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How Stephen Colbert Used Trump to Win the Late-Night War

TOO MUCH WINNING

By relentlessly going after the president, Colbert managed to completely reverse his fortunes with Jimmy Fallon in 2017.

Matt Wilstein
Matt Wilstein 

Senior Editor

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Matt Wilstein

Matt Wilstein

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