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This is terrible news, its the closest thing to retiring right? It might be a wider audience for Colbert and his team (according to another report he told his t
by ewood 13y ago
This is terrible news, its the closest thing to retiring right? It might be a wider audience for Colbert and his team (according to another report he told his team they are all moving to CBS) but surely they will have to water down their content to fit the Late Show model.
edit: To clarify - by 'retire' I mean surrendering to a more mainstream role rather than continuing with the biting satire of The Report. I hope I'm proven wrong. He did subvert the White House Correspondents' dinner (a gig where most comics pull their punches) so perhaps there is hope that he will tackle this with equal skill.
- atwebb 13y agoI believe Leno would be a good comparison, hardly seems like he retired once starting the Tonight Show. EDIT: Am I incorrect that he was (and still is) a well-respected comedian prior to taking the gig? He changed his act but his career/success took off. Colbert's already pretty successful but this doesn't seem like a retirement move.