There's one more country going to the Vancouver Olympics: Colbert Nation.
Stephen Colbert announced on Monday's The Colbert Report that his Comedy Central program — and his legion of fans — will become the primary sponsor for the U.S. speed-skating team, filling the void left by original sponsor DSB Bank NV, which declared bankruptcy in October.
Colbert's NASA dreams are crushed... hilariously
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After last week's many tragedies, we were grateful to lighten up this week with some good old fake drama: a ghastly goodbye, the return of a very undead celebrity, and a Bachelor reunion so silly we hope it was staged. Welcome to Top Moments, refreshingly phony edition. See the list after the jump.
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Stephen Colbert kicked off his week of Colbert Report tapings in Iraq by shaving his head.
Though Colbert's jokes got plenty of laughs, the loudest roar came when Gen. Ray Odierno — following a direct order pre-taped by President Barack Obama — shaved the funnyman's hair. Watch it all after the jump.
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Newsweek will have more truthiness — for one week only.
Stephen Colbert has been named guest editor of the recently redesigned news weekly's June 8 issue, The New York Observer reports.
Colbert, who will be the title's first guest editor in its 76-year history, landed the gig after impressing the heck out of editor Jon Meacham during a lunch.
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Commencement speeches aren't always just platitudes and cliches. Every once in a while, a graduating class will luck out with a seriously entertaining celebrity speaker. Here are the top five speeches we wish we had had at our graduations:
Ellen DeGeneres
School: Tulane University Class of 2009
Best Line: "I realize most of you are hungover and have splitting headaches and haven't slept since Fat Tuesday, but you can't graduate until I finish so listen up."
Watch this speech and more after the jump!
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