| Paley Center event: The Truthiness Behind the Lines: An In-Depth Look Behind the Scenes with The Col |
[10 Nov 2009|01:42pm] |
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoFactZone/~3/IxQ9m9I9ELg/ http://www.nofactzone.net/?p=18397 Thanks to Margaret E. I. (i.e. Spoon at a Spork Fight) for this excellent write up of the Paley Center writer panel.
 The panel started with a montage of recent clips from the Colbert Report, including some Words and headline pieces on healthcare reform. The panel itself was moderated by Zachary Kanin from the New Yorker and former editor of the Harvard Lampoon. He started with two Lightning Round questions, going down the line of writers with each of them giving one- or two-word responses (usually). The first question was who the writer thought the hunkiest guy was (not an audience question, perhaps surprisingly). Head writer Barry Julien was immediately to the moderator’s right and went first, saying, “Stephen Colbert!” One of the other writer’s informed him that that was two words and so “Colbert” was automatically his answer to whatever the next question was. The rest of the answers ran the gamut from “George Clooney” to “Jon Stewart” to “my dad” (said by Michael Brumm) to “Michael Brumm’s dad” (said by the writer sitting next to Michael). The next question from the host was what they would title their autobiography, which garnered puzzled looks but funny quips. Barry Julien’s title was, “Why Are You Reading This?”
When asked if the writing staff at The Daily Show and The Colbert Report communicated to make sure their topics didn’t overlap, Julien said they didn’t talk about that and that the shows each had a different enough voice that they naturally focused on different topics. What little overlap did occur seemed natural and didn’t bother him. When asked if they ever pranked The Daily Show writing staff, one of the writers explained that the studios are four blocks apart which is “just long enough a walk to make it not worth it.” Another writer pointed it that The Daily Show writing staff punked them by winning Emmys. Julien did mention “sending the TDS staff a cake and one hundred dollars-worth of Nerf Guns” after their last Emmy win and receiving a note back saying that every single Nerf gun worked. No mention of the shape of said cake… Meredith Scardino said that even though the staffs didn’t see each other often because they had the same work schedules, but she had heard that the interns were quite competitive about their baseball games and that Jon Stewart supposedly brings in ringers leading the TCR team to get pounded at their last game 19-0.
Julien mentioned that one of his favorite things about Drysdale’s apartment was that when you walk in the door there’s a small table (”smaller than these,” gesturing to the tiny podiums holding the water glasses) holding all of his Emmys and Peabodys. Then Meredith asked, “Didn’t you put them away in a box because they were too much pressure or something?” Eric replied that he did because they were blocking his laundry hamper and that one of the Emmys fell and the wings broke. The audience made a surprised sound causing one of the writers exclaim, “Did you hear that gasp?!”
When someone asked how to become a writer on the show, Scardino (who was hired at TCR in 2008) said that she watched the show and then wrote a Threatdown and two Words. If, after doing that, you hear there’s an opening or you have an agent (or even without an agent if you can get your packet into the right hands) then you can submit your work. She also said if you want to be a writer to be ready to be unemployed; Opus Moreschi helpfully pointed out that “unemployed” currently described 10% of the US population. The writers stressed how important it was to keep writing. Julien said he wrote for anything they would let him write for in Canada, where he’s from. In the lobby after the panel I actually saw an audience member talking to a writer and giving him a manilla folder of papers: good luck!
Another audience member asked how the Colbert Report compared to working at other television shows and it became clear that most of the writers hadn’t worked at other television show staffs before Colbert (e.g., Julien came from a stand-up background, one writer worked in “unpublished written work, like diaries and journals”). Peter Gwinn said his current job was a lot like when he worked at Starbucks. Moreschi agreed saying there were “a lot of rewrites” especially if you didn’t spell customer’s name on the side of the cup correctly.
During the Q&A with the audience someone asked whether the writers specifically set out to plan and coordinate interaction with the fans, citing specifically the Green Screen Challenge, naming things after Stephen and the Twitter feed. The writers responded that while they all write for the Twitter feed, most of the audience interaction was started by the audience bringing things to their attention (like the Hungarian bridge). They did laugh about doing web searches for naming things after the ball had gotten rolling and finding the Canadian junior hockey team. Then Frank Lesser, who I believe had said he’d started out at the website, said the original Colbert Report website was set up as a joke; as in, “What if we had fans?” Then a fan website came up that was better and faster with content than the official website (I believe Peter Gwinn piped up with “The No Fact Zone!”) and they realized they had to make the official website better in order to keep up with NFZ.
My favorite question came from a younger member of the audience who asked how the staff managed tough topics from the news that didn’t automatically seem like a good set-up for humor, specifically mentioning torture and the KBR-built electrified showers. Julien said they borrowed a rule from The Daily Show, which was “no human tragedy.” With the example of the KBR story (which he briefly summarized), there was enough legitimate anger at the company to work with without putting any focus on the victims, which they would never do. It also helped that the company was a large entity. Apparently a story that there was some dispute over was one about balding bears, because the balding was cause by a disease (though Meredith Scaradino passionately and hilariously defended the balding bear story since the disease didn’t hurt the bears, it just made them bald. An audience member who agreed with her mentioned it again in the lobby after the panel and she continued to defend the story, which was awesome).
After the inevitable “people get their news from you” question, Julien pointed out that they could do a much better job of the satire they were known for and were good at when the audience came to the show informed from a wide variety of news souces. Peter Gwinn talked about how some subjects were harder to setup than others. While Donald Trump needed no setup (”Hair! Crazy! Tie! You’re Fired!”), when writing jokes about the Afghanistan elections he would have to first setup who Abdullah Abdullah was and that his brother was an opium trader before even getting to the joke.
After the panel was over and the writers were photographed in front of a Paley Center backdrop, Meredith Scaradino generously approached me (I get shy sometimes) and signed my sketchbook (after exclaiming, “I don’t know why you want this!”) and even called over Eric Drysdale to sign it too. Tip of the hat and one million points for Scardino.
All the writers were funny and informative, the audience members were appreciative and engaged, and the Paley Center looks great since it’s update after changing its name from The Museum of Television and Radio. It was a pleasure to attend and get some insights into the work the writers do. Thanks everyone!
For more coverage of the event, check out the Time Out New York blog for even more juicy goodness!</p>
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| Episode 5143 (11/09/2009) |
[10 Nov 2009|01:23pm] |
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoFactZone/~3/d_BUuvMjkws/ http://www.nofactzone.net/?p=18392  EPISODE NUMBER: 5143 (November 9, 2009)
GUESTS: Thomas Campbell
SEGMENTS: Health care bill passes, Better Know a District – Mike Castle (Delaware’s At Large district), US Speedskating takes home the gold
VIDEOS: Monday, November 9, 2009
I’ve missed the ‘Better Know a District’ series ever so. I found the whole joke arc with the cockblocking and chicken marriage to be absolutely hysterical. Between the chicken talk and the Florence Henderson “scandal” talk, that has got to be some of the most bizarre lines of questioning of any BKAD. I think that Congressman Castle held his own while still allowing Stephen to flail in absurdity.
It makes me so happy to see that the Colbert Nation has raised $202,000 so far for US Speedskating. I’m glad that the Nation is coming through, and that the sport is getting lots of publicity from both the blogosphere and the mainstream media over this story. I also find it funny that the same day that Go Fug Yourself mentions their desire to see Stephen Colbert wear the speedskating unitard that this graphic comes up … so close … so close.
There are certain quirky elements of Stephen’s character that never fail to amuse me – Stephen’s fascination with mustaches, his search engine history of tall women lifting heavy things, and his latent homosexual tendancies. But I don’t think anything amuses me more than Stephen’s penchant for licking things. Of course, I now see Stephen’s use of the phrase “If they like it, they should lick it” as being the catalyst of some very awkward Q&A sessions before tapings.
What did you all think of the episode today?
- The Republicans cannot get enough of black comedians. That’s why they hired Michael Steel.
- Just when I thought C-Span couldn’t get any more exciting, wait until you watch Joe Lieberman read the phone book. It’s better than Shark Week, it’s Jowl Week.
- Folks, you know I love being first. That’s why the legal name of this show is AAAAThe Colbert Report.
- 59th installment of my 434 part series, Better Know a District – Deleware’s At-Large District.
- Due to its favorable tax laws, Delaware is the legal home to 2/3 of the Fortune 500 companies. In fact, 1209 N. Orange St., seen here in Wilmington, is the registered office of over 200,000 different companies, leading to some particularly heated arguments as to whose yogurt that is in the staff fridge.
- This is like interviewing a panda.
- At what point do you stop asking Delaware, Congressman, and ask Dela-why?
- I’m something of a cock-thusiast, are you?
- So you are going to cockblock Delaware.
- Crazy people are still Americans.
- You don’t believe Delaware should allow people to marry chickens. You’re burning bridges in every direction.
- You’re implying that I’d consummate my relationship with the chicken. That’s an offensive idea.
- Mike Castle: I would strongly recommend that you rethink your marriage with the chicken.
- All of them had hair of gold like their mother, did the carpet match the drapes?
- We are all going to the Olympics as our own country. Next stop – G20. Thanks for keeping our chair warm, Turkey, you can go now.
- LOOK AT HIS THIGH! LOOK AT HIS THIGH!
- It was the biggest upset for Koreans since they lost on Iron Chef Pickled Cabbage.
- I have not been that wrapped around a woman’s thigh since I went to the Halloween party and dressed as a spaniel. My apologies to Christiana Amanpour.
- If we all pitch in, we can take this formerly obscure sport and raise it to the level of Ontario junior league hockey.
- Have you ever said, I’m the director, I’m going to lick something? … I’ve licked a few things there. I’m not recommending that you do or anyone else do, but I’ve licked a few things there. And I want to tell you, the Vermeers taste terrible.
- If they like it, they should lick it.
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| Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – November 10, 2009 |
[10 Nov 2009|05:05am] |
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoFactZone/~3/cvnBVKvtE4c/ http://www.nofactzone.net/?p=18382  Greetings, Zoners! Wasn’t last week kind of a wild ride for the Colbert Nation? Not only did we get two personal appearances from Stephen, but holy ice skates, Batman, the Colbert Nation is now sponsoring the U.S. Speedskating team! Stephen come up with a great way to help out some of our talented and deserving athletes, and it’s also a way to have fun with the upcoming Winter Olympics and promote a sport that doesn’t get much attention in non-Olympic years. That was the main news from last week, but a few other things managed to find their way into the news, too, so here’s your zeitgeist for November 10th.
U.S. Speedskating
Oh yeah, the ripples from this one will be continuing for a while yet. Here are the latest tidbits related to the Colbert Nation sponsorship story.
- Colbert’s attack on Olympic ice access brushed off – CBC News
Vancouver Olympic officials are defending themselves after an attack by U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert, who accused Canadians of cheating by preventing U.S. athletes from getting enough ice time on the Richmond, B.C., speedskating oval.
VANOC’s Renee Smith-Valade said she gets the jokes, but the American team and all other international teams are being treated fairly. “He’s just trying to push our buttons. I like Stephen Colbert, I think he’s funny,” said Smith-Valade.
- Sponsorship: Putting the firm in a positive light – New Brunswick Business Journal
When comedian and news satirist Stephen Colbert announced on his show, The Colbert Report, Monday night that his fan club is sponsoring the U.S. Olympic speed skating team, he made a move that will gain exposure for the show and engage his audience, some marketers say…
“Is it going to do more than $300,000 worth of marketing for the show? Yes,” says leading Canadian marketer Mitch Joel, president of Montreal-based Twist Image. He says the sponsorship is a “feel-good” campaign that will benefit everyone involved from the athletes, to the show and its fans. “You’re not just supporting the U.S. speed skating team, but you’re supporting America and you’re supporting Stephen Colbert,” Joel says.
- This short blurb from Go Fug Yourself offers a suggestion for one way to raise more money faster: Stephen Colbert wants to save the U.S. Olympic Speed Skating team by raising enough cash to sponsor it… We love you, Stephen. Also, you’d raise a lot more money if you promised to wear the unitard on-air. Trust us. We’re fashion bloggers.
And in non-speedskating news…
- Slide Show: A Room with a View – The New Yorker
In Matteo Pericoli’s new book, The City Out My Window, he has sketched the views from the windows of sixty-three New Yorkers, including Stephen Colbert. Stephen’s view is #4 in the slide show, with this caption: “Because my studio is directly across from a windowless telecommunications skyscraper whose peak bristles with microwave transmitters, when I think of my view mostly I think about cancer, so I try not to think about it at all.”
- Springsteen flushed – New York Post (Ms I linked to this story in the comments for DB’s post of the backstage video from Stand Up for Heroes, but I thought it was worth highlighting here in case you missed it.)
Bob Woodruff was interviewing Bruce Springsteen backstage at the Stand Up for Heroes benefit Wednesday, but made the mistake of taking it too near a bathroom. A spy reports, “Every time Springsteen started speaking, the toilet began flushing. They restarted the interview, but the loud flushing continued.” Turned out Stephen Colbert was sabotaging the audio on purpose — to much amusement.
- Scenes from a book tour – ESPN.com: Recent TCR guest Bill Simmons offered this comment on his appearance, in with notes from the tour to promote The Book of Basketball: the NBA According to the Sports Guy: While I was waiting in the green room at “The Colbert Report,” Stephen Colbert popped in to say hello and said, “It’s nice to finally meet you!” I had to remind him that I had appeared on his show in 2005. In his defense, I was so forgettable that I would have forgotten me, too. This time went better. There’s a 53 percent chance he will remember me the next time.
- Another recent TCR guest, physicist Brian Cox, tweeted/twittered/twatted (pick the verb of your choice) his reaction to the interview on Oct. 28th: Got to say that my interview on Colbert was the most enjoyable I’ve ever done. I have honestly never been asked such intelligent questions!
Bonus picture!
I came across this little gem and couldn’t remember where or even if I’d seen the photo on the left before. Maybe one of you younger Zoners with a better memory than mine will recall it? From FunnyJunk.com, a “then vs. now” comparison of Stephen Colbert:
(h/t DB, Ms I, Katt, and Twitterer @hellocontrol for the link to the Room with a View slideshow)
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| JOURNAL CHANGE |
[10 Nov 2009|12:03am] |
I'm changing over to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) hamburgerclub. :V I'm not getting rid of this journal, since there are things in the scrapbook I am too lazy to move and communities that I am too lazy to reapply to (the ones where you need to prove that you're not 4 years old and shit) sooo YEAH.
ADD ME OVER AT hamburgerclub, I'm pretty sure I added everyone that was on this name, but if I didn't, add me on there and I'll add you back.
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Comments for Monday, November 9, 2009
Guest: Tom Campbell
Director, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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So back when I was getting bored with DragCave, I came across a link to UniCreatures. It's a fun site that's really grown since I had last logged into it months ago. There's also forums, though they aren't associated specifically with UC (Unifaction runs the forums).
In case anyone's curious, here are my need-to-be-clicked eggs and youngsters. It's also a good way to poke around the site, I think. :)
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[09 Nov 2009|10:46pm] |
Native American Gravesite Desecration please repost
Posted by: Autonomous A.I.M. Lancaster County
Native American Gravesite desecration protest and demonstration.
December 29th at 9:00 am
Corner of Wabank and Waypoint drive off 741,in Lancaster County (Southern Village Community),Martin Elementary school is on the corner.
All are welcome who come in a good way,this has been going on at this site for sometime now and continues all over the commonwealth of Pennsylvania,claiming archeology and researchas justification.
Help to raise awareness to this issue and send a clear message to officials running our commonwealth that we dont condone,approve or support Native American Gravesite desecrations,and want these sites protected just like settlers sites along the highways,roads and other areas are!!!!!!! Please come and show your support for this issue,what if it were your ancestors? Laws in Pa. afford little to no protection of First American burial sites and these drasticaly need ammended,your supportin helping to accomplish this is greatly appreciated! Mitakuye Oyasin!
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Last night I watched just one episode of The IT Crowd (the football one, my probably favorite). Then today at work I was supposed to be disabling text boxes based on checkboxes the user can click, and every time I read or said or thought the word "disabled" all I could hear was Roy saying "I'm disabled". *facepalm*
I think that if I finish NaNo successfully, I will buy all three seasons of The IT Crowd on DVD. Yay, self-bribery! :p
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| All You Need to Know: Super Deluxe Two Week Edition! |
[09 Nov 2009|09:43pm] |
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoFactZone/~3/HIDqIkbp-JM/ http://www.nofactzone.net/?p=18365  Hello Zoners! I know I haven’t done one of these in a while, but real life just completely got on top of me. But, I am back and in penance, I’m covering news from the past two weeks I’ve been gone! So, let’s get to it!
Episode Guides:</p>
- Fantasy Colbert League Weekly: Week of October 26th
- Episode 5135 (October 26, 2009) – Cornel West
- Episode 5136 (October 27, 2009) – Rev. Randall Balmer, Gail Collins
- Episode 5137 (October 28, 2009) – Brian Cox
- Episode 5138 (October 29, 2009) – Rosanne Cash, Bill Simmons
- Fantasy Colbert League Weekly – Week of November 2
- Episode 5139 (November 2, 2009) – Dan Jansen, Nicholas Thompson
- Episode 5140 (November 3, 2009) – Andrew Sullivan
- Episode 5141 (November 4, 2009) – Al Gore, Harold Evans
- Episode 5142 (November 5, 2009) – Joey Cheek, Chief William Bratton
No Fact Zone features:
The Colbert Report sponsors US Speedskating!
- Here’s the official AP article on the Report becoming an official sponsor.
- Numerous articles have since then appeared about the Report’s sponsorship.
- Since then, Stephen’s used numerous techniques to get the Nation to donate money. This tweet might be my favorite.
- In addition, Joey Cheek was the first of what are sure to be numerous appearances by various US speedskaters leading up to the Olympics.
- Yay, we’ve already won a gold medal!
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist:
Six Degrees of Stephen Colbert:
- John Oliver exclusive here! Go read it now! Read it again if you have already, because it’s just that awesome!
- Good news: Both Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert are confirmed to attend the 50th anniversary of Second City.
- Six Degrees: Samantha Bee, Larry Wilmore, and more!
- Mark Malkoff’s Key Quest is going strong. His latest video shows him in Tennessee. Check it out!
Klassic Kolbert:
- Stephen can tie a bow tie! Watch it here!
- Klassic Kolbert: Stephen’s parents gave out little bags of applesauce for Halloween.
- Footage from the 2000 Republican National Convention has popped up on the webz. I love his hair in this video.
We call it the Joy Machine:
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| Fantasy Colbert League: November 9-November 12 |
[09 Nov 2009|06:00pm] |
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoFactZone/~3/VeNgx4NocH8/ http://www.nofactzone.net/?p=18357 
No one told me that an anaconda was going to be a guest last week on Colbert, and I must admit, I do hate snakes. Hopefully, this week there won’t be any scary surprise guests, but here are the ones lined up so far who all seem pretty interesting.
Monday, November 9: Thomas Campbell</p>
Tom Campbell became the director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) at the beginning of 2009. Campbell was born and raised in Cambridge, England, and attended the University of Oxford where he received his B.A. in English language and literature. After receiving his Master’s, he began to create the Franses Tapestry Archive in London which is the most extensive resource on European tapestries and figurative textiles. In 1999, he received his Ph.D. from the Courtauld Institute on the art and culture of Henry VIII’s court. He became a curator at MMA in 2003 after working there for some years before. He organized tapestry exhibitions entitled, Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence and Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor. The former won exhibition of the year by Apollo Magazine.
Fract: If you like alliterative nicknames, then you’ll love Mr. Campbell’s. It’s “Tapestry Tom”.
Tuesday, November 10: Maria Shriver
As if being a part of the Kennedy dynastry weren’t enough, Maria Shriver is married to Arnold Schwarzenegger too. This can be tough since both sides are affiliated with different political parties, but Maria has been able to create her own image. She is a well-respected journalist with a degree in American Studies from Georgetown University, working at NBC from 1985-2004 once Arnold became the governor. She appeared on The Colbert Report back in 2008 to promote her book, Just Who Will You Be?. Although her husband is a Republican, Shriver announced her support for Barack Obama in the 2008 election, and along with Stephen, Shriver has won Peabody and Emmy awards for her work. She did announce that she would not return to the news after the intense media coverage following Anna Nicole Smith’s death.
You can also follow Maria Shriver on Twitter.
Fract: At the Saint John’s Health Center, a hospital in Santa Monica, there is a nursery named after Ms. Shriver.
Wednesday, November 11: Christopher Caldwell
Christopher Caldwell is a journalist and senior editor for The Weekly Standard. His new book, Reflections on the Revolution In Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West, which is about the Muslim immigration into Europe, discusses the social, political, and cultural impact that such immigration will have over time. Caldwell also regularly contributes to the Financial Times and Slate. His work appears in The Wall Street Journal and the magazine edition of The New York Times. Christopher is a Harvard graduate of English literature, and also co-wrote the book Left Hooks, Right Crosses: A Decade of Political Writing. You can check out some of his work for the Financial Times here.
Fract: Caldwell, a journalist himself, married Robert Novak’s daughter, Zelda.
Thursday, November 12: Woody Harrelson
Woody, an actor, is just another one of those “Hollywood elite” who is famous for many roles. His breakthrough role was as Woody Boyd on Cheers, and he has guest starred on Frasier and Will and Grace. His movie career spans many years, but some of his more famous roles have been as the magazine publisher Larry Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt, a bounty hunter in No Country for Old Men, and a folk-singer in A Prairie Home Companion. Harrelson has performed on Broadway and on the West End in London. He will be on the show to promote his new movie, The Messenger, about a soldier facing an ethical dilemma. Outside of acting, Harrelson actively supports the legalization of marijuana, and was arrested for planting hemp seeds in Kentucky. He nows lives in a mostly self-sustained community in Hawaii.
Fract: In 1985, Harrelson married Nancy Simon, the daughter of playwright Neil Simon. They only intended to stay married for a day, but when the divorce parlor was closed, they stayed married for 10 months.
That’s what we got for the week! Enjoy the show!
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Another Fall Faire has come and gone, with me getting my requisite two Faire days in. It was an interesting way to wrap things up, however. Why? One very good reason.
Patty was sick. She had this really bad flu that had her throwing up since at least yesterday (that I'm aware of). She had absolutely no stamina to wear her gown and play the Queen today, so we had no Queen (just as they didn't yesterday). We went on without her; what choice did we have, after all? And it actually ended up going very well, all things considered. We all had a great time regardless, and things went pretty smoothly.
Plus, I'm looking at having a fun dress made for me. It'll be pricey, but well worth it, especially if I go off to Faires on my own.
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