On May 4, 9:58 am, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > The interviews are regularly the best part of his show (and I love the rest > of this show). One of things I like about it is that, even while staying in > his stupid conservative guy character, he makes it look like a genuine > conversation between intelligent people. Yet he also regularly manages to > end these short exchanges on a real exit line. The nature of most of the > conversations, on both sides, makes me think it is unscripted and > unrehearsed, yet the high percentage of too good to be true exit lines makes > me think that somehow he has given many of his guests a head's up about the > last question he is going to ask so they can wind it up. Do we know anything > about this?
I don't disagree about the exit lines, but I thought Warren in particular had a look of thoughtful surprise on her face before she gave the answer that would be hard for a non-professional (or even a lot of professionals) to fake, especially if she was delivering a line she'd been fed. My guess is that Colbert's improv training makes him especially sensitive to listening to his guests and setting them up with potential straight lines. When the guest is smart enough to take the cue, he gets the effect he's after. And for every guest like Warren, there are duds like the Salt Institute lady who think they're there to deliver the funny, rather than let Colbert do the heavy lifting. --Dave Sikula -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
