Colbert Channels 'Return of the Mack' to Warn About the Common Cold Returning (Video)

Stephen Colbert kicked off his final show without a live studio audience — sidebar, it’s been 14 months since the pandemic started — with a really fun gag parodying one of the only truly perfect songs every recorded, Mark Morrison’s 1996 classic “Return of the Mack.” The bit was inspired by recent reports that as COVID-19 safety precautions are slowly drawn down, including mask wearing, we may see a surge in cold and flu infections later this year. (Flu cases hit historic lows in 202...