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I don't even know what is Colbert, can someone explain? For me it is the name of a great man of power under Louis XIV or something like that.

• peterkelly 12y ago
  Stephen Colbert is a popular comedian on US television. His character is a parody of right-wing commentators like Bill O'Reilly. If you haven't seen him before, check out some of his clips on youtube, you won't regret it :) Edit: Unless you have something else important to do today, or for that matter this week...
  • strathmeyer 12y ago
    Just never head or him referred to as only his last name. Perhaps you should review how English names are used??
    • smeyer 12y ago
      I live in the northeastern part of the US and it is extremely common for me to hear him referred to by just his last name. For all I know it's a regional thing, but it certainly isn't rare.
      • jamesbritt 12y ago
        Same here. I think a) It's fairly common to refer to famous people by their last names (Gates, Jobs, etc.) b) The show is "The Colbert Report", so "Colbert" works as a shortened version. Hence, "Did you catch Clinton on Colbert last night?" In any event this sort of usage is pretty typical.
    • bmm6o 12y ago
      > Just never head [sic] or [sic] him referred to as only his last name The submitted title is referring to the show "The Colbert Report" and not to the person, so your snark isn't even on point. That said I hope we can conclude this tedious sub-thread.