Four Horsemen of the Apopcalypse – Pop culture references in The Colbert Report: August 10-12, 2010

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: Aging rockers and the PMRC, astute comedy analysis, a bevy of celebrity impressions, and more feathers for your funny bone. Plus, millipedes. (Note: contains no actual millipedes)

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Episode 6102 (8/12/2010) – Chuck Close

Good God, that was some spicy hummus.

EPISODE NUMBER: 6102 (August 12, 2010)
GUESTS: Chuck Close
SEGMENTS: Happy Ramadan, The WØRD: Weapon of Mass Construction, Senior Moment
VIDEOS: Thursday, August 12, 2010

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Episode 6101 (8/11/2010) – David Finkel

Using touch-screen technology, I can tell you when you've been good, when you've been bad, and when you've been Snoopy.

EPISODE NUMBER: 6101 (August 11, 2010)
GUESTS: David Finkel
SEGMENTS: Moral Compass 5000 Action Center, Current Events
VIDEOS: Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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Episode 6100 (8/10/2010) – Dylan Ratigan

Stephen Colbert

EPISODE NUMBER: 6100 (August 10, 2010)
GUESTS: Dylan Ratigan
SEGMENTS: Honoring Martin Luther King, Citizenship Down – Akhil Amar, Alpha Dog of the Week – Steven Slater
VIDEOS: Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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Fantasy Colbert League: August 10-August 12

Here we are again. Only this week is sorrowfully shorter (should I scribe this in alliteration?) Okay, enough. I hope you all have had a lovely weekend. Unfortunately the show is going dark on Monday, but we still get three new episodes. In the words of Monty Python, “Always look on the bright side of [...]

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All You Need(ed) To Know: Weeks of July 25 – August 8, 2010

I know you guys were all wondering what you needed to know last week, and I wasn’t here to tell you. Never fear, though, tonight’s post will cover All You Need To Know this week, plus All You Needed to Know last week as well.

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Six Degrees: Steve Carell Does Too Many Talk Shows Edition.

G’day Zoners, here’s the latest round of Six Degrees goodness featuring the first dates for Jon Stewart and Amy Sedaris’s book tour’s as they begin promoting their new book and some hilarious talk show appearances by a fife playing Steve Carell. For the Carell fans among us, there will be even more Carell hilarity coming [...]

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Basil Marceaux.com almost in the top 1% of votes in Tennessee Republican primary

Basil-Marceaux

For those who were wondering how Colbert darling Basil Marceaux fared in the Tennessee Republican primary for governor yesterday, here is the final tally, with vidoes from this week!

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Episode 6099 (8/5/2010) – Savion Glover

Stephen Colbert watches 3-D Catholic TV

EPISODE NUMBER: 6099 (August 5, 2010)
GUESTS: Savion Glover
SEGMENTS: How to Ruin Same-Sex Marriages, Pope’s Baseball Cap & CatholicTV
VIDEOS: Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Episode 6098 (8/4/2010) – Michael Posner

This guy is a huge fan, look how happy he is to see you, man!

EPISODE NUMBER: 6098 (August 4, 2010)
GUESTS: Michael Posner
SEGMENTS: P.K. Winsome – Black Viewer Ratings, Threat Standdown
VIDEOS: Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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