Wed, January 19, 2011
Colbert Nails It—6:04 PM
Last night's episode was among the best all-around episodes Stephen Colbert has done in his five-plus years on the air.
Watch: The Colbert Report, January 18, 2011
He's great almost every night, but in terms of pitch-perfect satire, the Colbert "character," and each segment topping the one before it, this is definitely a top five episode.
Of course, I'm not counting the interview segment. (If only he'd had Carell on, or someone!) His chemistry with Cornel West is always entertaining, but their conversation fails to sustain the perfection that led up to it. I'll forgive you if you click off at that point.
