“That is crazy — but remember it’s Arizona, so it’s a dry crazy,” Stephen Colbert said of the state’s 160-year-old ban on abortion, newly reinstated.
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Hazing Arizona
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a law from 1864 banning nearly all abortions in the state.
Stephen Colbert called it “a law so old that it was passed before women had the right to vote.”
“To which the Arizona Supreme Court said, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll work on that one next.’” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“That is crazy — but remember it’s Arizona, so it’s a dry crazy.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“1864? Was anybody even there yet? Was this their first law right after Don’t Shoot the Piano Player?” — SETH MEYERS
“States can enforce laws written before they were even states? Does that mean any state in the Louisiana Purchase is now subject to the laws of 18th-century France? If you steal a loaf of bread in Baton Rouge, you’ll be sentenced to 19 years in jail, and they’ll write a musical about you?” — SETH MEYERS, referring to “Les Miserables”
The Punchiest Punchlines (‘Simon & Joefunkel’ Edition)
The White House state dinner for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan also got some attention from the hosts.
“You know Joe Biden — his state dinners are a little different than the usual. For one thing, they start at 4:30., and you can only get in if you have a Groupon.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“The musical entertainment for the event was Paul Simon, which is — that’s a good one. That’s big. Trump was lucky to get the surviving members of O-Town for one of his state dinners, but Japan got an evening of Simon & Joefunkel.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“Yep, Biden got to eat dinner with a performance from Paul Simon. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris had to sit through a lunch with Art Garfunkel.” — JIMMY FALLON
“So of course Paul Simon kicked off his old hit, ‘Me and Fumio Down by the Schoolyard.’” — STEPHEN COLBERT
The Bits Worth Watching
Vampire Weekend performed their new song “Mary Boone” on Wednesday’s “Daily Show.”
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Source: Television - nytimes.com
