# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/41 "2014-12-21T00:57:59Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > I was surprised there was no mention. Before the Alex Trebek reveal, I expected Santa and Lincoln’s hidden companion to turn out to be Letterman. > > P.S. I was getting kind of jealous of the guy Katie Couric was cougaring all over. I thought the person in the Sleigh was going to be O’Reilly. I think you might have the dancing backwards. My sense was the guy did that and she was just being polite. I didn’t watch the show much but I liked it a lot. It was a nice send off. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/42 "2014-12-21T01:48:59Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Who was the tall blonde guy dancing with Katie Couric? Who cares? Katie Couric is still fucking hot. > [@andros](#): > > Just watched it. I’m not ashamed to admit I got a little misty. > > “Jon?” I thought the final episode was hilarious, but not tear-worthy. Sorry, I watched Johnny Carson’s final Tonight Show appearance. _That_ made me cry. I was hoping Letterman would be involved in the finale somehow. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/43 "2014-12-21T02:23:04Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > I was hoping Letterman would be involved in the finale somehow. Letterman doesn’t really exist in the world of “Stephen Colbert.” He hasn’t mentioned the move once, I don’t think. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/44 "2014-12-21T02:59:27Z")
Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report is not moving to another show next year. This is why he never mentioned the move–doing so would break character. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/45 "2014-12-21T03:10:52Z")
> [@Lobot](#): > > Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report is not moving to another show next year. This is why he never mentioned the move–doing so would break character. I am almost certain he mentioned it. I remember him referring to the move as his having “won TV” for example. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/46 "2014-12-21T05:27:54Z")
As a memorial, we re-listened to the Al Smith keynote today. [http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2013/10/at-catholic-thanksgiving-dolan-colbert.html](http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2013/10/at-catholic-thanksgiving-dolan-colbert.html) ---
**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:** [December 21, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/47 "2014-12-21T16:12:00Z")
Realized that one of the “regulars” was MIA: Jeff Goldblum. Appeared 1 more time on the show than Kissinger, Huffington and Stipe. ---
**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 21, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/48 "2014-12-21T16:29:57Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > As a memorial, we re-listened to the Al Smith keynote today. > > [Whispers in the Loggia: At the Waldorf, "Catholic Thanksgiving" – On the Night That Smith Built, Dolan and Colbert's Round Two](http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2013/10/at-catholic-thanksgiving-dolan-colbert.html) Wow, that is some of the worst writing I’ve ever encountered. Like, epic fail. Some sentences I read 4 times and still had no idea what he was on about. ---
**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 22, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/49 "2014-12-22T01:08:58Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > I am almost certain he mentioned it. I remember him referring to the move as his having “won TV” for example. Not that I can recall. When he interviewed the guy who is going to do the Late Late Show he never did. Several times they’ve hinted at it by saying he feels for the guy who is going to replace Letterman. Since Viacom owns both, it isn’t a case of not plugging the competition. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/50 "2014-12-22T02:32:02Z")
Pretty sure he never explicitly mentioned that he was taking over the Late Show. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/51 "2014-12-22T03:03:27Z")
As a semi-regular Fox News viewer, I got to see the conservative reaction to Stephen Colbert’s farewell. They _loved_ him. Nearly every talking head, pundit and conservative host was just gushing about how funny, etc. the man was. It was so one-sided, it was almost as if the entire premise of the show, the satire, whooshed the entire right wing. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/52 "2014-12-22T03:10:10Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Not that I can recall. When he interviewed the guy who is going to do the Late Late Show he never did. Several times they’ve hinted at it by saying he feels for the guy who is going to replace Letterman. > > Since Viacom owns both, it isn’t a case of not plugging the competition. Not so. Viacom owns Comedy Central, but CBS Corp is a separate company. Both are majority-owned by Sumner Redstone, though. And yes, when he interviewed James Corden, they never mentioned that they would both be late-night hosts on CBS. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/53 "2014-12-22T03:11:14Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > As a semi-regular Fox News viewer, I got to see the conservative reaction to Stephen Colbert’s farewell. They _loved_ him. Nearly every talking head, pundit and conservative host was just gushing about how funny, etc. the man was. It was so one-sided, it was almost as if the entire premise of the show, the satire, whooshed the entire right wing. I’m convinced the reason he was asked to host the White House Correspondents dinner was that the Bush Administration had no idea it was satire. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/54 "2014-12-22T03:18:02Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > I believe [this](http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/1gonk2/prince-charles-scandal) is what you’re looking for. Yes, and a thousand thank-yous. I got another good laugh and it was as funny as I remembered it. Sorry for the late response but the weekend got in the way. ---
**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 22, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/55 "2014-12-22T14:28:27Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > I am almost certain he mentioned it. I remember him referring to the move as his having “won TV” for example. If I remember that episode correctly, he said that he had “won TV” and that’s the reason that The Colbert Report was ending. Since he had won, there was no reason for the show to continue. I don’t think he said anything about what he was doing after The Colbert Report ended, other than maybe implying that he was going to die and waving at the Grim Reaper. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/56 "2014-12-22T18:59:47Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > As a semi-regular Fox News viewer, I got to see the conservative reaction to Stephen Colbert’s farewell. They _loved_ him. Nearly every talking head, pundit and conservative host was just gushing about how funny, etc. the man was. It was so one-sided, it was almost as if the entire premise of the show, the satire, whooshed the entire right wing. Or they were just saluting a fellow professional entertainer. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/57 "2014-12-22T19:22:54Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Or they were just saluting a fellow professional entertainer. Hahaha. Funny. They never have anything nice to say about Jon Stewart. ETA: oh wait, i get it. Haha. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/58 "2014-12-22T20:50:54Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Wow, that is some of the worst writing I’ve ever encountered. Like, epic fail. Some sentences I read 4 times and still had no idea what he was on about. It’s a Catholic thing; you wouldn’t understand. But seriously, I reread it and it makes sense to me. The sentences are chock-full but not unintelligible. ---
**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 23, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/59 "2014-12-23T04:41:41Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > It’s a Catholic thing; you wouldn’t understand. This could well be true; I’m not even Christian let alone Catholic. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649/60 "2014-12-23T21:51:01Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I didn’t see one of my favorite guests, German Ambassador Hans Beinholtz. Was he there? I had read that the actor who plays him was playing Lincoln in the finale. > [@ftg](#): > > The song was great, but then it sank. Norm MacDonald as Unicorn Lincoln? Or maybe not. Does anyone know who played unicorn Lincoln? I’ve been searching, but I can’t seem to find any information. > [@ftg](#): > > Realized that one of the “regulars” was MIA: Jeff Goldblum. Appeared 1 more time on the show than Kissinger, Huffington and Stipe. Jeff Goldblum was the one person who I looked for who wasn’t there. Maybe he died in New Zealand again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649.md?page=4)