This was originally posted at the Colbert University What’s New blog, by Lisa. As we recover from the onslaught of the holiday season and begin anew in 2009, it’s hard to forget what an amazing year it’s been: from the Democratic primary race, to the Philly shows, to the Rain dance-off, to The Colbert Report’s [...]
Selected Shorts: Stephen Colbert reads “The Lie” by T.C. Boyle
January 3, 2009 By
UPDATED BELOW Heads up, everyone, and keep your eyes on the NPR page for the Symphony Space “Selected Shorts” program. This week’s edition will include Stephen Colbert’s reading of T.C. Boyle’s “The Lie” and David Rakoff’s reading of Lydia Davis’ “Alvin the Typesetter”. From NPR: Selected Shorts Sunday, January 04, 2009 . . . The [...]
Klassic Kolbert: Best of Indecision 2008
January 2, 2009 By
Hey, Zoners! The long ‘Colbert Report’ break is almost over. Are you looking forward to Monday night’s show as much as I am? Just a few more days to go… Tonight, we are highlighting memorable Indecision 2008 segments rather than a specific ‘Colbert Report’ episode. Some the Completists’ favorite videos are embedded below, but we’d [...]
Six Degrees: Things to do, people to see in 2009
January 2, 2009 By
I’ve got to ease myself back into this blogging game; I’m sure there are any number of stories and blurbs that I’ve missed since I began my holiday break, so I’m going to have to ask you all to be patient with me as I try to catch up on the various gigs and goings [...]
Best of 2008: ‘Colbert Report’ named to Guardian’s list of “10 Best US TV shows”
January 2, 2009 By
Happy New Year, everyone! Hope you’ve all been enjoying your holidays; I’ve been gorging myself on leisure reading over my extended holiday break, and it’s been divine. Now that I’m back, I thought I’d bring you this little item illustrating Stephen’s continuing march to global (“Globalls”?) domination. From The Guardian (U.K., internal links omitted): The [...]
Who thinks Stephen Colbert is sexy now? Wired.com readers!
January 2, 2009 By
You may remember a few days back when we mentioned that Stephen Colbert was in the running for the Sexiest Geek of 2008 according to Wired.com readers. Well, out of over 400 nominees, Stephen Colbert ranked #6 on the list. And for those of you who need a reminder of why Stephen is so geeky [...]
Klassic Kolbert: Best of 2008 – Episode 4063 (05/08/08)
January 1, 2009 By
In this episode, Stephen remembers the “father of LSD,” Albert Hofmann, and contacts a Hero who is aboard the International Space Station. He also interviews Arianna Huffington. The highlight of the show for me is the Garrett Reisman segment. It’s awesome when Reisman spins the WristSTRONG bracelet, and Stephen’s excitement during the interview is contagious. [...]
The ‘No Fact Zone’ State of the Union Address – January 2009
January 1, 2009 By
It’s about that time again to have a State of the Union address for our little site here. For those of you who read through to the end, I’ll make sure to reward you with a shiny piece of Eye Candy. Before I get to talking about our wonderful, shiny new template, I’d like to [...]
Time Warner Cable and Viacom shake hands, make nice
January 1, 2009 By
I was celebrating the new year too much to blog this properly yesterday evening when the story broke, so for those of you who haven’t heard the good news, according to the Associated Press, a deal was reached between Time Warner and Viacom. We will have our ‘Colbert Report’ come January 5th. Rock on.