Stephen Colbert channeled Kay Jewelers on Monday’s (January 6) version of The Late Present as he commemorated the January 6 Capitol assault for many who deem the tried coup as “a day of affection.”
In a video, clips performed of President-elect Donald Trump praising the 2021 assault, saying issues like, “It was a day of affection,” “There was a magnificence to it,” and “They had been there with love of their coronary heart.”
This then transitioned right into a spoof Kay Jewelers business, the voice-over saying, “This January 6, give her the right present to commemorate that big day of affection.”
A girl then opened a present field to disclose a “diamond-encrusted noose.”
“It’s probably the most romantic manner to verify she by no means forgets these three little phrases,” the voice-over continued earlier than throwing to a clip of Trump supporters within the Capitol constructing chanting, “Grasp Mike Pence!”
The video ended with a spin on the jewellery model’s iconic jingle, altering the lyrics “Each kiss begins with Kay” to “Each coup begins with Kay.”
Elsewhere on Monday’s present, Colbert addressed the certification of Trump’s election victory over Kamala Harris and the way the scenes differed vastly from these of 4 years in the past.
“The placing factor about this time was how regular it was. Once more,” the late-night host mentioned. “There was no riot; nobody broke a window with their beard. The truth is, the entire course of took solely half-hour. Yeah, democracy shouldn’t take longer than it takes Rachel Ray to make a meal.”
“Now, when you had come as much as me 4 years in the past and mentioned to my face that sooner or later Donald Trump will likely be licensed for a second time period, I’d have mentioned, ‘Six ft away, please. Social distancing. Excuse me. I’ve to go wash all my bananas and bang a pot for nurses,’” Colbert continued.
He added, “I’m unsure, you understand, what there may be to say. It’s about January 6 at this level, you understand, all of us noticed what occurred. Trump misplaced. He mentioned he didn’t. A bunch of cowardly Republicans backed him up. All of them whipped up a mob which stormed the Capitol and beat police with flagpoles, making an attempt to overturn our democracy.”
Colbert mentioned the tried coup led to “the most important legal investigation in our nation’s historical past,” noting that “1600 of the rioters confronted judicial inquiry, 1000 of which have already been to trial or pleaded responsible. Out of all of them, two have been acquitted.”
“The outcomes are in: It was unhealthy, or as Trump would name it,” Colbert mentioned, throwing to a video of the incoming president saying, “That was a day of affection.”
“Sure, sure. On January, 6 love was within the air,” Colbert responded. “Additionally bear spray.”
You may watch Colbert’s full opening monologue and the Kay Jewelers spoof above.
The Late Present With Stephen Colbert, Weeknights, 11:35/10:35 c, CBS