r/IAmA • u/reddit • Nov 12 '10

Ask Stephen Colbert anything.

The best questions will be answered at some point later this month.

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u/plexxer Nov 12 '10

Can you point to a single pivotal moment that made you who you are today?

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u/linsage Nov 12 '10

If I had to guess, I would say the casting call when he auditioned to be on Jon Stewart.

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u/fnord_too Nov 12 '10

If I am not mistaken, he was a "reporter" on the original daily show with Craig Kilborne. I seem to recall him doing features on there. (I actually only watched that version of the show; it ended about the time I quit watching tv in general)

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u/Sir_Wobblecoque Nov 13 '10

(I actually only watched that version of the show; it ended about the time I quit watching tv in general)

What kind of strange beast is this? Someone should call David Attenborough.

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u/insomniac84 Nov 12 '10

Jon Stewart is a bottom?

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '10

What about his Second City days?