PAYING ATTENTION TO, AND THAT IS THE WILDFIRES IN AUSTRALIA THAT

HAVE SO FAR DEVASTATED ALMOST 20 MILLION ACRES.

IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO SEE.

BUT THERE IS A BRIGHT SPOT: PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD ARE

COMING TOGETHER TO HELP.

AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE, GO TO:

colbertlateshow.com/australia.

WE HAVE SOME LINKS FOR YOU TO FOLLOW.

PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE ARE PITCHING IN, LIKE THOUSANDS

IN THE KNITTING COMMUNITY WHO HAVE UNITED TO KNIT, CROCHET,

AND SEW SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS AFFECTED BY THE CRISIS.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY: GOTTA FIGHT FIRE WITH YARN.

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )

I'M BEING TOLD DO NOT FIGHT FIRE WITH YARN.

>> Jon: DON'T DO THAT.

>> Stephen: THE VOLUNTEERS ARE KNITTING JOEY POUCHES, NESTS,

AND BAT WRAPS, AND EVEN MITTENS FOR KOALAS.

FUN FACT: "MITTENS FOR KOALAS" IS THE CUTEST COMBINATION OF

WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, JUST AHEAD OF "PUPPY TUMMY TIME"

AND "BABY YODA NIBBLES."

( LAUGHTER ) CELEBRITIES OUT THERE ARE ALSO

HELPING BY RAISING MONEY.

THE ORIGINAL LINEUP OF THE WIGGLES HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THEY

WILL REUNITE FOR BUSHFIRE BENEFIT SHOWS.

YOU HEARD ME RIGHT: THE ORIGINAL LINEUP.

ABOUT DAMN TIME!

DID THEY THINK WE WOULDN'T NOTICE WHEN THEY REPLACED

GREG PAGE WITH THAT TURTLENECKED WANNA-WIGGLE, SAM MORAN?

THIS IS THE REAL STUFF FROM BACK IN THE DAY WHEN THE WIGGLES

WALKED OFF STAGE TO HONEY-DIPPED GROUPIES WRITHING IN PILES OF

COCAINE.

HOT POTATO, HOT POTATO COLD SPAGHETTI, COLD SPAGHETTI

THE ONLINE COMMUNITY'S ALSO PITCHING IN.

A MODEL ON INSTAGRAM SAYS HER NUDES HAVE RAISED $700,000 FOR

AUSTRALIAN FIRE RELIEF.

AND I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THIS, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR

SERVICE, INTERNET PERVS.

( LAUGHTER ) YEAH.

THEY STEPPED UP.

THEY STEPPED UP.

>> Jon: MY GOODNESS.

>> Stephen: IN FACT, PORN IS SO PROFITABLE FOR CHARITY,

THEY'VE ALSO SCHEDULED A 5K FUN RUB.

WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.

LAURA DERN IS HERE.

BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, "MEANWHILE!"