This new Stephen Colbert clarified that he is not the guy that had a television show for a decade. Well Colbert’s mother was an identical twin and she and her sister married identical twins and gave birth at the same time and both named their sons Stephen Colbert.
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Late Show host and Charleston native Stephen Colbert found himself in a bit of legal hot water for resurrecting one of his most popular characters – himself. Left with no choice, he announced that the character Stephen Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report”, would never be seen again. Image via YouTube.comThe “Late Show” host had a word for that – actually the “Werd”.
“I feel the same way, but what can I do?” Colbert said. ‘The lawyers have spoken.
Luckily, Stephen Colbert had an identical twin cousin!
Colbert then showed Cartoon Hillary some pre-recorded questions from RNC attendees, with one asking about the emails Clinton deleted from her private server before the FBI investigation. Hello Colbert country. Stay strong.
It’s unclear if this is just a joke or if Comedy Central and Viacom really did claim the “Stephen Colbert” character as their intellectual property. Yes, it looks like he’ll be a permanent fixture on the show. “I’m happy to be here tonight to save this country and join the “Late Show” team”. But come the Democratic National Convention, he had a clever solution for not letting “that guy” take over-or at least the corporate lawyers did. (Video here.) Meanwhile, for those interested in going deeper, the Hollywood Reporter delves into whether Viacom, Comedy Central’s parent company, can actually stop Colbert from playing Colbert.
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Last week, the right-wing pundit character made his first televised appearance since signing off on the final episode of The Colbert Report a year ago.
