Stephen Colbert Is Ready for the Post-NYSE Apocalypse

Between the temporary New York Stock Exchange shutdown and grounded United Airlines flights nationwide, yesterday was the perfect storm for conspiracy theorists and those living in fear of the inevitable technological apocalypse. No one shifted into post-Apocalypse mode quite as fast as Stephen Colbert, who even made a video from the safety of his windowless bunker: “Do you understand that for nearly four hours, America’s bankers had no idea how rich they were?”