Stephen Colbert Tracks Glenn Beck’s Conversion From ‘Clown’ To Demigod

Stephen Colbert is a huge fan of Glenn Beck. Not only does he claim to watch his show, but like Mediaite, he seems to be somewhat mesmerized by Beck’s regular phantasmagoric transformation from “rodeo clown” to demagogue (aspiring at times to MLK-like stature.) But as Colbert says in the clip below, when it comes to talking about Glenn Beck no one can compete with Glenn Beck. So what better way to track this transformation than juxtaposing the crazy entertainer side of Beck with quasi-sect leader side? (You know, the guy who plans to speak at the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of MLK’s “I have a dream” speech.) Good times!

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