Colbert!

Stephen Colbert is a funny, funny man. He's also now a Rolling Stone cover boy and was just named by the esteemed mag as "The #1 Reason to Watch TV." And here all along I thought that was re-runs of Saved By The Bell. My bad.

The feature interview by Nil Strauss, "The Subversive Joy of Stephen Colbert" talks about what makes Colbert's show so insanely funny. It also touches on Colbert's "controversial" faith. Controversial, I guess, because he openly admits to be a believer and practicing Christian. The byline to the article sums it up best: "How a God-Loving Square Became TV's Most Dangerous Man."

Hey, whatever sells a few magazines.

The article does have some great nuggets on what makes Colbert tick. Sure, it says that he's like "Ned Flanders" because he teaches Sunday School class, doesn't swear, and dresses like, well, Ned Flanders. But here's a guy who's gone through some incredibly painful experiences — including his father and brother all dying in a plane crash. Yet, he remains on openly positive believer, in an industry dripping with cynics. He says that is only possible because of a deep faith in a loving God. In my favorite moment of the interview, Colbert shares something his mother taught him that helps him maintain perspective amidst his crushing schedule and Hollywood lifestyle:

"I think all the time about something my mother said to me many times as a child: "In the line of eternity, what does this matter?"

That, as the great Stephen Colbert is some tremendous truthyness.