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Colbert Returns, With Shout-Out to Mom

'Colbert Report' host also addresses rumors about his hiatus

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert sent a shout-out, apparently to his mom, last night upon his return to the Colbert Report. "Evidently, having 11 children makes you tough as nails," he said. "Confidential to a lovely lady." The comment appeared to confirm his sudden hiatus was in fact related...

Colbert Report Back Tomorrow

Comedy Central host keeps mum on rumors about mom

(Newser) - The Colbert Report will resume taping tomorrow after the show suddenly shut down this week and aired repeats Wednesday and Thursday, the New York Times reports. Stephen Colbert hasn't addressed rumors that he stopped taping to take care of his 91-year-old mom , Lorna. But he did tweet on Friday...

Colbert Halted Show to Be With Ailing Mom


 Colbert Halted 
 Show to Be With 
 Ailing Mom 
sources say
Feb 17, 2012 9:16 AM CST

Colbert Halted Show to Be With Ailing Mom

'Colbert Report' host is reportedly with mom Lorna, 91

(Newser) - The Colbert Report was shut down Wednesday night, with reports stating that a family emergency was to blame , and now sources tell the New York Post that Stephen Colbert is with his mother Lorna, 91, who is sick. Colbert is the youngest of 11 children, and his family is "...

Emergency Blamed as Colbert Report Shuts Down

Show cites 'unforseen circumstances'

(Newser) - If you were surprised that there was no new Colbert Report last night, you're not alone; so was the show's guest and audience. Just hours before the scheduled taping, Comedy Central suddenly shut down the show, saying it would instead air reruns for the rest of the week....

Nancy Pelosi Lobs Attack Ad at Colbert

Joke ad meant to drum up DISCLOSE Act support

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi is trying to drum up support for the long-languishing DISCLOSE Act, and she's found the perfect foil: Stephen Colbert. "Stephen Colbert used to be my friend," she says in a new YouTube ad. "But since the day he started his super PAC, taking secret...

Colbert Making Supreme Court Look Stupid

Dahlia Lithwick says court is ill-equipped to deal with comedy

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has had plenty of powerful foils over the years, like Andrew Jackson and FDR, "but in the history of the Supreme Court, nothing has ever prepared the justices for the public opinion wrecking ball that is Stephen Colbert," writes Dahlia Lithwick at Slate . With his...

&#39;Eye of the Tiger&#39; Singer Violates Newt Copyright
 'Eye of the Tiger' Singer 
 Violates Newt Copyright 
'colbert report'
Feb 3, 2012 4:30 AM CST

'Eye of the Tiger' Singer Violates Newt Copyright

Survivor frontman sings from Gingrich book on 'Colbert '

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich's unauthorized use of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" has led to a lawsuit —and now revenge. On the Colbert Report , Survivor frontman Dave Bickler took to the stage and infringed Newt's copyright by singing line after line from Gingrich's most recent book,...

Colbert's Super PAC Raked in Big Bucks

To the tune of more than $1M

(Newser) - Now that Stephen Colbert is no longer running for president of the United States of South Carolina, he has taken back control of his super PAC—just in time for today's deadline to file financial disclosure reports. Colbert announced last night that he would post the paperwork online at...

Colbert Ends Fake White House Bid

And gets betrayed by Jon Stewart

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert was proud of the 1% of the vote proxy Herman Cain earned in the South Carolina primary—"Eat it 'others' and 'statistical anomalies!" he declared triumphantly on last night's Colbert Report . "We made it to integers!" But it wasn't enough...

Stephen Colbert, Herman Cain Hold Rally Together in South Carolina
 Colbert, Cain Rally in SC 
Jan 20, 2012 2:48 PM CST

Colbert, Cain Rally in SC

Vote for my proxy Herman, implores Stephen

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert brought his campaign to South Carolina today, along with the man whose name he is borrowing for the primary: Herman Cain. They sang, they danced, and they had the best rally name of all: the "Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally." Among...

Colbert Super PAC Ad Attacks... Colbert

And Samuel L. Jackson narrates

(Newser) - The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC is certainly spending a lot of time and money urging people not to vote for Stephen Colbert . The latest ad released by the super PAC is an all-out attack on Colbert, an "East Coast Hollywood elite" who is "turning...

Tomorrow in SC: Colbert-Cain Primary Rally

Cain 'the only former candidate who shares my values,' says Colbert

(Newser) - Before he decided to get in the race himself, Stephen Colbert endorsed Herman Cain ; later, the Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC put out an ad urging South Carolina to vote for Cain in Saturday's primary. So is it any surprise that now Colbert will hold a...

Could Colbert&#39;s &#39;Run&#39; Hurt Ron Paul?
Could Colbert's 'Run'
Hurt Ron Paul?
Analysis
Jan 18, 2012 3:14 PM CST

Could Colbert's 'Run' Hurt Ron Paul?

The demographics are awfully similar

(Newser) - On his show Monday, Stephen Colbert urged his supporters to take to the polls in South Carolina thusly: "Independents, Democrats, college kids, viewers of my show … my good friends on Reddit, young people of the Internet—stand up and shout!" Hmm. Does that list of people sound...

Third-Party Colbert Would Get 13%: Poll

... if he pushed the joke that far

(Newser) - If Stephen Colbert decided to run for president as a third-party candidate, his performance might not be too shabby: He'd pull in 13% of the vote, Public Policy Polling finds. In that hypothetical scenario, President Obama would get 41% and Mitt Romney 38%. If the Comedy Central host were...

Jon Stewart Wastes PAC Dough on Mario Batali

Super PAC also funds an ad urging South Carolina to vote for ... Herman Cain

(Newser) - Maybe giving Jon Stewart control of his super PAC wasn't Stephen Colbert's brightest move. On the Daily Show last night, Stewart confessed that he wasn't sure what to do with his newfound anonymously donated cash. "I'm just out here like a cartoon hobo that won...

Colbert: I Blew Huntsman Out of GOP Race

Plus, host explains why God should endorse him

(Newser) - Sure, pundits came up with a million reasons Jon Huntsman exited the GOP presidential race yesterday, but Stephen Colbert knows the truth. After all, Huntsman dropped out right after Colbert announced he was forming an exploratory committee , the Comedy Central host pointed out last night. "Folks, do you see...

Colbert's PAC: Romney's a 'Serial Killer'

Also thinks he stands a pretty good shot at becoming pope

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is getting called a lot of names these days, but none quite so un-endearing as "serial killer." That's the latest nickname for the GOP frontrunner in an ad being run by Stephen Colbert's former Super PAC, and the comedian today went mano a mano...

Colbert's Super PAC Buying Ads in SC

Jon Stewart throws his newfound money around

(Newser) - Looks like newly-minted presidential candidate Stephen Colbert is going to have a mostly unregulated "independent" super PAC throwing thousands of dollars' worth of ads around on his behalf in South Carolina—just like a real candidate! Yes, the "Definitely Not Coordinating with Stephen Colbert Super PAC," now...

Stephen Colbert: I'm In!

He's exploring run in SC, turns over super PAC to Jon Stewart

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is pressing the joke: He announced tonight that he's exploring a presidential run in South Carolina, reports Politico . He even turned over control of his beloved super PAC to, yes, Jon Stewart to make it legal. “I am proud to announce that I am forming an...

Colbert: Maybe I'll Run for President

Poll putting him over Huntsman has him excited

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is so elated that he's polling ahead of recent guest Jon Huntsman that he's contemplating jumping into the race for real, he told his audience on last night's Colbert Report . "I'm sorry, Governor Huntsman. I guess the Colbert bump reflected off of you...

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