‘Colbert Report’: Stephen Colbert for President
Given this presidential election season's lineup of clowns, it would only make sense that another might join their ranks from the venerable political training ground that is Comedy Central. Yes, folks, Stephen Colbert is once again running for our nation's highest office. God bless Citizens United!Given this presidential election season’s lineup of clowns, it would only make sense that another might join their ranks from the venerable political training ground that is Comedy Central. Yes, folks, Stephen Colbert is once again running for our nation’s highest office. God bless Citizens United!
Colbert’s colleague and business partner Jon Stewart also gets in on the electoral excitement in this clip from Thursday’s “Colbert Report,” but let it be stated that the two comics are in no way coordinating their actions at this time. –KA
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The Trump critic and satirist has been one of the most thoughtful, funny and genuinely decent people on television.
He's filling the seat long commanded by David Letterman, which is a gigantic deal in and of itself, but whether Colbert's version of "The Late Show" gets off the ground ultimately has to do with whether he can fly solo—on his own terms.
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