Updated with link to Video. h/t Pico
Stephen and his writers are geniuses. Reporting on the Shutdown, he pointed to an article about weddings at National Monuments having to be canceled because of the Shutdown, and in particular, one couple who had planned a Jefferson Memorial Wedding.
So, of course, Stephen had the wedding on his show, with him officiating (apparently he has one of those mail order "ministry" certifications). And what a wedding it was, complete with
(brief) bachelor and bachelorette parties, shots all around,
Smokey the Bear (fresh from his Daily Show appearance) as best man,
the bride entering clutching Stephen's Emmy,
Mandy Patinkin singing a "non-denominational Jewish Prayer" (the "Shehechianu") and then plugging Homeland,
and the first dance for the couple to Audra MacDonald singing a bravura performance of Billy Idol's White Wedding.
Hilarious, brilliant and even touching.
Up there with Stephen's incredible star-studded "Get Lucky" performance.