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GIRLS POWER

Lena Dunham teams up with UCBT for a fundraiser

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke On The 1898 Dutch Enslavement Of Brooklyn (That Never Actually Happened)

Democratic Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke attempted to re-write history last night during an appearance on the Colbert Report, during which she struggled with the details of hypothetical time travel and then claimed that slavery existed in Brooklyn in 1898, where the Dutch kept people in bonda ... More >>

Q&A: The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne On Stephen Colbert, Ke$ha, And An Inadvertent Game Of Telephone With Lightning Bolt

Flaming Lips leader Wayne Coyne dreams weird and hard and big. What often starts of as a whimsical vision might just end up as a new world record (for the most live concerts in 24 hours) or a limited-edition vinyl release infused with the blood of other artists (as was the case for 2011's The Flamin ... More >>

Diane Keaton On Colbert Last Night: Was She Being Annie Hall, Kay Adams-Corleone, Or Just Plain Nuts?

The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video ArchiveTwitter was abuzz last night about Diane Keaton's appearance on the Colbert Report, with people wondering if the Annie Hall and Godfather star was drunk, high, or just plain nuts. Watching it, we wond ... More >>

Definitely Not Coordinated With Stephen Colbert Super PAC Releases Anti-Romney Ad

The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Want to hear the star of Harry and the Hendersons -- no, not Harry, the human one -- narrate a Mitt Romney attack ad? You're in luck. Watch the above video.

Stephen Colbert Interviews Occupy Wall Street Protester, 'Ketchup'

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Stephen Colbert Will Not Give Up His Tater Tots

raybdbomb/FlickrHands off our tots!​On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert weighed in on plans to reduce the potato presence in school lunches. Specifically, officials want to get rid of deep-fried potatoes, such as crunchy, salty tater tots. To put it mildly, Colbert does not approve ... More >>

Did Getting Pied Save Rupert Murdoch? Stephen Colbert Thinks So.

Poor Rupy​On The Colbert Report last night, a case was made for being humanized by pie. When Rupert Murdoch, under investigation for wiretapping victims' phones, was attacked with a foam pie on Tuesday, it caused his stock to spike. Is there anything pie can't do?

Jack White And Stephen Colbert Will Turn The High Line Into A Record Store Later This Morning

​This week the late-night yuk/yakfest The Colbert Report has had all musically inclined guests, with performances by Bon Iver, Florence The Machine, and Talib Kweli; last night the host took his turn when he handled vocal duties on "Charlene II: I'm Over You," a collaboration with the Jack W ... More >>

SWEDISH SOUND SYSTEM

Swing, hip-hop, and the kitchen sink

Stephen Colbert Goes to Tea & Sympathy, Fails at Being British

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cMy Fair Colbert - Hugo Vickerswww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogVideo ArchiveThe royal wedding is fast approaching (only three weeks away!), so best learn the correct etiquette should one be invited to the big ... More >>

Stephen Colbert Asks, 'Is God Fattening?' Study Says Yes.

Lo-cal communion wafers.​A new study reveals that people who regularly attend church or other religious institutions are 50 percent more likely to be obese than non-religious folk. And, if you happened to catch Morley Safer's profile of Archbishop Timothy Dolan on 60 Minutes a couple weeks bac ... More >>

PETA Applauds Taco Bell for Cutting Out Meat; Stephen Colbert's Answer is to Just Eat More

Beef-esque Crunch Burrito.​Not everyone is pissed at Taco Bell for skimping on real meat in its taco fillings. PETA recently posted on its blog that it's the 35 percent meat people should be upset about -- not the other 65 percent, which is made up of oats, yeast, soybeans, corn starch, citric ... More >>

Stephen Colbert on Christ's 'Snackrifice' and the Tragic Events of 7-Eleven

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire Blog</a>Video Archive The "Thought for Food" segment on The Colbert Report last night covered it all: PepsiCo's announcement that it would "snackify" drinks and "drinkify" sna ... More >>

Watch Vampire Weekend And The Black Keys Do A "Sell-Out-Off" On The Colbert Report

​Well this is outstanding. Both the Black Keys and Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig showed up on Colbert last night to argue about who's gotten their music in more commercials. Koenig: "Are you challenging us to a sell-out-off?" Black Keys' Dan Auerbach: "Bring it on, Cape Cod!" Colbert: "Clearly ... More >>

Stephen Colbert On 'The HIV of Bananas'

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cMarch to Keep Fear Alive Last night on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert looked at the banana blight that is plaguing many countries that grow them. But the super-fungus Tropical Race Four might have a silver living. Or shall we say, a yellow one? Ha ... More >>

Stephen Colbert Demonstrates How to Use Pancakes to Fool TSA Scanners

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cMarch to Keep Fear Alive Here's some great advice if you're traveling this holiday season. Last night on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert showed viewers how to use an inch-thick pancake to hide one's "sausage and eggs" from the prying eyes of airport ... More >>

Last Night on The Colbert Report: Stephen Eats Braunschweiger Off Martha Stewart's Blouse

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Stephen Colbert on the McRib: McThrilling or a Ploy to Keep Republicans from Voting?

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Stephen Colbert is Glad to Be Rid of Those Deafening SunChips Bags

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FUNNY BUSINESS

Get ready to laugh around the clock

Stephen Colbert Puts the Kobayashi Kerfuffle into Perspective (Plus: the Friendly's Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt, a Sandwich Orgy)

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LIKE THEM APPLES?

Dreamy, silly, and real rock takes to the pier

Vodka Eyeball Shots: In Case You Missed it, The Latest Trend (Not Really)

Apparently, a trend has been sweeping the land that somehow escaped us here at Fork in the Road. It's called "vodka eyeballing," and it's pretty much what you think it is.

Stephen Colbert Solves Australia's Sperm Shortage with a Little Something He Cooked Up at the Outback Steakhouse

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cAustralian Sperm Shortagewww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorFox News There's something about a blooming onion that gets Stephen Colbert's motor running, which is lucky for those in need of baby batter Down Under. The faux pu ... More >>

STARRY NIGHT

Passion Pit spin you into the cosmos

Colbert Report: Republicans Suggest Bartering Chickens for Health Care

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Stephen Colbert Drops Some Knowledge on Teens Busted for Rapping at the Golden Arches Drive-Thru

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Stephen Colbert Invented a New Williamsburg Band Called "I Didn't Fill Out My Census"

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Stephen Colbert Samples Hello Kitty Wines, Ponders Pinot Grouchio

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COLBERT NATION

A NIGHT WITH THE WRITERS OF THE COLBERT REPORT

Stephen Colbert & Jonathan Safran Foer Talk Turkey, Linger Over Bacon

Eating Animals author Jonathan Safran Foer got a fair shake on The Colbert Report last night, where he discussed infertile turkeys and the proliferation of tainted meat -- that is, until Colbert broke out a plate of bacon and offered his guest a piece. A mildly ruffled Safran Foer took it in strid ... More >>

Stephen Colbert Teases Harold Ford Jr. on Residency, Abortion

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SEASON'S HEEBINGS

Two events to cure any Jew's Christmas blues

War on Christmas Update: Boycotts, "CHRIST-mas Tree" Give Jesus Team an Advantage

The Cast Of Fela! Appeared On The Colbert Report Last Night, Where They Managed To Avoid Injury

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cFela! - Zombiewww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorU.S. Speedskating Which, considering Sunday night's freak cancellation, is not a given. Pretty great -- go see this thing already. Colbert's somewhat awkward interview with di ... More >>

Week in Review: The F. Scott Fitzgerald of American Indie Rock

Photo of South Williamsburg's the Woods by Puja Patel​In the week in which everyone went to rock and roll fantasy camp--whether it be the one that takes place inside the Colbert Report studios with the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle or the one that takes place on the disco dance floor with Vin ... More >>

What You Didn't See on Last Night's Colbert Report: A Mountain Goats-Colbert Duet

Competitive Eating Exposed on 'The Colbert Report'

A "Colbert Report Sport Report Special Report" on competitive eater Brad Sciullo tells the story of a man who has had a big appetite since childhood, able to polish off large and even extra-large pizzas, as well as whole chickens from a young age. Colbert pits the, ahem, athlete against Denny's Be ... More >>

News Roundup: R.I.P. Mary Travers, Mountain Goats on Colbert, Read-N-Rock-N-Roll Ya Variety Show at Housing Works Tomorrow

Travers with Dylan and Donovan.​--Mary Travers, the star and siren of folk's Peter, Paul and Mary, died yesterday. Though the Times obit is weirdly fixated on the beards of the two men that usually flanked her, Pete Yarrow and Paul Stookey, Travers was the consensus star of the group--her voic ... More >>

Stephen Colbert: "Oh My God! There's a Sugar Shortage!"

In light of the news that American could be facing a sugar shortage, Stephen Colbert broke out his emergency stash on The Colbert Report last night. How could we be running so low on "Jesus' dandruff"? Perhaps it was that world's-largest-cupcake folly.

Anyone Want to See James Murphy Mercilessly Taser Reset Author Kurt Andersen?

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cExclusive - Backstage With Kurt Andersenwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorMeryl Streep Better or worse than that time Howard Dean shouted out Sean Fennessey's Tumblr?

Ronald McDonald, the Hamburglar, and Fast Food Nation's Eric Schlosser Walk Into A Green Room...

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cExclusive - Eric Schlosser in the Green Roomwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorStephen Colbert in Iraq ...and Grimace doesn't even look up from his copy of Harper's. Plus: the Hamburglar's Twitter is very real. [h/t SF/J]

The Blogroll Gazette--Bruni Bombshell Gets Full Coverage; Stephen Colbert Pleases the Food Crowd

This week in food blogs... The big story in blogs this week was, of course, the announcement that Frank Bruni would resign from his post as resident food critic for the Times. Every blog we can think of covered it, but none as thoroughly as Eater, with its series of Bruniocalypse posts. Joe Di Ste ... More >>

Michael Pollan on the Colbert Report

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cMichael Pollancolbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorGay Marriage The Colbert Report was food-centric last night, including Colbert dining and dashing on the ridiculous $1000 sundae at Serendipity, and this interview with Michael Po ... More >>

JOAN JETTS IN TRAINING

Rockin' out for a girl cause

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