Late night comedian Stephen Colbert skewered out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) in two hilarious segments on his show, going so far as to interview a fake Santos, played by out actor Harvey Guillén.
In his opening monologue on The Late Show, Colbert mocked one of the latest lies: that Santos used to be invited to the Met Gala but can’t get invited back because he’s a Republican.
“Oh honey, you’re not invited back because you were never invited in the first place,” Colbert said.
Colbert then made fun of what another drag queen in Brazil said about Santos’s – or Kitara Ravache’s – alleged drag career: “He did not have what it takes to be a professional… George did not have the glamour for that.”
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“The GOP better ban books faster because Santos just got read for filth!” Colbert quipped.
In a later segment, Colbert talked to Guillén, dressed up as Santos, complete with black-rim glasses and a tie/crew neck sweater/blazer combo.
“Santos, you’ve been accused of some really atrocious things,” Colbert asked. “You claimed your mother died in the September 11th attacks. Then you said she died a few years later, and then you said she died in 2016. What really happened?”
“Stephen, how could you bring that at a time like this?” Guillén-as-Santos responded, now wearing a black veil. “Can’t you see I’m at my mother’s funeral right now? Do you know how hard it is to lose someone when they’ve already died three times before?”
After being exposed for telling numerous lies about his identity and resume, Rep. George Santos joins #Colbert to truthfully answer the question everyone is asking: who is George Santos? 🤔💭 pic.twitter.com/ADh57S0vqe
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) January 20, 2023
