I’m not sure how we missed this one, but John Kao posted an effusive and highly enjoyable entry about his appearance on The Colbert Report late last week. From his blog at Innovation Nation:
Colbert plus 1
October 5th, 2007
From Uncategorized:What a great experience. I think I’m going to divide my timeline from now on into two segments – BC (before Colbert) and AC.
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The Colbert team was hospitable beyond measure, everything you’d want. Their green room was cozy and featured platters of food – crudite, cheese and crackers, iced expresso – and my name on the door in a star.
Emily, the show’s producer, came by to chat, and gave me some useful notes. More examples, fewer concepts.
In a funny kind of way, all this TLC actually got me more keyed up. I take journalistic interviews completely in stride now, but this was the COLBERT REPORT.
Then, Stephen himself popped by. We had a nice chat about improvision – I gave him a copy of Jamming – and he talked a bit about how the language of jazz had been kind of a lingua franca for Second City, where he spent a fair amount of time.
No hint of mania, no short fuses. Just a courtly smiling guy giving plenty of eye contact and even… reassurance.
You can tell a lot about a production team by the vibe on a set. The Colbert Show’s vibe is family. Friendly, helpful, supportive. The makeup artist smiled at me when she was done, offering a “have fun,” as I got ready to go on stage.
Thanks for sharing, Dr. Kao! I hope your “AC” life is going well and that you received the “Colbert Bump” in its fullest measure.
Want to see the interview again? Watch it here:
Trickle down management at its finest – the attitude at the top permiates everything.
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This only confirms what I have been told: that the Report is the best job on Television.
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