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That’s a wrap: A post-Oscar look back at interviews with nominees
Posted by: | CommentsDespite the lack of a DaColbert Code to tell me which movies I was supposed to root for this year, I found myself watching the Oscars last night. First things first: congratulations to Kathryn Bigelow on her fantastic wins last night! I know the movie has its critics, but I was really impressed by The Hurt Locker; I thought it worked as a story, an entertainment, and a virtual handbook for acting and directing, and I was ecstatic over its win last night.
Since it’s been a quiet news day out there in the Colbert universe, I thought I’d post this little round up of Stephen’s interviews with people nominated for Academy Awards this year. Starting with our big winner, here’s The Colbert Report’s visit from Academy Award-winning director and producer Kathryn Bigelow:
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Check out more nominees behind the fold
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Daily Show Toss Recap – Klassic
Posted by: | CommentsBefore we go, let’s check in with our good friend Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report…
Happy weekend, Zoners! Oh, I was so hoping we’d get a new Toss this week; I was holding out great hopes for Thursday’s show. Alas, no luck this week. So let’s go to the vault! Here’s a great one from 2006:
6/15/2006: Daily/Colbert – Mad Magazine: Stephen points out Mad Magazine’s lampooning of the Daily Show, but takes issue with their blasting his meaningless non-sequiturs.
Does anyone have this issue of Mad Magazine? I haven’t read that magazine since I was a kid (in fact, I’m surprised to learn they were still publishing it as recently as 2006, and indeed that it’s still being published on a quarterly basis). I love this Toss because it’s so meta, referencing a Toss within a Toss, and then parodying a parody of itself. My mind nearly folds into itself just describing it. Yahtzee! What do you all think of this Klassic?
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Klassic Kolbert: Olympic Fever
Posted by: | CommentsI’m ridiculously excited that the Olympics are almost upon us, as I’m sure many of you are, too. Speedskating (of course), snowboarding, slalom, figure skating, you name it. I may have to dig out the old VCR (yeah yeah yeah, no TiVo) so I can skip all the sentimental back-story hype, though. In anticipation of all the fun headed our way, let’s look back at Stephen’s coverage of previous Olympic festivities. Let the silliness begin!
Daily Show Honorable Mention: “Do You Believe?” Stephen is a fan of figure skating, and Cher.
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#5 “The Word – U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” Winning isn’t everything. It’s just as important that we rub it in.
More Olympics after the jump!
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Klassic Kolbert – Nobody Rants It Better
Posted by: | CommentsThis week’s rant about Kurt Airport Security got me to thinking about some of my other favorite rants that I remember being done by Stephen Colbert on the ‘Colbert Report’. So here’s a collection of some of my favorites – some pretty recent, and some going way back in the vaults. Feel free to mention some of your own in the comments.
Was It Really That Bad? – Black Death (11/29/2005)
The Black Death didn’t just make more dead people, it also made less competition for those few live people. (4:54)
Canadian Baseball? (3/9/2006)
Stephen isn’t taking Canada’s victory over the United States in the World Baseball Classic lightly. (3:36)
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Klassic Kolbert – I Have A Dreamsicle
Posted by: | CommentsI think everyone has a list of ‘Colbert Report’ segments that comes to mind when they think of the ultimate Klassic Kolbert. For me, this is definitely in the Top 10 segments. It’s just the epitome of Colbert – silly, but at the same time, amazingly cool. I love the story about Stephen’s mother being pregnant with Stephen during the 1963 March on Washington.
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Klassic Kolbert: Daily Show Edition – God
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Hello Zoners! Wow, it feels like forever since I’ve done one of these. What’s that? It feels that way because my last post was on Halloween? Wow. I feel so ashamed. Well, I’m back anyway! Well, on Monday, Morgan Freeman was a guest on the show. Among other things, he’s best known for his movie role as God. Therefore, I thought I’d bring to you a This Week in God segment. No, this isn’t just a shameless excuse to watch a TWiG, why would you ask? Enjoy!
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c This Week in God – Hurricane Katrina Coverage www.thedailyshow.com
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Conan O’Brien says: No, thanks
Posted by: | CommentsAwwww, crap! Seriously, this is going to suck if NBC goes through with its plan to put Jay Leno back at 11:35pm.
From the New York Times:
Conan O’Brien Says He Won’t Do ‘Tonight Show’ Following Leno
January 12, 2010, 3:10 pm. . .
People of Earth:
In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.
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Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn’t the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.
So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.
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Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s always been that way.
Yours,
Conan
I don’t know Jay Leno and, for all I know, he could be quite the guy, but I can’t help feeling like Conan got royally scroogied by NBC. I’m going to miss seeing Conan’s completely off-kilter but thoroughly entertaining wit on display over at The Tonight Show (unless NBC comes to its senses and keeps Conan and The Tonight Show at their present time), but I have no doubt he’ll find a platform worthy of his stature, and soon.
And, NBC? I hope you’re proud of the mess you’ve made for Conan, his family, staff and writers. This wasn’t fair to any of them.
And one of my favorite interviews:
Comedy Central Insider has a nice round-up of Stephen Colbert-Conan O’Brien moments here, too.
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Klassic Kolbert: Salman Rushdie talks about literary criticism
Posted by: | CommentsUgh, really rotten news for people who enjoyed reading Editor & Publisher and/or Kirkus Reviews; both will be eliminated as of the end of the year, according to reports released today. Please imagine me shaking my fist at Nielsen right now; I really am outraged on behalf of E&P editor Greg Mitchell and all the employees of both publications.
Regulars here at this blog know I’m kind of an old fashioned book person (the discussion we had over the recent Sherman Alexie interview told me I’m not alone), so I’m sure people will indulge me as I sing a little requiem for the loss of yet another publishing industry stalwart. In recognition of that, I’m reposting this old Salman Rushdie interview from May of 2007; Rushdie’s defense of mainstream literary criticism is worth another listen.
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Thanks for all the reviews and reports over the years, E&P and Kirkus!
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