16 Questions People Want Answered About Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' Takeover

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Neha Prakash
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16 Questions People Want Answered About Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' Takeover
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CBS announced Thursday that Stephen Colbert will succeed David Letterman as the host of The Late Show in 2015.

The news came as somewhat of a surprise, so, of course, Twitter was abuzz with reactions -- both good and bad -- and many, many jokes. But most of all, people seemed to have questions.

How will Stephen's introduction change the late night world? How will Colbert, known mostly for his faux-patriotic-right-wing-political-pundit persona (cultivated on his Comedy Central show The Colbert Report, running since 2005) adapt to mainstream comedy?

We compiled a list of the most hard-hitting questions about Colbert, from totally valid to completely absurd.

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