Julian Assange, Unsavory Couch Surfer
Be glad that Wiki-wizard Julian Assange isn't your houseguest, for a number of startling reasons dramatized (or spoofed, rather) in this sendup created by a "Colbert Report" insider, some news-savvy performers and a really awkward Warhol wig.Be glad that Wiki-wizard Julian Assange isn’t your houseguest, for a number of startling reasons dramatized (or spoofed, rather) in this sendup created by a “Colbert Report” insider, some news-savvy performers and a really awkward Warhol wig.
For some actual Assange house-arrest weirdness, click here. Perhaps this provided part of the inspiration for the below clip. –KA
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