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By Michael Masnick Stephen Colbert famously coined the term "truthiness" on the very first episode of The Colbert Report. The word is used to explain a person who knows something is true in his or her "gut" rather than via any facts (and, of course, continues to believe that it's true even if the facts contradi...

By Ms Interpreted For now, though, here’s some news on a potential segment in our Colbert Report future. From The Daily Clog (UC Berkeley, internal links omitted): Colbert Report’ Purchased Rights to Daily Cal Video Posted by Christine Borden on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:56 am

Ever since Chappelle's Show left the air in 2006, it's been obvious that black perspectives have been missing on TV. Starting Wednesday, Comedy Central is following up on The Daily Show with Chocolate News, starring comedian David Alan Grier. Meanwhile on Bravo, the new all-black cast of...

Ever since the Chappelle's Show left the air in 2006, TV has been a little too white, says critic Andrew Wallenstein. A black comic perspective has been sorely missed. Will Chocolate News, Comedy Central's latest fake news show, make up for that?

 NY - Stephen Colbert gave a shout-out and a "wag of the finger" to Rensselaer County on Tuesday night's episode of "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central. ...

 NY - October 17, 2005: The Colbert Report, a spin-off from The Daily Show, debuts on Comedy Central, becoming an instant success.

By Brad Trechak It's sad that the third co-creator of Strangers With Candy couldn't be involved with this production, but I think Stephen Colbert is a little busy right now with that television show of his. Strangers With Candy itself was considerably risqué and I doubt whatever she's developing will be...

By DB Zeitgeist - Stephen Colbert Prayer Day EditionYouTube Video captures Geraldo Rivera dissing Jon Stewart and Stephen ColbertYouTube Mash-upYou need to watch the Harvard video On occasion, we here at No Fact Zone like to join the blogging community in a cause that helps make the world be...

Comedy Central is building on the success of its two wildly popular fake-news programs, The Colbert Report and The Daily Show, adding a show called Chocolate News. The new show will star David Alan...

The host of "The Colbert Report" spent 90 minutes out of character, regaling interviewer Ariel Levy about how his career was launched and deconstructing the process of playing the right-wing blowhard pundit named Stephen Colbert. Associated Press Associated Press Associated Press

 WI - by Johanna Lurvey According to Christian Lander, white people like farmers’ markets, “The Daily Show/Colbert Report,” knowing what’s best for poor people, ...

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By Aaron Barnhart David Alan Grier is the fake news anchor for this at-times hilarious hodgepodge of "The Daily Show," "Colbert Report" and "Chappelle's Show." He also appears in fake news bits as other characters. In particular, his impersonation of **Maya Angelou** saying...

By Joel Keller Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Video, Reality-FreeLast night, Oliver Stone went on The Colbert Report to plug his new movie W, which examines the life and presidency of George W. Bush. Stone isn't exactly known as one of the most ardent supporters of the Republican Party, and I bet e...

By Ms Interpreted Jon Stewart John Oliver (Correspondent and writer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) Dana Carvey (Writer, performer, etc., The Dana Carvey Show) Steve Carell (former correspondent, The Daily Show) John Hodgman (Resident Expert, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)

By gonzalo cordova Colbert's return to teaching Sunday School is exciting because it may yield the following exchange: "Mr. Colbert, what happened to Jesus?" "He got nailed!" [NJ.com] Mark Waid and Joe Quesada are interviewed about the Spidey/Colbert crossover. The closest I've gotten to meeting Spider-...

By Kinaesthesia Fantasy Colbert League Weekly: September 29 - October 2Fantasy Colbert League Weekly: May 5 - 8Fantasy Colbert League Weekly: May 27 - 29Fantasy Colbert League Weekly: May 12 - 15 Welcome to No Fact Zone’s weekly roundup of ‘Colbert Report’ guests, created in the spirit of the oft-enjoy...

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This election season, there’s money to be made in making fun of politicians. Tina Fey’s brilliant mimicry of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has helped boost “Saturday Night Live” ratings 46% over last year. And Comedy Central’s late-night news parody shows, “The Da...

By Matt Haber Last night, Paul Begala appeared on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report to promote his new book Third Term: Why George W. Bush ♥s McCain. During the interview, Mr. Begala, a former Clinton advisor, told Mr. Colbert, "Being from Texas, I wear cowboy boots. I don't even own shoelaces."

By ian spiegelman Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, the most trusted names in journalism, sat down for a Q&A with Entertainment Weekly—and kicked everyone's asses all the time! For example: STEPHEN COLBERT: One of the things I love about my character is I can make vast declarations and it doesn't matt...

By Ms Interpreted The question that won’t die: Do comedians influence politics?Stephen Colbert in the ZeitgeistSix Degrees: Jon Stewart, Rob Corddry, John Oliver, etc.Six Degrees: Jon Stewart wants to poke cancer in the eye Oh no, they didn’t — ! This is the best thing that could have happened to me this mo...

By Tom Wright-Piersanti MOST RECENT: The nominations for Writing in a Comedy Variety or Musical Program are always so funny. And finally, finalllllyyyy, the crew from The Colbert Report wins it. It’s about damn time. Oh man, how they deserve it. Emmys: 50 fails, 1 win.

By Ms Interpreted Zeitgeist - Stephen Colbert Prayer Day EditionYouTube Video captures Geraldo Rivera dissing Jon Stewart and Stephen ColbertYouTube Mash-upYou need to watch the Harvard video Want to know how GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz felt about his experience on The Colbert Report? He’s posted his th...

By Ms Interpreted More Video Highlights, courtesy of Comedy Central’s Colbert Report website Full Episode Video - September 2, 2008 Intro - 9/2/08: Does Sarah Palin have enough experience to get Stephen to talk about Barack Obama’s inexperience? The Word - That’s the Ticket: Sarah Palin needs to choose...

By Ms Interpreted Epsiode 4086 (6/26/2008)Episode 4108 (8/27/08)Episode 4107 (8/26/2008)Episode 4106 (8/14/2008) “Hey, Obama! You want to impress me with a speech on the 50-yard line of a football field? Give it during the game. This is The Colbert Report!” Convention-al Is-Dumb: “Tonight! It’s the l...

By Tim Cohn Several years ago after watching Stephen Colbert interview Rev. Al Sharpton, I signed up for a Comedy Central "account" to post on their blog and view video highlights of The Daily Show and later The Colbert Report. I love Comedy Central roasts!

By Roger Catlin Stephen Colbert says he was going to do five minutes on a minor traffic accident involving columnist Robert Novak on "The Colbert Report" tonight and then stopped, saying that because Novak was also diagnosed with a brain tumor, he would...

By DB Claws for Alarm: “Then, is eating lobster hazardous to your health? It is if you neglect to kill them first.” Cheating Death, with Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA More Video Highlights, courtesy of Comedy Central’s Colbert Report website

By Kinaesthesia Epsiode 4086 (6/26/2008)Episode 4092 (07/22/2008)Episode 4091 (07/21/2008)Episode 4090 (07/17/2008) “This is a no-smoking building! Then what am I doing here? This is The Colbert Report!” Suck Exchange: “Tonight, how bad is our economy? Well, I’ll give you my two cents, which used...

By Jennie Harvard Political Review: How do you react to the idea that a greater proportion of young people watch the Daily Show or the Colbert Report than the Nightly News? Is this a bad thing? How does the recent surge in popular fake news outlets affect the way real news operates? …

By Ms Interpreted The comedian was quick to distinguish himself from his Hollywood personality, admitting that the Colbert viewers watch from their living rooms each night differs slightly from Stephen Colbert, the man. “One of us has bigger balls,” Colbert said.

Comedy was popular at the 2007 Peabody Awards, where winners announced Wednesday included “The Colbert Report,” Comedy Central’s weeknightly satire of cable news, and “30 Rock,” NBC’s very contemporary comedy of network manners. Other winners were “Project Runway,” Bravo’s realit...

By Hartford Courant The Colbert Report," "Mad Men," "Dexter," "30 Rock" and "Project Runway" were among winners in the 67th annual Peabody Awards announced Wednesday. Colbert, for his part, was called "one of electronic media's sharpest satirists." And a Peabody went, too, to the series on small town life i...

By Ms Interpreted Plugin by Taragana “If it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it could be a terrorist. Shoot it either way. This is The Colbert Report!“ White Men Can Bump: “Tonight, I discuss the phenomenon of the Colbert Bump. If that sounds like a dance move, that’s because it should be.” The Colbert Bu...

Instead of dissing humorist and talk show host Stephen Colbert, the...  NC - Colbert hosts one of the few televisions shows I regularly watch: "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central. Like Jon Stewart, host of the channel's "The Daily ...

Stephen Colbert's Cheating Death segments have been hilarious, and I think there's been 4 so far. Apparently these clips appear on Comedy Central's Motherload website, but only for a limited time. I couldn't find the Colgate/Alli one ...

By DB COLBERT-BRANSON FIGHT WILL AIR By MICHAEL STARR August 14, 2007 — STEPHEN Colbert’s much- talked-about water fight with Richard Branson will air Aug. 22 on “The Colbert Report.” Comedy Central officials claim it was all in good fun.

By DB “Then Stephen thanked him for coming. Last night, a Virgin spokesman insisted that Branson had been invited on The Colbert Report to chat about his new low-cost service between New York and Los Angeles. … He will re-record Colbert’s show later this week.

Phantom at the Opera  United States - He loves Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, who once defended the right of rich pols like him to talk about poor people. He says he’s seen his fellow Southern ...

By DB Inherit The White House: Then 68% of Republicans don’t believe in evolution. On the other hand, only 5% of monkeys believe in Republicans. Stephen Colbert reviews Toby Keith on iTunesTip of the Hat, Wag of the FingerTip: Arnold SchwarzeneggerTip: Republicans

By Ms Interpreted Smith: “I can’t tell you.” Colbert did an end-around on Smith. Colbert: “Are you opposing time travel?” SEATTLE — U.S. Rep. Adam Smith says he’s pleased by his appearance on Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” (col-BAIR’ re-POR’) although host Stephen Colbert tried to make him look foolish.

Colbert teaches Rep. Adam Smith a lesson subscription), WA - That’s the answer Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert received when he interviewed the Democrat on “The Colbert Report” Thursday night. ...

By Nico Last year, Center for American Progress CEO John Podesta convinced Stephen Colbert to give the commencement address at Podesta’s alma mater Knox College. This year, Knox invited President Clinton to be the commencement speaker, and Colbert was livid: Colbert launched the January 22 e...

Robert Allen hopes the Korean public understands that Stephen Colbert's parody is good publicity for 'Rain' in America

TV talking heads need to be more representative  CA - Stephen Colbert indirectly raises such questions on his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report," when he declares, beaming with irony, "I don't see race. ...

By MissLaura After last year's debacle, in which the White House Correspondents Dinner featured Stephen Colbert being actually funny (video here), the organizers swore nothing like that was ever going to happen again. From here on out, safety would be the watchword.  If it came with stupidity and unf...

NEW YORK - Activist groups sued Viacom Inc. on Thursday, claiming the parent of Comedy Central improperly asked the video-sharing site YouTube to remove a parody of the cable network's "The Colbert Report."

 - Jan 28, 2007 Colbert has thrown his support behind Saginaw in recent months after learning that the Spirit named its mascot Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle, as a tribute to ...

We in the Colbert Nation are sickened by the recent news that heavy-handed trial lawyers at Viacom, representing Comedy Central, have asked YouTube to force its users to remove video clips from “The Colbert Report,” “The Daily Show,” and “South Park.” While those lawyers have legal stan...