This Is Monkeytown USA

To his credit, Charlton Heston did try to warn us about this. #Colbert #Comedy #ColdOpens

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[mrsarcastic]

I see the light at the end of the tunnel and it's a freight train coming towards me.🤣🤣

[batgurrl]

WOW - both a music parody and movie parody all in one. Planet Of The Apes, now more than ever. Brilliant work here.👏

[napoleonibonaparte]

I think Americans should be more afraid of the out-of-pocket costs for the treatments thanks to their lack of proper healthcare.

[HighHeelKnight]

HOORAY! HOORAY!
The entire cold open played with the fade out transition!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

[anic]

Thank you, Colbert and gang, for these short & funny musical takes❣ Way to lighten up the never-ending covid variants and newbie viruses dragging life along these years!

[TheInkPitOx]

Whoever does these musical intros is brilliant

[Starfals]

This was actually really well made, and well... anything with Charlton Heston is always a must watch for me :P

[Zerolink]

Well time to quarantine NYC "I Am Legend" style

[maesterlaemon]

I wonder if this is more transmissible by Trumpanzees? Another reason to keep your distance from them!

[Roof_Pizza]

I didn't know Rafiki swung that way.

[s.beccari]

"ya live with apes man it's hard to be clean..."

[gerardoarp]

You missed the Statue of Liberty at the end but well.

[NewMessage]

Actually, branding it as just a Planet of the Apes cosplay makes it sound fun!

[josevillalobos]

I guess the “return to monke movement” has truly begun.

[Cancun]

Oh wow! Did they finally *stop cutting them short?*
I daren't believe it?

[joannejohnson]

Omg, you just keep getting better! 2:30am, I can’t sleep, and you made me 😂😘🫶🏼

[thexalon]

They should have worked in the best performance of Planet of the Apes, that of Troy McClure!

[TomLloyd-]

I needed this. . . . lol "Won't you take me to . . . . " On 2nd thought . . . I'll pass.

[Obi-Wan_Jkobi]

Stop touching the monkeys please. They got enough of their own problems as it is.

[CBlargh]

It's not spread in Africa by monkeys, it's spread mainly by a type of rat that we don't have here. The mutant we are seeing now does spread from person to person in a way the original virus did not, so I guess in that way the new strain is more of a monkey pox.