Stephen Colbert’s New Show to Debut Oct. 17

From The Washington Post:

As one of the premier fake journalists on the planet, Stephen Colbert is struck by the reaction of those he mercilessly ridicules.

“The most common thing that real reporters say to me is, ‘I wish I could say what you say.’ What I don’t understand is, why can’t they say what I say, even in their own way? … Does that mean they want to be able to name certain bald contradictions or hypocrisies that politicians have?”

Read the full interview, a preview of The Daily Show alum’s new show, which satirizes Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Joe Scarborough and other cable commentators.

I don’t think Colbert is the only “fake journalist” in that group, by the way.

I’ll be watching.

(For more on Colbert’s show, here’s an audio interview with NPR. And Colbert’s section of the Comedy Central Web site.)

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