The attendees of the 2017 TED conference got an unusual surprise when Pope Francis himself popped in for a talk right from the Vatican. On Tuesday, the Pope Skyped with the attendees as he talked about “humility and togetherness”. He also vouched for a “revolution of tenderness.” But, that’s old news. What we really want to talk about is what comedian and talk-show host Stephen Colbert did afterwards. On Thursday, while on his The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, he introduced a very special guest for a TED talk- Jesus Christ.
But, oh no no, Colbert didn’t say anything offensive (for about three seconds). He was just curious as to how an 80-year-old man managed to set up a webcam all by himself. “I think it’s impressive for an 80-year old to set up his own webcam,” the comedian joked, noting, “It’s not like he can get help from the grandkids.”
Enter Jesus Christ
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Jesus said, “I come to you today as a simple carpenter, who also happens to be the son of God.” He added, “But I didn’t get here today through nepotism.” It wasn’t actually impressive as there wasn’t a whole lot of meaningful preaching when it came to his “turning the other cheek” programme. But, then he turned water into wine so that’s always awesome.
Here’s the full video of Jesus’s TED talk:
