Steve Colbert as "The Late Show" Host: The Gauging has Begun

A Big Job Might Ruin a Good Thing.   Gauging Stephen Colbert as a ‘Late Show’ Host. (The New York Times, 4/9/2014)

Jason Zingman speculates on Colbert's "fitness".

On the other hand, Mr. Colbert has defied expectations before. When “The Colbert Report” debuted in 2005, a nightly show satirizing Bill O’Reilly seemed like it would eventually be a dead end. Mr. Colbert proved otherwise — and could do it again. He has evolved inside his character, finding room not just to express complex points, but also moments of delirious silliness and even earnest emotion. His interviews in particular are marvels of wit and curiosity.

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet the new host of "The Late Show"!

Stephen Colbert to Succeed Letterman on ‘Late Show’. (The New York Times, 4/10/2014)

The people's choice.