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Speeches

Watch Stephen Colbert Deliver a Joke-Filled Commencement Address

by | May 21st, 2013

Here's Stephen Colbert giving University of Virginia's commencement address this weekend. It's basically a giant 14-minute pile of jokes and then three minutes of serious stuff.

Politics

Stephen Colbert's "Better Know a District" Returns

by | April 26th, 2013

Ever since Rahm Emanuel warned Democrats not to appear on The Colbert Report's "Better Know a District," the segment has been popping up infrequently, only a few times a year. Last night was one of those "few times a year," as Pennsylvania's Matt Cartwright did the show, making him the first U.S. representative brave enough to take on Stephen Colbert in over half a year. The result is a non-embarrassing "Better Know a District for Cartwright, complete with a heartwarming ending in which he teaches Colbert how to ride a bike.

Lost Roles

The Lost Roles of Stephen Colbert

by | April 11th, 2013

"Lost Roles" is a weekly column taking a different actor, comedian, or writer each week and examining all of the movies and TV shows they almost made but didn't, for one reason or another. This week, we turn our attention to beloved newsman Stephen Colbert.

Before becoming a correspondent on The Daily Show (under original host Craig Kilborn) in 1997, Stephen Colbert spent a decade as a wildly funny performer at Second City Chicago who wasn't getting the amount of career attention he deserved, being passed over for numerous big jobs. The Daily Show was Colbert's big break, but it wasn't until Jon Stewart took over as host that [...]

important people

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Both Interviewed Important People Last Night: Al Gore and Bill Gates

by | January 31st, 2013

Comedy Central's fake news duo each had a big important guest last night. Jon Stewart interviewed Al Gore, while Stephen Colbert talked to Bill Gates. Who came off the best, Gates or Gore? Bill Gates, because Al Gore referred to a comedy sketch as a "skit" during his interview (embedded after the jump). You've hosted SNL, Al Gore! You know better than that!

charity

Stephen Colbert Is Giving His $700,000+ Super PAC Money to Sandy Charities

by | December 14th, 2012

On his show last night, Stephen Colbert announced what's to become of the $773,704.83 left over from his campaign super PAC, "Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow," which he shut down a week after the election. Colbert explained that he's not legally required to say where the money is going, but that the Ham Rove Memorial Fund, an organization that Colbert is on the board of that was founded to honor the memory of fictional fallen political strategist Ham Rove, just received an anonymous donation of $773,704.83. The money will be shuttled through the Memorial Fund to a handful of Hurricane Sandy charities and to the Center For [...]

Books n Stuff

Stephen Colbert Launches "cOlbert's Book Club," and Tackles 'The Great Gatsby'

by | May 10th, 2013

Stephen Colbert held the first ever "cOlbert's Book Club" last night, dedicating his entire show to a discussion of inaugural book The Great Gatsby in a swanky new studio with guests like Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan, Great Gatsby movie director Baz Luhrmann, and star Carey Mulligan. See the rest of the show below if you want to watch Stephen Colbert's almighty media empire continue to expand:

inventions

Stephen Colbert Debuts "The Bucket" in Times Square

by | April 19th, 2013

On The Colbert Report last night, Stephen Colbert sent his latest invention out into the field. Called "The Bucket," it's an iPad glued to a bucket that's hooked up to a second bucket with an iPhone inside of it. Using FaceTime, Colbert can teleport his head onto somebody else's body, and he did so with his intern Jay by sending him into Times Square and getting him into a lot of scary and/or weird situations. Hopefully, Colbert will do his next show while wearing The Bucket.

Politics

Watch Stephen Colbert Interview Bill Clinton

by | April 9th, 2013

Stephen Colbert interviewed President Bill Clinton this weekend at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative, and their 15-minute-ish conversation aired on The Colbert Report last night. While Colbert has talked to Barack Obama briefly via satellite, Clinton is the first U.S. president to sit down with him for a long interview. Given how well this went, he probably won't be the last. I imagine Colbert's phone is ringing off the hook with calls from both George Bushes right now.

Hit the jump to watch the rest of the Clinton/Colbert chat:

Bad News

Dustin Hoffman Tells Stephen Colbert He Was Cut Out of the Movie 'Quartet'

by | January 23rd, 2013

Telling an actor they're cut out of your movie is probably the hardest thing a director has to do, and Dustin Hoffman chose to break the news to Stephen Colbert on national TV last night that his performance in his movie Quintet (now titled Quartet) has been left on the cutting room floor. To be fair, it doesn't look like Colbert's spoon-playing character fits into the film based on the short clip Hoffman plays, but it is going to be pretty distracting watching that movie and wondering why the classical music ensemble doesn't have a spoon player.

late night roundup

Late Night Roundup: Colbert's 'Breaking Abbey' and Jimmy Fallon Chats with Martin Short

by | December 14th, 2012

To spite Michelle Obama, who got to see the premiere of Downton Abbey early, Stephen Colbert exclusively premiered this new show last night: Breaking Abbey. This should put the First Lady in her place.

Hit the jump for more highlights from last night's late night shows, including Martin Short on Fallon, a Conan sketch, and a big year-end musical performance on Colbert:

Politics

Stephen Colbert Reacts to His Sister's Congressional Loss

by | May 9th, 2013

Stephen Colbert's sister Elizabeth Colbert-Busch lost her congressional bid to Mark Sanford in a South Carolina special election Tuesday night. Here's Stephen Colbert talking about the upsetting loss publicly for the first time (albeit in character) on his show last night and turning his back on his home state and politics, in general.

Music Videos

Inspired by "Accidental Racist," Stephen Colbert and Alan Cumming Sing "Oopsie Daisy Homophobe"

by | April 18th, 2013

On The Colbert Report last night, Stephen Colbert and Alan Cumming debuted a song called "Oopsie Daisy Homophobe" that will hopefully start a dialogue between gays and straights the same way that Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's "Accidental Racist" started a dialogue between black people and white people. America is becoming a better place, one country song at a time.

Politics

Stephen Colbert Will Interview Bill Clinton

by | March 25th, 2013

Comedy Central announced today that Stephen Colbert will be interviewing former President Bill Clinton on an episode of The Colbert Report next month. The interview will take place in St. Louis on Saturday, April 6th, at the 2013 meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University (or CGI U), an annual event Clinton holds to address political and social issues with 1,000 college students. Colbert's interview with Clinton, taped before said audience of 1,000 college students, will be included in a CGI U-centric episode of The Colbert Report during the week of April 8th. This is the second U.S. president Colbert has had on his show after Barack Obama. Said Colbert [...]

gun rights

Watch Stephen Colbert's Double Barrel Blam-O-Rama

by | January 15th, 2013

Joe Biden is set to present his gun control proposal today, so last night, Stephen Colbert took a stand and devoted the first act of his show to a reasonable discussion of gun rights dubbed "Stephen Colbert's Double Barrel Blam-O-Rama." Hit the jump for the rest of the Blam-O-Rama, which Colbert hosted entirely disguised as a pile of grass clippings.

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