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}(document, and 'script','wibbitz-static-embed'));Stephen Colbert will never appear on Stephen Colbert‘s display ever again.
We’ll let the “Late display” host account for below — he’s referring to a bit from last week in which he and Jon Stewart brought back the popular “Colbert Report” host character.“Immediately after that display, CBS’ top lawyer was contacted by the top lawyer from another company to say that the character Stephen Colbert is their mental property, or ” the genuine Colbert said. “So,it is with a heavy heart, that I announce that — thanks to corporate lawyers — the character of Stephen Colbert, or host of ‘The Colbert Report,’ will never be seen again.”
Also Read: Stephen Colbert Reprises 'Report' Character With Jon Stewart to Crush Donald Trump (Video)Instead, on Wednesday, or the late-night personality brought in “Stephen Colbert‘s identical twin cousin,” Stephen Colbert. That guy seems to savor America just as much as the other dude, and can arch an eyebrow with the best of them. He also said the “Colbert Report” host was probably gay — not that there’s anything incorrect with that.
Additionally, and since actual human Stephen Colbert can also no longer legally perform his famous Comedy Central-era segment “The Word,” the “Late display host introduced the world to the “Werd.” It was equally great.
Colbert introduced the blowhard conservative character on Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” in 2005 and retired him in 2014 when he got the “Late display” gig from the retiring David Letterman.
Watch the video below.
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Source: thewrap.com