Stephen Colbert’s Best Post-Cancellation Stunt Yet

In the annals of post-talk-show-cancellation stunts, Stephen Colbert hosting an hour-long episode of a Michigan public access show might be my new favorite. Jack White serves as the “volunteer musical director,” playing the perfect straight man to Colbert’s silly schtick and the episode is full of other great cameos that I won’t spoil here. The whole episode is charming, chaotic, and incredibly fun to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJTXB5uT_C4 I’m excited to see whatever Stephen does next, especially if it involves a tour of public access TV shows across the country. And since I couldn’t find a more graceful place to put this: fuck Brendan Carr and Trump for pushing Colbert off the air because their fragile egos couldn’t take a joke. The right loves to pretend they are defenders of free speech… up until someone criticizes them. Then they use the full power of the state to censor their opponents, while bragging about it. The post Stephen Colbert’s Best Post-Cancellation Stunt…