Welcome to No Fact Zone’s weekly roundup of ‘Colbert Report’ guests, created in the spirit of the oft-enjoyed Fantasy Colbert League. While we can’t start up the online version of the game again, we can make it so that you can get the information you need about the guests before they come on the show. [...]
Matt Miller dishes: From ‘The Colbert Report’ Green Room
January 12, 2009 By
Whoo hoo! Interviewee report! It’s been too long since we’ve had one of these. From Matt Miller’s blog: Backstage with Colbert 1/12/09 A number of you have asked what it’s like to do Colbert, does he ever talk to you as his real self offstage, etc. The answer is it was unbelievably fun (I’ve said [...]
Stephen Colbert joining DonorsChoose.org
January 12, 2009 By
Our philanthropic friend has struck again, and he’s joining the Board of Directors for DonorsChoose.org, according to this MarketWire release: Stephen Colbert Joins DonorsChoose.org Board of Directors Host of “The Colbert Report” Formalizes Relationship With a Charity He Has Long Championed Jan 12, 2009 10:19 ET DonorsChoose.org NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – January 12, 2009) – [...]
New course at Colbert University – SCI 301: Stephen and Science: Confusion, Skepticism and Fear!
January 11, 2009 By
For those of you who may be new to the Colbert fandom or to No Fact Zone, Colbert University is the sister site to the No Fact Zone blog. While we here at No Fact Zone focus on breaking news about Stephen Colbert and the ‘Colbert Report’ in a blog format, Colbert University is more [...]
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – YouTube edition
January 11, 2009 By
When the Viacom lawsuit decimated the collection of videos featuring Stephen Colbert on YouTube, hearts were broken all over the Colbert Nation. However, a few gems still remain that you may not have seen yet, or are so new they still haven’t gotten much airplay. So please, enjoy these videos after the cut, featuring interviews, [...]
All You Need to Know: 01/11/09 Edition
January 11, 2009 By
Greetings, Zoners! Welcome to the first Colbert Report episodes of 2009. We’ve been easing back into the workweek as we thoroughly enjoy these shows. Stephen and crew must’ve used their vacations to really relax, because they’ve been on fiyah! Next week is the final week before the January 20 presidential inauguration, so let’s see what [...]
Episode 5003 (01/07/2009)
January 11, 2009 By
“It’s the year of the ox! Good. I was getting sick of eating rat. This is The Colbert Report!” Classless Action: “Tonight, Obama wants to make it easier for people to sue their employers for past abuse. Jon Stewart, my silence about our ‘workouts’ ends.” CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta says he’s been approached to be [...]
Lawrence Lessig interview remixes
January 9, 2009 By
This is going to be good. I love love LOVE me some Colbert Lessig techno (courtesy of Lessig’s blog). And it looks like there is going to be more from Indabamusic blog: Talk about a direct challenge! Let’s show this foolish man the power of remixing, and convince him that remixes are nothing to scoff [...]
KSTU (Fox 13 – Utah) accepts Stephen Colbert’s leg wrestling challenge
January 9, 2009 By
I can’t embed the video, but go to KSTU’s site to see the Good Day Utah crew’s response to Stephen’s challenge: Comedy Central’s Colbert Taunts Chaffetz, Calls out FOX 13 Last Edited: Friday, 09 Jan 2009, 10:16 AM MST Created: Friday, 09 Jan 2009, 9:55 AM MST Comedy Central’s Colbert: Chaffetz has Hamstring of Newborn [...]
Friday Free-for-all
January 9, 2009 By
Howdy all! And welcome to Friday! I don’t know about you guys, but I was terribly impressed with the shows this week. A lot of times, when the ‘Colbert Report’ comes back from a break, it struggles a bit with finding its footing before it gets back in the groove, but I really think the [...]