Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen Colbert (character) (4th nomination)
Why is there an article both for Jerry Seinfeld and Jerry Seinfeld (character), or for Creed Bratton and Creed Bratton (The Office)?  Or, for that matter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Borat Sagdiyev?  I think the persona that Colbert assumes is far more comparable to these guys - a distinct and separate character with an established history and canon - than to the personas assumed by any of the correspondents on ''The Daily Show'', which are essentially just tailored to the joke.  Colbert the character has an established history and personality which has been fleshed out throughout ''The Colbert Report'' and ''I Am America (And So Can You!)''.  In terms of coverage, most journalists are able to distinguish between Colbert and his blowhard persona and discuss the latter as a separate character.  I believe that notability applies, per 
— User:Shoemoney2night, 01:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:FICT (Wikipedia:Notability)