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I had to open a new account, and am unable to add this information: On September 8, 2008 it was announced that Stephen Colbert's digitized DNA would be launched into space. Private space traveler Richard Garriott will deliver the sample to the Space Station in October in order to begin an "Immortality Drive." "In the unlikely event that Earth and humanity are destroyed, mankind can be resurrected with Stephen Colbert's DNA," Garriott said in a statement. "Is there a better person for us to turn to for this high-level responsibility?" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,418494,00.html Feoffee 72 (talk) 14:28, 8 September 2008 (UTC)feoffee_72 10:30 AM 08 September 2008
Doesn't he also havve a bridge named after him in hungary? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.78.43.137 (talk) 02:49, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
I was going to ask about the bridge myself, even though it was not offically named after him. He just won the most votes. Kind of like the space module. The entry for the bridge itself (Megyeri Bridge in Budapest) [1] on Wikipedia has more info. Could some one add the incident about the bridge naming contest and link the wikipedia article about the bridge itself? I do not know enough about the editing process myself. Cheers! 198.173.201.184 (talk) 14:25, 14 July 2009 (UTC)JAllen
It's your duty, people, to get this thing featured. Colbert has done all the hard work, that is, living his life; all you people have to do is record it. Now nominate it, and if it fails, improve it and do it again. If this isn't featured by the end of the week, me and Colbert look down on all of you. --The Actual Stephen Colbert's Media Secretary 20:00, 29 February 2009 (UTC)
IMO the lede to this article has too many specific details about Colbert's life, when it should sum up the most important points. Is it really critical to the lede, for instance, that Colbert served as Carell's understudy? Thoughts? Larry Dunn 18:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
The 60 Minutes interview with Colbert is broken. I suggest someone replace it with a working one, e.g. this one: http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2006/05/stephen_colbert_4.html
I typically take photos and put up the one I think is the best, but since this page has for a long time needed a new one, and I know people feel passionately about Colbert, I give you all the vote in true Wiki fashion. Below are four new shots of Colbert, all of which are--ahem--of exception quality that show Colbert in different lights. Vote on the photo you think would be best for the new lead. --David Shankbone 02:45, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I think a picture like the picture on the front of "I Am America, and So Can You!" should be the title picture. The pictures of him smiling or not serious or jokingly serious do not go with his character. It's like putting a picture of Adam Sandler crying as his title picture. Chexmix53 (talk) 20:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
By 'His character' you mean the 'character' he portrays in The Colbert Report and most of his comedy acts. True, that those not represent 'that' character but the current picture represents a much more natural Stephen Colbert, if you ever run into him on the road you'd see him looking like the current picture and not portraying his character. Yehia18 (talk) 16:27, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Comedy Rambo A gladiator of mockery, Stephen Colbert is dismantling American society from the inside
From the Boston Phoenix...
http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid51190.aspx —Preceding unsigned comment added by Isabel bos (talk • contribs) 14:55, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
Stephen Colbert Day in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada A bet between Stephen Colbert and the mayor of Oshawa March 20th, which also happens to be the mayors birthday
http://www.oshawa.ca/colbert/ http://www.thestar.com/article/176172 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.39.210.161 (talk) 04:48, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
I do not see any reference to the bridge that he had named after him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.185.223.208 (talk) 08:26, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
I was recently playing Everquest 2, and noticed that the developers included a little tribute to Colbert, in the form of the NPC "Trapper Coalbear" who gives out a quest entitled "The Number One Threat in Butcherblock(the zone name he's in)" which is to kill the feindishly clever bears in the area. I didn't see any decent place in the article to reference this, anyone else want to give it a stab? References to the quest line can be see at the EQ2 wiki at http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Trapper_Coalbear Athryn (talk) 07:39, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Can we get some info on which side he's on? I think that would be a great contribution to the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.243.228.86 (talk) 13:46, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Although Stephen Colbert is directly of Irish descent, his Irish ancestors were themselves of French descent. He also likes to emphasize this fact, pretty much to aggravate the francophobic right, but he seems to have some pride in it, even displaying the Fleur-de-lis on several spots of his set. I added him to the French American categories at the bottom. Please do not delete this link without discussing this a little bit before. Thanks in advance!!! --WhiteEcho (talk) 05:09, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
60% of all French citizens have at least one grand-parent born outside of France. To say that someone "looks French" is as idiotic as to say someone "looks American". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.58.147.83 (talk) 03:11, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
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In the introduction it is said that Colbert will speak at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, but there is no source to back up that claim; because of this, I suggest that it should be deleted. 79.1.199.169 (talk) 19:29, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
I think, since he is highly involved in politics and is always making political statements his political views should be included. He bashes both sides, but whose side is he really on.
He also claims to be a Christian, but mocks Christianity in the next sentence, so...yeah...someone put his personal beliefs/views in. --Huper Phuff talk 00:05, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
With what we've heard tonight, this deserves an article.
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There are some webpages appearing about last night's show; I have found some examples, though I have not read all the way through, as yet:
Thank You,
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"Colbert's father wanted to pronounce the name "Khol-BARE," maintaining the "KHOL-bert" pronunciation only out of respect for his own father."
If his father wanted it pronounced "BARE", why would saying it "bert" be a sign of respect for his father? This needs to be edited. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.43.148.213 (talk) 17:55, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
It does make sense, Colbert's father wished to be called Khol-BARE, but HIS father (i.e. Stephen's grandfather wished him to remain as KHOL-bert 86.129.20.194 (talk) 21:23, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Should the fact that Colbert was on the cover[1] of the May 2007 issue of GQ be added to the article? Or was he on the cover as his character? Coattail Anschluss (talk) 01:51, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering if it would be possible to create a featured topic based around Colbert. I think there are enough articles of good quality to allow the topic to be create. The articles that would be in it would be Stephen Colbert, Stephen Colbert (character), The Colbert Report, Truthiness and Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. I want to put forward the idea of doing so before I go ahead with the plan. ISD (talk) 15:25, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
as this is editprotected, can someone add ((wikiquote)) to the links section ? 70.51.8.129 (talk) 04:29, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
I updated the awards section to include his third Peabody award. I included the link to the official announcement, but it lead to an IP address (linked from the Peabody front page). Seems like they didn't link to a site with a proper DNS. Just FYI! Enigmaedge (talk) 05:51, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm trying to add Colbert's Peabody awards to his infobox. It won't list the title "peabody awards" and lists whatever I type after
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as if they were listed under his emmy awards. I don't know if this is a problem with what I'm typing or with the template, which can be located at Template:Infobox_Comedian. - preschooler@heart 09:35, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
Does anyone have a clue what is going on with the main image? Illinois2011 | Talk 23:31, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
I noticed that Stephen Colbert is listed in the credits of Firefox..
Go to.. Help > About Mozilla Firefox > Credits
.. then wait for them to start.
????
74.129.26.154 (talk) 01:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Yea thats weird and should be noted. There's an article about it online if you type in "stephen colbert firefox" or some combination of those words on google. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.117.59.17 (talk) 02:34, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
Does He actually have a Account on wikipedia? Trees RockMyGoal 05:46, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I was wondering if it would be appropriate for someone to add an external link to the ZotFish page for Stephen Colbert?. I believe it's of genuine interest to readers, but I want to make sure I follow Wikipedia policy and not post it myself -- more info on the site can be found at Mashable. - Zotman (talk) 03:52, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
The part right after his name that says " IPA: /koʊlˈbe:ɹ/ " should be replaced with ((pron-en|koʊlˈbe:ɹ)) so that it links to the guide page instead of "what is IPA".
Thanks!
(I finally get around to creating an account just to fix this, and now I have to autoconfirm before I can edit? Nooo!)
Entroppie (talk) 19:24, 30 June 2008 (UTC) Woo, autoconfirmed and fixed. NVM. ∈ntroppie 09:24, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi, sorry. I just wanted to reiterate that the pronunciation is still incorrect on the page. I agree with the previous post that it should be changed to /koʊlˈbeər/ "coal BEAR." Thanks. :) Eilonwy81 (talk) 04:39, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
Check General American. /ɚ/ is a rhotic schwa in IPA, which represents the unstressed last syllable of, say, American English doctor /ˈdɑk.tɚ/. Thus, Colbert as the old pronunciation "KOAL-burt" would be /ˈkʰoʊɫ.bɚt/, and the stylized character's "koal-BEAR" would be /koʊɫˈbɛɹ/. Use of "r" is erroneous, as /r/ in IPA is the trill heard in Spanish rosa and perro, not the approximant it is in English, /ɹ/. The writing /bɛɹ/ as kind of an off-diphthong /beəɹ/ seems feasible, but I think the usual analysis of this sound in American English is /bɛɹ/, e.g. hair /hɛɹ/ etc. In English, too, voiceless stops are aspirated when initial to a stressed syllable, so the old pronunciation begins /ˈkʰoʊɫ-/, not /koʊl-/, and /l/ is usu. velarized, or "dark" /ɫ/. Let me know if you disagree, but I watch his show frequently, and that's how it's pronounced. Adam Restling (talk) 07:41, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Stephen Colbert was NOT born in Washington, D.C.. He was born in Sumter, S.C. at Toumey Hospital in 1964. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tasmaniac212 (talk • contribs) 15:57, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
The article does not mention his vandalizing the elephant article anywhere. It seems to me like this should be added somewhere, as it's quite prominent and important to wikipedia. Dr. Cash (talk) 19:46, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Not to mention librarians are hidding somthing or alligators love marshmellows. --Npnunda (talk) 05:56, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
This is covered in the article for The Colbert Report. ISD (talk) 09:07, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
Yup you are right. Makes sense because this is about the 'actor' not the 'character'. --Npnunda (talk) 00:09, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
Conservapedia (a right wing copy of wikipedia) makes points about Colbert's vandalism of Wikipedia as evidence of its bias and unreliability. A proper listing of these need to be referenced to avoid letting it become propaganda for the right. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.10.170.60 (talk) 05:53, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Anybody out there have a more recent picture? This one is from Nov 2007. --Npnunda (talk) 05:54, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
The article tries to state that the overall response to his "roast" was a welcome one. I beg to differ. After having reviewed the footage of the speech, you can clearly see the reaction and the faces of the crowd start off as accepting and friendly. However, once his 15 minute speech is nearly over, the crowd looks as if they've witnessed a gruesome car crash. Also, President Bush's reaction is by far the most observable. At the end, he seems to look at colbert with a stare of contempt equal to that of someone who had slept with his wife. As far as the audio quality is concerned, for one of Colbert's more brazen punchlines about generals standing on computer banks ordering men into battle, you don't hear a peep from the audience. Lewis Black, a fellow comedian, in his HBO broadcast of Red White and Screwed, stated that before speaking in front of President Bush, he was instructed to remove all swearing and possibly-roasting comments from his routine. To think that this speech of Colbert's was well-recieved by the President is an ill-concieved notion. Please review the video again. If anything I'd like the article to state that the speech was not well-recieved by a majority of those in attendance. --conchaga (talk) 19:00, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
I transcribed to the best of my ability a comment from Stephen Colbert which aired on NPR's 'Fresh Air' on 09 October, 2007. Commenting on the cold reaction from the audience, "People say that it bombed in the room; There were three-thousand people in the room. And it's an enormous room and, you know, when it bombed, if you hear the recording no ones happening there... a thousand people are still laughing, but they're laughing in the back of the room; they're not laughing up by the Presidents table and where the mics are." Perhaps this should be included on his profile. JamianM (talk) 23:05, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
Hey guys - I have only started to parse down some of my Tribeca shots. If you look above and click on the Wiki links, you will see where these photos are currently placed. I blogged about Photo C and that I had yet to place it in the article. I just don't know where to put it, and since I have only done photo editing on the page I think the decision should be made by you guys. This was the only thing I came up with. Move Photo B into Photo A's place, and put Photo C where Photo B is currently (under personal life). Either put Photo A in a new place, or keep it off since it is just a low-qual shot of two disembodied heads. It's up to you guys. Dave --David Shankbone 16:57, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Ha Ha thanks. I like photo 1. --Npnunda (talk) 15:28, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
So, in the Filmography section, there is no mention of Stephen Colbert's character, Professor Richard Impossible, from the Venture Brothers cartoon on Cartoon Network. --AmberoSan (talk) 07:48, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
I think it would be great to mention that according to 2008 Libertarian National Convention, Stephen Colbert received one write-in vote on the second ballot for President or 0.2% of the votes cast that round. Killpineapple (talk) 08:13, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
Is there really going to be a Campbell's soup named after him? Mwv2 (talk) 04:51, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Per WP:ALSO, the first link is already above the lead and the 2nd can be worked into the article. --Tom 13:16, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
As compared to IMDB, for example in 2004 Colbert did an episode of "Law and Order: Criminal Intent". I can't figure out how to edit the table.Pjbflynn (talk) 05:19, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
Seems to me that his Christmas special belongs more as a work of his "character" than of himself. Any thoughts/objections about moving that paragraph to the other article? DP76764 (Talk) 23:10, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Stephen's brother Ed Colbert appeared on Feb 12th 2009 not the 13th. The 13th fell on a Friday this year Colbert Report does not air on Fridays.
Taprootsteve85 (talk) 04:16, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
I think this should be added to the article somewhere. Colbert asks viewers to write in his name in the naming contest of NASA's newest module to be added to the international space station. And wins the contest by a landslide.
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/index.html
ref: http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/23/2128257&from=rss —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.60.101.242 (talk) 00:13, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Citing that he asked them to do so, and what the voting results are, is fine; however, stating that the name WILL be what they voted for is not, as NASA has not announced the name yet, and we aren't a crystal ball.--Vidkun (talk) 18:14, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
I think the results of the contest should be reported here in the biographical article. The story was reported in the UK Guardian (25th March 09 p22 "Comedian's leap into space") with a short piece saying "An American comedian has embarrassed NASA the US space agency, by winning a competition to have part of the International Space Station named after him". The rest of the column makes no mention of it being his comedy character from which the name was taken. Colbert won by 40,000 votes with a total ballot of 1.2m. It should also be noted that as of writing NASA have not committed to the naming, as the final decision will be made next month. Smrgsbrd (talk) 09:51, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
In the second paragraph of "2008 Presidential Bid," the exact same sentence, Colbert's promotion inspired $68,000 in donations to South Carolina classrooms, which benefited over 14,000 low-income students. is used twice. Just deleting the second instance of the sentence will fix this, but the article's locked so I can't do it. 67.242.120.197 (talk) 21:33, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
While we're on the topic of fixes, reference 80 "McAndrew, Francis. "Stephen Colbert Honorary Degree" Knox College (June 3, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-16." points to an xml page that I wanted to click through and it's not there! "http://www.knox.edu/x12687.xml" gives "Oops, Wrong Way! The page you are looking for could not be found". Clicking around and using search at their site suggests they've expunged some records of his receiving this degree, perhaps in response to Colbert later trying to burn his diploma (a page which itself has broken links for presumably the same reasons). In any case, I don't know the official Wikipedia policy on pointing to a historically significant URL like this that has since gone away. If it's permanently gone, maybe there's a record at archive.org? Or, if it's only temporarily gone, perhaps someone could get knox.edu to restore it. It's hard to believe Knox wants to engage in historical revisionism, but that's certainly what it smells of. Still, from the point of view of a user browsing Wikipedia for reference purposes, it's just confusing and frustrating. --Netsettler (talk) 19:33, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
In Season 5 Episode 46 he was knighted by Queen Noor Al-Hussein of Jordan. Should he then be labled "Sir Stephen Colbert" or does this status not actually exist? -- Navarr —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.165.168.14 (talk) 22:14, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
I would like to edit Stephen Colbert's wikipedia page to reflect the fact that he was knighted by Queen Noor of Jordan on 4/7/09.
Lwhalen (talk) 23:55, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
I agree that the knighthood should be at least mentioned especially since his credit as executive producer now reads Sir Dr. Stephen Colbert, DFA. Frank249 (talk) 21:55, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Can't we just add a section about his supposed knighthood and whether or not he truly is a knight? --IdLoveOne (talk) 22:55, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
Any Sovereign has the right to knight a person, as does any noble or knight. There are two types of knights, those that belong to chivalric orders, which are the more formal collectives of knights and granted as a gift or honour, and then there are regular knights, which simply confers an archaic military and social status. In the UK, for example, you can still find both kind. Colbert is a knight of the regular kind, and still can use sir in that aspect, though America does not legally recognize this. He simply gets no extra postnomials or any regalia that would apply with a chivalric order. [tk] XANDERLIPTAK 23:19, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
I think this is worthy of a mention on Wikipedia. It looks like Perez Hilton has challenged Stephen Colbert to on behalf of an internet organization called Habitat for Hamtramck. Seems like a good old fashion media war is brewing here. What motive does Perez Hilton have in this? He challenged him on his Twitter account. Possible breaking news? Go to the website yourself and see it for your own eyes. http://www.isstephencolbertacoward.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.131.101.72 (talk) 02:19, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
The UW-L Mascot was voted by the students to be renamed "Colbert". I feel that this should ne added to the section about various honors. http://media.www.theracquet.net/media/storage/paper978/news/2009/04/29/News/Students.Pick.colbert.As.Mascot.Monicker-3739374.shtml From the official school newspaper. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.190.121.239 (talk) 20:32, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
he was not the original bass player for The Grateful Dead24.144.137.244 (talk) 00:33, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
Shouldn't the category be on this page? I know the Jon Stewart page has it, thought it was appropriate here as well. It's protected... so... 74.5.110.177 (talk) 13:49, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
I didn't realize it was possible to boost moral. Morale? Yes. Moral? No. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.176.152.212 (talk) 15:16, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
His daughter's name is spelled Madeleine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Njlokker (talk • contribs) 02:57, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
It shouldn't be "improve moral," it should read "improve morale."
((editsemiprotected)) Colbert's role in Curb Your Enthusiasm is credited. His character's "name" is Tourist Man. 242Selby (talk) 01:33, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Why is there no mention of his unseccesful song "Charlene"? 207.68.225.139
Maybe because it was unsuccessful, perhaps?--JayJasper (talk) 21:07, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
That was a couple of years ago now so I'd like to review this semiprotection to see if it's still necessary. As well as welcoming the opinions of regular editors I've also contacted the protecting sysop, Yonatan (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA).
--TS 01:49, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
I know some of the not-famous relatives of Colbert, and know that at least as far as they believe, Stephen's late father was the first son of the first son, etc, of Jean-Baptiste Colbert. I would have no way of knowing how to verify this, or whether it's even relevant enough to warrant going on the page, but just thought I'd toss it out there. My recollection is that this was more than a family legend, and that they thought it was documented, but pretty unimportant other than as a conversation piece. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.106.143.248 (talk) 21:22, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
There has been recent activity on Stephen Colbert's forum's and on Facebook regarding involvement with Invisible Children, the situation in East Africa, and the arrest. Gromley has placed a huge importance of the topic and trying to get Colbert involved as he can truly impact the world with this important matter. I did not want to add this to Wikipedia myself until it is truly approved, but he posted a summary of the past few months:
On Tuesday, November 17th, a thread was made on the Colbert Nation Forums asking Stephen Colbert to bring the Non-Profit Organization, Invisible Children and/or Senator Feingold or Senator Brownback onto his show, The Colbert Report to discuss the recently passed LRA Disarmament & Northern Uganda Recovery Act, as well as discuss the situation of the LRA in East Africa and what the Colbert Nation can do to help. Stephen is also being asked to sign Joseph Kony's Arrest Warrant, a petition made by Invisible Children to be delivered to President Obama on December 15th, asking him to take notice of this issue and make a statement by Christmas this year.
Here are a few sources regarding the topic:
Invisible Children's Blog Entry & Website
The information and sources are credit to Gromley himself and of course are not limited to. More information can be added regarding the matter.
Can we see a motion or support for adding this subject on the main page? All replies and criteria are welcomed!
Troyoda1990 (talk) 17:56, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
This is stated in the opening paragraph. Since it doesn't appear that he was born with a different surname, why the two different pronunciations? All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 04:04, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
Because he uses a different pronunciation as a performer than what his family uses, though the spelling is the same.--JayJasper (talk) 05:04, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
I see no mention of the C.O.L.B.E.R.T. treadmill —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.53.232.141 (talk) 04:56, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Stephen and the Colbert is nowhere mentioned on his wikipedia page why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greendayfan1010 (talk • contribs) 09:30, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
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Someone recently added the following statement (second sentence) to the Richmond, Virginia article, and I am trying to verify whether it's true or not:
They didn't add a citation, but a brief Google search leads me to this blog posting on richmond.com by mward on November 20, 2009:
So, is this true? WTF? (talk) 16:25, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
the 98th link in the reference section is dead and needs to be removed. Ashburn247 (talk) 17:55, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
((editsemiprotected))
His middle name is Winston.
24.105.174.74 (talk) 17:33, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
I would like to have The Colbert Report Section edited to show Stephen Colbert's (character) history as a news anchor in North Carolina in the late 1980's and early 1990's. The biggest example of this is the parody of Bill O'Reilly's "Do it Live" rant on Inside Edition.96.3.74.7 (talk) 20:49, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
I think it would be worth adding a link in some way to Spartina Productions which Colbert is involved with (owner maybe?). It's probably on a matter of time before the Spartina Productions page is expanded. --HuggaBounce (talk) 09:28, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
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That sounds like bullshit to me. What's needed is some reliable reference that says it was not just a comedy bit, that he actually received the Order of the Star of Jordan from Queen Noor, that she actually has the authority to confer this order in the first place, which is unlikely, and that knights of this order may indeed be called "Sir", which is an English-language title very likely not used in Arabic-speaking countries.
The frequently jocular contents of the show's credits hardly make for a reliable source.
Yes, it may be funny, but save it for the article on his on-screen persona. Adding "Sir" and the initials to the lede is just ridiculous. 192.91.173.36 (talk) 09:06, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
I think someone should nominate Steven for Featured Article again. More people should know about him and it is a good page and it deserves to make it. Spongie555 (talk) 04:11, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Why no mention of his June 2009 USO tour/embed with the US military in Iraq? Set against his performance at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, it is, to say the least, interesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.105.24.196 (talk) 03:53, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
I recently added Stephen Colbert to "Category:South Carolina Democrats". Colbert lives in New Jersey but ran for president in South Carolina, which he commonly calls his home state, as if that is where he is registered to vote. So, does anyone know for sure where he is registered? Is it even possible to vote in one state while being a permanent resident of another? Thanks,Sbrianhicks (talk) 20:44, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
I'd like to edit the second paragraph currently in the "Early Life" section as indicated below, but I thought it might be best to talk about it first.
Currently this paragraph reads:
"According to research done by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of Harvard University, in 2010 for the PBS series Faces of America, he had Irish ancestors who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century. Although his great-great-grandfather, Michael Garin, arrived during the Great Famine in Ireland in the mid-1800s, some of his ancestors came earlier. His German ancestors came to the American colonies in the mid-18th century.[13]"
There are other professional genealogists credited on Faces of America. The research in all likelihood commenced prior to 2010.
According to research at http://colbert.ancestortree.net the Garin line may be in error. The gg-grandfather mentioned may have been instead James Quinn, possibly the result of a transcription error in the Illinois archives (Garin and Quinn could be mistaken for each other in handwriting). It is significant in weighing these claims that the Faces of America pedigree and sources have not been made public.
All of these problems are addressed in the following proposed replacement for the above paragraph:
"According to research presented by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of Harvard University, for the 2010 PBS series Faces of America, many of his ancestors immigrated to North America from Ireland in the 1800s before and during the Great Famine."
and cite both Faces of America and the colbert.ancestortree.net website since this wording is supported by both. Ggpauly (talk) 04:38, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
As of right now, the lede begins with Dr. Stephen Tyrone Colbert. The Dr. appears to have been added because of the honorary degree that Colbert received from Knox College (Illinois). I could be wrong, but I do not think receiving an honorary doctorate properly confers the title of "Doctor" to people. For example, Bill Clinton has received a number of honorary doctorates, but he is still not referred to as Dr. Bill Clinton. Personally, I think referring to someone who has received an honorary doctorate as "Dr." is insulting to the people who have traditional, non-honorary doctorates (real doctorates, you might say).
I would argue the "Dr." at the beginning of this article was added to the article to add to the exalted cult status of Stephen Colbert. I think it should be removed. (A similar discussion occured over the use of "Sir".) JEN9841 (talk) 08:12, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
The Restoring Honor rally has a full article, while "The March To Keep Fear Alive" [3] isn't even mentioned in this article, though an unrelated (okay, maybe slightly related) Internet campaign in favor of a "Truthiness" rally is.
oh, there is an article 2010 Stewart–Colbert rallies. Maybe that should be linked here?
Anyone want to take a crack at adding his testifying at the congressional hearing on illegal immigrant workers in the US, and staying in character until his final statement?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/09/colbert-stays-in-character-at-congressional-hearing.html http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/colbert-humors-annoys-congressman-hearing-capitol-hill-stephen-jonathan-karl-11722655
It's all over the internet today, so it shouldn't be hard to find a lot more sources than this. 67.193.96.49 (talk) 09:05, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
Does he really have a tattoo of a panther? He says he does, but he also says it "roams around" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.42.95.107 (talk) 18:56, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
I'm new on Wikipedia and don't know how to use it. Stephen Colbert just got the first ever Golden Tweet award. We should add this in somehow...72.211.214.63 (talk) 07:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
Agreed, it's not a minor achievement either. (posted by Venyas at 9:27am PST) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Venyas (talk • contribs) 17:27, 27 December 2010 (UTC)