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Stephen Colbert said after an uneven first couple of months of 'The Late Show,' his producer encouraged him to lean back into his political roots.
  • ImageGuy Ingonito@reddthat.comEnglish
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    1 day ago

    The only reason you’d choose him to take over from Letterman instead of Craig Ferguson is to do more politics

    • ImageEch@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Man…Colbert in for Ferguson could’ve been amazing…

  • ImageTempus Fugit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    His whole act doesn’t work for me when he’s being sincere. I say that as someone that watched TDS and The Colbert Report religiously back in the day. His hyper American straight man act was just too good. The talkshow format ruined him IMO. I can’t stand him now.

    • ImageMimicJar@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I’m a huge fan of Colbert from The Daily Show and from The Colbert Report. I agree that his shift on Late Night is a huge shift. I definitely watched a lot less Colbert when he first moved to Late Night.

      However I started watching Late Nite with Colbert regularly around the time COVID started. Maybe he changed his style when COVID started. Maybe he just finally got into the right groove. Maybe I just started appreciating him more. I’m a huge fan of the current Colbert. His show disappearing in a month is going to leave a huge gap.

      I’m a huge fan of his monologue. I’m a huge fan of Meanwhile. I’m a huge fan of his interviews. I’m a huge fan of the Colbert Questionnaire.

      Maybe the talk show format isn’t for some people, but I’m fan.

      • ImageEldritch@piefed.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I think it probably speaks more to older generations. Those that grew up watching Carson etc. Anyone born this century, never really experienced these shows and formats at the height of their relevance to culture. Similar could be said for daytime talk shows. There’s still a few. They keep Maury animated these days. And springer’s security still has his show I think. There’s even one or two new ones. But nothing like the 80s an early 90s.

    • ImageCethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I agree, I tried watching the talk show when it first started and hated it. Maybe it’s better now? Idk. Jon Stewert is still amazing, but Colbert isn’t as appealing with his current stuff. He’s not as critical as I think he should be. He’s just yet another media host making his money. Stewert seems to be incredibly sincere and invested in what’s happening, and Colbert doesn’t as much.

  • ImageLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Am I going crazy? Or didn’t he say last year that CBS cancelled his show? But it’s still on? Is this dome beardnstein bears bullshit? I swear he said they were going off the air…

    • Imagehalcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Just to clarify… you think that his clearly satirical character from The Colbert Report, before the Late Show, was real? And that he changed when he took over the Late Show? Rather than just leaving the obviously satirical character behind?

        • Imagehalcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Well, sorry to inform you that you are terrible at recognizing satire then.

          There’s literally a massive Wikipedia page for the character of Stephen Colbert.

          The Reverend Sir Dr. Stephen T. Mos Def Colbert D.F.A., Heavyweight Champion of the World is the fictionalized persona of political satirist Stephen Colbert, as portrayed on the Comedy Central series The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, and occasionally on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS. Described as a “well-intentioned, poorly informed high-status idiot” and a “self-important right-wing commentator”, he incorporates aspects of the real Colbert’s life and interests but is primarily a parody of cable news pundits, particularly former Fox News prime time host Bill O’Reilly.

          On April 23, 2014, the character appeared on The Daily Show to announce that he had clearly “won television” and would be ending The Colbert Report because he had met his goal. This came after the real Colbert announced that he would not be using the character when he replaced David Letterman as the host of The Late Show on CBS in 2015.

          Colbert didn’t change at all. He just stopped playing a clearly over the top conservative character.