https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWP-NRsmXkk
Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNBC meltdown cast the anchor in a light that many hadn’t seen before, with some even saying it made him far more enjoyable than he’s been in the past. While we can’t argue with that, O’Donnell does seem to be gathering some slight criticism for his outburst. While he apologized, Stephen Colbert decided that O’Donnell needed someone to join him with their own meltdown. While mockery isn’t always the best medicine, being able to laugh at something we could all easily be caught doing is not the worst risk to take.
So after discussing the clip, Colbert goes ahead and leaks his own clip online where he faces some similar troubles and reacts like he has Dennis Quaid flying through his intestines:
It is pretty good, but as was noted in the comments on the original post, O’Donnell missed his moment to reference one of the greatest Christmas comedies of all time, Scrooged. I haven’t seen it in a long time, but the hammering line used by O’Donnell is almost identical to the line uttered by Frank Cross/ Lumpy during the opening parts of the movie. If the MSNBC host had just gone this route instead of dropping an apology on Twitter, he could’ve avoided any embarrassment.
Yes, Bill Murray’s character is a louse at this point in the film and that’s not a good person to be compared to, but who cares. He could then follow it up with a bunch of random Caddyshack quotes before he makes those Chevy Chase noises and slides out of the room.
(Via The Late Show)
