Might be an inspired pick, and a great career move for Colbert, but I have little interest in the Late Show. It's hard to imagine Colbert in-character working in that new setting. And Colbert out of character, well, isn't Colbert. Not saying he'll be bad - he could well be terrific - only that he's a brilliant political satirist, and that stage of his career seems to be ending. Which sucks. At least for me personally.
Stephen Colbert is a pretty intelligent guy, he'll make this new gig worse and it will be better because he doesn't have to use the political satire crap every night.
Those of us in the PDT get the new shows (Stewart and Colbert) at 8 and 8:30 and again at 10 and 10:30, which is nice. I see the late night shows a couple of times a year, except via youtube clips.
Colbert's replacement has been selected, and it's Larry Wilmore. I like this move. Wilmore is very funny, and the show should be different enough to stand on it's own. I imagine Wilmore won't be playing a character like Colbert.
Fantastic choice. I always thought Wilmore should be seen more -- but that news report makes me think he's just always busy.
Never watched TDS, but some of Oliver's new work is going viral. He did a good bit on GM, now FIFA: Perhaps John Oliver deserves his own thread.
I think Oliver's very hit or miss - the FIFA segment was funny (though it obviously appeals to this forum) and the net neutrality point was great. But I thought the death penalty episode was borderline unwatchable and the Right Said Fred cameo was bizarre. Hopefully he veers a bit more toward the funny going forward - it may be an issue of him finding his own voice.
I very much enjoyed the death penalty episode. It's refreshing to hear an English (albeit Scouse, albeit naturalized American) voice on US issues on a US show. Not because it's in any way more valid, just that it's a different angle, based on a different cultural upbringing. The Right Said Fred thing was weird though. Still, Oliver is one of my favourite Liverpudlians since The Beatles. Or at least since The Lighting Seeds.
He's not from Liverpool, he was born in Birmingham and went to school around there. And yes, he has a Green Card.
I can appreciate that view, though I personally get nothing out of his being English - there's a cacophony of foreign voices that comment on the US already. If you wanted another one, the Lexington column in the Economist is an excellent (and largely infuriating) example. Of course, that the Economist persists in insisting that it's English despite the majority of its readers being American is probably the most English thing about it.
Awesome. Haven't watched the whole episode off the DVR yet, but The Decree is awesome http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/vide...dent-barack-obama---to-health-in-a-handbasket
I'm a cheeseball, got the major feels watching the last Colbert episode last night. I think what he did with that show and that character is going to stand the test of time, it really was pretty remarkable. And now I'm going to have to check out late night tv for the first time in maybe 20 years.