Colbert's Late Show playfully pokes fun at Jill Stein's recount fever

Stephen Colbert &quot;Late Show&quot; pokes fun at Jill Stein

(Image credit: Late Show)

published 6 December 2016

Dr. Jill Stein and the Green Party have pushed for recounts of the presidential votes in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and it looks like at least two of those are going to be completed. But there was some drama over the weekend with the Pennsylvania recount, with the Green Party dropping and then expanding its recount request, and Stephen Colbert's Late Show had some fun with that on Monday night's cold open. It ends with Stein in a vat of Cheez Whiz. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.