So by now, you know Stephen Colbert ran an obviously sarcastic clip from Fox News’s Red Eye as an example of right-wing rage at President Obama–“the equivalent of running something from The Onion as a real news story,” host Andy
Faux news man Stephen Colbert served up some faux facts this week. The liberal funnyman’s The Colbert Report on Comedy Central tried to swat at the legend of President Ronald Reagan but used some fuzzy recollections to do so. Here’s
The ratings for the MTV Awards are in, showing a big bump from last year’s extravaganza with 10.1 million viewers. That’s 4 million more than 2012’s numbers–with viewers getting Miley Cyrus and her soft-core porn performance as a result. A
By CHRIS TALBOTT and MESFIN FEKADUAP Music WritersNEW YORKEven if the hotly rumored `N Sync reunion doesn’t happen, the MTV Video Music Awards are already shaping up as Justin Timberlake’s night. The lead nominee–with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis–is up for
Most major comedy institutions, particularly Saturday Night Live, have treated President Barack Obama with reverence, not incisive humor. Jay Leno is that rare exception, with humorists like Stephen Colbert typically leaping to Obama’s defense rather than speaking truth to power.
former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Comedy Centrals “The Colbert Report” with Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert must be drinking deep from the mainstream media well. The host of The Colbert Report played the race card Monday night in discussing the George Zimmerman acquittal, apparently not realizing that the accused was Hispanic. You can’t blame the
Comedy Central host Jon Stewart has been relentless in attacking President Barack Obama for the various scandals currently engulfing the White House. The Daily Show host is a committed liberal, but he’s been honest enough to comically savage his own
Stephen Colbert revealed himself to be a hypocrite of the highest order, whining after his sister Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s loss to Mark Sanford in the special congressional election in South Carolina: This scares me to my core. I’m shaken. This
Fresh off his sister’s humiliating defeat at the hands of Mark Sanford in a South Carolina Congressional special election yesterday, Stephen Colbert came out swinging … against Republicans who dare to question the Obama administration’s story on Benghazi. This warrior
(AP) Sanford’s quest for redemption rests with votersBy BRUCE SMITHAssociated PressCHARLESTON, S.C.It’s now up to voters to render a verdict on former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s quest for political redemption, as one of the more unusual political campaigns in
(AP) Sanford, Colbert Busch square off in SC debateBy BRUCE SMITHAssociated PressCHARLESTON, S.C.Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch have begun a spirited debate in the race for the state’s vacant 1st Congressional District seat. Sanford,
When Conan O’Brien finishes his prep work for headlining the White House Correspondents Dinner later this week there’s one performer he’ll leave off his crib sheet–Don Imus. The veteran morning radio show host handled the 1996 Radio and Television Correspondents
Country crooner Brad Paisley teamed up with rapper LL Cool J for a song called Accidental Racist, a heartfelt if clunky song trying to bring the races together. Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert must have reacted to the song like a
STEPHEN COLBERT: Well after withdrawing from public life Wiener is ready to stick it back in. Folks, that takes balls. Sadly, we know he has them. I, for one, think Wiener would be a great New York City mayor. For
Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert wasted little time mocking actor Jeremy Irons for questioning aspects of the gay marriage debate. The Oscar winner told an interviewer earlier this week that the same-sex marriage debate could give way to incestuous-style bonds that
(AP) It’s official: Sanford facing Colbert Busch in SCBy BRUCE SMITHAssociated PressMOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.The race for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat has turned into the big-name contest that political junkies were hoping for. Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford,
For Gov. Mark Sanford, today is a day to believe in second chances. South Carolinians of the 1st Congressional District will go to the polls today to choose between the former governor and former councilman Curtis Bostic in the race
Stephen Colbert, who hosts the faux conservative show The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, couldn’t resist mocking the new History Channel miniseries The Bible. Colbert taunted miniseries producer/co-star Roma Downey, who plays Mary in the production. “Wow, I wonder who
(AP) Sanford advances in SC race, Colbert’s sister winsBy BRUCE SMITHAssociated PressCHARLESTON, S.C.Mark Sanford says he believes in “a God of second chances,” and now the former South Carolina governor has taken the first step toward reviving a political career
Is there creative life after The Daily Show for Jon Stewart? The liberal comic is set to find out this summer when he takes on his directorial debut, Rosewater. The project sounds noble to the core, the true story of
Late night talker Conan O’Brien will be charged with mocking President Barack Obama during this spring’s annual White House Correspondents Dinner. “Thrilled to reveal @ConanObrien has agreed to headline White House Correspondents Association’s scholarship dinner April 27 @TeamCoco,” WHCA president
The Mainstream Media wasted little time in attacking Sen. Marco Rubio following the Florida politician’s State of the Union rebuttal. After all, Rubio did drink water during the speech. Heck, that water break could cost him his career. Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert’s Comedy Central shtick has him pretending to be conservative while actually blasting all things GOP on The Colbert Report. Today, he’s taking off the clown nose to yuk it up with fellow Democrats on the Hill. Minority Leader
Stephen Colbert’s 2012 SuperPAC got plenty of media attention. So how will the Comedy Central star’s sister fare as she enters the political arena? Elizabeth Colbert-Busch is planning to file paperwork next week in the Congressional race for South Carolina’s
