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Who is Mike Johnson?
After three weeks of Republicans struggling to agree on a nominee, Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana was voted speaker of the House on Wednesday.
“Our long national nightmare is finally different,” Stephen Colbert said on Wednesday. He called Mr. Johnson “the most generic-sounding congressional leader since the election of Speaker James Kirkland Brand.”
Jimmy Kimmel joked that the House “swiped way right” on Johnson, who he remarked couldn’t be definitively “the best Mike Johnson they could have chosen.”
“There’s Mike Johnson from Louisiana. He’s a Republican state representative who may have been a better Johnson overall. Mike Johnson might not make the list of the top 10 Mike Johnsons. You have quadruple Olympic gold medalist Mike Johnson, you’ve got Canadian bodybuilder Mike Johnson, you’ve got Swedish chef Mike Johnson, who would made everyone little meatballs every day. You could’ve given the gavel to any one of the at least five Mike Johnsons from the N.F.L., or even country music’s No. 1 Black yodeler Mike Johnson would have been great.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“That’s right, Republicans said Mike Johnson is their first choice, after the first 10 choices lost.” — JIMMY FALLON
“Let’s just say if speaker nominees were Halloween candy, this guy’s a Necco Wafer.” — JIMMY FALLON
“It’s like being at a restaurant and hearing, ‘Do you have Coke?’ ‘No.’ ‘Pepsi?’ ‘No.’ ‘Sprite?’ ‘No.’ ‘Fine, I guess I’ll have the Mike Johnson.’” — JIMMY FALLON
The Bits Worth Watching
Sydney Colson, a two-time W.N.B.A. champion, talked about her team, the Las Vegas Aces, and her unscripted comedy series, “The Syd + TP Show.”
What We’re Excited About on Thursday Night
The horror filmmaker John Carpenter will sit down with Stephen Colbert on Thursday’s “Late Show.”