“We cannot elect men to office,” said Jane Fonda, cozily ensconced on the lap of a disconcerted Stephen Colbert, “that are afraid of premature evacuation.”
On May 10, Colbert, host of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, got an early birthday present when the object of his fantasy, Fonda, decided to turn her interview with him into a make-out session.
“You are so cute, man!” she said to him, her face bare centimeters away from his pink one. “And I’m not kidding – you have the best lips. Why do you think I didn’t just kiss you just once the first time I came to your show? I came back for more.”
“Yes, we had a bit of a freaky three-way with Gloria Steinem, which is something, I think, very few people have been able to say,” he responded to shouts of laughter from the constantly giggling audience (if you’re like me and can’t stand the Comedy Central video player, The Raw Story has full video).
Who knew Fonda was a member of the so-called Colbert Nation? But it was only to be expected, I suppose. Colbert's come a long way from October, 2005, when plenty of people, me included, wondered how far The Colbert Report, the new show from The Daily Show stable would go.
Colbert was leaving behind the hottest thing in fake news and the idea of a half-hour caricature show didn’t seem all that thrilling, even if it was our favorite correspondent who was about to do it. It was one thing to watch Colbert needle self-important pundits like Bill O’Reilly in short segments on TDS, it was quite another to hand over an entire half-hour to a pompous megalomaniac (the character, not the real Colbert).
That stuff gets old pretty fast even when it’s for real – how much comedy could Colbert wring from it? Well, let’s see: after one year and seven months on air, The Report and its bespectacled anchor has attracted attention on a scale guaranteed to make more “legitimate” news shows gnash their teeth in envy.
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Article comments
1 - Preetz
As a loyal member of the Colbert Nation, anything written in praise of Stephen is automatic gold. And your article is no less :) It's very well-written (not to mention it includes Three videos..... keeps ya interested, if not anything else) and quite informative.
And I must say "Truthiness", the WHCAD and each one of his achievments make Me oddly proud because I can still remember the days when Comedy Central used to air the previews of TCR. At that time, weren't we all nervous for Stephen? How in the world could he continue to highlight the blatant hypocrisy in our political system and culture in his ingenious ways for that long a time span!?
But that's not a concern anymore :) I look forward to his show everday!
"So far, Stephen Colbert's bearing up about a hundred times better than I could've hoped for. Happy belated birthday, Stephen! It's been a good year. Here's to many more."
Needless to say, I more than share your sentiment.
Good job on the article!
2 - Amrita
Note: The green screen challenge was Star Wars, not Star Trek. Please don't kill me, George Lucas. I'm really very sorry.
3 - Amrita
Preetz - I do love that man and what he does! To be fair, he does have a lot of material to work with. Glad you liked the post :)
4 - gretch
I am devastated that the video of Jane Fonda was no longer available!! Is it able to be seen elsewhere??
5 - Amrita
Gretch - yes, that link that says "Full Video" in my post will take you to The Raw Story and you can watch it there. If even they've taken it down by the time you see this, then go to Comedy Central and you'll see it at the Motherload. I just don't like their video players, that's why I didnt embed it. Enjoy!