A few days ago, Stephen Colbert had a bit of fun with some comments Bill O'Reilly made about inequality in America—specifically, the notion that the government caring about inequality in America is a destructive concept. In response, O'Reilly had a “Comedy Central is proud that the incredibly talented Stephen Colbert has been part of our … Read more
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 17: Stephen Colbert visits 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' at Rockefeller Center on February 17, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Tonight Show CBS CBS announced today that Stephen Colbert will succeed David Letterman when he steps down from his late night spot … Read more
UPDATED: Stephen Colbert outraged online followers Thursday with an offensive-sounding and out-of-context tweet posted on The Colbert Report account. The message posted March 27 at 4:02 p.m. (screen shot below) We can add Stephen Colbert to a long list of professional funny people who have leapt off the comedy high-diving board, hoping that there's water … Read more
Satirical comedian Stephen Colbert drew harsh criticism for being a satirical comedian on Thursday, after a tweet from his show's Twitter account was criticized as racist by some members of the Twitter community. The tweet stephen_colbert Around the time Stephen Colbert was suffering Twitter blowback related to promotion of one of his comedy bits mocking … Read more
US-FRANCE-DIPLOMACY Stephen Colbert arrives at the White House in Washington on Feb. 11, 2014 for the state dinner in honor of French President Francois Hollande. Nicholas Kamm—AFP/Getty Images Satirical comedian Stephen Colbert drew harsh criticism for being a satirical comedian on Thursday, after a tweet from his show's Twitter account was criticized as racist by … Read more
Whoever runs the “Colbert Report” Twitter account learned a valuable lesson Thursday night about the difference between tweeting a Stephen Colbert quote from the show, and tweeting a Stephen Colbert quote from the show taken completely out of context. So: On Wednesday night Stephen Colbert made sport of Washington football team owner Dan Snyder and … Read more