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Late-Night Stars Go Undercover

Stewart and Colbert recreate the controversial cartoon for EW cover

By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 25, 2008 2:11 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Taking their spoofing of TV into print, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart grace the cover of this week’s Entertainment Weekly in imitation of the Obamas-as-terrorists New Yorker cover that set media of all kinds afire in July. The stunt surely threatens to obscure the question-and-answer session it’s intended to advertise, but the duo cheerily critiques the campaign and its characters regardless.

Among the observations:

  • Stewart: “I was convinced an Obama/McCain campaign would be measurably different on almost all standards. And to watch it become Bush/Kerry, Bush/Gore, has been one of the most dissatisfying experiences.”
  • Colbert: “I love being wrong. So my character can tell you exactly what's going to happen: The Democrats are going to change everything. We're going to have gay parents marrying their own gay babies. Obama's gonna be sworn in on a gay baby. The oath is gonna end ‘So help me, gay baby.’”

Stephen Colbert, left, and Jon Stewart make an award presentation at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Sept. 21, 2008.
Stephen Colbert, left, and Jon Stewart make an award presentation at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Sept. 21, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Mock TV newsmen Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart parody the controversial July New Yorker cover, right, for this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly, left.
Mock TV newsmen Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart parody the controversial July New Yorker cover, right, for this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly, left.   (Entertainment Weekly)
The July 21, 2008, New Yorker cover, by artist Barry Blitt, shows Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist.
The July 21, 2008, New Yorker cover, by artist Barry Blitt, shows Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist.   (AP Photo)
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Vanity Fair put a McCains twist on its spoof cover
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Some of the hand-wringing that accompanied the original
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... and the Obama story that ran in that issue
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