Colbert?

[DBdude]

I don't think he will do his colbert show act. I have listened to him being interviewed and he is a witty bright guy. time will tell

[The AD]

I think he's got a good chance of working out. Who knows? Does anyone have a better choice?

I'm dating myself somewhat, but I thought he was good in "Strangers With Candy."

[iceman]

That's a strange statement. How so?

It's not strange at all, it's true. A bunch of old conservatives and the lone Marxist, you. It's gotten much worse quite recently too.

Colbert is smart and funny, he'll be fine. The "character" was satire, he drops the veil all the time, it's not even a real character it's more schtick, despite the fact that some people apparently still think it's real. Some people believe Borat too.

[Benny Profane]

I'm dating myself even further by referring back when Letterman first started out on NBC, and I was watching it with a buddy of mine who said, after some stupid but funny routine, "where else do you see this on TV?" Hopefully Colbert can bring that edge back. God knows those other guys are just trying to be Carson, still.

[BmillsSkier]

Loved Letterman growing up and in college but then he got incredibly unfunny and just flat out bitter after his heart surgery. I wanted to like him but he just turned his show into a late night version of of some butthurt cable news show host.

Looks like CBS is banking on continuing that model? I don't know, seems like less comedy more polyasshat.

[mud]

Actually looking forward to Colbert dumping his current act, its gotten old and predictable.
His interviews are his best work, almost as good as Howard Stern.

[GiBo]

Your the crustiest person on here, and your from the same country as piers morgan? and you call colbert unfunny? smh...

Piers Morgan is funny as funny as hell!

I think Colbert will kill it. He's wicked smart and funny.

[::: :::]

IMHO, colbert is as funny as anyone out there and has the intelligence to take it beyond one character

colbert's niche with this is to be the intelligent interview that has bitingly funny commentary/repartee --- what late night started out as: adult level conversation

the other jimmy's have the late night (often-times lowbrow) revue show dialed. i don't think this show wants to compete directly with that.

when i want to laff at people or check in with pop culture --> two jimmy's
when i want to meet interesting people that aren't necessarily covered by TMZ --> hopefully, the promise of this future colbert late night project


(one can always hope)

[PNWbrit]

his current act, its gotten old and predictable.

this.......

[Ski to Be]

Lettermans show became a parody of itself the last few decades. Like a movie sequel that pounded once funny jokes into the ground. It started going down hill after the man under the seats bit and Larry Bud Melman stopped. The best Letterman was the one with Andy Kaufman doing that stunt with the wrestler IMO

[Adolf Allerbush]

I don't know anyone who watches any late night talk shows with regularity. I don't see that changing with a new host. I think Colbert is funnier than Kimmel and Fallon...but yeah, none of the host changes made are going to save these shows IMO. It's a dying format.

[Benny Profane]

I watch the Daily Show every day on my DVR, but thank the lord for that fast forward jump button, for commercials and 90% of guests. And some of the routines when they fall flat. I'm looking at you, Samantha B..

That's about it. Letterman and Leno were sad to tune into at the end, because both guys were funny when young. The two Jimmies are just unfunny now. Conan always was, which is sad, because he was lead writer on the Simpsons. I guess the format and especially the money just grind down any sort of edge. We'll see with this guy. Johnny Carson was the only game in town in his time. Now we have 500 channels and YouTube and Netflix.

[hutash]

I can't stand Colbert's character, which is precisely his point. What is funny about him is his take on how stupid and funny the obvious is. He simply points out how absurd Faux News ( and CNN to a lesser degree), and how contradictory people are (including himself, some of is stuff of Catholics is gold). He doesn't need his character to do that, and I will be glad to see it go.

As for his interviews, I thought Jane Goodall owned him pretty well.

[Meadow Skipper]

As for his interviews, I thought Jane Goodall owned him pretty well.

He gets owned occasionally. My favorite was by a guy that has posted here:
http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/video.../andrew-mclean

SC: Have you ever thought about skiing without a parachute?
AM: No, I haven't.
SC: No, you haven't? So, you use a parachute?
AM: Oh yeah, yeah. For sure, everyone does.
SC: Are you serious?
AM: No.

[Ted Striker]

Actually looking forward to Colbert dumping his current act, its gotten old and predictable.

Agreed. It was genius, but it's been tired for a while.

His interviews are his best work

Yeah, he's fast on his feet, and cleverer than people give him credit for.

He has been pwned a few times (I think he lets some people do it as well), but so has everyone. I think he'll do well.

[spook]

fallon sucks ass. kimmel sucks ass. letterman has sucked ass for a long time. leno has sucked ass worse than letterman. colbert can't be any worse. i hardly watch anything but craig ferguson seems like the funniest and most real of the bunch.

[Ted Striker]

^^^^^ yep.

[DBdude]

yes, like ferguson

[jma233]

Ferguson is the only one who doesn't pre-interview or script his interviews.

Dave would but he didnt try to hide it and had a general 'dont give a shit' attitude which I guess a lot of people interpreted as being an asshole.

Fallon on the other hand looks like he wants to blow every guest and he can't keep a straight face. I don't see the funny.

[bendtheski]

Fallon's music parodies suck balls, and why does he feel the need to jump on stage with every musical guest? Wanker.

[bendtheski]

He gets owned occasionally. My favorite was by a guy that has posted here:
http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/video.../andrew-mclean

SC: Have you ever thought about skiing without a parachute?
AM: No, I haven't.
SC: No, you haven't? So, you use a parachute?
AM: Oh yeah, yeah. For sure, everyone does.
SC: Are you serious?
AM: No.

Oh yeah; major pwnage fer shur! I'm surprised Colbert was able to complete the interview after being schooled like that!

[Meadow Skipper]

Oh yeah; major pwnage fer shur! I'm surprised Colbert was able to complete the interview after being schooled like that!

Sorry, I forgot to account for fanbois. I think he's pretty smart, so are we okay?

[concretejungle]

If you're British we don't give a shit what you think is funny.

[Tippster]

I think Colbert is head and shoulders funnier than Letterman ever was, so this is going to be awesome. For a while.

Until the CBS dickwads suffocate it with their "input."

[bendtheski]

Sorry, I forgot to account for fanbois. I think he's pretty smart, so are we okay?

No, I'm still reeling with butthurt over the old conservative comment.