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For me, improvisation is about working with a partner. That is much easier to do in the interview, because you have a sounding board.

Stephen Colbert

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Stephen Colbert
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: May 13
Actor
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Washington
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert
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