Celebrities on Twitter always seem to get accused of half-arsed, virtue-signalling gestures of support and goodwill in times of disaster or crisis, but this latest online campaign, started by Stephen Colbert, has some solid, direct monetary support attached.
On his late-night US talk show, Colbert was visited by Nick Kroll (of Parks & Rec and The League fame) who was discussing his upcoming animated Netflix series Big Mouth all about the hideous nightmare that is puberty, prompting Colbert to share a pic of himself as a dorky as hell teen:
Nick Kroll asked me to post a pic of my awkward stage, but I never had one. So here’s me lookin’ cool as hell! #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/UC9a7XtjZa
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) September 28, 2017
Looking… uhh… good mate?
Agreeing to both make a donation to the relief fund for Puerto Rico, which continues to be a disaster zone after recent Hurricane Maria, the pair kicked off the hashtag #PuberMe, and hooo boy has it taken off.
Some of the celebs who have gotten involved include Jimmy Kimmel, Mark Duplass, Gina Rodriquez, Sarah Silverman, Topher Grace and there’s a butt tonne more, which is great for the lols and great for the suffering citizens of Puerto Rico.
Yo ma mensches @nickkroll & @StephenAtHome here’s some sweet awkward #Puberme for #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/y4JrPr7ekf
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) September 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/HereIsGina/status/913417900685328387
Dear @nickkroll & @StephenAtHome. Pls find this picture of me before my brain was fully formed. #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/gnSDzGKln3
— Mark Duplass (@MarkDuplass) September 28, 2017
Hey @NickKroll & @StephenAtHome here’s a photo of me from earlier today #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/TELUdYH43d
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 28, 2017
Thank you Stephen. In return, here’s me trying to look like a tough guy because I hadn’t yet hit #puberme. #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/WAzZ6kk6qb
— nick kroll (@nickkroll) September 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/paulscheer/status/913434131513700353
Ok. @nickkroll and @StephenAtHome I have no idea why this was a look, but it really was. #PuertoRicoRelief #PuberMe #Bigmouth pic.twitter.com/QanUIZ12h7
— Busy Philipps (@BusyPhilipps) September 28, 2017
Hey @nickkroll and @StephenAtHome, this photo was taken the day I replaced
David Letterman. #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/J1013j4rbr— Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien) September 29, 2017
Okay, here ya go… fresh perm… Members Only jacket… #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief @nickkroll @StephenAtHome pic.twitter.com/5ZKuPC1f8H
— Angela Kinsey🍩 (@AngelaKinsey) September 28, 2017
Hey @nickkroll-this is a prop from Difficult People, where Fred Armisen plays my brother, but the pics are real! #PuberMe #puertoricorelief pic.twitter.com/C0lDu3DZgB
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) September 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/913497483954794497
