Leave it to Stephen Colbert to work in a joke about Tiger Woods this late in the game and still make it hit. Oh, and another one about violating sea turtles — how is that funny? Well, the ongoing oil spill catastrophe covers it all in one slick, icky mess for our entertainment at BP’s expense. –KA

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