# Man, I miss TDS and Colbert right about now

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 18, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-miss-tds-and-colbert-right-about-now/336120 "2005-12-18T02:13:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![ramesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@ramesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ramesh)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-miss-tds-and-colbert-right-about-now/336120/1 "2005-12-18T02:13:06Z")

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With all the drama of the patriot act and NSA spying, TDS and Colbert would have made for awesome viewing.

They are gone for a two week break now. If this doesnt show they are pure entertainment rather than news shows I dont know what does.

Veera.

PS. Reading the BBQ and Great Debates on these topics is lots of fun, but it really doesnt cut it like Colbert’s deadpan one-liners.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-miss-tds-and-colbert-right-about-now/336120/2 "2005-12-18T04:21:29Z")

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Yeah, they’ll have a lot to say on those subjects. Particularly about the way Bush complained about the newspapers, I bet.

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-miss-tds-and-colbert-right-about-now/336120/3 "2005-12-18T04:57:06Z")

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> [@ramesh](#):
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> They are gone for a two week break now. If this doesnt show they are pure entertainment rather than news shows I dont know what does.

Did anyone ever doubt this?

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**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-miss-tds-and-colbert-right-about-now/336120/4 "2005-12-18T06:52:23Z")

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Both of them were on Last Laugh '05, which is being re-run every time Comedy Central has nothing better to show, it seems. Stephen Colbert’s thing was good, and Jon’s was funny, but I think it was mostly material he already used on the show.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-miss-tds-and-colbert-right-about-now/336120/5 "2005-12-18T07:04:38Z")

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> [@TJdude825](#):
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> Both of them were on Last Laugh '05, which is being re-run every time Comedy Central has nothing better to show, it seems.

Which is to say “six times a night.” Rerun Central at its finest. 😉