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[–] 18 points 9 months ago (5 children)

He was way funnier when he was a conservative before he switched parties.

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  • [–] 25 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    His last show was the Colbert Report on Comedy Central. He pretended to be an arch-neocon as a bit, which was not only hilarious but also resulted in several high profile right wingers eating the onion. 

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    His character (also named Stephen Colbert) was specifically and primarily based on Bill O'Reilly, who was not pretending. It's why Stephen often referred to Bill as "Papa Bear"

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