Stephen Colbert Is The Andy Kaufman of This Generation.
Bravery, thy name is Stephen. His performance at the 2006 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was the comedic equivalent of the Battle of Hamburger Hill. Marvel Comics rewarded postmodern comedian Stephen Colbert by presenting him Captain America’s shield.
For those of you who missed it, his comedy "routine" was performed fully in character, skewering the Bush administration while "W" himself sat a few feet away.
His searing lampoon of neo-conservatives, the media, and even reality (which was accused of "well-known liberal bias"), won him a deafening silence from even the most "balanced" news outlets. The New York Times chose to write about Bush's opening act with a Bush impersonator, completely ignoring Mr. Colbert's remarks. (Et tu, NYT?)
His relentless skewering of both the left and right has earned him a loyal following among the connoisseurs of bizarre but daffy truthiness, and now, Marvel has honored him with a co-starring role in the supersize Amazing Spider-Man No. 573, where he will be running for president.
Again.
This time in a Marvel Universe.
Preview of Colbert & Spidey Together
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