Stephen Colbert Explains To Will Smith The Best Way To Truly Hurt A Comedian

“Will Smith was offended by the joke and wanted to stand up for his wife, fine,” Colbert allowed, then cracked: “Challenge Chris to a duel.”

But then Colbert gave some honest advice on the best way to “really hurt” a comedian.

“Don’t laugh,” he advised. “That hurts way more than a punch, I promise you.”

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