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Commentary: Stephen Colbert was the perfect unprecedented host for unprecedented times
When Colbert was named the new host of 'The Late Show' in 2015, he was considered an unusual choice, but he turned out to be the right fit for these times.
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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Commentary: Stephen Colbert was the perfect unprecedented host for unprecedented times, When Colbert was named the new host of ‘The Late Show’ in 2015, he was considered an unusual choice, but he turned out to be the right fit for these times.
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