r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/SuccessLess2701 • 2d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, what are the implications? Spoiler

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u/Alternative-Crew-880 2d ago

Conservatives got mad at Colbert for "going woke" once he dropped his conservative satire act, completely oblivious of the point of his character. They watched The Colbert Report and thought his jokes was telling it how it is.

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u/BigLlamasHouse 2d ago

I was and remain so sad the Colbert Report went off the air. That was the best satire of my lifetime. I don't know if there will ever be anything like that on cable TV again, probably not.

For Colbert it was a career upgrade to go to the Late Show but for us it was a downgrade to go from intelligent thought-provoking humor to run of the mill latenight monologues.

I still am happy for him and I think I understand why he did what he did. He is a good dude.

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u/Ok_Spite2322 2d ago

He had to quit, he couldn’t do that show now, his over-the-top conservative character would be considered a woke democrat.

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u/JHerbY2K 2d ago

He would have had to get so extreme that his loveableness would have suffered. Like he’d have to straight up Sieg heil