For those who have been anyplace close to the web on Wednesday night time whereas Kamala Harris and Mike Pence engaged of their sole vice presidential debate of the 2020 election, you virtually positively noticed the numerous, many memes about the uninvited guest that paid Pence’s head a go to. The fly’s arrival delighted nearly everybody watching, together with late-night host Stephen Colbert, who took to his most up-to-date dwell Late Show monologue to giggle about it.
“It is a vice presidential debate, and there is a restrict to simply how fascinating — oh my god, have a look at his hair!” Colbert exclaimed whereas reliving the second the fly first landed on Pence. “He is so stuffed with crap, he is attracting flies! … However pay attention, all jokes apart, ideas and prayers to that fly’s household. It is acquired to quarantine for 2 weeks now. We have to get that fly to Walter Reed.”
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Colbert identified that the fly remained on Pence’s head for greater than two minutes, that means, “That fly has an extended consideration span than the president of the US.” He joked, “It made a life there! It joined Soul Cycle, it blended on the bars, it modified its voter registration to Mike Pence’s head.”
Whereas Colbert took loads of time to name Pence out on a lot of his false statements, together with his feedback on local weather change and the Trump administration’s dealing with of the coronavirus pandemic, all in all, the Late Present host appeared relieved by the VP debate. “It wasn’t earth-shattering, however that’s how politics ought to be,” he mentioned. “It’s best to have the ability to watch it and fall asleep, and never get up in a chilly sweat frightened that your well being care will not cowl chilly sweats.”
Later within the night, Colbert welcomed visitor Pete Buttigieg, who was current on the debate with the Biden marketing campaign. The 2 spoke of how Buttigieg has labored with Pence many occasions, as Pence’s tenure because the governor of Indiana overlapped with Buttigieg’s time as mayor of South Bend, Indiana. “He is fairly snug telling a complete lie in a peaceful, reassuring voice,” Buttigieg mentioned.
After discussing how Buttigieg performed Pence within the mock debates, Colbert requested a very powerful query of the interview, “Who performed the fly within the mock debates?” A laughing Buttigieg replied, “The fly was the one factor that we did not take into consideration or ponder. That, and simply how typically Pence would interrupt the moderator.”
As traditional, Colbert’s dwell post-debate exhibits are important in these buzzy occasions, and we’re nonetheless solely midway via the controversy cycle! Discover out extra about the two remaining debates of the 2020 presidential election cycle here.
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