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TV Media Weekly | September 5 - 11, 2015 though it will be a refreshing change to hear it coming from his own mouth and mind. Accomplished though he may be, Colbert has some big shoes to fill. After all, he's replacing a man whose name has become synony- mous with late-night television. David Letterman had been on the scene for more than 30 years, sur- passing even the legendary Johnny Carson ("The Tonight Show Star- ring Johnny Carson") as the lon- gest-serving late-night talk show host in American television history. He took up the "Late Show" torch in 1993 after leaving "Late Night with David Letterman," and he now hands off to Colbert. Of its countless accolades, "Late Show With David Letterman" has nabbed nine Emmys, including six for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series. Between "Late Night" and "Late Show," Letter- man has more than 6,000 episodes under his belt, and his final episode drew more than 13 million viewers. Though he wasn't consulted in choosing his replacement — in a "New York Times" interview, he said he would have considered Jon Stewart a worthy replacement — Letterman has faith in Colbert's "Late Show" tenure. "I think it will be very interesting to see what he can do," he said in the interview. "I don't think he needs [my advice] — he's not a kid. He's not a beginner. He's had pretty good success." By Jacqueline Spendlove TV Media I t seems that Stephen Colbert can go nowhere but up. The sharp comedian has gone from Steve Carell's ("The Office") understudy with Second City to a couple of short-lived Comedy Cen- tral shows to a correspondent and Emmy-winning writer for "The Daily Show," where he began to make a name for himself with au- diences. From there, he landed his own "Daily Show" spinoff, "The Colbert Report," which ended a nine-year run back in December. Now, in the plummest gig of all, Colbert is shedding his right-wing windbag persona and taking the revered position behind the "Late Show" desk as the successor to longtime late-night icon David Letterman on one of the Big Three networks. "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" makes its debut Tuesday, Sept. 8, on CBS. When "The Colbert Report" pre- miered on Comedy Central in 2005, it quickly became one of the network's highest-rated programs. Its first week on the air drew more than a million viewers per night, and the show has since taken home six Emmys, two Peabodys and the People's Choice Award for Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host. The Stephen Colbert that you know from "The Colbert Report," "The Daily Show" and the short- lived "Dana Carvey Show" that spawned him, is in character as a fictionalized version of himself. The real Colbert has described his ego- maniacal, hyper-patriotic character as a "well-intentioned, poorly in- formed, high-status idiot," parody- ing cable news political pundits. When he takes the wheel of "The Late Show," however, audi- ences will finally get to know the man himself as he leaves his alter ego behind and takes on his host- ing duties character-free. Colbert had actually decided it was time to end "The Colbert Re- port" before he was even offered the "Late Show" spot, feeling the show had run its course. "I no longer felt that that model served to address the national mood," he said in a revealing inter- view for the September issue of "GQ." "We're in a different place now. We can stop freaking out that [President Obama's] middle name is Hussein. ... Our response to the horror in South Carolina is to take the flag down. That is something I didn't think was ever going to hap- pen." Of course, the news never stops and we're sure to continue to get Colbert's humorous take on the national and global goings-on, Stephen Colbert brings his own brand of humor to "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" Ditching the persona Stephen Colbert takes 'Late Show' stage as his authentic self 2 | Cover story Tipton Ford 3 x 10" A/Grindstone Charlie's B/Norris Insurance 1 x 4" Sales Team Derek Baxter • Ron Boyland • Doug Shepherd • Jon Thomas • Alex Garza TOLL FREE 765-675-8777 | 888-675-8778 965 East Jefferson St. Tipton • IN 2016 Ford Escape S 2015 Ford Focus S FWD 2015 Ford F150 Extended Cab 4x4 2015 Ford Fiesta SE FWD 2016 Ford Fusion SE FWD 2015 Ford F150 Crewcab 4x4 plus tax plus tax plus tax plus tax *Payments As Low As *Payments As Low As *Payments As Low As *Payments As Low As *Payments As Low As *Payments As Low As plus tax plus tax $359/mo $222/mo $479/mo $219/mo $288/mo $539/mo stk# 5f286 stk# 5f376 stk# 5T295 stk# 5f368 stk# 6F14 stk# 5T326 www.tiptonfordin.com 10,500 miles per year lease with $1000 down, plus fi rst payment and tax WAC Up to 31 mpg Up to 37 mpg Up to 34 mpg Up to 40 mpg Up to 21 mpg Up to 23 mpg er year e lease ase wi with $1 $1000 dow down, n, plu plus firs rst p t paym aym y en e • 0% for 72 + $1,000 Labor Day Bonus Cash on 15MY cars and SUVs • 0%for 72 on 15MY trucks • 0% for 72 + $1000 also available on 16MY Fusion

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