Happy 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 [...]
Best of 2008: ‘Colbert Report’ named to Guardian’s list of “10 Best US TV shows”
January 2, 2009 By
Who thinks Stephen Colbert is sexy now? Wired.com readers!
January 2, 2009 By
You 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 [...]
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – Best of 2008 edition
December 30, 2008 By
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 [...]
Daniel Radcliffe picks “Colbert Report” Best TV show of year
December 28, 2008 By
It’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 [...]
What were some of your favorite ‘Colbert Report’ moments of 2008?
December 27, 2008 By
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 [...]
Entertainment Weekly calls ‘The Colbert Report’ its #1 TV show
December 19, 2008 By
Yay! 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) [...]
AP names Colbert-Stewart-O’Brien brawl to list of top 10 Web videos of 2008
December 15, 2008 By
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 [...]
TIME names ‘Colbert Report’ episode to its “Top 10 TV Episodes” list
December 8, 2008 By
Kudos 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. [...]
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert share a “Top 10 Magazine Covers” moment
December 8, 2008 By
Proving that satire works better when you don’t have to explain it, TIME has named the Entertainment Weekly cover featuring Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (and spoofing the controversial New Yorker) to the number four spot on its list of the “Top 10 Magazine Covers” in the “Top 10 of Everything 2008″ issue. From TIME: [...]
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert named to “Top 10 Entertainers of 2008″ list
November 14, 2008 By
Ah, the year end wrap-ups begin. From NBC Dallas-Fort Worth: The Top 10 Entertainers of 2008 No. 10 – The Talking Heads: Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart along with the anchors of CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and the like helped make the 2008 election a riveting television event. Read the full list here As ever, we [...]