anxiety!

[@randominternetuser2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ6agGODe9Cgptk

[@simonfrederiksen104]

Tell Trump, would you?

[@peggygibbons479]

I'm fuckn exhausted and the FEW Trumpie friends I had left are already either deleting me from their Facebook or just not replying to anything I say. Not even like, How's your Mom & them? :(

[@badlydrawnturtle8484]

That last question actually brought up an interesting point: How much control does the sitting president have on renovations to the White House?

[@ElysiaWhitemoonOmega]

i wanna know too:D edit: seemingly from what i understand from looking it up. the white is is a museum and to modify it big you need aproval of a commity, but.. that commity is appointed by the president, so that girl could then appoints people on the commity, they votre on make it pink and tada, its gonna be pink:D

[@davidjones535]

they can choose how the oval office and the rooms in the residents are decorated

[@sailorstarfairy1]

@@davidjones535 Trump used gold curtains instead of the blue ones Obama had in the oval office. That's still decorating.

[@ColoringKaria]

I don’t know. But apparently a “first” “lady” can destroy a rose garden!

[@hereigoagain5050]

I bet a First Gentleman could do a better job :)

[@JenMistress]

Hey, that one who wants to paint The White House Pink and Purple, she has my vote. 😂🤣 But seriously, this is the state we are in when kids get the election more than what is currently in office.

[@ElysiaWhitemoonOmega]

imagine in 30 years she wins the election and her first act in office is paint the white house pink:D

[@tinapatterson9234]

Sure you can vote for Elmo! After all, over 60 million people voted for the Great Pumpkin.

[@ashtonhoward5582]

Hey! Apologize to pumpkins! They can be made into delicious pies and their seeds are great when salted and baked.

[@Geffo555]

For the sake of all kids America, find a reasonable way to resolve this. The alternative is anarchy. And no one voted for that. Good luck from the UK.

[@watrgrl2]

Thank you!

[@detroitbecomehorny7119]

@MomoTheBellyDancer,no state?

[@badlydrawnturtle8484]

@MomoTheBellyDancer Anarchy is inherently unstable. The government is really just the guy with the biggest stick; and if you try to just not have a government, it's only a matter of time before someone decides to make one. Hence, why it's best to have one in place already that you can at least partly control. Anarchy is for people who don't understand basic societal forces.

[@detroitbecomehorny7119]

Yep,@@badlydrawnturtle8484 summarized it pretty well

[@badlydrawnturtle8484]

@MomoTheBellyDancer "Well, then we just kick 'em out." Who's "we"? Because as soon as you start organizing with other people to defend against wanna-be dictators... you have made a government.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"Yes, cheese can vote, as long as it is _American_ cheese and aged 18 years. And of course, cheese tends to vote in _blocks._ Gouda question." 🤦 Oof.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"Now, son, it's important that you study hard and learn how to spell and string together a coherent sentence. You know what you could be without skills like those?" "Um... the _President?"_

[@wishiwasaleopardnefatiri8628]

"Stephen Takes Your Kids!" LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ericdpeerik3928]

He's a nonce? 🤨

[@Holbytatown]

after the Pizzagate Hoax, I think his writers are just messing with him😂

[@amyfay5791]

He was on "the list"

[@mori1bund]

@@Holbytatown I doubt that any sane person takes the pizzagate hoax in any way seriously.

[@TheNinnyfee]

@@amyfay5791 No, he wasn't. It is public, everyone can read it.

[@rgwak]

Those cheese puns really cracker me up! I'll show myself the door now. 😏

[@clqudy4750]

Please do, cuz that was really...cheesy (cheesey?) Gonna go jump in the river now.

[@simonfrederiksen104]

You mean you'll slide out the door, right?

[@AmberAmber]

I can hardly BRIE-th from the funniness!!!

[@cimmerianj8997]

They must rename the show as 'A Late Show with Stephen Camembert'

[@AmberAmber]

@@cimmerianj8997 Hahaha!!!!!!!!!😄😄😄😄

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Best looking President, without question, is Barack Obama. 😍

[@clamourincessant6974]

@datboi You talking to the OP? Because you do know that gullibility and naivete have nothing to do with a matter of taste like finding someone attractive, right?

[@angelapepple9901]

I think JFK was too, even though he was before my time

[@captainobvious1415]

Thumbnail literally just says “Stephen Takes your kids” with Colbert smiling enthusiastically lmfao

[@FredomcompassionLove]

Colbert... you are hillarious. Hoping for the best here from Ireland. "Goverment for the people, by the people...." 😊

[@stephaniegreenwood4007]

Stephen Colbert is reminding me more and more of Mr. Rogers all the time. This episode he is especially putting Mr. Rogers vibes as he is talking directly to children while wearing a sweater. This is a good thing, and a complement to Stephen. I feel like Stephen Colbert has been a voice of reason and sanity, during a very turbulent time, that I never thought I would see in the United States. For me this is reminiscent of how Fred Rogers was a calming, reassuring voice during our childhood (albeit Stephen uses more adult human and language). Thank you Stephen, we have needed someone like you to get us through the absence of humanity and leadership in the White House these past four years. Now that Biden is president elect, I feel like there is hope for our future as a free nation, but unfortunately the storm is not over yet, and I fear our nation will take a long time to recover and heal.

[@jamieleinbach8076]

Cuuuuute! I’m so grateful for your humor right now 🥰

[@knightoftheonedotcom]

Looks like its time for civil war, I just joined our malitia. God thinks the demon crats should die. He thinks they should be tortured first before they are hung before the whole world. Live on T.V. Live on CNN would be justice for thier treason against our children. Our children deserve to watch you slaughtered I will Relish in The Fall that is coming to you. I will watch with Pure Joy knight of solomon Ling Live King Trump All Hail The King

[@ashtonhoward5582]

@@knightoftheonedotcom it's edited yet you missed the typos. Also, shit bait.

[@LadyAneh]

3 year old: “Can I vote for Elmo instead?” Me, at 35: That’s the best idea I’ve heard in years! Make this kid Chief of Staff!

[@JL-kh4zw]

"Can I vote for Elmo instead?" Lol....technically Elmo meets the constitutional requirements to be president: at least 35 years old (Elmo is 41...he first appeared in 1979), born in USA (yup...Elmo was "born" in USA), resident of USA for 14 years (Elmo has resided in Sesame St USA since 1979). He qualifies! Lol! The constitution says nothing against puppets. :)

[@abqchris2]

COLBERT 2024 🇺🇸

[@golebaonemokgweng2938]

Yeah, colbert / Al Gore 2024

[@thereisalwaysarainbowafter1364]

N o

[@atomicknight63]

Stewart/Colbert, fixed.

[@ashtonhoward5582]

No need to elect him as president. He *is* America, after all.

[@TheClaudz23]

Awww just when you thought you couldn’t be more loveable. These kids are incredible. All kids are. A child says the truth. You ever need a reality check, speak to a child.

[@seancarberry3191]

This thumbnail is insanely funny

[@BrotherLovenz]

New Zealand loves you and wishes you peace and Biden x

[@carolynbrown4112]

Thanks.

[@watrgrl2]

Thank you! The sane, intelligent people of the us are desperately hoping for Peace and Biden too!

[@TheNinnyfee]

Most people in Germany, too. Apart from a few insane QAnon anti-vaxxing conspiracy theorists that think COVID is a hoax until they lose loved ones. Yes, we have these idiots here, too.

[@simonfrederiksen104]

As if Trump wont imitate Hitler again and demand that the country be dismantled when he leaves

[@atomicknight63]

Stephen is an Honorary Kiwi.

[@jeff7775]

My 4 year old seems bored of the election. While watching Puppy Dog Pals she asked me: can you cut infinity in half? No, can you then bend it to see the other end - or is it like steel and you can’t bend it?

[@FredPlanatia]

A budding mathematician! I think you can, since afaik its proven some infinities are smaller than others: Example prime numbers are a smaller infinity that counting numbers. Kids ask great questions, i wish they'd do this more often. Maybe they could have Neil deGrasse Tyson on the show to field some of the science questions.

[@cancangirl2888]

Best medicine ever!! Thanks Stephen, much needed therapy! Along with the gin, vodka, rum, tequila .....

[@stombstone]

... whiskey, bourbon, rye, scotch...

[@olgacharalambous2810]

Sid James my fav British comedian from the CARRY ON films

[@jennw6809]

Sounds like a good Long Island Iced Tea recipe

[@BK-MK]

"I'm an expert on democracy. That's why I'm in charge and no one else gets a say." That sounds like what Trump is thinking now.

[@nicorobin5978]

Elmo 2024. P.S. Georgia just flipped blue, my dudes and dudettes! Game over!

[@celticphoenix2579]

Not until the very last ballot is counted, but it is a promising development.

[@MsPrincesspaulina]

Thanks for the news about Georgia.

[@tfcooks]

600 votes away in Georgia.

[@eeshthebeast11]

Update: 463

[@oneraindrop8089]

My family is asleep but I’m sitting in the kitchen just waiting for Biden to overtake Georgia! Aaaaaaah!

[@samanthamichael9840]

Omg please please please georgia

[@worldcitizeng6507]

@@oneraindrop8089 i will go insane if i do this.... I have been avoiding news since Tues untill Thur afternoon, listening to audio book instead.

[@simonfrederiksen104]

+917 Biden, Georgia

[@Unreadybean]

kid: can cheese vote? me: yes, it's called Wisconsin

[@TheNixie1972]

At least he is wearing pant this time instead of shorts. But indeed “Stephen takes your kids” has a bite to it.

[@MichaelP833]

finally!!! someone else saw the... sword! on the graph... yeah...

[@gainnorlaney]

I'm loving having the band at the beginning of each clip! Brilliant! Thank you ...

[@ggoedert]

Did he just thank himself? Colbert is priceless! :-D

[@jlbueno0611]

If this wasnt such a troubled time , I would have dared to put Elmo as a write in candidate .... 😅

[@sonorasgirl]

Idk why, but the “I thought we were brainstorming new titles” bit KILLED me. I laughed for a solid minute and had to pause the video. Like snorting laughed 😂🤣

[@GusCraft460]

Remember to leave your “I voted” sticker under your pillow so that the election fairy will bring you some anxiety medication.

[@MarvelousGenki]

The whole world watches the great season finale of Sacha Baron Cohen's longest running prank.

[@SashaTheConqueror]

Idk how you guys do it. But good God. You guys work harder than I do...

[@nbuehster]

0:55 My first thought when I heard that was "...And they will never see their parents again!"

[@totsmini3105]

We LOVE those Flags as Background scene Mr. Colbert!! ~ Magnificent Reporting & Engaging with the young ones!!

[@mahuadasgupta2023]

That was a great idea Stephen....to answering the questions of all the children and passing time with them

[@hammun6]

I wish I could vote for Elmo, too. That Brynn is the cutest little thing I ever saw.

[@Panda_Roll]

What a gouda segment :)

[@annablue2799]

America: *on fire* All of us watching this: This is fine.

[@Happy-nu2lk]

I'm with Elmo lol

[@rajeevranjan-fk5vf]

I like ur show and way funny way of anchoring

[@Nirrrina]

The best answer for your kid when they ask a question is 'I don't know. But let's find out.' Then teach them how to look things up online. Eventually they'll stop asking you & just look it up themselves. Especially if you're response is 'Go ask the cat.'

[@cathsaliveros4491]

It’s called a Yumnut because it’ a cross between a yum yum and a doughnut 🤣🤣

[@alasdairwatson712]

If cheese can vote, does that mean America is the land of the brie?

[@TheMPBailey]

I like that little drawing of John Oliver.

[@deadfreightwest5956]

Well, Eva Jean, the bad orange man wanted to repaint the replacement Air Farce One: Not in the traditional, famous, iconic Raymond Loewy livery, but in the colors of the Russian Federation, his backers. Fun bonus fact: He'll never fly on one of these, and a real American president will no doubt preserve the traditional livery!

[@BigFella2769]

hate to break it to ya bud but the American Flag also uses the same colors, as do numerous countries flags. Nice try though

[@deadfreightwest5956]

@@BigFella2769 - Yet his design is in the same order as the Russian flag. And otherwise, it looks like a British Airways livery. Both fugly.

[@marysmith1849]

Move on people love & peace🥰🤗

[@rysun8709]

Good citizens is America the time of now to shape your young ones to think and vote critically instead of emotionally.

[@belleepoque2544]

Lol, ‘takes my kids’

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

That "Glow-up" joke😂

[@thezekroman]

2:03 turns out that not only can you vote for Elmo, but he was also a write-in candidate in the state of Arizona in 2017. I'm not sure if rules vary by state, but it is technically possible

[@emkirus]

And the ad we had in the break in the UK was...for M&S! 😂😂

[@atomicknight63]

When is Doctor Who coming back? Also What is M&S?

[@retnavybrat]

@@atomicknight63 _Doctor Who_ is supposed to have a New Year's special last I read. If I'm not mistaken (since I'm only an Anglophile and not actually British), M&S is the abbreviation for Marks and Spencer, a British department store (that also sells groceries, again, if I'm not mistaken).

[@randomnessrules4971]

1:01 Immense political reforms are announced for Homeworld (Circa 2019)

[@simsewell]

LOL dude with a mug in the intro music.... replaced the Triangle hahaha

[@micahcantu5905]

I laughed so hard at Stephen takes your kids

[@JithinJacob333]

Eva Jean's got so much sass at such a young age. Lord knows how most sassy she's going to be as she grows up.

[@kaijumecha5766]

Love the first question..

[@pouncingmoggy]

We should let that last little girl redecorate the world.

[@SierraNightTide]

I'm all for painting the Washington monument... can we paint it in rainbow colors?

[@dariuslee2413]

How could anyone dislike this

[@nancyharrison9686]

I was surprised at how much my kids paid attention, too. They kept giving me Joe updates while I was trying not to look at my phone 20x an hour

[@Bobywan75]

The Elmo question raise the fair point of how crappy a two parties system is.

[@davedee6745]

"Who was the best looking president?" says TRUMAN.

[@flordelizacabading4241]

Steven, your cool

[@espenstoro]

It'll take time to count all the mail-in and cheese-it ballots.

[@emiliorivasmartinez2736]

Gracias

[@jeslarcy3370]

ROLLING LAUGHING

[@Yannis1a]

The title should be "Stephen takes your kids...... Questions! Your kids Questions!!"

[@zoea3576]

You should get in line now 🤣

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Um ... was that a snippet of the theme from JAMES AT 15 after Stephen announced Larry Wilmore as the next guest?

[@christophermerlot3366]

That 1st little girl has surprisingly good annunciation for a 4 year old. Methinks that age is wrong.

[@JLDREAMS]

Actually, I'm legit curious now. Can you paint the Whitehouse a different colour?

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

If you paint it pink, it would be the Pink house, and i guess Pink would have to be the president.

[@gatdemun]

Brynn, I’m with you. Elmo 2024

[@SIRSANDMAN0]

WE ARE CHANGING THAT TITLE

[@MarcKloos]

_Hello children. My name is Stephen and I'm an expert on democracy. That's why I'm in charge and no one else gets a say._

[@6eloved]

Eva Jean has my vote! ✊🏽

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

Yes, if I was a US citizen, I would vote for her in 2032.

[@Magimasterkarp]

Wait. Stephen just thanked Stephen. Does that mean the Colbert Report Stephen is back?

[@kaylag6015]

It's funny that the age of consent in a lot of states (including Vermont, my home state) is lower than the age that you need to be to vote. So, either 16 year olds are capable of making complex, sometimes life changing decisions or they're not. Which is it, America? :P

[@granville7]

you'll find that distinction in many countries. today, the age of consent is generally a few years lower than the voting age. almost everywhere the voting age is similar to legally becoming an adult whereas the age of consent is often found in the criminal code to determine whether someone is a sex offender or not. the age threshold for the law to pronounce you an adult is arbitrary. the age of consent was a bit off in past decades but lawmakers yielded to biology and corrected it to the age when humans become sexually active. however, this biological aging process is not necessarily mirrored 1:1 by maturing enough so the mind can be considered equally grown up and reasonable. this usually takes a few years longer. so thedifference makes sense.

[@aceofspades9503]

Think about it this way. In most states you have to be at least 25 before you can rent a car. That means you can be licensed to drive your own, you can die for your country, you can get married, have kids, consent to sex, drink, and in some states smoke pot.....all before you are allowed to rent a car from a business. I'm not saying there aren't reasons for this. I am saying its funny when you think about it. :)

[@granville7]

@@aceofspades9503 you are mixing oranges with apples. the car rental thing is purely company policy. let's stick to the law and why it differentiates. if you find the rules in your state a bit weird, try to get an understanding how it is regulated in other states or countries. maybe you'll find out your state is indeed a bit weird.^^

[@RubelliteFae]

Is American cheese even aged 1 year? Seems like 30% plastic

[@HairynosedWombat163]

I loved this!!!!!

[@wajisaleem]

Some of them are probably wondering if we could just have 2 Presidents.. sleeping on bunk beds, playing monopoly together .. imagine that. lol .. It'd probably be like that movie, 'Step Brothers'.

[@londov1]

I wouldn't mind Stephen taking my kids. He's obviously very trustworthy, and is similar to me.

[@sla.2497]

SAVE OUR CHILDREN!!!!

[@jimsvideos7201]

Also the Washington Memorial being pink might be just a *little* bit on the nose, no?

[@Michy.peachy]

0:22 hmmmmmm what is it 🤔

[@christopherj5780]

I feel this election was close becsuse we, all of us in America, have lost faith in ourselves.

[@paulajc88]

What was that graphic about at the very beginning of this clip “Election Night 2020 11:35pm tomorrow”? Just a continuation as we await results or something else? Also, I’ve been wondering all this time why he says- and emphasizes- “A” Late Show vs “The” Late Show. Is it because it’s been altered since the pandemic? Some less pressing curiosities...