On the heels of last night’s interview with Rep. Chellie Pingree, I’ve seen a number of tweets, blog posts and other comments expressing excitement over Stephen’s brief focus on Maine. This reminded me that Maine set the scene for an earlier segment starring Stephen Colbert and Dana Carvey (also, that it’s possible to make just [...]
Episode 5108 (8/10/2009)
August 11, 2009 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 5108 (August 10, 2009) GUEST: Senator Barbara Boxer SEGMENTS: Death Panels, Cold War Update, BKAD: Maine’s 1st District VIDEOS: Monday, August 10, 2009 Howdy, Zoners! This show was a great way to start off the new week. Sarah Palin’s refusal to simply go away now that she’s out of office is already paying [...]
Spoiler Alert: BKAD on tonight’s ‘Colbert Report’?
August 10, 2009 By
We mentioned this taping here before, but it looks like the show is scheduled to air the finished segment tonight. Click past the fold for more.
Klassic Kolbert: You, Your Health and You
August 10, 2009 By
Howdy, kids. We’re in the midst of another slow Colbert news day, and I’m getting tired of reading the increasingly absurd stories about the health care “debate” in this country. Naturally, that means I took a trip down memory lane (The Daily Show archives) to lift my mood. I thought a few of you out [...]
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – August 8, 2009
August 8, 2009 By
Hey, Zoners! I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. Some interesting things were floating around on the Internets this week, so here’s your zeitgeist for August 8th. More MOVITS! action Swedish Hip-Hop Jazz Band Movits! Burns Up the iTunes Hip-Hop Chart at #2 and #18 Overall – EarthTimes.org “Comedy Central Press Release [...]
Fangirl Suit Report- Week of August 3
August 8, 2009 By
Welcome to another FSR! As the month of August commences, and the summer is slowly waning, I’m certainly glad I’ve got this weekly post on which to look forward, to fend off the ever-growing puddle which tends to appear around my melting brain the longer and longer I’m out of school. Let’s get started, shall [...]
Four Horsemen of the Apopcalypse – Pop culture references in The Colbert Report: August 3-6, 2009
August 7, 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! Welcome to the Apopcalypse Lite – not too many esoteric allusions in the writing this [...]
Episode 5107 (8/6/2009)
August 7, 2009 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 5107 (August 6, 2009) GUEST: Meryl Streep SEGMENTS: Back to school with Jeremih, Yahweh or No Way, Movies That Are Destroying America VIDEOS: Thursday, August 6, 2009 I don’t know about you, Zoners, but I was looking forward to the interview with Meryl Streep. It was so enjoyable, I think largely because Ms. [...]
The Daily Show Toss Recap – week of 8/3/2009
August 6, 2009 By
Before we go, let’s check in with our good friend Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report… Howdy, Zoners! I don’t know about you, but when I saw Jon’s smackdown of South Carolina on Monday, I figured we would be seeing a spirited response from Stephen, and I was hoping it would be in the form [...]
Klassic Kolbert: Daily Show Edition
August 6, 2009 By
This Week in God! Even Stephvens! Desk Interviews! Field Reports! All of the Daily Show reminiscing that you want in a convenient weekly post! Good day Zoners! Well, with the news focusing on the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea, I thought I would feature a North Korean clip from Stephen’s [...]