EPISODE NUMBER: 6114 (September 13, 2010)
GUESTS: Lisa Birnbach
SEGMENTS: Microwave Programming, Bears and Balls, Stop Sending Live Animals
VIDEOS: Monday, September 13, 2010
I’d like to take a quick moment at the beginning of this guide to mention that there was something about that gray suit, grey tie and light blue shirt that makes me a little stupid. Pretty … *sigh*
New intro word – “Heterosapien”! Those intro words never cease to amuse me. I laughed really hard at all of the buttons on the microwave set – “Blind Rage”, “Threat Down”, “Pizza”, “Beverage”. I’ll take Threat Down and a Pizza, please! Actually at this time of the morning, I really need to just nuke my coffee for a few. Oh, it’s been a while since we had an entire segment that was essentially one long character break. So adorkable. The “Pussy S’more” pun was simply delicious – bravo, writers!
I think quite a few of you know that while I never, ever miss an episode of the ‘Colbert Report’, I rarely watch the ‘Daily Show’ – I simply don’t have the time. So it’s always a treat when someone points out one of the good bits for me to watch. Well, the bit about Brain camera zoom just made my heart soar, if for no other reason than the “Weird Science” clip. Did you know that the actor who played Wyatt, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, became an associate professor at Texas A&M University? But I digress. And as for Stephen’s announcement? Well, I hadn’t planned on sending him any live animals, so I’ll just keep blogging and I think we’ll all be good.
I’m so glad this meme is bringing Stephen publicity, but I gotta be honest – I’m looking forward to Stephen grabbing the reins of this thing and having him dictate what happens with it. Without Stephen at the helm, it’s so hard figuring out the way No Fact Zone should support it, you know? I mean, yay for raising close to $95K in less than 24 hours for Donors Choose, but doves? I’m so confused. I’ve been a diehard Colbert Nation member for a very long time – I’ve blogged almost every single day for over four years and I’ve donated to Donors Choose and I wear my WristSTRONG bracelet every single day and I’ve eaten so much Americone Dream that I had to buy new jeans and I bought my US Speedskating hat and I voted incessantly for space nodes and bridges. Most of you have taken this journey with me, and understand how great it feels to see the true power of the Nation under Stephen’s tutelage. But I feel completely out of the loop on this one. I feel confident that Stephen will make his intentions for the Nation clear, though. Hopefully in a way that doesn’t bring any harm to live animals.
Oh my God, I loved that interview with Lisa Birnbach. It was so entertaining listening to Stephen talk about an aspect of his life I don’t believe I’ve ever heard him talk about in length – his Inner Preppie. Birnbach was lighthearted, and had the perfect blend of playing along, getting her message across, and letting lighthearted jokes glide wistfully over the table.
What a fun and fantastic show today! Tell me what you thought about it in the comments!
- It’s hard to believe that before there was TV sitting on a couch for hours on end seemed kind of sad.
- Now, I’ll be the first to admit I am a sucker for microwave programing, specifically the long-running drama “Hungry Man – Salisbury Steak”- it is so suspenseful! What parts are going to end up cold? What parts are going to end up way too hot? And when, when will those mashed potatoes and greened beans stop squabbling and just do it already?
- I say if Americans are more interested in microwaves than tvs, I need to make my show more microwavy. Jimmy, let’s put up the new set.
- Glass. [Clunk, Clunk, Clunk]
- Nation, no matter how we try to heat it up, the economy just won’t defrost.
- It keeps my juices in. I can dry out over the course of the show is what I’m saying.
- I am a strong believer in buying american-made products. That’s why I urge you to invest in [to continue in english, press one].
- These are the tank tops and halter rompers our founding fathers wore.
- And if they go out of business, it’s as if they exploited all those young girls for nothing. … my God.
- I thought sex sells, and I believe she was [bleeped - licking that guy's balls]. I don’t understand business at all!
- Just think, if it hit an iceberg, what a mouth-watering tragedy.
- I can only assume his secretary is named Pussy S’more.
- Or as one analyst put it, the market went cuckoo.
- By the way, do not eat Brown Crispies.
- Just like mom used to emulsify.
- The man with the fatty acid touch is a title currently held by Karl Rove.
- Oh, he may have shaved off the goatee, but he’s still evil. Jimmy, add an eye patch and a scar.
- Yes. And announcement trouncement.
- Well, Jon Stewart, if that is your name, and it’s not, no one, no one cares what’s going on inside your head.
- That’s how I digest my food – with karate.
- Last week, the biggest meme on the internet was a call for me to hold a rally in Washington, D.C., proving what I’ve always known, the word meme means “Me Me”.
- It was beautiful, folks, so i have no choice but to make this very important announcement. Set your TiVos, wake your children, and change your facebook status to “Gobsmacked” because everybody will want to know where you were when you heard this big announcement. Nation, tonight I am proud to announcing that I am going to ask you to stop sending me live animals.
- Who would have thought 30 years later we’d still have preppies but not books?
- And I shudder to think what would have happened to a young Stephen Colbert if in 1980 he had walked into that book store and bought Maya Angelou or something like that instead of the official preppie handbook.
- Preppies don’t change – they calcify.
I would like to say that the Report last night made me happy for the rest of the week. It was absolutely hilarious and the fact that he kept laughing/almost laughing made it even better! I can’t imagine what will happen tonight because, honestly, last night was gold!
Plus, that light blue shirt does it in for me too!
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Hey,
I’ve read the blog without writing anything for a long time, but there was something about that microwave bit, that has moved me to finally do so.
What a fantastic and silly episode that was, I love the change of speed from last weeks shows with such a poignant message, to the ridiculousness of the bears and balls segment.
Also, the Colbert Nation, never ceases to amaze me, $90,000 in 12 hours, amazing!
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Welcome to the site, L16! It’s wonderful when lurkers come out and share their thoughts with us. And yes, the Nation never ceases to amaze me either. That is some seriously awesome work that the Nation is doing, raising so much money for one of Stephen’s favorite causes!
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Thanks for answering this morning’s burning question: what got bleeped out during the American Apparel segment?!? I can’t read lips that well. (But that whole segment? Completely hilarious.)
I can now go about about the business of the day with my mind at ease.
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I was also wondering what he said. Thanks, DB!
Last night’s show was a total gigglefest! Loved it!
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I, too, totally wanted to know what he said. I also feel like he was signaling someone- telling them they could leave after making those comments. I know I couldn’t hold it together ;)
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To me, it looked like he was signaling/being signaled by a producer that the last line would be cut/bleeped out. I don’t understand business at all! lol
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How great was that? It was like a cross between a character break and just complete astonishment. It was truly love…
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Best character break in ages! Him biting the pen, and the bleeped ad lib = hilarious :D
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His whole reaction was hilarious. Made me wonder if maybe he didn’t get a good look at those pictures during rehearsal. Lilimich described it best – a cross between a character break and complete astonishment. We don’t get to see that too often!
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This episode just had me rolling. It was funny and light and just plain silly. And the ass-shot … just too funny! Bring on the colonoscopy episode! LOL.
The interview was terrific too. So funny that he ran with “Prep” made him the made he is. Ms. Birnbach was a real sport!
P.S. Thanks for the spell checker!
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My buddy Ronald, who wrote the Ajax plugin that we use for the comments, sent us a free copy of the pro version of the plugin. The pro version added a spellcheck, and there are TONS more options for the plugin that I haven’t even had time to switch on yet! Once I get things the way I want them, I’ll write up a post detailing the options that we now have with the comments.
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Yay Ronald!
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It’s so funny… The other day, Hubby and I were going back and forth quoting The Big Red Button and noting that we were kind of bummed we hadn’t seen Bears and Balls in awhile. Then, voila!
And I don’t know why, but that microwave bit was just adorable. I think seeing Stephen spin around in his desk chair was just endearing, maybe because it reminded me of when as kids, we used to spin around in chairs like that.
Anyway, from the American Apparel astonishment, to microwave Stephen, to Bears and Balls, this ep was chock full of WIN!!
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I cheered when Big Red Button came out. Then I realized I was alone in my office eating lunch ;)
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The opening ten minutes of TCR last night were just fantastic! Just LOL funny! And he seemed so happy and upbeat that it was like a jolt of adrenaline. :)
If I had to narrow down the opening to my favorite moment, I think I would say the moment after the montage of the scantily clad girls & Stephen’s character break of “Oh my God!” That led to the bleeped out “She licking his balls” comment. I thought he was genuinely caught off-guard by those creepy photos of way too young girls & his reaction was apt & very funny. Just great!
I’m ambivalence about the possible rally. I just don’t see what all the talk is leading too. Also I haven’t found the segments (on either TDS or TCR) to be all that funny, frankly. And I really don’t like the idea of TCR having to piggyback onto TDS visit to Washington. (If that’s what happens.) It was a call for Stephen to hold a rally after all & too me, TCR is a stand alone show. And if they want to hold a rally, by God they can hold a rally! Stephen & TCR can tie their own shoe laces too! Their big boys. ;)
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This episode had it all: character breaks, prop malfunctions, hilariously bad puns, Jon Stewart with an evil beard and eyepatch, and a solid, solid interview. And to top it all off, that suit was *sigh* magnificent. I also love that Stephen’s “I think she was licking his balls” ad-lib was bleeped, that was soo, so funny. “I don’t understand business at all!” HA!
Regarding the rally, I personally don’t care if the whole thing happens or not, I’m just enjoying the ride. And both TDS and TCR have handled the whole situation brilliantly by having fun with it. I’d like the whole thing to keep going if only for their back-and-forth interactions. And $107,000 raised in 24 hours?! Sweet Jesus! We’re awesome.
There are some episodes that are just so good that I have to watch them again right after they air. This episode was absolutely one of them! :D
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Last night episode was just hilarious. Te ass shot, the microwave segment, the “She licking his balls” comment, just LOL
And the interview, if that wasn’t flirting, really good chemistry.
PS: Thanks for the spell check, it’s been a big help.
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Hey! First timer, I just found this blog. Looks great – love the Shout Out feature. I cannot help laughing when I hear “Hey!” on the show. I don’t think I’ve seen it in a while. When was the last time?
Pussy S’mores was HI-larious! I got to brag – I went to college with Peter Gwinn. Shoot me an email if you’d like me to try to get an interview. Great work, I will bookmark it for sure.
Not sure if this is cool to post a trackback, but I linked to you on my latest post, Heterosapien at Norwegian Shooter (blogspot).
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Hello, Norwegian Shooter! Welcome to No Fact Zone! We just added the “Shout Out” feature a while back by request of some of the readers. It’s a neat little WordPress widget. I checked out your blog – quite fun! If you ever decide to move over to a WordPress.org blog shoot me an e-mail, and I can tell you how to get the Comment Ratings widget on your site!
And you’re more than welcome to link to your blog in our comments, especially if it’s Stephen related. Here’s a link to the post that you reference, for the Zoners who might want to check it out:
http://norwegianshooter.blogspot.com/2010/09/heterosapien.html
Please come back and chat, as we have a wonderful and safe community here to talk about All Things Colbert. I think you just might like it here!
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And to answer your question, I think the last Shout Out might be this one:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/312101/june-09-2010/shout-out—7th-eaccs
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Thanks and thanks. I remember that Shout Out now, it wasn’t that it was a long time ago, it was that they changed the “Hey!” audio clip. It was totally not funny! What gives?
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Mr A, I’m somewhat ambivalent about the whole rally thing too. But I’m thinking that ‘doing a Beck’ will be very old news by the time they get round to it, so DC is out – therefore more likely something daft[ish] down the road[ish] at the Statue of Liberty perhaps? Whatever it is, I’d wish they’d just say….sorry, I mean pronounce their announcements! [Don't they know I'm impatient?!]
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Just watched it and what a delightfully silly show it was! Could have done without the rear entry shot being laser-etched on to my brain, but the rest of Stephen more than made up for it.
Oh yes….and doves? Well, I sensibly stayed out of the PETA post here [although it did prompt me to immediately have two veggie hot dogs wrapped in tortillas for breakfast], but I’m glad that Stephen made the live animal point.
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Seriously, I had tears in my eyes and my ribs ache from laughing so much at that episode, so much hilarity to choose from! Way to go Stephen and TCR!
reCaptcha: noroom Irish. Say what?
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Sorry if this has already been addressed, but did they edit something out? I don’t recall seeing anyone licking anyone’s private’s and why did they bleep him saying that? it’s friggin Comedy Central!
That irks me. Other than that it was such a fun episode but I was expecting the atone phone…he’s gotta have the phone!!! I wanna call!!!
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Nothing was edited out – just look closely at the last American Apparel ad shown. Now, as to why “licking his balls” is bleeped, but “grandson of a goat ball licker” is not? Mystery!
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I really don’t think “licking his balls” needed to be bleeped, but I guess it’s all about context. Same reason “Pussy S’more” was allowed, but if you were to make reference to that part of a woman’s anatomy, you get bleeped. Nothing makes sense anymore. In short, I freaking hate the FCC.
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I have to support what everyone else is saying. I love when an episode is so completely funny-and this one was cooked all the way through.
Personally, I would love for them to have a rally, if it would be reminiscent of the Van(couverage) show in Canada. That looked like fun. It is also kind of for selfish of me, because I could easily drive up to DC and check it out.
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