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Stephen Colbert by Bruce Watson
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I found Stephen Colbert on YouTube during the 2020 election cycle and his satire was a balm for non-news (I'd believe his before theirs), and craziness (truthiness) for a world gone mad.
The book chronicles his rise from a fun-loving family to Second City to the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, finally to Late Night with Stephen Colbert. A well-balanced read, and insight into the man.
The narrator almost sounds like Colbert when imitating him. Recommended.
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“Knock knock!â€� “Who’s there?â€� the crowd responded. “Unlimited union and corporate campaign contributions.â€� “Unlimited union and corporate campaign contributions who?â€� “That’s the thing,â€� Colbert said. “I don’t think I should have to tell you.”
Bruce Watson, Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness

Bruce Watson
“Stephen Colbert still mourns. “Grief,â€� he said, “will always accept the invitation to appear. It’s got plenty of time for you.”
Bruce Watson, Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness

Bruce Watson
“She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us.â€� But the Stephen Colbert who speaks”
Bruce Watson, Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness

Bruce Watson
“...while Colbert wrote in the back seat of the Comedy Central Car, Media spun out of control. Back when Colbert was working Second City weird comedians had little competition. TV news seemed sane, its anchors staid, and the greying men behind the desk considered themselves journalists, not entertainers. In those final pre-Web years, newspapers were mostly reliable, free of the cluttered competition of websites, tweets and blogs. But a decade later with 24-7 cable spreading, and every poll and pundit saying whatever it took to get attention, the comic could scarcely be more outrageous than the media circus. As the age of Fox News and the Drudge Report dawned, opinion replaced fact, rumor was treated as truth, and no conspiracy, however trivial or trumped up, went unnoticed.”
Bruce Watson, Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness


Reading Progress

February 8, 2022 – Started Reading
February 8, 2022 – Shelved
February 8, 2022 –
page 50
57.47% "Audio book from Audible by Amazon."
February 11, 2022 – Finished Reading
February 12, 2022 – Shelved as: biography
February 12, 2022 – Shelved as: comedy
February 12, 2022 – Shelved as: audiobook
February 12, 2022 – Shelved as: non-fiction
February 12, 2022 – Shelved as: owned
February 12, 2022 – Shelved as: political-civil
February 12, 2022 – Shelved as: satire

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message 1: by Debbie (new)

Debbie W. Great review! I loved his humor on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart the first time I saw him!


Book2Dragon Thank you. I followed him in 2020. His timing is good.


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