Eric Idle’s bastard son John Oliver did it. He begged, like Trump begs for awards he doesn’t deserve, to be a character on a soap opera. Just as CBS caved to Trump, ABC gave in to Oliver’s relentless whining.
Before Denro and I attended last weekend’s Albany Comic Con, we caught a fun show with Peter Noone and Herman’s Hermits.
My ‘Last Show with Stephen Colbert’ t-shirt arrived today. I shall wear it proudly.
Shall I watch the 3-hour film, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles? I’ll save it for later, after watching Thor and Hercules pummel each other, Kirby-style.
The Colbert Report came and went. Now The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has come and gone. For no good reason. In fact, CBS BS claims aside, it was for a very bad reason, named Trump.
Having Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello present for Stephen’s Last Show made the farewell special for me. There is no “best” Beatles song, but forced to choose one Beatles song as my favorite, over all others, it would be ‘Hello Goodbye’.
I’m not done with Colbert yet, as I await the delayed delivery of my Last Show t-shirt.
Stephen autographing his ‘Best of The Colbert Report’ DVD for me at the NYTimes Center, November 2007. Photo by Denro.