There’s a cute story from Stephen’s Second City days with Steve Carell in this taping report from Wednesday’s show; check it out at “Today is the Day …”:
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Stephen came out and I was totally starstruck. He ran through the theater “in character” and then stepped out of character to take a few questions from the audience. Somehow I forced the words out of my mouth to ask him about his best moment on the Second City Mainstage. He mentioned two scenes: one where he played a younger brother called “Whittlin’” and one called “Maya.” He then proceeded to explain the scene to the audience:
He and Steve Carell are returning to his hometown. He warns Steve that people treat him a little bit differently when he’s back home. Someone walks buy and shouts, “Hey Shirley.” Stephen explains that when he’s home people treat him like an old, black woman. Inspired by Maya Angelou, Stephen’s interpretation is simply his natural voice and expression when stating things like, “Hello. I’m an old, black woman.” He also explained that it was the only scene they ever did that was perfect in improv. They never changed a word of it and it was a great moment on stage.
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Stephen Colbert as Maya Angelou? I need to add that to my list of “things I’d love to see” (you know, along with the incontinent squirrel and suchlike).
I heard this recently, I heard him talking about it on an audio interview. Haha.
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yeah same here i’m pretty sure you can download it from iTunes right now…
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Yeah. He talked about it during the Get Smart interview at the Apple Store in NYC. I just could feel the love and respect and between those guys in that interview. One of my favorites.
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Anything with Steve & Stephen is loove.
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i have this one as well on my computer…aww i love hearing ’bout the old days :P
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“But at the end of the show Stephen walked down the front row and shook everyone’s arm. (He’s fighting a cold). ”
I would sue him if I caught his cold!!!
j/k
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He really did a good Maya Angelou imitation at the end of the “Raisin in the Sun” episode of SWC.
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Dude, I kind of know that guy in the pic next to Stephen who isn’t Steve/Paul.
Yeah, and when I met him? I seriously died. Just like, “This man was friends with Stephen he touched Stephen I shook his hand I must never wash again.”
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What did the blogger mean by this line:
“I was alone after my interview – so they stuck me front and center between all the couples and groups of three or more.”
Was he applying for a position at TCR? Am I just being dense and missing something here? I don’t think he was one of the guests on the show.
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i know i thought that was strange also =S
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