The testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee was an emotional rollercoaster for the two people in the spotlight, but also for the country. It’s hard to find humor in it, but that’s what late-night comics are for. Take a look at how they handled a day that will go down in the history books.
Stephen Colbert: “Yes, it’s a job interview. Okay, Brett says here on your resume that you’re a Yale grad, finished at the top of your class, and you have multiple sexual assault allegations against you. I’m sorry, but you’re just not Arby’s material. try the Supreme Court.”
Please, cut the crap Brett Kavanaugh. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/oNlwkebbqY
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) September 28, 2018
Watch Stephen Colbert’s full monologue on the hearings above.
Trevor Noah: “Good lord, this guy such an asshole he looked like he was auditioning for a Snickers commercial.”
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh take turns testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee and the contrast is striking. pic.twitter.com/PLDYYaqSXU
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) September 28, 2018
Seth Meyers: “Wow, you know it’s bad when Fox News calls it a disaster. Fox News will say anything to make Republicans feel better.”
This was yet another week in which I had a profound appreciation for the people I work with and the skill and speed they operate at. Here’s tonight’s CLOSER LOOK https://t.co/q54BWJk1zy
— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) September 28, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel: “How do you not call the other guy she said was in the room? It’s like questioning Beavis and not Butthead.”
All the inSenaty from the #KavanaughHearings… pic.twitter.com/vYXDcJieW8
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 28, 2018