When it was first announced that David Letterman would be retiring and that Stephen Colbert would be leaving the satirical Colbert Report to take his place at the helm of the Late Show on CBS, a lot of people, myself included, wondered how he would navigate the transition from fictional conservative pundit to something more […]
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Autocratic for the People… Stephen Colbert takes aim at Rick Snyder’s Emergency Financial Manager legislation
The Colbert ReportTags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Remember how I was asking for the President to install an Emergency Financial Manager in place of our Governor? Well, Colbert is doing me one better. He’s suggesting that we just hand over our entire nation to an Emergency Financial Manager – someone […]
Restoring Truthiness
It would appear, based on last night’s Colbert Report, that Stephen has not only heard about the groundswell of support for a Restoring Truthiness rally in DC in October, but that he’s actually considering it. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Americans demand satirical response to Glenn Beck
Someone on Reddit had a brilliant idea today for a D.C. rally in response to the one Glenn Beck held this last weekend. Here it is: I’ve had a vision and I can’t shake it: Colbert needs to hold a satirical rally in DC. I was woken in the middle of the night by this […]
Eating animals
I don’t know that the interview is all that great, but I enjoyed seeing Colbert use a piece of crispy bacon as a bookmark in Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c