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Stephen Colbert As Keith Olbermann
In this video the real Stephen Colbert pretends to be the conservative Stephen Colbert pretending to be Keith Olbermann. So meta.
Lighting Up
The Festival of Lights kicks off its 2,170th edition tonight. But if you can’t wait until sundown to start the festivities, pregame with this collection of the best Chanukah moments from The Daily Show. Because who better to get you pumped for 8 crazy nights than Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert?
The Truth Behind the Glenn Beck and Stewart/Colbert Rallies
Fox News mascot Glenn Beck is still claiming his “Restoring Honor” rally held at the National Mall on August 28th was much better attended than Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear” held there this past weekend.
If that’s true, it’s amazing how much thinner Beck’s attendees were. And how agile, since they must have been standing on each other’s shoulders to pack in so tight. Here is official aerial photography showing the two respective crowds:
A Rally Good Time
by shap on October 31, 2010. [Humor Pieces,Newsworthy,Shows,Smack,Stand Up,TV,Web Shorts]
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Keep Fear Alive was a blast, even if it was more difficult to move around than Joan Rivers’ facial muscles. The National Mall was already packed by early Saturday morning, and anyone arriving after 11am couldn’t see the stage.
Despite the stated goal of curbing insanity, at the rally itself, there seemed to be plenty of sanity to go around. Aside from one small, very far-from-Kentucky group of Rand Paul supporters (who were laughing in spite of themselves), there were very few displays of partisan politics or discord. More than anything, it was just an extremely entertaining comedy event. And a way for Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert to prove that, stoners or not, their fans are more motivated than Glenn Beck’s. According to CBS, their rally drew 215,00 to Beck’s 78,000. And that alone is a great start on the road back to sanity. (Click through for videos & a transcript of Jon Stewart’s speech)
Best Moments From “Night of Too Many Stars”
Autism benefit Night of Too Many Stars, which aired on Comedy Central last week, raised crazy money for autism education. The take included the $2000 a woman payed for Chris Rock to curse out her ex and the $10,0000 Naomi Watts payed for Steve Carell to help her have an orgasm on stage.
According to my sources, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog also gave Penn Gillette an orgasm, but that was in the dressing room.
Here are some of the highlights from the show:
Ricky Gervais touts his own charity work.
Tina Fey’s Swimsuit Calendar
Steve Carell & Stephen Colbert sing a Sully tribute.
Minori-Tea Party
Tea Partiers are all about hating on “scary minorities.” But let’s be honest: if the “scary minorities” suddenly disappeared, where would the Tea Party be?
They’d be Wile E. Coyote without the Road Runner. Sad, confused, and not very entertaining on TV. Kind of like Mitt Romney.
Here’s Stephen Colbert with more…
Mr. Colbert Goes To Washington
On Friday, Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, testified before Congress about stuff that’s, like, for serious. What’s next, Stuart Smalley running for Senate? Here is a video and some highlights from Mr. Colbert’s “set” before Congress…
Daily Showdown
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert announce dueling rallies in Washington D.C.
It’s “Rally To Restore Sanity” versus “March To Keep Fear Alive.”
Can you handle the Truthiness?
Libertea
Tea Party candidates slaughtered the Republican establishment Tuesday night, winning races in Delaware, New York and New Hampshire. But will they have time to run against their Democratic opponents when they’re so busy trying to out-crazy each other?
Mean Cuisine
Before the Emmy-winning The Colbert Report, before the Emmy-winning The Office, before even the Emmy-winning (and Canadian Comedy Awards award-winning) The Daily Show, comedy icons Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell appeared together in this sketch. Whether it’s a commentary on people working jobs that aren’t a good fit or on the disgustingness of food (which is pretty gross when you think about it), we’ll leave that for the academics to decide.
