Northwestern alumni magazine gives us the real Stephen Colbert

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The current issue of the Northwestern University alumni magazine is featuring a cover story on Stephen, which is one of the most in-depth articles I’ve ever read on the beginning of his career. There’s a lot of fascinating background information on his time at Northwestern and his earliest days as an actor, and comments from many of his old roommates and fellow actors that offer insight into both Stephen’s character and his development as a performer.

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Stephen Colbert answers fan questions on Reddit

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Stephen Colbert has taken some time this week to answer the questions of 11 lucky Redditors, to thank the Reddit community for all of their support towards DonorsChoose.org. The read is quite interesting, and gives some new insight to his career, his experience at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, and the “Stephen” character.

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Episode 6150 (11/29/2010) – Dan Savage

The Colbert Report - November 29, 2010

EPISODE NUMBER: 6150 (November 29, 2010)
GUESTS: Dan Savage
SEGMENTS: Black Friday Interpretation, Tip/Wag – Bridalplasty, Tom DeLay & AIDS, Better Business Hero
VIDEOS: Monday, November 29, 2010

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Fantasy Colbert League: November 29-December 2 2010

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Hello, Zoners! I hope that everyone who celebrated Thanksgiving had a joyful and delicious day, and that our non-US friends had a wonderful week, too. Now, we have one more thing to be thankful for: the waiting is almost over and a new episode is on its way! Which guests are you most excited to see?

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All You Need To Know: Week of November 15 – 28, 2010

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope our American Zoners all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and our International Zoners had a lovely weekend. Have we all managed to struggle through the break week unscathed? Fortunately we had the GQ issue and all that lovely eye candy to tide us over. In case you were too busy bickering with family and stuffing yourself with turkey to keep up with the news, here’s All You Need to Know:

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Happy birthday to Paul Dinello!

Today is a pretty special day out in the Colbert fandom, because two of Stephen’s best partners-in-crime, Paul Dinello and Jon Stewart, both celebrate their birthdays. I think it’s an amazing coincidence that these two talented men who have been such an important part of Stephen’s life share the same birthday.

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Fangirl Suit Report: Week of November 8, 2010

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Zoners, happy to see you. So glad that we will see Mr C. again soon. *Phew* Yes, this FSR is a bit late but as they say, better late than never. So, how was your Thanksgiving, ‘Maricans? Did you get your favorite dishes? Are you still getting your favorites – leftovers abound; just like this [...]

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For all you Harry Potter fans out there

Stephen Colbert = Harry Potter

The fans over at the F$%k Yeah! Late Night Talk Show Hosts tumblr came up with a hilarious chart comparing late night talk show hosts to their Hogwarts counterparts. Naturally, Stephen Colbert is Harry Potter, but you’ll never guess who they paired Jon Stewart with!

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Glenn Beck guest: “That’s jokes, it’s entertainment, and it can be a drug.”

I think I'm high from pretending.

Thanks to the Mediate blog, for bringing to my attention one of my favorite lines I’ve ever seen on Glenn Beck (and keep in mind, I only see the stuff that’s pointed out for being bats#!t crazy).

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Six Degrees: Stuffed Turkey Edition.

G’day Zoners! Here’s a quick Six Degrees update to get you through Thanksgiving and those pesky relatives. To keep with the festive season Sam Bee has been announced as eBay’s new holiday campaign spokeswoman, Aasif Mandvi’s new independent film “Today’s Special” is now showing in select cinemas and Amy Sedaris, Tim Meadows and Jeff Goldblum [...]

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