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Stephen Colbert Supports Donald Trump, Talks Killing Comedy Central Character

“I just want to say that every little boy grows up believing they could be president of the United States, and I’m so happy that little boy turned out to be Donald Trump”.

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Colbert also said that he was quite hopeful of Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race this time. For 11 seasons as host of “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central, the satirist assumed the role of a confrontational right-wing pundit whose love for himself was eclipsed only by his love of America. “So, right now, I’m just dry-Trumping”, Colbert joked, according to a transcript acquired by Business Insider.

Pictures will be available soon, and I’ll put them up in a photo gallery so you can see others who were at the party.

And when I asked Colbert about his touching tribute to a teary Jon Stewart during Stewart’s final episode hosting The Daily Show last week, Colbert offered a very cool anecdote about something we couldn’t hear on the broadcast. And Colbert says having the Oscar-winning actor on his present was a long-time want however timing by no means labored out on getting him on “The Colbert Report“. Here are seven more reasons to watch Colbert’s “Late Show“, which premieres Tuesday, September 8. “I hope everybody does the same and has fantastic ratings”.

“As Johnny Carson said to Jay Leno, who said to Conan O’Brien, who said to me, ‘You will use everything you know how to do because the beast must be fed, ‘” Colbert stated. During his TCA panel, Colbert discussed plans for his upcoming “The Late Show” debut, revealed his first guests, dished about advice from his predecessor David Letterman and teased some Donald Trump material.

Stephen Colbert might have dropped his conservative character, but he’s not done with dealing with Republican figures. “I felt like a rodeo clown trying to keep him on the stage”. “The idea of war between hosts doesn’t make sense to me”, he said.

Stephen Colbert takes over the Late Show on September 8, 2015.

“On the old show, I wore the character as lightly as a cap”.

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– He’s pledging to maintain the eclectic mix of guests he hosted on “The Colbert Report“, including artists, intellectuals, “politicians of all stripes”, and even ordinary folks: “Somebody who’s not famous but who’s got something to say, I think that would be the flawless guest to have”.

Stephen Colbert hopes 'little boy' Donald Trump stays in race