Colbert brought “Late Show” viewers up to speed on the fallout from the search for a new “Jeopardy!” host.
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Double Jeopardy
On Thursday night, Stephen Colbert opened his monologue by addressing what he said was on his audience’s mind.
“They want to hear me talk about the big story everybody’s talking about right now,” Colbert said: “the chaos surrounding the recent poorly handled regime change — over at ‘Jeopardy!’”
“And for some reason, everyone is talking about this — possibly to avoid talking about everything else.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
Colbert recounted how the game show’s search for Alex Trebek’s successor, which included tryouts by guest hosts like LeVar Burton and Katie Couric, ended last week when “the executive producers of ‘Jeopardy!’ selected executive producer Mike Richards.”
“Wow, what are the odds? Exactly the same as me getting named ‘Stephen Colbert Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.’ Suck it, Ryan Gosling!” — STEPHEN COLBERT
But since then, Colbert continued, “crude comments about women, Jews and Haiti” that Richards made on a podcast years ago have emerged.
“Ooh, looks like Richards’s job might be in … jeopardy!” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“At this rate, he’s going to be the first ‘Jeopardy’ host to actually invoke double jeopardy: ‘Objection: I already got in trouble for that one. What? Oh, I’m sorry — what is ‘objection’?” — SETH MEYERS
The Punchiest Punchlines (OnlyFans Edition)
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“They know that fans of OnlyFans are only fans of one thing, right?” — STEPHEN COLBERT
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The Bits Worth Watching
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Source: Television - nytimes.com
