âMysterious potatoesâ confound Wayland librarians, and late-night host Stephen Colbert is all over it By Brittany Bowker Globe Staff,Updated January 20, 2021, 6:26 a.m. Email to a Friend Late-night host Stephen Colbert.Associated Press Late-night host Stephen Colbert poked fun at a small Massachusetts library in a lengthy segment on his show Tuesday night, prefaced with the introduction: âThis is the kind of news I hope to spend more time thinking about in 2021.â Colbert flashed a headline across the screen that read: âWayland librarians are mystified by potatoes gathering on the libraryâs front lawn.â âI think the word youâre looking for is âaccumulatingâ or âappearing,ââ Colbert said, chuckling at the headlineâs phrasing. ââGatheringâ implies theyâre responding to some sort of primate potato-call to assemble for the great potato uprising.â