Stephen Colbert

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[[File:Colbertgodemp.jpg|thumb|"I am Captain America, and so can you" by Todd Lockwood, copyright Upper Deck]]'''Stephen Colbert''', formerly a "correspondent" for ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', is the host of his own half hour show on Comedy Central called ''The Colbert Report''.  His show directly follows Jon's (and often overlaps it slightly), rounding out Comedy Central's late night "fake news hour".  
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[[File:Colbertgodemp.jpg|thumb|"I am Captain America, and so can you"<br/>''by'' Todd Lockwood<br/>''copyright'' Upper Deck]]'''Stephen Colbert''', formerly a "correspondent" for ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', is the host of his own half hour show on Comedy Central called ''The Colbert Report''.  His show directly follows Jon's (and often overlaps it slightly), rounding out Comedy Central's late night "fake news hour".  
  
 
It is a relatively deadpan parody of right wing "[[Fox News|Faux News]]" shows, most especially that of [[Bill O'Reilly|Bill "Papa Bear" O'Reilly]].
 
It is a relatively deadpan parody of right wing "[[Fox News|Faux News]]" shows, most especially that of [[Bill O'Reilly|Bill "Papa Bear" O'Reilly]].

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File:Colbertgodemp.jpg
"I am Captain America, and so can you"
by Todd Lockwood
copyright Upper Deck
Stephen Colbert, formerly a "correspondent" for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, is the host of his own half hour show on Comedy Central called The Colbert Report. His show directly follows Jon's (and often overlaps it slightly), rounding out Comedy Central's late night "fake news hour".

It is a relatively deadpan parody of right wing "Faux News" shows, most especially that of Bill "Papa Bear" O'Reilly.

In Colbert's name, the "t" is silent, and the name of his show is pronounced the same way - as in, The Colbear Repore. This is somehow partly due to his deathly fear of bears - in spite of his very large testicles.

Mr. Colbert has also appeared in the television and film versions of Strangers With Candy.

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Charity

He, or the show's producers, have successfully auctioned off several items that have featured prominently in the show (for charity), including a portrait of Stephen, and, most recently, the (political celebrity autographed) cast he wore on his wrist for several weeks. The cast sold for $17,200, and the proceeds were donated to The Yellow Ribbon Fund.[1]

Another item sold by Mr. Colbert to benefit charity is the "wrist strong" bracelet.[2]

Ice cream

Stephen has his own Ben & Jerry's flavor, called "Americone Dream".

2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner

In one of the finest moments of the Bush Administration, Colbert stood mere feet from the dark lord and tore apart his record and beliefs, as well as referring to his declining approval ratings multiple times, making frequent eye contact with the visibly angered president.

Publications

  • I Am America (And So Can You!), 2007

Quotes

"I teach Sunday School, motherfucker!" - to his guest, Philip Zimbardo, 11 Feb. 2008 [3]

Presidential ambitions

Stephen is running tried to run for president of the United States in 2008. He has indicated that he would run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries in his home state of South Carolina. The project ran aground (intentionally?) due to his blatant attempts to con a snack food manufacturer into sponsoring his campaign.

He was then angling for a spot as Mike Huckabee's running mate, but that plan also panned out, when Huckabee dropped out of the race.

Portraiture

Im in ur portrit galry, hangin bitwin ur bafrooms.

Stephen's "den" (part of The Colbert Report set) is graced with, among other things, a portrait of himself that is periodically updated, by being repainted with himself standing in front of it. One that has a meta-depth of "two," and has been retired from his den, has been graced with a place of great honor in the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C..[4] Previous portraits have been auctioned off for charity (see above).

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Footnotes

  1. The record of the auction is no longer on eBay, and I had not thought to grab a screen shot :(
  2. $5 of the $7.50 purchase price goes to The Yellow Ribbon Fund.[1]
  3. Modern "bleep" techniques permit ready interpretation of what is not heard, much to the FCC and some other prudes' dismay. Interview found here
  4. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080117/ap_on_en_tv/people_colbert
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