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When Gas Goes High
On “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert remarked that gas going up a whole dollar in the last month was “a big change for consumers.” Gas prices hit an average of $4 a gallon on Tuesday.
“Now, obviously, we know what happened in the past month that raised prices: ABC canceled ‘The Bachelorette,’ and, in response, Trump attacked Iran,” Colbert said.
“The fact that Trump is ruining everything all the time has not helped his popularity.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“Trump’s other poll numbers are also pretty rough. On average, 47.2 percent of Americans strongly disapprove of him, but there are still 22.4 percent who strongly approve of him. Who are you? [imitating Trump supporter] ‘Uh, well, I want gas to be expensive, I want the Kennedy Center blowed up, and, I know this is a pipe dream, but is there any way that maybe, maybe we could get Denmark to hate us? ’Cause I would just love it if the price of licorice went up, too.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“At $4 a gallon, gas is now officially more expensive than milk. Yeah, and everyone laughed when I bought my milk-powered car. Yes, I’m a proud owner of a Toyota Mamm’ry.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
The Punchiest Punchlines (Lindsey Goes to Disney Edition)
“I know who can help us figure out this war: Lindsey Graham, senator from South Carolina and living Confederate monument.” — DESI LYDIC
“Lindsey Graham went to Disney World? I know going to war with Iran was important to him, but I didn’t know it was his Super Bowl.” — DESI LYDIC
“I’m sure he was there to do all the normal things adults do at Disney World, like eating your body weight in Dippin’ Dots, or showing your boobs on Splash Mountain. Or maybe he went to see that new Olaf robot that everyone’s talking about.” — DESI LYDIC, referring to a viral clip of a “Frozen” character falling over at Disneyland Paris
“I can’t believe Mitch McConnell was also at Disney. What are the odds?” — DESI LYDIC
“Unfortunately, Olaf will be replaced by his son, who is also named Olaf, and who may be even more hard-line than his father. Or, as we call it now, ‘regime change.’” — DESI LYDIC
The Bits Worth Watching
Cameron Diaz and Jimmy Fallon faced off in a game called “Slow Turn, Tiny Nod” on Tuesday’s “Tonight Show.”
What We’re Excited About on Wednesday Night
Meryl Streep will pop up on Wednesday’s “Late Show” to discuss her upcoming film, “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
Also, Check This Out
British pop artists like Raye, Olivia Dean, Lola Young and PinkPantheress are finding success in foregrounding their Englishness as opposed to adapting it.
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