It was great!
Did anybody catch Lewis Black lose it a couple weeks ago? He was approaching the end of the bit and mispronounced some foreign name and absolutely exploded, yelling "Mother*****, I said that f****ing name 9 times right, and I still blew it! It took a few beats for him to regain his composure and finish the bit, but he never did completely lose the smile and get the whole scowl back. Both moments were pure gold!
It was funny since Colbert is usually so good at maintaining his deadpan, “serious journalist” persona, no matter how absurd the story. For instance, when Colbert was once reporting on congressman Rick Santorum’s controversial remarks against gay marriage, Stewart was cracking up (as he often is), but the only expression on Colbert’s face was his cocked eyebrow–even while he was insisting that what Santorum really supported was the legalization of “man on dog” sex.
It’s rare to see him lost it like he did Monday night. It took him forever to get out the line “Not gay, John–aristocratic.”
When the interview guest, Collin Farrell, pulled out a banana and Jon totally lost it again, that’s when I begin weeping tears of joy.
I suspect that was why they kept the Stephen Colbert crack-up instead of retaping.
Um, it was Will Farrell with the banana.
Although I understand Collin Farrell does tend to pull out his banana fairly often.
. . . I’m applying for a writing position there. Back when they first started—in the bad old Craig Kilborne days—they called me for an interview, but I didn’t get the job (industry buzz had it that Lizz Winstead didn’t want any other women on-staff). Well, Lizz is gone and they have no female staff writers, so I’m getting together my funniest Movieline clips and barraging them.
Besides, I know all that Jew humor Jon Stewart likes, and we Jews do control the media.
Best of luck, Eve! A few less gross-out jokes is what they need; a woman’s touch.
And as long as you’re controlling the media, cancel Tru Calling and move Arrested Development to its time slot, please. I’m tired of the whole conflict with Carnivale.
Tru Calling . . . Arrested Development . . . Got it. Let me just go over the to Jew-phone . . .
Good luck, Eve. And while you’re on the Jew phone, can you get me a writing slot on 24?
Do you know the Jew password and handshake?