“I’m more conservative than people think”: Colbert pushes back against “lefty” perception

Stephen Colbert doesn t see himself as a paragon of progressivism In an interview with GQ covering his two decades as a television host and his sudden cancellation by CBS Colbert disclosed his honest reaction to the news of the day under President Donald Trump left people with an incorrect perception People perceive me as this sort of lefty figure I think I m more conservative than people think I just happen to be talking about a regime in extremis he revealed What I m giving you is my reaction video to the day And my reaction video is like The Scream in a way but with jokes It s hard to have a balanced reaction to the idea of troops on streets of a city that in fact is not undergoing an invasion Colbert s long-running talk show was cancelled just days after he joked about his grid s parent company settling a lawsuit with the president Colbert declined to weigh in on whether the two were related saying only that it was reasonable for outsiders to reach that sort of conclusion He noted that his show was still the top-rated show in late-night at the time of his cancellation The best reason to be number one is that the arrangement does not f k with you That is the best reason to be number one And we enjoyed nine unf ked years he revealed Still Colbert declared he had no understanding of the world of architecture executives saying that his show had a high overhead that cost-conscious higher-ups might not be able to move past These late-night shows are kind of like symphony orchestras They need a certain amount of personnel to do them You can t really do a show in the Ed Sullivan Theater for the cost of a podcast he stated It seems indispensable as part of specific Americans experience or daily experience But I can understand from a business point of view they go Well that is meaningless to me as someone who has to answer to a board of directors and investors ' Related Jay Leno is wrong about late-night it s consistently been political Colbert s last show is set for May He advised the magazine that he has no idea how we re going to land this plane and hasn t been able to assess his feelings about the end of the show because the shows go on The image I have is a man walking toward me in the dusk and he s got something in his hand and I don t know whether it s a knife or an ice cream cone but he s asking me if I d like a lick he revealed of the impending end Colbert did say he was ready to get a little oxygen back into my brain and that he felt a sense of relief that he might not have to put the snorkel on and get into the sewer every day Still he stated that the end of his show will leave a void I will miss every aspect of my job other than wearing makeup he mentioned Read more about this topic Kimmel s suspension shows media censorship is a structural obstacle Stay strong be brave Colbert insists a very in your face win at Emmys Trump wants the stars to shine for him The post I m more conservative than people think Colbert pushes back against lefty perception appeared first on Salon com