Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.
Very Important Presidents
Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral was held on Thursday, with President Biden, President-elect Donald J. Trump and three other former presidents — Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush — in attendance.
On “The Daily Show,” Desi Lydic noted how rare such a gathering was, adding that it was “even rarer to have Donald and Melania in the same room together. Kudos to President Carter!”
“Congratulations, Mr. President, but I’ve got to say, there it is: the future the G.O.P. warned us about. Your child starts out as a girl but by the end of the sentence, she’s a boy. You happy, Democrats?” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“[imitating Biden] Sorry your city is burning, but I brought cigars — anyone got a match?” — GREG GUTFELD
“What a clown. I guess we can be grateful he didn’t ask Jimmy Carter to stand up at the eulogy.” — GREG GUTFELD
The Bits Worth Watching
On Thursday’s “Late Show,” June Squibb talked with Stephen Colbert about doing her own stunt work in her new action comedy, “Thelma.”
