Mark’s getting really good at working the media. And no wonder, with his gleeful romps through now-household name chains like Starbucks and Ikea, it’s hard not to be entertained. From Newsday: Forget hotels, NYC comedian finds lodging at Paramus Ikea By JANET FRANKSTON LORIN | Associated Press Writer 5:10 PM EST, January 7, 2008 PARAMUS, [...]

Holy Lingonberry Soda! Mark Malkoff (audience coordinator, The Colbert Report) has launched his latest performance art project, and gives us more insight into his plans on his website, MarkLivesinIkea.com: Mark moved in early morning Monday January 7th to the IKEA in Paramus, New Jersey and will stay for the week through Saturday January 12th. Every [...]

Hee! And here I’d been wondering how he was going to follow up on his “171 Starbucks” success . . . From Design Notebook (Austin-American Statesman): Livin’ large in IKEA By Melanie Spencer | Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 11:34 AM If I could pick a home furnishing store in which to live, I don’t think [...]

I hope you’ve enjoyed the blog’s “Better Know A Staffer” series this break. Today we end the series with an EXCLUSIVE interview with Mark Malkoff. Many of you who have gone to live tapings of ‘The Colbert Report’ have had a chance to meet Mark, as he’s the first live person most audience members meet [...]