Stephen Colbert wrestles his way through a cameo in the pilot episode of Garry Trudeau’s new political comedy series from Amazon, ‘Alpha House’. Friend of the show, Jonathan Alter serves as an executive producer on the series.
(‘The Colbert Report’ is mentioned from 17:00 – 17:20 and Stephen Colbert from 23:00 – 24:00)
The improvised scene was filmed at the end of the February 26th, 2013 taping of ‘The Colbert Report’ featuring Dr. Michio Kaku. For a behind the scenes look at how the scene was improvised, check out this taping report.
Hollywood.com reviews the series pilot:
It’s telling that the best moments in Alpha House, the new political comedy series from Amazon — yes, that Amazon, the one where you buy your desk fans and Six Feet Under series on DVD and is now following Netflix’s lead and producing their own original content — was a result of stunt casting.
Cameos from Bill Murray (who did not appear on their other Amazon original series Zombieland, for the record) and Stephen Colbert which bookended the series’ premiere episode were really the only things that made this half-hour comedy worthwhile. Colbert played himself, while Murray stole the whole thing as a disgraced politician who slept in and forgot he was turning himself in. Only Bill F**kin’ Murray can shave, brush his teeth, weep, and curse the heavens at the same time.”
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Stephen Colbert Cameos in 'Alpha House'
Stephen Colbert wrestles his way through a cameo in the pilot episode of Garry Trudeau’s new political comedy series from Amazon, ‘Alpha House’. Friend of the show, Jonathan Alter serves as an executive producer on the series.
(‘The Colbert Report’ is mentioned from 17:00 – 17:20 and Stephen Colbert from 23:00 – 24:00)
The improvised scene was filmed at the end of the February 26th, 2013 taping of ‘The Colbert Report’ featuring Dr. Michio Kaku. For a behind the scenes look at how the scene was improvised, check out this taping report.
(Thanks to StephenSmile64 for the Tip!)