Steven Colbert unpacked

Apparently he was interviewed by the Onion about his new show, the hotheads he parodies, and the state of national discourse.

AVC: It seems like you're actively cultivating a cult of personality on the show.

SC: That's exactly what those are, these are all personality shows. It doesn't matter what they're saying. Doesn't matter what the news is, it's how this person feels about the news, and how you should feel about the news. It is also the personality. I'm not playing it nearly as hard as someone like O'Reilly or [Sean] Hannity does.

The Onion seems like the perfect venue for such a discussion.

(via boing boing)