Posts with tag "stephen colbert"

Jon Stewart Announces DC 'Rally to Restore Sanity'

Posted Sep 17th 2010 at 06:34 AM by Marc Schneider

'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart announced Thursday that he'll lead a rally on Washington that aims to encourage angry citizens on both sides of the aisle to take it down a notch, or in his words, "stop shouting, throwing and drawing Hitler mustaches on people other than Hitler." The event has been dubbed the "Rally to Restore Sanity" and will be held on the National Mall on Oct. 30. "It's real," ...

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Stephen Colbert to Honor Troops Returning From Iraq

Posted Aug 20th 2010 at 06:35 AM by PopEater Staff

Stephen Colbert is dusting off his camouflage suit. The comedian will broadcast two special episodes of Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report' to celebrate the end of combat operations in Iraq and to honor returning troops. Airing Sept. 8 and 9, the show will fill its audience with Iraq War veterans and active duty service men and women. Others will be beamed in via satellite from Iraq, ...

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Source: Web Magazine Faked Stephen Colbert Interview

Posted Aug 5th 2010 at 03:15 PM by PopEater Staff

EXCLUSIVE: Wag's Revue, an online literary magazine founded in early 2009, seemed to have hit the jackpot with a bookish interview with Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert. Problem is, it may be a sham. A source close to the magazine tells PopEater that after being dubious about the publication's chances of landing Colbert, he simply asked an editor. "I called up [essays editor] Sandra Allen ...

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Stephen Colbert Snubbed By Colbert, Georgia

Posted May 17th 2010 at 11:33 AM by Megan Rumph

While fans are usually fighting to give Stephen Colbert a key to their city or name local sports teams after him, the city of Colbert, Ga., will not invite the comedian to its Fourth of July parade. The host of Comedy Central's 'Colbert Report' is known for his satirical portrayal of a conservative Republican pundit. "His satire is probably something that we didn't feel suited our small-town ...

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Colbert, Bublé Sing 'O Canada' Set to 'Star Spangled Banner' Tune

Posted Feb 18th 2010 at 06:47 AM by PopEater Staff

Stephen Colbert traveled to the 2010 Olympics as part of his duties as sponsor of the U.S. speed skating team and joined Michael Bublé for a celebration in Vancouver. While enjoying the festivities, he asked the Canadian crooner to sing 'O Canada' with him -- only it was set to the American National Anthem's music. Watch and Enjoy ...

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Tough Crowd for Boyle-Bashing Stephen Colbert

Posted Feb 1st 2010 at 10:57 AM by Marc Schneider

There were a lot of winners Sunday at the Grammys, but as with any other awards show you've got to have some stinkers in the mix. While we're passport-holding residents of Colbert Nation, we weren't feeling great about Stephen Colbert and his spotty, Susan Boyle-bashing monologue. The Comedy Central star seemed off from the start, and received an icy glare from Jay-Z after giving him a ...

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Late Night Hosts' High School Yearbook Photos

Posted Jan 21st 2010 at 04:33 PM by PopEater Staff

With all this drama between late-night hosts, they might as well be in high school, right? Well, we took a trip down memory lane and compiled all the host's year book photos. Take a look at all the funnymen (Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon and more) before their prime. ...

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Stephen Colbert Cleans Up Alicia Keys' 'Mind' With New Lyrics

Posted Dec 16th 2009 at 09:00 AM by PopEater Staff

And you thought Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' ode to New York couldn't get any better ... Stephen Colbert crashed Keys' performance of 'Empire State of Mind' on his show Tuesday night, and swapped Jay-Z's NY-ified rhymes with lyrics more tailored to his suburban sensibilities. So, instead of Jay's "I used to cop in Harlem, all of my Dominicanos; Right there up on Broadway, brough me back to that ...

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Wanna Party With the Stars? It'll Cost You

Posted Nov 5th 2009 at 05:10 PM by Melissa Daniels

Recently, Jon Gosselin raised eyebrows by requesting $12,000 to guest host a Florida radio show. And on Oct. 17, Heidi Montag supposedly refused to attend big sis Holly's birthday bash in L.A. without receiving pay. With so many cross-over opportunities available for reality television stars, it makes sense that they may charge for their time, but how much is too much? ...

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Stephen Colbert's Top Publicity Stunts

Posted Nov 3rd 2009 at 03:47 PM by Amber James

On Monday Stephen Colbert announced his show 'The Colbert Report' has become the primary sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating team. "On their enormous, billboard thighs, it will say, 'Colbert Nation.' Be looking for that logo as it comes around the final turn. It will be easy to see because it will be in first place," Colbert said. Honestly, we shouldn't expect anything less from Colbert who has ...