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Bluenorthwest

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6. If it was almost anyone else I'd think it was a mistake. Colbert is very funny and skilled, he was a

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 01:42 PM

Dec 2014

favorite of mine before the character he plays under his own name existed. To be honest what surprised me then and makes me think he'll do well in the future is the fact that the character Colbert was able to function that long and that well. The fist week I said 'this will go cold in less than a year unless Stephen is a full tilt comic genius'. He lasted years. Comic genius.
I really think this is the unleashing of a talent held back by the very construct that put him on top.

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How Will 'The Colbert Report' End? The Final Guest List May Provide Some Clues [View all] GreatCaesarsGhost Dec 2014 OP

Maybe he will 'repent' of his Conservative ways. randome Dec 2014 #1

Oh dear FSM, it's this week! KamaAina Dec 2014 #2

Am I the only one who thinks he's making a mistake of mammoth proportions? Vinca Dec 2014 #3

Yes, you are. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2014 #5

If it was almost anyone else I'd think it was a mistake. Colbert is very funny and skilled, he was a Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #6

I feel the same. Stephen has been holding back for a decade. immoderate Dec 2014 #8

Ahhh...but who,will be in the Grim Reeper mask that night? Nt pkdu Dec 2014 #4

Jay the intern? randome Dec 2014 #7

Jon Stewart? pkdu Dec 2014 #10

Larry Wilmore. Remember, you heard it here first! randome Dec 2014 #11

The death of the Colbert Report will be this Thursday Bandit Dec 2014 #9

First guest on his new show will be O'Reilly rickford66 Dec 2014 #12

Thursday - reruns start at 10am est GreatCaesarsGhost Dec 2014 #13

Perhaps the Grim Reaper is there to cut the final reel of tape (if they had tape anymore) Hekate Dec 2014 #14