‘The Hollywood Reporter‘ is releasing a special ‘Saturday Night Live’ themed magazine edition ahead of the shows 40th Anniversary Special which is set to air on February 15th, 2015. The magazine features a reflective interview with the show’s creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels, in which he talks about some of the major performers who auditioned for the show but were turned down.
Even the best guts in the business can miss. Whom did you overlook that you kicked yourself over later?
Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell auditioned. There were lots of people who you’d see how brilliant they were, but you knew on some level that it wasn’t going to work. Lisa Kudrow gave a brilliant audition, but it was at the time when it was Jan Hooks and Nora [Dunn]. I wasn’t at the Jim Carrey audition, but somebody who was there said, “I don’t think Lorne would like it,” and they were probably wrong, but it doesn’t matter. Or maybe they were right — who knows? No one gets it all right.
Full Interview: ‘The Hollywood Reporter‘
What do you think Hubsters. Would you have liked to have seen Stephen Colbert as a ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member? Do you think he would make a good guest host? Or are you struggling to comprehend what life would be like if ‘The Colbert Report’ did not exist?
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 new humour pieces from Frank Lesser, interviews and a new comedy album from Kevin Bartini, interviews with Al Madrigal and Larry Wilmore, award wins for Jon Stewart and Rob Dubbin, Pete Dominick and Neil deGrasse Tyson launch new talk shows, and The Second City have written a new book.
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The fine folks at Second City have decided to help soothe us from Colbert withdrawal by releasing footage of Stephen’s last night at the theatre on May 22, 1994. Introduced by Steve Carell, who effusively praised Stephen’s work and said “I think he’s put up some of the best scenes done here…he’s an exceptional improvisor with an exceptional reference level.” (“And he has funny ears!” yelled Amy Sedaris, helpfully, from off-stage.) Stephen, joined by Paul Dinello on guitar, and other notable troupe members such as Mitch Rouse and David Razowksy were on hand to perform songs from various revues during Stephen’s tenure.
I really want to hear the whole “Fish Tank” song. They put a lot of feeling into that one. After the jump there is another great SC video for us to “look back” on.
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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 Amy Sedaris and Larry Wilmore, film news from Steve Carell, David Sedaris’ 2015 book tour schedule, a Christmas play from Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort, and new literature from Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan and Frank Lesser.
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‘The Hollywood Reporter‘ has posted a fantastic event recap from ‘A Conversation With Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell’ held on Friday November 21st, 2014 at NJAPC, benefiting the Montclair Film Festival.
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Official event photos from the Montclair Film Festival fundraiser, “A Conversation With Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell” held on Friday, November 21 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, New Jersey.
The complete set of event photos can be found on the Montclair Film Festivals flickr page.
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Welcome to Better Know a Guest, your weekly guide to the wonderful and diverse array of personalities appearing on ‘The Colbert Report’ and ‘The Daily Show’ each week.
Hello, Colbert News Hub! This is set to be a very entertaining week of shows. As news goes here in America, we are finally getting over the midterms and it has been a surprisingly quiet week. My favorite bits of news this week have been science news – the Food and Drug administration has approved the first genetically modified potato for public consumption, and researchers in North Carolina have attached electronic backpacks to roaches to control their movements so that they can find people calling for help after natural disasters.
Stephen’s guests this week are a talk show host, a fashion designer, a mathematician, and an actress. Jon’s are a musician, an illustrator, a UN ambassador, two actors, and a journalist. Let us know who you’re excited to hear from this week, and what stories you hope to see covered!
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Former Daily Show colleagues Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell are set to reunite onstage for the Montclair Film Festival’s annual celebrity fundraiser.
The two comedians will participate in an in-depth conversation and present rarely seen highlights of their work together at an event to benefit the New Jersey film festival.
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The event is scheduled for Friday, November 21 at 8PM at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in downtown Newark. Tickets range from $59.50 to $250 and go on sale Friday, October 3 at 10AM for the general public. Members only tickets go on sale Tuesday September 30th through to Thursday October 2nd, 2014.
Full Article: The Hollywood Reporter.
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‘The Hollywood Reporter‘ is releasing a special ‘Saturday Night Live’ themed magazine edition ahead of the shows 40th Anniversary Special which is set to air on February 15th, 2015. The magazine features a reflective interview with the show’s creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels, in which he talks about some of the major performers who auditioned for the show but were turned down.
What do you think Hubsters. Would you have liked to have seen Stephen Colbert as a ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member? Do you think he would make a good guest host? Or are you struggling to comprehend what life would be like if ‘The Colbert Report’ did not exist?
In this month’s catch up we have new humour pieces from Frank Lesser, interviews and a new comedy album from Kevin Bartini, interviews with Al Madrigal and Larry Wilmore, award wins for Jon Stewart and Rob Dubbin, Pete Dominick and Neil deGrasse Tyson launch new talk shows, and The Second City have written a new book.
Continue reading
I really want to hear the whole “Fish Tank” song. They put a lot of feeling into that one. After the jump there is another great SC video for us to “look back” on.
Continue reading
In this month’s catch up we have interviews with Amy Sedaris and Larry Wilmore, film news from Steve Carell, David Sedaris’ 2015 book tour schedule, a Christmas play from Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort, and new literature from Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan and Frank Lesser.
Continue reading
‘The Hollywood Reporter‘ has posted a fantastic event recap from ‘A Conversation With Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell’ held on Friday November 21st, 2014 at NJAPC, benefiting the Montclair Film Festival.
Continue reading
The complete set of event photos can be found on the Montclair Film Festivals flickr page.
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Hello, Colbert News Hub! This is set to be a very entertaining week of shows. As news goes here in America, we are finally getting over the midterms and it has been a surprisingly quiet week. My favorite bits of news this week have been science news – the Food and Drug administration has approved the first genetically modified potato for public consumption, and researchers in North Carolina have attached electronic backpacks to roaches to control their movements so that they can find people calling for help after natural disasters.
Stephen’s guests this week are a talk show host, a fashion designer, a mathematician, and an actress. Jon’s are a musician, an illustrator, a UN ambassador, two actors, and a journalist. Let us know who you’re excited to hear from this week, and what stories you hope to see covered!
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