The Colbert Report 2008
The ColberT ReporT
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01-08: That was... big applause. Â And a long show.
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01-09: Hahaha, using part of a script completed pre-strike?
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01-10: I was wondering if the "Colbert mythos" would see any real additions without the writers, but I guess it can... sort of. Â "Gorlok" the space alien in a business suit originated in the pre-strike material used the previous night, but was brought up again tonight during the bit about Will Smith's Scientological turn.
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01-11: National Treasure: Portrait of Stephen  Good stuff.
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01-14: The continuation of Portrait of Stephen is also good. Â Basically him riffing on notable American artifacts is good fun. Â Commenting on George Washington's clothes: "This is nice. Â This is Seinfeld's puffy shirt?"
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01-15: The conclusion of Portrait of Stephen. Â He gets his portrait up at the National Portrait Gallery... next to the bathroom.
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01-16: The Nevada primary pie chart roulette was great. Â Doesn't seem like they practiced it much before filming, considering the first attempt had the ball flying off ("I'm not sure, but I think this means Mike Gravel wins."), and the second spun on much longer than he seemed to be expecting. Â (Obama won.)
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01-17: The Dobbs interview was good stuff. Â Sure, it was an old interview with half of it replaced with Stephen speaking his lines in Spanish, but having Esteban Colberto (of Colberto Reporto Gigante) doing the interviewing is a fun trick.
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