Jennie finds the coolest stuff to share with us. This is just one of the sweetest examples of a mother-son relationship I’ve come across in a long time. First, here’s a video of Stephen’s mom, Lorna Colbert, talking about her son for an upcoming Mother’s Day show (airing May 8th on South Carolina ETV’s The Big Picture):
Then our reader Jennifer also sent us info about the show (emphasis in original):
ETV’s “The Big Picture” Presents Special Mother’s Day-Themed Program
Thursday, May 8 at 7 p.m.
Gabfest Features Moms of Famous South Carolinians Gov. Mark Sanford, Kristin “Sex and the City” Davis, Stephen “The Colbert Report” Colbert and Richard “NE Patriots” SeymourColumbia SC…While ETV’s “The Big Picture” is primarily known for the heft of the topics it takes on–everything from a group sit-down with former governors to the first joint interview with Senators Graham and DeMint– the show decided to make a “serious” attitude adjustment in honor of Mother’s Day.
The reasoning went like this: What better way to spotlight Mother’s Day than to bring together–for the first time–the moms of some of South Carolina’s most celebrated offspring. What resulted is a behind-the-scenes look at four current or former residents of the Palmetto State–Gov. Mark Sanford, Stephen Colbert, Kristin Davis and Richard Seymour–and the mothers who raised them.
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The program is full of surprising tidbits and fun, including a special Mother’s Day greeting from Stephen Colbert straight from the set of his popular show. Deborah Seymour says she was once told by doctors that her four-time Super Bowl playing son would never participate in sports; Dorothy Davis reveals how daughter Kristin strongly advised her against watching the first few episodes of “Sex and the City” when it hit the airwaves; Margaret Peyton offers anecdotal evidence about her son’s childhood piggybank that suggests the governor has long been fiscally conservative; and Lorna Colbert says her famous political-satirist son Stephen, won’t even tell her whether he really is a Democrat or a Republican.
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Finally, if you go here, you can watch more from Stephen’s mom (video opens on the main page), Stephen’s video to his mom (video opens at the “Video” link), and some photos provided by his mom (including one of Stephen, Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris from their Second City days). What riches!
Thanks very much for the tips, Jennie and Jennifer, and a huge nod of appreciation to Stephen, South Carolina’s ETV, and most of all, Lorna Colbert!
Aww! That’s the sort of thing that just warms your soul.
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The going to school at two in the mourning story made me laugh.
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Well…in Who-ville they say, that the Mea’s small heart
grew three sizes that day.
I have to go call my mom now.
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Aww! I’ve never seen his mom before! She looks like the kind that bakes kick-ass apple pies for her kids though…
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I can’t believe that tiny woman gave birth to 11 children . . . : )
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Adorable.
*Toasts* to Lorna Colbert’s iron womb, you done good!
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From the photo, looks like Amy and Stephen and Paul were tumbling even back then!
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Two o’clock in the morning?
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Awwww Those videos are so adorable! I teared up when Stephen said “You were a lot of fun” and “I love you, Mom.”
That was so sweet!
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@ truthiness89:
You’re not the only one: I teared up, too, especially when he was thanking her for encouraging all of them to be affectionate with each other on a regular basis for no particular reason. What a great mom!
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omg, that video is so ridiculously cute.
But those videos on the site won’t work for me. :( In fact, that website messes up my browser completely and makes it shut down. I’ve tried viewing the site on Firefox and IE and the same thing happens. Does anyone have an idea of what might be the problem?
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Same thing here, unfortunately.
Anyone else note that Mrs. Colbert has elegant taste and wears her clothing well, just like her son?
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What I love most is the comment in the quiz about “what mother has to put a limit on how many times she watches her son”. That’s so perfect!
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^^ Haha, yeah, that’s so cute and funny.
Also, it’s cool how Stephen has built some of his own boats.
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I need to watch this again. This is so heartwarming. Colbert is such a sweet guy. I can tell they are close.
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I see that I’m not the only one who had trouble with that web site. Even though they kept shutting down on me, I managed to see the videos from beginning to end by refreshing my browser and restarting them over and over. I am still unable to access the pictures.
The vidoes were so touching, especially when Stephen said that he loved his mother and thanked her for encouraging him and his siblings to be affectionate with each other.
Mrs. Colbert seems like a very kind and warm person who loves her son very much. I imagine she has a lot of great stories to tell about raising eleven children!
I think I enjoyed this as much as Stephen’s tribute to his father during the WGA strike. I’m looking forward to watching all other videos that are posted on “the internets” after this show airs on Mother’s Day.
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awwwww!!
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Why aren’t there more guys like Stephen around? He’s one-of-a-kind.
Looking forward to the broadcast and hearing more about this school trip at 2 in the morning!
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