# I am worried about Steven Colbert **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 21, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514 "2018-06-21T15:37:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/21 "2018-06-21T22:23:36Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Ditto. He’s kind of a square in real life. Doesn’t do a whole lot of hobnobbing with Hollywood types. (Or so I’ve been told.) He’s such a square in real life that he used to teach Sunday school. I think even while he was the host of The Colbert Report. I don’t think he still does, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/22 "2018-06-21T22:38:55Z")
> [@iamthewalrus\_3](#): > > I agree. Also plenty of his jokes are not written by him, but by a collection of writers. Comedy writers are not exactly known for being teetotalers (except of course [Elliott Kalan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Kalan)). That’s my assumption as well. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/23 "2018-06-22T02:49:18Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I have not evidence for this, but I suspect that Stephen Colbert jokes about drinking much more than he drinks to excess in real life. “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.” –Maya Angelo ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/24 "2018-06-22T03:19:34Z")
OK, I have _no_ idea what you mean by that. That said, though, did anyone else watch the live special Stephen Colbert hosted on the Showtime cable channel the night of the 2016 presidential election? At the beginning, it was clear that Colbert, his guests and the audience expected to see an easy victory by Hillary Clinton, but as the program went on, they (and we the viewing audience) gradually adjusted to the idea that Trump won. It was really interesting to watch. The last ten minutes or so are available on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXhFGO8R7aU). ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/25 "2018-06-22T03:26:36Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > He’s such a square in real life that he used to teach Sunday school. I think even while he was the host of The Colbert Report. I don’t think he still does, though. To be Catho-pedantic, he taught CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine), which while being the Roman Catholic equivalent of Sunday School is not usually taught on Sunday. Here endeth the lesson. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/26 "2018-06-22T04:22:55Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > OK, I have _no_ idea what you mean by that. If someone says they are drinking heavily, you ought to consider the possibility that they are drinking heavily. Further, I would think about what constitutes “a cry for help.” Please forgive me if I was unclear. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/27 "2018-06-22T04:30:54Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Since Jimmy Fallon’s drinking problem has been brought up, I’ve got to ask you to clarify your antecedents (I don’t know of Fallon being Catholic – not that that’s a necessity for someone to be observing Lent, but it does point more to Colbert, in which case I’d like to see a cite). I’m sure they were referring to my post about Fallon. He doesn’t seem to miss many chances to have a drinking game/bar trick/“the guest’s favourite beer” on the show. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/28 "2018-06-22T05:05:05Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > If someone says they are drinking heavily, you ought to consider the possibility that they are drinking heavily. Further, I would think about what constitutes “a cry for help.” > > Please forgive me if I was unclear. There was a movie star/singer/TV star named Dean Martin who had a reputation as a ladies man, joked a lot about drinking during his shows, and usually had a “cocktail” and a cigarette in his hand. In reality, he wasn’t a heavy drinker. (He did smoke.) His daughter [said](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-et-mn-classic-hollywood-newsletter-dean-martin-20151225-html-htmlstory.html): > [@](#): > > “When he started to redo his nightclub act, he started at the Sands Hotel and had some writers helping him,” she said. “It was like Jack Benny who had the violin thing and made fun about being cheap. Dad was so handsome, so debonair. They just thought, ‘We’ll put a drink in his hand and a cigarette.’ Every man wanted to be him, and every woman wanted to be with him.” > > The truth of the matter, she said, was her father was swigging apple juice and not liquor when he performed. “He would be home for dinner every night,” Martin said. “He would come home, and he and mom would have their one cocktail at the bar.” Ms. Angelou was talking about people in real life, not stage personae. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/29 "2018-06-22T05:07:24Z")
Thank you. I think it is quite important to be sensitive to those who might have problems. Others of course find a reason not to listen. ---
**Author:** ![SOJA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SOJA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SOJA)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/30 "2018-06-22T06:31:09Z")
Colbert isn’t a heavy drinker. It’s a schtick. I’m pretty sure Fallon’s coked out of his effing mind or he tries way too hard. I can’t stand his show. Jimmy Kimmel is alright. I don’t like Conan. It’s the color of his hair. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/31 "2018-06-22T12:15:52Z")
It’s Stephen, not Steven. From what I’ve seen the references to drinking are related to dealing with Trump. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/32 "2018-06-22T13:31:13Z")
So **OP** , do you believe that Colbert was a [hardcore conservative from 2005 to 2015](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458254/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)? It’s an act. Talk show or not, he’s an actor playing a role. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/33 "2018-06-22T15:07:24Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > So **OP** , do you believe that Colbert was a [hardcore conservative from 2005 to 2015](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458254/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)? It’s an act. Talk show or not, he’s an actor playing a role. He was a hardcore conservative back then. It was only by worrying about him on a message board that we were able to show him the error of his ways and convert him to the progressive he is today. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/34 "2018-06-22T15:09:54Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > He was a hardcore conservative back then. It was only by worrying about him on a message board that we were able to show him the error of his ways and convert him to the progressive he is today. Was there a **Matter of Record** thread about his conservatism? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/35 "2018-06-22T15:52:17Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Further, I would think about what constitutes “a cry for help.” “A Cry For Help” is the name of a drink I helped create/popularize. You take a bottle of Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus. Open the bottle and drink 1/4-1/3 of it. Replace what you drank with an equal volume of vodka. Cap and store in freezer. I’ve consumed this drink while standing next to a cop at a concert. Nobody suspects diet green tea with citrus of shenanigans. > [@madmonk28](#): > > It’s Stephen, not Steven. From what I’ve heard, it is “Steven” spelled with a “ph”. I believe his name is “Phteven” ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/36 "2018-06-22T16:57:53Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > “A Cry For Help” is the name of a drink I helped create/popularize. You take a bottle of Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus. Open the bottle and drink 1/4-1/3 of it. Replace what you drank with an equal volume of vodka. Cap and store in freezer. I’ve consumed this drink while standing next to a cop at a concert. Nobody suspects diet green tea with citrus of shenanigans. Fuck, that sounds good, I’m gonna have to try that. Minus the diet part. Diet tea tastes like ass. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/37 "2018-06-22T17:01:41Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > He did? I had no idea. I don’t follow any late nite stuff. Fallon has been drunk in public at least a few times and sustained some injuries in “falls” and things that many people assume were alcohol related. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/38 "2018-06-22T18:27:06Z")
FWIW, at the recent Met Fashion Gala there were reports that a “late night talk show host” was drunk and made a fool of himself. Many people assumed it was Colbert, not Fallon. Turns out it was apparently Corden. If your name comes to mind first when someone mentions a drunk, late night talk show host, it is not good. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/39 "2018-06-22T18:29:21Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > If your name comes to mind first when someone mentions a drunk, late night talk show host, it is not good. Unless that’s your shtick and you want people thinking along those lines. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514/40 "2018-06-22T19:27:27Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > FWIW, at the recent Met Fashion Gala there were reports that a “late night talk show host” was drunk and made a fool of himself. > > Many people assumed it was Colbert, not Fallon. Turns out it was apparently Corden. > > If your name comes to mind first when someone mentions a drunk, late night talk show host, it is not good. This thread is the first time I’ve heard anyone say Colbert might have a drinking problem. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514.md?page=3)