WHAT INSURRECTION?

Colbert Embarrasses Fox News for Skipping Jan. 6 Hearing

The “Late Show” host joked that by sticking with its usual primetime lineup viewers will be able to “hear directly from the people who planned the coup.”

Stephen Colbert is going all-in for this Thursday night’s primetime Jan. 6 committee hearing with a live edition of The Late Show after the proceedings wrap up, as he announced during Tuesday’s monologue.

“It’s going to be a historic evening,” the host predicted before revealing his big plans for the night. “I’m tired already! I am pre-exhausted.”

But as Colbert explained, while “all of the major news outfits” will be airing the hearing live, Fox News has opted to stick with its usual primetime lineup of Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, who defended the decision by saying, “We actually do something called, you know, cater[ing] to our audience.”

“Well, that’s actually good,” Colbert added. “We’ll hear directly from the people who planned the coup. Sean can just read his tweets.”

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