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Stephen Colbert Blasts Trump for Twitter Feud With Kim Jong-un Stephen Colbert Blasts Trump for Twitter Feud With Kim Jong-un
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Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? What else are you interested in? Let us know: thearts@nytimes.com.Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? What else are you interested in? Let us know: thearts@nytimes.com.
Back from a long holiday vacation, Stephen Colbert dived right back into attacking President Trump on Tuesday. He lambasted Mr. Trump for seeming to suggest in a tweet that he deserved credit for the worldwide lack of commercial jet fatalities last year. (United States-certified airlines have not had a fatal crash since 2009.)Back from a long holiday vacation, Stephen Colbert dived right back into attacking President Trump on Tuesday. He lambasted Mr. Trump for seeming to suggest in a tweet that he deserved credit for the worldwide lack of commercial jet fatalities last year. (United States-certified airlines have not had a fatal crash since 2009.)
“Trump took credit for no one dying in a plane crash this year! That explains his new campaign slogan, ‘Trump 2020: You got to Tulsa, didn’t ya?’” — STEPHEN COLBERT
Mr. Colbert also criticized Mr. Trump for his continuing Twitter feud with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un.Mr. Colbert also criticized Mr. Trump for his continuing Twitter feud with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
“‘We will see!’? That’s a little nonchalant. ‘Maybe it’ll lead to peace, maybe it’ll lead to thermonuclear war, no way of knowing. I as the president would do something about it, but I’m too busy keeping all the planes in the sky.’” — STEPHEN COLBERT
The recreational use of marijuana became legal in California on Monday. Trevor Noah had some fun with that news, but then he pointed out that not everyone is celebrating.The recreational use of marijuana became legal in California on Monday. Trevor Noah had some fun with that news, but then he pointed out that not everyone is celebrating.
“I’ll tell you who I do feel bad for, though: all the O.G. black and Latino weed entrepreneurs. Think about it, they set up the weed business, they created the market, and right now they’re watching all these white guys get rich while they’re doing time for being ahead of their time. I say, every person who has served time for nonviolent weed offenses should automatically get a license to sell weed. That’s what I believe. You don’t even need to give them a certificate. You can just frame their rap sheet. It works.” — TREVOR NOAH
“These are the largest antigovernment protests in Iran since 2009, and in case you’re wondering what drove these people into the streets, it wasn’t that George Soros was paying them. It was that after the U.S. lifted sanctions on Iran in 2015, the Iranian government promised a big economic boom for everyone. But while the rich in Iran are getting richer, ordinary Iranians aren’t noticing the benefits. And I know this third-world stuff is hard for some Americans to relate to, but just imagine if the U.S. government promised tax cuts for the middle class, but then only the rich benefited. I know, I know, that [expletive] would never happen. I know. But you know what I mean.” — TREVOR NOAH, discussing the political unrest in Iran after a segment on the recently passed Republican tax bill
“On the night of Christmas he tweeted that was fun, happy holidays, but ‘back to work.’ And then after tweeting, he golfed seven days in a row. It was like his version of Hanukkah: The golf was supposed to only last for a day, but instead it lasted a whole week. It was a miracle.” — JIMMY KIMMEL, on President Trump’s Christmas pledge
Jimmy Kimmel’s cousin Sal went to Colorado, where marijuana has been legal for three years.Jimmy Kimmel’s cousin Sal went to Colorado, where marijuana has been legal for three years.
Jordan Klepper and Tim Baltz have a pitch for the “Make America Great Again football league.”Jordan Klepper and Tim Baltz have a pitch for the “Make America Great Again football league.”
Jessica Chastain, the star of “Molly’s Game” and a particularly outspoken advocate for diversity and inclusivity in Hollywood, will speak to Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday.Jessica Chastain, the star of “Molly’s Game” and a particularly outspoken advocate for diversity and inclusivity in Hollywood, will speak to Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday.
Here’s how our restless New Year’s Eve reporter spent 14 hours on a New York City culture crawl.Here’s how our restless New Year’s Eve reporter spent 14 hours on a New York City culture crawl.