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Stephen Colbert stories: 59 news summaries

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 Colbert Sponsors 
 US Speedskating, for Free 

Comedian is counting on fans to step up after sponsor's bankruptcy

Nov 3, 09 7:01 AM CST
(AP) - Of the many countries participating at the Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list. On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert announced his show has become the primary sponsor of the US speedskating team. What he didn't announce: He's not actually paying them a dime, he's just calling... More »

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Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • 2010 Vancouver Olympics • sponsor • speed skating

SATIRE DEPT.

 Keep Anti-Gays 
 in Closet: Colbert 

Anti-gay marriage petitioners in Washington value their privacy

Oct 27, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert had a fine time last night espousing the rights of that “persecuted minority”—anti-gay-marriage activists. You see, the group that gathered signatures for a referendum against Washington state’s recently signed domestic partnership legislation is refusing to disclose the names of the signers, the Huffington... More »

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gay marriage • legislation • homosexuality • Washington state • civil union • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • referendum

 Teacher Fired for Butt Art 
 Paints Colbert for Charity 

Stan Murmur's auctioning portrait to benefit Va. public schools

Oct 13, 09 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Virginia teacher fired after a YouTube clip surfaced of him using his posterior to paint is turning the other cheek—and auctioning off a portrait of comedian Stephen Colbert to benefit public schools. Stan Murmur uses what WTVR-TV calls “the anthropometric monotype method of painting. That means he... More »

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entertainment • eBay • art • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert • art auction • public schools • teacher • Stan Murmur • anthropometric monotype method • butt • posterior

glossies

 Real 
 Colbert: 
 'I Embody 
 the Bullshit' 

Earnest Colbert calls himself unambitious, religious

Sep 3, 09 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - It wasn't Stephen Colbert's on-screen persona who turned up for a recent Rolling Stone interview, but the real Stephen Colbert—a man as "preppy, earnest, and gentle" as Ned Flanders. In the interview, Colbert dishes on his style of deconstructing the news: "I take the sausage backwards, and... More »

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parody • comedy • Jon Stewart • talk show • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report

(AP) - Astronauts hitched a giant chest of drawers to the International Space Station today containing a new freezer, sleeping compartment, and treadmill named for TV personality Stephen Colbert. The Italian-built chest—nicknamed Leonardo, as in da Vinci—was moved from space shuttle Discovery via a hefty robot arm and hoisted onto... More »

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entertainment • NASA • space • space shuttle • International Space Station • Stephen Colbert • Discovery

 Discovery, on 3rd Try, Blasts Off 

Shuttle carries treadmill named for Stephen Colbert

Aug 28, 09 11:11 PM CDT
(AP) - Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts blasted off seconds before midnight (EDT) from Florida, lighting up the sky for miles around. It was NASA's third launch attempt. Tuesday's try was called off by thunderstorms and Wednesday's by fuel valve trouble. Discovery is hauling a full load of space station... More »

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NASA • space shuttle • Stephen Colbert • Cape Canaveral • Discovery space shuttle • Discovery

 Forget Best: Colbert 
  Wants to Be Worst  

Demands title from Olbermann over sweet-talking email to Mark Sanford

Jul 16, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is a glutton for punishment. Keith Olbermann dished some out to conservative media outlets Tuesday, spanking them for plying Gov. Mark Sanford with email offers of friendly treatment, and awarding them “Worst People in the World” honors. But he omitted Colbert, despite Colbert’s email offering Sanford... More »

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entertainment • press • journalism • Keith Olbermann • American media • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Mark Sanford • conservative media

TV review

 Colbert: The New Bob Hope 

Iraq stint brings back predecessor's 'easy-going' style

Jun 12, 09 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taping his show in Iraq this week, Stephen Colbert channeled Bob Hope in an "unexpectedly charming" series of shows, writes Alessandra Stanley in the New York Times. Colbert largely stayed in ultra-right character, though he let it slip in places. His interviews were “pleasant, not barbed,” and... More »

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Iraq • television • US military • comedy • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Bob Hope • television review

(Newser) - When Stephen Colbert announced he was doing four shows in front of the troops in Baghdad, many wondered if he’d tone down his ironic bluster. Wonder no more. Colbert swaggered on stage for the taping in a camouflage business suit yesterday, and declared himself the only one man enough... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Newsweek • comedy • Comedy Central • late night talk show • Stephen Colbert • Iraq war • Gen. Ray Odierno

 Colbert Bringing 
 Show to Baghdad 

He's broadcasting four shows

Jun 5, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is taking his show on the road—to Iraq. Next week, the Colbert Report will broadcast from Baghdad, where the host says he'll be "Bob Hoping" it, the AP reports. The four shows will be taped in front of 450 troops, and Colbert is taking it seriously.... More »

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Iraq • entertainment • military • US troops • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Iraq war

 Colbert 
 Guest-Edits 
 Newsweek 




Will stay in character as ultra-conservative host

Jun 3, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The redesigned Newsweek is trying to drum up some buzz. To that end, editor Jon Meacham brought in its first guest editor: Stephen Colbert. The comedian—in character as the host of The Colbert Report—was at the helm for the next issue and “had input into what the... More »

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entertainment • Newsweek • celebrity • late night talk show • editor • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Jon Meacham

(Newser) - Fans of Stephen Colbert know he’s taking his show on the road next month, though the Comedy Central star hasn’t gotten more specific than “the Persian Gulf.” Enter Sarah Palin, who blew his cover today on her Twitter feed, Videogum reports, with the Alaska governor spilling... More »

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Iraq • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Sarah Palin • Twitter

OPINION

Soap Box
Was No Gift for Meghan McCain

Unready pundit-in-training is exposing herself too early

May 22, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Poor Meghan McCain, writes Judith Warner in the New York Times. Nobody’s born a pundit—you have to achieve it. But McCain’s had punditry thrust upon her, and it’s obvious she isn’t ready. “I do feel sorry for Meghan, the 2007 college grad who ought... More »

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Stephen Colbert • Meghan McCain • punditry


 'Pro-Sex' 
 McCain 
 Talks Sex 
 on Colbert 

Also discusses gay marriage, but not Sarah Palin

May 19, 09 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Meghan McCain likes sex—a point she made several times last night on The Colbert Report, Gawker reports. Asked by host Stephen Colbert to explain her “pro-sex” stance, she started out by saying abstinence is unrealistic—and ended with “I would never want to practice anything I... More »

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gay marriage • GOP • sex • Republican Party • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Meghan McCain

 Scientists  
 Name Beetle 
 After Colbert 

Researchers honor comedian on his birthday

May 8, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists who bestowed names of Bush administration officials on a trio of bugs have named a new Venezuelan beetle after Stephen Colbert, the Washington Times reports. "Last year, Stephen shamelessly asked the science community to name something cooler than a spider to honor him," said one of the... More »

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television • science • bug • late night talk show • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • name • comedian • beetle

House Trembles When Colbert
Comes Calling

Comic shines rare
(and rarely flattering) light on representatives

May 4, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Members of the House generally toil in obscurity—unless they have the fortune, or misfortune, to run afoul of Stephen Colbert. With his would-be 435-part “Better Know a District” segment, Colbert has become, arguably, the only comedian to make the House of Representatives a major part of his act,... More »

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entertainment • media • House of Representatives • Stephen Colbert

Republicans Think Colbert's Serious: Study

Conservatives actually think comedian is conservative, too

Apr 28, 09 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Geez, why do Republicans keep letting Stephen Colbert interview them?” some Ohio State researchers might have the answer: They don’t realize he’s making fun of them. According to a new study, conservatives “were more likely to report that Colbert... More »

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satire • study • conservative • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 LiLo, Sam Back to 'Complicated' 

Plus, Pam Anderson is broke, and more

Apr 24, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Looks as though Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan are on again—sort of. Ronson updated her Facebook status to “it’s complicated,” Us reports, while Perez Hilton adds LiLo spent a good chunk of yesterday at Sam’s house. Elsewhere:
  • Poor Pamela Anderson “doesn't even have
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Courtney Love • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • Stephen Colbert • Pamela Anderson • Spencer Pratt • Samantha Ronson • Dane Cook • Heidi Montag

 Colbert Fights 'Gay Storm' 


Apr 17, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert has taken up the cause against gay marriage, the Huffington Post reports. A recent web ad from the National Organization for Marriage—which apparently was serious—featured a “rainbow coalition” of actors solemnly declaring, “A storm is coming.” That, and New York's move toward legalizing... More »

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television • gay marriage • satire • humor • Stephen Colbert • National Organization for Marriage

 NASA Names Treadmill 
 After Colbert 

NASA declines to name new nodule after vote-winning Colbert Report host

Apr 15, 09 1:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steven Colbert missed out on getting the new International Space Station node named after him despite winning a non-binding vote, Space.com reports. NASA decided to call the node Tranquility in honor of Apollo 11's touchdown site 40 years ago, and to console the TV host by naming an astronaut... More »

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NASA • Apollo • International Space Station • space travel • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report

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