Stephen Colbert gets through 'borrifying' RNC night 3 with bonafide whimsy

"Each one of these tiny bursting bubbles represents a tiny piece of my soul."
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Shannon Connellan
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Stephen Colbert uses a bubble machine on "The Late Show"
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It's the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention and like his late night show contemporaries, Stephen Colbert has been recapping the major moments all week.

And by said third day, the Late Show host needed a little pizzazz, a little oomph, a little zing for his monologue.

"I have been watching for three straight nights and I have discovered that politicians can be both horrifying and boring at the same time. It's called 'borrifying' and the only thing that helps is massive doses of whimsy," Colbert began the show on Wednesday night.

Cue the handheld bubble machine and Louis Cato and The Late Show Band playing some jaunty music.

"Each one of these tiny bursting bubbles represents a tiny piece of my soul," Colbert added.

A photo portrait of a journalist with blonde hair and a band t-shirt.
Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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