Six Degrees – May Catch Up | Colbert News Hub

Welcome to the ‘Six Degrees Catch Up Edition’ featuring all the latest happenings and goings on in the world of ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Colbert Report’ staff and ‘Friends of the Show’.

In this month’s catch up we have interviews with Allison Silverman, Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, Aasif Mandvi, David Sedaris and Steve Carell Felonious Gru. Steve and Nancy Carell are developing a new comedy series for TBS, Garry Trudeau and Jonathan Alter’s ‘Alpha House’ gets the green light, and John Oliver discusses his plans for ‘The Daily Show’, as well as all the latest news on Jon Stewart’s ‘Rosewater’.

The Colbert Report

  • Allison Silverman cameo-ed in the finale episode of ‘The Office’
  • Allison Silverman was recently a guest on ‘Employee of the Month’
  • Rob Dubbin talks about the video game ‘Faraway’ in The New Yorker.
  • Trevor Potter discusses the need for voter reform in ‘The Atlantic’.

The Daily Show

  • It is being reported that Jon Stewart has cast Gael Garcia Bernal as the lead in ‘Rosewater’.
  • Aasif Mandvi talks to Salon about the script of ‘Rosewater’ and John Oliver’s upcoming stint as host of ‘The Daily Show’.
  • John Oliver is featured in the video for GQ’s Comedy Issue, in which he discusses his plan to get Queen Elizabeth II as a guest on the show [Part 1], [Part 2] and [Part 3].

Friends of the Show

  • David Sedaris was recently a guest on ‘The Leonard Lopate Show’ where he spoke about writing about his family, living abroad, and keeping a diary.
  • David Sedaris has a new humour piece in The New Yorker. ‘Company Man’ discusses David’s middle age joy of finally owning a guest bedroom, and the antics of his many house guests.
  • Garry Trudeau and Jonathan Alter’s political comedy ‘Alpha House’ has been given a green light by Amazon to begin production on a full series.
  • Neil Patrick Harris has been announced as the host of the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. The awards will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, September 22nd.
  • Steve Carell was recently a guest on the ‘Nerdist’ podcast where he spoke fondly of his time working with Stephen Colbert.
  • Steve and Nancy Carell are developing a new comedy show for TBS.

    Tribeca (working title) is a comedy anchored by heroine Angie Tribeca, a 10-year veteran of the LAPD’s elite RHCU (Really Heinous Crimes Unit). The show explores an eccentric but brilliant group of people who investigate crime, reveal way too much personal information about themselves and refuse to rest until justice has been served. These dedicated men and women are more than counter-intuitive; they are non-intuitive.