Hooray! NASA is already making the upcoming hiatus slightly more bearable for us Stephen Colbert fans: they’re broadcasting a message from the man himself on the eve of the shuttle launch. From the press release: NASA to Air Stephen Colbert Message on Eve of Shuttle Launch CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NASA will [...]
Four Horsemen of the Apopcalypse – Pop culture references in The Colbert Report: August 17-20, 2009
August 21, 2009 By
Welcome to No Fact Zone’s weekly roundup of cultural references on The Colbert Report. From Darcy to Danger Mouse, String Theory to Shakespeare, we’ve got the keys to this week’s obscure, oddball, and occasionally obscene cultural shout-outs (hey!). Hey Zoners! Last shows before the break. I’m happy for Stephen and the staff, and sad for [...]
Episode 5115 (8/20/2009)
August 21, 2009 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 5115 (August 20, 2009) GUEST: Chris Matthews SEGMENTS:P.K. Winsome, Stephen’s Sound Advice VIDEOS: Thursday, August 20, 2009 When I’m about to watch the last show before a big break, I find myself slowing things down, trying to savor the moments, like the last caramel in the bag of candy. And I find myself [...]
Fangirl Suit Report- Week of August 17
August 21, 2009 By
This is Val here, but I can only take credit for Thursday’s work – verbal typo did the rest. This was a great week for the show. I think after that “Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger” we were all a little happier. So let’s get to it… Monday, August 17 Stephen wears a [...]
AUDIO: Stephen Colbert interview with Pete Dominick
August 20, 2009 By
We got some late-breaking news a few hours back about Stephen Colbert appearing on Stand Up! with Pete Dominick, the Sirius radio show hosted by Pete Dominick, who most of you know better as Stephen’s warm-up act before a live taping of the show. He did his second interview with Pete this week, and you [...]
Stephen Colbert on “Stand Up!” with Pete Dominick
August 20, 2009 By
Hat tip to Megan, who clued DB and I in to a tweet from Colbert Report warm-up comedian and radio host Pete Dominick: Annoyingly, I can’t listen to this today (arrgh!), but I hope some of you can make use of this link to catch the show. Please share details in the comments! EDIT: Check [...]
Episode 5114 (8/19/2009)
August 20, 2009 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 5114 (August 19, 2009) GUEST: Marion Nestle, Ang Lee SEGMENTS:Stephen interviews a French Provincial table, Sugar Shortage, Colbert Platinum VIDEOS: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 There are elements of the “Stephen Colbert” character that make total sense, that are obviously direct satire of the O’Reilly’s and Hannity’s of the world. And then there are [...]
‘Colbert Report’ guest Bill McKibben discusses his appearance
August 20, 2009 By
MsInterpreted found this very interesting letter from Bill McKibben on the Well-Trained Activist blog, discussing his feelings on being on the show. Dear Friends, It’s rare that public humiliation and movement building come in one package, but my appearance on The Colbert Report last night was a bit of both. The interview lasted all of [...]
Episode 5113 (8/18/2009)
August 19, 2009 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 5113 (August 18, 2009) GUEST: Robert Wright SEGMENTS:Afghan Election, The WØRD: Arch Enemies, Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger VIDEOS: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Sometimes there’s a character break that’s so adorable you think, oh my goodness, that was just lovely. And then sometimes there’s a segment that you’re thinking half-way [...]
FAN ART: The Great Luke Ski sings about Stephen Colbert
August 18, 2009 By
I think it’s fairly common knowledge that before I participated in this fandom, I was very active in the “Weird Al” Yankovic fandom. One of the more interesting people I met while participating in that fandom was The Great Luke Ski. He’s a performance artist, who sings a subgenre of folk called Filk – basically, [...]