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BigmanPigman

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5. I started watching him in the days of Jon Stewart before he had

Reply to cachukis (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 11:42 PM

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The Colbert Report. He was so FUNNY! I couldn't watch the news under Bush 2 or I'd start having a stroke so I got my "news" from The Daily Show waaaay back then.

However, one of my favorite bits was in 2016 when he did an opening mocking Julian Assange...I still laugh!

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Colbert is a satirist. High brow. Not many in his league. [View all] cachukis Thursday OP

Indeed. Redleg Thursday #1

I feel like he would do great in theatre newdeal2 Thursday #2

An interesting idea- I think he is versatile enough to pull it off. Redleg 13 hrs ago #7

Wanna hear some juicy gossip about Stephen?? Marie Marie Thursday #3

When he first started, many right wingers thought he was on their side. They did not catch it. Norrrm Thursday #4

I started watching him in the days of Jon Stewart before he had BigmanPigman Thursday #5

Agreed, which is why I think his talent was squandered misanthrope Yesterday #6

I'm quite sure he's not going away. His departure reveals what CBS (See BS)* is all about though. NNadir 13 hrs ago #8