Colbert starts feud with Jeb Bush

It’s still a few days before Stephen Colbert debuts as the new host of The Late Show, but he’s already got his first comedy feud going on social media with Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush. In a YouTube video, Colbert mocked Bush over an email offering his supporters a chance to win a trip to New York and a “VIP ticket” to the Sept. 8 taping of The Late Show on CBS. Bush and George Clooney will be the guests on Colbert’s premiere.

In a perturbed, sarcastic tone similar to the over-the-top commentator he played on The Colbert Report, Colbert said that Bush did not seek permission to raffle the complimentary tickets for a $3 donation to his 2016 campaign.

“As the governor points out in his email this is a huge chance to see the very first ‘Stephen Colbert Late Show’ which apparently now has a new host,” Colbert said. “Gosh I hope it’s Amy Schumer. She is hilarious.”

Colbert also launched a contest of his own. The “Jeb Bush on the Stephen Colbert Late Show Raffle” will offer the winner a trip to see the show and the submission of a “nonobscene” question for the candidate, with $3 donations to the Yellow Ribbon Fund for injured service members and their families.

Bush played along, replying to Colbert in a video: “I thought the host was Amy Schumer. I totally blew it. Since it’s you, we’re lowering the contest fee to $1 and I’ll enter yours with a donation to the Yellow Ribbon Fund.” Los Angeles Times