Hi Zoners! Hope your week was good and you are excited for a week of new episodes starting on the 30th. Even though next week is sadly reruns, that means that it is time for the book club to begin. Hopefully all of you who have begun reading are enjoying the selection, Death by Black [...]
Episode 5040 (3/19/2009)
March 19, 2009 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 5040 (March 19, 2009) GUEST: John McCardell SEGMENTS: Michael Steele rap-off, When Animals Attack Our Morals VIDEOS: Thursday, March 19, 2009 I’m still a bit worn out from all the “twatted” talk earlier today (and for waking up extra early to catch the ‘Today Show’ live), but I still feel like tonight’s show [...]
Who’s Honoring Stephen Colbert Now (again)? The Time 100!
March 19, 2009 By
‘Tis the season for the Time 100 votes, and for the third year in a row, Stephen Colbert has been nominated in the voting segment of the Time 100 awards. However, this year, it’s already turning out to be a very interesting contest. In the running, along with the normal assortment of celebrities, politicos, and [...]
NODE 3 VOTING UPDATE: “Colbert” still in the lead with almost 200,000 votes cast in his name
March 19, 2009 By
Since Stephen mentioned the Node 3 voting on his ‘Today Show’ appearance this morning, I thought I’d check in with NASA to see how the votes stand thus far. According to Jacob Keaton from NASA, as of this morning, the voting stands as follows: 191,742 for Colbert 176,808 for Serenity …and we’ve had 1,102,257 total [...]
Stephen Colbert may just get a bite of the stimulus package after all
March 19, 2009 By
Leave it to Nikki Finke from Deadline Hollywood Daily to break the one Bank Bailout story that relates to our dear Stephen. From her blog: WHAAAAAT? Bailed Out Bank Of America Paying Consumers To See Hollywood Film This is unbelievable. Though I suppose it was just a matter of time before the Hollywood moguls figured [...]
Guest report: Juan Cole blogs about visiting ‘The Colbert Report’ and wondering about that pitchfork behind the desk
March 19, 2009 By
Is it just me or have we been gifted with a lot of behind-the-scenes blogging from it-getting Report guests lately? Whatever it is, keep it coming! Wednesday’s guest, author Juan Cole, has posted a report from his visit to the set. Check out his post for the full report plus photos. Informed Comment: Blogging Colbert [...]
Stephen Colbert on ‘The Today Show’ for ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’
March 19, 2009 By
Oh my God. Stephen had *quite* the slip of the tongue on this morning’s Today Show. He was there to promote Monsters vs. Aliens, but I kind of think it’s his response to Meredith Viera’s question about whether he Twitters or tweets that’s going to be on most people’s minds: “I have twatted.” Oh my [...]
‘Rolling Stone’: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert named to “100 Agents of Change”
March 19, 2009 By
Congrats to Stephen and Jon for being named to the number five spot on Rolling Stone‘s “Agents of Change” list! From Rolling Stone: 5 | Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Good news for people who have given up on TV news WHAT THEY’RE CHANGING: All of those critics predicting a [...]
Six Degrees: Mark Malkoff to interview SNL writer Tom Davis at 92Y in NYC (3/26)
March 19, 2009 By
There is nothing more eye-opening than hearing about the history of Comedy with people who were there when it all started. I’ve been a huge SNL fan since I was old enough to stay up that late, and distinctly remember the sketches in the early 80′s with Tom and Al Franken (and Harry Shearer, and [...]
Episode 5039 (3/18/2009)
March 18, 2009 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 5039 (March 18, 2009) GUEST: Juan Cole SEGMENTS: The WØRD; Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger VIDEOS: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 First, quick reminder – set your TiVo’s tonight for Stephen Colbert’s appearance on the “Today” show on NBC tomorrow morning (8a EST, I believe) to promote his new movie “Monsters [...]