# Stephen Colbert? too cutting edge. Bring on Rich Little! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672 "2007-01-27T02:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/21 "2007-01-28T01:02:15Z")
I guess when you’ve spent as much time on your knees with your face in Dubya’s lap as most of the White House correspondents have, you take attacks on Bush personally. He is, after all, your “daddy.” In short, this only confirms my opinion of the WH correspondents, whom I’ve always considered to be a group of total douchebags, for the most part. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/22 "2007-01-28T03:13:25Z")
I hear that Arte Johnson and Ruth Buzzi were the other finalists for the gig. Cutting edge, baby! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/23 "2007-01-28T03:50:11Z")
I guess Kelly Monteith was already booked… ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/24 "2007-01-28T04:12:34Z")
[QUOTE=zagloba] [The New Yorker’s take on Rich Little for the correspondent’s dinner.](http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/070129ta_talk_goldberg) [/QUOTE] From that article: > [@](#): > > He promised to use mostly political material, though, along these lines: “They said we’re going to send jets to Israel this year, but what the hell would they do with a bunch of football players?” Iraq jokes, however, are out. “I do have a funny line on that,” he said, and he began to imitate the current President: “George W. Bush here. I tell you, I’m between I-raq and a hard place.” > > Little paused, and said, “That’s funny. :rolleyes: So funny that he has to remind us twice, I suppose. Man, this guy is terrible. I’m 28, and I know _of_ Rich Little and what he does, but I’d never heard any of his jokes. Now that I have, I wish I hadn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/25 "2007-01-28T06:28:55Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] In short, this only confirms my opinion of the WH correspondents, whom I’ve always considered to be a group of total douchebags, for the most part. [/QUOTE] Then again, who wants to cover a group of total douchebags except another group of total douchebags? It’s not really fair to lambaste the White House Correspondents for their choice of a comedian. They do need to work with the White House and don’t need to seek out opportunities to offend them. On the other hand, I think lambasting them for the shitty work they do on a day-to-day basis (particularly before the Iraq war started) is completely within bounds. It’s embarrassing that they’re either so spineless that they’re afraid of this White House, or that this White House really would shut them out over something like this. The good news is that their choice of Rich Little makes fun of itself. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/26 "2007-01-28T07:42:50Z")
Perhaps it was a typo and they really intended to invite Little Richard? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/27 "2007-01-28T07:43:27Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] I do a good Rich Little impression . . . [/QUOTE] No, no. Rich Little. Not Little Richard. There’s a little difference. **Encinitas** , I DEMAND that you delete your post! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/28 "2007-01-28T19:17:59Z")
Anyone recall the WHC Dinner in which Don Imus lambasted Bill, Hillary & most of the room during the Clinton Administration? Then someone in the Administration asked that C-SPAN not re-run it, which resulted in C-SPAN, it seemed, running it almost every day for two weeks. The next year, the Clintons were given Al Franken, whose main theme was “Mr. President, apparently, you like to eat a lot, and I thought perhaps we could have some gentle fun with that.” ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/29 "2007-01-28T19:20:51Z")
They really should’ve twisted the knife and invited Carrot Top. Or Gallagher. (He could tape pieces of paper that say “Iraq” or “Constitutional Freedoms” on the watermelons before he smashes them). ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/30 "2007-01-28T20:26:30Z")
[QUOTE=SurrenderDorothy] I wasn’t born yet when Reagan was in office or Johnny Carson was on TV … [/QUOTE] Jeezus! Now I feel _ **OLD** _. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/31 "2007-01-29T05:02:54Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] Anyone recall the WHC Dinner in which Don Imus lambasted Bill, Hillary & most of the room during the Clinton Administration? Then someone in the Administration asked that C-SPAN not re-run it, which resulted in C-SPAN, it seemed, running it almost every day for two weeks. The next year, the Clintons were given Al Franken, whose main theme was “Mr. President, apparently, you like to eat a lot, and I thought perhaps we could have some gentle fun with that.” [/QUOTE] Which suggests that the White House correspondents lack spine generally, in a completely non-partisan way. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/32 "2007-01-29T14:26:36Z")
[QUOTE=Frostillicus] I hear that Arte Johnson and Ruth Buzzi were the other finalists for the gig. Cutting edge, baby! [/QUOTE] Should have gone with Marty Allen & Steve Rossi, they’re hip and the kids love 'em. Heck, they were on Ed Sullivan with the Beatles! 3 times! _“hello 'dere!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/33 "2007-01-29T14:39:52Z")
Also from that _New Yorker_ article. . .\*When asked to name a young comedian he admired, he responded, “Robin Williams. He’s just off the wall.” \* The New Yorker article found a nice way to harsh on him without coming right out and doing it. (aside: I think it was the same edition had a real funny piece by Steve Martin. I couldn’t find it online, but it was 72 individual quotes from the “72 Virgins” that he gets after he dies.) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/34 "2007-01-29T14:59:15Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] The next year, the Clintons were given Al Franken, whose main theme was “Mr. President, apparently, you like to eat a lot, and I thought perhaps we could have some gentle fun with that.” [/QUOTE] I hear he poked fun at Clinton’s legendary love of cashews. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/35 "2007-01-29T15:47:18Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic] I hear he poked fun at Clinton’s legendary love of cashews. [/QUOTE] Props to you for nice use of an obscure Simpsons quote. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672/36 "2007-01-29T18:02:32Z")
He was very good in Love on a Rooftop. That was in the 196os. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-too-cutting-edge-bring-on-rich-little/389672.md?page=1)