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I don't think funny entered into it. Colbert saw an opportunity to make some important statements under a guise of humor (or attempted humor, depending on your opinion) and ran with it. It wasn't about being especially rock-the-house funny, it wasn't about Colbert's shining moment as a comedian. Instead, it was about one brief, miraculous glitch in a system that would usually screen out someone who didn't agree with the administration and its supporters. Colbert used his time to make some important statements that are otherwise not forthcoming from those in a position to say them. He didn't have to be funny. Plenty of people are funny. Colbert is funny four nights a week. He had a chance to be truthful to a liar and executed *that* brilliantly. I think he was very brave and I thank him for it.
