What should Colbert do next?

[SocialDemocrat61]

Over the last few days have seen this topic here and on other platforms. There are several varied and interesting ideas and I thought it might be fun to share them:

1. Run for Office: Many think that it would be a good idea for Colbert to run for political office, either for Senate in South Carolina or President in 28. I'm not in favor of entertainment celebrities running for political office. That's Reagan. That's Schwarzenegger. That's Trump! In other words, that what Republicans do. As democrats we should have a higher standard of who we put up and elect to public office.
2. Netflix: Some are suggesting that Netflix ,or another streaming service, should hire him to do a talk show for them. I'm not too sure about this one. Netflix has already tried doing talk shows and it has never worked.
3. The Daily Show: Jon Stewart does Monday night, Colbert could do the other 3 nights instead of the rotating hosts they have now. Don't think this is a good idea. Comedy Central is owned by the same company that owns CBS who just fired him. Why would he want to work for them again.
4. HBO: There were two suggestions here. One to pair a Colbert show with John Oliver's show for a one/two punch. Not sure if that would just be overkill of the same kind of content. The other is to have Colbert replace the current host of Real Time. Since the current host has become increasingly unpopular, bringing in Colbert might give the show a boost.
So these are the top suggestions, what does everyone else think.

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	Run for office
	20 (49%)
	Netflix or other streaming service
	4 (10%)
	The Daily Show
	0 (0%)
	HBO
	8 (20%)
	Other
	9 (22%)
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[Hugin]

1. Community service...

I kid, I kid!

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. Anything he wants EXCEPT run for office

Celebrities are not our saviours.

[DBoon]

11. the people of Ukraine might argue with you over this

[Fiendish Thingy]

16. Ukraine doesn't have an electoral college. Nt

[Ms. Toad]

21. I think I'd probably qualify that as

"Anything he wants EXCEPT run for office because he is a celebrity."

I don't think his post TV options should be limited because he is a celebrity, any more than I think he should run for office because he is one. If he wants to, it's fine by me. The voters will decide whether he is the person they want to represent them.

But - I have heard nothing from Colbert that he wants to run for office. It all seems to be people suggesting drafting him BECAUSE he is a celebrity. That's nonsense.

[usedtobedemgurl]

3. I hear David Letterman still owns the rights to the late night show.

I think he and Colbert should take it to another platform or do a YouTube Late Night show.

[SocialDemocrat61]

5. I don't think anyone owns the name Late Show

In the 50s and 60s the name was used by a lot of local TV stations as the name of their late movie. It had what was a very famous theme.

[usedtobedemgurl]

8. Ok. Heard it on the radio the other day.

Did not question it. My bad.

[hlthe2b]

4. Not sure if all realize that to replace "Real Time" on HBO means giving Bill Maher the boot. I'd love THAT...

[SocialDemocrat61]

6. It would

I think that's why many are suggesting it. He's very disliked by a great many people.

[Ocelot II]

7. Whatever he wants except run for office.

I really don't want any more celebrity-show biz candidates; we already have a deep bench of people with actual experience in government. Colbert is great at what he does and he should keep doing it.

[underpants]

14. I agree. Stephen seems way too self aware to do anything that.

He attended Hampden-Sydney for two years before transferring to Northwestern. I’ve never heard of him speak of it. If you don’t know, H-S is old Virginia white boy (all male) money money money. It’s in Prince Edward County …Farmville….part of the Brown v. Board suit….epicenter of Massive Resistance to give you an idea.

It’s funny, he went to Hampden-Sydney and Jon Stewart (Leibovitz) went to William & Mary.




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert

[obamanut2012]

9. HBO is also a streaming service only for some of us

[sakabatou]

10. Podcast?

[lame54]

12. He's got 10 months left with nothing to lose...

It will be interesting

[underpants]

13. He was planning on sort of retiring then Dave called him.

He was on Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars. Jerry asked how the Late Show came together and Colbert said Letterman called him out of the blue on day. He was planning on taking some time after putting together a TV show everyday which is an incredible grind. 22 minutes of content not 44. He talked to his wife and decided to do it.

[CTyankee]

15. Itryly don't know, altho I voted for Netflix. I do remember Meryl Streep granted him an interview which was a real honor

and showed her appreciation for him. He and she were charming during the interview and I just loved it! So he is held in high esteem by our greatest actress and that says something!

[tavernier]

20. Greatest actress?

Aren’t you forgetting Roseanne ?

[CTyankee]

22. Oh,hell I don't even remember her. Roseanne who? And what movies did she act in?

[tavernier]

23. Sorry, I was being funny.

Roseanne Barr, Rump’s lunatic celebrity pal.

[CTyankee]

24. Oh, I'm in a cult, a Meryl Streep cult. We worship her talent and artistry.

[Polybius]

17. I would love him to run for office, but remember that South Carolina is extremely conservative

Is there anywhere else he can run? He's rich, does he by any chance live in another state as well?

[Starbeach]

18. No Paywall

Jump on YouTube and get started.

[republianmushroom]

19. Apply for unemployment insurance.