On a recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host welcomed viewers and expressed his gratitude to all the veterans on Veterans Day. The show began with a light-hearted mention of how veterans were being honored, including free meals at Buffalo Wild Wings and Hooters. As Colbert humorously pointed out, there were also wildfires in the New York and New Jersey areas. On a more entertaining note, he discussed the promotional campaign for the new Wicked movie, which included dolls from Mattel being pulled from stores due to them mistakenly featuring a porn site web address on the packaging. Colbert couldn’t help but joke about the mix-up and even provided a comical description of the adult film that visitors to the site were redirected to. Moving on to politics, Colbert informed his audience that former President Donald Trump had named Susie Wiles, his 2024 campaign manager, as his new Chief of Staff. Colbert playfully speculated about her qualifications for the position and remarked on the historic significance of having the first woman Chief of Staff in the White House. The segment continued with Colbert jokingly discussing some of the possible reasons why former Ambassador Nikki Haley and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were not invited to join the Trump Administration. Colbert then touched on the trend of “Doom spending,” where people cope with their anxiety by shopping for new clothes and plane tickets. Finally, he provided updates on the recent election results, including re-election wins for Nevada Senator Jackie Rosen and Ruben Gallego in Arizona. To lighten the mood, Colbert ended the segment with a humorous update on the escaped lab monkeys in South Carolina, remarking on their captures and jokingly suggesting ways to locate the remaining monkeys. Overall, Colbert’s lively and entertaining commentary made for an interesting episode of The Late Show.
