Colbert also revealed what he tells his “Colbert Report” guests before they come on the show: “I say, ‘Thank you for coming. Have you ever seen the show? I do the show in character. He’s an idiot. He’s willfully ignorant of what you know and care about. Please honestly disabuse me of my ignorance and we’ll have a great time.’ But sometimes they forget.
Stephen Colbert steps out of character to assess Romney on ‘Meet the Press’