Splitsider, echoing a suggestion we’ve been banding about here at CNH, wrote an article exhorting team TCR to get some shiny new faces alongside Stephen’s on the Report. Here’s an excerpt:
Throughout the eight years and change The Colbert Report has been on the air, the show hasn’t relied on correspondents very much, but it was something the writers experimented with in the early days. Every late night show has a “figuring things out” period as different segments and styles of comedy are tested out in its first weeks, and Colbert toyed with the notion of recurring correspondents. Colbert’s Second City Chicago colleague Tim Meadows played black Republican commentator P.K. Winsome, and David Cross portrayed Colbert’s Al Franken-esque liberal pundit rival Russ Lieber, but neither have popped up on the show in years.
While’s Colbert’s nature as a comedy one-man-band makes great entertainment, his correspondents still manage to bring a different voice to the show. Sure, Colbert would be capable of playing a gay character to comment on Russia’s homophobia, but having the perspective of a real gay guy, Scott Thompson, adds another dimension and some depth to the segments. Colbert is an amazing comedian and he and his writers know how to write for him, but adding another talented comedy person to the show here and there doesn’t hurt. Eight years is a long time for any show to be on the air, and continuing to add new elements into the mix and evolve will help Colbert Report from resting on its laurels and becoming stale.
Full Article: Splitsider
While the show in many ways seemingly gets better and better with Stephen + guests as the main event, our fearless host does have a treasure trove of friends from Second City and elsewhere that can lend their talents and spice up any segment he chooses. Either way, I think, it’s fine, but I tend to concur with Splitsider.
What do you think? Who have been your favorite “correspondents” on TCR, and who might you like to see on the show in all faux-seriousness?
Splitsider to 'The Colbert Report': More Correspondents, Please
Splitsider, echoing a suggestion we’ve been banding about here at CNH, wrote an article exhorting team TCR to get some shiny new faces alongside Stephen’s on the Report. Here’s an excerpt:
Full Article: Splitsider
While the show in many ways seemingly gets better and better with Stephen + guests as the main event, our fearless host does have a treasure trove of friends from Second City and elsewhere that can lend their talents and spice up any segment he chooses. Either way, I think, it’s fine, but I tend to concur with Splitsider.
What do you think? Who have been your favorite “correspondents” on TCR, and who might you like to see on the show in all faux-seriousness?