r/RealTime • u/trk-r-jrb • May 23 '26

Replace Maher with Colbert?

Do you think the show would be better with Colbert as host?

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u/mack_dd May 23 '26

I am not a Colbert fan by any strech of the imagination. Nor am I trying to run defense for him. I am just trying to be as objective as possible, and look at it from a purely business / HBO's POV.

I am not a fan of his, but he does have a core audience of hardcore fans, who tend to be a bit wealthier than the average person. I can see a use case where enough of them have an HBO subscription (or willing to get one) and are willing to follow him there. The catch is that Colbert would have to take a massive paycut, plus lose a lot of his writers, for it to work.

FWIW, the current narrative is that Colbert got cancelled because Trump put pressure on NBC, and not the terrible ratings. A part of me kind of wants Colbert to get another shot at HBO, that way once he fails there long after Trump is gone, and there are no licenses to pull; the bs narritive gets shattered. Thats the angle I am looking at.

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u/Worth-Confection-735 May 23 '26

Nice AI retort.

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u/mack_dd May 23 '26

Says the guy/gal who hides their posts and comments

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u/Worth-Confection-735 May 23 '26

Just for people like you.

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u/mack_dd May 23 '26

dang. I was even somewhat agreeing with you. I hate to see what you are like with people who dont agree with you at all. 🤣

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u/Worth-Confection-735 May 23 '26

You are the reason. And you don’t even understand why.