now the student has become the teacher

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"original student - steve carrell; original teacher - jon stewart"

Colbert is more apt than Carrell by a wide margin

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even if his show is superior, colbert is still on CABLE, whereas carell is on a prime time network show and a comedic lead in major motion pictures.

but i agree both steves work.

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Well, Colbert uses basically the same format as Stewart (whereas Carell does not), so he's a better example of the concept imo.