In case you've already watched all the traditional holiday TV specials and Christmas movies, The Late Show released something a little more topical — and a lot shorter — on Thursday night. Most of the main characters from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection make appearances (though not all of them) in Stephen Colbert's "Conspiracy Carol," and after watching, you may never think of "Santa Cruz" the same way again.
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