“No, this program is dedicated to you, the heroes!…And who are the heroes? The people who watch this show — average, hardworking Americans. You’re not the elites, you’re not the country club crowd. I know for a fact that my country club would never let you in. But you get it! And you come from a long line of it-getters!” Reviews come in grippy for the first installment of The Colbert Report, Comedy Central’s answer to The O’Reilly Factor. His opening monologue (at the official site) is well-worth watching.
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I, for one, loved the first few episodes. It was bittersweet last night to watch Rob Corddry do “This week in God”. I just hope they can keep it up. The premise of the show seems like it would be a lot harder to maintain. Like the slate article says, John Stewart is our level-headed base for the Daily Show, he ‘plays’ himself.
Even if the show starts to tank (which is starting to seem unlikely), Hes got an official “it-getter” in me.