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Rhiannon12866

(205,552 posts)
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 04:02 AM Apr 2019

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 4/16/19

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Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 4/16/19 (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 OP
Not sure the British quite know what to make of Stephen Colbert. ZZenith Apr 2019 #1
Well, he had fun, that's what counts! I'm hoping that we get to see more of him with Michelle Obama! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 #2
I get the feeling he's used to having fun. ZZenith Apr 2019 #3
The few Brits he was with seemed to get in the flow of his jokes Sanity Claws Apr 2019 #5
Booking a flight on the Burgenhind! Dennis Donovan Apr 2019 #4
Good luck with that! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 #6
Told my friend in Paris about Colbert's bit on Trump's advice. Collimator Apr 2019 #7

ZZenith

(4,124 posts)
1. Not sure the British quite know what to make of Stephen Colbert.
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 04:51 AM
Apr 2019

Last edited Wed Apr 17, 2019, 05:27 AM - Edit history (1)

His humor isn’t exactly dry as gin.

Rhiannon12866

(205,552 posts)
2. Well, he had fun, that's what counts! I'm hoping that we get to see more of him with Michelle Obama!
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 05:12 AM
Apr 2019

Sanity Claws

(21,849 posts)
5. The few Brits he was with seemed to get in the flow of his jokes
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 06:30 AM
Apr 2019

But maybe they had to do a lot of cutting to get those 5-10 minutes of video.

Collimator

(1,639 posts)
7. Told my friend in Paris about Colbert's bit on Trump's advice.
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 09:33 AM
Apr 2019

She laughed, of course. We both agreed that Trump could be forgiven (sort of) for not being aware of the physics involved with dumping tons of water on an ancient building, but the "must act quickly" prompt was just insulting.

"Because no one in history has ever acted quickly when confronted with a fire!", was my take.

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