Late Night Hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon & John Oliver React to Paris Attacks
It has been well established that the "Late Night" shows mainly circulate on making people laugh in nationwide and worldwide issues including politics and other matters, but for last Friday's Paris attacks, hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and John Oliver simmer down on comedy and sympathize with the people in Paris.
After Friday's attacks in Paris, France, where at least 130 people died in the hands of the Islamic State militant group, comedy hosts Colbert, Fallon, Oliver and others changed up their tribute episodes in a more serious tone rather than their usual funny and sarcastic ways to give respect to those who died in Paris and their grieving families.
Us Weekly reports that Oliver's show in HBO, "Last Week Tonight" became an avenue for the host to address his feelings towards the Paris attacks as he was seen saying raunchy, expletive statements on Sunday, Nov.15.
"France is going to endure," he explained. "The nation of Jean-Paul Sartre, Edith Piaf, Albert Camus and Gauloises cigarettes would never lose a war over culture and lifestyle," Oliver said as quoted by the New York Times.
Meanwhile, "Comedy Central's" host Trevor Noah took the issue seriously as well, but he somehow found ways in making some people laugh, stressing that the unfortunate attacks and the reaction of the people of Paris being kind and helpful to each other are the ones that they couldn't find jokes about.
"To the people of France, we commend you. I will say you are ruining our cultural stereotypes, because the French are supposed to be cold and unwelcoming, and then you go and do these beautiful things. Who do we make jokes about now? Finland? Because we will. We will make jokes about Finland, if we have to," Noah said as quoted by Us Weekly.
Colbert of "Late Show" also gave honor to Paris as he shared his reflections on how France contributed to the U.S. including the symbol of freedom. Conan O'Brien in his "TBS" show also changed up his tone, opening the show with some words about the Paris attacks.
"We were looking through the paper today," O'Brien said as quoted by the New York Times, "and I thought, maybe we should just start the show by saying, instead of doing jokes about the news, just say that our thoughts are with the people of Paris and France, and everybody who's been affected by this terrible tragedy worldwide."
Investigations are still on-going for the gruesome attacks made in Paris last Friday.
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