Climate change takes center stage on every late night talk show
In a show of solidarity for Climate Week, several late shows agreed to put a special emphasis on climate change Wednesday night. Jimmy Fallon welcomed Jane Goodall, while James Corden spoke with Bill Gates. Corden and Seth Meyers even appeared together to kick off their shows. Stephen Colbert spoke about the UN General Assembly, which is currently meeting at UN headquarters in New York. President Biden spoke there on Tuesday, where he vowed to address the challenges of climate change.
“Hundreds of world leaders are meeting with climate activists to attempt the one thing to fight climate change that no industrialized nation has done before,” Colbert said, “Anything.”
Over on The Daily Show, Trevor Noah warned climate deniers who also happen to like coffee, that climate change will have an adverse effect on the quality of their coffee.
“What’s crazier for me, is that this is gonna make coffee taste worse, that’s what they said,” Noah said. “That blew my mind, ‘cause I already think coffee tastes like you burned dog hair and put the ashes in a cup of water.”
Meanwhile, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel welcomed back a group of climate scientists who appeared on his show five years ago to warn of the dangers of climate change. As Earth’s temperature continues to rise at an alarming rate, the scientists now had a slightly different message.
“We f***ing told you so,” said one scientist. Another added, “We told you we’d be f***ed by climate change.” Finally, another simply said, “It’s almost like we knew what we were talking about.”
Video Transcript
STEPHEN COLBERT: This week, eight late shows, including this one, are doing climate-themed nights, OK? Crisis solved. You're welcome.
KYLIE MAR: On Wednesday night, every late show agreed to put a special emphasis on climate change welcoming a variety of guests from Jane Goodall to Shawn Mendes who are working to stop climate change. The UN General Assembly is currently meeting at UN headquarters in New York, where President Biden spoke on Tuesday, vowing to address the challenges that climate change poses, which, according to Stephen Colbert, would be a first.
STEPHEN COLBERT: Hundreds of world leaders are meeting with climate activists to attempt the one thing to fight climate change that no industrialized nation has done before-- anything.
[LAUGHTER]
KYLIE MAR: On "The Daily Show," Trevor Noah had a warning for any climate change deniers who like to start their day with a nice cup of coffee.
TREVOR NOAH: This is going to make coffee taste worse. That's what they said. That blew my mind because I already think coffee tastes like you burnt dog hair and put the ashes in a cup of water. And I know right now all the coffee drinkers are like, Trevor, you're wrong, coffee tastes delicious. Bull [BLEEP]
KYLIE MAR: As a show of solidarity for climate week, Seth Meyers and James Corden appeared together to kick off their shows. Meyers went on to call out Democratic Senator Joe Manchin for having a cozy relationship with the fossil fuel industry and profiting from it while writing climate change legislation.
SETH MYERS: He owns stock valued at between $1 million and $5 million in a coal brokerage firm which he founded in 1988. Last year, Manchin made almost half a million in dividends from the stock. I mean, how is it acceptable that the guy writing our climate policy personally profits from coal? It's like if instead of hiding his gambling Pete Rose called his bookie from second base.
KYLIE MAR: And Jimmy Kimmel welcomed to back climate scientists he had on his show five years ago to warn about the dangers of climate change. And as the Earth continues to warm at an alarming rate, they joined the show once again with a slightly different message.
- We told you so.
- We [BLEEP] told you so.
- We told you we'd be [BLEEP] by climate change.
- And now we are, just like we said. [BLEEP]
- Good and hard.
- [BLEEP] right up the greenhouse gas.
- It's almost like we knew what we were talking about.
