Stephen Colbert: "Fox & Friends" has Ebola!

"I won't be fooled into staying calm by the so-called 'experts' with their so-called 'medical degrees'"

Published October 3, 2014 1:31PM (EDT)

    (Comedy Central)
(Comedy Central)

On Thursday evening's edition of "The Colbert Report" Stephen Colbert turned his attention to the first case of Ebola in the United States. "That is crap-your-pants terrifying in that crap your pants is one of the symptoms of Ebola."

“I won’t be fooled into staying calm by the so-called ‘experts’ with their so-called ‘medical degrees’ and their so-called ‘fingers,’” Colbert said. “And neither will 'Fox & Friends.'”

He then played a clip in which infectious disease specialist Dr. Dalilah Restrepo assured the Fox & Friends hosts that Ebola was actually extremely difficult to catch. Restrepo coughed on camera leading Colbert to assume that not only did Restrepo have Ebola, but now all of "Fox & Friends" have Ebola.

"If we do lose one of them, thank God there's a spare Doocy. Fortunately, folks, for every medical professional out there reassuring us, there's a TV professional re-scaring us."

Watch the clip below for a super-cut of television hosts stressing about Ebola.


By Joanna Rothkopf

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