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![NRO Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::19417492.png) National Review [@NRO](/creator/twitter/NRO) on x 369.8K followers
Created: 2025-07-22 21:00:28 UTC

Colbert’s guests have increasingly been more suited to The Maddow Report than late-night TV, per @BecketAdams. 

How did this happen? Late-night comedy turned into a space for political “clapter” instead of actual laughter.

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