Archive for Best of Lists – 2008
Best of 2008: ‘Colbert Report’ named to Guardian’s list of “10 Best US TV shows”
Posted by: | CommentsHappy New Year, everyone! Hope you’ve all been enjoying your holidays; I’ve been gorging myself on leisure reading over my extended holiday break, and it’s been divine. Now that I’m back, I thought I’d bring you this little item illustrating Stephen’s continuing march to global (“Globalls”?) domination.
From The Guardian (U.K., internal links omitted):
The 10 Best US TV shows of 2008
From Mad Men to the Colbert report, these shows have been the cream of the crop in a mixed year for US television. . .
10. Daily Show/Colbert Report
In a year dominated by election coverage, which saw stars made of the witty Rachel Maddow and the quick-thinking Campbell Brown, the best political commentary was still found on Comedy Central where Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert skewed everyone regardless of political affiliation. Since Obama’s victory, The Daily Show has struggled to find a clear voice but Colbert remains the funniest fake host out there. Those who don’t agree should try to catch his Christmas special – festive television programming will never seem the same again.
Way to go, Daily Show and Colbert Report crews! Now, if they can just learn to spell Stephen’s name correctly …
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Who thinks Stephen Colbert is sexy now? Wired.com readers!
Posted by: | CommentsYou may remember a few days back when we mentioned that Stephen Colbert was in the running for the Sexiest Geek of 2008 according to Wired.com readers. Well, out of over 400 nominees, Stephen Colbert ranked #6 on the list.
And for those of you who need a reminder of why Stephen is so geeky and yet sexy at the same time, I’m dragging out one of my favorite fanvids of all time, featuring ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s “White and Nerdy”.
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Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – Best of 2008 edition
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The “Best Of 2008″ lists are hitting us hot and heavy this week. Here’s a collection of some of the appearances of Stephen Colbert and ‘The Colbert Report’ on the Best of 2008 lists around the blogosphere and mainstream media.
- Stephen Colbert’s “Canton, TX” joke is the #9 news story for the Canton Herald.
- Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart have made the OnMilwaukee.com’s Best of 2008 list as Best Comedians, although Drew Olsen does say “It almost seems unfair to label Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as comedians, because the work that they do is far superior to most guys telling jokes in front of brick walls in smoky nightclubs. Maybe “social satirists” is a better label.
- Stephen Colbert’s send up of the Bill O’Reilly “We’ll do it live!” viral video was featured in the HuffPo’s Best of 2008 Viral Videos list. (h/t Eris)
- The USA Today names Stephen Colbert #11 on their Top 100 people of 2008.
- Stephen Colbert’s portrait in the National gallery of art (and the fire hazard it nearly created with the swell of guests) is mentioned in the DC Examiner as one of this year’s Celebrity Perks.
- The Mike Huckabee feud, ending on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, made the NJ.com’s “Some of the best episodes from TV shows that didn’t quite make Friday’s Top 10″ list. Way to almost honor Stephen!
- Stephen’s DNA being flown into space made the Top 10 Space stories of 2008 according to AOL News.
- Seeing how far they can stretch a very thin premise, TheTVAddict.com puts Stephen Colbert as #5 on their “Our Top 10 Favorite Personalities with “Eye Issues*” of 2008″ list. (*Eye issues include glasses, eyepatches and in Benjamin Linus’ case — Bug eyes!)
- ‘The Daily Show’/'The Colbert Report’ made #21 of the Best Shows of the Year according to the San Franciso Chronicle.
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Daniel Radcliffe picks “Colbert Report” Best TV show of year
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s time for the Best Of lists to start officially rolling in, and it looks like Stephen Colbert has made a very special list, according to Broadway.com:
It takes some serious star power to nab the Star of the Year for your Broadway debut, but the fans have spoken—and after meeting the new titleholder, Daniel Radcliffe, we couldn’t help but be charmed as well. There’s a lot more to this talented British import than Harry Potter and the horse play, however, as we discovered when Radcliffe revealed to us his picks for best of the year. Read on to get to know a few of the superstar’s favorite things of 2008.
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Best TV Show: “Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, definitely. That’s been one of the absolute things I’ve watched every single night after the show.”
For those of you who turned off The Early Show early on November 18th, you missed an adorable interview with Daniel. He’s such a lovely young man. And it’s hard to think of Daniel without thinking of the “Harry Potter” franchise, and it’s hard to think of Stephen Colbert and Harry Potter without thinking of this classic intro from ‘The Colbert Report’. (Sorry, that was a bit of a stretch, wasn’t it?)
h/t Twitter user di_br
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What were some of your favorite ‘Colbert Report’ moments of 2008?
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From the Writer’s Strike to the Christmas special, there have been some amazing moments in ‘Colbert Report’ history in 2008. Since the news cycle is still painfully slow, let’s get together with a cup of leftover eggnog (generously topped with nutmeg, of course) and reminisce about 2008.
What were some of the moments that really stood out to you in 2008? Was it the amazing Strike Show, or possibly the Rain stand-off? Was there a moment that really touched you? Was there an Urgent Fangirl Bulletin that rocked your socks off? Did Indecision 2008 leave you dreading the end of the election cycle? Please sound off and chat in the comments.
We’re going to take some of the best comments and the episodes with the most “votes” and feature them in our Klassic Kolbert series next week. I can’t wait to hear from all of you!
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Entertainment Weekly calls ‘The Colbert Report’ its #1 TV show
Posted by: | CommentsYay! I love it when the media recognizes the brilliance of my favorite TV show, and Entertainment Weekly is giving The Colbert Report its number one spot on the list of the best television shows of 2008.
From Entertainment Weekly:
10 Best TV Shows of 2008: Ken Tucker’s Picks
1. THE COLBERT REPORT (Comedy Central)
It was a great year for political television … But no one jumped into the fray more enthusiastically and emerged more triumphantly than Stephen Colbert.
His April road shows from Philadelphia were little masterpieces of satire and slapstick. And throughout 2008, his angry-demagogue persona took on an all-encompassing, nonpartisan air that allowed for intricate layers of irony. His previous weak spot — sometimes-awkward interviews with celebs and authors who don’t know which ”Colbert” they’re talking to — became rock-solid, as guests ranging from Jackson Browne to Prof. Cornel West got down and boogied verbally with the master of the outrageous put-on. And his year-capping A Colbert Christmas, which was warmly affectionate around its crisp satirical edges, only increased our admiration for this purposefully clueless jerk played by a very shrewd guy indeed.
Congratulations to Stephen and his list-topping Colbert Report crew!
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AP names Colbert-Stewart-O’Brien brawl to list of top 10 Web videos of 2008
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The late night brawl between Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart and Conan O’Brien over who “made” Huckabee was a side-splitting (and practical) way of keeping each of the hosts occupied during the utterly depressing writers’ strike. Now the AP has recognized the finale as one of the best web videos of 2008:
Fey/Palin rank No. 1 in top 10 Web videos of 2008
By Jake Coyle, The Associated PressNearly four years after the launch of YouTube, it’s startling just how much viral videos have come to resemble a highlight reel (or a gag reel) of recent history.
In 2008, the election was constantly reflected on video-sharing sites — and sometimes even influenced by such clips. But the year in viral video was not all politics; there was still plenty of room for a litter of puppies, brawling late-night hosts and a lion with an excellent memory.
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10. Late-night Hosts Brawl: During the writers strike earlier in the year, late-night hosts were downright desperate for material.
So in a mock feud over who was most influential to Mike Huckabee’s unlikely rise among Republican presidential candidates, Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert convened to settle the score.
In a hysterical fight (which is still available on NBC.com), the three hosts battled to a perfect tri-knock-out. How often do three people that funny come together in a video perfect for the Web?
To recap: the evening’s rumble started on The Daily Show, when Stephen and Conan both appeared and prepared to throw down. The action (or not) then moved to the set of The Colbert Report, where Jon and Conan eagerly anticipated go time. Finally, the big showdown happened, where Jon and Stephen took on Conan on his own turf:
And to top it all off, NBC’s Late Night Underground blog posted outtakes from this brilliant saga. Thanks so much, guys!
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TIME names ‘Colbert Report’ episode to its “Top 10 TV Episodes” list
Posted by: | CommentsKudos to TIME for recognizing this wonderful, wonderful episode of The Colbert Report from that dark period earlier this year during the writers’ strike. This January 22nd episode was one of the most touching moments I can recall seeing on television in recent years, and I’m so very glad that the folks at TIME agreed.
7. The Colbert Report, Jan. 22 episode
By James PoniewozikConan O’Brien, David Letterman and Craig Ferguson all did yeoman’s work keeping the lights on while their writers were on strike. But the most brilliant bit of strike-era late-night was this Colbert episode, which was really an essay in late-night-comedy form. Colbert brought out civil-rights legend Andrew Young to discuss the lessons of a 1969 strike by black hospital workers, which was resolved in negotiations between Young and — wait for it — Colbert’s father, a medical-university administrator. In one stroke, Colbert rolled up African American history, a tribute to his striking writers, a tribute to his own father (who died in a plane crash when Colbert was a boy) and his own comic self-aggrandizement — after which he joined Young, author Malcolm Gladwell and the Harlem Gospel Choir in singing “Let My People Go.” An only-on-Colbert moment of surreal solidarity.
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Looks like Time is doing all kinds of honoring of Stephen today:
- Top 10 Late Night Gags – 4. Conan vs. Stewart vs. Colbert Smackdown
- Top 10 Late Night Gags - 3. Colbert’s Green-Screen Challenge
-DB
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