Faux-Conservative funny-man Stephen Colbert took Wisconsin state Sen. Glen Grothman to task for his views on the equal pay act. more ›

Cease Fire violence interrupter and star of the critically acclaimed documentary The Interrupters appeared last night on The Colbert Report. Matthews held her own in her conversation with Colbert's self-important character. "You're an interrupter in a rude way," she said. "I'm a violence interrupter in saving lives." Well played. more ›

Of course he managed to make a somewhat family-friendly fucksaw joke. And a lot of other really good jokes. more ›

Dan Sinker, a.k.a. @MayorEmanuel, stopped by the Colbert Report to parry with Stephen Colbert. Much speculation preceded the appearance (would Colbert act as if he thought real Mayor Rahm Emanuel was the person he was talking to? Would he interview Sinker about everything but the fake Twitter handle?) but the end result was an entertaining back and forth showing Sinker can hold his own IRL. more ›

Chances are good that you don't remember who spoke at your college commencement. Most graduates sit through mind-numbing speeches as they patiently await their new degrees and boatloads of debt, save the few schools each year that manage to pull down a big name (like a past president, popular celebrity or Big Bird). more ›

Last week, Stephen Colbert flipped his lid when it was revealed that 7-11 was downsizing the super big gulp from 44 to 40 ounces. Apparently, someone at Starbucks was listening. Yesterday, the coffee behemoth announced that it was rolling out a new size, the 31 ounce "Trenta." This hasn't been a great month for the marketing team at Starbucks. This important contribution to America's obesity epidemic, following on the heels of last week's roundly-mocked logo change, hasn't done much to burnish the coffee chain's hip image. more ›

Angie McMahon wants you to come to her social gathering on Saturday. There will be political discussion, comedy, good times, and fellowship. Also, about 5,000 close friends of the Daily Show and Colbert Report should be stopping by, so that'll be fun, too. more ›

In what turned out to be one of the funnier Congressional hearings in a while - though don't get us started on what a riot anything involving Ollie North was - Stephen Colbert showed up before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security earlier today. In character. Hilarity ensued. more ›

We're just sayin'... more ›

This will probably (hopefully) be the only time we ever link to the Weekly World News but it was too good to pass up. While Blago was chatting it up with Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert hosted author Leslie Kean (posted below) and the topic of the 2006 UFO at O'Hare was brought up. The WWN has since followed up by posting a 2007 video of a conversation between the Trib's Jon Hilkevitch and CLTV's Jim Wagner (which we've posted after the jump). The incident was later dismissed as weird weather but we don't buy it. In an age when alligators and raccoons are conspiring to take over our government, why not accept that UFOs were trying to land at O'Hare but gave up after getting pissy over delays? more ›

Last night's Colbert Report had some local flavor as Northwestern's own Stephen Colbert had some Wiener Circle fun and welcomed U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley to his show as part of his celebration of Illinois' 5th Congressional District. more ›

Next month, Second City alumni will converge on Chicago to help celebrate the comedy theater's 50th anniversary. more ›

Comedy Central star and former Second City player Stephen Colbert continues to reach new, er, tights of fame. Colbert and his show are now the lead sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating team and "Colbert Nation" will be printed on the team's uniforms.The team was left without financial support a short time before the 2010 Vancouver Olympics when primary sponsor DSB Bank NV declared bankruptcy last month. In stepped Colbert, who won't be sending money directly to the team but has asked viewers and supporters to make donations which can be done via his show's website or the team's website. more ›

When we heard about a new documentary featuring the music of Girl Talk, one of our all-time favorite interview subjects, we couldn't wait to see it. And that isn't hard: RiP! A Remix Manifesto is available online as a pay-what-you-want download. We're sure glad we did. It's the most clearly articulated work on copyright and remix culture that we've ever seen. more ›

As if his life weren't surreal enough, President Obama found himself coming under fire yesterday from two different actors for two very different reasons. First, actor Jon Voight took to criticizing President Obama's stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, outlined in his Cairo speech last week, by calling Obama a "false prophet." more ›

This American Life's Ira Glass appeared on The Colbert Report last night. Much comedy ensued. more ›

You would think a 27-year-old would be a little more aware of what can happen when you sit down across from Stephen Colbert and a camera, but apparently Peoria native Aaron Schock, the youngest and most ripped United States congressman and representative for Illinois' "Fightin' 18th" district, doesn't watch a lot of late night television as he seemed blindsided when he took part in a Colbert Report "Better Know a District" segment: more ›

Yes, we do have the sense of humor of a 12-year-old. We found this funny and, ultimately, kind of interesting. more ›

Um, yeah. more ›

Apparently former Evanstonian Stephen Colbert is a tad annoyed that Chicago musician Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak sits at the iTunes #1 spot while his own A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All languishes at #14. more ›

Stephen Colbert + Christmas + Willie Nelson dressed as a shepherd = Goodness. more ›

We know that it's apparently never too early to start celebrating the Christmas season, but when you're comedian and Northwestern grad Stephen Colbert, we're all ears. The hilarious TV show host debuts his new Christmas special, A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All, tomorrow night (Sunday, November 23) at 9 p.m. on Comedy Central. Stephen will celebrate the holidays (Hannukah, too, we're told) with some help from Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson and Jon Stewart. Given Colbert's usual antics, we're guessing it's going to be a jolly good time. If you like what you see (and hear!) tomorrow night, you'll be able to purchase a DVD of the show and an EP of the songs on iTunes, with proceeds benefiting Feeding America. But not bears. No way. We love Stephen and can't wait to see what green screen surprises he springs on us next. more ›

Stephen Colbert moves from Rush's prog-rock to Wiclo's prog-Americana (admit it, that's an apt description at this point) as he welcomes the Chicago superstars to his program Thursday night. No word yet on whether the band will be outfitted in Nudie Suits or not, but we're hoping Colbert will be sporting those stylish threads. [Pitchfork] more ›

Canadian prog-rockers Rush will appear on The Colbert Report tonight for their first American television appearance in 33 years. No word yet on whether Geddy Lee and host Stephen Colbert will engage in any terrorist fist bumps. more ›

NOOOOOOOOO! YEEEEEEEEES! NO! more ›

Sneed says: "Pick 'em: The latest whisper in the GOP shop: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as a possible veepmate on GOP presidential hopeful John McCain's ticket." more ›

href="http://londonist.com/2008/01/6_years_on_amne.php">Amnesty International bringing Guantanamo Bay to the American embassy to raise the profile of the continuing campaign to close the detention center.

In a move a la Stephen Colbert, a computer registered to the multinational energy corporation tried to spiff up its Wikipedia entry late last week, coinciding with the announcement that it will not increase discharges of ammonia and suspended solids into Lake Michigan from the planned expansion of its Whiting, Ind., refinery. According to the record of edits on Wikipedia, on August 23, a computer at the IP address 63.84.4.0, registered to BP Amoco, added... more ›

Last night, North Side/North Shore Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky sat down with Stephen Colbert to discuss her participation in the House Hunger Caucus' Food Stamp Challenge. After accidentally introducing her as Jane (and insisting on calling her such for the rest of the evening, not wanting to admit an error), Colbert dished out his usual satire, suggesting that the food stamp allotment be decreased to $2 to combat obesity. Although she had some difficulty getting... more ›

Did you guys hear about that watch that made it to eBay? It was Gary Familglietti's and was from the Bears' 1940s championship. Well, Al Baisi Jr. played for the Bears in the '40s and got a watch after the 1946 championship but lost it, so he bought Familglietti's watch on eBay for $8,100. Remember how they kept saying, "Don't worry, there will be a parking garage and restaurant ... just as soon as... more ›