As Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show on Monday, he caught up with the wild week in politics, as well as the latest in pop girly news.
The comedian came out as a Chappell Roan fan, referencing her hit 2020 single ‘Pink Pony Club’ during his monologue as he pointed out how bleak the presidential options looked before President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Kamala Harris.
“We literally have three choices as Democrats; either you vote for Donald Trump, you vote for Joe Biden, or you stay on the couch,” said one commentator, to which Stewart quipped: “I think we know which one of those options J.D. Vance would opt for. Even I don’t feel good about that joke.”
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“What do I know, a simple Pink Pony Grandpop? Let me explain very quickly, that’s a reference to being a Chappell Roan fan, which I totally am,” said Stewart, noting that “young people come here.”
Meanwhile, Harris has courted the pop girlies’ vote and received a viral meme-worthy endorsement from Charli XCX, who posted “kamala IS brat” in reference to her recent sixth studio album.
Stewart’s late-night comrade John Oliver previously commented on the Brat phenomenon during Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight after the endorsement “unfortunately set off days of CNN trying to explain to its audience what the f*ck that means.”
“Goddammit, [Jake] Tapper,” exclaimed Oliver after a segment of the anchor trying to define the term. “I regret to inform everyone Brat Summer is canceled. At best, we got eight to nine Brat business days.”
After Biden announced he was dropping out of the election and endorsing Harris in his place, the VP’s campaign raised a record $81 million in its first 24 hours.