NPR Analysis Interview
In the “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross, Stephen Colbert is interviewed about why he ended his show “The Colbert Report” and his fear of not being able to avoid his political persona. This Interview was Aired on December 30, 2016. Gross had plenty of information on Colbert from previously talking to him about his show and episodes of “The Colbert Report” and his current show “Late Night.” “Last month we talked about why he ended ‘The Colbert Report’ two years ago and we also discussed what it’s been like to create his version of ‘the late show’ and discover who he is on stage out of persona and do political comedy out of persona,” said Gross. Gross focused a lot on asking Colbert the reason why he decided to put an end to his previous show “The Colbert Report.” She didn’t really care about his emotions and what Colbert actually felt about leaving his political persona behind. Her questions were mostly focused on how “The Colbert Report” effected the public....