Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman on "Late Show"

[septic_shock]

I'm not even sure I've ever seen Colbert out of character. So I have no clue how funny he will or will not be.


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[pb2624]

Easy transition for me, I despise them both.

Ditto

 

[Seedy]

I'm not even sure I've ever seen Colbert out of character. So I have no clue how funny he will or will not be.


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That's the big question...Will he do it in character? I think he will.

 

[mugsy]

Craig Ferguson would have been a better choice

 

[dennishoddy]

Who gives a crap?

 

[aeropb]

He's so funny. Can't believe my favorite show of 9 years is going to go off air.

I'm not even sure I've ever seen Colbert out of character. So I have no clue how funny he will or will not be.


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I'm in the same boat. He has stated that he won't be doing the show in character so we can't be sure if we'll like him or not.

 

[Brandi]

I love Colbert, he's hilarious. He does a fantastic job at pointing out the ridiculous and hypocritical behavior of politicians. It's staggering how incredibly stupid and ignorant many of these politicians are on the subjects they so smugly pass laws on. Colbert does a great job of showing the real politicians and not the image they pay so much to maintain, sort of a comedic checks and balance.

I'm curious to see how he'll transition to a comedy style that doesn't focus completely on the government. I liked Letterman during most of his time on the show but towards the end, not so much.

 

[ignerntbend]

Letterman will pass the baton to Colbert. This will be a significant cultural event. Sometime in 2015?
This gives me something to live for.

 

[SoonerP226]

Swing and a miss. Colbert isn't very funny.

I saw his "address" at the White House Correspondents' dinner in '06; his bit was stupid and incredibly un-funny. President Bush's bit earlier in the evening, on the other hand, killed it:

 

[SoonerP226]

I'm in the same boat. He has stated that he won't be doing the show in character so we can't be sure if we'll like him or not.

I heard him out of character on NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me a few years ago. I'm not sure if it was an improvement, but I haven't really heard anything out of him in character that I found entertaining...