Funnies: Inauguration's Best Laughs

Jan. 25, 2009 — -- Here's a roundup of the late-night comics.

Colbert: Barack Obama's first act as commander in chief was to bungle Chief Justice Robert's perfectly reasonable attempt to rewrite the oath of office.

Leno: President Barack Obama signed an executive order calling for the closure of Guantanamo Bay within a year. You know how he can close it faster? Make it a bank, okay?

Conan: Today was Joe Biden's first full day as vice president. Yeah, advisers say Biden spent most of the day watering his hair.

Colbert: The Constitution says that the president takes office at noon on Inauguration Day, oath or no. So I'm pretty sure that means the presidency goes to whoever was on camera at noon. Jimmy, do we have that? The new president is Yo Yo Ma!

Leno: The inauguration ceremony must have a tremendous impact on the rest of the world. You see this latest picture of Osama bin Laden? Look at this -- isn't that Aretha's hat? [picture of bin Laden with Aretha Franklin's inauguration hat.]

Reverend: When brown can stick around. When yellow will be mellow. When the red man can get ahead, man. Stewart: When blue will be allowed in too. When puce will be set loose. When we rise above the minutia of fuchsia.