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I've held, for some time, a big admiration for Stephen Colbert. Not the fake Stephen Colbert who channels Bill O'Reilly and others and mocks political on The Colbert Report, but Colbert the comedian who so inhabited his roles on shows like Exit 57, Strangers with Candy, and The Daily Show that it's impossible to see through the guise to the real Stephen Colbert. Of course, if anyone can try to coax Stephen out of his comedic shell it's 60 Minutes. If you didn't happen to catch his appearance on the show last Sunday, YouTube has the entire interview, split up into three parts. Based on interviews I've seen with him, Colbert is one of those creative people who wants merely to make people laugh without over-analyzing his methods for doing so. In this age when everyone wants to be visible in every possible way, I find that extremely refreshing. Nevertheless, Morley Safer's interview does reveal some interesting things you may or may not have known about the man.

Oh yeah, since this is YouTube and clips like this sometimes have a tendency to disappear, you can at least catch snippets of the interview here and here.