Fake punditry, almost daily (Colbert Report)

[Scurrilous]

http://www.freep.com/entertainment/tvandradio/duffy17e_20051017.htm

'The Colbert Report' spoofs cable-news blowhards

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"Faking it is seriously funny business for Stephen Colbert.

He has played with Jon Stewart in the loopy fake news paradise of "The Daily Show," where his smug, slightly bewildered correspondent specialized in unctuous reports on "This Week in God" and other topics. Tonight, Colbert steps out on his own in the fake punditry zone.

Ready or not, America, here comes "The Colbert Report," a spin-off snugly situated in the spot following Stewart and "The Daily Show," at 11:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central starting tonight.

Imagine a know-it-all, cable news pundit composite, made up of, say, equal opinionated parts of Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Joe Scarborough, with perhaps a dash of folksy Aaron Brown's metaphorical rhetoric for sanctimonious seasoning.
That's the fat satirical target for nightly fake pundit whoopee on "The Colbert Show."

"It's about bluster and personality," says Colbert (pronounced cole-BEAR), noting the different tone of his new show in comparison to the sly news lampoon of Stewart's "Daily Show."

[MarsThe Cat]

1. I can't hardly wait...

for the Colbert Report(pronounced re-PORE) to start.

[skooooo]

5. I love that -- the silent "t" in 'report'.....LOL

I hope this show is as successful as Jon's!

[TheFarseer]

2. This could be really bad

Didn't Comedy Central have a fake pundit show on before and it was so bad it only lasted a few episodes? It was just so over the top. It was only funny for maybe two episodes then it was just painful. I think this has to be semi-serious or it just won't work. But don't get me wrong, I do like Stephen Colbert and I hope this is good.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. I think Stephen can pull it off. It's what he does on TDS, only

for a longer period of time. So the real questions to ask are: Do they have enough _good_ material to fill the time slot and will this act, which is funny on TDS, become wearing in a longer format?

[MarsThe Cat]

6. as long as the BFEE crew is infesting the white house-

there'll be PLENTY of good material to go around.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Can't wait!