¡Ay Caramba! Colbert Interviews Lou Dobbs As Spanish Self — Con Cerca!

Gimmicks are doing a good job of replacing writers on The Colbert Report, if last night's interview with Lou Dobbs is any indication. Colbert turned the interview on its head with a hilarious conceit of interviewing Dobbs as his Spanish-language counterpart, "Esteban Colberto." Did hilarity ensue? Oh yes — including an in-studio barbed-wire fence, which Dobbs viewed with approval: "It's very impressive, and better than some of the fence along our border now!" Dobbs seemed to be taking it all in stride and enjoying himself, which — update — makes much more sense now that I know Colbert & Co. had dubbed in the answers from Dobbs' Jan 2007 interview. (I admit to having been fooled). Ah well, that's two plugs for Dobbs' book, The War On The Middle Class — he shouldn't be too fussed about it. Though it certainly explains why Dobbs' Spanish was so good. Either way, dancing girls! Clip and gratuitous screengrabs below, courtesy of Comedy Central. We think Colbert rocks a purple blazer almost as well as Cindy McCain. High praise, that. This post has (obviously) been updated...not unlike the Lou Dobbs interview from Jan. 2007. In any case, watch and enjoy the video below. P.S. "Con Cerca" means "with fence," we hope.

Comments

[lynchcheney]

A MI ME ENCANTO!!!

[ImmanuelKant]

You go Lou.

[unutterable]

Um, what does "con cerca" mean? Did you guys just use Google's translation tools to come up with that?

[chrispychilla28]

I think they may have cut out the part were they translated Colberto’s questions and comments to English for Lou..,Eith­er way, the Colbert Report has been hilarious since the writers strike. Just proves what most of the Colbert Report watchers have known all along…Colbert is a one of the most original and intelligent comedians of the modern era.

[dizzylizzy]

Absolutely brilliant!!!! He skewers Dobbs in a way that no MSM talking head ever could. Cutting through the fence was classic.

Give thi man an Emmy already!!!

[Jako]

That was way more funny than his just normal routine. Great job, Stephen!

Jako

[writechic]

"ja ja, yo pensé que era divertida"

[venicesurfer]

colbert por presidente!

[venicesurfer]

that was sooo damn funny. i love colbert.

[SpindrainDotCom]

Love it! LOL

Nice to see Dobbs is a good sport.

[BlueOnBlue]

Well, I thought it was funny, but Lou Dobbs deserves much worse treatment. The thing is, his jingoistic followers are so dense they would likely think Colbert was supporting Dobbs's point of view.

[magicmary]

Okay, you guys noticed this was a cut and paste job didn't you?? Dobbs and Colbert are never in the same shot together..­.
But yes, it was HIGH larious!

[WarrenChristmas]

Dobbs is so lacking in a sense of irony, he doesn't even realize he's being mocked.

[CrashLandon]

As HILLARIOUS as Borat?