Bill O’Reilly - Stephen Colbert Crossover
Bill O'Reilly and Stephen Colbert will be guests on each other's programs on January 18. "I'm really looking forward to speaking to a man who owes his entire career to me," O'Reilly said. On "The Colbert Report," Colbert portrays a self-involved talk-show host who has tried to bring "truthiness" to the world. His character owes an obvious debt to ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 10, 2007 08:46
Fox News to Launch Conservative ‘Daily Show’ Clone
Seeing the success of Comedy Central's "Daily Show" and "Colbert Report," Fox News is working on a conservative news satire show. Fox News Channel might air two episodes of a "Daily Show"-like program with a decidedly nonliberal bent on Saturday nights in late January, with the possibility that it could become a weekly show for the channel. The half-hour show is executive ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 20, 2006 11:58
Surviving The Colbert Report Interview Segment
Slate television critic Troy Patterson explains how to survive the comedic "interview" segment on The Colbert Report, which almost invariably makes its celebrity guests look like nitwits. Act your age. Maybe they're just being obliging, but many of Colbert's guests tend to trip themselves up right out of the gate, before the host himself has even had a chance. They're ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 3, 2006 13:31
Stephen Colbert vs. Ann Coulter
Adam Sternbergh has a long feature on comedian Stephen Colbert which is the cover story of the current New York Magazine. This part particularly stood out: During one taping I attended, Colbert did a bit about eating disorders that ended with his addressing the camera and saying flatly, “Girls, if we can’t see your ribs, you’re ugly.” The audience ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on October 10, 2006 13:00
Wikipedia Handles Colbert Elephant Prank
Comedian Stephen Colbert instructed the audience of his popular Comedy Central program "The Colbert Report" to challenge Wikipedia's "truthiness" by pulling a little stunt. It didn't work. In an attempt to prove that Wikipedia's version of truth is flexible, Colbert recently told viewers to alter the Wikipedia page on "elephant" to state that the population of African elephants had tripled ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 9, 2006 09:35
Colbert Interviews DC Congresswoman Holmes Norton (Video)
For your viewing pleasure on this Friday morning. Enjoy:Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 28, 2006 09:37
Stephen Colbert and George Bush Lampoon President Bush
The annual White House Correspondents' dinner apparently had some tense moments last night, as Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert made some remarks that were perhaps a bit more biting than typical for the occasion. President Bush, as is customary, told some self-deprecating jokes and, in a novel twist, has a Bush impersonator do the routine with him. Editors and Publishers: A ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 30, 2006 08:02
