While calling out Hillary Clinton’s new book Hard Choices for its supposed excessive name dropping, Stephen Colbert got a surprise when Hillary herself showed up at The Colbert Report desk and addressed not only the name dropping issue, but a truly “hard choice”.
She doesn’t so much as say whether or not that she’s running for a certain office so much as she engages in some high level hijinks with Colbert.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Not that it should surprise you, but the upcoming Late Show with Stephen Colbert will stay in NYC at The Ed Sullivan Theater where David Letterman has been for several years taping The Late Show.
With The Tonight Show back in NYC, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel will be the only late night shows that tape in LA in 2015. Well, that does all depend on what CBS plans on doing with Craig Ferguson’s slot and where Chelsea Handler does her Netflix show down the line.
On last night’s Colbert Report, Marvel’s Joe Quesada made the announcement that there will be a new Captain America and he will be Sam Wilson otherwise known as The Falcon.
Of course, this “promotion” leaves an open slot, which one American patriot, Stephen Colbert, wouldn’t mind going for.
(via The Wrap)
The end of Craig Ferguson’s run at The Late Late Show may be the end of The Late Late Show as well.
In CBS’ TCA presentation, CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler revealed that she’s been toying with the idea of doing something different when David Letterman and Ferguson end their runs at The Late Show and The Late Late Show, respectively.
So far, Stephen Colbert is slated to replace Letterman at The Late Show, which will presumably be called The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. There has been much speculation over what would happen in the 12:30AM slot following Colbert then, but no replacement host has been picked and it might not even be a comedy-oriented program according to Tassler.
Tassler doesn’t make it clear whether that will happen or not, but only details the possibilities, which could further shake up the late night world.
The Primetime Emmys Announced Their 2014 Nominees
Among the comedy nominees were:
Louie, Silicon Valley, Veep, Modern Family, Orange Is The New Black, Spoils of Babylon, Derek, Episodes, Girls, Parks and Recreation, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, SNL, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Key & Peele, Portlandia, Sarah Silverman, Billy Crystal, Inside Amy Schumer, Between Two Ferns, Children’s Hospital, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, “@midnight”, Archer, Futurama, Bob’s Burgers, South Park, Adventure Time, Phineas & Ferb, Robot Chicken, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Community, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
While not all of these shows got Outstanding Comedy Series, it’s great to see Silicon Valley get nominations in its first season (one of them being Outstanding Comedy Series), Key & Peele get the respect it deserves, and have things like Between Two Ferns also get nominated for an Emmy.
Perhaps, only in America can a satirical news program outdo actual news programs in terms of their educational value. Stephen Colbert certainly has made that a true statement on The Colbert Report, and, with that in mind, is going to “try to be less informative and helpful” to the American public, just like every other news organization.
Watch his whole response to the news here.
The Minority Report With Larry Wilmore To Replace The Colbert Report in Jan. 2015
All your bated breaths can now be let go. A Daily Show correspondent will indeed replace Stephen Colbert when he leaves for The Late Show to replace David Letterman starting in Jan. 2015 (coupled with Ferguson’s exit at the end of this year, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert should start around the same time).
Senior Black Correspondent Larry Wilmore, who’s credits run also include The Office and a Showtime special, will host The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore following The Daily Show and we challenge the Internet to be upset with this choice.
Craig Ferguson Leaving The Late Late Show in December
In the wake of Stephen Colbert being set to take over The Late Show from David Letterman at some point next year, Craig Ferguson has opted against any sort of renewal as a host of The Late Late Show.
There is no word on a replacement, but we think that it could really go to anyone, an idea that CBS should keep in mind, given that Ferguson was definitely a roll of the die by CBS when he took The Late Late Show from Craig Kilborn.
The Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report crashed his way on to The Daily Show to make his own farewell. Apparently, there’s nothing left for the rimless glasses wearing Stephen Colbert to conquer in TV…
Before Strangers with Candy, Stephen Colbert was writing and submitting all over the place. In fact, in 1997, he wrote his own Top Ten List for The Late Show, which he read off on Letterman last night.
Apparently, he was almost an intern and now he’s going to take cues from Dave when he gets behind The Late Show desk in 2015.
Stephen Colbert to Visit David Letterman on The Late Show Next Tuesday
The passing of the torch of The Late Show begins next week when Stephen Colbert visits David Letterman on The Late Show yet again.
Perhaps, the ceremony will be marked by Colbert going in and out of his character, which could just be him switching Dartmouth and Northwestern?
At the opening of last night’s Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert offered up his two cents on the David Letterman’s retirement coming in 2015 and commented that he feels for “whoever” has to follow the late night institution that Letterman has created.
We don’t even want to get into the rhetoric of denouncing those looking to be outraged, specifically those who started the #CancelColbert hashtag.
Just watch parts one and two of Stephen Colbert’s response on the Colbert Report that clears his name, even though he really didn’t have to do so.
Stephen Colbert enlisted the help of Sir Patrick Stewart in one of the best uses of knighthood we’ve seen in recent memory on The Colbert Report last night.
Watch Stewart/Mr. Chuck Dupree detail the “horror stories” of Obamacare.
As the news of Harold Ramis passing away has affected the comedy world at large, Stephen Colbert took a moment during last night’s Colbert Report to sincerely (for the most part) salute Ramis.
Sure, the premiere of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon garnered big ratings and U2 played on a roof, but there’s nothing like a friendly time slot jab from Stephen Colbert.
Watch this whole bit where Fallon is collecting on celebrities that bet against him being host of The Tonight Show including Tina Fey, Seth Rogen, and more, then see what Colbert does at the end.
In the late night talk show showdown where talk shows are really booking something big in order to compete with Leno’s last week at The Tonight Show, perhaps what will be one of the most interesting and funniest interviews is Stephen Colbert interviewing members of the punk group Pussy Riot on The Colbert Report.
First off, there’s a translator adding a whole new element of comedic timing to the interview as well as the two members of Pussy Riot being pretty great in the interview. Also, Colbert clearly takes interest towards the end of Pussy Riot’s aims and invitation for Putin to put them back into jail over maintaining the Colbert character.
Give this amazing interview a watch now. Parts one and two.
Though perhaps lacking in the physical attributes of a NFL quarterback destined for The Super Bowl, one Stephen Colbert is certainly legendary at making a remote segment out of trying to become one.
Stephen Colbert Wins Best Spoken Word Album at The Grammys
Despite what you might have seen online, The Grammys were more than just Pharrell’s hat.
In fact, Stephen Colbert’s America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t
Then, they were some other things that weren’t Pharrell hat related, but Colbert’s win is the main thing that happened for us.
The latest Grammy nominations have been announced and we’re happy to hear that one of our favorite comedy albums in recent memory, Tig Notaro’s Live
In the Spoken Word category, Stephen Colbert, Carol Burnett, David Sedaris, and Billy Crystal also do well to represent comedy at The Grammy Awards.
Some prematurely said that with The Colbert Report’s Emmy win this past Sunday, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’s decade long Emmy win streak is finally over. Stephen Colbert wanted to celebrate this fact, but Jon Stewart had a thing or two to say/correct.
Watch what went down at the top of The Colbert Report now.
The Truth Behind Daft Punk’s Cancelled Appearance on The Colbert Report
It wasn’t a ruse that Stephen Colbert had cleverly planned and kept on the down low when Daft Punk cancelled last minute on appearing on The Colbert Report.
If anything, you’ll somehow have an even deeper appreciation what Colbert and his writing staff attempted to go through to get the duo, helmets and costumes all, on screen with their bizarre diva like requests.
Brad Paisley’s off-color “Accidental Racist” with LL Cool J made waves with how bizarre it’s stereotype reinforcing lyrics were. Many can’t help but laugh hard at how someone actually came up with this song.
Leave it to Stephen Colbert and “featured artist” Alan Cumming to one up Paisley and LL with his own version of an “awful song”.
Whenever tragedy strikes, it’s a confounding position for all of comedy whether to address it or not and, if so addressing it, how to go about it. Many off-color, disgusting jokes are made, but it’s all out of this need to cope, to relate, a need for levity.
Fortunately, there are comedians like Stephen Colbert who know how to just comedically address such a thing as the tragedy at the Boston Marathon.
Watch him do so on the opening of last night’s Colbert Report.
Stephen Colbert to Interview Bill Clinton
Perhaps, there will not be any slow jamming the news, but, maybe, and we can only hope, that Clinton might just have his sax with him during the interview.