Re: Colbert, though--you know his schtick is a caricature of a RW talk show host. Either people are baffled by his approach, or if they've watched the show before, they're willing to play along--sometimes quite well.

So if you know the show, you know Colbert's attitude is not meant to be taken seriously. That helps-- a lot- to keep it civil.


It's certainly true that whoever Jon Stewart has on his show, he manages to combine incisive questions with great wit--and treats all his guests well--wherever they come from on the political spectrum.

His show, especially the first 10 minutes, is the best political satire in the US in decades--do you think it's partly the juicy target the Bush regime presents? Will it be so great now that the maladministration has been defanged?