Stephen Colbert is featured on the cover of the 13 April, 2017 edition of The Hollywood Reporter Magazine. The accompanying article, by Marisa Guthrie, “dishes on his angst and anger over Trump, his Christmas gift to Letterman, Jon Stewart and why the election felt “like somebody dying.” In addition, Colbert is among the “35 Most Powerful People in New York Media“, along with fellow talk show hosts Samantha Bee, Andy Cohen, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers.
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Stephen Colbert is featured on the cover of the August 5, 2016 edition of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. The accompanying article, by Marisa Guthrie, includes a wide ranging interview with Stephen in which he discusses the “Convention Comeback” (live episodes), the backstory on bringing show runner Chris Licht onboard, and those pesky rumors about James Corden coming for his job.
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‘The Hollywood Reporter’ talks to Comedy Central’s programming chief Kent Alterman about letting Jon Stewart take leave to direct a feature film, future opportunities for John Oliver, and how concerning it is to hear Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s name suggested as future successors of David Letterman.
Stephen Colbert’s and Stewart’s names have come up in many recent late-night stories, most often as potential David Letterman replacements. How concerning is that for you?
They have not approached us about wanting to do that. The great thing for us right now is that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are beating every one of those other late-night shows in our demographic of 18- to 49-year-olds, and I haven’t heard anything that indicates that they’re about to jump ship.
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Stephen Colbert is featured on the cover of the 13 April, 2017 edition of The Hollywood Reporter Magazine. The accompanying article, by Marisa Guthrie, “dishes on his angst and anger over Trump, his Christmas gift to Letterman, Jon Stewart and why the election felt “like somebody dying.” In addition, Colbert is among the “35 Most Powerful People in New York Media“, along with fellow talk show hosts Samantha Bee, Andy Cohen, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers.
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Stephen Colbert is featured on the cover of the August 5, 2016 edition of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. The accompanying article, by Marisa Guthrie, includes a wide ranging interview with Stephen in which he discusses the “Convention Comeback” (live episodes), the backstory on bringing show runner Chris Licht onboard, and those pesky rumors about James Corden coming for his job.
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‘The Hollywood Reporter’ talks to Comedy Central’s programming chief Kent Alterman about letting Jon Stewart take leave to direct a feature film, future opportunities for John Oliver, and how concerning it is to hear Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s name suggested as future successors of David Letterman.