John Oliver and Stephen Colbert fight over wax presidents, laugh at Don Trump Jr.

John Oliver and Stephen Colbert spar over wax statues
(Image credit: YouTube/Screenshot/Late Show With Stephen Colbert)

John Oliver's Last Week Tonight is on hiatus this week, but last Thursday Oliver was a guest on Stephen Colbert's Late Show, and over the weekend, The Late Show posted this unaired clip of Oliver and Colbert sparring over the wax figures of Warren G. Harding and Zachary Taylor they bought, respectively, at an auction in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It is mostly safe for work, and features a contest of comedic insults about historical figures most people know little about.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.