Hello, readers.
In the UK, they start there weeks on Monday, as opposed to the more traditional, equally made-up, tradition in the U.S. of beginning our weeks on Sunday. At least in the calendrical sense. In any case, today is neither Sunday, nor Monday, but Wednesday. Which more or less comes in the middle whatever way you count your days.
Here are some things to see you through the middle. All of them about Stephen Colbert. Because I am sad he is going away, and so happy that he is only just arriving. He once described the character of Stephen Colbert as a ’well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot.” Over the years, the reason I kept watching the show, though, while in part for his absurdist proof-by-contradiction style, was as much for Colbert the role-playing geek, the star wars geek, and the lotr geek.
Thing one:
Will Leitch, writing for Bloomberg, on Colbert as one of the best improv performers of all time. Includes Colbert’s great interview with Maurice Sendak
Thing two:
Here’s Colbert’s last musical guest, Kendrick Lamar.
Thing three:
Hadley Freeman writing in the Guardian on Colbert’s persona and interview skills
Thing four:
’‘“Yeah,” said Colbert, “but no one’s going to pay me to watch him anymore, so fuck that noise.”’
Colbert on never having to watch Bill O’Reilly again.
Thing five:
EW has a list of wonderful things Colbert has done for us.
Happy truthiness, readers.
ttfn.
