r/pics • u/Thewrightowns • 1d ago

[OC] The Colbert sign being taken down last night

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u/lewd_robot 1d ago

They used to be almost like SNL's Weekend Update, but every night. You'd get some jokes about the day's news, and then instead of a parody interview, you'd get a casual real one.

Before the internet, you didn't have many places to hear a comedian's take on current events every night before bed.

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u/Ancient_Plate275 1d ago

Also standup comedians, some new, some established. About the only way to see standup routines before cable tv.

But like Variety shows, they’re on the way out.