On his Late Show monologue Thursday, Stephen Colbert featured the recent drama about the selection of Mike Richards as the new co-host of Danger!
It was recently reported that on a podcast recorded in 2013 and 2014 while he was executive producer of The price is right, Richards made derogatory remarks about women, Jews, and Haiti. (This adds to the allegations of harassment and discrimination that were reported against him during his stage a The price is right.)
Colbert began by asking his audience if they wanted to hear about “the great story that everyone is talking about right now, which remains the chaos surrounding the mismanaged regime change … in the Danger!”
Colbert recalled how, after the death of host Alex Trebek, the show welcomed a large number of guest hosts, only to settle into the executive producer of the program who would definitely play the role. .
“Wow, what’s the odds?” Colbert commented. “It simply came to our notice then Stephen Colbert MagazineThe sexiest man in life.
The host of the night delved into what Richards had said on his podcast. For example, she asked her two co-hosts, who were younger women, if they had ever taken nude photos of themselves or, as he said, “like breast images?”.
“” Images of Booby? “He mocked Colbert.” Is this the man about to become the host of America’s most beloved contest show or a 12-year-old boy trying to sneak into a movie? with R rating? “
In light of the comments unearthed, Richards, who will be co-host Danger! with actress Mayim Bialik, she said “it’s more than clear that my attempts to be funny and provocative were not acceptable and I’ve eliminated the episodes.”
That was an “interesting” apology, Colbert said. He compared it to saying, “I know I was drunk and plowed through your rose garden, and to show that I’m sorry, I recycled the empty liquor bottles.”
Colbert then followed the real story everyone is talking about right now and said, “Speaking of disastrous transitions: what is Afghanistan?”