The Importance Of Being Stephen

It's in his eagerness to put his celebrity to good use.

The educational value of his Super Pac is just the latest.

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Amen to this, about Colbert's role as TV's stealth truth teller.

destructiveanachronism writes of Colbert—

When he breaks character, he does admirable things as well. His testimony before Congress on behalf of undocumented immigrants was incredibly admirable. His solidarity with soldiers in Iraq similarly so. His "It Gets Better" video is genuinely touching. All in all, he seems like a pretty remarkable guy and easily the wittiest and most important person on television today.

Among his other accomplishments, I would also note the commencement speeches; for example, Knox College, June 2006, and Northwestern University, June 2011.

And never to be forgotten: his sang-froid in playing this room.