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Comedian Stephen Colbert arrives to be honored at the Time 100 Gala in New York, on April 24, 2012.

The end of Colbert stings even more as the ‘The Interview’ gets canceled

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For years, Stephen Colbert’s conservative parody showed how satire and ridicule can be powerful forms of expression. Now with Sony canceling “The Interview” in the face of apparent North Korean threats, his show’s ending seems like an even bigger blow for free speech.

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