Remember the Great YouTube Purge of 2006? (And YouTube Purge II – Electric Boogaloo)? Well, kids, we’re about to hit YouTube Purge III – This Time, It’s Personal. According to Mashable, YouTube is “muting videos that use unauthorized copyrighted music (and that pretty much means all user-created videos.)” What this means is that if you [...]
‘Monsters vs. Alien’ trailer to be in 3-D during Super Bowl
January 14, 2009 By
As our regular readers know, ‘Monsters vs Aliens‘ is a new 3-D animated movie featuring the voice of our favorite late-night pundit, Stephen Colbert. Those of us who are anxiously awaiting the release of the movie will be in for a special treat come Super Bowl Sunday. According to Cinema Blend, the new trailer for [...]
‘Daily Show’/'Colbert Report’ Global Edition – New Year’s edition
January 14, 2009 By
Zoner ChicaLolita has brought us the latest round of international goodness from the Global Edition featured on FXUK in Great Britain. Daily Show (Week of 1/5/09) – The New Year traditions around the world Colbert Report (Week of 1/5/09) – Happy Hectare! Tip for viewing: I use the free-to-download software VLC Media Player to watch [...]
Six degrees: A great big post about people we love
January 14, 2009 By
Hey, everyone, looks like it’s “clean out my inbox” day again, and I’ve got a lot of updates and tips to pass along to you all. On a more personal note, I’m currently digging out from underneath a cartoonishly large workload, which was itself just buried under a new mountain of tasks today, so I’m [...]
Episode 5006 – R.A.P.S. (Awesome!)
January 14, 2009 By
My cable was very spotty this evening and I missed a lot of the show. Our wonderful Webmaster, DB, was gracious enough to help me with the poll answers and quotes from this episode. Thank you, DB! Here are a few notable moments: My daughter stopped asking for a pony and is now willing to [...]
Episode 5005 (1/12/2008)
January 13, 2009 By
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on you again. I am shameless. This is The Colbert Report!” Prez v. Press: “Tonight, in his last press conference, Bush admits to the biggest mistake of his presidency – holding press conferences.” Bush’s Last Press Conference The Wørd: Sweet Smell of Success The Id [...]
Lawrence Lessig doling out ‘Colbert Report’ swag
January 13, 2009 By
Hat tip to Jennie for this item, from Lawrence Lessig’s blog (internal links omitted): The final REMIX reading January 12, 2009 2:57 PM – comments (0) Ok, San Francisco, sadly, I report: the final REMIX reading will be Wednesday, 14 January, at 7:30pm, at Booksmith … To celebrate the sadness, I’ll be giving away the [...]
Comedy Central to broadcast in High Definition
January 13, 2009 By
As my audience question when I was in the ‘Colbert Report’ studio audience, I asked, “When will ‘The Colbert Report’ and ‘The Daily Show’ be broadcast in high definition?” The answer I got from Stephen was “I gotta get some work done first, honey.” Luckily, we’ve got a bit more of an answer directly from [...]
Episode 5005 – R.A.P.S. (Awesome!)
January 13, 2009 By
Hey, Zoners! For some reason, I missed The Colbert Report more than usual over the weekend. It was so great to see Stephen’s shiny, happy face tonight! For me, the highlights of this episode were the interview with Anthony Romero and the Axe Body Spray. I can’t imagine how Stephen’s studio smelled after his liberal [...]
The Nation’s Home puts out a call – The Nation goes “Huh?”
January 12, 2009 By
I’m sorry, what’s happening? Since the launching of the new, shiny and wonderfully improved ColbertNation.com, I’ve been seriously happy with the direction of the development. The videos are supurb, the boards are actually moderated, and there’s lots for both new and seasoned fans to enjoy and explore. I know that fan input is being taken [...]