Stephen Colbert brought back his beloved “Colbert Report” character on Monday — an effort to destroy Donald Trump. The real Colbert needed some help reprising the faux one, and Jon Stewart was there to do just that. And by “there,” we mean in an isolated cabin in the woods, where the former “Daily Show” host keeps his highly patriotic protege. The extremely conservative character soon took the “Late Show” desk, to the familiar “Stephen! Stephen! Stephen!” chant of yesteryear. He then dove right into an old-school version of Comedy Central segment “The Word.” This one was “Trumpiness,” and it was great.
- 7/19/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
“Did you miss me? I know I did.”
Those were the first words uttered by Stephen Colbert’s former Colbert Report alter ego when he arrived at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Monday to discuss Donald Trump and the Republican National Convention.
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After filling us in on his two-year absence (he’s been living off the grid with Jon Stewart and preparing for the end of the world), the man who coined the term “truthiness” took to the Late Show desk to explain the rise of Trump — and in turn,...
Those were the first words uttered by Stephen Colbert’s former Colbert Report alter ego when he arrived at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Monday to discuss Donald Trump and the Republican National Convention.
VideosFirst Lady Michelle Obama Does Carpool Karaoke — Watch a Teaser
After filling us in on his two-year absence (he’s been living off the grid with Jon Stewart and preparing for the end of the world), the man who coined the term “truthiness” took to the Late Show desk to explain the rise of Trump — and in turn,...
- 7/19/2016
- TVLine.com
We’ve been pretty grim, these last couple of weeks, so I thought maybe I should lighten up. What I thought I’d do, last night, was take my place at the computer and spin some wordfluffle suitable for submission to ComixMix and then…what? Continue existing? But before I could get to it, I saw the news window on the screen and learned that some lone gunman – anything familiar in those words? – had killed six Sikhs in a Wisconsin temple before being himself gunned down by police. We don’t yet know why. We probably won’t be too surprised when we do.
The politicians – no surprise here – beat me to the fluffle. The same dreary litanies we hear so often: hearts and prayers going out to and deep sadness and troubled days ahead… Democrat, Republican, independent all saying the same thing and in so doing actually saying nothing.
The politicians – no surprise here – beat me to the fluffle. The same dreary litanies we hear so often: hearts and prayers going out to and deep sadness and troubled days ahead… Democrat, Republican, independent all saying the same thing and in so doing actually saying nothing.
- 8/9/2012
- by Dennis O'Neil
- Comicmix.com
Comedy is social commentary. In a totalitarian regime, what’s the first thing to go? Comedy. Because comedy is, by its nature, subversive.
Susie Essman
Many comedians and fans alike, consider the comedy stage a sacred place, where the dark, offensive, sacrilegious and even stupid can and should remain uncensored.
But in the age of smart phones and YouTube, where something said on stage in front of a few hundred people can suddenly become national news, how do comedians continue taking the risks (and making the mistakes) that make live comedy so thrilling?
Moreover, is apologizing for your material, however dark or upsetting, the antithesis of being a comedian? Is it the comedian's job to go too far?
These are some of the ideas we're exploring in HuffPost Comedy's series, "Crossing the Line".
Through interviews with top comedians and writers, we're looking at how these bastions of free speech are necessary parts of our culture,...
Susie Essman
Many comedians and fans alike, consider the comedy stage a sacred place, where the dark, offensive, sacrilegious and even stupid can and should remain uncensored.
But in the age of smart phones and YouTube, where something said on stage in front of a few hundred people can suddenly become national news, how do comedians continue taking the risks (and making the mistakes) that make live comedy so thrilling?
Moreover, is apologizing for your material, however dark or upsetting, the antithesis of being a comedian? Is it the comedian's job to go too far?
These are some of the ideas we're exploring in HuffPost Comedy's series, "Crossing the Line".
Through interviews with top comedians and writers, we're looking at how these bastions of free speech are necessary parts of our culture,...
- 6/12/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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