Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. We here at No Fact Zone have had a tame but relaxing weekend so far. In honor of the Cookie Monster being on The Colbert Report on Thursday, I made me up a big plate of cookies. However, there’s just too many tasty morsels in the flotsam and jetsam of the blogosphere to not share them with you. So, without further ado, here is Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Report in the zeitgeist for Sunday, June 22.

Who’s Honoring Stephen Now?
Quite a few people other than the Peabody awards, apparently.

• “Forget March Madness; we’ve got Best Things madness” – The Orgegonian:
  “ESPN’s not going far enough. If you’re going to commit to a non-binding, totally subjective declaration, make it Big. Thus was born The Best Thing In The World. … The top seeds: Stephen Colbert, photosynthesis, enlightenment and bacon. Bacon’s the overall No. 1, if you must know, because almost every vegetarian that’s ever been tempted by meat, is tempted by bacon. That’s how good it is.”
• “The New Classics: TV” – EW.com:
  Check out number (no kidding) 69. *snerk*
  (h/t shamskygirl)

Now that’s what I call a Five-shot Venti Caramel Mocha
Apparently Stephen’s caffeine withdrawal garnered the approval of Starbucks.

• “Tall Order” – Portfolio.com:
  “This February, in a great theatrical stroke, Schultz closed more than 7,000 stores for three hours to allow 135,000 baristas to relearn—or learn—how to make decent espresso. (Three hours apparently sufficed; much of the process at Starbucks is automated anyway.) Schultz insists, though, that the gesture, which cost the company an estimated $10 million in labor costs and lost revenue, was no gimmick. It did seem to confirm what aficionados have long known: Starbucks’ espresso often isn’t very good, and it has gotten worse. But the stunt garnered priceless publicity, including a Stephen Colbert depiction of Starbucks withdrawal that outdid anything Ray Milland endured in The Lost Weekend. When the clip was shown at the company’s annual meeting in March, it brought down the house. “People want to know why we don’t advertise,” Schultz joked afterward.” (h/t Sharon R.)

They’re extremely close in an ambiguous way
Who knew when Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert were making a short with Robert Smigel for SNL in the early 1990’s that the Ambiguously Gay Duo would have featured such current comedic superstars?

• “Robert Smigel Interview for ‘You Don’t Mess With the Zohan’” – Moviefone:
  “Are there any plans for an ‘Ambiguously Gay Duo’ movie?
  I wrote [the script] with Stephen Colbert. It’s about an evil plan that keeps getting waylaid because the villains were more obsessed with whether Ace and Gary were gay. And at the same time, the government is noticing Ace and Gary as heroes … [but] there’s a growing curiosity and suspicion on that end whether or not Ace and Gary are gay … And ultimately the government and the villains realize that each side has been more busy and obsessed with Ace and Gary. And then the two sides join forces.” (h/t Andie T.)

The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Global Edition

• Jon Stewart Speaks Arabic in this promo for Showcomedy. (h/t Fifi)
• Excellent news for Aussie fans of The Daily Show/The Colbert Report – in mid-July, the shows are being moved to 6:30p and 7:00p, three hours earlier than previously scheduled, and just four hours after the American broadcast.

• Six Degrees: Kiss Me I’m Irish Edition.
• Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – March 13, 2010
• Jon Stewart to emcee BEA breakfast for ‘Earth (The Book): A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race’
• Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – March 3, 2010