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
opinions saying
The show is about me in that when you give opinions, you're saying something about yourself,
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Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the furthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness: a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say 'no.' But saying 'yes' begins things. Saying 'yes' is how things grow.
long saying-yes cynicism
Cynics always say no. Saying yes leads to knowledge. So for as long as you have the strength to, say yes.
spin
We don't want any filter, ... The correspondent is only going to put his spin on it.
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These shows are the demon children of the 24-hour cable-news cycle,
player work
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.
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.
I think O'Reilly could be so evolved, he's one of the X-Men
fact trust
I don't trust books. They're all fact and no heart.
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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!
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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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It was, actually. I started playing Dungeons & Dragons the first week it was introduced to the market - at least the first week it was introduced down here.
daily
It's about bluster and personality, ... Daily Show.