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Quite a Blow too Comedy Central. The Colbert Report is the only show I watch on that channel.
I’ve seen reports that Stephen may drop the conservative character he used. Would he be as funny as himself?
Sounds like a very Colbert-ish news item, if you get my meaning.
Interesting, I didn’t expect an annoucement this fast. While I think it’s a shame Colbert will have to drop his conservative persona, this is a good choice and will certainly give Fallon a run for his money.
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Dammit! I’m going to miss the Colbert Report.
ETA: Ninja’d!
Ah, good. I see a link has been found. There will be dozen of sources within the hour.
Good choice.
I gotta believe that Colbert himself is getting tired of playing the character.
Comedy Central should get John Oliver back from HBO and give him the slot vacated by Colbert.
I feel the same way. It’s like announcing the death of the Stephen Colbert character. I really liked that character.
I was hoping Jon Stewart would replace Letterman. Then I could have two great shows to watch. The Colbert Report and the new show.
Huh. My skepticism was misplaced, apparently. I have misgivings, since I always found the celebrity and musical-guest segments on The Colbert Report to be tedious, and Late Night with Stephen Colbert is bound to have a lot more of them.
I don’t have any doubts that he can host a show as himself and I’m interested to see what that looks like. But I’m sorry to lose The Colbert Report even though it’s had a good long run.
This would be the best possible case. John Oliver was hilarious in the role. How’s is HBO show doing? I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this isn’t what actually ends up happening.
I’m going to miss the Colbert character, but he has done that for many years now. It’s a good choice.
“Last Week Tonight” doesn’t start until April 27th. I’m looking forward to it.
Very excited by this news. Colbert can do so much more than his “Colbert” persona schtick, as great as it is.
Here’s his statement, it’s fun:
“Simply being a guest on David Letterman’s show has been a highlight of my career,” Colbert said in a statement. “I never dreamed that I would follow in his footsteps, though everyone in late night follows Dave’s lead. I’m thrilled and grateful that CBS chose me. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go grind a gap in my front teeth.”
link: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/stephen-colbert-late-show-article-1.1752117
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There’s already a thread over in Cafe Society.
I’m a big fan of Colbert and I wonder if this means that he’ll have to abandon The Report? I guess it’s too much to expect that he’ll do both shows, is it even possible? In any case, I will eagerly follow this development with eager eagerness. Let’s see how it develops. I was sad when Leno retired finally (for real.) I always thought he was under-rated. Jimmy Fallow isn’t bad, he has his own charm. I’ll tell you what show has really stunk: Conan on TBS, back when COnan followed Leno, he was great: daring, creative, interesting. When he was The Tonight Show, he was terrible he really dialed back, and now he’s doing TBS and i don’t what that show is… it’s just not as good
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