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Klassic Kolbert: ABC News Special Correspondent ‘Steve Colbert’
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While Stephen Colbert is usually cited alongside of Jon Stewart as one of America’s premier fake newsmen, this wasn’t always the case. As no doubt all of our loyal readers know, Stephen Colbert had a brief but storied career (a one-storied career) as a *real* newsman on ABC News. Hat tip to paolo12345 from the TWoP boards for pointing out that the ABC News segment featuring ‘Special Correspondent Steve Colbert’ is now available to view on the ABC site.
Click on the image to watch (opens the ABC media player):
Thanks, paolo12345!
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19 Comments
October 10th, 2007 at 9:01 am
*LOL* I love him looking at his watch.
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October 10th, 2007 at 9:07 am
was he really that young?…
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October 10th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Thanks for finding this… I was so disappointed it wasn’t on the video from GMA yesterday… was he blushing when they played it?
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October 10th, 2007 at 9:40 am
lmao. I love how I found it hilarious, when it probably wasn’t exactly supposed to be. It’s funny him looking at his watch, and how he practically told the kid “explain this complicated machine in 5 words or less” just like his character does. And how his voice sounded kind of funny, how he was making it like a newsman’s voice.
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October 10th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Aaaaaaaahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
How has no-one commented on the music that played? Right Said Fred ‘I’m Too Sexy’…. Aaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahaaaaa!!!!!!!
http://www.dailymotion.com/group/35502/video/x15s5a_im-too-sexy-stephen-colbert_music
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October 10th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Ahhh! The looking at the watch, the youth, “and the laughter turns to tears” and…STEVE. STEVE COLBERT. That killed me.
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October 10th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Why “Steve” and not “Stephen”? What were they trying to get across.
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October 10th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
It doesn’t get weirder than this.
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October 10th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
The watch… I loved it… even then he saw the funny
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October 10th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
omfg I haven’t even watched it yet but the rube goldberg contest at PURDUE UNIVERSITY in WEST LAFAYETTE i.e. THE CITY WHERE I LIVE. Stephen was in the same city as me. Stephen was in the same city as me and I didn’t see him. ): But Stephen was in the Same City as Me.
Uh, unless it turns out to be a green screen or something. I haven’t watched it yet.
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October 10th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
When did this clip air? I actually didn’t live in West Lafayette until August ‘98…would this have been before then?
Okay, I should stop obsessing over a chance I could have had to meet Stephen Colbert almost a decade ago…
The clip itself, ugh. They were clearly not utilizing his talents well.
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October 10th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Shruti, this clip aired on ABC News on April 4, 1997.
Jennie, he was laughing really hard when they played this the other day. When the clip of him came onscreen, he said, “Look at that young fella. He needed a haircut. And a comb. And a tie!”
One of the GMA anchors (sorry, I don’t know who’s who) asked him, “And what happened to your career on Good Morning America?” Stephen responded, “It was cut short, by the fact that I sucked.” They all laughed at that one, and he continued, “I was cut down by my own ineptitude. I don’t know why I ever left; it’s so lovely to be up this early. It’s so conducive to comedy. This is marvelous.”
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October 10th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
Wait, there was more to the GMA appearance than the interview with what’s-her-name?
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October 10th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Yes; ABC only posted the segment showing Stephen’s interview with Diane Sawyer, but there were a few other bits, as well. If I find the clips floating around on the ‘internets’, I’ll post or link to them, but the ABC-provided content is all that I’m currently aware of.
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October 11th, 2007 at 3:40 am
“And are we better for it? Perhaps first we should ask those migrant workers who load CDs, whose jobs are now in danger. Jon?” Whoops, I meant Charlie. :OP
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October 12th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Anybody notice the song on the CD?
It was “I’m too sexy for my shirt” LOL!
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October 12th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Duh, sorry Tracy didn’t see your comment. But it’s still funny.
And he sounded nervous to me.
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October 12th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
I can’t tell if he’s “acting” with his voice or if that’s his real voice.
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