Colbert neckt mögliche Rückkehr zur rechten „Colbert Report“-Persönlichkeit

Stephen Colbert’s plans for after The Late Show ends in May may include a familiar character.

During the host’s big “exit interview” with GQ, Colbert revealed he has a “whole show” planned around his former right-wing Colbert Report persona. “It was actually going to involve that old character in a new job, and he would be like a central figure, but he wouldn’t be the only character in it,” he told the magazine. “And I might still do it someday, but that was my plan. And then taking over for Letterman fell on my lap.”

The series idea was his contingency plan should Colbert Report end suddenly—but with the end of The Late Show drawing to its conclusion in the spring, it may be a possibility once again.

Read the full story, [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/colbert-teases-possible-return-to-right-wing-colbert-report-persona/).

Great, that was my favorite Persona game.

He was funnier when he did this

Honestly, we need that more than his talk show

Put the mirror of hypocrisy back up, Stephen!

He’s going to have a bad time. Normalizing idiocracy is how we got here. Whether it’s the apprentice or South Park all this low brow “humor” just leads to brain rot and a Society in decline.

He was so funny in this role. Now? feh.

It would be successful especially among the idiots who don’t realize he’s doing satire.

I’m down with whatever Stephen does, but how do you even do this character with how extreme the right wing has gotten today? 

He actually talked about this with a little more detail on the Strike Force Five podcast! I’m glad he didn’t forget it because it sounds promising.

Basically Colbert and his writing team always had this plan of doing a scripted series based entirely on what happens to The Colbert Report’s Stephen Colbert after he no longer has a television show. The idea was that 1) the goal was to do something *easier* than The Colbert Report and 2) Stephen always saw himself as more of an actor than a talk show host where Colbert Report was essentially a “sketch” that lasted years and years. Transitioning the character into a sitcom seemed like the clearest path.

When he got the offer to replace Letterman, his agent told him “you can do the Colbert Report sequel anytime, you can only do The Late Show now.” So after some soul searching he took it.

Yes! That would be comedic gold in the Trump era.

I actually feel like this set some groundwork for what we are seeing today. I don’t think it’s a great idea.

I’m not sure that we deserve Trumpy “Colbert” but I am here for it.