<![CDATA[Stephen Colbert didn’t just change late-night comedy — he changed how Americans talk about politics, and that puts him among the all-time greats.]]>Stephen Colbert didn’t just change late-night comedy — he changed how Americans talk about politics, and that puts him among the all-time greats.

As the “Late Show” comes to a close, a Penn State comedy scholar looks back at how Colbert used satire to explain complex topics while still making us laugh.

The best satirists don’t just make people laugh. They help people understand power. And with that in mind, Colbert is among the best.

https://theconversation.com/5-reasons-stephen-colbert-is-one-of-the-most-important-satirists-in-american-history-282564

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a10c71f8-1714-44c6-aa93-fffddf341398/stephen-colbert-didn-t-just-change-late-night-comedy-he-changed-how-americans-talk-about-politics-and-that-puts-him-among-the-all-time-greats.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 04:47:50 GMTThu, 21 May 2026 12:28:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Stephen Colbert didn’t just change late-night comedy — he changed how Americans talk about politics, and that puts him among the all-time greats. on Thu, 21 May 2026 14:54:26 GMT]]>@TheConversationUS Did anyone see his first few broadcasts, where he took the opposite stance in politics, and it bombed?.. so he just inverted the show... impressive, yet worrying how media/broadcasting/Hollywood is so much more prone to massive shifts in root metrics.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115482733208514503/statuses/116613137439309056https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115482733208514503/statuses/116613137439309056Thu, 21 May 2026 14:54:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stephen Colbert didn’t just change late-night comedy — he changed how Americans talk about politics, and that puts him among the all-time greats. on Thu, 21 May 2026 14:38:45 GMT]]>@TheConversationUS It’s tragic to find that Colbert is too American for American television.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BoTally54/statuses/116613075788130431https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BoTally54/statuses/116613075788130431Thu, 21 May 2026 14:38:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stephen Colbert didn’t just change late-night comedy — he changed how Americans talk about politics, and that puts him among the all-time greats. on Thu, 21 May 2026 14:35:51 GMT]]>@TheConversationUS
Colbert ruined me for other satirists. Actual genius.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/adamantichrist/statuses/116613064374851729https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/adamantichrist/statuses/116613064374851729Thu, 21 May 2026 14:35:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stephen Colbert didn’t just change late-night comedy — he changed how Americans talk about politics, and that puts him among the all-time greats. on Thu, 21 May 2026 14:00:37 GMT]]>@TheConversationUS I would prefer to just consider him as one of the greats, one of the people who guided the nation through the despair of COVID and now the darkness of the current administration, by providing an outlet through satire and helping us using a language that we understand: humor.
Ranking is a strange practice that our society tries to do. We always seek to find “the 5 best places to vacation” etc. Would you rank Washington ahead of Jefferson or Lincoln, FDR or JFK?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bouriquet/statuses/116612925860442012https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bouriquet/statuses/116612925860442012Thu, 21 May 2026 14:00:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Stephen Colbert didn’t just change late-night comedy — he changed how Americans talk about politics, and that puts him among the all-time greats. on Thu, 21 May 2026 13:42:34 GMT]]>@TheConversationUS @pluralistic Also played the incredibly racist Ching Chong Ding Dong character who he later defended, and platformed Republicans like Mike Huckabee.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/redhero/statuses/116612854896665472https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/redhero/statuses/116612854896665472Thu, 21 May 2026 13:42:34 GMT