That’s the finding in a study conducted by Ohio State University.  From the study:

“Additionally, there was no significant difference between the groups in thinking Colbert was funny, but conservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert used satire and was not serious when offering political statements.”

We couldn’t make this up.  Check out this piece for a thank you note from an anti-gay group to Colbert actually thanking him for a satire piece that he did on them, proving the point of the study.

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