The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert is one of the funniest hosts on late night TV. His witty banter with his coworkers, and his willingness to try out different roles and personas make him standout from the endless list of middle aged white men that take over channels like ABC, NBC, and CBS each night. 

To start off every show, Colbert begins with a monologue to discuss political and social current events. Whether it be about crock-pots, the flu, or the White House, Colbert always finds a way to find humor in everything. Above I've linked the video to one of Colbert's best monologues titled, "This Monologue Goes Out To You, Mr. President." In it, Colbert uses sarcasm, irony, and parody to poke fun at President Trump's first 100 days in office. He uses images as well as his live band to enhance his critique on the state of our nation, and also to expose the man running it, Donald Trump.

Colbert works to find real news and present it to the public in ways that make it feel more bearable. In this monologue he begins with, "It is day 102 of the Trump Presidency, 1,358 days to go... but who's counting?" He then slowly raises his hand. The use of sarcasm here illustrates the shared feeling many of us in the Oak Park bubble have, why can't we dump Trump? Although many of Colbert's comments target Trump and his administration directly, they also criticize America as a whole for allowing him to be our President and expose our overall inaction. Not just a funny program, The Late Show With Steven Colbert and many other comedy specials lately work to expose our society for the part it played in the last election, and incite people with the desire to take a stance and make change.