Stephen Colbert is hands down one of the best comedians of our time. One of my favorite foundations of humor is pointing out and appreciating the absurdities of the world we live in, for which Colbert has unique talent. In particular, (political persuasions aside) he does a great job of roasting the media. Whether it’s his legendary White House Correspondents Dinner performance, chatting with Bill O’Reilly (Colbert- “You know what I hate about people who criticize you? They criticize what you say… but they never give you credit for how loud you say it… or how long you say it.”), or quitting out of frustration that cowards are taking over America; Colbert delivers the goods.
One of my favorite moments is when Colbert summarizes the Cingular/ATT merger. The flow… raw cleverness… the delivery… this skit is truly a masterpiece. Watch more Colbert. Take life less seriously. It does a body good.