Happy early Thanksgiving! It’s been like Christmas around here – or perhaps closer to Hannukah, with a full week of presents – as we await Sunday night’s premiere of “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All.” Catch up on the week’s news and tune in at 10pm on Comedy Central for Stephen, Jon Stewart, Elvis Costello, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, John Legend, and Feist. As I type this, I’m realizing I forgot to buy eggnog… but I do have nutmeg. Enjoy the special, kids!
CONTEST ALERT: Win a copy of ‘A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! DVD and other Colbert Report goodies, including a brand-new Stephen Colbert-themed Christmas ornament.
Episode Guides:
- Episode 4149 (November 117, 2008) – Journalist Tom Brokaw, Author Malcolm Gladwell (coming soon!)
- Vote on your favorite episode moment in our R.A.P.S. (Awesome!) poll post.
- Episode 4150 (November 18, 2008) – Musician Paul Simon (coming soon!)
- Vote on your favorite episode moment in our R.A.P.S. (Awesome!) poll post.
- Episode 4151 (November 19, 2008) – Author Michael Lewis (coming soon!)
- Vote on your favorite episode moment in our R.A.P.S. (Awesome!) poll post.
- Episode 4152 (November 20, 2008) – Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker, Author Thomas Friedman (coming soon!)
- 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!
Stephen’s Live Appearances:
- Stephen visits Diane Sawyer on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ to talk about ‘A Colbert Christmas’ and do a little awkward caroling.
- On Tuesday, Stephen visits ‘The Early Show’ on CBS to talk Christmas – and winds up tumbling with Harry Smith on top of a giant U.S. map. We’ve got a video here, and an extended video here.
- Stephen speaks with the always gracious Terry Gross on NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’ program on Wednesday. Listen to the whole interview here!
- Take a sneak peek of Stephen’s visit to the ‘Martha Stewart Show’ on Friday. Love the sweater!
- Stephen returns to Late Night with David Letterman on Thursday and shares a great story about his mom and his boat. Caps off to Momma Colbert! Watch the video here.
- Whew, the last of the videos: Stephen charms the. . . somewhat not-It-Getting Martha Stewart on Friday morning.
I Want A Cold, Cold Christmas, One That’s Bitter And Barren And Bleak:
- We review ‘A Colbert Christmas’ and decide that yes, it is worth watching. And buying on DVD, and iTunes. And re-watching many, many times. I’m SERIOUS.
- PitchforkMedia.com posts audio of ‘Another Christmas Song’ – who else has had this stuck in their head all week?
- Variety magazine reveals Stephen’s sweet side as he talks about what went into making the Christmas special. He just really wanted to sing.
- Spoiler Alert! Whet your appetite with a few Comedy Central video clips of the Colbert Christmas songs.
- Time Out New York asks Stephen a few questions about the Christmas special and reveals a bit more of that infectious Colbert holiday glee.
- The NFZ Zeitgeist gets into the Christmas cheer: read what the mainstream media is saying about the Greatest Gift of All.
- Stephen, DJ Javerbaum, and Rich Dahm even found time to talk to The USA Today. Also, the Colbert household Christmas traditions are simply adorable.
- Comedy Central brings us the Colbert Christmas burning yule log, books and all, on ColbertNation.com.
- The Associated Press gives us another sneak peek of the Colbert Christmas Special. “Please be patient. An angel will be with you… shortly.”
Mainstream Media:
- The Salt Lake Tribune discusses the recent congressional election results, and we get a whole new class of freshmen (freshmeat!) for the Better Know A District series.
We Call It The Joy Machine:
- Eye Candy that’s not related to Christmas: a tux-clad Stephen Colbert attends the 2008 Museum Gala at New York’s American Museum of Natural History.
Six Degrees of Stephen Colbert:
- Jon Stewart stops by Hamilton College in New York state to give an always-hilarious standup performance.
- Aasif Mandvi, Daily Show correspondent, discusses his new movie ’7 To The Palace’ on Wednesday night in New York City.
- Catch up with a few of Stephen’s friends and colleagues: Jon Stewart, Amy Sedaris, John Hodgman, Adam Schlesinger, Rob Corddry, and the Daily Show family of correspondents and writers.
No Fact Zone Site News:
- Webmaster DB shares her blogging wisdom in a week-long series of posts on ‘The Art of the Fan-Based Blog.’
- Hey! As Stephen runs around like a madman promoting A Colbert Christmas, we thought we should remind you that NFZ has a shiny Google Calendar to help you keep track of where he’s going to appear next.
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