On a recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host had a lot to talk about. Not only was it the night of the Iowa caucuses, but it was also the night of the Emmys. Colbert joked about not knowing if he had won any awards yet, as he was still flying back from Los Angeles.
Colbert then moved on to discuss the Iowa caucuses, which were predicted to have low voter turnout due to the extremely cold weather. He humorously pointed out that Sub-Zero temperatures would definitely shrink your caucus. He also made a playful reference to Donald Trump, saying that it was probably him who won the caucuses, because “they love him in Iowa… I think because he has the exact same hair as an ear of corn.”
But it wasn’t just the caucuses that Colbert had to talk about. He went on to discuss the financial troubles of several State Republican parties. In Arizona, the state GOP had just $14,800 left in the bank, which Colbert humorously compared to not being able to afford a 2017 Honda Civic. In Minnesota, the party was over $335,000 in debt with only a bank balance of $538. Colbert quipped that the GOP had gone from the party of Lincoln to “Can you spot me a Lincoln?”
Michigan’s Republican party was also struggling financially, with half a million dollars in debt. Colbert mentioned the outgoing Republican leader, Christina Kuramo, who had drained the party’s coffers and even tried to sell a building that they didn’t own, sweetening the deal by promising the Brooklyn Bridge and a candlelight dinner with Sasquatch.
Florida, however, had the strangest story of Republican dysfunction. The chairman of Florida’s Republican party was ousted due to a criminal investigation for sexual assault. Colbert sarcastically commented that someone under investigation for sexual assault shouldn’t just be the chairman of a party, they should be the Republican nominee for president.
Colbert then playfully transitioned to discussing Florida’s implementation of a law that tried to regulate any mention of sex in books. He jokingly mentioned that dictionaries were pulled from shelves in one school district because they contained the definition of the word “sex.” He humorously added that it seemed extreme, but now no more school lunch as they discovered that squeezing a Capri Sun feels like a boob.
Before closing, Colbert briefly mentioned Taylor Tomlinson‘s new show, After Midnight, which was set to premiere after The Late Show. He invited Tomlinson on stage and they playfully bantered about how they were able to have this conversation a week before it aired, thanks to the magic of editing.
Overall, it was a lively and entertaining episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, filled with humor and witty commentary on the current state of politics and entertainment.
