‘The Late Show’: Stephen Colbert Says Capitol Arrests Were “First-Degree Puppetry”

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Stephen Colbert addressed the arrest of several of his Late Show staffers and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, joking that it was “first degree puppetry” and calling out Fox News for claiming that it was an “insurrection”.It comes after seven people, including Robert Smigel, who is known for being the creator, puppeteer and voice of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who were filming a segment for the CBS late-night show were arrested Thursday night in the Longworth House Office Building by U.S.

Capitol Police.Colbert said, “Thursday evening, after they’d finished their interviews, [my staff] were doing some last-minute puppetry and jokey make-em-ups in a hallway, when Triumph and my folks were approached and detained by Capitol Police, which actually is not surprising.

The Capitol Police are much more cautious than they were 18 months ago and for a very good reason. If you don’t know what that reason is I know what news network you watch.”“The Capitol police were just doing their job, my staff was just doing their job, everyone was very professional, everyone was very calm.

My staffers were detained, processed and released. A very unpleasant experience for my staff,” he added.Colber said it was a “fairly simple story” until Fox News “started claiming that my puppet squad had committed insurrection at the U.S.