Fans of The Colbert Report know that Stephen is the first one to express gratitude for his amazing team of writers, producers, and everyone who works for him. And we, along with Stephen, are big fans of his Executive Producer (and former co-head writer) Allison Silverman, who is involved in just about every aspect of [...]
VIDEO: Stephen Colbert and Barack Obama – behind the scenes
June 18, 2009 By
No way — the White House has posted the footage of the taping for Barack Obama’s “Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando” cameo on facebook! I can’t embed it here, but click on this link to go to the video. Awesome! Huge hat tip to Roland! EDIT: Thanks to all the tipsters who sent us a [...]
Josh Marshall posts behind-the-scenes ‘Colbert Report’ photos at Talking Points Memo
June 18, 2009 By
One of the fun things about bloggers going on The Colbert Report is that they usually do a follow up post about the experience. Since he got some behind the scenes footage last time he was there, I figured Josh Marshall would come through with some memento of his visit. He isn’t saying too much, [...]
Episode 5082 (6/17/2009)
June 17, 2009 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 5082 (June 17, 2009) GUESTS: Joshua Micah Marshall SEGMENTS: Murder at the White House, The WØRD: Bohemian Grove, Alpha Dog of the Week VIDEOS: Wendesday, June 17, 2009 Another day I wish I was a fly on the wall in the writer’s room (pun intended), “Okay, so we’re needing a jar of flies.” [...]
Earn your degree from Colbert U! No, not *that* Colbert U!
June 17, 2009 By
Hey, did you know that you can take a quiz and print out your own degree from Colbert U?! No, not this quiz and this diploma at Colbert University, the sister site to No Fact Zone. You can earn your “Doctor”ate from Colbert U, the new contest over at Comedy Central! Get it? Take the [...]
Emmy awards moved to back to September 20 – and rumors abound about the Emmy host
June 17, 2009 By
The LA Times is reporting that the Emmy awards for 2009 are back to their original date of September 20th. But that’s not the interesting part. It’s the rampant rumormongoring at the end of the article that caught my eye: No host of the Emmycast has yet been named, but there’s widespread speculation that the [...]
Heads (or Tails) up, Tweeters, and you could win.
June 17, 2009 By
Our good friends at Comedy Central Insider have announced the ‘Colbert’s Iraqi Coin Toss Twitter Challenge’. This is the chance to win be awarded the official “military” coin “issued” for Operation Iraqi Stephen (and given to the troops attending the shows in Baghdad) by twitting above and beyond the call of duty. But you’ve only [...]
Episode 5081 (6/16/2009)
June 16, 2009 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 5081 (June 16, 2009) GUESTS: Karim Sadjapour, Jim Rogers SEGMENTS: Stephen Colbert’s Balls for Kids – Carnivals! [Redux] VIDEOS: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 I was so thrilled to see so much audience participation in the show tonight, mostly because our good friend Lisa, the guru of Colbert University, was in the front row [...]
It’s Bloomsday – Celebrate with Stephen Colbert
June 16, 2009 By
Happy Bloomsday, everyone! In what’s becoming a yearly tradition around here, we invite you to celebrate by listening to the vocal stylings of Stephen Colbert in the role of Leopold Bloom, from the 2005 Symphony Space production of “Bloomsday on Broadway”. Click here for the audio of the Calypso and Lotus Eaters chapters of James [...]
Pre-toss banter: Jon Stewart “not at all worried” about Stephen Colbert in Iraq
June 16, 2009 By
Normally, I’d be content to wait for nerdygirl‘s Daily Show Toss Recap to replay the joyous little exchange between Jon and Stephen, but I saw this and knew I needed to share: lucky fan Doglet was in the audience last night and was willing to dish on the details. So in addition to seeing the [...]