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1. cordgrass

   

   said on 6th November: Reply

   officially nigh?

   One of these days Brian Williams and Jon are going to morph into each other.

   I like this Lisa Lampanelli person, I’m going to have to check her out.

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   • DB

     

     said on 6th November: Reply

     That was a bit of a slam on Lisa. If you do some research on Lisa (I’m sure there’s tons of clips on the Comedy Central site) you will find that her style of humor is more of borscht belt insult comic, revved up about 10 notches, with a splash of PMS.

     Lisa’s humor is, shall we say, not my cup of tea. So for me to say that there’s a great joke in there between Lisa and Stephen is kind of like saying there’s this great comedic presence between, say, Stephen and Carlos Mencia or Jeff Dunham.

     Which means that the joke between them has got to be one of the signs of the Apocalypse or something.

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2. Ms Interpreted

   

   said on 6th November: Reply

   I’m so glad they posted this clip, I’ve been really annoyed at the lack of coverage this event has gotten so far.

   I did, however, just see this, which is almost the only reference to the event I’ve seen in the mainstream media, and it *cracks* me up:

   Stephen Colbert sabotaged Bob Woodruff’s interview with Bruce Springsteen at the Stand Up for Heroes benefit by flushing the toilet in a nearby bathroom every time Springsteen started to speak.

   The NY Post has its write-up here.

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   • Michele

     

     said on 6th November: Reply

     LOL! Is it weird that I can totally picture that?

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     • Yahtzee

       

       said on 7th November:

       I hope its not, because I did that as well.

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   • MaryLovesColbert

     

     said on 6th November: Reply

     ROFL!! This is priceless! :P

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3. ColbertGirl27

   

   said on 6th November: Reply

   I do not like Lisa Lampanelli, but I’m glad Stephen was gracious towards her nonetheless:)

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4. gentoo

   

   said on 6th November: Reply

   I was there, part of my birthday with Stephen doubleheader. :-) Sorry I didn’t post anything earlier but I barely managed to write a show taping report last night. Anyway…..

   I didn’t get out of TCR studio until 810pm so didn’t get to Town Hall until around 835pm. Fortunately I didn’t miss anything important, like Stephen and Springsteen, which is the whole reason I went. :-)

   Had no idea what to expect from Stephen, so when he walked out in his camo suit I did a total fangirl squee of delight. He was wearing the suit because he talked about and showed photos from his Iraq trip. Many of the photos I don’t recall seeing anywhere before. He started talking about the initial invite and showed the photo of the “grunts”. Next was his “shield” and he explained all the bits in detail, such as the hair dryer representing the hot wind of Iraq. And that of course the balls were his balls. Then photos of the trip over, including a very silly one of him with Qatar Airways flight attendants. They connected with another flight to Kuwait then the military transport to Baghdad. Apparently landing in Baghdad is quite an adventure as they descend like a corkscrew. Nothing like a normal gradual descent like on a regular airline. And when they landed they were greeted not with leis like in Hawaii but helmets and flak jackets (which, as he pointed out, did wonders for his hips. In other words, made them look huge!). He talked about the initial shock of the heat and the dust, and again mentioned how it was like standing behind the exhaust pipe of a bus. There was quite a spectacular photo of a huge sandstorm that hit on their 2nd day. Everything was orange. Then he showed photos of Camp Victory, including where they stayed, which looked like trailers from the outside. Apparently they are stronger than trailers because he joked that they were on the perimeter because the Iraquis knew they couldn’t be breeched, they are that sturdy. That was followed by photos of the local eateries, Burger King, Taco Bell (“where if you run to the border, it’s Kuwait”), and Cinnabon (“because in 120 degree heat, there’s nothing better than a hot bun with icing on it”).

   Stephen then showed several photos from the palace where they filmed. There were a couple of frescoes that were all over the walls, and all the figures had Saddam Hussein’s face on them. “Well either him or Geraldo Rivera.” (he wasn’t joking, they did look like Geraldo!) There was another of a throne that had written in Arabic above it something about Israel not existing (I can’t remember the exact quote). So appropriately the next photo was of one of the Jewish writers from TCR sitting in the throne. That was followed by a couple of photos from the set and then of his “horrible injury” – the shaving of his head.

   He ended with several photos of the troops at the shows. He spoke at length about how honored he was to do those shows and how moving the reaction had been from the troops. It was particularly special after the last show when he could share the adulation with his staff as they joined him onstage. It was quite wonderful to hear him speaking so honestly about it as Stephen, not “Stephen”. Then he spoke briefly about Afghanistan and that we can’t forget the troops there. However, he wanted us to know that “there is no f#@*ing way I am taking my show to Afghanistan”. And with that he bid us good night.

   I hope I’m not forgetting any important details. I was scribbling notes down on the flight home last night trying to remember it all. It was really interesting to see him more as Stephen than “Stephen” and how he’s been affected by this trip so many months later. Really happy I managed to go to this. And BRUUUUUUUCCCCCEEEEEEE was pretty exciting too. Seriously, seeing Stephen (twice!) and Springsteen on your birthday, does it get any freaking better than that???

   Oh, Brian Williams was pretty funny giving World Series updates throughout the evening (he also did the local weather forecast, so he’s an all-around newsperson!). When Stephen first came out he said he was happy the Yankees were doing well but also a bit bummed as well since he had tickets to game 7. Oh, well.

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   • cordgrass

     

     said on 6th November: Reply

     thank you for that detailed report!

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   • MaryLovesColbert

     

     said on 6th November: Reply

     Thanks so much for giving us that detailed report! How wonderful that you got to be there on your birthday!!

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5. weelittleelf

   

   said on 11th November: Reply

   I’m hard of hearing, so I have to ask: what exactly did Stephen and Lisa say to each other? She was speaking way too low for me… :(

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   • DB

     

     said on 16th November: Reply

     It’s a bit naughty. Lisa says something about now that she’s getting married, she can’t do jokes about sucking black c*ck. She turns to Stephen when he walks up, and she says, “Did you hear that, Stephen? No jokes about sucking black c*ck.” To which he starts frantically looking through his notes to see if it’s included. Hence the joke.

     Hope this helps!

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     • weelittleelf

       

       said on 16th November:

       lol. Oh, Stephen…

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