Verkkoafter president biden’s state of the union address, stephen colbert took his ‘late show’ live, using his opening monologue to poke fun at the president. Verkkoafter president biden’s state of the union address, stephen colbert took his ‘late show’ live, using his opening monologue to poke fun at the president and congress. Verkkostephen colbert delivers controversial monologue attacking trump. Colbert had gone off on trump over the president's treatment of cbs news' john. Verkkoin this episode’s monologue, stephen colbert tackled a wide range of topics with his trademark wit and charm. He kicked things off by diving headfirst. Verkkocolbert reacted to a survey showing the vice president ahead of donald trump, 48 percent to 43 percent, saying it “really restores my faith in almost half of humanity. ”.