Colbert's Late Show imagines the Jan. 6 insurrection hearings as an '80s sitcom

published 8 June 2022

The House Jan. 6 committee is holding high-stake public hearings on Thursday, and to make sure the event isn't boring, they have brought in a TV producer to keep things tight. That isn't enough to entice Fox News, which won't air the presumably well-produced prime time hearings. But Stephen Colbert's Late Show had its own ideas Tuesday on how to punch up the detailed accounting of the worst attack on the U.S. Capitol since 1812 — and it might look familiar to fans of the sitcoms of the 1980s and early 90s.

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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.

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