AskMen.com makes Stephen Colbert their “Man of the Week”

From AskMen.com, some quotes and comments from and about Stephen Colbert:

why we like him?

Stephen Colbert is an absolute master at playing bombastic buffoons, which is evidenced in his brilliant performances on The Colbert Report, Jon Stewart‘s The Daily Show and Strangers with Candy. “My weakness is that I’m stupid,” he says of his well-defined characters. “I truly don’t mind seeming like a fool.”

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overall rating: 83

There’s a lot to be said about being penniless, which is exactly what Stephen Colbert was after traveling to Europe following his senior year of college. “I came back without a dime,” he admits. “I mean, not a dime in my pocket — this is not, like, an exaggeration. I was sleeping on someone’s floor, and a friend of mine was the box office manager at Second City, and she said, ‘Come here and I’ll give you a job.’” Colbert complied, at first answering phones and later participating on stage. “I met some really great people,” he says. “So it was a happy accident in that way, in that I never intended to do it.”

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coolness factor: 80

At first glance, Stephen Colbert doesn’t appear to be particularly cool. After all, he goes to work in a conservative suit and tie and he makes a living spouting borderline Republican propaganda. And yet, dig a little deeper and you’ll find a first-class smart-ass whose subversive qualities make him almost revolutionary. Although he may praise Bush on his show, there’s little doubt about where his true allegiances lie, making Colbert one of the most brilliant satirists of our generation. In addition to having a truly cool and lucrative job, Colbert is beloved by critics and fans and he counts showbiz luminaries like Steve Carell and Jon Stewart among his personal friends. If that isn’t cool, we don’t know what is.

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SECRET WISH

To sit around discussing politics with Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart and Steve Carell.

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