On Wednesday, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus raised some eyebrows when he insisted he was having fun this chaotic election season, telling CNN, "I'm not pouring Baileys in my cereal, I'm not sitting here trying to find a Johnnie Walker." Well, at least he raised Stephen Colbert's eyebrows. "'I'm not pouring Baileys on my cereal' is a very specific reference for something you are not doing," Colbert said on Thursday's Late Show, before imagining other very specific things Priebus isn't doing to relieve his stress. Then Colbert pulled out a bowl, a box of Lucky Charms, and a bottle of Baileys Irish Cream — "or, as I like to call it, an Irish continental breakfast," he joked.
When Tom Hanks came out, he chided Colbert for not offering his guests their own Irish continental breakfast, and Colbert happened to have two bowls at his desk. "You know, after having a bite of that, I think I'm changing my political affiliation," Hanks said. "And I'm going to vote Republican every chance I get." "They're going to be serving this at the convention as part of the suicide pact," Colbert quipped. Hanks was joking, and then he wasn't. "Can we just admit that this is so friggin' delicious?" he said. Watch below, and then make sure your liquor is safely locked away. Peter Weber
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Home Depots are the new epicenters of ICE raidsIn the Spotlight The chain has not provided many comments on the ongoing raids
-
Why does Trump keep interfering in the NYC mayoral race?Today's Big Question The president has seemingly taken an outsized interest in his hometown elections, but are his efforts to block Zohran Mamdani about political expediency or something deeper?
-
The pros and cons of banning cellphones in classroomsPros and cons The devices could be major distractions
-
Florida erases rainbow crosswalk at Pulse nightclubSpeed Read The colorful crosswalk was outside the former LGBTQ nightclub where 49 people were killed in a 2016 shooting
-
Trump says Smithsonian too focused on slavery's illsSpeed Read The president would prefer the museum to highlight 'success,' 'brightness' and 'the future'
-
Trump to host Kennedy Honors for Kiss, StalloneSpeed Read Actor Sylvester Stallone and the glam-rock band Kiss were among those named as this year's inductees
-
White House seeks to bend Smithsonian to Trump's viewSpeed Read The Smithsonian Institution's 21 museums are under review to ensure their content aligns with the president's interpretation of American history
-
Charlamagne Tha God irks Trump with Epstein talkSpeed Read The radio host said the Jeffrey Epstein scandal could help 'traditional conservatives' take back the Republican Party
-
CBS cancels Colbert's 'Late Show'Speed Read 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' is ending next year
-
A long weekend in ZürichThe Week Recommends The vibrant Swiss city is far more than just a banking hub
-
Shakespeare not an absent spouse, study proposesspeed read A letter fragment suggests that the Shakespeares lived together all along, says scholar Matthew Steggle
