Stephen and TCR staff clinch Best Emmy wins this year, cementing the show’s stature as one of the edgiest truthiness-pushers on TV.
After a fantastic fall season capped by big Emmys wins, only one thing could be better: The Colbert Report celebrating another birthday on October 17th, proving that it is still not only continuously innovative and boundary-pushing, but durable as well. We here, the dedicated fan-bloggers of Colbert News Hub, would like to wish Stephen and all TCR staff a truly happy anniversary. Tonight, Stephen is charming the elites at the 68th annual Alfred E. Smith dinner, undoubtedly to very successful lengths. Allow us here at the Hub to take some time to appreciate a show that continues to bring truthiness to newer and more dazzling heights.
After the jump we are going to review some of this past year’s great moments, and ask you to do the same.
It could not have been forecasted by anyone that The Colbert Report would win both Emmys for “Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series” and “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series” this year. All of us Hubsters filled up our popcorn bowls and planned on spending a quiet evening watching the 2013 Emmys telecast in silent mourning, with our other favorite program The Daily Show capturing an eleventh Emmy win in Best Variety. Seemingly the most shocked person to actually win was Stephen, who graciously thanked his friend, lead-in, and mentor Jon Stewart, his family, and the entirety of his staff.
(Does watching that clip ever get old? No, it doesn’t.)
The month preceding the Emmy sweep, Stephen had a pretty public skirmish with his sister network MTV when the reclusive musical duo Daft Punk decided to pull out its highly anticipated appearance the Report, citing its obligations to honor an agreement to appear exclusively on the 2013 VMAs. (A story brought to you first by CNH!) Although the Daft Punk-ers didn’t show, Stephen managed to make some lemonade out of the Daft lemons – particularly note-worthy was an all-star jam to “Get Lucky”:
Stephen offered some great insidery info on the whole debacle here.
In more recent times, our fearless host officiated the Report’s first ever “Shutdown Wedding”:
Notable was Audra McDonald’s operatic version of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding.”
Stephen introduced the Nation to one of his musical heroes, folk/country singer John Prine. He joined Prine to sing the beautiful “Paradise”:
This year’s latest edition of People Who Are Destroying America featured a civil rights-minded gay mayor from a small town in Kentucky, and won TCR heaps of praise for being the “Best Segment on The Colbert Report Ever”:
Stephen also took a rare step out of character to honor one of the most influential people in his life, his mother, Lorna Colbert, who sadly passed away in June. The tribute inspired long time viewers and newbies alike, with over 500,000 views on colbertnation.com, and countless media outlets praising his heartfelt remarks. Check it out:
The month of June was also bittersweet in that the Report featured an hour-long special with one of Stephen’s idols, Sir Paul McCartney. It was startling to see Sir Paul finally appear on the Report given Stephen’s self-confessed uber-fandom. His interview with McCartney was intelligent, funny, and fan-loving:
May premiered a first edition of the c’Olbert Book Club jammed packed with talent, with Stephen doing his best Jay Gatsby impersonation, and by taking a trippy ride with Carey Mulligan on the “Reading Rainbow.” The episode provided a good balance of exploring the novel’s darker underpinnings while cleverly promoting the new film as well:
Stephen also reacted with dismay to his sister Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s loss to former Governor Mark Sanford in her first attempt at South Carolina’s First Congressional District race. Throughout her campaign, Stephen was restrained in his coverage of the race on air, but was active behind the scenes, participating in many campaign benefits to help raise money for his big sister.
In his grief over the loss, Stephen even tried to pretend he was no longer from South Carolina, but he ultimately demonstrated that his heart will always stay true to its mustard-based-barbecue-infused roots:
Big names appeared on the Report in February, particularly when for the first time a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, made an appearance in the studio:
Also cool when TCR had its youngest guest ever, hip fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson:
Music once again featured prominently throughout the past year, with guests like The Lumineers, Sheryl Crow, Metallica, Macklemore & Lewis, and The Postal Service, just to name a few, making the studio hum beautifully to an eclectic (and pretty hip) musical palette. Stephen has also been taking his time in his featured musical guest’s web exclusives with hilariously long, rambling introductions. A bit of a sea change for our ever precise host. 2012 was concluded by a beautiful rendition of “Happy X-mas (War is Over):
We look forward to this year ending in another great year of holiday/musical cheer. Certainly, Colbert News Hub will have more of a recap of the year’s political/satirical content when 2013 bids adieu. In the meantime, let’s toast another great year to The Colbert Report – some ups and downs in 2013, but ultimately Stephen and the Report staff have proven that not only is TCR tops in its field, but its realm of influence continues to grow.
What have been some of your favorite moments from this past year? Do share in the comments, as we clink our imaginary champagne glasses to the show.
Happy 8th Anniversary to 'The Colbert Report'
Stephen and TCR staff clinch Best Emmy wins this year, cementing the show’s stature as one of the edgiest truthiness-pushers on TV.
After a fantastic fall season capped by big Emmys wins, only one thing could be better: The Colbert Report celebrating another birthday on October 17th, proving that it is still not only continuously innovative and boundary-pushing, but durable as well. We here, the dedicated fan-bloggers of Colbert News Hub, would like to wish Stephen and all TCR staff a truly happy anniversary. Tonight, Stephen is charming the elites at the 68th annual Alfred E. Smith dinner, undoubtedly to very successful lengths. Allow us here at the Hub to take some time to appreciate a show that continues to bring truthiness to newer and more dazzling heights.
After the jump we are going to review some of this past year’s great moments, and ask you to do the same.
It could not have been forecasted by anyone that The Colbert Report would win both Emmys for “Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series” and “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series” this year. All of us Hubsters filled up our popcorn bowls and planned on spending a quiet evening watching the 2013 Emmys telecast in silent mourning, with our other favorite program The Daily Show capturing an eleventh Emmy win in Best Variety. Seemingly the most shocked person to actually win was Stephen, who graciously thanked his friend, lead-in, and mentor Jon Stewart, his family, and the entirety of his staff.
(Does watching that clip ever get old? No, it doesn’t.)
The month preceding the Emmy sweep, Stephen had a pretty public skirmish with his sister network MTV when the reclusive musical duo Daft Punk decided to pull out its highly anticipated appearance the Report, citing its obligations to honor an agreement to appear exclusively on the 2013 VMAs. (A story brought to you first by CNH!) Although the Daft Punk-ers didn’t show, Stephen managed to make some lemonade out of the Daft lemons – particularly note-worthy was an all-star jam to “Get Lucky”:
Stephen offered some great insidery info on the whole debacle here.
In more recent times, our fearless host officiated the Report’s first ever “Shutdown Wedding”:
Notable was Audra McDonald’s operatic version of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding.”
Stephen introduced the Nation to one of his musical heroes, folk/country singer John Prine. He joined Prine to sing the beautiful “Paradise”:
This year’s latest edition of People Who Are Destroying America featured a civil rights-minded gay mayor from a small town in Kentucky, and won TCR heaps of praise for being the “Best Segment on The Colbert Report Ever”:
Stephen also took a rare step out of character to honor one of the most influential people in his life, his mother, Lorna Colbert, who sadly passed away in June. The tribute inspired long time viewers and newbies alike, with over 500,000 views on colbertnation.com, and countless media outlets praising his heartfelt remarks. Check it out:
The month of June was also bittersweet in that the Report featured an hour-long special with one of Stephen’s idols, Sir Paul McCartney. It was startling to see Sir Paul finally appear on the Report given Stephen’s self-confessed uber-fandom. His interview with McCartney was intelligent, funny, and fan-loving:
May premiered a first edition of the c’Olbert Book Club jammed packed with talent, with Stephen doing his best Jay Gatsby impersonation, and by taking a trippy ride with Carey Mulligan on the “Reading Rainbow.” The episode provided a good balance of exploring the novel’s darker underpinnings while cleverly promoting the new film as well:
Stephen also reacted with dismay to his sister Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s loss to former Governor Mark Sanford in her first attempt at South Carolina’s First Congressional District race. Throughout her campaign, Stephen was restrained in his coverage of the race on air, but was active behind the scenes, participating in many campaign benefits to help raise money for his big sister.
In his grief over the loss, Stephen even tried to pretend he was no longer from South Carolina, but he ultimately demonstrated that his heart will always stay true to its mustard-based-barbecue-infused roots:
Big names appeared on the Report in February, particularly when for the first time a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, made an appearance in the studio:
Also cool when TCR had its youngest guest ever, hip fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson:
Music once again featured prominently throughout the past year, with guests like The Lumineers, Sheryl Crow, Metallica, Macklemore & Lewis, and The Postal Service, just to name a few, making the studio hum beautifully to an eclectic (and pretty hip) musical palette. Stephen has also been taking his time in his featured musical guest’s web exclusives with hilariously long, rambling introductions. A bit of a sea change for our ever precise host. 2012 was concluded by a beautiful rendition of “Happy X-mas (War is Over):
We look forward to this year ending in another great year of holiday/musical cheer. Certainly, Colbert News Hub will have more of a recap of the year’s political/satirical content when 2013 bids adieu. In the meantime, let’s toast another great year to The Colbert Report – some ups and downs in 2013, but ultimately Stephen and the Report staff have proven that not only is TCR tops in its field, but its realm of influence continues to grow.
What have been some of your favorite moments from this past year? Do share in the comments, as we clink our imaginary champagne glasses to the show.