“You understand that for nearly four hours, America’s bankers had no idea how rich they were?!”
After a rough day in the markets in which the NYSE suffered from technical glitches that shut it down for nearly 4 hours, the Chinese stock market continued to rapidly crash, and a major airline issued a 2-hour global ground stop due to a “bad server,” Stephen responded to the headlines as only he can: by holing himself up in a custom-made Colbunker stocked with urine, K-cups, and a ton of paranoia.
Another great quote (sorry, can’t help it): “We are so fragile! We didn’t know as we built our internet, and our smartphones, and put that extra fridge in the garage, they weren’t strengthening us! They were weakening us. And now the iron spires of our cities will be the markers our graves.”
This video is notable in that it employs the use of graphics (the analog-y distortion), and, in true Colbert fashion, a copious amount of props – including some live ones, a selfie-averse chicken. Also featured is a new intern, Andreau, who is earning college credit by being slathered in white greasepaint and pretending to be one of Stephen’s minions.
Overall, we are seeing a lot of familiar bits, and Stephen relying heavily on his performance chops and the absurdity of current events to guide the content of these videos. It should give Colbert fans a sense that we are not losing the edginess we loved on the Report to the Late Show.
A Colbunker for 'Apocalypse Dow'
“You understand that for nearly four hours, America’s bankers had no idea how rich they were?!”
After a rough day in the markets in which the NYSE suffered from technical glitches that shut it down for nearly 4 hours, the Chinese stock market continued to rapidly crash, and a major airline issued a 2-hour global ground stop due to a “bad server,” Stephen responded to the headlines as only he can: by holing himself up in a custom-made Colbunker stocked with urine, K-cups, and a ton of paranoia.
Another great quote (sorry, can’t help it): “We are so fragile! We didn’t know as we built our internet, and our smartphones, and put that extra fridge in the garage, they weren’t strengthening us! They were weakening us. And now the iron spires of our cities will be the markers our graves.”
This video is notable in that it employs the use of graphics (the analog-y distortion), and, in true Colbert fashion, a copious amount of props – including some live ones, a selfie-averse chicken. Also featured is a new intern, Andreau, who is earning college credit by being slathered in white greasepaint and pretending to be one of Stephen’s minions.
Overall, we are seeing a lot of familiar bits, and Stephen relying heavily on his performance chops and the absurdity of current events to guide the content of these videos. It should give Colbert fans a sense that we are not losing the edginess we loved on the Report to the Late Show.