EPISODE NUMBER: 6148 (November 17, 2010)
GUESTS: Ian Frazier
SEGMENTS: Charlie Rangel, You Got Mailed, Old People in Space, Chair Apparent,
VIDEOS: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Ugh, why did Stephen have to remind me that the construction of Dubya’s library has started? I’m so unhappy that he chose SMU as its location, literally a 5-minute ride from my loft. *groan* Considering the whoppers that Bush told in his memoirs (and the fact that he’s being accused of plagiarism), I can only imagine the whitewashing that’s going to happen in his library. But I digress.
How adorkable was that character break during the intro? It’s so funny when he cracks himself up. And the font nerd in me squeed a little when Stephen got all fonty about the congressional reprimand letters. It was so cool to hear the audience go “oooOooh” when Stephen bolded his Arial. It’s always a little bit magical when Stephen can lead his audience so far down his rabbit hole like that.
When Stephen mentioned the Joe Biden shark hat, it reminded me of an article recently in the New York Times about the Onion’s “Joe Biden” series. Did any of you yung’uns catch the Old People In Space nod to the Muppets?
Man, Joe Barton is a piece of work. The indignant look on Stephen’s face after they played the clip of Joe Barton talking to Chu was classic. I can’t believe this man got elected in my state. Nice “Evan Almighty” reference, too. Yay Steve Carell! At the end of that segment, when Stephen was getting all biblical with the reading of Revelations, I though to myself, “You go, Stephen!” Also? It’s kinda cool that “Colbert Report” writer Opus Moreshi is Jesus. Who knew?
What did all of you think of the show tonight? Leave it in the comments!
- Man, they are going to throw the book at him! A formal letter of reprimand! Charlie Rangel, you got mailed! You have been sentenced to read some sentences!
- These congressional letters of reprimand pull no punches. They’re not written in some friendly font like Garamond or Helvetica. No, they use the most judgmental fonts, like Times Roman. Or Arial … Italicized … Bold.
- Ooh, you are gonna get it, mister!
- Vice President Biden blew a ton of quarters on Skeeball trying to win a stuffed shark hat.
- I know that’s kind of technical, so to put that in layman’s terms, your nana is a snake monster about to unhinge her jaw and devour Babe.
- You can’t take money from the military – they’ve got guns!
- I read it for the articles, not the globular clusters.
- That’s right – they are suggesting Old People In Space!
- It almost makes me wish I was a burden on society.
- It will be like Christmas, except every present will be an old white guy.
- And by expert, I always mean the guy who gets the most cash from the oil industry.
- He blew smoke up Tony Hayward’s ass, but I believe that is how he became an expert on wind energy.
- Go to Nebraska this time of year. It is just corn stubble and desolation.
- Tell us the part of Siberia that America doesn’t know. Which is all of it.
I loved Opus as Jesus! It reminded me of the recent Letterman interview when Dave wanted to make funny of “That guy” behind Stephen & Stephen had to tell Dave it was one of his writer. They both then laughed. :)
OLD PEOPLE IN SPACE! It’s so great when Stephen talks about “the olds.” I’d like a whole show about them & all the awful things their up to! Like making us love them & then dying. B@stards! ;)
Did anyone else see TDS last night? To me, their parody of the Palin show was so weak after “Stephen Colbert’s Report.” Granted, it was Jason Jones (almost alway terrible IMHO) but it was just embarrassing. And it wouldn’t end! It just keep going & going! Sad.
Difference makers:
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Totally agree with you! When Jon introduced the segment I knew it would be a pale comparison. Stephen does parody so well and TDS’s strayed too far from the original clip they were teasing. It didn’t match up well (and went on too long as you said). To me it’s another sign that TCR will be the one to break the TDS Emmy streak.
Shout Out (Hey!):
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i pray to opus ur right!
Difference makers:
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I love Jason Jones. He makes me laugh harder than any other correspondent.
That Congressional thing was so satisfying! I hope the clip goes viral.
Shout Out (Hey!):
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I do agree with you that the TDS segment wasn’t as strong as TCR’s, but (and I so hate to do this, friend) I have to respectfully disagree with you about Jason Jones. He’s not my favorite current correspondent (John Oliver for the win!), but I still love him. And not to get too off-topic, but I’ve been very happy with the addition of Olivia Munn as well – I’ve loved every field piece she’s done, especially the one recently about the crazy “Prop B to stop puppy mills is just like the health care bill” lady.
I’d like a whole show about them & all the awful things their up to! Like making us love them & then dying. B@stards!
HA! Don’t forget their adorable old-people stories and the fact that they can’t chew hard candy. ;)
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Don’t worry about disagreeing with me on Jason Jones. Heck, you don’t even have to be respectful about it. ;)
“Don’t forget their adorable old-people stories and the fact that they can’t chew hard candy.”
Damn! You right! Their even more nefarious than I thought! *Shakes fist to the sky* OLD PEOPLE!
Shout Out (Hey!):
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Yay for Pigs in Spaaaace! And I loved Stephen referencing the fish cartoon at the end of the show! Does anyone else say that “munch” sound along with it?… uh, I mean, yeah, me neither. It might end up like the “The cow says” thing that used to be at the end of TDS, where I can’t even hear the final note of the theme song without making the sound effect :).
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OMG…i JUST got that. (i am too incoherent at midnight apparently)
i always say the ‘that’s some bad hat Harry’ at the end of House too.
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haha when he said set your watches for midnight when the fish hits the water, I was like WHAT DOES HE MEAN???!!! I MUST know! Then about 2 mins after the show i got it. I was like OF COURSE! lol it was very satisfying :D
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Ohhhhh, THAT’S what that was about! *Is horribly slow, apparently* Got it now.
I absolutely LOVED the segment he did about the congressmen vying for that energy job, that was my favorite part of the show. Especially the ending-oh, PLEEEEEEEEEEASE, can we get Stephen to go head-to-head with those idiots? I’d love to see him throw Scripture right back at them, it’d be golden (so God promised Noah no more floods, eh? That’s news to the residents of Iowa, New Orleans, and Pakistan, to name a few places… Also, Barton: shut up and open a science book, kthxbye).
The old people going to Mars thing was so bizarre. What the hell? Very funny segment, though. And yay for character breaks as well!
Shout Out (Hey!):
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Did anyone realize that this was the 800th episode of the Colbert Report so far. I thought it would have been a big deal but not a word was mentioned by anyone.Not Colbert, nor Stewart, or anyone here or on his or this site at all! He’s only a year and 40 odd episodes away from cracking the 1000 plateau. If he keeps the pace he’ll crack it sometime in Winter 2012 (February or March). I wonder if they’re considering expanding the shows to Fridays by adding additional staff to cover or simply make a compilation show on Friday of the best segments of the week with another correspondent hosting the show.
Shout Out (Hey!):
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I’m just gonna go ahead and say this: Stephen looks fantastic this week. I’m pretty positive that he got a haircut, so that could have something to do with it. And that double barrel striped dress shirt? Wonderful. :)
Anyway. I loved the character break in the Intro! I can’t remember the last time Stephen broke in the Intro and they kept it in the show. And while the Ian Frazier interview wasn’t necessarily memorable, it was still a fun, laidback, and interesting conversation, so I very much enjoyed it. Also, Opus Moreshi is Jesus? That is one awesome side job. Praise Opus!
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