COMEDY ISN’T PRETTY (OR FUNNY): Colbert Lets Biden Lie, Deflect and Spin.

President Barack Obama’s tag team partner is running for the White House, again, and doing so badly. His gaffes are coming at a steady clip. His handlers are trying to keep him out of the public eye whenever possible.

And, at 76, the whispers he’s too old for the gig rise up with every jaw-dropping mistake – like forgetting his old tag team partner’s name.

Good thing Colbert had an ace in the hole. Biden’s a Democrat, so all he need do is prop the vice president up for a good 10-plus minutes, avoiding reality as long as possible.

And that’s precisely what happened Wednesday night.

Christian Toto always turns bad TV into good write-ups.