You may recall in the last the site update that in addition to catching up with all of the content we were unable to post while the site was down, I also promised that a very special taping report was on it’s way. Well without further ado, here is my taping report from October 8th, 2014.
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December 30, 2014 Katt 2 comments
From the Healing Improv Facebook Page:
Yesterday Healing Improv received an unexpected surprise in the mail from “The Stephen Colbert Americone Dream Fund” of Coastal Community Foundation. It was a grant for $10K to further our mission of bringing Comedy Improv Grief Workshops to people struggling with grief. It was completely unexpected, and an amazing end of year surprise. If you would like to join Mr. Colbert in supporting Healing Improv and benefit from an end of year tax break, you can make a donation through Pay Pal here and they will match an additional 1% of all donations made through December 31st, 2014.
Stephen Colbert Gives Big Boost to Grand Rapids’ Healing Improv Group
A tiny nonprofit group that brings laughter to grieving people was stunned to receive a $10,000 grant Stephen Colbert, the satirist and comedian who created “The Colbert Report.”
“It came out of no place,” said Bart Sumner, an actor and writer who formed Healing Improv in 2012. When his wife called to tell him the news, he said, “I nearly drove off Ada Drive. It absolutely blew me away.”
Healing Improv runs comedy improv workshops that aim to relieve stress, provide emotional connections and laughter for people who are grieving. Sumner created the organization after his 10-year-old son, David, died in 2009. He realized that performing and teaching helped him survive that devastating loss.
“Laughter and tears are right next to each other in the emotional scale,” Sumner said.
The group operates on a small scale. The workshops are free. Sumner donates his time. It has raised about $4,000 in the past 18 months to cover some travel expenses and rental space.
The $10,000 grant makes a big difference for the group, Sumner said. It will help pay for advertising to reach more participants and more travel costs to partner with groups requesting workshops.
“This will really allow us to spread our net out and help people all over the place,” Sumner said.
Max Werner, a member of Colbert’s writing staff, is familiar with Healing Improv – and Sumner said he is the one who recommended the West Michigan group for the grant.
Full Article: Mlive.com
December 30, 2014 Katt 2 comments
Stephen Colbert made his CBS debut last night as host of the 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. While Stephens role was largely to open and close the show, he did briefly appear on stage with David Letterman, who was on hand to and to introduce Tom Hanks, as the pair made a fleeting reference to upcoming transition which will take place on the “Late Show” in 2015.
December 29, 2014 llama 4 comments
This was my sixth time going to see the show and by far the most emotional and the most eagerly anticipated. I was so anxious about it that I actually have two reporTs to…um…reporT.
My BONUS Special Taping report: December 16, 2014.
When we got to the studio, they announced that they weren’t going to be able to use the studio due to some sort of emergency that they didn’t get into. They bussed us over to another place, a classroom at a college. They had to cancel the musical guest due to the change and they did a round table panel discussion instead and were going to have a bunch of pundit-types for guests. They only let ticket holders in; no guests of ticket holders and no standby.
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December 29, 2014 Katt 2 comments
Allison Silverman, former executive producer and first head writer of ‘The Colbert Report’ , has written a fanastic article for Vulture. Working on the early years of the show from 2005 – 2009, Allison details the very first episode and how it evolved over its initial eight week run, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and Stephens commitment and willingness to try new things, and the difficulties of working out the shows point of view and how to communicate it through the character whilst maneuvering the ambiguous line between the Real Stephen and the character “Stephen”.
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December 28, 2014 Katt One comment
Following the final episode of ‘The Colbert Report’, the National Portrait Gallery announced that Stephen Colbert’s portrait, which hung above the fire place on the set of ‘The Colbert Report’, will return to “occupy prime placement in the museum’s ‘historic alcove’ — just above the water fountains between the men’s and women’s restrooms on the second floor.”
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December 28, 2014 Katt 5 comments
Wonderful Pistachios ‘Colbert Super Bowl‘ commercial has been named the funniest commercial of 2014 at the annual ‘Funniest Commercials of the Year‘ awards hosted by comedian Gabriel Iglesias on SpikeTV.
The annual special aired on Thursday, December 18th and featured commercials from both America and around the world, many of which being shown for the first time on American television.
December 27, 2014 Katt One comment
Andrew Young stands barely visible behind General Ray Odierno.
An iconic Atlantan was just behind Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, crooning “We’ll Meet Again” on the series finale of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central Thursday night. Despite a busy schedule, former Atlanta mayor and United Nations ambassador Andrew Young says he didn’t hesitate for a moment about participating in the faux conservative news anchor’s finale. “Being there last night was part of what I call the Colbert phenomenon,” Young told me Friday morning during a phone call as he flew back from New York City. “He helped young people deal with the complexities and anxieties and threats of the world. He was poking fun of the most threatening issues of our time.”
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December 31, 2014 Katt 16 comments
You may recall in the last the site update that in addition to catching up with all of the content we were unable to post while the site was down, I also promised that a very special taping report was on it’s way. Well without further ado, here is my taping report from October 8th, 2014.
Read more
December 30, 2014 Katt 2 comments
From the Healing Improv Facebook Page:
December 30, 2014 Katt 2 comments
Stephen Colbert made his CBS debut last night as host of the 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. While Stephens role was largely to open and close the show, he did briefly appear on stage with David Letterman, who was on hand to and to introduce Tom Hanks, as the pair made a fleeting reference to upcoming transition which will take place on the “Late Show” in 2015.
December 29, 2014 llama 4 comments
This was my sixth time going to see the show and by far the most emotional and the most eagerly anticipated. I was so anxious about it that I actually have two reporTs to…um…reporT.
My BONUS Special Taping report: December 16, 2014.
When we got to the studio, they announced that they weren’t going to be able to use the studio due to some sort of emergency that they didn’t get into. They bussed us over to another place, a classroom at a college. They had to cancel the musical guest due to the change and they did a round table panel discussion instead and were going to have a bunch of pundit-types for guests. They only let ticket holders in; no guests of ticket holders and no standby.
Read more
December 29, 2014 Katt 2 comments
Allison Silverman, former executive producer and first head writer of ‘The Colbert Report’ , has written a fanastic article for Vulture. Working on the early years of the show from 2005 – 2009, Allison details the very first episode and how it evolved over its initial eight week run, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and Stephens commitment and willingness to try new things, and the difficulties of working out the shows point of view and how to communicate it through the character whilst maneuvering the ambiguous line between the Real Stephen and the character “Stephen”.
Read more
December 28, 2014 Katt One comment
Following the final episode of ‘The Colbert Report’, the National Portrait Gallery announced that Stephen Colbert’s portrait, which hung above the fire place on the set of ‘The Colbert Report’, will return to “occupy prime placement in the museum’s ‘historic alcove’ — just above the water fountains between the men’s and women’s restrooms on the second floor.”
Read more
December 28, 2014 Katt 5 comments
Wonderful Pistachios ‘Colbert Super Bowl‘ commercial has been named the funniest commercial of 2014 at the annual ‘Funniest Commercials of the Year‘ awards hosted by comedian Gabriel Iglesias on SpikeTV.
The annual special aired on Thursday, December 18th and featured commercials from both America and around the world, many of which being shown for the first time on American television.
December 27, 2014 Katt One comment
Andrew Young stands barely visible behind General Ray Odierno.
A comprehensive Colbert-centric fan site and community bringing you the latest news and updates on Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, including episode guides, breaking news, event coverage, exclusive interviews and contests, and a whole host of other fan favourites.
** Please help support the maintenance and upkeep of our site **