Posted: Wednesday 5th November 2008 at 11:10am by Paul
Last night’s joint TV programme between Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert went out live coast-to-coast on Comedy Central and was also shown on the big screen in Times Square, New York. The live programme (or “Actually Live” as they said) – called “Indecision 2008: America’s Choice” – was an historic event in itself with Colbert and Stewart teaming up for a live broadcast.
As More 4 air The Daily Show With Jon Stewart in the UK and FX UK air The Colbert Report in the UK, this special “Indecision 2008: America’s Choice” programme will be shown on both channels. It will be on More 4 at 8.45pm tonight and on FX UK at 10pm tonight. The show is about 1 hour long.
If you can’t wait until tonight, the official election blog for The Daily Show and The Colbert Report (Indecision2008.com) has uploaded various clips from the special 4th November show.
Jon Stewart got the chance to announce Barack Obama was the next US President live as it happened. The Associated Press reports “Stewart became the first comedian to announce presidential election results on live national television. Sensing the end was imminent, the broadcast delayed its signoff for a moment, as offstage producers gave the closing cue while hovering over TV monitors showing. When they said the election had been called, the comedians effectively became newsmen”. Jon Stewart looked close to tears as he announced “at 11 o’clock at night – Eastern Standard Time – the president of the United States is Barack Obama”.
Indecision2008.com – Videos
The Associated Press – “Stewart, Colbert parody election in real-time”
Posted: Thursday 30th October 2008 at 2:49pm by Paul
Last updated 4th November
There will be a US Election special combining The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report on election night – Tuesday 4th November. The special show – called “Indecision 2008: America’s Choice” will air live on Comedy Central in the US (west coast) from 7pm-8pm PT and will be shown from 10pm-11pm ET. The special show will broadcast from The Daily Show studio in New York and will also be screened on the huge JumboTron TV screen in Times Square.
A press release on Comedy Central’s website says The Daily Show and The Colbert Report “head into November coming off the series’ most watched month ever in October” and that they “are currently on pace to record their most watched years ever”. The press release also reveals “there will also be a Live Blogging Event [on the indecision2008.com website] from 7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. ET with comedian Patton Oswalt” and “postings will take place all day by the site’s bloggers who will report the latest news on the presidential election as well as the hot races in the House and Senate”.
For viewers in the UK, More 4 will be airing this special show the following night (Wednesday 5th November) at 8.45pm through to 9.35pm. More 4 is available on Freeview, Virgin Media and Sky. FX UK will also air the special show on Wednesday 5th November at 10pm. FX UK is available on Virgin Media and Sky.
On a related election note – Barack Obama appeared on The Daily Show last night, which will be broadcast on More 4 tonight (Thursday 30th October) at 8.30pm.
Read the Comedy Central press release – click here.
Posted: Saturday 11th October 2008 at 8:59pm by Paul
Stephen Colbert is to be roasted at the 20th Annual Spina Bifida Roast in Washington on the 14th November. If you are in the Washington area on the 14th November you can register for tickets by clicking here. On the official website for The 20th Annual Roast For Spina Bifida they say “For the 20th Annual Spina Bifida Roast, the SBA is pleased to welcome Stephen Colbert to the hot seat. Mr. Colbert hosts, writes, and executive produces the hit late-night series on Comedy Central, The Colbert Report… Colbert’s innovative perspective drew such popularity that it led the American Dialect Society to name ‘truthiness’ a phrase Colbert coined, the Word of the Year for 2005″.
The 20th Annual Roast For Spina Bifida
Posted: Saturday 14th June 2008 at 2:13pm by Paul
We reported last month on Stephen Colbert winning a Webby Award. This week Colbert accepted the award in an official ceremony. Click here to read more about Stephen picking up his award.
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Posted: Sunday 25th May 2008 at 5:34pm by Paul
Entertainment Weekly (EW.com) has ranked Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Report team as number two in The 25 Funniest People In America. They say “week-in and week-out, Colbert takes aim at the political-industrial complex — and I don’t care if there’s no such term — and spins the facts into truth. Or truthiness. Whichever’s easier”. The Judd Apatow Posse were number one in the list and Tina Fey came in at third place. Jon Stewart and The Daily Show team came fourth, Conan O’Brien ranked 11th, David Letterman came in at 17th place and Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson was 19th.
Entertainment Weekly (EW.com) – “The 25 Funniest People in America”
Posted: Wednesday 7th May 2008 at 11:02am by Paul
Stephen Colbert – host of The Colbert Report – has won the Person Of The Year award at this year’s Webby Awards. The official Webby Awards website says “Stephen Colbert will be honored for the innovative way he has used the Internet to interact with fans of The Colbert Report”. The Webby Awards ceremony is being held in New York from the 8th to 10th June. The Colbert Report had its first airing on FX UK last night, and appears on FX UK every weeknight at 11pm.
Webby Awards – “12th Annual Webby Special Achievement Award Winners”
Posted: Saturday 22nd March 2008 at 5:16pm by Paul
Colbert will be on tour with his Comedy Central show, The Colbert Report, next month. The FoxInsider post on FXUK.com says he will be going “specifically to Philadelphia to report on, mock and generally abuse the shenanigans that will be the Democrat party’s Pennsylvanian primary”. The post on FoxInsider also says The Colbert Report will be coming to FX UK in May – so we now have a (sort of) fixed date for The Colbert Report on UK television.
FoxInsider (FXUK.com) – “Colbert On Tour”
Posted: Sunday 10th February 2008 at 1:45pm by Paul
Conan O’Brien and Stephen Colbert dropped by to The Daily Show on Monday, to put an end to the “Who Made Mike Huckabee?” debate. Colbert visits first, then Conan comes in – with the Moment Of Zen at the end involving the showdown with Conan, Colbert and Jon. The whole thing was pretty hilarious – video clips are embedded below.
^ Videos are from TheDailyShow.com
