Stephen Colbert buys 'For Your Consideration' billboard for Trump's Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards

'Nothing gives you more credibility than Donald Trump calling you a liar, and I, of course, don’t want to get snubbed'

On Wednesday (3 January), Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he'd be revealing "The Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year" the following week. And, boy, does Hollywood never turn down the chance for a good awards season.

Stephen Colbert revealed on the latest edition of The Late Show that he's kicked his own campaign into full gear for the (definitely, definitely real) awards. "Or, as we call ’em in the biz, the Fakies, because nothing gives you more credibility than Donald Trump calling you a liar, and I, of course, don’t want to get snubbed," he added.

The host went on to explain that he'd placed a billboard in "the failing New York Times Square" to put his name forward for all categories, including "Outstanding Achievement in Parroting George Soros' Talking Points", "The Eric Trump Memorial Award for Disappointment", and "Smallest Button" - a joke aimed at Trump's claims he has a larger nuclear button than Kim Jong-Un.

The billboard also includes quotes from Sean Hannity ("A horrible human being") and Trump himself ("You see a no-talent guy like Colbert. There's nothing funny about what he says. And what he says is filthy. And you have kids watching.").

"See you on the red carpet, Anderson Cooper!" Colbert added in a tweet.

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