Greetings, Zoners. It’s been another busy week, with a full set of shows and and a Friday night bonanza from the 2008 Spina Bifida charity roast in Washington, D.C. And it only gets better from here – the buzz around ‘A Colbert Christmas’ has already reached a fever pitch. Only a week left – if you can handle the wait, it truly is ‘The Greatest Gift of All.”
Episode Guides:
Fantasy Colbert League Weekly for November 10 – November 13, 2008
- Episode 4145 (November 10, 2008) – MSNBC host Rachel Maddow (rerun)
- Episode 4146 (November 11, 2008) – Author Dan Savage, Sacramento mayor-elect Kevin Johnson
- Vote on your favorite episode moment in our R.A.P.S. (Awesome!) poll post.
- Episode 4147 (November 12, 2008) – Journalist Bob Woodward
- Vote on your favorite episode moment in our R.A.P.S. (Awesome!) poll post.
- Episode 4148 (November 13, 2008) – Economist Stephen Moore
- Vote on your favorite episode moment in our R.A.P.S. (Awesome!) poll post.
Drop in and speak your mind in the Friday Free-for-all post!
Upcoming Live Appearances – Set Your TiVos:
- Stephen stops by Good Morning America for a chat with Diane Sawyer on Monday, November 17.
- Stephen will be on CBS’s The Early Show on Tuesday, November 18.
- Stephen will visit The Late Show With David Letterman on Thursday, November 20.
- Finally, Stephen will visit the Martha Stewart show on Friday, November 21. (Oh, I do hope whatever they make involves nutmeg…)
“I was under the impression that I was receiving a Kennedy Center Honor tonight”: Stephen Colbert Is Roasted At The 2008 Roast For Spina Bifida
- Stephen Colbert talks to The USA Today about the upcoming roast, and how he’s hoping roasters Rahm Emanuel, Dana Perino, Eleanor Holmes Norton and Orrin Hatch all bring their A-games to skewer him.
- Oh, it’s like we’re right there in the hotel auditorium – someone is live-Twittering on Friday night!
- Get the very first reactions from the Roast for Spina Bifida here; it sounds like it was a hilarious evening.
- The Washington Post recaps the roast and gives us a few fantastic photos. Rahm Emanuel smooching Stephen Colbert on the cheek might just be permanently burned into my brain.
- Oh, gigantic WIN: Liz Glover records Rahm Emanuel’s and Stephen Colbert’s speeches at the roast and graciously shares the video with the Internets.
The Colbert Report Episode News:
- Guest Alert: Author Dan Savage will be on The Colbert Report on Tuesday, November 11. (And boy does he bring it!)
- Spoiler Alert: Stephen and Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada will challenge President-Elect Barack Obama on Thursday to appear on the Report before taking office.
- Stephen Colbert talks Jane Austen, baseball, AND his eerie similarity to superhero alter-ego Clark Kent. This Tip/Wag segment from Thursday’s episode has a little something for everyone, whether you prefer Pride and Prejudice or brilliant baseball puns.
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas:
- Ultimate Disney reviews ‘A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All’ and calls it a ‘magical, musical one-hour program. Beware of spoilers if you read this one!
- Stephen Colbert brings the Christmas spirit with three online charitable auctions of the sweater, boots, and chimney stockings used in the ‘Colbert Christmas’ special. Bid early and bid often, starting on November 16!
Mainstream Media:
- Watch Stephen Colbert’s portrait induction into the National Museum of American History on Friday, November 21 via Ustream.
- Scientific American journalist Ivan Oransky likes the segment ‘Cheating Death with Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A.’ so much that he wants to give Stephen his own medical journal.
- NBC Dallas-Fort Worth names Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart to the “Top 10 Entertainers of 2008″ list. Let the year-end lists begin!
We Call It The Joy Machine:
- If you ever wanted to know how weird the animation looks when Stephen Colbert’s face morphs into Jon Stewart’s face, wonder no longer. (I can’t look away.)
- Klassic Kolbert: June 5, 2006 – the 100th Show celebration. Stephen wears a tuxedo, the Word is ‘Me,’ and Stone Phillips drops by to recreate the infamous ‘Gravitas-Off.’
- Klassic Kolbert: Daily Show and Colbert Report – Helen Thomas always seems to get the better of Stephen Colbert. Welcome back to the White House Press Room, Helen!
Six Degrees of Stephen Colbert:
- Jon Stewart will participate in the Kennedy Center’s All-Star Comedy Tribute to George Carlin on Monday, November 10.
- Jon Stewart and other comedians assist the Kennedy Center in honoring George Carlin with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
- The Paley Center holds a ‘Potentially Regrettable Evening’ panel discussion with a number of Daily Show writers.
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