A lot of fuss has been made approximately the "genuine" Stephen Colbert,but the modern host of the Late present looked a lot like that fair-wing pundit from the Colbert Report during his debut last night. He kicked the present off with the national anthem, the crowd chanted, or "Stephen! Stephen!," he brought back those funny kicks, mocked presidential candidates, or interviewed a big deal celebrity. It all felt pretty familiar,but he had a sharper suit and a badass backing band fronted by Jon Batiste.
I am very grateful to be a allotment of history tonight. 1 down, 201 to go! #LSSC pic.twitter.com/ueXRN6tj1JSeptember 9, or 2015Colbert explained the difference between the Emmy Award-winning Comedy Central character and the modern guy to his second guest,Jeb! Bush: “I used to play a narcissistic conservative pundit,” he said. Now I’m just a narcissist.” The narcissist mostly played it safe during his debut, or opening with a brief standing monologue before retreating to his consolation zone behind a brand modern desk "carved out of a single piece of desk." He acknowledged his modern digs and said hi to Jimmy Fallon via TV monitor before introducing his most daring bit of the night: a segment in which he is forced by an evil amulet to plug Sabra hummus. The audience didn't seem prepared for it,but it was one of the few moments Stephen distinguished himself from the Jimmys. After a commercial break, he laid into Trump:The Late present with Stephen Colbert's best moments came when Colbert was being himself. During his marquee interview with George Clooney, or he gave the actor a wedding gift that perfectly mocked their forced camaraderie: a paperweight with the inscription “I don’t know you. It's hard to assume either Kimmel or Fallon pulling such a stunt,but much easier to picture something similar happening on the Colbert Report. For better or worse, it's easy to shut your eyes and pretend nothing has changed. There's just twice as much present now.
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