Stephen Colbert calls the Mueller report conclusion ‘worse than the finale of ‘Lost”

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It was a lengthy, almost two-year wait for the Mueller report to be delivered, and Stephen Colbert thought it was, well, anticlimactic.

In a monologue opening The Late Show on Monday, Colbert said the report’s findings, which found that there was no proof of collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia, was “worse than the finale of Lost.”

“What about the smoke monster, was it real or not? And if not, why have so many members of Trump’s campaign plead guilty to lying about meeting with the smoke monster?” Colbert quipped.

“Why couldn’t this have been like the ending of Seinfeld? Still disappointing, but at least they’re all in jail.” Read more…

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Stephen Colbert reacts to JK Rowling’s latest Dumbledore comments

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Chances are you’ve heard by now about the “intense” “love” relationship between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, described by J.K. Rowling in the DVD extras for Fantastic Beasts 2.

You may have also seen some of the backlash, and some of the many, many memes.

Well, now Stephen Colbert has piled in, too. During his Meanwhile… segment on The Late Show, Colbert reacted to Rowling’s remarks.

“That’s right — Dumbledore was a Gryffindor in the streets, a Slytherin in the sheets,” he jokes in the clip above (skip to 3:18).

Colbert went on the summarise Rowling’s quote about the “sexual dimension” to Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s relationship, before adding that it had fan’s pumped for the sequel: Harry Potter and the Cauldron of Too Much Information. Read more…

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Lupita Nyong’o terrified an audience member in the bathroom during an ‘Us’ screening

You know you’ve made a scary movie when you can make an audience member jump just by bumping into them in the toilet mid-way through the film.
Well, apparently that’s what happened to Lupita Nyong’o during a recent screening of her new horror mov…

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Stephen Colbert calls BS on Trump’s ‘Tim Apple’ excuses

After Donald Trump referred to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook as “Tim Apple,” Stephen Colbert weighed in on the “ongoing national scandal that we’re calling Applegate (not Christina).”
There was no way Trump’s gaffe, which took place last week at a White H…

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Pamela Adlon shares her thoughts about ageing, and it’s refreshingly honest

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We’re all getting older all the time. And while that thought may not be the nicest to some people, hearing comedian Pamela Adlon share her honest thoughts about ageing and bodies will definitely make you feel better. 

Adlon — who created and stars in TV show Better Things — was a guest of Stephen Colbert’s on The Late Show, where she shared her attitude towards her body ageing. 

I’m 50 now, and I got thicker, and so what? Adlon said.  Read more…

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge acts like a dork in front of Meryl Streep, proves she’s one of us

None of us really know how we would behave if we suddenly found ourselves face-to-face with with a real A-list Hollywood movie star. 
Writer and creator of play-turned-tv show Fleabag told Stephen Colbert on The Late Show, that when she firs…

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Stephen Colbert tries all his wild ‘GoT’ theories on a very unimpressed Kit Harington

For the next month, our lives are going to be full of nothing but teasing, hype-building press interviews with the cast of Game of Thrones, and honestly, we’re here for it. 
Kit Harrington was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, w…

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Stephen Colbert also thinks Trump’s national emergency lacks a little, er, emergency

Trump’s state of emergency seems a bit, well, not much of an emergency.
You might’ve figured that one out already, but Stephen Colbert was just as perplexed at Trump’s casual demeanour during his press conference on Friday, announcing the nationa…

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Stephen Colbert also thinks Trump’s national emergency lacks a little, er, emergency

Trump’s state of emergency seems a bit, well, not much of an emergency.
You might’ve figured that one out already, but Stephen Colbert was just as perplexed at Trump’s casual demeanour during his press conference on Friday, announcing the nationa…

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Bill and Melinda Gates get asked whether billionaires should exist

Should billionaires actually be a thing?
That was one of the first questions Stephen Colbert put to Bill and Melinda Gates during their appearance on The Late Show on Tuesday, where they spoke about philanthropy and taxing the wealthy.
“I think y…

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Stephen Colbert rips into Trump’s tweets about his daily ‘executive time’

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Ever wondered how Trump spends the majority of his days?

Well, according to a recent leak, a big chunk of his daily schedule involves something mysteriously known as “executive time”.

“He’s been particularly Twitter-rific lately which is no surprise, considering recent leaks revealed Trump’s schedule is 60% ‘executive time’,” Colbert says in the clip above.

“Coincidentally, executive time is also what Paul Manafort is serving.”

Colbert then breaks down some of the tweets Trump’s been pumping out — including the one where he responded to the leak by describing himself as “generally working” during these time slots. Read more…

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Stephen Colbert destroys Trump’s State of the Union 1 clip at a time

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If for some terrible reason you happened to miss Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, fear not — Stephen Colbert has you covered.

In the 15-minute clip from The Late Show above, Colbert breaks down the, er, highlights from the speech.

If you can’t even face the recap, though, the TL;DW version is pretty much summed up by this quote: “This speech was like watching paint lie.” Read more…

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