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Stephen Colbert Reads Off His Bucket List For America
2:51PM Defamer US Edition | Much like Jon Stewart earlier this evening, Stephen Colbert took aim at President Obama’s primetime address on the debt crisis on tonight’s Report. After telling viewers that he expects America will default next Tuesday, he pointed out that the disastrous scenario has a silver lining: America has an entire week to finish off its bucket list! Video of the segment is above. More »
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Stephen Colbert’s Male Version Of The ‘Talking Vagina’ Ads
5:14PM Defamer US Edition | On tonight’s Report, Stephen Colbert tackled those recent Summer’s Eve ads featuring talking vaginas of various ethnic backgrounds. Colbert’s biggest gripe was that there aren’t any equally disempowering ads for male genitals. So he made one himself. Video of the segment is above. More »
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Stephen Colbert: Rupert Murdoch ‘Needs To Be Hit With More Pies’
2:58PM Matt Cherette | On tonight’s Report, Stephen Colbert reviewed Rupert Murdoch’s testimony yesterday before a British parliamentary panel and the moment when Murdoch was hit in the face with a pie. More »
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Stephen Colbert’s Unique Take On The Murdoch Hacking Scandal
3:39PM Matt Cherette | Tomorrow, News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch, his son James, and former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks will testify before Parliament about their knowledge of the News of the World hacking scandal that has rocked Britain for weeks. But on tonight’s Report, Stephen Colbert – much like Steve Doocy on Friday’s edition of Fox & Friends – had a much less serious take on it all. More »
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Stephen Colbert Takes On Bachmann For Signing The Iowa ‘Marriage Vow’
2:20PM Matt Cherette | Last week, GOP presidential hopefuls Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann signed a document called “The Marriage Vow” without realising that it contained, among other things, offensive language about slavery. But as Stephen Colbert pointed out on tonight’s Report, Bachmann’s past makes it clear that she believes almost anything can be considered enslavement. Video of the segment is above. More »
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Stephen Colbert Starts An Emmys Feud With Jimmy Fallon
2:21PM Matt Cherette | On tonight’s Report, Stephen Colbert lamented the fact that he always loses to The Daily Show at the Emmys before giving viewers a peek at all the networks’ screener packages. To his dismay, Colbert discovered that NBC was using his image in the screener for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – so he decided to get some revenge. More »
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Stephen Colbert: Maybe The Rapture Actually Did Happen
2:41PM Matt Cherette | When May 21 came and went without the world ending, those expecting to ascend to Heaven were left flabbergasted and crazy Apocalypse predictor Harold Camping revised the date to October 21. But on tonight’s Report, Stephen Colbert had a question: How do we know the Rapture didn’t actually happen? Here’s his explanation. More »
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Stephen Colbert Loves Facebook’s Crazy New Photo Tagging Feature
6:19PM Matt Cherette | In April, Facebook tried to lure advertisers with a promotional package that highlighted the social network’s ability to market to an “exact audience.” Then, last week, a new feature allowing users to tag products and corporations – even celebrities! – in their photos went live. And while many will undoubtedly scoff at Facebook’s latest privacy-encroaching move, Stephen Colbert couldn’t help but be excited by it, and he used tonight’s Report to shower the company with praise. More »
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Stephen Colbert Has A Few Things To Say About Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Love Child
2:26PM Matt Cherette | This morning, Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted to fathering a love child with a former household staffer, a secret he kept from the world for more than a decade. And despite his best efforts to avoid discussing the topic on tonight’s Report, Stephen Colbert couldn’t help but be drawn in by the story’s scintillating details. More »
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