Anchor of Parody Talk Show to Succeed David Letterman on CBS 'Late Show'
Updated April 10, 2014 8:40 p.m. ET
One week after David Letterman announced his retirement from the 'Late Show,' CBS has confirmed that his successor will be Steven Colbert. Robert Thomson, a professor of media studies at Syracuse University, joins the News Hub for a late-night chat. Photo: AP.
Every year, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert sets up a 1-888-OOPS-JEW hotline to give Jews an opportunity to apologize to him in the 10 days of repentance between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Mr. Colbert mispronounces the Jewish holy days, blows the "dead ram" Shofar and brings out his atonement phone.
"Oh children of Israel, once again I look forward to your apologies to me. To quote your Jewish Pope Moses—'revenge is a dish best served kosher,'" he says.
It is the kind of on-the-edge humor that has won Mr. Colbert a strong following among a younger generation of late-night viewers—a following that led CBS Corp. CBS -3.82% to his door in choosing a successor to their late-night star, David Letterman.
But in airlifting Mr. Colbert from the almost-anything-goes world of cable to the confines of broadcast television, CBS Corp. is taking a risk.
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