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! Hands down, my favorite freeze-frame moment of the week has got to be the Super [...]
Four Horsemen of the Apopcalypse – Pop culture references in The Colbert Report: February 8-11, 2010
February 15, 2010 By
Weekend Brunch
February 14, 2010 By
Welcome to our (mostly) weekly discussion group to talk about Stephen, our lives, our friendships with each other, and pretty much anything you’d like to talk about with other readers of No Fact Zone, what we here affectionately call “the Zoners”. Good Morning, Zoners! Today’s brunch was a tasty egg sandwich with a glass of [...]
Stephen Colbert heads to Vancouver, talks about Olympics and his Canadian roots
February 12, 2010 By
Hey, gang! The Winter Olympics are finally upon us, and CTV’s Olympics site has a great article on Stephen posted to really kick things off: Colbert goes for the cold The Globe and Mail By Marsha Lederman, The Globe and Mail Posted Friday, February 12, 2010 4:15 PM ET . . . In a rare [...]
Daily Show Toss Recap – week of 2/8/2010
February 12, 2010 By
Before we go, let’s check in with our good friend Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report… I hereby proclaim the week of February 8th as Official Toss Week of ’010, because this week we got not just one, but two glorious Tosses! Makes up for the long dry spell from early December to January, doesn’t [...]
Episode 6024 (2/11/2010)
February 12, 2010 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 6024 (February 11, 2010) GUESTS: Al Michaels, David Ross SEGMENTS: The WØRD: Political Suicide VIDEOS: Thursday, February 11, 2010 Big shout out for the Toss, which I actually got to watch because someone reminded me to check. “Here comes my SHOOOOOWW!” Hahah! Whoo hoo! Stephen’s on his way to Vancouver! How many Zoners [...]
Stephen Colbert’s Skate Expectations – Exclusive Outtake Videos on ColbertNation.com
February 12, 2010 By
If you haven’t headed over to ColbertNation.com recently, you may have missed the exclusive Olympic videos that they are featuring on the site. Here’s my favorite of the videos posted so far.
Stephen Colbert: “My very educated mother just said, ‘Uh-oh! No Pluto’”
February 11, 2010 By
Hee hee! It’s better than chocolate and peanut butter, that pairing of Stephen Colbert and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Don’t forget to mark you calendars for The Pluto Files, boys and girls! (P.S. The book is pretty fabulous, too.)
Shani Davis opens up about his ‘Colbert Report’ race
February 11, 2010 By
We’re all glad that the hatchet has been buried so amicably — and hilariously! — between Shani Davis and Stephen Colbert. Shani has now shared a little more on the experience, and it sounds like the taping was every bit as much fun as the finished product looked. From the New York Times: Davis, Colbert [...]
Stephen Colbert issues call for Canadian members of the Colbert Nation
February 11, 2010 By
UPDATED BELOW Here’s one for all you “syrup-suckers” out there. ;) Stephen will be taping public interviews on False Creek during his trip, and he wants YOU to be there [emphasis added]: Colbert issues open invitation to Vancouver tapings The Globe and Mail By Marsha Lederman, The Globe and Mail Posted Thursday, February 11, 2010 [...]
Episode 6023 (2/10/2010)
February 11, 2010 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 6023 (February 10, 2010) GUESTS: Claire Danes SEGMENTS: Colbert Report’ Action Eyewitness Weather War Bunker Center Weather Zone, Better Know A District – Illinios 5th – The Fightin’ Fifth!: Mike Quigley VIDEOS: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 I had to laugh at the Weather Zone segment due to the fact of what I’m looking [...]