Episode 6012 (1/21/2010)
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EPISODE NUMBER: 6012 (January 21, 2010)
GUESTS: John Farmer
SEGMENTS: The WØRD: Two-Faced, Threatdown!
VIDEOS: Thursday, January 21, 2010
Oh, tonight was so very full. It was full of laughs, and brilliant satire, and one of those delicious rants that we all love so very, very much.
For those of you watching the Own A Piece of Histor-Me auction, the bidding is up to $8,100! If you’re a member of Colbert Platinum, get bidding now!
First, we learned about the T-Ban Crew and their “rebranding” attempt. The WØRD was wonderful and addressed an issue I haven’t seen too much in the news, which is the fact that Fox news is both calling Obama both incompetent and making so much change as to be changing the face of America forever. And I cannot tell you how much I adore rants. One of the first episodes I watched that caught my eye was a rant he did about baseball. I don’t remember exactly what it was, but he kept switching back and forth between the monitors and it made me laugh hysterically. He’s just so amazing when he ramps the emotion up to eleven.
As for the rock, paper scissors comment at the beginning of the interview – I got an interesting e-mail from Zoner Chanelle last night, who was in the audience. Here’s the explanation of that little interaction:
This is now my third time at a taping, and as a fan of Stephen (who was blessed enough to get sung to on her 21st birthday) I found i had nothing to really ask him during [the pre-show] Q&A.
To kill time in the line, my friend and I played rock, paper scissors. I decided my question would be “rock, paper, scissors, best 2 out of 3″. We cut it down for a round, (I lost) and the person who got called on next said “will you reference this in your show, beating a fan?” and he said no.
Right before the interview, Stephen says “rock, paper, scissors”… and needless to say, everyone in the audience died in delight, myself in particular.
So what did all of you enjoy this episode? And how friggin’ great was this week? (Then again, being a ‘Colbert Report’ fan means never having to say “God, this week sucked”.)
- That’s right, the Taliban has acquired brand management. This madman has hired Mad Men.
- God help us if the Taliban introduce a friendly mascot, like Tali!, the happy untrimmed beard. He puts the “Fun” in Fundamentalist. Also the Mental.
- We must continue to bring the fight to terrorist organizations like the Taliban, or as they’re now known, the T. Ban Crew.
- A bead?! Really, Brad? I just hope you’re researching a role as a douchebag.
- He’s been in office a year and hasn’t cleared a single piece of brush. [Lieberman Filibustered the Chainsaw]
- I’ve said it before – he’s Adolf Carter.
- I am an an Absolutist. [i.e. Drinks A Lot Of Vodka]
- It’s like the mirror universe episode in “Star Trek” where Good Kirk dithers over how to save the alien race and Evil Kirk tries to sell them cut-rate hotel rooms on Priceline.
- Because either there are two completely different Barack Obamas, or, in his first year in office, during this time of unprecedented national crisis, we Conservative pundits are attacking our President no matter what he does or doesn’t do. And that would make us assh*les.
- Well maybe now I’ll stop getting nasty looks in the security line when I shove the elderly out of my way.
- What about Metamucil? That clearly has explosive capabilities. And if you think the underwear bomber was terrifying, just imagine the Depends bomber.
- And just look at their ranks – Webelo? That clearly stands for Webelo up things!
- Did you know in Chinese the character for Love is the same one for Terror? You could look it up, but don’t.
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Daily Show Toss Recap – Week of 1/18/10
By · CommentsBefore we go, let’s check in with our good friend Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report…
Zoners and Toss Fans, rejoice! Our long national nightmare is now over! Sure, the Democrats’ super majority might be gone, the chance at health care reform seems to be slipping away, and the Supreme Court may have just granted corporations pretty much the ability to simply buy elections, BUT! We finally got a new Toss, the first Toss of 2010. Let’s take solace in the little things, shall we? Now, for your viewing pleasure, the first Toss of ‘010!
January 19, 2010; Daily/Colbert – GFF’s: Stephen would like to know if he and Jon aren’t good friends anymore.
My analysis? Worth the wait! To me there is little on earth funnier than Stephen’s fake tears, which he holds back admirably here — but they are both clearly suppressing giggles too. I was surprised they made it through this one without cracking up. If anyone’s heading to Great Adventure this weekend, keep an eye out for Jon and Stephen!
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Fangirl Suit Report: Catching Up! – Week of January 11
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Heya! Here’s another installment of my infinite part series, Catching Up With What Should Have Already Been Done! ~_~
Monday, January 11
Black thin pinstripe suit, cranberry tie with light-coloured polka dot pattern, white shirt, barrel cuffs
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- I realize this pretty much encompasses every segment of every episode, but I really do love when they point out the absolute inanity of media semantics.
- They honestly could have kept the camera on Morgan Freeman’s face for 22 minutes and I wouldn’t have ever stopped laughing.
- Faberge embryos
- Oh man, the Morgan Freeman interview was SO funny.
Tuesday, January 12
Black suit, white shirt, silver tie with blue square pattern, barrel cuffs
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- Just noticed the words “all beef” in the opening credits heheh.
- The serious situation developing on the Jersey Shore. Oh-ho-ho-ho.
- i hope no one was watching this episode on acid.
- Hey, USF! I went there.
- I still think the Prescott Pharmaceutical side-effects are my favourite thing ever :3
Wednesday, January 13
Black pinstripe suit, white shirt, solid eggplant tie (nice!), barrel cuffs
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- Ah, Stephen/TCR staff. Keep fighting the good fight. :’)
- I’ll just cover that up…with Snoopy.
Thursday, January 14th
Black suit, white pinstripe suit, gold tie with blue pattern, french cuffs
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- Anything, of course, except Joe Biden. They need him to scare off the crows.
- Watercress Gate! (Although it is a little but odd that they’d lie about vegetables?)
- It was really cool that he didn’t joke about Haiti.
Dat’s all folks~! ‘Til next time! Hope you enjoyed!
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Stephen Colbert on “Citizens United v. FEC”
By · CommentsArrrrgh! The Supreme Court handed down a truly disturbing ruling in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case today, and while I can’t say I’m surprised by it, I’m deeply, deeply disappointed. To remind everyone what this case was about (and why I’m so disturbed), here are the segments Stephen dedicated to the case from four months ago:
The WØRD – Let Freedom Ka-Ching
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission – Jeffrey Toobin
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Here’s hoping Congress exercises its legislative powers soon to limit corporate participation in campaigns … not that I’m holding my breath for that, either.
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Episode 6011 (1/20/2010)
By · CommentsEPISODE NUMBER: 6011 (January 20, 2010)
GUESTS: Dick Ebersol
SEGMENTS: Stephen Colbert’s Skate Expectations: Kicking Ice and Taking Donations on the Slippery Slope Down the Icy Path to the Frozen Road Up to Vancouver ‘010 – Shani Davis Showdown
VIDEOS: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Can I just quickly say that I adored the return of “The Ass Sac Smut” anagram? I think it’s fantastic that Stephen *finally* made the US Olympic Team as the Assistant Sports Psychologist for the US Speedskating team. Yay Stephen!
I wasn’t really sure what to expect in this interview. Despite Dick Ebersol’s extreme fight to suck up to Stephen as smarmily as possible, I found it to be a very good segment. The potshot Stephen took at Ebersol about the Tonight Show and NBC, and asking for a response was the line we were waiting on since we heard that Ebersol was going to be on the show, and Stephen didn’t disappoint. Having Stephen being welcomed as part of the NBC news team with Stephen’s exclamation of “I feel like actual press” was just adorable (as was that sweater vest). And it was very special to see the real Stephen appear just for a moment in the interview to talk about racing with Shani Davis. Even Stephen’s “Thanks, Mom” comment was unexpected and delightful. I think what made the interview so great was that somehow Ebersol managed to pull out so many different elements of Stephen’s personality.
What did you all enjoy most about the episode? And did Stephen’s skating outfit, complete with poofy shirt, make you all snicker as much as it did me?
- It was Morning in America, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Gettysburg and the all-you-can-eat wing night at Chili’s rolled up into one.
- The best part of this, folks, is that Senate republicans now have an unstoppable 41 seat super minority. Up until now, the only super Minority Republicans had seen was Aguaman.
- No, no, you’re insurance doesn’t cover it.
- It’s gotten so bad that NBC’s saving money on the olympic torch by just setting fire to Conan O’Brien. Or that could be his hair, it’s hard to tell.
- If we get to $200 million, I am confident Bob Costas will be holding interviews with the Colbert Nation logo tattooed on his forehead. Or, if we raise a little bit more, maybe a tramp stamp. I’m going to have to check that out when I’m in Vancouver.
- Sponsored by Dr Pepper – It will get you laid.
- Shani Vs Stephen: Faceoff on Ice. But not the hockey kind. We’ll come up with another name.
- Shani Vs Stephen: Fire On Ice. But not actual fire. You’ll see.
- So first, he got a cape. Because what Stephen lacked in speed, dedication and athletic ability he was determined to make up in style.
- Let me ask you this, is Shani Davis wearing sequins.
- Whoo! Eat it, lifetime of dedication!
- It just goes to show that if you put your mind to it, there is nothing that you and $300,000 of other people’s money can’t achieve.
- Do you have a title in mind? Because I kind of like the host of the Tonight Show. It’s like next week there’s going to be no pope, you know? When is the smoke going to come out of NBC to let us know what is going on?
- Alright, thanks Mom.
- I feel like actual press. That’s never happened before.
- Absolutely, and I’ll show him my tramp stamp. And let’s just say it’s something like a peacock.
- Truth be told, I had a 1400 foot head start, in a 1600 foot race. And he smoked me like a Virginia ham. It was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. It was like watching a cheetah on skates.
- Mine is called the Panicky Flail. And not everyone can do that.
- Show him how much we’ve raised for NBC [ding ding ding] … $1.89! Please accept this on behalf of the Colbert Nation. Veronica doesn’t come with the check, Dick.
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Apparently Richard Branson watched “Pitch”
By · CommentsZoner Monica H. sent me this e-mail yesterday:
When I saw this, I instantly flashed to the classic Stephen/Steve/Jon “Daily Show” sketch “Pitch” where Jon’s character tried to make every idea for a TV show better by putting it “IN SPACE!”
Reality TV Goes To New Heights
Owner of the Virgin Cooperation, Sir Richard Branson, has just announced his newest project – a reality television series IN SPACE!
So glad that I’m not the only one who thinks of those two little words together and thinks of Jon, Stephen, and Steve. And for those of you who haven’t seen the sketch yet, please enjoy. (And you might want to watch the Temptation Pitch photo shoot as well)
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Episode 6010 (1/19/2010)
By · CommentsEPISODE NUMBER: 6010 (January 19, 2010)
GUESTS: Amb. Stephen Bosworth
SEGMENTS: Stephen Colbert’s Skate Expectations: Kicking Ice and Taking Donations on the Slippery Slope Down the Icy Path to the Frozen Road Up to Vancouver ‘010
VIDEOS: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Normally I don’t put the Toss in the daily poll because, quite honestly, I watch the show on Hulu and don’t know that there is one until someone mentions it in the comments. But a little birdy (okay, MsInterpreted) sent me an e-mail making sure that I watched the GFF toss, and it didn’t disappoint. There’s just something adorkable about when Jon and Stephen quarrel like an old married couple.
It’s fantastic that the Nation actually made the $300,000 goal! Go us! Stephen’s awkward rendition of The Candyman was just delightful! But Stephen actually on the ice, and enjoying the speedsuit, was an absolutely brilliant piece of physical comedy. I had tears coming out of my eyes when Tucker Fredrick’s mom beat him in the speed race. Is it wrong of me to enjoyed “Tucker’s Mom” in Comic Sans font as much as I did? It was just so … typographically goofy. I enjoyed the skating segment so much I watched it twice, and I laughed harder at “Be right back, be right back, be right back.” the second time than the first.
Is anyone else’s stomach hurting as much as mine this morning from laughing so hard?
- In the words of George Washington at Valley Forge, “Cop a squat.”
- Technically, Jesus rifles aren’t a holy war. They’re more like an armor piercing Sunday school.
- And I assume the full verse ends in Eat Hot Lead, Haji. Obviously, that’s just in my translation.
- That’s why I am proud to introduce the new Hand Gra-bible. Just hold that, pull the pin, and lob it into a cave. [BOOM!] That had a delayed fuse on it, I think.
- Next, the bobsled. Again I didn’t make the team, because apparently people are too precious to get vomit on their lycra.
- Verizon Wireless – Wires are for pussies
- I’m sorry, it’s the thigh, that’s one point off.
- My understanding is that that’s what the ladies love. Just get it over with, please.
- Who’s better, Shani Davis or Sammy Davis?
- On average, how much chest hair do the other speedskaters show?
- Should this feel this good right here? Should I be enjoying this this much?
- Do you have anything with more of a lower heel than this? Because I’m more of a Charlotte. You don’t watch Sex in the City?
- Be right back, be right back, be right back.
- Stephen: Ever seen someone skate that fast? Tucker: My mom.
- How do you talk to a madman, I mean, other than right now?
- By the way, how do the Koreans see us? Do they think of all of us as Alan Alda?
- I’m going to say something about [Kim Jong Il] and I want you to handle it as diplomatically as possible. He looks like an old woman.
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Fangirl Suit Report: Catching Up! – Week of January 4
By · CommentsHey everybody! Guess what! I’m in New York! I’ve been crazy busy with moving and organizing my classes and my apartment, but everything’s settled now :3. Get ready for a sort of huge fangirl update to make up for what I’ve missed! Week of January 4th today, week of January 11th tomorrow, and this week on Friday! Huzzah!
Monday, January 4
Black suit, white shirt, cornflower blue tie with darker blue pattern, barrel cuffs
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- My god….this….is The Colbert Report. kehehe.
- Oh man, he does look crisp. I love you, high definition.
- I watched the “dildo bomb” part with my grandpa ~_~
- I got my broom….I mounted it….now where’s the golden snitch?
Tuesday, January 5
Black pinstripe suit, light blue shirt, red tie with blue and yellow dot pattern, french cuffs.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- Tiger wood’s exploding underwear. lol
- The graphics honestly do get scarier.
- God knows what he is. Belgian? Patchouli?
Wednesday, January 6
Grey suit, light blue shirt, navy tie with white polka dot pattern, french cuffs
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- He looks so good in HD. Uuuuunnnnfff
- Republicans won’t be able to contribute their valuable ideas! Like, “no.” and “nope.”
- CSPAN: We report. You don’t care.
- Good segue into the Linda Douglas aka Josephine Goebbels interview.
- I laughed so hard at the ADotW segment.
Thursday, January 7
Black pinstripe suit, white shirt, gold tie with blue square pattern, barrel cuffs.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- OMG the CSI David Caruso thing. :D
- In his best selling book the bible
- A boatfull of nuns and orphans and put them through a woodchipper
Welp, that’s all for, uh, a few weeks ago? It’s so so strange being in the same city as the show. It’s pretty crazy. Anyway I hope you all enjoy!
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