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“Therein lies Colbert’s appeal: He’s an omnivorous intellectual with an enormous silly streak.”
- Article on The Colbert Report from The AV Club (via truncated-symphony) Other parts of this review that resonate with me: “Colbert is almost freakishly verbally dexterous, and his writers are masters at distorting language in a way that’s simultaneously playful and Orwellian.” “Given Colbert’s “method” approach to satire—he is nothing if not committed to his blowhard persona—you’d think that he’d be a lousy interviewer, but he is not. He is many ways superior to Stewart, who vacillates between two extremes, going deadly serious with quote-unquote important guests (usually politicians or authors) while acting flippant and obviously bored around celebrities. Colbert’s guest list is notably more eclectic….The show feels more like a nightly salon than just another promotional platform for the usual crop of celebrities; stop by, and you might just learn something new.” (via immortalnewsspork)
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