Stephen Colbert at the TIME 100 Gala.

(Fast forward to 00:20 – 00:45 for an excerpt of Stephen’s speech)

If there was any honoree who could match Clinton as an anticipated speaker it was comedian and TV star Stephen Colbert, who used the stage as a platform to launch withering, hilarious gags at this year’s TIME 100 class — starting with himself. He praised his fellow two-time honorees: “One more and we get a free hoagie!” he said. Colbert singled out several members of the audience, including billionaire philanthropist and conservative political backer David Koch. Colbert claimed that Koch had donated $5 million to the Colbert Super PAC; “And thanks to federal election law,” Colbert said, “there’s no way for you to know if that’s a joke.”

But Colbert saved his most provocative barrage for the ongoing controversial debate about birth control and the Catholic church, saying of Spanx founder Sara Blakely, “No one has done more to control women’s bodies that Sara Blakely, except Cardinal Timothy Dolan.” While Dolan’s face may have turned the color of his cap (it was hard to tell in the lighting), he laughed off the roast in style.

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