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‘Daily Show’ Funnyman Colbert Gets Show
If Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart is the comic version of Peter Jennings or Brian Williams, Stephen Colbert promises to be the same for Bill O’Reilly and others like him.
“The Daily Show” regular will star each night in “The Colbert Report,” likely starting in September. Comedy Central is revamping its schedule, recognizing that late-night programming is essentially prime time for its youthful audience.
“It’s as if my character on ‘The Daily Show’ got promoted,” Colbert told The Associated Press.
He’ll be a “very well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot, not unlike some people who have these shows in the real world,” he said.
Besides lampooning O’Reilly, the king of the cable TV opinion shows, he’s sending up people such as Sean Hannity, Joe Scarborough and Anderson Cooper, he said.
One segment of his show, “Worthy Opponent,” will feature Colbert debating Colbert.
“I always wanted to do more with this character,” he said. While “The Daily Show” skewers reporters, its primary focus is on newsmakers. “The Colbert Report” will look full time at the news process, with a backstage look at his character and interview subjects.