Comedian Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night went straight to the Federal Election Commission to ask for an exemption for his new political action committee he said aims to be “a force in the 2012 election.”

“The Colbert Report” sketch, like much of his straight man routine, went after politicians in the news. He highlighted the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision allowing for unlimited corporate donations to a “super PAC.” He also mentioned candidates who appear on Fox News to talk about PACs and Donald Trump’s discussion of his potential 2012 candidacy on his NBC reality show.