Eagle-eyed Zoner Em sent me an e-mail this morning with a crypic message and a very interesting picture:

I am from Vancouver and went to Turkey for a vacation recently. As I was channel surfing, I came across this Turkish talk show. I have no idea what was talked about but doesn’t the set look like the Colbert Report set?

After doing a little digging, it seems that the show is called ‘Ya Şimdi Ya Hiç’ (Translation: Now or Never), and is a Turkish variety show on the Star TV network. They feature a lot of musical guests from what I can tell from the YouTube videos I could find. It’s really amazing how many elements of the ‘Colbert Report’ set they have incorporated – the bookshelves, the news scroll on the bottom of the desk, the monitor, the blue and silver desk shape, even the vertical colored lines and video screens behind the desk. The interview area is a bit more casual, with a couch instead of a table, but the color scheme is the same as the ‘Colbert Report’ set.

Here’s a video from the show, featuring what I can only imagine is the Turkish Lady Gaga and at least one roll of electrical tape.

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