Overview
- Benanti appeared Monday on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as her recurring Melania Trump character.
- She opened by shouting “hooyah,” then twisted it into a “who-ya” joke that referenced skipping a double date with JD Vance.
- In a pointed bit, she said she agreed with Pete Hegseth—mocked as “Pete Head-Sick”—that the military should be replaced by strong, fit men, starting with the Commander in Chief.
- She punctuated the exchange by high-fiving herself and thanking herself for her service as part of the routine.
- A Kennedy Center Opera House gag let Benanti show off a soaring note, which she then joked was the sound she makes when Eric calls her “mommy.”