CNN’s Tony Harris learns about his ‘Colbert Report’ namesake

Tony Harris hears rumors about a 'Colbert' segment

Okay, I have to confess that I’ve never really understood the appeal of Twitter. I know a lot of people love it (including good friends of mine); I’d just never embraced it, myself. Well, I still don’t have an account (or the time to dive into another online activity), but I do have to admit [...]

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VIDEO: Stephen Colbert reading ‘The Story of Ferdinand’

Wonderful!

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Stephen Colbert opens reading weekend for Montclair Public Library Foundation

Little Read - Alexander Pais for The Star-Ledger

Yay — I was hoping we’d see a write-up of this back when I heard the rumor that Stephen was involved in the Montclair Public Library Foundation’s Little Read program. And the good folks at NJ.com did one better by adding photos, what fun! From NJ.com: Stephen Colbert helps Montclair kick off reading weekend By [...]

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Two River Theater Company asks – What would you like to ask Stephen Colbert?

Two-Rivers-graphic

I’m sure those of you who weren’t lucky enough to snag tickets to the Benefit for Two River Theater Company at the Count Basie Theatre are wishing there was a way you could participate in this event. Well, friend of the blog Courtney Perez from the Two River Theater Company wanted me to share an [...]

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Four Horsemen of the Apopcalypse – Pop culture references in The Colbert Report: September 28 – October 1, 2009

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!   What a fantastic week full of satire, silliness, and priceless character breaks.  Although I’m giving [...]

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Episode 5126 (10/1/2009)

EPISODE NUMBER: 5126 (October 1, 2009) GUESTS: George Wendt, Francis Collins SEGMENTS: Drinking with George, Colbert Report Sport Report Special Report – Eating the Distance: The Brad Sciullo Story (Part I) VIDEOS: Thursday, October 1, 2009 I don’t want to take away too much of Zoner Ann G’s thunder, but rumor has it, there’s an [...]

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Stephen Colbert, Bruce Springsteen, others to perform in Stand Up for Heroes

New York Comedy Festival 2009

Wow, guys, this is going to be a juggernaut of a show! The New York Comedy Festival has just added an amazing event to its lineup, and the Comedy Central Insider has the skinny (some internal links omitted): Stephen Colbert and Louis CK to Perform at Stand Up for Heroes posted by: Matt Tobey October [...]

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ALERT!! Tickets available for tonight’s ‘Colbert Report’

As of 12:24 EDT, tickets are available on the ‘Colbert Report’ ticket site for tonight’s show. So if you’re in New York and have some free time this afternoon, for the love of baby Jesus GO!!

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Episode 5125 (9/30/2009)

Michael Bloomburg - post these two signs

EPISODE NUMBER: 5125 (September 30, 2009) GUEST: Richard Dawkins SEGMENTS: Threat Down, C.O.L.B.E.R.T. treadmill VIDEOS: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 It seems like forever since we saw a Threat Down, and this one was worth the wait. The whole dog/pants/sanitizer/cart thing was a fantastically absurd story to feature. And it’s good to see that Stephen still [...]

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