Do Conservatives Like The Colbert Report?

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I'm basing this off of anecdotal evidence and that alone. I've had 4 or more friends tell me how their friends/family think Stephen Colbert is the bee's knees. Some of them seem to recognize that he's a parody and still find him funny, while others don't seem to be in on the joke.

I simply refuse to believe that people don't recognize that he's a parody. I can believe that some people are thick-skinned enough to appreciate humor that stabs at their own belief systems, however.

Does anyone else have stories to confirm this? It seems mostly inconceivable to think that he's really popular amongst conservatives, but perhaps there's some truth to it.
 
First the South Park Republicans, and now this. Pretty soon Comedy Central will be able to form its own political party.
 
I actually know of a circle of stoner, baby-boomin' Liberals that think he's "an idiot". (My friend's professor father and his "colleagues")

Colbert Report is one of the best shows on television; I actually like it better than The Daily Show (by a tad).
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I simply refuse to believe that people don't recognize that he's a parody.[/quote]

There are truly people who believe that WWE is real. If they exist, surely there are people who take Colbert at face value.
 
[quote name='camoor']There are truly people who believe that WWE is real.[/QUOTE]

Funny you mention that; I'm scavenging for some papers to present at a conference in March, and I'm thinking of submitting a paper I did on the deaths of professional wrestlers, and how it is regarded as real in some ways, and should be regarded as real in others.

Roland Barthes (methinks he's a French philosopher) wrote a great treatise on how wrestling might as well be real, all things regarding the crowd considered.

EDIT: I get your point, though.
 
I love the Colbert Report. It's better than the Daily Show IMO because Colbert is funnier than Jon Stewart. Of course, being a more middle-of-the-road kind of guy as opposed to hard right or hard left, I can always find agreements and disagreements in every show. But even when he's making fun of something I believe in, he's still a funny guy.
 
One of the funniest things on TV, regardless of what political leanings you take. If you don't agree with that, you'll get yourself On Notice.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']One of the funniest things on TV, regardless of what political leanings you take. If you don't agree with that, you'll get yourself On Notice.[/QUOTE]

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[quote name='CocheseUGA']One of the funniest things on TV, regardless of what political leanings you take. If you don't agree with that, you'll get yourself On Notice.[/QUOTE]

I agree entirely. I was initially worried that his show would be a one trick pony, and that a comedy news show as a character wouldn't float, considering it follows the "serious" Jon Stewart (relative to Colbert, anyway).

As it turns out, TDS is lagging behind Colbert in terms of humor, IMO. It's still very funny, but I admit I'm happily surprised with Colbert.
 
Well, comparing Colbert and TDS is a little unfair, as Colbert is more or less completely scripted and character-based, while the other is more serious.
 
I'm willing to bet both are equally scripted; the difference being that Colbert has to method act, while Stewart just gets to be a pompous ass.

A funny pompous ass, but a pompous ass nonetheless.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I'm willing to bet both are equally scripted; the difference being that Colbert has to method act, while Stewart just gets to be a pompous ass.

A funny pompous ass, but a pompous ass nonetheless.[/QUOTE]

Everything Colbert does is filtered through the character, while, as you said, Stewart is just being a pompous ass. You can also tell some of what Stewart does isn't necessarily scripted.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Funny you mention that; I'm scavenging for some papers to present at a conference in March, and I'm thinking of submitting a paper I did on the deaths of professional wrestlers, and how it is regarded as real in some ways, and should be regarded as real in others.

Roland Barthes (methinks he's a French philosopher) wrote a great treatise on how wrestling might as well be real, all things regarding the crowd considered.

EDIT: I get your point, though.[/quote]

Cool topic. It provides a way of separating the death of the "celebrity/mythological hero" from the death of the person.
 
The Colbert Report is very hit or miss with pretty much every group. Sometimes it's brilliant and others it is just terribly written and tries too hard or occasionally offensive to those who take it too seriously. I live in south Georgia which is about the most conservative place on earth. The show isn't received very well here so that may or may not represent conservatives as a whole.

BTW, I like the show although it could use some improvement
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']One of the funniest things on TV, regardless of what political leanings you take. If you don't agree with that, you'll get yourself On Notice.[/quote]
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While the Daily show relies mainly on satirical humor, the Report IS entirely parodistic, but a parody of whom should be the real question as to whether or not you're in the loop.

I absolutely love the Colbert Report. Even though Colbert is obviously a "liberal" donning a Republicskin, it's still one of the funniest shows on television.
 
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