Stephen Colbert Explains Why He’s Ending ‘The Colbert Report’

Stephen Colbert dropped by The Daily Show to break the news to Jon Stewart that he’s ending The Colbert Report. In character, Colbert explained that he’d conquered television and there was nothing left for him to do but retire. When Stewart asked about maybe taking over for David Letterman, Colbert said no way as that job was already taken by “some fat guy.” Before leaving, Colbert – doing his best to sound bitter – introduced his own Daily Show highlight reel since Stewart had never put one together for him when he left. Stewart explained that Colbert never actually left, he simply moved to a later time slot.

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