Jan
18
Pundit war a-brewin’
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Bring it, baby!
As noted in our recap of Wednesday night’s episode, Stephen Colbert was forced to address some stern words to fellow late night host Conan O’Brien. Why? Because Mr. O’Brien rather laughably tried to take credit for Mike Huckabee’s success (“I made Huckabee!”). Stephen quite rightfully smacked Conan around for his temerity, and reasonable people might have guessed it would end there.
Well, not so fast. Conan O’Brien has stepped up to defend his indefensible position. Watch and enjoy:
Hee! Is that a “Pundit Off” I smell?
(Hat tip to Wildog27!)
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23 Comments
January 18th, 2008 at 11:33 am
I LOVE CONAN!! This is exciting!
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January 18th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Thanks for posting this! I wish they showed Conan’s show in England :( I hope Stephen gets Conan on he report, that would be awesome =D
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January 18th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Bwah! That was brilliant!
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January 18th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Oh yeah, this is ON! Another hilarious clock gobbler.
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January 18th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Really Conan? Dancing? Don’t even try to ride Stephen’s coattails.
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January 18th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
When this strike is over, everyone is going to say, “That strike was terrible but one great thing did come out of it–the Colbert/Conan Feud!!”
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January 18th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
lmao! Oh man, I can’t wait to see what Colbert says about this on Monday. You know he’s not just going to let go. haha.
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January 18th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
I hadn’t seen this; thanks for posting it.
Let the games begin! lol
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January 18th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I’ve started watching again and have kinda been enjoying the first part of Conan’s show since the Writer’s Strike (though especially lately he’s been relying on too few things such as the zipline), but did anyone else find that incredibly awkward and hard to watch? I was looking forward to it too after I saw Colbert’s skit….
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January 18th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Oh my gosh, that was amazing! I hope they keep this going. The two should have a dance off, mediated by Ellen Degeneres.
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January 18th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
That was awesome. I can’t wait to see Stephen’s reaction.
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January 18th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Conan’s show IS on in the UK, it’s on CNBC.
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January 18th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
OMG, that was hilarious! I love Conan. I can’t wait to see how they resolve this feud.
“Temporary host of The Colbert Report”?? HAHAHAHA…..
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January 18th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
That was so funny! This is going to be good.
It makes me think of TDS segments where Jon gets out popcorn and soda right before showing new clips. I’m ready with my popcorn and soda. Now I just need the video clips.
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January 18th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
They should resolve it with a dance off, obviously. And the part about Conan making Colbert… wouldn’t it be cool if Jon got in on it? He could argue that HE made Colbert, NOT Conan. I don’t think he would, but I can dream.
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January 18th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
And the part about Conan making Colbert… wouldn’t it be cool if Jon got in on it? He could argue that HE made Colbert, NOT Conan. I don’t think he would, but I can dream.
So that’s time used up on three shows… four if we can get the dance off mediated by Ellen…
Think how pis… annoyed the big bosses would be – everyone appearing on each others shows…
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January 18th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Wow that was an awesome comeback clock gobbler!!!! Thanks for posting that. I don’t watch Conan. Just a few times. I cannot wait to see Stephen’s response on Monday! I smell war!!!!!
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January 19th, 2008 at 2:39 am
Hmm, tonight Conan mentioned that Barack Obama would be on the show next week. Didn’t Stephen say that Obama refused to appear on his show due to the strike? He’d better not be snubbing the Colbert Report!
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January 19th, 2008 at 7:33 am
Oh thanks Chica, but I don’t have CNBC, I’m at Uni so all we have is the basic 1-5 channels :-( I’ll look out for it when i’m home for the holidays though!
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January 20th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Yes, they should resolve their “differences” a la a dance-off and maybe a sing-off too. I miss Stephen singing, and I’ve heard Conan’s been doing a lot of it lately as a clock-gobbler. Wouldn’t it just be perfect? Dare to dream…
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January 21st, 2008 at 3:43 am
I don’t get the temporary host joke.. And Conan did grasp at straws with the Mike Huckabee thing..
I was a Conan fan before I realized I could watch the Report online and have been with O’Brien even when he fakes rallying his mob (like, “Yeah! Conan!”).
But, I gotta give this to Colbert, so.. can’t wait to watch Colbert’s take soon!
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January 21st, 2008 at 5:56 am
I thought Conan was extremely funny and I don’t always like his show.
I cannot wait to see Stephen’s response! There is no way Conan is going to win this one.
Fight! Fight! Fight! :-)
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January 21st, 2008 at 7:23 am
Some of the best entertainment I’ve seen this week. Hopefully this feud will continue for a loooooong time. And hopefully Huckabee stays in the race to make sure they’ll have enough material to keep it going. This was seriously funny.
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