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Stephen Colbert’s Electric ‘Late Show’ Debut: The Joyful Jester Succeeds the Great Cynic

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The first-rate host abandoned his conservative blowhard persona, instead exhibiting his penchant for hilarious interviews—grilling Jeb on his brother and mocking Clooney.

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