When news stories fall through the cracks, we here at Colbert News Hub find them for a post we call, In The Press.
October’s “In the Press” features Northwestern University’s pride for their late night alumni, media figures showing their love to Stephen, and hearty mentions of, as Stephen put it recently, “Jon Daily and The Zoo Crew” (aka Jon Stewart and The Daily Show.)
Be sure to stay tuned to our upcoming ITP posts as the show nears its conclusion, and the media weighs in. If a story grabs your attention, let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Stephen Colbert
- Wildcats Take Late Night – Northwestern University News
With Stephen becoming the new host of “The Late Show,”this article takes a look at how Northwestern University alumni have become a force in Late Night television.
With Stephen Colbert taking over ‘The Late Show’ and ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers,’ NU’s presence in that select coveted arena is certainly impressive,” Bleich said. “As the topicality and rapid response required by late night calls for someone smart as well as entertaining, we’d be proud to consider that the Northwestern experience contributed to nurturing their success.
Favorite guests: Authors Maurice Sendak, Philip Roth and John Updike; Rosemary Clooney; Jon Stewart; Stephen Colbert; John Oliver.
But “as with any field of the arts, the best usually rise to the top.” Cavett is fond of Fallon, and expresses particular enthusiasm about another late-night fave. “I think that one of the great things to happen in this country is that Stephen Colbert will do a show where we will see all of Stephen Colbert, and not just that character he has so ingeniously managed to stretch out for years.”
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show was trusted by 16% of total respondents and distrusted by 18%. Stewart’s trust level of 16%, which was higher than Sean Hannity’s (12%), Rush Limbaugh’s (12%), and Glenn Beck’s (10%).
See, there was a time in America when Jon Stewart, the host of “The Daily Show,” was for many Americans the most trusted name in news. Not the most trusted name in comedy, but news.
The Daily Show
And so we were playing and Norm, at the time, was trying to quit smoking, so I think he was a little more on edge, but we got into a little scrum over the ball,” he said. “We were both kicking at the ball and I wound up clipping him in the shin. And he got really mad and he tried to throw me across the room. And so then I shoved him off of me and I was like, ‘Get off of me’ and then he shoved me back and we kind of got in a shoving match.
In The Press – October Edition
When news stories fall through the cracks, we here at Colbert News Hub find them for a post we call, In The Press.
October’s “In the Press” features Northwestern University’s pride for their late night alumni, media figures showing their love to Stephen, and hearty mentions of, as Stephen put it recently, “Jon Daily and The Zoo Crew” (aka Jon Stewart and The Daily Show.)
Be sure to stay tuned to our upcoming ITP posts as the show nears its conclusion, and the media weighs in. If a story grabs your attention, let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Stephen Colbert
With Stephen becoming the new host of “The Late Show,”this article takes a look at how Northwestern University alumni have become a force in Late Night television.
With Stephen Colbert taking over ‘The Late Show’ and ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers,’ NU’s presence in that select coveted arena is certainly impressive,” Bleich said. “As the topicality and rapid response required by late night calls for someone smart as well as entertaining, we’d be proud to consider that the Northwestern experience contributed to nurturing their success.
Favorite guests: Authors Maurice Sendak, Philip Roth and John Updike; Rosemary Clooney; Jon Stewart; Stephen Colbert; John Oliver.
But “as with any field of the arts, the best usually rise to the top.” Cavett is fond of Fallon, and expresses particular enthusiasm about another late-night fave. “I think that one of the great things to happen in this country is that Stephen Colbert will do a show where we will see all of Stephen Colbert, and not just that character he has so ingeniously managed to stretch out for years.”
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show was trusted by 16% of total respondents and distrusted by 18%. Stewart’s trust level of 16%, which was higher than Sean Hannity’s (12%), Rush Limbaugh’s (12%), and Glenn Beck’s (10%).
See, there was a time in America when Jon Stewart, the host of “The Daily Show,” was for many Americans the most trusted name in news. Not the most trusted name in comedy, but news.
The Daily Show
And so we were playing and Norm, at the time, was trying to quit smoking, so I think he was a little more on edge, but we got into a little scrum over the ball,” he said. “We were both kicking at the ball and I wound up clipping him in the shin. And he got really mad and he tried to throw me across the room. And so then I shoved him off of me and I was like, ‘Get off of me’ and then he shoved me back and we kind of got in a shoving match.