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Doctor Who crossover: Underappreciated Tea-Boys Unite!
Original at Fake News Fanfiction
• Thu, Nov 19
By Irony: the opposite of wrinkly Rating: PG (violence, one dead President) Series: Doctor Who/Torchwood, The Colbert Report, Tek Jansen Characters/Pairings: Ianto(/Jack), Gwen, Owen, Tosh, Bobby, Stephen, Meangarr Spoilers: New Who S3; Torchwood S1; Tek Jansen #1 Disclaimer: Work of parody; not real; not mine.
Rock on! Joe Perry would consider Stephen Colbert for AerosmithOriginal at No Fact Zone
• Thu, Nov 19
By Ms Interpreted Klassic Kolbert: Stephen Colbert as US Comedy Arts Festival’s “Person of the Year”Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – November 14, 2009Don’t be a “Miracle Wimp” — watch tonight’s ‘Colbert Report’Video: Backstage with Stephen Colbert and Bruce Springsteen That’s right, recently nam...
A little Stephen Colbert and Elvis Costello duetOriginal at No Fact Zone
• Thu, Nov 19
By Ms Interpreted AUDIO: Symphony Space Live features Stephen ColbertGuest alert: Speedskater Joey Cheek on ‘The Colbert Report’ tomorrow!Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – October 24, 2009It’s Monday (Season’s) Greetings, everyone! In honor of Elvis Costello’s upcoming visit to The Colbert Repo...
Comedian Colbert offered job at Olympic Oval
Original at CBC News
• Wed, Nov 18
The city that will host long-track speedskating during the 2010 Winter Olympics has waded into a cross-border confrontation, offering satirical talk-show host Stephen Colbert a position for the Games.
Fantasy Colbert League: November 16-November 19
Original at No Fact Zone
• Mon, Nov 16
By Val Tuesday, November 17: Malcolm Gladwell Fract: Like Stephen, Malcom was also named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. He was given the award in 2005. Wednesday, November 18: Norah Jones Thursday, November 19: Elvis Costello
Six Degrees: Glenn Eichler and Allison Silverman
Original at No Fact Zone
• Sun, Nov 15
By Ann G In other Allison Silverman news, Variety reports that she’s just won a Muse Award from New York Women in Film and Television: New York Women in Film and Television has announced the winners of this year’s Muse Awards. “The Good Wife’s” Julianna Margulies, “Ugly Betty’s” America Ferrera,...
Opinion: Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – November 14, 2009Original at No Fact Zone
• Sat, Nov 14
By Ann G The Comedy Central Insider has posted a story and video about the recent Paley Center panel discussion with the Colbert Report writers, as well as a similar panel that featured the writers from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Here’s the video featuring the writers from the Report. Jokes.comS...
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – November 10, 2009
Original at No Fact Zone
• Mon, Nov 9
By Ann G Sponsorship: Putting the firm in a positive light – New Brunswick Business Journal When comedian and news satirist Stephen Colbert announced on his show, The Colbert Report, Monday night that his fan club is sponsoring the U.S. Olympic speed skating team, he made a move that will gain expo...
Colbert's attack on Olympic ice access brushed off
Original at CBC News
• Mon, Nov 9
Vancouver Olympic officials are defending themselves after an attack by U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert, who accused Canadians of cheating by preventing U.S. athletes from getting enough ice time on the Richmond, B.C., speedskating oval.
Opinion: Episode 5139 (11/02/2009)
Original at No Fact Zone
• Tue, Nov 3
By DB Episode 5138 (10/29/2009)Episode 5137 (10/28/2009)Episode 5136 (10/27/2009)Episode 5135 (10/26/2009) EPISODE NUMBER: 5139 (November 2, 2009) GUESTS: Dan Jansen, Nicholas Thompson SEGMENTS: Stephen Colbert’s Sport Report, Alpha Dog of the Week VIDEOS: Monday, November 2, 200...
Opinion: Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – October 30, 2009
Original at No Fact Zone
• Fri, Oct 30
By Ann G Top 10 funniest people on Twitter – MSNBC: #3 Stephen Colbert (@stephenathome), 1,082,754 followers; Rating: PG; doesn’t tweet anything (much) he wouldn’t say on TV. Twitter bio: [none] Now here’s a surprise: Stephen Colbert’s Twitter feed is funny! Colbert has surely succeeded Howa...
The Colbert Report's The Word - iPhone app review
Original at TV Squad
• Sat, Oct 24
By Brad Trechak The Colbert Report's The Word is one of those iPhone applications that takes advantage of that sort of portable player. The Word is one of those segments that doesn't translate well to a book, unlike Letterman's Top Ten Lists. Video clips better convey the emotion of the segment.
Fic: That Last Summer High
Original at Fake News Fanfiction
• Sat, Oct 17
By Jen Nova Pairing/Characters: Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert (Supporting cast of: Anderson Cooper, Erica Hill, Denis Leary, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, Steve Carell, Tina Fey and Shepard Smith. Villains from Fox News + Rush Limbaugh.)
NAMES+FACES: Stars line up for Woodruff
Original at Freep.com
• Wed, Oct 7
Bruce Springsteen, Stephen Colbert and Brian Williams will join a host of other celebs at "Stand Up for Heroes: A Benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation" at New York's Town Hall on Nov. 4. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama also have expressed support.
Shows You Should Be Watching: Red Eye
Original at TV Squad
• Wed, Sep 23
By Bob Sassone If I had to describe Red Eye it would be like this: it's a mix of Politically Incorrect and The McLaughlin Group, only for people who are up late at night drinking or eating too much junk food, with a host who comes at things from a conservative viewpoint but it's not really a political show. The...
Opinion: The Top 10 Best ‘Colbert Report’ episodes EVER! – #3Original at No Fact Zone
• Tue, Sep 8
By DB The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cA Colbert Christmas: Introwww.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Protests The Top 10 Best ‘Colbert Report’ episodes EVER! – #4The Top 10 Best ‘Colbert Report’ episodes EVER! – #5The Top 10 Best ‘Col...
Huckabee talks with his running mate, Stephen Colbert
Original at OregonLive.com
• Sun, Aug 23
By DeAnn Welker, The Oregonian(deannwelker@news.oregonian.com) If anyone has missed the previous times that presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has visited "The Colbert Report" and invited Colbert to be his running mate, Huckabee was on again last night. It was among the funniest things I've ever seen,... If anyone has missed the previous times that pres...
Opinion: Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – August 8, 2009Original at No Fact Zone
• Sat, Aug 8
By Ann G More Stephen vs. the birthers Randomly hilarious mentions of Stephen VIDEO: Stephen Colbert in ‘Freshman year in Congress’ (again)Stuff Journalists Like rates Jon Stewart #45Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – August 1, 2009Gotta love that ‘Colbert Bump’ …
The blessed return of the "Daily Show" and "Colbert Report"
Original at OregonLive.com
• Mon, Jul 27
By pacarlin(petercarlin@news.oregonian.com) The first thing we realize: "The Daily Show" really is about Jon Stewart. It's his voice. His wide-ranging intelligence. His probing curiosity. Also, he's funny. And subtle, even when (especially when, I suspect) he's under pressure. It's the stand-up... The first thing we realize: "The Daily S...
Podcast: Klassic Kolbert: ‘The Al Franken Show’, featuring Stephen Colbert
Original at No Fact Zone
• Wed, Jul 1
By Ms Interpreted Huzzah! The interminable 2008 Senate election in Minnesota has finally been decided, and we’ll soon be able to address Al Franken as Senator Al Franken. In honor of the occasion, I’m going to repost an old interview with Stephen Colbert from The Al Franken Show, co-hosted by Katherine Lan...
The Interview: 'Comic Riffs' Blogger Michael Cavna
Original at Washington Post
• Tue, May 19
DC Q: Can tame newspaper comics really compete in an era of edgy "Daily Show" and Stephen Colbert humor? A: Oh, most definitely. But only because eventually, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will reveal the nasty habit of actually aging, while Blondie ...
Lisa Hannigan on Stephen Colbert: “[H]e’s actually a really, really lovely guy”Original at No Fact Zone
• Fri, May 1
By Ms Interpreted Keith Olbermann revisits the Conservatives and Colbert studyKlassic Kolbert: The Gentle NewsFor those who wanted to know more about Edson D.The good news is that ‘The Colbert Report’ is now being broadcast in New Zealand … Awwww, I just love it when Stephen’s guests show as much love for T...
Podcast: Stephen Colbert talks about his Persian Gulf trip with Military.comOriginal at No Fact Zone
• Tue, Apr 28
By DB VIDEO: Stephen Colbert speaks with Donors Choose, the Gates Foundation and Manhattan Bridges High SchoolStephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist - April 19, 2009NOM thinks Stephen Colbert’s parody *supports* themStephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist - Colbert in Space, Part Deux You simply mus...
Opinion: Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist - April 6, 2009
Original at No Fact Zone
• Mon, Apr 6
By Ann G Finally, there’s this most amusing letter to a Stephen Colbert tote bag over at the Letters to Things blog. I have one of these tote bags, but it isn’t nicely decorated like this one, and I don’t have random people smiling at me on the street.
Opinion: Unraveling The Insanity Of The Media...Original at outtheotherear (WordPress)
• Wed, Apr 1
By Marc The willingness to reveal the unpleasant niceties of American political and media culture is why the Colbert Report and The Daily Show have grown to such levels of popularity. Indeed, the fact that it does so much of the questioning media is supposed to do is why so many Americans of my gener...
Fanfiction: The Great Divide
Original at Fake News Fanfiction
• Sun, Feb 22
By Irony: the opposite of wrinkly Summary: Sequel to Slow Me Down. Stephen Colbert (R-SC) has the worst record for bipartisanship in recent history. Jon Stewart (D-NY) did convince him to cross the aisle one time, but does that mean they'll be able to survive a three-week vacation together?
SpongeBob, Colbert squeezed in stalemate over cable dollars
Original at Albany Times Union
• Wed, Dec 31
If the impasse is not resolved, shows such as "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "The Colbert Report" will be unavailable to Time Warner's 13.3 million cable subscribers. Time Warner Cable primarily serves people in New York state, the Carolinas, Ohio, Southern California and Texas.
Opinion: Playlist: Colbert's War on the War on Christmas, Natural Disaster RSS, Left4Dead Zombie-Palooza
Original at Wired Lifestyle
• Tue, Nov 25
Nation, we offer a tip of the hat to Stephen Colbert for declaring war on the war on Christmas. Our hero is trapped in his mountain cabin by a bear (what else?), unable to get to New York to film A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, so the musical special comes to him. The self-styled br...
Review: Colbert Christmas Defends Santa, Beheads HereticsOriginal at Wired News
• Fri, Nov 21
By Scott Thill See also: Could Stephen Colbert's Christmas Musical Suck?Colbert Bests Obama, Wins Marvel White House'Truthiness' Could Swing Stephen Colbert Into Marvel White HouseSpidey and Colbert Team Up, Save EarthColbert Gets His Spider, Likes Neil Young Again3001: A Stephen Colbert Spac...
Opinion: Yule enjoy this 'Colbert Christmas'Original at Chicago Tribune
• Thu, Nov 20
By Tempo More fun this weekend than Jack Bauer's grim world-saving is "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All" (9 p.m. Sunday, Comedy Central). Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” also stops by Stephen’s rustic cabin to sing about the joys of Hannukah, which he describes as “not my least unfavorit...
Fanfiction: A Satirical Scrooge - Chapter 1: Penn & Teller's Charity
Original at Fake News Fanfiction
• Sun, Nov 16
By Amy Title: A Satirical Scrooge (1/?) Author: me Rating: R Characters: Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Penn & Teller, mentioning!Stephen Colbert. (other characters will show up in later chapters) Pairings: suggested!Jon/Stephen (other pairings will show up in later chapters)
Fanfiction: My Gay Friend - A TDS/TCR Toss
Original at Fake News Fanfiction
• Thu, Nov 13
By Amy Tilte: My Gay Friend Author: me Characters: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Dan Savage, and David Rakoff. Rating: PG Summary: Jon and Stephen do the toss. They debate about who has the better gay friend. Disclaimer: I own nothing! Except this fic. :-)
Fanfiction: The Satirical Scrooge - Prologue
Original at Fake News Fanfiction
• Wed, Nov 5
By Amy Characters: Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Lewis Black, George Carlin, Penn & Teller, and Heather Headley (yes, her). Also, Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter, The Fox News people, Pat Robertson, and Jerry Falwell. Pairings: Jon/Stephen (in later chapters), Bill/Heather (in...
Colbert relishes his character
Original at Albany Times Union
• Wed, Oct 15
Stephen Colbert was raised in South Carolina to be a Southern gentleman. But he spends his days being a jerk. It must be tough.Not really, says the Comedy Central star. The comedian added that he does care about how people feel they're treated on the show.
Comedy Central Bob Saget Roast
Original at cohn (WordPress)
• Fri, Aug 15
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!
Fanfiction: Doctor Who crossover: A Thousand Words, part 2
Original at Fake News Fanfiction
• Thu, Aug 14
By Irony: the opposite of wrinkly Title: Truthiness And Relative Dimensions In Space: A Thousand Wørds (2/5) Rating: PG Series: The Colbert Report, Doctor Who Summary: Adult Stephen attempts to fix up his room, Sarah Jane advocates for proper journalism, and Jack introduces young Stephen to futuristic junk food.
Fanfiction: Fake News/Doctor Who: First Meetings, part 2
Original at Fanfiction by Erin Ptah
• Wed, Aug 6
By Irony: the opposite of wrinkly Title: Truthiness And Relative Dimensions In Space: First Meetings (2/2) Rating: PG Series: The Colbert Report, Doctor Who Spoilers: Anything through New Who S3 is fair game. Summary: Stephen Colbert catches a lift with Four'n'Sarah ...
Fanfiction: Doctor Who crossover: First Meetings, part 1
Original at Fake News Fanfiction
• Tue, Aug 5
By Irony: the opposite of wrinkly Summary: Stephen Colbert catches a lift with Four'n'Sarah Jane . . . and, in his younger days, Ten'n'Jack. Can Four cope with the older Stephen acting like an old hand at time travel? Can Ten avoid saying anything to the younger Stephen that will cause a paradox? And can the rest of space and time...
My first foray into fake news fanfic
Original at Jon Stewart RPS
• Fri, Jul 4
By Mrs. Carell-Colbert-Palin-Stewart-Tennant Series: The Colbert Report, The Daily Show Characters: Jon, Stephen Summary: Another speculation about how Mr. Colbert's face came to be busted open. Warnings: Mild swearing? Author's Note: This is my first time, be gentle with me. ...
Instead of dissing humorist and talk show host Stephen Colbert, the... - Charlotte Observer
Original at topix.net
• Mon, Nov 5
Instead of dissing humorist and talk show host Stephen Colbert, the... Charlotte Observer, 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 ...
Podcast: Free Preview of Colbert Audio Book!
Original at Comedy Central Insider
• Fri, Oct 5
By matt tobey Beginning today, you can listen to a free preview of the audio-book version of Stephen Colbert's forthcoming I Am America! (And So Can You) at Audible.com. Naturally, it's read by the author himself, as no other human could possibly do vocal justice to the written words of Stephen Colbert.
Colbert Report's Cheating Death segments
Original at symbii.com
• Fri, Aug 17
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 ...
Clinton steps up feud with Colbert.
Original at Think Progress
• Mon, Jun 4
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...
'Rain' and Stephen Colbert
Original at Asia Pacific Media Network
• Wed, May 23
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 - Stockton Record
Original at Stockton Record
• Tue, May 8
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. ...
Opinion: The Traditional Media in a NutshellOriginal at Daily Kos
• Sun, Apr 22
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...
Podcast: Groups sue Viacom for getting parody blocked on YouTube
Original at AZ Central.com
• Fri, Mar 23
NEW YORK Activist groups sued Viacom Inc. on Thursday, claiming the parent of Comedy Central improperly asked the videosharing site YouTube to remove a parody of the cable networks The Colbert Report.
Stephen Colbert Day declared in Oshawa after Saginaw hockey victory
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Jan 29
By Joel Keller Last week, you may have heard Stephen Colbert play a statement by John Gray, the mayor of Oshawa. Gray stated that if his city's Ontario League hockey team, the Generals, lost to the Saginaw (Michigan) Spirit -- home of team mascot Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle -- that he would declare a day in...
Opinion: Open Letter::Stephen Colbert: Don't Love and Leave YouTube
Original at PBS
• Mon, Oct 30
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...
Excerpt: New York Mag On Stephen Colbert...And Ann Coulter
Original at Huffington Post
• Fri, Oct 6
By Rachel Sklar ETP Exclusive!* New York magazine has an automatic winner in putting this Stephen Colbert article — or really any Stephen Colbert article — on the cover (if you don't believe me, I have a bridge in Hungary you might be interested in). This particular Colbert article looks to be extra-good,...