Articles tagged "stephen colbert"

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The Funniest One in the Room by Kim ‘Howard’ Johnson

by Jenny Carlson

[23.Jul.08] :. Close moonlighted as a fire-eating carnival performer, an LSD test subject for the US military, a film cameo artist and a producer of psychedelic light shows.

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Acerbic star of ‘The Colbert Report’ to put his stamp on Pennsylvania’s primary

by Dan Deluca [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[14.Apr.08] :. Why is Stephen Colbert coming to Philadelphia? Because he must. “I’m a kingmaker, and this is the battle!” says the host of the satirical, pointedly political chucklefest...

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`The Daily Show,’ `Colbert Report’ return to late-night TV

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[8.Jan.08] :. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, both of whom returned to television Monday without their writing staffs, largely devoted their first shows of 2008 to discussions of the Writers Guild of America...

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TV DVD Review

The Best Of The Colbert Report

by Rachel Kipp

[7.Dec.07] :. The “Best of” collection is just too flimsy to really earn the title of “must-have” even for die-hard fans, who will be happier finding their fix online.

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I Am America by Stephen Colbert

by Jodie Janella Keith

[12.Nov.07] :. The sneaky antagonism of Colbert's insufferable character is what makes him palatable, it reminds us that the shortsighted conservatism is the joke.

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Stephen Colbert announces presidential candidacy

by Neil White [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[18.Oct.07] :. COLUMBIA, S.C.—Is South Carolina ready for an injection of truthiness? With this week’s surprise announcement that mock right-wing political pundit and Charleston, S.C., native Stephen...

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The Simpsons: Season 19 Premiere

by Tricia Olszewski

[21.Sep.07] :. Springfield, destroyed at the end of the movie, is still in ruins, and Bart careens off of pieces of the dome that had quarantined the city.

 

The Colbert Report

by Jesse Hicks

[7.Nov.05] :. What The Colbert Report ridicules, then, is our tendency to listen most closely to those with whom we agree, whose shining unrealities make us feel good.

 

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Indecision 2004 (2004): Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, Steve Carell, St

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Jul.05] :. While Stewart makes no bones about his own preferences, Republicans, Democrats, and reporters all come in for the same rowdy treatment.

 

Strangers with Candy: The Complete Series

by Daynah Burnett

Not only does the humor hold up with amazing buoyancy, but it also remains edgier and more topical than most current programming on basic cable TV.

 
 
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