Stephen Colbert was interviewed in a recent issue of "Parade" about his painful past and how he has used his sense of humor to heal. I loved hearing about his "exodus moment" because it resembled mine:
One wintry day in Chicago he was walking down the street and a Gideon handed him a Bible. He flipped it open and read the Sermon on the Mount, the passage about the futility in worrying and in anxiety. About the same time he was apprenticing with the comedy troupe Second City, when all of a sudden he burst into laughter while on-stage (and not on narcotics). He said this about that night, which is a wonderful, wonderful line: "Something burst that night, and I finally let go of the pretension of not wanting to be a fool."
I LOVE THAT.
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Cheers for that Gideon and the Bible! That Book works wonders.
I went to the Stephen Colbert article and everything is blue. What's up I can't even read it.
His comedy is Brilliant. I get better news from him than CNN.
Colbert is far from the conventional comedy drone. He always surprises and uplifts, even when delivering fair material. He is a strongly gifted person. Perhaps Colbertology is a viable religion for the masses. I am certain HE would agree!
Congratulations to Steven for winning a Peabody Award - that is one of the highest awards in journalism. This one was his and his alone (he shared one with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show). He exclaimed about it "They give these to 60 Minutes!"
He deserves it!
Hooray for him!
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