From One Clown To Another: Colbert Unleashes The Fury On Glenn Beck

Over the last few months of political madness, a teary-eyed, raving Glenn Beck has outdone even Stephen Colbert, the comedic master of faux punditry and slippery rhetoric. But who would Colbert be if he didn’t fire back, unloading over six minutes last night on the media’s current court jester? As soon as Colbert announces that he is going to take a minute to “defend the mainstream media’s favorite punching bag Glenn Beck,” it’s clear that you should strap in because this one is quite a ride.

“What Glenn believes is irrelevant!” Colbert exlaims, citing Beck calling himself a “rodeo clown.” But to hear Colbert, entrenched in character, empathizing with Beck, another man buried so deeply underneath his own caricature, is almost too perfect of a satirical set-up. In a side-by-side video comparison of the hosts at their most insane and most convincing, their similarities are eerie enough to make you forget which is the comedian. It might make your head hurt, but it’s also hilarious.

Check out the full clip below:

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