2008 Woodie Awards
Video related to this article is available below.Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: News
Colbert reports at Penn
Comedy Central star began filming on campus yesterday, held a Penn-exclusive rehearsal
Colin Kavanaugh
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Colbert arrived at Penn last weekend to begin a special filming of his show, The Colbert Report, in anticipation of the April 22 Pennsylvania primary.
Through his satirical news show, which appears on Comedy Central, Colbert has transformed the way students learn about the news - an effect noticeable at Penn.
"The show certainly helps bring people into the process," said College freshman Aaron Ross, who was in the studio audience last night.
Colbert has a "really effective" use of satire, Ross said, which enables him to "be more effective at exposing the fallacies" of the political pundits and politicians than the news media.
One news host did appear on the show last night: Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews and a native-Philadelphian.
Matthews, when questioned by Colbert on whether he would run for the U.S. Senate in 2010, said that being a senator was a life-long ambition, but did not say for sure whether he would run.
Matthews also inadvertently revealed that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) would be on the show later this week.
Additionally, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and John Legend made their way on to the show, with Legend performing the Star Spangled Banner as Colbert sang at his side.
"It was hilarious" that Colbert sang with Legend, said College freshman Fernando Duran, who said the show was very entertaining.
But the enthusiasm for Colbert's show transcended the studio audience of 900.
His trip to Penn is the first time the show has ever been filmed outside of his New York City studio, and students across campus are thrilled to host the star.
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tickets
posted 4/15/08 @ 10:46 AM EST
please do not call the annenberg center inquiring about tickets for colbert; they were never sold there and never will be. comedy central is in control of ticketing and thus all attempts via annenberg to get tickets will ultimately fail. (Continued…)
Liberals think Colbert is "news"
posted 4/15/08 @ 11:16 AM EST
Most college liberals get all of their "news" from Colbert and Jon Stewart, which is why they're all foaming over Obama. Keep watching this junk...the rest of America is sticking to the real news. (Continued…)
@Liberals think Coblert is "news"
posted 4/15/08 @ 12:01 PM EST
What sources do you like for real news?
@Liberals think Colbert is "news"
posted 4/15/08 @ 12:09 PM EST
And you're the type of person that just reinforces the negative and stereotypical "conservative" and "liberal" labels which have been bastardized here in the United States. (Continued…)
Donna Gabler
posted 4/15/08 @ 12:38 PM EST
I listen to NPR whenever I can. They provide legitimate news stories and I feel they present the facts objectively.
To Laugh and Cry
posted 4/15/08 @ 4:27 PM EST
"...Colbert asked his audience during the show's filming who would turn out to vote if he told them to. // The crowd erupted in applause." (Original "article")
There is a glaring and frighteningly hilarious error with the last lines (posted above) of the article:
Colbert actually asked (to what I believe was primarily a Penn audience), "Would you vote the way I told you?"
A piercing "YES!" reverberated throughout Zellerbach Theatre as the crowd erupted in applause. (Continued…)
Alum
posted 4/16/08 @ 2:58 AM EST
Did I miss something, or has Colbert failed to mention at any time during the first two shows that he's on the PENN CAMPUS???
Seems to me that this should have been a requirement of the show's using Zellerbach. (Continued…)
Alum
posted 4/17/08 @ 2:35 AM EST
"maybe you need to learn how to listen better. i didn't see his show last night, but he definitely said he was on penn's campus within the first 5 minutes of his show monday night. (Continued…)
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