He wasn't being serious.

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I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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I, personally, DVR all of them and usually watch 75% of the episodes I record.

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

Is this a parody of something?

I believe it is a parody of Colbert's character.

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I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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I see.


Sounds like a Bernsteinism actually.

Nope. I don't like the guy. Remember that I also loath Palin, Newt, Santorum, Ryan, & Christie. Fair and balanced!

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Not liking the lunatic fringe of your chosen party doesnt mean you are fair and balanced.


Anyway, to each their own. Colbert cracks me up

RBP - it was a bad attempt at feigning belief in Colbert's mock persona.

In all seriousness, wouldn't there be legal issues if Colbert simply moved into Letterman's chair and more or less did the same stuff he does on his current show? It's not his show...but he's on that show, right? I assume this is why he wouldn't be able to stay in "character"

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Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
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Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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What legal issues could there be? I think like CH said, it just wouldn't make sense.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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Why would there be? He created that character. I can understand the name of a show but not the character he created.

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GO BEARS!!!

Comedy Central might own the 'intellectual property.'

Just like WWE owns the wrestling personas. It is why X-Pac had to change his name a bunch. Razor Ramon became Scott Hall...Diesel became Kevin Nash...etc etc

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Right, but I think CBS owns Comedy Central, or at least part of it, so I'm sure that would facilitate any necessary transfer.

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I don't like the Comedy Central show but I'll wait and see what the plan is for CBS. It will be different from his CC show. The new show will have to be bland and go safe based on its position the time slot.

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Back off, Warchild. Seriously.

What?

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Doesn't Viacom own both?

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I also don't think it would make sense, but couldn't comedy central claim the concept of his show is proprietary? I don't know if this could be an intellectual property thing or not. Obviously Colbert is the brains behind the operation, but the show/station provided him with a platform and resources to make it happen. I'm guessing they would object if he simply did the same thing more or less at cbs.

EDIT: didn't see/read all the posts above mine.

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Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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I had forgotten that CBS / Viacom owns the MTV branch of stations.

I guess that would not be an issue.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Slate is saying he's going to be out of character. Not sure if they're just guessing or not.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Rejected Late Show Host Craig Ferguson Is Gonna Get Rich



Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman as host of The Late Show. CBS announced the decision Wednesday afternoon in a press release, less than a … Read…
The dust has settled, Stephen Colbert is replacing David Letterman, and CBS Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson is staying exactly where he is. Although he'll probably be at least $5 million richer.

The True Scotsman of late night won't be taking over Letterman's seat next year, likely to his dismay. But don't feel too bad. Apparently anticipating this situation, Ferguson's people reportedly put a clause in his contract stipulating that if some shady non-Ferguson character takes over the Late Show, Ferguson would get a consolation payout from CBS. The figures vary: the New York Post is reporting the payout as $5 million, while the New York Daily News puts it closer to $8 million or even $12 million.

Ferguson's contract, which expires in June, actually isn't all that unusual. In the past, NBC has reportedly paid both Conan O'Brien and Letterman not to take over the Tonight Show. And while Ferguson may always be the bridesmaid, at least he gets a sweet bonus for it.

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This is awesome. They already said he wouldn't be in character, but I don't think that'll matter. It's just a matter of the #ColbertNation & the Hollywood Liberal Elites (#Illuminati) backing the show enough to keep it on the air.

I love Colbert, but I don't get this hire. It makes no sense to do the show in character, but his deadpan delivery is his best asset. I don't even know if there's any tape of him doing a "straight" host.

He is extremely talented despite what Scorehead says. It just doesn't seem like a good fit.

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He'll probably regress to the version of himself that he played on The Daily Show circa Steve Carell, Nancy Walls, Beth Littleford, where he spoke authoritatively while being full of shit but wasn't doing all the flag/eagle/Hannity stuff. That's basically the same description as the teacher he played on Strangers With Candy. Oh, speaking of,


SHUT YOUR DIRTY LITTLE MOUTH

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A Second City guy stated in an NPR interview that Colbert will go down as the greatest late night host in history, a Jack Paar for the new millenium, and I believed him. You heard it here second.

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Soccer 1,2,3
Spanish Honor Society 1,2,3,4
Forensics 1,2,3,4

"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

It sure doesn't seem like a good fit. Colbert just isn't engaging or interesting to me. Honestly, I would have loved to see Ellen get the gig.

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Russel Brand

No thanks.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Ellen?!

Holy shit you need to be put out to pasture.

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Back off, Warchild. Seriously.

Ellen?

What an idiot

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