It’s a whole new world now that ‘The Break’ is over… do you think the producers know what kind of withdrawls we go through? Here’s the zeitgeist for April 10, 2007.

401K a Write Off?
Well, thanks for bringing us back to reality, Mr. C.P.A. (If you haven’t seen this segment yet, CC Motherload has it here.)

  • Stephen Colbert Creates His Own 401K! – Investorial: “I guess one person simply can’t change the mass hysteria around this topic. But one man is doing his best to help you out — Stephen Colbert. He has the funniest solution to all your tax deduction needs. If you find yourself contemplating the implementation Stephen’s 401K idea, check yourself into the looney bin. Tax avoidance should never be the deciding factor on whether to have kids, and it is probably the least effective solution.”

The No Study Zone
Wrigley finds students chewing gum to relieve the stress of finals… but discover more about how students would want to study.

  • Finals Lead as Source of Stress for College Students – PR-Insider.com: “According to a new survey from Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, nearly half of college students surveyed admit they stress more about finals than they do about choosing an academic major or dealing with roommates. The study also reveals that students would enlist the likes of celebrities such as Stephen Colbert, Oprah, Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton as study partners….

    Oprah is the favored celebrity study partner for females (20 percent), although she is the choice of only two percent of males. Stephen Colbert leads the charge as the No. 1 celebrity study partner among males (21 percent) and is fourth among females (nine percent).

Six degrees of Stephen – Black in Purple? Oliver in Jeans?
A taping report of Lewis Black’s TV series pilot. H/T to CCInsider.com for the link. It does sound like a great show – this is a small, small bit of the report. Plus an interview of John Oliver.

  • The Root of All Evil – the pilot taping – TV Squad: “”The Root of All Evil puts “pop culture on trial.” Lewis Black plays the judge, and a rotating roster of guest comedians play lawyers prosecuting decency’s greatest offenders…. Now, if you’re going to have anyone playing judge and jury to our culture’s current state of affairs, shouldn’t it be Lewis Black? Of course, it should. He has just the right combination of unction, outrage and curmudgeonly resignation.”

  • ‘Daily Show’ Correspondent John Oliver Fears We’re in the End Times – Daily Intelligencer (New York Magazine‘s Blog):
    • “What do you hate most about living in New York?
      The people. I hope that comes across as ironic in print, or I’m in for a difficult couple of weeks.
    • What’s your brand of jeans?
      I like Queen Victoria’s self-made brand of jeans. She designed them whilst mourning for Prince Albert and forced the entire British public to wear them for five years. They had little crowns on the back pockets. I think you can still get them in a jeans boutique round the back of Buckingham Palace. But Levi Strauss stole her idea, and the rest is hotly disputed history.

Klassic Kolbert – a DVD review
From a review of TDS Indecision 2004.

  • The Daily Show : An Appreciation – BlogCritics.org: “The DVDs proved what I have been telling everyone I know for years: Stewart and his writers and correspondents are funnier, sharper, and more clever than any other show talking about the news….

    But in these interviews you can see what makes Colbert hilarious and biting, sometimes at the same time. Between good questions, sharp reactions, and some (I assume) tape editing, the interviews by Colbert are some of the funniest things around. For example, Colbert asks King, who has his own checkered past: “Are you afraid that associating with the Republican Party might bring a taint of corruption to boxing?” “

Gratuitous Name Dropping

  • Giuliani has no idea what he’s talking about – The Carpetbagger Report: “He “understands” national security the same way Stephen Colbert’s character “understands” the news — he feels the truth. It’s hollow, vacuous, and based on nothing but a public-relations facade, but no matter. Giuliani is an expert, because he says so. Just don’t ask the guy any questions. His is the kind of expertise that transcends questions.

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