![]() Stephen Colbert gives Rick Perry’s failed campaign a “Hunger Games”- style send- off on “The Late Show”Joking of his “position of experience” hosting a television show for five presidential campaigns, CBS “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert astutely noted that “this year there are a lot of candidates” before hilariously mocking the crowded 2. Young Adult novel series, The Hunger Games.“Welcome to the Hungry for Power Games,” Colbert yelled after he slipped into character, impersonating Stanley Tucci’s “Hunger Games” emcee Caesar Flickerman, complete with a blue bouffant wig and a glass of champagne. A roster of all 2. Capitol” then appears before Colbert says, “may the margin of error be forever in your favor.”“Who looks expendable this year,” Colbert asked before instructing the “the large, angry one from the East,” New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the “curly- haired one from the Coal District,” Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, to fight one another. The segment turned somber after Colbert noted that “sadly, over the weekend, we lost one of the most promising tributes.” Former Texas governor Rick Perry suspended his second bid for the White House on Friday.“Rick we hardly knew ye existed,” Colbert joked. “As much as I’m going to miss Rick Perry,” Colbert said, “I think I’m going to miss my jokes about his smart- guy glasses even more.”Colbert then urged the audience to “bid farewell to the fallen – farewell, Rick Perry.” A canon sound effect soon follows before a quick cut to a clip of Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen looking up into the sky as the studio camera pans to the theater’s ceiling to reveal an image of Rick Perry, from “District Texas.”Watch the segment, via “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”. ![]() Caesar Flickerman, host of the Hunger Games interviews. The night before the start of each Hunger Games, Caesar Flickerman hosts an interview with each of the tributes. Stanley Tucci Critiques Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Impression of his Hunger Games Character. Caesar Flickerman is the Master of Ceremonies and commentator for the. when she realizes that they show the same footage of the burned-down justice building.
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