Hey, remember The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, who welcomed Stephen to Philly in such fine style? Stephen filmed a video on their behalf for National Tourism Week:
Lessons from Philadelphia
A few more parting thoughts from Philly, courtesy of Philadelphia Weekly: What the Primary Taught Us by Tim Whitaker Hillary lived in Scranton as a little girl … as a little girl … as a little girl … as a little girl. When describing Philadelphia politics, the out-of-town media will always mention the time Santa [...]
Reaction to the ‘Colbert Report’ cheesesteak coverage
Sounds like someone in Philly is just a little bit sick of the cheesesteak angle on Phildelphia stories. From Philadelphia Weekly: Comedy Show On (No Way!) Cheesesteaks Hey, guess what? A comedy show came to Philadelphia for a week, and while it was here filmed a little bit about cheesesteaks. Yes, I”m pretty shocked as [...]
Hillary Clinton, on her ‘Colbert Report’ appearance
Just a few words from Senator Clinton, from People‘s “Monsters and Critics”: Hillary Clinton talks about the road to Pennsylvania By M&C People Apr 21, 2008, 3:26 GMT . . . Clinton spoke of her appearance on “The Colbert Report.” “It was fun…When you’re in a serious campaign, you’re talking about what you’re doing for [...]
Video: John Edwards on ‘The Colbert Report’
I know we’re all eagerly awaiting the full Episode Guide from this exceptional show, but I just *had* to get this segment posted before much more time had passed. John Edwards hit his segment out of the park last night, and I’ve got nothing but love for it. So without further ado, The EdWØRDs: The [...]
Apathy sees Stephen Colbert, surrenders without a fight
Ha ha! I get no end of amusement out of this taping account from last night’s show. The author’s self-confessed cooler-than-thou “been there, done that” attitude is no match for Stephen Colbert’s love-junkie demand for constant adulation. Ha ha ha! From the Philadelphia City Paper: They Made Me Clap For Colbert! By Patrick O’Rourke The [...]
TV Squad’s Annie Wu reports on her ‘Colbert Report’ road trip
We’re going to be spoiled if this keeps up. TV Squad’s Annie Wu joins our very own mrtigger001 in posting fabulous taping reports from Stephen’s delightful Philadelphia road trip. The following is her account from Monday’s show: The Colbert Report in Philadelphia: Annie’s adventure – VIDEOS Posted Apr 17th 2008 1:26PM by Annie Wu Back [...]
Stephen Colbert: Feeling the love in Philly
Just another photo from Stephen Colbert’s venture into the City of Brotherly Love Crunch: Stephen Colbert gets lots of LOVE in Philly Photo by Jason Smith, GPTMC There’s a story at HotelChatter.com with a bit more; it’s another account of the party we mentioned here (and here) yesterday, courtesy of the good folks at The [...]
Behind the scenes with The Roots at ‘The Colbert Report’
Philebrity got a message from promoter Alexis Rosenzweig with some backstage dish on The Roots and their appearance on The Colbert Report. From Philebrity: Letter From Backstage: The Roots At The Colbert Report From our pal Alexis Rosenzweig: Stephen Colbert is super involved with every aspect of the taping of the show, and he loved [...]
IT’S OFFICIAL: Hillary Clinton to appear on ‘The Colbert Report’ on Thursday
Just got this press release from Comedy Central: NEW YORK, April 16, 2008 — Senator Hillary Clinton will appear on “The Colbert Report” on Thursday, April 17 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT as part of the Peabody® Award-winning and Emmy®-nominated show’s week-long, special coverage of the all-important Pennsylvania Democratic Primary. This is the Senator’s first appearance [...]