A famous man died this past week. He looked like he was about 50, often acted like he was a toddler, and celebrated his ninth birthday this past October.

You won’t find any reference to the passing on the obituaries page of any major newspaper. You can, however, see the “funeral” right here, in full or part.

When I first started watching Stephen Colbert at The Colbert Report I thought he was more than a little “out there.” I favored Jon Stewart, with a more polished, traditional approach to skewering those who need a poke in the eye anywhere with a sharp object. Over time, though, I turned into