Dana Carvey as 'deranged nutball' John Bolton makes Stephen Colbert break

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March 29, 2018 at 3:41PM
FILE -- Stephen Colbert during rehearsal of "The Late Show" in New York, April 4, 2017.
FILE -- Stephen Colbert during rehearsal of "The Late Show" in New York, April 4, 2017. (New York Times/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

If the real John Bolton is not actually insane, which a number of people believe him to be, Dana Carvey's version definitely is. The Wednesday "Late Show" guest had his old friend Stephen Colbert cracking up from the craziness.

Colbert, who used to write on the short-lived "Dana Carvey Show," could not keep a straight face while "interviewing" Donald Trump's new national security adviser "John Bolton." Multiple times, the CBS personality had to hide his laughter behind a prop or even just his hands — think Bill Hader doing Stefon on "SNL."

Expect Carvey's mustachioed character to come back after this initial reception.

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