Colbert Cancellation Reportedly Due to Mother's Illness
The first shred of information about why the taping of the Colbert Report was suspended this week has been reported by the The Wall Street Journal and it's not happy.
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Stephen Colbert Adds Another Peabody to His Pile of Awards
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Somehow we were not surprised that CNN's Arab Spring coverage and StoryCorps's 9/11 stories picked up Peabody awards, but it was pretty delightful to see Game of Thrones, Homeland, and of course the Colbert Report on the list as well.
Last Minute Colbert Cancellation Makes Us Nervous
We're crossing our fingers that the "unforeseen reason" causing Comedy Central to suspend production of the Colbert Report for the second half of this week is something in the nature of a happy surprise, not anything more serious.
Stephen Colbert's Super PAC Has Raised Over $1 Million
Stephen Colbert and his legal team filed paperwork (around 150 pages) with the Federal Election Commission at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, and apparently his super PAC, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow Inc., has raised $1,023,121.24.
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