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
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I want to thank Comedy Central for picking up the show, but more importantly I want to congratulate Comedy Central for picking up the show,
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Jon's his own guy, but it's a gig that says a lot about who you are in the comedy community.
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I liked comedy as a kid. When I was a kid, I'd go to sleep to, like, Bill Cosby albums every night. I'd listen to 'Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow... Right!' and 'Wonderfulness,' which are two of his most famous albums. Then the next night, I'd flip them over, 'cause it was the old stackable turntable.
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Status is always ripe for satire, status is always good for comedy.
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Not living in fear is a great gift, because certainly these days we do it so much. And do you know what I like about comedy? You can't laugh and be afraid at the same time - of anything. If you're laughing, I defy you to be afraid.
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When emotion or glitz is pumped into something that doesn't need it, it's just funny to me, ... Oh, it's not dramatic enough?
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We don't want any filter, ... The correspondent is only going to put his spin on it.
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Every day, if I could find someone to play with me. If I couldn't find someone to play with me, I would work on my player character.
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Bush has a real problem on his hands here, John: What honor should he bestow on Karl Rove?
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Lemme just talk to you for a second about something that I think is good for America: caramel apples, ... I had one last night. Delicious. Not talking about candy apples. I think candy apples are a danger! You crack 'em, they're very sharp. You candy apple crowd need to wake up!
I think O'Reilly could be so evolved, he's one of the X-Men
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I don't trust books. They're all fact and no heart.
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He's definitely the king, ... I have trouble watching his show. It's exhausting.
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The only thing that I don't like is my kids watching comedy that isn't actually funny. There's a lot of supposed tween comedy on TV that isn't particularly funny, but it's got a lot of laugh track. And I go, 'Please don't watch that. Please just watch something that's actually funny.'