In the fall of 2012, Stephen Colbert sat down with Playboy — one of the rare times he agreed to be interviewed as himself rather than as his character — and explained that fear is a political weapon. Satire is an antidote.
Thirteen years later, his reflection turned out to be a premonition.
Stephen Colbert predicted his end in a Playboy Interview in 2012. Sara Ganim analyzes the political firestorm around Colbert's cancellation.
