There was not supposed to be a new episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Friday. But with the news breaking late Thursday night that Donald Trump had COVID-19, Colbert and his writing staff and crew assembled for an emergency episode.
And it opened with a monologue that was, for the most part, pretty serious.
“Now say what you will about the president, and I do, this is a serious moment for our nation. And we all wish the president and the First Lady of the United States a speedy and a full recovery,” Colbert said.
TONIGHT: A very new and very unusual Friday episode after a very unusual day.