Guest alert: Speedskater Joey Cheek on ‘The Colbert Report’ tomorrow!

Oooh! This is excellent. When Stephen announced that the Colbert Nation was going to sponsor US Speedskating, one of my first reactions was, “I really hope they bring Joey Cheek back to the show.”

And tonight, I see this:

Yay! That guy is a real class act. An Olympic gold medalist and humanitarian, he’s the kind of spokesman any organization would be proud to have. (And, let’s face it, he’s delightfully easy on the eyes.)

What a great way to keep the US Speedskating sponsorship effort in the spotlight.

I’m really, really looking forward to Cheek’s upcoming appearance. If you missed his last visit to The Report, watch it here:

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