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Stephen Colbert closed out his weeklong trip to Philadelphia by having both Democratic presidential candidates guest on the same show Thursday night. Sen. Hillary Clinton appeared first, attempting humor on how she can fix anything as well as take phone calls at 3 a.m. This, still? Really? Enough already. Clinton …
Stephen Colbert and the entire staff of The Colbert Report will make the trip from New York City through New Jersey to Philadelphia for a week’s worth of shows (April 14-17) right before the Pennsylvania Democratic primary. It’s the first road trip for the show. "The Colbert Report: Dorito’s Spicy …
Apparently, the New York Times has some learning to do. Last night, The Colbert Report released its first post-strike edition of "The Word." And it was good. Though, technically, the word was: Good Bad Journalism. Writers on writers. Yay.
Barack Obama has hope? "I hope I can get through this script," Stephen Colbert declares in the intro to Wednesday night’s show. Something he learned? "Reading is a muscle. And it can go soft on you." Also? "I was able to shave my strike beard. (pause for laughs) Downtown." And …
The WGA strike officially over, writers expected to report back to work today. So tune in tonight to see how Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert all address their respective returns. Will the writers have anything to say on-air about their hosts trying to go on without …
Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert wasted everyone’s viewing time last night with a pre-arranged sketch of sorts that didn’t really go anywhere but did manage to 1) get yelps of approval from the audiences at all three shows, and more importantly, 2) sucked a lot of time out …
If you haven’t already forgotten, the WGA strike continues without a resolution. So count this as a reminder that the late-night chat shows are all on the air. David Letterman and Craig Ferguson remain the only WGA-approved shows. Comedians on the lineup for Letterman this week? Bill Cosby on Tuesday, …
Jon Stewart returned with a unibrow and a title change: A Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He had a Cornell professor in labor relations on as his guest to talk about the WGA strike. Twas all about the strike. Stephen Colbert had no intro for his intro and no words …
Managed to get two clips out of talking with Stephen Colbert in Aspen, one specifically about his desire for a second TV chance with Congressman Barney Frank for the Boston Globe (my first clip for them: the lead item in today’s Names column) and a more general Behind the Colbert …
Or a recap of other shows and stuff from Friday and Saturday at the 2007 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Stephen ColbertColbert received his Person of the Year award from CNN’s Jeff Greenfield, as they sat in front of a giant poster/mock magazine cover of Colbert as the Person of the …