Stephen Colbert hilariously bashed Antonin Scalia's same-sex marriage dissent

Comedian Stephen Colbert may not have a show until September, but that didn't stop him from riffing on the latest news: the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states.

The incoming Late Show host took on Justice Antonin Scalia, who wrote a scathing dissent opposing the legalization. Colbert called Scalia's head a "flesh-toned cinch sack," and challenged the justice to come on his show.

He also wryly put the landmark decision in perspective, saying, "It's hard to believe that gay Americans achieved full Constitutional personhood just five years after corporations did."

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Watch Colbert's full rant below to see his Scalia impression. Julie Kliegman