Stephen Colbert kills 'Stephen Colbert,' meet identical cousin Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert, the real one, has finally put to rest Stephen Colbert, the character from his defunct Comedy Central show The Colbert Report.
Introducing in his place: Stephen Colbert's "identical cousin" ... Stephen Colbert (pictured, above).
What is this hot nonsense? It's very simple:
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Colbert (the real one) brought back Colbert (the character) to The Late Show on CBS earlier this month for a special appearance at the Republican National Convention. Comedy Central, which technically owns the character as intellectual property, took immediate umbrage of the legal kind.
Instead of digging in for battle, Colbert took the tongue-in-cheek approach, ostensibly putting the character to rest on Wednesday night: "It is with a heavy heart that I announce that thanks to corporate lawyers, the character of Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, will never be seen again."
Introducing his identical twin cousin, Stephen Colbert:
Will Comedy Central buy this razzle-dazzle?
Can Stephen Colbert rightfully claim that Stephen Colbert is not Stephen Colbert but, instead, Stephen Colbert?
As for a response to this appropriately flippant development from Comedy Central, we're still awaiting werd.
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Josh Dickey is Mashable's Entertainment Editor, leading Mashable's TV, music, gaming and sports reporters as well as writing movie features and reviews.Josh has been the Film Editor at Variety, Entertainment Editor at The Associated Press and Managing Editor at TheWrap.com.A finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club's Best Entertainment Feature in 2015 for "Everyone is Altered: The Secret Hollywood Procedure that Fooled Us for Years," Josh received his BA in Journalism from The University of Minnesota.In between screenings, he can be found skating longboards, shredding guitar and wandering the streets of his beloved downtown Los Angeles.
