Disclaimer: Please recall that Stephen himself has said, “I love my Church, and I’m a Catholic who was raised by intellectuals, who were very devout. I was raised to believe that you could question the Church and still be a Catholic. What is worthy of satire is the misuse of religion for destructive or political [...]
Klassic Kolbert – The Yearbook Collection
February 21, 2007 By
Religion may play a bigger role in some people’s lives than others, but DB and I are in complete agreement on this: Each night, we say a little prayer that we never become famous. Because if we do, someone may post our yearbook photos, as Bill Read has done for Stephen. Mad props to DB [...]
Klassic Kolbert: A peek at the Second City years
February 19, 2007 By
Josh Fult at Improv Interviews has posted an extensive interview with David Razowsky, the current Artistic Director of The Second City in Los Angeles and formerly involved with Chicago’s Second City. From Part 2 of the interview: JF: What was it like working with Steven [sic] Colbert, Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello, who went on [...]
Klassic Kolbert – “There are so many great stupid questions.”
February 1, 2007 By
NFZ’s Senior International Correspondent, Jennie, found this article in a random search looking for Colbert information, and it was just too funny not to share. From the Chicago Tribune (July 29, 2004): NU alum tackles the fake news Ellen Warren For RedEye Published July 29, 2004 “The Daily Show’s” Stephen Colbert, a Northwestern and Second [...]
Chicago Sun-Times: Don’t bother with ‘Second City’ Documentary
January 4, 2007 By
There is a new PBS documentary called “Second City”, featuring the history of the troupe and the now-famous former members. But the reviewer from the Chicago Sun-Times says don’t even bother. I have been a fan of former ‘Second City’ cast members for years, and can really feel the reviewers pain. To me, nothing is [...]
Stephen Colbert’s characters featured on “Harvey Birdman”
October 16, 2006 By
If you’ve never watched “Harvey Birdman” before, this is the episode to watch. It features both of Stephen Colbert’s characters prominently (Myron Reducto/Phil Ken Sebben), and drops lots of references to The Colbert Report. Click here to watch – (Look to your right – there is a link to the episode “Babysitter”, click on it [...]
Stephen Colbert Can Sing (and so can Steve Carell)
August 10, 2006 By
I found this video floating around in the Colbertophileosphere, and had to post it. It stars Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert along with two of their Second City companions during their days in that renowned comedy troupe.