Bad day. Kid got pulled over for speeding, explains to the officer that he was trying to get rid of a road rager who tailgated, tried to pass him on the shoulder then threw a beer bottle at him. Then, at 3:50 . . .
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
That deserves full attention. Not just an image still.
Allegedly, he had seen the copy in rehearsal and cracked up, but vowed to keep a straight face on air. Then, when they went to air, the producers replaced the stock photo with one of Colbert's actual Mother in Law.
That's third level judo shit. Reminds me of John Mulaney changing Stefon's copy right before air to trip up Bill Hader.
Was just reminded of the clip below, which is related to this post, but it's in no way a fail. You may chuckle, but it'll be in wistful shared pain.