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Congratulations, Tom Purcell, new ‘Colbert Report’ Executive Producer
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Congratulations to Tom Purcell on being named Executive Producer (along with Stephen Colbert) of The Colbert Report!
“THE COLBERT REPORT” TAPS
TOM PURCELL AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER——————————————————————————–
NEW YORK, March 1, 2010 — Tom Purcell has been promoted to executive producer of COMEDY CENTRAL’s “The Colbert Report,” it was announced today by Stephen Colbert, executive producer, writer and host of the program. Purcell had previously served as co-executive producer.
“Tom Purcell is a boundless source of energy, intellect and comedy,” said Colbert. “I look forward to many years of draining his vitality.”Purcell has been with “The Colbert Report” since its launch on October 17, 2005. During his tenure at the show, he has received a Writer’s Guild Award in 2008 and in the same year, he and his writing team won the show’s first Primetime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program. The series holds a total number of 15 Emmy nominations. It has also been honored with the prestigious Peabody® Award for Excellence in Broadcasting.
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Purcell is a Chicagoland native and a graduate of Loyola University Chicago. He has performed comedy at the Second City, IO Chicago, and has written for “Cosby,” “Grounded for Life” and “The Colbert Report.” . . .
Way to go, Tom, you’ve earned it. I mean really, after getting shot by Stephen (repeatedly!), promoting you was the least he could do. ;)
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Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell confirmed for Second City Anniversary
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s some awesome news for all you comedy fans in Chicago: the new list of confirmed attendees for the 50th Anniversary festivities now includes fan favorites Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell!
From the Chicago Tribune:
Second City confirms Colbert, Carell, Belushi, Wendt, Dratch, Garlin, Vardalos, many others
Second City is later today releasing the line-up for its big 50th-anniversary mainstage show at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Entitled “The Second City Alumnae: For One Night Only,” the show will be staged in both of Second City’s theaters.Here’s the latest line-up of names. It’s quite a list:
Scott Adsit, Jim Belushi, Danny Breen, Frank Caeti, Larry Joe Campbell, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Dan Castellaneta, Kevin Dorff, Robin Duke, Brian Gallivan, Martin Garcia, Jeff Garlin, Ian Gomez, Peter Grosz, Mike Hagerty, Isabella Hoffman, Bruce Jarchow, Fred Kaz, Tim Kazurinsky, Keegan Michael Key, Richard Kind, Robert Klein, David Koechner, Mina Kolb, Bob Martin, Jack McBrayer, Susan Messing, Colin Mochrie, Maribeth Monroe, Jane Morris, Bob Odenkirk, David Pasquesi, Harold Ramis, David Rasche, Horatio Sanz, Jim Staahl, Betty Thomas, Nia Vardalos, George Wendt, Fred Willard.
This is only a partial list of performers for what’s certainly going to be one of the toughest tickets of the year in Chicago. Tickets, which are $125, go on sale Thursday.
There is only one show open to the public–the late-night slot is going to be a private, alumnae-performing-for-alumnae event. But there are numerous panels and other events open to the public.
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Colbert, a recent addition to the weekend, will now appear at the recently announced panel dedicated to his show. (Dec. 12 at 10 a.m).
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It’s great to see so many familiar names in there! Steve Carell, Peter Grosz, David Pasquesi … if you’re in Chicago on that day, this definitely sounds like the place to be.
Keep your eyes on the Second City site for more information.
EDITED TO ADD: Here’s a little more information on the panel discussion. Fellow Colbert Report writers and Second City alumni Peter Gwinn and Tom Purcell will also be participating!
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Congratulations, Tom Purcell, new Co-Executive Producer for ‘The Colbert Report’
Posted by: | CommentsThree cheers for Tom Purcell, longtime writer (and sometime head writer and shooting victim) for The Colbert Report. Comedy Central has just announced that he has been named a third co-executive producer for the show. From Comedy Central:
“THE COLBERT REPORT” NAMES
TOM PURCELL CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERNEW YORK, April 1, 2009 — Tom Purcell has been promoted to co-executive producer of “The Colbert Report,” it was announced today by Stephen Colbert, executive producer, writer and host of the program. Purcell had previously served as supervising producer and head writer. He is flanked by Meredith Bennett and Richard Dahm, also co-exec producers, in this new role.
“I’ve known Tom since 1989, but we didn’t start working together until 2005. It shows you what a poor judge of talent I am that it took me 16 years to realize he was this brilliant,” Colbert said.
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Here’s an on-screen appearance by Tom from The Report back in 2006:
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Congratulations, Tom, for all your hard work! Here’s to many more years of laughter from you and your fellow Colbert Report wizards.
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A very special video from the congressional hearings
Posted by: | CommentsLiveJournal user VDOVault (one of the mods of the WGA_Supporters community) had the opportunity to go to the congressional hearings yesterday that we keep talking about here. And she shot a very special video for the No Fact Zone readers.
In case you’re wondering, the guy on the end is Peter Grosz.
VDOVault also attached scans of the press release distributed at the event.
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Congratulations, Allison Silverman and Tom Purcell!
Posted by: | CommentsVariety shares Ms. Silverman’s and Mr. Purcell’s good news:
‘Colbert’ ups Allison Silverman
Co-head writer will focus on new duties
By STEVEN ZEITCHIKComedy Central has tapped Allison Silverman as a third exec producer of “The Colbert Report,” where she will join Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart in overseeing the latenight skein.
Silverman for the past nine months has served, together with Richard Dahm and Meredith Bennett, as co-exec producer of “Colbert.” She and Dahm were also co-head writers but will now focus on their other responsibilities.
Before her tour at “Colbert,” Silverman was a scribe on both “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” and “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” where she also performed.
Colbert quipped that Silverman was funny, kind and intelligent — but “unfortunately, in her new job two of those have got to go.”
Move marks the first time “Colbert” will have a third EP since Ben Karlin departed the series. Scribe, who helped launch the “Daily Show” spinoff in 2005, left to work on other projects at the end of 2006; he recently signed a first-look deal with HBO.
Also on Monday, “Colbert” scribe Tom Purcell was named head writer for the show. The scribe had informally assumed those duties following Karlin’s departure but with the other moves, his ascent to that role has now been formalized.
Insiders said that given Silverman’s long involvement with “Colbert,” tone and feel of the series likely won’t see significant change as a result of the promotion.
“Colbert” is beginning its first run during a presidential-election season, a period that in the past has given a ratings bump to companion Comedy Central Series “The Daily Show.”
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