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 Stephen Colbert, SeriouslyPosted on Dec 23, 2009
It’s been a couple years since Comedy Central faux-publican Stephen Colbert took masterfully aimed pot shots at former President George W. Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner—i.e., the night Colbert almost threw himself under a Washington, D.C. bus. Quite a bit has changed, including the proverbial White House guard, but it’s not as though Colbert and Comedy Central’s other star satirist, Jon Stewart, are lacking for material to spin gleefully and openly, unlike many of the masters of punditry they use as their inspirations. During a recent anniversary celebration at Chicago’s Second City, where Colbert honed his comedic craft, the (presumably) real Stephen Colbert was on hand to field questions about his dinner date with W. and give his take on some of the conservatives who’ve risen to prominence, such as the notorious Glenn Beck. The Atlantic’s James Warren took down what Colbert had to say.
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By Cole..., December 26, 2009 at 2:03 pm Link to this comment
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On bush—-I have no illusion about bush, much like Machiavelli he did what sadistic pleasure dictates with no thought what’s so ever at ‘what may be right’. He tipped slightly to the ‘rght’ and his ‘have and have-more’ bunch because they were few.
My take of Stephen is that it is the buffoonery that he works with less regard to the political affiliation of the buffoon. The obvious choices are the ones who are ‘over-the-top’ like the religeous right and white who are so pleantiful and so oblivious. I think he lays off of the lefties because they are so pitiful.
Report thisBy D.R. Zing, December 25, 2009 at 11:05 am Link to this comment
From what I can tell Colbert is a pretty middle of the road guy.
He’s an entertainer and a comedian who does not have strong political views one way or another. Or if he does, he views them as a personal matter separate from his professional career.
What’s he’s good at is recognizing certain personality types and parodying them.
Just a guess.
But I would say it was easy to parody President Bush because President Bush took himself so seriously.
Bush might have presided over some of the worst foreign policy decisions in American history, but he damn well thought he was doing the right thing. That makes for ripe social satire.
Glenn Beck on the other hand is a joke, an act, a fellow performer and entertainer who earns his money off people who don’t really get it, who don’t realize that’s he’s a joke.
That would make it hard for for Colbert. How do you parody someone who is a parody of himself?
Perhaps Colbert should instead do a parody of a typical person who believes Beck is for real.
Now that would be good.
Perhaps with the theme song of Deliverance playing in the background?
Report thisBy the worm, December 24, 2009 at 9:26 am Link to this comment
While in a comedic sense there may be no there there. In reality, Beck is so
Report thispathetic, like Cheney, he’s a deadender who doesnt know when to get off. I
wonder if Colbert could come at Beck another way? Perhaps, like Pat Robertson
and others, being the weeping and wailing, watery-eyed, incredulous killer, while
wrapping oneself in the bible or flag.
By ardee, December 24, 2009 at 3:56 am Link to this comment
I am lukewarm to Colber(t), frankly, only watching because I am laughing so hard at Jon Stewart that I cannot reach the remote.
Report thisBy the tshirt doctor, December 23, 2009 at 4:23 pm Link to this comment
boo hoo hoo. that’s my glenn beck fake crying imitation. do you wanna buy some gold?
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