I’d say slightly worse than Letterman. They’re both communist mouthpieces, but Colbert is a good deal media-savvier than Letterman (online and out-of-studio stunts come to mind immediately), so he’d be more effective at pushing an agenda. His challenge will be doing this in front of a wider, presumably more middle-of-the-road audience.
Needless to say, I’m not thrilled. And Colbert may think he’s clever, but I think his act is old and tired. Hopefully most viewers will quickly come to the same conclusion.
“And Colbert may think he’s clever, but I think his act is old and tired.”
He will not be doing the Colbert Report ‘schtick’ on The Late Show.