--- description: 'The Late Show' host Stephen Colbert unveiled his latest spoof of the tight-lipped, gum-chewing Trump spokesperson Sean Spicer title: Watch Spicer's Muppet Moment on 'The Late Show' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89a7a6801365323d/6988c15f97cdfffa146b015b/gettyimages-664169452.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Sean Spicer's 'Phenomenal' Collaboration With the Muppets on _The Late Show_ by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 5, 2017 5:39 AM CUT  White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer at the White House on March 3, 2017. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer at the White House on March 3, 2017.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 5, 2017 5:39 AM CUT White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has officially been given the Muppet treatment, in a new hilarious music video. _The Late Show_ host Stephen Colbert unveiled his latest spoof of the tight-lipped, gum-chewing Trump spokesperson on Tuesday night, a mash-up featuring pink fuzzy Muppets and Spicer performing a fresh take on the classic song “Mah Na Mah Na.” The latest version of this oft-covered melody riffs on Spicer’s quotidian use of the word “phenomenal” to describe White House affairs. Colbert was also joined Tuesday by comedian Louis C.K., who had a few [unequivocal words](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNxG2PBVMlI "undefined") to share about Spicer’s boss. Watch the full clip above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4726136/sean-spicer-muppets-colbert-phenomenal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4726136/sean-spicer-muppets-colbert-phenomenal/"},"headline":"Watch Sean Spicer's 'Phenomenal' Collaboration With the Muppets on The Late Show","datePublished":"2017-04-05T05:39:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:12:54.032Z","description":"It's phenomenal","url":"https://time.com/4726136/sean-spicer-muppets-colbert-phenomenal/","keywords":["Television","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89a7a6801365323d/6988c15f97cdfffa146b015b/gettyimages-664169452.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89a7a6801365323d/6988c15f97cdfffa146b015b/gettyimages-664169452.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sean Spicer Holds Daily Press Briefing At The White House","caption":"Sean Spicer Holds Daily Press Briefing At The White House","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4726136/sean-spicer-muppets-colbert-phenomenal/","name":"Watch Sean Spicer's 'Phenomenal' Collaboration With the Muppets on The Late Show"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Watch How the Real Sean Spicer Compares to Saturday Night Live's Parody","description":"Melissa McCarthy as Press Secretary Sean Spicer on SNL","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/frexRAn4/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-02-14T18:31:49.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/frexRAn4.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4726136/sean-spicer-muppets-colbert-phenomenal/","duration":"PT2M","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4726136/sean-spicer-muppets-colbert-phenomenal/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```