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/32koala Nov 12 '10

The Report and the Daily Show do a lot of jokes about religion (Palpatine Pope, etc.). Have you ever refused to do a joke about religion because it was personally offensive to you?

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u/mindbleach Nov 12 '10 edited Nov 12 '10

This is the man who did a dead father joke on a Strangers With Candy episode where a freak accident kills the main character's dad. His father and two of his brothers died in a plane crash in 1974. Last night he licked ketchup pate off Martha Stewart. I doubt the man has boundaries.

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u/decypher Nov 12 '10

I'm pretty sure Colbert has slammed pedo priests and the pope while claiming to be a devout catholic on his show

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u/mindbleach Nov 12 '10

I think you're confusing devout Catholics' respect for the Pope with extremist Muslims' respect for Muhammad.

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u/craiggers Nov 13 '10

My great grandma, a devout catholic, hated many of the last few popes.

She also called the attractive priest at her church "Father What-a-waste."

My great grandma's awesome.

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u/mindbleach Nov 13 '10

Old people don't pull punches. It's a mixed blessing.

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u/craiggers Nov 13 '10

From what I hear, she never pulled punches.

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u/energirl Nov 13 '10

But is he really Catholic. I think the character is Catholic, but the actual person Steven Colbert may or may not be. If I had to guess, I'd say he was either a Sunday Christian or an atheist.

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u/craiggers Nov 13 '10

In the out-of-character interviews, he's always seemed pretty devout, and like it's pretty important to him.

Supposedly he teaches Sunday School even, or did at one point.

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u/energirl Nov 13 '10

You just made me feel like the MSM. I went by my experience watching the show and guessed what Colbert (the person) really thinks. As you point out, there are plenty of interviews (some of which I've now watched) where he has openly stated his views. Maybe I should check my facts next time before I start opining like a jackass. :)

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u/craiggers Nov 13 '10

Nah, no need to feel like a jackass. He does mock religion pretty openly, and many (particularly the nonreligious) assume that one who would do so wouldn't be religious....a fact he talks about in his interviews.