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3. Stephen Colbert

One of the former Daily Show correspondents who went on to achieve cult-like status is Stephen Colbert. He parlayed his popular persona into his own spin-off show, The Colbert Report, on Comedy Central. His caricature of a right-wing political pundit won him multiple awards, legions of fans and even a spot on Time’s 100 most influential people list in 2006 and 20012. Colbert is now set to fill David Letterman’s formidable shoes when he takes over The Late Show desk in September 2015. Time will tell if the real Stephen Colbert is as popular as the fake one.

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