The greatest satirists do more than expose hypocrisy. They reshape how citizens understand power and civic responsibility.
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When YouTube started in 2005, it brought scenes from home and personal disclosures that helped us connect. Now late night television hosts are fuelling nostalgia for that recent history.
In shedding the caricature of a conservative pundit, Colbert can have more substantive conversations with his guests, while still employing his unique brand of satire.
What happens when an actor who has built an amazing persona is called upon to reveal a truer self? When Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, discards his right-wing talk show host persona and takes…
