STEPHEN COLBERT

Stephen Colbert is an American comedian, satirist, actor and writer, known for his ironic style (particularly in his portrayal of uninformed opinion leaders), and for his deadpan comedic delivery.

Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically-acclaimed sketch comedy series Exit 57.

Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted, gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience.

In 2005, he left The Daily Show to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report is a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut, the series has been successful, establishing itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert three Emmy nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. (via Wikipedia)


From The Blogsphere

Stephen Colbert Shaves Woody Harrelson's Head Because America Demanded It

via mtv.com ( 7 Days ago )
Stephen Colbert is an artful comedian and satirist, but his skills as a barber and his taste in hairstyles are questionable at best, recently evidenced in his decision to shave himself entirely bald. Of course, one of "The Colbert Report" host's many fine qualities is his unparalleled sense of patriotism, which was at the root of his radical haircut in a decision made to support [...]

Stephen Colbert shaves Woody Harrelson’s head for the troops

via celebitchy.com ( 7 Days ago )
Patriotism is shown in all sorts of ways. Flying the flag, donating your time to a charity, or in Woody Harrelson’s case, shaving his head, with the help of Stephen Colbert. Watching this clip was the highlight of my month so far. Not that my month has been pathetic (okay it has, but irrelevant), but that this was so hysterically funny I actually thought I was going to choke. [...]

Andrew Sullivan Explains Barack Obama's Achievements to Stephen Colbert

via indecisionforever.com ( 16 Days ago )
Last night, blogger and beard aficionado Andrew Sullivan made his fourth appearance on The Colbert Report to make the case that President Obama has accomplished quite a lot in his first year in office. I guess he makes some valid points, but for all we know, he's also part of the Communist Nazi Jihadist conspiracy. I heard he doesn't even have a legal American birth certificate. The [...]

New Colbert Report iPhone App Delivers ‘The WØrd’

via wired.com ( 25 Days ago )
A new Colbert Report app means iPhone users never have to be without “The WØrd.” The $1 app, released Monday by Comedy Central, includes every “WØrd” video done by hyper-real talking head Stephen Colbert so far and will be updated weekly. The clips are arranged alphabetically and can be sorted by air date and popularity. Those into less predictability can [...]

Eco-Beat, 10/9

via greendaily.com ( 42 Days ago )
Will "No Impact Man" convince Stephen Colbert to change his carbon spewing ways for just one week? Could wearing fur actually help the environment? Is it creepy to recycle the heat from crematoriums? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips. No Impact Man Challenges ColbertCould America's funniest fake conservative talk show [...]

Stephen Colbert Compares Himself to Glenn Beck

via indecisionforever.com ( 42 Days ago )
Is there anyone in this world more oppressed and downtrodden than Glenn Beck? The people of Darfur have a saying when things get especially tough: "At least we're not Glenn Beck." No one else knows his pain. No one knows his struggle. No one knows exactly which meds it is he keeps forgetting to take. No one except, of course, Stephen Colbert. The [...]

Stephen Colbert wants you to put him in the Bible

via ew.com ( 43 Days ago )
Last night, Stephen Colbert gave a “tip of the hat” to Conservapedia, a conservative reference website which wants users to identify “pro-liberal terms used in existing Bible translations.” Needless to say, Colbert agreed that said tome was too liberal. “After all, the Bible says Jesus fed the poor,” pointed out the faux pundit. “It should

Watch The Mountain Goats on Stephen Colbert and Listen to Their New Album

via pastemagazine.com ( 44 Days ago )
As we trolled the depths of pay-cable channels late last night, what to our bleary and wondering eyes should appear but John Darnielle, frontman of the iconic indie-folk act The Mountain Goats, being interviewed by Stephen Colbert! The always-affable Darnielle had a brief and snappy exchange about his new album, The Life of the World to Come, suicidal mountain goats and [...]

Colbert: Congress Should Come Out of the Closet as Whores for Lobbyists

via indecisionforever.com ( 51 Days ago )
So what if all of Congress is owned by powerful corporate lobbyists? If the lobbyists didn't make huge political contributions, how could politicians run expensive campaigns to convince you to vote them into office, where they can do the bidding of the lobbyists? It's just common sense. The Colbert Report airs Monday [...]

Emmy odds: Colbert Report, Simon Baker win?

via thrfeed.com ( 63 Days ago )
Could Stephen Colbert finally win his Emmy? What about Simon Baker winning for "The Mentalist"?