Late-night television ignited a firestorm Monday night when The Late Show with Stephen Colbert delivered what many are calling the most brutal takedown of President Donald Trump in years.
In a surprise collaboration, host Stephen Colbert teamed up with comedy legend Jim Carrey for an unfiltered roast that left audiences roaring and, reportedly, Trump himself in a state of furious meltdown at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
The segment, which aired just days before Christmas, came amid heightened political tensions as Trump continues to wield influence in Republican circles despite his 2024 election loss to Kamala Harris.
Colbert, a longtime critic of Trump, opened his monologue with razor-sharp jabs at the ex-president’s post-White House life, mocking his ongoing legal battles, media ventures, and what he described as a “crumbling legacy built on performance art rather than policy.”
“This guy treats history like a bad script he can just rewrite,” Colbert quipped, setting the stage for the evening’s main event. “But tonight, we’ve got someone who knows a thing or two about playing larger-than-life characters – and exposing the absurdity behind them.”
Enter Jim Carrey, the 63-year-old actor known for his transformative roles in films like Ace Ventura and The Truman Show, but who has largely stepped away from Hollywood in recent years to focus on painting and activism.
Carrey, a vocal Trump detractor since 2017 when he began sharing satirical cartoons of the then-president, stormed the stage in full Trump regalia: an oversized red tie, exaggerated orange makeup, and a comically puffed-up hairdo.
What followed was a masterclass in parody. Carrey launched into his sharpest Trump impression yet, channeling the former president’s bombastic style with eerie accuracy. “Folks, I never lie – I just REWRITE the past!” Carrey bellowed, mimicking Trump’s signature hand gestures and vocal inflections. “The election? Stolen! The economy? Best ever – under me! And those scandals? Fake news, folks.
I grab ’em by the truth and twist it until it screams ‘alternative facts!’”
