Is he besties with the chinese bat that started it all . Heres how they looked when they were dining together. Not a pretty picture. The bat or shrimp primavera. And if dr. Fauci has so much integrity, then why is he working with these unscrupulous characters . Anthony fauci if it were up to him, we would all be alive. Im donald trump and i wish you were dead. Announcer its a late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight, surgeon u. S. A. Plus stephen welcomes tom hanks, featuring jon batiste and stay homin. And now, live on tape from a safe distance, its Stephen Colbert stephen what do you think about the hair today . You like it . Its a little fluffy. Grey. Stephen its a little grey. But it was grey before. Now its grey and fluffy. Its got vitality. Im going for a modern french philosopher look. Good. Welcome to a late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. Its day 123 since i left my theater, but whos counting . I am. By carving notches into my shin just to feel the passage of time. And its
Of course, im here in los angeles, where this weekend ill be participating in that classic summertime activity mitigating risk. Its a confusing time here in hollywood. Tv and films are slowly ramping up as productions try to answer the ageold question, is it possible to entertain americans without giving a communicable respiratory disease to ken jeong . But im very excited to be hosting these next few nights. We have some truly incredible guests coming on and one that i cannot stand. But ive always wanted to host a latenight talk show so someday i hope to. Because this is not a late night talk show. This is like hosting the worlds saddest makeup tutorial. And now lets put a comedic spin on some devastating news. As you may know, wearing face masks that help prevent covid19 has weirdly become some kind of political issue. Angry americans have been sending Death Threats to Health Officials whove been advocating for mask requirements. Which i think is such a waste of time. Youre already n
The battle to reopen. Schools struggling to meet guidelines. The vast differences in plans across the country. Im pretty sure im not going to make it. Some teachers fear their lives are at stake here and theyre now taking drastic measures. Charges filed. Two men facing multiple counts in a fourth of july weekend confrontation caught on camera. What the alleged victim is saying and how the suspects are defending themselves. And summer scorcher. Dangerous hot weather hitting the midwest to the northeast. Heat alerts in place for some of the hottest temperatures this year. Hey, good morning, everybody. Great as always to be here in studio with eva. Whit, as you may be able to see, is working remotely, joining us from home. Whit, good morning. Thats right, dan and eva, good morning to you both. Its been a while since we fired up studio wj. Were back at it again working from home. Hope to join you both in times square very soon. In the meantime, two big stories that were following this morn
Oklahoma, and drew a smaller than expected crowd. Yeah, ill say this doesnt even look like a rally. This looks like the meeting to plan the rally all right, dave, youre in charge of lights and, bob, your team will handle sound. Okay, everybody. Everybody good lets rehearse the water drinking good job all right. I mean, still looks like a huge effort mentally. But, you know, its definitely progress during his Campaign Rally on saturday night, President Trump said that he told officials in administration to slow down coronavirus testing because of the rising number of cases so they slowed it down the best way they knew how. By adding a ramp [ laughter ] during his Campaign Rally in tulsa over the weekend, President Trump referred to the coronavirus as the, quote, kung flu. Man, just when you thought he couldnt get any worse why did you think that President Trumps Campaign Manager Brad Parscale yesterday denied reports that antitrump people in social media were responsible for the lower t
Sorry. What did he do . Sorry. Thats peoples work. Leave it be. Hes an idiot. Announcer its a late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight, everythings coming up covid. Plus stephen welcomes andy cohen and musical guest phoebe bridgers. Featuring jon batiste and stay homin. And now, live on tape from a safe distance, its Stephen Colbert stephen welcome to a late show. Im your host Stephen Colbert. Yesterday, for the 41st straight day, the sevenday average of new Coronavirus Infections in the u. S. Went up. Turns out doing nothing does nothing. But were learning more about exactly why the administration is doing so little. Part of the problem white house chief of staff and toddler who refuses to go potty, mark meadows. Apparently, behind the scenes, has been particularly forceful in his view that the white house should avoid drawing attention to the virus. Oh, yeah, whenever theres an historic crisis, the less said the better. Like uncle sam said in those wartime recruitment posters i want y