May 05, 2005

Daily Show correspondent Stephen Colbert is getting his own show. Where the Daily Show makes fun of news broadcasts, Colbert's show is supposed to make fun of talking heads. Hopefully, it'll be good.
posted by meredithea 18 years ago
  • Stephen Colbert is definitely my favorite guy on the Daily Show so I have high hopes for this! I must say, it will be strange to hear him not start out a sentence, "Well, John. . ."
  • I like how they quote Stewart and Colbert badmouthing each other. It's so nice when colleagues get along.
  • jb, I think they were being sarcastic. Wait, maybe you were being sarcastic too! Now I'm confused. Someone please hold me. . .
  • On the radio he told an interviewer that his show would be called the Colbert Report (both "t"'s silent).
  • I'm actually kind of sad about this news - good for Stephen, but wah, less of him on the Daily Show. I still think that the Ted Hitler segment was one of the best things the show ever did. He slayed Jon dead, and I love that. None of the other correspondants can do that. That was a fantastic press release, though - I loved the comments from Jon and Stephen to each other. Normally you'd only read the first few sentences of this sort of thing, but I read the whole piece because it was so funny. Gawd, I love these guys.
  • kittenhead - they were so being sarcastic. Stewart is terrific in interviews that way, sometimes serious, sometimes not, and not always easy to tell. I can't remember where but I saw (or heard or read) Colbert being interviewed about his lampooning of religion, in which he was very frank and honest about his thoughts and comedic writing. He's a very intelligent and thoughtful man; I would be honoured to meet him.
  • Wow, I thought his schtick was rather old and tired by now. His approach is so predictable no matter what topic he's discussing. Of course,this is the network that brought us Reno 911 (as pointed out by Dave Chapelle).
  • One can't help but wonder if this will be the Joey to Stewart's Friends. Hey! I like Reno 911!
  • They've done joke-ad-spots for "The Colbert Report" for some time now, so I guess it was natural to make it real. It will be funny--the daily show guys can't not be funny. Hell, even Samantha Bee and Bob Wiltfong have their moments, and they seemed really unfunny at first. Just being around Colbert, Stewart, Corrdry, and...that other guy...makes them funnier.
  • Ed Helms? Samantha Bee has been cracking me up lately. The fake town hall from a few weeks ago? Brilliant. (Windows Media, crappy Comedy central ads)
  • This is bad news. The show will never make it, and the Daily Show will be significantly weakened. Of course, I still miss Steve Carell and wish he'd return from that crap remake of The Office.
  • I like Reno 911
  • Nice interview today with Colbert on Fresh Air today.
  • I have seen this show two or three times now. I think that it is very, very sharp. I would love to know if any conservatives think that the show is pro-conservative.
  • I fall in love with Stephen every night during "The W0rd." Language is so damn sexy.
  • Colbert is a Skinhead Racist from Maine
  • Colbert vs. O'Reilly The Fox News Channel host and Colbert, who has essentially based his comic character every evening on Comedy Central on him, will trade appearances on each other's programs January 18. "I'm really looking forward to speaking to a man who owes his entire career to me," O'Reilly said. On "The Colbert Report," Colbert portrays a self-involved talk-show host who has tried to bring "truthiness" to the world. His character owes an obvious debt to O'Reilly, who holds court in the "no-spin zone" each evening. On "The O'Reilly Factor," O'Reilly portrays a ... um, he hosts the top-rated program in cable news. "I look forward to the evening," Colbert said. "It is an honor to speak face-to-face with a broadcasting legend, and I feel the same way about Mr. O'Reilly."
  • Ah, why did this have to happen after I gave up ice cream?!?
  • Say it ain't so, TUMmy!
  • Opponents such as Howe argue that Colbert makes a mockery of the political process. By participating?
  • Well, exactly.
  • Rats
  • So... Obama is the joke candidate?
  • Well, his first name is awfully similar to "bear."