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“Now, a few of you might not have seen, however I’m a comic,” Stephen Colbert instructed viewers on the high of his Late Present monologue Tuesday evening. Due to that, the host stated, he has many “comedy idols,” together with Steve Martin, John Cleese, and Elmo: “He simply tickles me.”
“However I’ve acquired a brand new comedy idol,” Colbert continued. “And my new comedy idol is Volodymyr Zelensky.”
Because the host defined, he’s “usually towards electing comedians to political workplace, and take into account I ran for president twice,” referring to his satirical bids in character for The Colbert Report. “However this man is inspiring the world together with his braveness within the face of the Russian invasion.”
The newest instance of how Zelensky is “taking his bravery to an entire new stage of badassery” got here in a video posted to social media this week during which the president vowed to remain in his nation, including, “I’m not hiding. And I’m not afraid of anybody.”
“That's so courageous, I'm personally impressed by his instance,” Colbert stated in response earlier than delivering a message on to the Russian president: “Vladimir Putin, I'm not afraid of you both. In the event you’re in search of this comic, I'm on the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in Manhattan!”
When the cheers from his dwell viewers lastly died down, he completed his sentence with a punchline: “...5 hours in the past.”
“We pre-tape the present,” he clarified, including, “My title, sir—and write this down—is James Corden!”
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