Video: Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell rehearse the infamous “Maya Angelou” sketch

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For those of you who have seen the small bits and pieces of the infamous “Maya Angelou” sketch that have floated around since the Second City Alumni show in December 2009, I know you will appreciate this adorable video of Stephen and Steve rehearsing the sketch before the show, along with a rendition of a song that I think was written especially for this sketch when it was originally performed. Enjoy!

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Eye Candy: Ear Candy

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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 [...]

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VIDEO: ‘Colbert Report’ Executive Producer Tom Purcell discusses “Stephen Colbert”

Stephen Colbert and Tom Purcell at Second City Writer Panel 2009

Thanks to Zoner Chloe H. for bringing to my attention the fact that a part of the Second City Colbert Report panel from 2009 has been put up on the SecondCity.com site. Click the picture below to watch the video!

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Panel: Stephen Colbert on the WHCD, Glenn Beck and more

Hello, everyone! I hope you all had lovely Christmases and other holiday celebrations. I had a nice trip home, myself; it’s always good to see family at this time of year. Catching up on my Colbert news now … I still await audio and/or video from this terribly awesome-sounding panel (especially since it obviously exists!), [...]

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New York Times features clip of the infamous “Maya Angelou” sketch

The New York Times has come out with an excellent review of the Second City show: Second City Looks Back in Laughter By LARRY ROHTER Published: December 15, 2009 Second City’s 50th anniversary occurs at a moment when the company’s influence and prestige may be at a peak, even as television itself seems desperate to [...]

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More news and reviews from the Second City 50th anniversary weekend

Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello perform at Second City's 50th anniversary

Howdy, Zoners! I hope you’ve all been enjoying the stories coming out of the Second City anniversary weekend as much as I have. It looks like it was a weekend full of laughs, and for the lucky people who were able to attend the special alumni show on Saturday night, a rare opportunity to see [...]

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“The Second City Alumni: One Night Only” featuring Stephen Colbert – A Review

Again our Zoners come through in helping us get the word out to Stephen Colbert fans who could not make it to an event. Thanks so much, Wildlymissingthemark, for the fantastic writeup! Just wanted to give you my report from the Alumni show. I was so fortunate and blessed to be there, I flew in [...]

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EYE CANDY: Second City 50th Anniversary – “The Second City Alumni: One Night Only”

Comedian Stephen Colbert performs a skit on stage to celebrate The Second City's 50th anniversary Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Chicago

We’re still waiting for the reports of what looked to be a very interesting (and hysterical!) show, but for now, here’s some pics that have come out that feature Stephen Colbert on the stage with Steve Carell and Dave Razowsky, as well as Stephen in a sketch with the lovely and adorable Paul Dinello. Enjoy! [...]

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Second City’s ‘Colbert Report’ panel featuring Stephen Colbert – A Review

Tom Purcell and Stephen Colbert - Second City Colbert Report panel

Thanks so much to one of our longtime Zoners MaryLovesColbert (who also blogs over at LiveJournal as shoebox_addict if you’d like to friend her) for this lovely writeup on the event earlier today. Okay. Oh my. This is going to be as coherent as I possibly can be. I feel like I need decompression time [...]

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Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – Second City Anniversary Edition

Hey, Zoners! We’re already seeing reports from this weekend’s Second City anniversary festivities, and personally I can’t wait to hear more about this morning’s panel discussion. I’m also really looking forward to a review of tonight’s special alumni show. In the meantime, stories about Second City and its importance to the development of comedy on [...]

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