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CTyankee

(63,912 posts) Sat Feb 3, 2018, 12:05 PM Feb 2018

Anyone else here LOVE Jon Baptiste?

I love his riffing on Colbert's monologues. They have a brilliant schtick together.

These are hard, bad times but the two of them on that show help me a LOT.

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Anyone else here LOVE Jon Baptiste? (Original Post) CTyankee Feb 2018 OP

I am so smitten with him ...and SC, of course... I love their schtick. CurtEastPoint Feb 2018 #1

Colbert is doing some GREAT satire lately and often it is scatalogical which is in the grand CTyankee Feb 2018 #2

Batiste GeorgeGist Feb 2018 #3

CurtEastPoint

(18,650 posts)

1. I am so smitten with him ...and SC, of course... I love their schtick.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 12:07 PM

Feb 2018

I always LOL when SC puts something off camera on a 'shelf' and you hear BOOMP or TINKTINKTINK!
Plus they are a great band.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

2. Colbert is doing some GREAT satire lately and often it is scatalogical which is in the grand

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 12:21 PM

Feb 2018

tradition in satire throughout the ages.

Jon's band members seem to enjoy themselves immensely on that show.

The "musical" sound effects to Colbert's monologues are a real enhancement. The whole thing works beautifully.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

3. Batiste

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 12:38 PM

Feb 2018

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