Greetings, Nation! Stephen may have joked about post-Philadelphia fatigue during this Thursday’s taping, but the shows have been as excellent as ever. The mainstream media has developed a fascination with a few well-discussed questions about politics and comedy thanks to recent guests, but we’d rather spend our time playing Colbopoly. Enjoy this week’s roundup!
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Episode Guides:
Fantasy Colbert League Weekly for April 21 – April 24, 2008
- Episode 4052 (April 21, 2008) – Father James Martin, Senator Bernie Sanders
- Watch Father Martin’s September 13, 2007 appearance on the Report.
- Urgent Fangirl Bulletin! Bobby makes one last appearance. Stephen’s hungry.
- Episode 4053 (April 22, 2008) – Author Susan Jacoby
- Episode 4054 (April 23, 2008) – Author Mitch Albom
- Episode 4055 (April 24, 2008) – Author and California First Lady Maria Shriver
- Spoiler Alert: Robots invade the Report on Thursday’s show.
The Colbert Report Episode News:
- Senator Hillary Clinton speaks about her Colbert Report appearance in Philadelphia.
- Senator Bernie Sanders says he had fun during his Monday night interview on the Report.
- Philadelphia Weekly is frustrated with the Philadelphia cheesesteak stereotype. . . but even they can’t deny that the Report was funny that week.
- Philadelphia Weekly also offers a few parting thoughts on Stephen’s road trip. Lighten up, PW! Have a cheesesteak!
- Thursday’s audience received some very truthy tube socks. Two dozen for $1.99!
Mainstream Media:
- We were wondering why the Time 100 poll rankings change so rapidly; it’s probably a good thing the Time.com voting process isn’t used in politics.
- Variety Magazine wonders when comedy shows began to ask tougher questions than actual ‘news’ shows.
- The Colbert Report will begin airing in the UK on May 6, 2008, and the official UK Report site has launched. Very cool!
- Stephen’s visit to Philadelphia has stirred the discussion over whether politicians should try to be funny. The New York Times ponders.
- The Huffington Post provides photographic evidence of famous folks who wear flag lapel pins, and those who do not. Stephen would probably argue that he IS America; he doesn’t need a pin of himself!
- Lake Superior State University drops ‘truthiness’ from its List of Banished Words.
- The Washington Post’s “The Fix” blog asks, who’s better – Stewart or Colbert? Rather than ask this question again, you could just watch both shows. . .
Arts And Crafts:
- One Hero puts Photoshop to good use in the quest to plaster every Doritos bag possible with Stephen’s seal of excellence.
- It’s been eight months since ‘I Am America (And So Can You!)’ came out and folks are still enthralled by its craftmanship.
- Another Hero creates an amazing ‘Colbopoly’ board. Pass ‘Go’ and collect $200!
We Call It The Joy Machine:
- We start the week off right – with a little Eye Candy.
- Aw, don’t miss these heartwarming videos of mothers of famous South Carolinians – most notably the tiny, feisty Lorna Colbert. It makes me want to give my mom a call.
Six Degrees of Stephen Colbert:
- The official website for ‘Apocalypse How: Turn the End-Times into the Best of Times!’ has launched – and the book looks really good. You know you want to win that unbound preview copy. . .
- ‘Apocalypse How’ author Rob Kutner has posted some upcoming book tour dates.
- Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show, sits down with Westword for a question-and-answer session.
No Fact Zone Site News:
- You haven’t been to Colbert University in quite some time, have you? We know. Check it out and print yourself a spiffy CU diploma!
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