Sad days ahead, readers! It’s being reported that Jon Stewart is leaving his ever so beloved spot on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. As an incredible force for not only the network but also the viewers of America – largely because many younger people get their news from people such as Stewart, John Oliver and the once upon a time Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert – Stewart made the announcement of his upcoming retirement during last night’s episode with guest David Axelrod. News of Stewart’s leaving after a whopping 17 years of employment comes just a couple of months after Colbert left his Report for David Letterman’s Late Show seat as well as Larry Wilmore’s premiere for The Nightly Show. Read More »
As sad as it is, we all knew it was coming. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stephen Colbert’s last Colbert Report episode will be Thursday, Dec. 18 before heading off to take over the Late Show with David Letterman in 2015. Read More »
Comedian Wyatt Cenac recently stopped by HuffPost Live to discuss his newest Netflix comedy special, Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn. Once sitting down, however, he was asked about his opinions on Stephen Colbert taking over the Late Show spot, and drifted off into an interesting story about getting into a physical altercation with former Saturday Night Live player, Norm MacDonald. Read More »
After being caught on camera shouting a homophobic slur at a paparazzo, 22 Jump Street star Jonah Hill spent most of his interviews to promote the release of new comedy with Channing Tatum to apologize for his comments. So when he appeared on The Colbert Report last night, we expected the same apology, but host Stephen Colbert wanted a much different apology from Hill. Read More »
Stephen Colbert took The Huntington Post to task last night in a hilarious, and some could say epic segment. Read More »
Last night on Comedy Central's hour-long special of "The Colbert Report," music legend Paul McCartney joined host Stephen Colbert for interviews and performances. The former Beatle performed a number of hits including "Birthday," "Lady Madonna" and "Listen to What the Man Said." This special opened with a funny segment entitled "Stephen Colbert's Tribute to Having Paul McCartney on His Show, Featuring Paul McCartney, With Special Guest Stephen Colbert." Clearly this was a sign for a highly enjoyable episode of the "Colbert Report." Read More »
Next week, Paul McCartney will be taking a short break from his “Out There” tour to stop by Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” for a special hour-long episode. This is the second time the usually 30-minute long show will increase it’s allotted time for special music episode, the first time was once in 2011 for Radiohead. So on Wednesday June 12 from 11:30 pm to 12:30 am (ET/PT), you can enjoy an interview with McCartney as well as performances of his current tour’s roster of songs. Read More »
On last night's episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen dedicated the whole show to The Great Gatsby. Turning his show into a book club-type episode, Stephen decided to take on The Great Gatsby. The episode involved interviews with the film's director Baz Luhrmann and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan. What we quickly learned at the start of the show is that Stephen did not come prepared for his discussion of The Great Gatsby. Read More »