Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, media critic, and television host. He currently hosts the late-night television talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth13 May 1964
CountryUnited States of America
based character daily guy
My character is not based on (Bill) O'Reilly, ... It's the same guy from The Daily Show. You'd never say it's O'Reilly.
character interviews shows
If I'm doing a talk show or an interview, or pretty much anything where I can't control the context, I'm loath to do the character.
character reality discovery
We [comics] create our own reality on the show. I'm in a cocoon of the character's creation. Even within that reality, he's in a cocoon. While I'm an improviser and enjoy discovery, the show follows a script. I have a pretty good idea what's going to happen. It's a very crafted, controlled environment.
character wonderful
Shamelessness is a wonderful part of the character.
character looking-forward shows
I won't be doing the new show in character, so we'll all get to find out how much of him was me. I'm looking forward to it.
communication character mean
Who would have thought that a means of communication limited to 140 characters would ever create misunderstandin g.
character self giving
My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot, ... So we said, `Let's give him a promotion.
character two use
I'm off for two weeks, so until I get back, take the characters in this tweet and parcel them out one per day. Use this Q wisely.
character boxing feelings
I'm a satirist, so I've got boxing gloves on if the person is worthy of satire. But I'm not an assassin. If that ever happens, it's only because something happened during the interview that got me going, and then I had to translate my feelings to the mouth of the character.
character ideas two
The trouble with the jokes is that once they're written, I know how they're supposed to work, and all I can do is not hit them. I'm more comfortable improvising. If I have just two or three ideas and I know how the character feels, what the character wants, everything in between is like trapeze work.
character law limits
NC passed law against global warming science, therefore it's not happening. So I'm ignoring Twitter's 140-character limit, so it's not happ
spin
We don't want any filter, ... The correspondent is only going to put his spin on it.
children demon shows
These shows are the demon children of the 24-hour cable-news cycle,
opinions saying
The show is about me in that when you give opinions, you're saying something about yourself,