The comedian used the opening monologue of his late-night show Tuesday to poke fun at the case by the Justice Department, which charged 50 people in a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme.
By Herman Wong Herman Wong General assignment editor focusing on breaking news and audience growth Email Bio Follow March 13 at 11:25 AM Tuesday’s college admissions scandal story had a bit of everything a late night host could ask for: accusations of bribery and test cheating, a ’90s movie reference and, of course, Aunt Becky. And Stephen Colbert was ready.
The first clue that tipped off the FBI, the comic said, was an essay question on the college application. “Named of course,” Colbert said, “for the scandal where at 22-year-old James Van Der Beek tried to scam us into believing he was in high school. Back to the creek, Dawson.”
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