All You Need to Know: 4/20/2008 Edition

Pennsylvania, I hope you’ve enjoyed the Colbert Bump this week! Thanks for showing Stephen some brotherly love as he wreaked merry havoc on the city of Philadelphia. The Democratic presidential candidates got their share of airtime on Thursday, as did various Pennsylvanian politicians, pundits, and cheerleaders – and we can’t forget Stephen’s assistant Ben Franklin. All in all, it was a resoundingly successful road trip (and Comedy Central’s highest-watched week ever). Congratulations, Stephen and the crew of the Report!

Fantasy Colbert League Weekly for April 14 – April 17, 2008

• Episode 4048 (April 14, 2008) – Mayor Michael Nutter, Chris Matthews
• Episode 4049 (April 15, 2008) – The Roots, Michelle Obama
• Guest Alert for Michelle Obama on Tuesday night’s show.
• TIME Magazine gives us a few spoilers for Michelle’s interview.
• Episode 4050 (April 16, 2008) – Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders, Governor Ed Rendell
• Urgent Fangirl Bulletin: singing in Latin!
• Episode 4051 (April 17, 2008) – Rep. Patrick Murphy, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama
• The official Guest Alert for Hillary Clinton on Thursday’s show.
• Spoiler! Spoiler spoiler spoiler for Thursday night’s show!
• A few photos of what’s coming up on the show.

The Colbert Report Episode News:

• Breaking News! Hillary Clinton will appear on the Report in Philadelphia. Thanks to Chris Matthews for the slip – uh, tip.
• Report guest Tomas Schaller offers Michelle Obama some tips on her interview with Stephen, in The New Republic.
• The New York Times reviews Michelle Obama’s visit to The Colbert Report.
• Did Michelle charm Stephen, or the viewers? You decide.
• The Roots share their experience on the Report. Sounds like they had fun!
• We get another taping report and some Q&A answers from Wednesday night’s show.
• Annie Wu, from the TV Squad, provides another great taping report from Monday’s show.
• This audience member thought he was too cool for The Colbert Report.
• The media reacts to Thursday’s guest-packed show.
• John Edwards does the EdWØrd.
• Who got the biggest Colbert Bump last night? And no, that’s not as dirty as it sounds.
• Guest Alert: Senator Bernie Sanders, I-VT, will be visiting the Report next Monday.

Philadelphia Loves Stephen Colbert:

• The Philadelphia Inquirer catches up with Stephen and picks up a few pieces fun trivia (did you know Stephen fronted a Rolling Stones cover band in high school?).
• The Colbert Report heads to Philly. Will the candidates drop by to visit?
• The Penn Democrats hold a dress rehearsal event with Stephen on Monday.
• We get some behind-the-scenes stories from the Monday rehearsal!
• The Philadelphia Daily News has another interview transcript with Stephen about his army of the Colbert Nation. Check out the published article here.
• Stephen hits up the morning radio shows to promote the Report’s Philadelphia road trip.
• We’ve got audio from Stephen’s talk with the “Preston and Steve” show.
• More audio here from Stephen’s chat with WMGK’s John DeBella.
• Stephen talks to Bob & Sheri on 107.9FM about Donorschoose.org.
• We have some insider tips for anyone who attended the shows this week.
• The Press of Atlantic City discusses Stephen’s influence on voters in and out of Pennsylvania.
• Philadelphia welcomes Stephen with a reception at the Inn at Penn and a light show from the Crown Lights of Philadelphia’s PECO building.
• The students at Overbrook Elementary School are thrilled that their artwork has been featured on the Colbert Report.
• A picture is worth a thousand words: photographic proof that Philly loves Stephen Colbert.
• The Philadelphia Inquirer describes the Colbert fever happening in Philadelphia.
• Stephen Colbert feels the love in Philadelphia thanks to the Greater Philadelphia Marketing Tourism Corporation.
• Philadelphia gives Stephen Colbert a bump of its own! The week of shows is the most-watched week ever on Comedy Central.

A Night of Too Many Stars:

• We liveblog Comedy Central’s “A Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education” on Sunday night.
• Check out the video for the night’s opening number.

Mainstream Media:

• The Moderate Voice discusses The Colbert Report as part of the Fifth Estate (comedy). It’s a thoughtful and thought-provoking article, so check it out.
• Stephen films a short video to help dedicate Washington, D.C.’s revamped Newseum.
• We have video clips of Stephen on ‘Larry King Live’ on Tuesday.
• Wikicandidate08 asks, who is your ideal candidate? (‘Stephen Colbert’?)
• We’ve got a clip of Stephen at the 5th Annual Can’Do Awards Dinner for the Food Bank for New York City.

We Call It The Joy Machine:

• Justin Timberlake and Stephen Colbert both bring sexy back. These videos will never get old.
• Klassic Kolbert: You know, John Edwards isn’t the only son of a blue-collar worker out there. And you know what Stephen’s grandfather did for a living…

Six Degrees of Stephen Colbert:

• NoFactZone chats with Nicholas Stoller, the director of ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall,’ at the AFI Film Festival.
• John Oliver performs live on Monday night in New York City.
• Catching up with a bunch of Stephen’s colleagues’ live appearances: Jon Stewart, DJ Javerbaum, Eric Drysdale, Rob Riggle, John Oliver, Ed Helms, and Aasif Mandvi.
• UnderGroundOnline talks to John Oliver before the premiere of his Comedy Central special, Terrifying Times.

The Zeitgeist is Stuffed with Cheesesteaks:

• Zeitgeist for April 16, 2008 – City of Brotherly Crunch Edition

No Fact Zone Site News:

• We’re working behind-the-scenes on the NFZ site to make it run a little more smoothly. Props to DrakNet Web Hosting!

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