Stephen Colbert has become the newest professional funny person to deliver a commencement address this graduation season. He's preceded by the likes of Conan O'Brien, Amy Poehler and Fred Armisen. It all went down earlier today at Chicago's respected Northwestern...
If you watched The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report last night, you noticed a very specific bit repeated on both shows. This happens every once in a while because -- let's face it -- the two shows aren't incredibly different. But last night, the two hosts...
Last Saturday when I was at The Comedy Awards taping in New York, one of the highlights I live-blogged was when Stephen Colbert hijacked Jon Stewart's acceptance speech onstage, as he claimed the award for Best Late Night Comedy Series. I wrote: Colbert makes a rousing speech:...
Last night on the The Colbert Report, a lot of things happened-- most notably Jimmy Fallon and Jon Stewart both popped up as surprise guests. And it wasn't just for our entertainment, although it was incredibly entertaining. A cynic would say the trio did an outstanding job...
Need some fine art to grace your living room? Or, alternatively, a painting featuring the piercing gaze of America’s greatest American? Stephen Colbert is auctioning off one of his infamous portraits through Phillips de Pury and Company. And Portrait 5, Stephen(s) doesn’t...
Ah, yes. It's that time of year again when the mainstream entertainment industry reminds us just how much they don't give a shit about the world of stand-up comedy by doling out Grammy nominations to some of the least deserving -- but wildly popular -- artists. It's also the...
As you may or may not already know, on last night’s Daily Show and Colbert Report, hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert announced “competing” rallies on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. If you’ve ever wondered what it might be like if the two ever ran for...
Politics and comedy have been intertwined forever, and now it’s being celebrated on a national scale. The Library of Congress in Washington DC just opened a new exhibition celebrating the comedy of Bob Hope, and political satire in general. And one of today's best known...
If there’s one thing Obama has succeeded at across the board from day one, it’s having a sense of humor about himself. He’s appeared on Leno, Letterman, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and even performed in a pre-taped sketch on The Colbert Report. But in a recent...
