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Video: Laura Benanti Returns as Melania Trump on THE LATE SHOW

Colbert discussed Donald Trump's legal troubles and potential 2024 presidential campaign, and asked Benanti-as-Melania if she plans to support her husband.

By: Apr. 18, 2023
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Laura Benanti reprised her role as former First Lady Melania Trump on last night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!

In the sketch, Stephen Colbert discussed Donald Trump's legal troubles and potential 2024 presidential campaign, and asked Benanti-as-Melania if she plans to support her husband.

"I was there, but no one saw me because during his speech, I happened to be in the bathroom," she said of Trump's recent event in Mar-A-Lago. "If he can spend half an hour spewing crap, then so can I!"

Watch the clip below!

With Broadway credits ranging from the My Fair Lady revival and Steve Martin's Meteor Shower to She Loves Me, Laura Benanti garnered a Tony® Award in the category of "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" for the 2008 production of Gypsy-among five career nominations to date. Meanwhile, her performance in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown would be honored with the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical." Simultaneously, she enchanted audiences on the small screen, appearing on Younger, Supergirl, Nashville, The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie, and more in addition to films including WORTH and the upcoming Here Today. Laura recently released a book for moms entitled "M is for MAMA (and also Merlot): A Modern Mom's ABCs" available now on Amazon.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is the premier late night talk show on CBS, airing at 11:35pm EST, streaming online via CBS All Access, and delivered to the International Space Station on a USB drive taped to a weather balloon. Every night, viewers can expect: Comedy, humor, funny moments, witty interviews, celebrities, famous people, movie stars, bits, humorous celebrities doing bits, funny celebs, big group photos of every star from Hollywood, even the reclusive ones, plus also jokes.




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