Colbert Prank: At Comic-Con, Promotes Story Where Jesus Is Replaced by a Banana

Colbert Prank: At Comic-Con, Promotes Story Where Jesus Is Replaced By A Banana

How a-peeling.

After noting how DC Comics and Marvel earned billions at the box office, comedian Stephen Colbert decided to sell his own superhero story. On his Sept. 17 “The Colbert Report,” the host joked that, instead of Jesus, a banana was crucified. He marketed his plot to San Diego’s Comic-Con attendees. “All of mankind is saved by the banana,” he explained. 

When his first superhero creation, “Prince Hawkcat,” didn’t attract “adoring fans,” Colbert introduced his “animated Christmas movie called ‘Manana-Manana.’” “It’s the story of Jesus Christ, told from the point of view of a banana,” he clarified.