The Colbert Report: Same political wit, more Stephen Colbert
 

Stephen Colbert

Between John Stewart's The Daily Show and David Spade's The Showbiz Show, is there anymore room for fake news? We hope if you're reading this website, you know there's always more room in this space!

Comedy Central knows that too, which is why they're piecing together The Colbert Report, hosted by The Daily Show's own (deaf-in-one-ear) Stephen Colbert — who's sticking around 513 West 54th while Stewart moved a couple blocks west. It'll debut in October with a time slot following The Daily Show, ensnaring viewers into a full-hour of anchorman wit.

New Yorker chief hottie David Remnick tackled Colbert's new project himself, revealing the comedian's ambition to grow as a, uh, serious journalist.

If “The Daily Show” is faux evening news, “The Colbert Report” will be faux Bill O’Reilly. “The focus will be me, lots of me,” Colbert said. “Occasionally, we’ll turn the camera elsewhere, but only for pacing.” And what sort of presence will “Stephen Colbert” have? “My ambition is to have Stone Phillips’s neck and Geraldo Rivera’s sense of mission.”

We would've gone for Jane Pauley's fine lines, Anderson Cooper's hair and Keith Olbermann's self-awareness.

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