Like how Diane Rehm started a 1-hour weekly podcast after her voice gave out and she couldn't do 2 hours a day. Then again, in Jon's case it was more that his spirit gave out. He really did seem tired by the end and I'm glad for his sake that he's swapped to being a very occasional guest on other people's shows. If Letterman/Colbert are the Pope comedy with their show, Jon is very much the Pope Emeritus cloistered in his little house who occasionally puts out scholastic missives about arcane topics.
PaleGhost69 THIS IS WHAT I THINK.... Shoot, the late show should have him giving his two cents a la Lewis Black in his segment Back in Black.. Once or twice a week from his home...
Seriously.....these two need to go and find a room...... ...pull up a couple of microphones.....and do a podcast! 1 hour a week.....that's all we ask......please.....
@@danm776 Because not everyone sees ALL of the videos. I want to make sure its being read by many because I feel that strongly about it. It doesnt matter whether i get one like, or 100 likes.
@@TimeandMonotony no prob, it was a long time ago and from what i've read he also called Trump Fvckface von Clownstick because Trump brought up that surname change in his tweet
Man, I still kind of get teary-eyed when Jon comes to hang out. I started watching the Daily Show right after the war in Iraq started when I was 13 and it was like a North Star for me for over a decade. I had a rough, lonely adolescence and that show and the people on it were very important. Thanks Jon. ♥️
Same. You should've seen the episodes leading up to the iraq war. Honestly, DS did a better job then all the other msm combined. It might seem like hyperbole but that's my opinion.
Coming from a Catholic: Tbh Stephen is a lot better at explaining religion than most people out there. If half of the people out there are like him Christianity can be in a much better state
Hey, Weifeng- I'm an atheist, but I'm all for Christianity- and Islam, and Judaism, etc- being in a better state. It doesn't really matter what we believe: what matters is how we behave. cheers from cool Vienna, Scott
@@MrJturner74 I also felt that way as well. When Jon left the business, there was a pretty large population of folks who lost their key gateway into news and social issues. That's not to say that Jon was the best source for complete facts (after all, he's always acknowledged that he was biased fake news), but he would help the mainstream develop some *interest* in the news of the day, drawing attention to important issues so that folks could go off and find the facts themselves. When Jon was away, and while Stephen was finding his feet with Late Night, there was a grey period that Trump may have capitalized on, and here we are.
I think Stephen has proven himself in just his few years. He is in my oppinion the best. I used to like Jimmy Fallon a lot, when I was in my mid teens, I thought he changed the format, appealing to millenials, inclusion pop-trends, etc. (Don't hate, I was just a lame teenager who found his stuff entertaining.) But over the years, leaving teenage-hood and growing, what now is, my mid 20's, obviously I have changed, my interests have changed, adulthood started, etc. And while at first the very early Colbert shows, I didn't like them, over the years they grew on me so much. So much so, that Colbert became my number 1. His stuff is funny, clever, and ligns up a lot more with my kind of character today, as back when I was younger. Granted I can't draw comparisons to Letterman or Conan because I was too young to catch most of their career. But as for many, Colbert included, Letterman was the king of late shows, I'm sure Colbert will be my generation's Letterman. Stephen is a class act, and his conversations and nerdism give him charme, he's very professional following the script step by step, but also chokes occasionally on jokes, where he genuinely laughs at himself, showing he can be flawed too. I'm just saying " Harah Suckabee". I could go on and on. But yeah, I think I found my personal King of Late Night.
Well said.... What you describe more than just maturity and some people never reach the level of insight and reflection as they transition in life. Live long and prosper!
Well thought out. I would watch Carson in my teens and did up until he retired. He was King of late night. Letterman took a little more viewing for me to warm to. He ushered us into another realm of comedy. The sarcasm and irony. We never really laughed at irony until Letterman came along. Joan Rivers was brilliant as Carson’s guest host when he took vacations. To me Colbert is the top of the crop now
No offense to Fallon, but you can really tell he's just a fluff interviewer. I saw him interview John Oliver recently, and Jimmy couldn't keep up at all. Oliver basically took over and commanded the interview as a guest (because he's brilliant and incredibly sharp witted) while Fallon basically filled in the transitions with his usual Wows! and Oh, mans! and No ways! And for once, Fallon authentically laughed, and it was quite the change from his usual every thirty second over the top fake one. Can't stand Fallon's fake laugh.
Stephen's always been brilliant, and was already a comic legend with the Colbert Report. I think now being on a network instead of basic cable lets more people access that brilliance.
I heard upon his dry dung-heap That man cry out who cannot sleep: "If God is God He is not good, If God is good He is not God; Take the even, take the odd, I would not sleep here if I could Except for the little green leaves in the wood And the wind on the water."
@thewanderandhiscomp :"...your kind..." --- What kind would that be? And of what kind are you, since you clearly see yourself belonging to a different kind?
@thewanderandhiscomp it's because this is referring to the specific God of the Judeo-Christian tradition, rather than a goddess or god from another tradition. If you're having a discussion about the God refered to in the Bible it wouldn't make sense to randomly use a title for the deity of another religion.
@thewanderandhiscomp All I did was copy and paste the quoted passage so that people could read it. Did you even bother to watch the video? What's wrong with you? Also, it's not "refer back"-it's "refer."
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Stephen made me cry a bit with his poem recitation. For me, whenever things are really bad, I love to step outside and feel the breeze, look at the trees, andy and all nature. It helps to see the good.
Really enjoyed Craig's run on late night, but I'm not sure his style of comedy would have been received well in an earlier time slot. Loved his banter with beautiful women as well!
Jon Stewart has given us many great comedians but Stephen has taken the torch and continues Jon's work of giving a voice to the voiceless. Their affection for one another is genuine. Inspiring even. Love them both.
I defy ANYONE to find two more intelligent, interesting and knowledgeable men on TV. No writing staff to punch up the convo- just them in their own words.
He is so great! That dungheap is what we, as an entire country, feel like we are sitting on. I love the mix of humble wisdom of experience and the humor. Good person.
Honest to god, I had a friend back in college, who after seeing one of their joint episodes back on Comedy Central and watching their incredible chemistry together, turned to me and said "do you think they make out after the show?". And I've never been able to get that image out of my head...(not a terrible image, mind you)
Ah, Stephen's bit of poetry was lovely. It rung in my heart like my love for My Creator. How sweetly intelligent he is, deep thinker that one. And Jon Stewart should run for office. He can lead my society anytime. Too bad he's too smart to even TRY to climb bullshit mountain...
Their friendship is so sweet. I understand Jon not wanting to do anything full time but I wish he'd have a semi-regular segment on the Late Show, the same way Lewis Black occasionally pops up on the Daily Show these days.
socrappyicoulddie i mean... he kinda does. They just dont have a name for it. Allows him to do whatever when he comes by. I LOVE lewis. Like he’s my #1 standup. But he’s got one note. Thats why Back in Black works.
I'm glad he left, he was the best, but the comedy world is awash in political satire right now. I'd rather remember him as the best than slowly watch him fade into a sea of imitators. I'm really hoping to see him work on more projects in the future, maybe another movie.
As an atheist - I could listen to those two discuss every single passage from the Bible back and forth for hours. Two singularly brilliant men we should be hearing more from!
There's a genuine love and appreciation between these two men and it shows in how they interact. I'd love to see these guys do a podcast and just shoot the shit.
Boy does the priest at my old church get mad when I see him in the grocery store and greet him with a casual "Cthulhu Fhtagn." , and make a made up 'Elder sign' with my fingers on my forehead.
Jon you don't have to come back to toiling in the turd mines of talk show comedy, but you can't be a stranger, you're too important, too valuable to modern culture. Live your life, but make appearances.
@@OwaisSayani Well, people created religion so that's the origin story... but no, it's that they take it too seriously. The bible will for instance always say that women should be subservient to men and that "thou shalt not suffer witches to live". If people believe this to be true, then they will always look for "witches" to burn up. The western world did not start to advance until religion started to lose its monopoly on truth. In the middle-east and Africa religion is still strong and those societies are also more backwards. And you don't even need to look into history books to find out how awful it used to be, you can simply read the news half-badly and the mess created by religious dogma is still there for all of so "enjoy". i.imgur.com/mpQA0.jpg
I appreciate the skepticism, but boy there are some deep tones of patronizing in this comment thread. What I see is religion as a clear and very well supported moderating factor against all sorts of human tendencies toward discrimination and othering. Sure, the crusades sucked. There are religious wars between religions and inside of religions. The unifying power of religion can become insular if not refreshed periodically. But, you know what else there is? War not over religion. Discrimination based on color or sex or gender. Hatred of others over tiny, even imperceptible differences. That's not unique. Religion as a negative force is not about religion. It's about us. As humans. If anything, the worldview that things happen for a reason and we are uniquely in this world at this point in time to affect some impact is just as if not more motivating for the positive than the thought that nothing matters, there is no organizing force to our life beyond the cold hard scrabble for survival, and you'll be fine as long as you don't think about the finality and ultimate meaninglessness of your existence and your mortality. I mean. That's just me.
by watching the whole interview.. It is mindblowing how high the latter could be set in regards of thoughtfulness and intelligence of a human being. We should all strive for more and be inspired to grow as much as for everyone possible, since we could achieve so much together.
It's so nice to have good conversation about good art and culture on a later show; thank Christ there are alternatives to Jimmy Fallon sucking cheap beer out of a funnel with pop singers.
I'm having trouble understanding what this means. Any takers? Specifically from the 5th line on-wards it just went over my head. 1. I heard upon his dry dung heap 2. That man cry out who cannot sleep: 3. ‘If God is God He is not good, 4. If God is good He is not God; 5. Take the even, take the odd, 6. I would not sleep here if I could 7. Except for the little green leaves in the wood 8. And the wind on the water.
SC is so literate! how ironic that two secular guys can have an intelligent, informed discussion about religion while the 45th president -- who pretends to be religious just to get the knee-jerk evangelic vote -- is a complete dolt and couldn't get anywhere close to this level of discussion. Colbert for President!
I’m not entirely sure I can tell the difference between “Stephen talking ‘bout Bible stuff” and “Stephen talking ‘bout Tolkien stuff”... Religions amaright!
2:50 - 3:33 "This is what it's like to hang out with this guy. You'll literally be like 'Did you see the Mets game?' And he hits you with that sh*t." "I used to be more comfortable in this chair." :-D Oh no, I think I'm in love with Stephen Colbert... Can't remember when I've last heard such a delightful mixture of profound and hilarious :-)
Comedians are usually the smartest people. They may act like idiots, but that's cause their losing their minds about how much of the truth of the world they gained self-awareness of; that they can't turn back, so they just laugh in a big joke sort of way to best explain it to the rest of us.
Not a single comment about the off the cuff name drop of Hastur from the Lovecraft mythos? Knowledge and teaching aside, I am impressed he is also well versed in anti-transcendentalist literature.
Stephen is the kind of guy that reminds me why there are people that believe in God. I may not, but man, he boils it down to such a simple bit of moral relevance and guidance that I _get it._
I watched Jon on "The Daily Show" for years. I laughed, but I was also moved. I often think that if Jesus were to meet Jon Stewart, it would be much like His meeting with Nathanael in John 1:43-51. Jon would hear that Jesus came from Nazareth (let's face it, the armpit village of the Middle East) and say in Nathanael's stand-up comic way, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Possibly followed by some choice jokes about Nazarenes. But Jesus' response to Jon would be the same as it was to Nathanael, with (I imagine) a smile and a belly-laugh. "Behold, here is an Israelite in whom there is no guile!" I rather imagine (though I don't know) that Jon Stewart is descended from prophets who spoke truth to power, and got stoned to death for it. Something like that might have happened to him if he didn't host a very important show on Comedy Central. I know some powerful people hated him, TO HIS CREDIT. This Christian loves Jon Stewart very much. Very, very much. So appreciate the service he gave to this country; the jester in the evil, stupid, selfish king's court. (Okay, that's King Lear...but you get the picture.) I'm also left-handed, so I'm partial to Jon for also being a lefty. Love his right-brained antics that make us different, and oft misunderstood.
Good God. Jon stopped interviewing people for a living 3 years ago and here he is never missing a beat. That might something to do with him talking to good buddy but it's amazing regardless.
4:15 - One thing I have in common with David Letterman, I love the cold, and I would love a studio to be cold. David always said he kept the theater temperature low so to avoid people nodding off to sleep if it was too warm. His theater used to be freezing.
