Colbert gets congressman to say cocaine, prostitutes 'give him joy' David Edwards and John Byrne

Published: Wednesday April 8, 2009





Print This Email This In a reprise of his periodic attempts to get elected officials to confess to illegal activities, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert got a New York congressman to "confess" to enjoying the company of cocaine and prostitutes.



It's not the first time Colbert has gotten a congressman to "confess." In 2007, Colbert famously needled Rep. Robert Wexler (Fla-Dem) into saying cocaine and prostitutes were an enjoyable pasttime.



Colbert joined Rep. Dan Maffei (NY-Dem) during his "Better Know a District" segment Tuesday night -- with both the Comedy Central host and the congressman dressed in "evil twin" Star Trek getups.



"Let's say a few things the good Congressman Maffei would never say," Colbert quipped. "Complete this sentence... I enjoy cocaine because..."



"I enjoy cocaine because..." Maffei began.



"This gives me joy," Colbert interjected.



"It gives me joy!" Maffei returned.



Later, at Colbert's prompting, Maffei added, "I enjoy the company of prostitutes for the following reasons: it represses women, it's generally illegal..."



"And this gives you joy?" said Colbert.



"It does," Maffei replied.



At Huffington Post, Jason Linkins thought that "Maffei's good humor served him well -- at least better than his beer-shotgunning skills, which proved to be a bit of a failure."



Maffei told the Syracuse's Post Standard a few weeks ago, "I proved myself less of a nerd than I thought I was."



"I need to be a cheerleader for the district," Maffei said. "And besides, I think you're better off getting (the interview with Colbert) done, rather than resisting."



This video is from Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, broadcast Apr. 7, 2009.









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