Neil deGrasse Tyson has earned himself a reputation as a guy who is willing to call out the problems in almost any type of media or fantasy situation. Did you enjoy Star Wars? Neil deGrasse Tyson might’ve if it didn’t continue the series’ misuse of the term parsec. And guess what, he’s going to tell you all about it on Twitter — which is great because people seem to have a real problem with it.
That’s likely why Stephen Colbert brought Tyson in for the second installment of his Late Show ‘Friday Night Fights.’ A segment that also featured Colbert’s good friend and Strangers With Candy cast mate Paul Dinello. Always nice to see an old face, especially when there is talk of Santa Claus battling Thanos.
Tyson gets to take on two possible match ups in his appearance: Tony The Tiger vs. Mr. Peanut and The Supermassive Black Hole At The Center Of Our Galaxy vs. Your Family At The Holidays. Tough choices, but they worked them out fairly well. The match between Tony and Mr. Peanut seemed especially tough.
This is a great recurring segment, but there was little lack of people screaming goddammit at the top of their lungs. If I see Colbert and Dinello, I expect a certain thing in return. And that thing is unrelenting verbal abuse towards Jerri Blank.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_vjq-KPus
(Via The Late Show)