Vampires are very dark. Hence the VERY dark video.

Colbert leaving his "newsroom" seat is sort of like when Democrats ask a Senator to be a Vice-President, but then they lose a Senate vote.

I notice they've been trying to turn John Oliver into the next Colbert so that space will be filled. The space that makes a joke about every news item, and the punchline is "Republicans".

(This comment is like something from The Onion.)

You think Colbert isn't going to figure out a brilliant way of doing Stupid Politician Tricks?

i worry that he won't survive the transition with any persona. it's a different crowd entirely there; and i'm not convinced that his current audience can be trained to look for him elsewhere.

I, also, am sad. He should have a funeral for Stephen Colbert the character on his last episode.

Really, the best part of that show is watching him try to keep a straight face while he spouts ridiculous bullshit.

@4

He's been in interviews as himself, out of character. He'll hold his own, and then some.

What @9 said.

Colbert is full of surprises... he knows the audience he's getting into. I imagine he's already figured out how to use it to his advantage.

Don't write him off just yet...

*sigh* someone has to say it....

@2 God you're dumb.

@11: He compares his comments to stories from The Onion. Isn't it just adorable how he tries to convince everyone he's witty?

I think Colbert will do fine. His new show will presumably be the same celebrity junket stop as Letterman's so he won't do as much political material, but we'll get to see him do a lot more interviews. Not that I actually expect to ever see the show.

Somehow I stumbled across Stephen Colbert's long-form interview with Oprah Winfrey on YouTube awhile back. Sadly, the day after a watched it, it was all taken down by the lawyers.

It was so riveting that I even dug into the oddball behind-the-scenes footage on that channel of the the whole thing. From the unaired footage it became apparent that that the whole interview was payback for when Oprah went onto Colbert when she was the queen of the media world... and when Oprah's OWN network was tanking he paid her back by giving her the most candid interview I've ever seen from him. As always, Stephen Colbert was brilliant and even more genuine and generous than I imagined him to be.

Even with the death of Colbert's Ted Baxter cum Bill 'O The Clown buffoonery, the cream still will always rise to the top.

In my mind, Stephen Colbert has more talent in a New York minute than David Letterman ever had and I can't wait to see what's next.

Does anyone else refuse to watch online videos that start with a commercial?

@15 Someone has to eat. Starting a video with a brief commercial, considerate of the audience, is fine, as compared with interrupting the feed/show/program with a commercial that may have aired, for the same viewer, dozens and dozens of times prior. No complaints here.

I am not worried about Colbert, by any means. I'll just miss the hell out of the Colbert Report. I don't expect the new vehicle will be similar.
Surprised that John Oliver isn't being given a show, though, considering his stint covering the Daily Show while Jon was on leave.

@18: John Oliver has a new show. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, on HBO. I can't vouch for it though, I haven't seen it yet.

I used to find him hilarious. His correspondents' dinner roast of Bush was genuinely brave. But at this point, he's just speaking power to truth. Making fun of Tea Partiers and Christians? Whatever. I'm hoping he's replaced by someone Ali G-like character who mainly interviews Tumblr Trans insurgents and Wendy Davis.