I know I’m not alone in eagerly awaiting Steve Carell’s inaugural visit to The Colbert Report; it’s really been too long since I last saw those two men share a television screen. They really shouldn’t let things go so long as that!
VIDEO: DEVO performs “Whip It” during ‘Colbert Report’ soundcheck
June 17, 2010 By
You probably noticed that DEVO was on The Colbert Report last night. You probably guessed that they did a bit of a rehearsal and soundcheck on the set of The Report before the show. And you’re probably familiar with their 1980 single, “Whip It”.
Watch it all come together in this video … and look for a familiar, bespectacled face to make an appearance toward the end of the clip.
Symphony Space streaming ‘Bloomsday on Broadway’ with Stephen Colbert
June 13, 2010 By
James Joyce lovers rejoice: Bloomsday is fast approaching!
As has become tradition, Symphony Space is celebrating the occasion by staging a reading of Ulysses excerpts with a powerhouse cast of characters. For poor souls who can’t be there in person, make sure to catch the simulcast on June 16th (7 pm – 1 am).
Eye Candy: Ear Candy
May 23, 2010 By
Dear Zoners, does anyone else love to hear Stephen reading from “To Kill a Mockingbird” or the “Bloomsday on Broadway,” or Wigfield or I am America and So can you!? LOL *Headshake* sorry, I thought I could ask that with a straightface! Of course we adore hearing his voice where ever we can get it [...]
AUDIO: Symphony Space Live features ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
May 20, 2010 By
Symphony Space Live is now streaming the audio from its 50th Anniversary Celebration of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Those of you who were unable to attend this glorious event can now join Isaiah Sheffer, Libba Bray, Kurt Andersen, Oskar Eustis, Jayne Anne Phillips, Mary McDonagh Murphy and, of course, Stephen Colbert in honoring [...]
Music to our ears: Singing Stephen Colbert for your morning
November 25, 2009 By
Howdy, folks! I don’t know how many of you noticed, but Comedy Central Insider did a post the other day about Stephen Colbert’s best vocal performances. Seems like every time Stephen sings on his show, we’re treated to a charming retrospective like that from someone, and CCI posted a good one. Of course, we all [...]
A little Stephen Colbert and Elvis Costello duet
November 19, 2009 By
(Season’s) Greetings, everyone! In honor of Elvis Costello’s upcoming visit to The Colbert Report, I thought I’d give “There are Much Worse Things to Believe In” another listen. Not surprisingly, it’s just as sweet a tune as it was last year. Please enjoy this little pick-me-up as you await tonight’s show: The Colbert Report Mon [...]
AUDIO: Symphony Space Live features Stephen Colbert
November 17, 2009 By
For anyone who missed Stephen’s excellent reading of T. Coraghessan Boyle’s hilariously dark short story, “The Lie” on Public Radio International’s Selected Shorts series last year, now is your chance to address that oversight. According to their introductory message, Symphony Space Live invites you to sample the following (internal links omitted): Each week you’ll find [...]
Selected Shorts: Stephen Colbert reads Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt”
September 22, 2009 By
Finally! I’ve been looking for this recording for years — not an exaggeration — I even asked Stephen about it at a taping of The Colbert Report I attended in early 2007. Until now, it did not seem to be available, but Symphony Space has released a new collection of its Selected Shorts series (“A [...]
It’s Bloomsday – Celebrate with Stephen Colbert
June 16, 2009 By
Happy Bloomsday, everyone! In what’s becoming a yearly tradition around here, we invite you to celebrate by listening to the vocal stylings of Stephen Colbert in the role of Leopold Bloom, from the 2005 Symphony Space production of “Bloomsday on Broadway”. Click here for the audio of the Calypso and Lotus Eaters chapters of James [...]