Four Horsemen of the Apopcalypse – Pop culture references in The Colbert Report: November 2-5, 2009

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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!   I have one word for you: Vaxaconda!  Stephen sure seemed more comfortable holding the Big [...]

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VIDEO: Stephen Colbert outside the RNC, Philadelphia (2000)

I love it when random Stephen Colbert footage from years ago pops up on “the internets”. Today’s installment comes from someone who was evidently with MediaBureau.com, talking to Stephen outside of the Republican National Convention in 2000. Note: I would love a Mr. Noblet mug. Seriously.

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The Daily Show Toss Recap – Week of 11/2/2009

Before we go, let’s check in with our good friend Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report… Greetings, fellow Zoners! This week I must confess to you all that I am behind the curve — I have three nights’ worth of TDS and TCR stacked up in the Tivo waiting to be watched, which I will [...]

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Episode 5142 (11/05/2009)

Stephen Colbert puts Canadian Iceholes On Notice

EPISODE NUMBER: 5142 (November 5, 2009) GUESTS: Joey Cheek, Chief William Bratton SEGMENTS: Guy Fawking, Canada Iceholes go “On Notice”, Cheating Death with Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA VIDEOS: Thursday, November 5, 2009 Nothing warms the cockles of my heart more than the appearance of the On Notice boards. And to see Canadian Iceholes put [...]

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SIX DEGREES: David Javerbaum booksigning at Powell’s on 11/8

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If you’re in or around Portland, Oregon, you’re not going to want to miss the book signing event featuring David Javerbaum and his new book “What to Expect When You’re Expected: A Fetus’s Guide to the First Three Trimesters“. The event will be held at the Powell’s City of Books at Burnside this Sunday, November [...]

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CC Insider presents backstage video of Stand Up For Heroes event

Thanks to CC Insider blogger Gonzalo Cordova for editing and publishing this behind-the-scenes video of the Stand Up For Heroes event. Seeing that there has been a complete dearth of news about the event, we are seriously excited to find this. Hopefully more video will surface in the following days, as I’m DYING to know [...]

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Hey, wait a minute, that set looks awfully familiar

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Eagle-eyed Zoner Em sent me an e-mail this morning with a crypic message and a very interesting picture: I am from Vancouver and went to Turkey for a vacation recently. As I was channel surfing, I came across this Turkish talk show. I have no idea what was talked about but doesn’t the set look [...]

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Episode 5141 (11/04/2009)

Stephen Colbert - November 4, 2009

EPISODE NUMBER: 5141 (November 4, 2009) GUESTS: Al Gore, Harold Evans SEGMENTS: The 20122010 ’09 Virginia New Jersey Gubernatorial Off-Year Semi-Presidential Electferendum, Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger, Formidable Opponent VIDEOS: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Sometimes a show is just infinitely full of win. Tonight is one of those shows. It’s seriously wrong [...]

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More on Colbert Nation’s sponsorship of the US Speedskating team

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As you might imagine, the announcement on Monday’s TCR that the US Speedskating team would be sponsored by the Colbert Nation was big news. The story has been showing up everywhere – I can’t tell you how strange it was to see Stephen’s name on the Sports Illustrated web site during my lunchtime reading yesterday [...]

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Guest alert: Speedskater Joey Cheek on ‘The Colbert Report’ tomorrow!

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Oooh! This is excellent. When Stephen announced that the Colbert Nation was going to sponsor US Speedskating, one of my first reactions was, “I really hope they bring Joey Cheek back to the show.” And tonight, I see this: Yay! That guy is a real class act. An Olympic gold medalist and humanitarian, he’s the [...]

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