Colbert University – October Updates

This was originally posted at the Colbert University What’s New blog, by Lisa.

As Election Day got closer and closer, everyone at the show pulled out all the stops, including forgoing their vacation in October to keep us laughing all the way to the polls. As a result of their diligence, some fantastic stuff has been added to Colbert University this past month.

Take a peek at everything that’s been going on in October 2008:

• Test your knowledge of all things Stephen by taking the November It-Getter’s Quiz, written by Faculty Associate Vigwig!

• Report guest and conservative author David Frum gets nailed by Stephen and added to our NAIL 101: Memorable Nailings course.

• A great recap of Stephen’s performance at the University of Rochester was added to Other Books, Interviews, and Articles.

• Get the scoop about Stephen’s Q & A with the audience during his personal appearance at the University of Rochester, as well as a whole host of other interesting fracts in our Audience Questions Archive.

• We added Stephen and jazz guru Wynton Marsalis’ duet on “The Star Spangled Banner” to our Stephen Sings! course, our compilation of his musical interludes.

• Looking for a good book to read? Check out CU’s updated Extra Credit Reading List, a compilation of the authors and their books that have been highlighted on the show.

• In honor of The Report’s third anniversary, the National Museum of American History has formally accepted Stephen’s portrait as part of their permanent entertainment collection! Read all about it in the Codex.

• A new word was added to the Opening Credits: Vote!

• Stephen cashed in all his stock and bought himself a KFC Snacker, which we delightfully added to our Gastronomy course.

• Check out all the fantastic coverage of The New Yorker Festival including soundbites from Stephen’s interview with Ariel Levy, a detailed account of the interview from The Huffington Post, as well as the inside scoop from an attendee about Stephen and his wife Evelyn’s exchange about the infamous Jane Fonda interview.

• Watch executive producer Allison Silverman participate in a panel discussion about political comedy, also from the Festival.

• Report staffers have been everywhere this month! Peruse the numerous updates in Better Know a Report Staffer:
  • Watch head writer Tom Purcell play a recurring role as a audience member who’s repeatedly shot by Stephen.
  • Writer Barry Julien talks about his Emmy experience and also appears in “Colbert Teen Talk – Voter Abstinence.”.
  • Former writer Laura Krafft makes an appearance in a Prescott Oil educational film as a concerned mother.
  • Read about co-executive producer Rich Dahm’s family’s reaction to the news of their son’s Emmy win.

• Who knew that 1-800-OOPS-JEW wasn’t the only number up for consideration as the official Atone Phone phone number? Check out the others that were tossed around.

• Stumbling upon unknown work of Stephen’s is always a joy. Listen to a snippet of his audiobook work as the voice of Al Gore in The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell in Musky Treasures.

• Comedy Central keeps teasing us with promo photos and artwork for A Colbert Christmas.

• You may have heard it, but have you seen Stephen and Steve Carell sing the National Anthem during Steve’s Get Smart interview, now in Musky Treasures and in our Stephen Sings course!