# The Colbert Report is over; long live Stephen Colbert! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2014, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649 "2014-12-19T07:23:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/1 "2014-12-19T07:23:06Z")
Well, it’s over. Thanks for the awesome 9 years, Mr. Colbert; you’ll be missed. I hope that his liberal twin, who is curiously also named Stephen, has a similarly successful run on his new old late night talk show. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/2 "2014-12-19T14:14:45Z")
I thought that was a great ending. The show had seemed to be pointing to that he would end up dead on the last episode, and I thought it was perfect that he ended up immortal, and he’ll be back when America needs him most. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/3 "2014-12-19T14:18:58Z")
I’m glad we got to see his show when we were in NYC a few years ago. It was worth the wait in line. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/4 "2014-12-19T14:25:55Z")
Anyone have a list of who all was in the ‘choir’ at the end? It just kept growing and growing! ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/5 "2014-12-19T14:40:28Z")
From [here](http://jezebel.com/watch-the-colbert-reports-finale-number-well-meet-again-1673059781): > [@](#): > > Alan Alda, Jon Stewart, Willie Nelson, Bryan Cranston, Tom Brokaw, Mandy Patinkin, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Michael Stipe, Cindi Lauper, Katie Couric, James Franco, Charlie Rose, Barry Manilow, Jeff Daniels, Patrick Stewart, Dr. Francis Collins, Andy Cohen, Henry Kissinger, Andrew Sullivan, Arianna Huffington, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Christian Amanpour, Goerge Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Bill Clinton, Keith Olbermann, Jeff Tweedy, Tim Meadows, Mike Huckabee, Mark Cuban, Bob Costas, Ken Burns,Gloria Steinem, Thomas Friedman, Claire McKaskill, David Gregory, Eliot Spitzer, Yo Yo Ma, John Ratzenberger, Samantha Power, Vince Gilligan, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bill DeBlasio, Randy Newman, Sam Waterston, Toby Keith, Bo Dietl, Cory Booker, Elijah Wood, Pussy Riot, Leslie Stahl, Smaug, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Debra Wilson, Paul Krugman, Jon Batiste, Stone Phillips, Peter Frampton, Alexi Lalas, Chuck Schumer, Chief of Staff of the Army General Ray Odierno, Nate Silver, Bradley Whitford, Jake Tapper, Jeffrey Toobin, Leon Wieseltier, Ric Ocasek, Dean Kamen, Trevor Potter, Jon Alter, Richard Clarke, Norm Ornstein, David Hallberg, Kevin Spacey, Grover Norquist, George Saunders, astronaut Garrett Reisman in ACTUAL SPACE, a group of military servicemen and women in Afghanistan and a WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHERS. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/6 "2014-12-19T14:41:53Z")
Loved it. Loved the very final bit especially. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/7 "2014-12-19T15:47:10Z")
I am going to miss \*The Report \*and SC’s brand of humor. His was a show that charmed, entertained and calmed me all at the same time. He had a way of presenting the bad stories so they really didn’t seem so bad. Watching \*The Report \*left me feeling like everything was going to work out in the end. Thank you, Stephen. Oh, did you see him dressed as Prince Hawkcat at Comicon a couple of months ago? That bit about the Manana Manana had me on the floor ! Also, I’ve been searching for an old clip of him as a reporter on TDS. I seem to remember that Colbert was reporting on Tony Blair and had a banana in the scene. He and Jon lost composure and kept the cameras running. I’ll give bonus internet points if someone can find that clip. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/8 "2014-12-19T16:09:34Z")
> [@somepumpkin](#): > > I am going to miss \*The Report \*and SC’s brand of humor. His was a show that charmed, entertained and calmed me all at the same time. He had a way of presenting the bad stories so they really didn’t seem so bad. Watching \*The Report \*left me feeling like everything was going to work out in the end. Thank you, Stephen. > > Oh, did you see him dressed as Prince Hawkcat at Comicon a couple of months ago? That bit about the Manana Manana had me on the floor ! > > Also, I’ve been searching for an old clip of him as a reporter on TDS. I seem to remember that Colbert was reporting on Tony Blair and had a banana in the scene. He and Jon lost composure and kept the cameras running. I’ll give bonus internet points if someone can find that clip. I believe [this](http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/1gonk2/prince-charles-scandal) is what you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/9 "2014-12-19T16:11:43Z")
I remember that bit. He was ‘in England’ reporting on the royal scandal no one could talk about directly cuz of Britain’s slander laws. The rumor was something about the prince having a homosexual encounter. While talking to Jon he takes out a banana and starts peeling it, and then crams almost the whole thing into his mouth in one go. He cracks up a few times trying to finish the story. I still love his interview with Cookie Monster. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/10 "2014-12-19T16:30:17Z")
That sendoff (the one with Kissinger, Big Bird, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Pussy Riot, George Lucas, and Elijah Wood- when will you _EVER_ see all those names in the same sentence again?) was why Farnsworth and Zworykin invented TV. They may not have known it, but there were forces guiding them, and it was to get to that moment. (The Trebek thing was throwaway, but I was still reeling from “The Doris Kearns Goodwin, Alan Alda and Dean Kamen Singers” bit.) I was expecting to see O’Reilly show up, but, nope. I wonder if he was invited but declined. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/11 "2014-12-19T17:39:41Z")
Who was the tall blonde guy dancing with Katie Couric? ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/12 "2014-12-19T17:46:55Z")
And why the “Apologies to Doris Kearns Goodwin” in the final credits? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/13 "2014-12-19T17:51:49Z")
Remember on The Daily Show when Colbert and Steve Carell (then also a correspondent) did a segment on alcohol and Carell got trashed throughout the piece. > **[The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Comedy Central](https://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah)** > > The Daily Show is an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning program that looks at the day’s top headlines through a sharp, reality-based lens. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/14 "2014-12-19T17:51:33Z")
Yea it was too bad they couldn’t talk O’Reilly into appearing, though I guess not super-surprising (he’s appeared on the show at least once, but he’s always seemed pretty annoyed with Colbert’s schtcik). ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/15 "2014-12-19T18:02:44Z")
Just watched it. I’m not ashamed to admit I got a little misty. “Jon?” ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/16 "2014-12-19T18:11:34Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > And why the “Apologies to Doris Kearns Goodwin” in the final credits? It was a recurring joke any time something disgusting or awful happened – like, if he was telling a story about someone leaving a dump in the Green Room, he would add “apologies to Doris Kearns Goodwin”. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/17 "2014-12-19T18:19:39Z")
And speaking of the Green Room, I’d hate to have been the celebrity wrangler for that show. I kept thinking they had maybe taped the guests over the days, but then there they all were. Amazing. I saw a prediction that it would end with Grimmie dragging Stephen away, and the DishNet entry for the last show had Grimmie as the guest. They did it much better. The pundit lives! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/18 "2014-12-19T18:19:57Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > And why the “Apologies to Doris Kearns Goodwin” in the final credits? Might be this: > **[Comedy Central Shows & Movies - Watch on Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/brands/comedy-central/#ftag=PPM-18-10caf1d)** > > Watch the Comedy Central shows, including The Daily Show, Chappelle's Show, Strangers with Candy, RENO 911!, Drawn Together, and more. (link safe for late-night TV, your workplace may vary) ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/19 "2014-12-19T18:32:29Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > And speaking of the Green Room, I’d hate to have been the celebrity wrangler for that show. I kept thinking they had maybe taped the guests over the days, but then there they all were. Amazing. Some of the guests looked superimposed to me, particularly James Franco. But I’m really bad at detecting stuff like that. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/20 "2014-12-19T18:39:49Z")
And then, [this image](http://static2.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2050711.1418967416!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/colbert-report-final-show.jpg) proves pretty well that James Franco was there. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649.md?page=2)