During the 40 days of Lent, Christians (such as Colbert) can choose to give up specific things (like sugar, or Facebook) and temporarily sacrifice experiencing personal pleasures. During the show, Colbert asked bandleader Jon Batiste whether he was giving anything up. “Speaking of Mardi Gras, I’ve got some beads here,” Colbert said to the audience to much excitement. Show us your taxes!”Colbert began throwing the bead necklaces toward the audience, playing off a Mardi Gras tradition of throwing beads to encourage partiers to take off their shirts. The host didn’t just go after Trump — Colbert also made fun of the Democrats’ rebuttal speech to the joint Congress address.

Source: Huffington Post March 01, 2017 16:41 UTC