[VicAjax]

if they wanted a birthday party clown, they should've hired a birthday party clown.

 

[Alu]

It was really good. I had to laugh out loud more than once.

 

[mjg]

Colbert gets lots of respect for his act, it's why they gave him his own show.
Like any edgy comedian, sometimes he pushes inane or silly, but for his times when he is funny, he is abolutely brilliant.

THe people here getting all uppity should know he does a show everyday, has to have fresh new material all the time, and generally does a great job at it. Being able to extemperanously bust out humor is a skill he has, and he does it well.. If you think just one or two luke warm jokes makes him a clown, or an idiot, then you aren't really giving him a chance.

 

[F1GTR]

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Originally Posted by ken36 We must respect the Presidency itself, if not the man. We are Americans. Let's start acting like Americans. (not meant for our friends from other lands)

LOL

 

[roadtonowhere08]

If you think the presidednt got nailed, he really hammered some of the people in the audience.

 

[mr.karmalicious]

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We must respect the Presidency itself, if not the man. We are Americans. Let's start acting like Americans. (not meant for our friends from other lands)

LOL indeed.

Quote:

Let's start acting like Americans.

Alright. Wahhhhh, gas prices.

 

[mjg]

i like how he calls DC a malomar... hilarious

 

[granodemostasa]

i've seen the videos from other correspondence dinners before... the comedian is invited to roast the president. Colbert did it rather okay, but his style is a bit biting in comparison to say...jay leno; which is smart, but won't get the target seriously inslulted.
Also note that the reporters are known for being respectful, and sometimes not; Helen Thomas's video was, in part, taken from a White House Press conference with the president.
Also, take into account that the president has been roasting himself for a while... his own routine was rather funny, and at press conferences he's been taking shots at himself and at the media.

If someone wants to play it up and say that this is something that Bush has never heard before and that it needed to be done that's their view; but the and his staff president do know what people think... the reason why the mainstream media ignored the comic routine at first was that, in comparison, it simply wasn't that funny.

 

[averydonovan]

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Originally Posted by CookieFactory http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...83917758574879 The mainstream media has pretty much squashed this, but for those of you who haven't seen it, it's brilliant.

I'm looking for it on P2P since all that link brings up is a huge square with "Click here to download plugin".

I am downloading it more for curiousity's sake than anything else. I find that "The Colbert Report" is generally pretty boring, juvenile, and not funny. Jon Stewart absolutely clobbers Stephen Colbert in the humour department.

 

[smeggy]

The only roasting I'd be interested in seeing would involve hot coals and open flame.

 

[Todd R]

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Originally Posted by smeggy The only roasting I'd be interested in seeing would involve hot coals and open flame.

I'll bring the matches if you get the wood

 

[Mr.PD]

That was cute. Although I didn't care much for the clip he played.
Did anyone else watch the President impersonation? That one was funny too.

 

[elrod-tom]

We don't do political discussion here. I see no harm in what's going on right now, but if anyone decides to go China Syndrome we'll have to shut the thread down.

 

[plainsong]

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Originally Posted by Mr.PD That was cute. Although I didn't care much for the clip he played. Did anyone else watch the President impersonation? That one was funny too.

Nooo, Colbert was much more teh funnay. That guy couldn't impersonate Bush out of a paper bag. Ever seen a British show called Dead Ringers? Now THAT guy does the best Dubya I've ever seen. That American impersonator OTOH was was just lame. Get John Culshaw any day over that loser.

 

[shplorgh]

The fact is, the people who invited him have clearly watched his show and should have knew what to expect. Alot of his show is exactly like that.

I thought it was hilarious.