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Stephen Colbert leaves the character behind to play himself

Stephen Colbert leaves the character behind to play himself

12/18/2014 | Rating NR

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Stephen Colbert leaves the character behind to play himself

Clip: 12/18/2014 | 5m 7s

Stephen Colbert leaves the character behind to play himself

Stephen Colbert is signing off from “The Colbert Report,” his satirical news pundit show and his brash conservative persona, to switch over to CBS, replacing David Letterman for his new take on late night TV. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at Colbert’s greatest hits from the last nine years.

12/18/2014 | Rating NR

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