‘Colbert Report’: Sparklers Are American, Deadly (Video)

RIP fire safety marshall Frank, Frank's wife, and possibly Frank's children

Stephen Colbert lashed out at New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's push to continue New York state's ban on sparklers on Thursday night. Bloomberg claimed sparklers could be used by terrorists to attack his city.

Colbert defended sparklers as a childhood July 4 rite of passage, saying "some of my happiest childhood memories were spent holding a 1500 degree metal rod."

"Sparklers deserve a seat at freedom's table," Colbert concluded.

With that, in an act of "civil disobedience," Colbert called out the building's fire safety marshall, Frank, to light a "safe and fun" sparkler. Frank objected to the long false beard he was forced to wear as part of his Uncle Sam costume, but Colbert insisted.

As soon as Frank's sparkler was ablaze, the show cut to "technical difficulties." When it returned, Colbert was apologizing to Frank's wife for her loss.

According to Colbert, Frank's last words were "Damn you, Stephen Colbert! God damn you to hell! Somebody help me!"

Colbert then lit a sparkler in Frank's wife's hand in rememberance of her husband. The show cut to "technical difficulties" again.

When it came back, Colbert was handing out sparklers to Frank's grieving orphaned children to make them feel better.

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