Another Sunday is upon us, Zoners! This week we celebrated Flag Day and Bloomsday, watched Stephen backstage with Devo and Jon Stewart on BookTV, and Entertainment Weekly named “Stephen Colbert” #30 on their list of 100 Greatest Characters. Here’s All You Need to Know this week:
Four Horsemen of the Apopcalypse – Pop culture references in The Colbert Report: June 14-17, 2010
June 19, 2010 By
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!).
This week on the Apopcalypse: Lawrence Welk, Carmen Sandiego, Devo’s energy hats, and more.
Daily Show Toss Recap – Week of 6/14/2010
June 18, 2010 By
Before we go, let’s check in with our good friend Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report…
Happy Friday, Zoners and Toss Fans! After a little dry spell, the boys were finally back this week with a new Toss on Tuesday night. Let’s watch:
Backstage with DEVO, Stephen Colbert and a “useless” machine
June 18, 2010 By
Hee hee! DB pointed me toward some cute photos showing DEVO backstage at The Colbert Report from clubdevo.com, and they (and their captions) really made me smile. Stephen seems to be enjoying the “useless machine” Mark Frauenfelder introduced almost as much as I do!
Episode 6079 (6/17/2010) – David Mamet
June 18, 2010 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 6079 (June 17, 2010)
GUESTS: David Mamet
SEGMENTS: Obama’s Simplified BP Oil Spill Speech, South Carolina’s 4th District Primary – Bob Inglis, Colbert Platinum – Summer Travel Edition
VIDEOS: Thursday, June 17, 2010
VIDEO: DEVO performs “Whip It” during ‘Colbert Report’ soundcheck
June 17, 2010 By
You probably noticed that DEVO was on The Colbert Report last night. You probably guessed that they did a bit of a rehearsal and soundcheck on the set of The Report before the show. And you’re probably familiar with their 1980 single, “Whip It”.
Watch it all come together in this video … and look for a familiar, bespectacled face to make an appearance toward the end of the clip.
Bloomsday + 1: Wall Street Journal and NBC NY recaps
June 17, 2010 By
Another Bloomsday has come and gone, and the worldwide family of James Joyce fans continues to flourish.
The Wall Street Journal and NBC NY weigh in the Bloomsday on Broadway celebration, with particular emphasis on the reading done by our friend Stephen Colbert. While we’re all about focusing on Stephen here at NFZ, we’d like to take this opportunity to offer kudos to Symphony Space and all the participants in this year’s Ulysses reading. Well done, all!
Episode 6078 (6/16/2010) – Devo
June 17, 2010 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 6078 (June 16, 2010)
GUESTS: Devo
SEGMENTS: The WØRD: $tay the Cour$e
VIDEOS: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
How to listen to Bloomsday on Broadway on your iPhone
June 16, 2010 By
About an hour ago, after thinking about how excited I was to listen to this year’s Bloomsday on Broadway this evening, but then I realized that I wouldn’t be home until 30 minutes after it started. *Not* good. However, after doing a little digging, I found out a way that I can stream the presentation [...]
Episode 6077 (6/15/2010) – Carl Safina
June 16, 2010 By
EPISODE NUMBER: 6077 (June 15, 2010)
GUESTS: Hanna Rosin, Carl Safina
SEGMENTS: Tip/Wag
VIDEOS: Tuesday, June 15, 2010