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2. STEPHEN COLBERT AND THE 'COLBERT REPORT' TEAM

The once (and, we're sure, future) presidential nominee, author, and dedicated windbag also happens to be one of the smartest satirists working today. Heck, if all the dude had on his resume was the legendary 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner, he'd go down in comedy history. But week-in and week-out, Colbert takes aim at the political-industrial complex — and we don't care if there's no such term — and spins the facts into truth. Or truthiness. Whichever's easier.

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