Colbert's British Tea Party: 'Report' Host Ruins High Tea While Preparing For Royal Wedding (VIDEO)

One assumes that by now, most people who agree to do an interview with Stephen Colbert know that there will be a certain amount of tomfoolery involved. But in this clip from Wednesday night's "Colbert Report," it certainly seems like British historian and analyst Hugo Vickers was either not in on the joke, or he didn't particularly appreciate it. Which of course makes Colbert's antics all the more hilarious.

Giving the sardonic host a high tea service lesson with a stuffy British royal scholar must be the equivalent of giving a kitten a ball of yarn laced with catnip. The glee with which Colbert ruins the lesson and embarrasses the teacher is a thing a beauty.

And fortunately, this is only part one of "My Fair Colbert: Stephen Colbert's Crown Jewels," a series that promises to follow Colbert in his attempts to amp-up his British factor in time for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

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Comments

[darthmaul]

12:47 PM on 04/17/2011

Warning! Don't be drinking Tea or eating a Scone while watching this clip! I laughed so hard, I almost choked!

[DeAnnaClaudette]

04:34 PM on 04/10/2011

I. Can. not. breathe. HELP!

[c0mm0ntater]

03:20 PM on 04/10/2011

That was educational. I learned that when you meet the Queen for tea, it's good to have a stiffy, but you must remember to keep it in.

[leonyc]

12:05 PM on 04/10/2011

Does anyone know what is that royal music that is playing when he is entering the Tea & Symphony cafe?

[c0mm0ntater]

03:29 PM on 04/10/2011

I presume you're talking about the second selection of music with the trumpets? It's Jeremiah Clarke's "Trumpet Voluntary" also known as the "Prince of Denmark March." It was the wedding march for Prince Charles and Lady Diana when they married in 1981.

[tanya11111]

06:30 PM on 04/08/2011

"stay with the tea" holy hilarious.

[siyafrica]

06:07 PM on 04/08/2011

My abs are getting such a workout from laughing so hard at this video. Stephan Colbert is the BOMB!! Love this guy.

[digital]

09:38 AM on 04/08/2011

Wow, that was hilarious!

I haven't laughed that hard in a while.

Stephen Colbert for President (it can't get any worse!)

[Norman Allen]

08:10 AM on 04/08/2011

What George Washington got for USA, George H. Bush gave back when he was knighted by the Queen for serving the Crown....Thanks, the House of Bush for the gift so now we have to be like Royal Subjects, following everything royal....

[Peace Walker]

05:14 AM on 04/08/2011

I would have loved to have seen Colbert interact with either the cast of Are You Being Served, or with Monty Python.....

tears rolling down ... must breathe. Must breathe.

[chaapai]

02:15 AM on 04/08/2011

OMG! I am watching the second half right now. Its so incredibly awesome. I cant imagine how he can do that with such a straight face. He is a GENIUS!

[DanSc]

02:11 AM on 04/08/2011

I support the Monarchy just so I can laugh at monarchists.

[EuGeneTherapy]

12:27 AM on 04/08/2011

It is after midnight and I fear I have woken up the wife!

OMG, I have tears...........

[deanimal]

11:38 PM on 04/07/2011

I laughed so hard I scared the dog. Hugo Vickers was great.

[psychomom]

11:28 PM on 04/07/2011

My husband and I had tears rolling down our eyes and my stomach hurt from laughing so hard at Colbert! The man is pure genius.

[Behind the Tweed Curtain]

10:19 PM on 04/07/2011

I was disappointed he dropped the promised week long coverage of Chaos in Chaonada after the government fell. It had great potential.

High tea or low tea, it was very funny. The man is brilliant, and he has great writers.