Stephen Colbert roasts 'shaved muppet' Boris Johnson and mocks Donald Trump comparisons

Stephen Colbert has offered a blistering take on Boris Johnson, referring to the new UK prime minister as a “shaved muppet” and “the world’s worst cheerleader”.

The late-night host reacted on Tuesday to Mr Johnson’s election as the new leader of the Conservative Party, telling his US audience: “So things are pretty bad here, but on the bright side, they’re also bad in other places.

“Take Great Britain. They just got a new Prime Minister: former foreign secretary and shaved muppet Boris Johnson.”

Colbert then roasted a speech in which Mr Johnson asked his audience whether they felt “daunted” by their current circumstances and perspectives for the future, telling them: “I don’t think you look remotely daunted to me.”

“He is the world’s worst cheerleader,” Colbert said of the new prime minister.

The host then touched on an address by Donald Trump, in which the US president claimed people in the UK referred to Mr Johnson as “Britain Trump”.

“No, they don’t,” said Colbert as if responding to Mr Trump. “They don’t call him ‘Britain Trump’. They call him ‘British Trump’... America President.”

Mr Johnson gave his first speech as prime minister on Wednesday, dedicating it to Brexit and vowing to negotiate a “new” and “better” deal.