Hubster Tay has sent us this wonderful “Taping ReporT” of their trip to the July 18th, 2013 taping of “The Colbert Report”.
Hey Hubsters! I’ve always loved reading the taping reports so here’s mine from the hysterical July 18th show (and the day Stephen Colbert called me “sweetheart” and “honey”). I was going up to NYC on Thursday morning to look at business schools and realized that after my appointment at 1PM, I would have about 6 hours until my friends were meeting me in the city for the rest of the weekend. I’d never been to a taping of ‘The Colbert Report’ by myself, but knew I couldn’t resist a chance to see Stephen again. So during the nearly 3 hour train ride I just kept obsessively refreshing the website and looking at the twitter page until they released extra tickets for that day. I was actually really surprised at how easy it was to get tickets since I normally reserve mine months in advance, but I got lucky.
I finished my appointment in the city around 3PM and then raced over to the studio. When I go with my friends, we normally get to the show super early because I’m too excited to do anything else that day so we just hang out and have a nerdy dance party in front of the studio. But this time I was like 15th in line. It was super hot that day so the interns brought us popsicles while we waited in the heat and the guy who checked us in was super cute
The rest of the process was pretty standard. They let us in the studio where we watched the ‘Best of The Colbert Report’ on the two TVs. The only interesting thing was that the security guards asked for the ticket numbers of guests who were acting enthusiastic (i.e. taking lots of pictures…) and then, when they let people into the studio, those people were put in the front row. So be super enthusiastic and there’s a good chance they’ll put you in the front row!
I was super lucky and they put me in the front row to the very left of the stage since I was by myself. I knew from past experiences that Stephen would likely miss me when he went around to high-five the front row, but it’s still an awesome seat. I’ve been seated there before, and I always preferred it to the one-time I was in the center of the front row because the cameras were almost always blocking my view. There was a new stand-up comedian who was funny and made the usual small talk with the audience, and then … Stephen!
He had the biggest smile on his face when he came out and ran around the studio! He always has so much energy!!! Here’s what I can remember from the Q&A:
The first question was about whether he was wearing the same tie from the night before, which he sheepishly admitted that it was. But he didn’t mention anything about why.
Then somebody asked him if he could sing the high parts of the Lion Sleeps Tonight (or something like that … it was definitely about singing) and so he tried but his voice kept cracking. It was adorable!
And finally, I got up the courage to ask him a question. I didn’t know what I was going to ask, but I just really wanted to talk to him for a few seconds. So before I chickened out, I raised my hand and he said, “Yes, sweetheart.” He called me sweetheart!!!! Omg omg omg…I totally flipped out! As a recent Northwestern graduate, I then asked, “Would you ever consider growing back the goatee that you had at Northwestern?” And then he laughed and said, “Honey, that wasn’t a goatee, it was a half-beard. And it was all I could grow.” It was short, but it was amazing!!! I still can’t believe I spoke to him! And he called me “sweetheart” and “honey!” I’ve basically been playing the moment in my head nonstop. Also, if you haven’t seen the picture, here is Stephen’s goatee/half-beard: [Link]
I think the only other question was something about ‘Lord of the Rings’, but I didn’t really follow it. Plus I had trouble concentrating after my question.
The taping was a little different from the aired show because Stephen had to catch the train to DC. He said he was filming segments for “Better Know a District” on Friday. Yay!!!
They filmed the segment with Eliot Spitzer first. Nobody in the audience saw it coming! He was standing right next to me before he went on, but I too was distracted by Stephen’s awesomeness. Then they filmed the interview with Jeff Bridges. As some people noticed, the second segment on college sex was actually filmed the night before so Stephen could catch his train, which is why he was wearing the same tie and had the band-aids on.
I was bummed that he had to leave early, because I had wanted to try waiting for him after the show. But it was otherwise another great taping. Stephen is the sweetest, most enthusiastic person. He always leaves me amazed at how someone so talented can also be so kind and sincere.
July 18, 2013: The Taping ReporT!
Hubster Tay has sent us this wonderful “Taping ReporT” of their trip to the July 18th, 2013 taping of “The Colbert Report”.
Hey Hubsters! I’ve always loved reading the taping reports so here’s mine from the hysterical July 18th show (and the day Stephen Colbert called me “sweetheart” and “honey”). I was going up to NYC on Thursday morning to look at business schools and realized that after my appointment at 1PM, I would have about 6 hours until my friends were meeting me in the city for the rest of the weekend. I’d never been to a taping of ‘The Colbert Report’ by myself, but knew I couldn’t resist a chance to see Stephen again. So during the nearly 3 hour train ride I just kept obsessively refreshing the website and looking at the twitter page until they released extra tickets for that day. I was actually really surprised at how easy it was to get tickets since I normally reserve mine months in advance, but I got lucky.
I finished my appointment in the city around 3PM and then raced over to the studio. When I go with my friends, we normally get to the show super early because I’m too excited to do anything else that day so we just hang out and have a nerdy dance party in front of the studio. But this time I was like 15th in line. It was super hot that day so the interns brought us popsicles while we waited in the heat and the guy who checked us in was super cute
The rest of the process was pretty standard. They let us in the studio where we watched the ‘Best of The Colbert Report’ on the two TVs. The only interesting thing was that the security guards asked for the ticket numbers of guests who were acting enthusiastic (i.e. taking lots of pictures…) and then, when they let people into the studio, those people were put in the front row. So be super enthusiastic and there’s a good chance they’ll put you in the front row!
I was super lucky and they put me in the front row to the very left of the stage since I was by myself. I knew from past experiences that Stephen would likely miss me when he went around to high-five the front row, but it’s still an awesome seat. I’ve been seated there before, and I always preferred it to the one-time I was in the center of the front row because the cameras were almost always blocking my view. There was a new stand-up comedian who was funny and made the usual small talk with the audience, and then … Stephen!
He had the biggest smile on his face when he came out and ran around the studio! He always has so much energy!!! Here’s what I can remember from the Q&A:
The first question was about whether he was wearing the same tie from the night before, which he sheepishly admitted that it was. But he didn’t mention anything about why.
Then somebody asked him if he could sing the high parts of the Lion Sleeps Tonight (or something like that … it was definitely about singing) and so he tried but his voice kept cracking. It was adorable!
And finally, I got up the courage to ask him a question. I didn’t know what I was going to ask, but I just really wanted to talk to him for a few seconds. So before I chickened out, I raised my hand and he said, “Yes, sweetheart.” He called me sweetheart!!!! Omg omg omg…I totally flipped out! As a recent Northwestern graduate, I then asked, “Would you ever consider growing back the goatee that you had at Northwestern?” And then he laughed and said, “Honey, that wasn’t a goatee, it was a half-beard. And it was all I could grow.” It was short, but it was amazing!!! I still can’t believe I spoke to him! And he called me “sweetheart” and “honey!” I’ve basically been playing the moment in my head nonstop. Also, if you haven’t seen the picture, here is Stephen’s goatee/half-beard: [Link]
I think the only other question was something about ‘Lord of the Rings’, but I didn’t really follow it. Plus I had trouble concentrating after my question.
The taping was a little different from the aired show because Stephen had to catch the train to DC. He said he was filming segments for “Better Know a District” on Friday. Yay!!!
They filmed the segment with Eliot Spitzer first. Nobody in the audience saw it coming! He was standing right next to me before he went on, but I too was distracted by Stephen’s awesomeness. Then they filmed the interview with Jeff Bridges. As some people noticed, the second segment on college sex was actually filmed the night before so Stephen could catch his train, which is why he was wearing the same tie and had the band-aids on.
I was bummed that he had to leave early, because I had wanted to try waiting for him after the show. But it was otherwise another great taping. Stephen is the sweetest, most enthusiastic person. He always leaves me amazed at how someone so talented can also be so kind and sincere.