Stephen Colbert nerding out on his shows is nothing new but when he does with D&D, I feel joy for a few reasons:
- My hobby has attained mainstream acceptability. So suck on that Jesus freaks and my parents! Satanic panic my ass.
- He doesn’t patronize.
- He can make it funny for the majority despite some esoteric, inside jokes.
The other night he had this actor (Joe Manganiello) on who I recognized as a former guest via Brian Posehn’s Nerd Poker. When he was describing his current character, I knew he was the first one-shot guest Patreon subscribers have access to.
Who is this guy anyway? Colbert mentioned Justice League (a train wreck of craptacular proportions) and as per imdb.com, he’s the live action version of Slade or Deathstroke, a character DC has done to death: Teen Titans Go!, Arrow and other direct-to-video junk. He starred in some long-running shows too but he had a minor role in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man flicks, Flash Thompson, the dude who bullies Peter Parker.
Watch the whole clip, Colbert keeps it entertaining and what I would give for Manganiello’s game room. Somara would agree.