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Colbert Takes on Olbermann in Wacky Segment
- Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:10am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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At least we can say Stephen Colbert will mock anyone. Last week we brought you a segment where the Comedy Central star took on Rush Limbaugh’s “ching chong” Chinese impersonation. Yesterday, Colbert turned his attention to the biggest, unemployed media personality of this past weekend — Keith Olbermann. And it was epic.
The premise is this: when a media personality retires or goes off the air, Colbert does a bit where he absorbs that person’s power. But when Colbert tried to absorb Olbermann’s, his body rejected it like a “pompous kidney.” What ensues is a segment that involves a sword, lightning, wigs, and “Keith Olbermug.” Epic:
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Comments (49)
NoT_a_Idiot
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 12:06pmHey… what do ya know? THAT was almost funny!
Report Post »weeblewacker1
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:40amsay people, don’t you think that Glenn should take jon steward up on his offer to go on his show? just think how much fun that would be to watch! I think that steward even said he would do Glenn’s show too!Glenn should not let Bill O’Riely have all the fun! Glenn,show these ppl that your not scared to go into the lions den,even though it is comedy central.
Report Post »tompaineknowsthescore
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 12:53pmyeah id like to see glenn beck on stewart or vice versa, he goes on and on about a ‘battlefield of ideas’ and the need for debate but only has folk he agrees with on his show. at least o’reilly invited liberals on even if he just shouts at them
Report Post »Nick84
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 3:27amI don’t really see Glenn as someone who can hold his own in a debate. He seems more of a scripted/preachy kind of host to me. It would be interesting to see though.
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:29amEhh… I keep imagining Colbert with his mouth full of John Stewart’s .Crème fraiche. Sorry, don’t care.
Report Post »Buck_Ofama
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:41amFreaking jerk!
Report Post »LifeProject2012
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:17amCan I get a Keith Olber-mug at the Glenn Beck Store?
Report Post »rikyt74
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:50amThis guy is not funny. Must need some ganga to make him funny.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:33amAnd then they boxed up Keith Olbermug and sent him to the same place they sent the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Never to be seen again. The end. (thank GOD)
Report Post »Bob Holland
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:22amI loved it. But they messed up the ending.
Here is my ending.
*The essence of Olbermann goes to someone on the stage perhaps a stage hand.
*As Cobert says where did Olbermann essence go. The stage hand screams: “What has happened to me. I can not go on like this.”
*He runs to a high place such as the roof and jumps off to his supposed death. But we see that he floats instead of falls to his death.
*He screams: “the essence of Olbermann ego is so inflated that I can not even jump to my death.”
*He runs off end of scene after trying to swim through the air toward the ledge of what he jumped off.
*Perhaps later he tries to buy pills at a drug store to O.D. But when the pharmacists or drug dealer hears the way he talks they think he’s a lunatic and call the police and he then is seen being strapped in a straight jacket and put away for a long long time.
Colbert call me. Maybe I can help your show out. lol
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:01amnever watched this guy before but that was funny
Report Post »Helldogger
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:52amI guess I’m dumb. Will somebody tell me when I’m supposed to laugh at this guy.
Report Post »mcFirst
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:30amfunny colbert.
Report Post »Voice-O-Reason
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:28amI dislike this guy, but….I don’t care who you are….that was funny!
Report Post »icediva
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:02amAdd your comments
Report Post »saneasylum
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:57amI got a shiver down my leg………….. LOL
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:35amFunny. HE SHOULD HAVE HAD A RED SOMETHING POUR OUT OF THE COFFEE CUP. It would have passed right over his normal audience’s head.
Report Post »breedofthe45
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:34amWorst person in the world!!…Karl Marx ….
Report Post »When Liberals understand that Karl Marx is not is the sole Founder of the American Constitution and politically correctness is not the 1st amendemnt maybe,MAYBE your news will never be mock.
Great job Steven, i guess after making fun of a liberal that makes you a BIGOT! INTOLERANT! CREATIONIST CHRISTIAN RACISTS! HOMOPHOBIC! FASCIST! DOMESTIC TERRORIST! PRO-LIFE IDIOT! RACISTS!, RACISTS! INTOLERANT! MORON! ISLAMOPHOBIC! AMERICAN!…
grandmaof5
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:30amThat was funny! Good bye, Olbermann, you were a lousy sports commentator and an even worse newscaster (if you can even be called that?). I’m sure you will land on your feet but hopefully it will be in Cuba or Venzuela, one of those countries where they let you say what you want without consequences.
Report Post »TERMLIMITSNOW
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:33amHe was actually a very good sports anchor…..sportscenter with Patrick and Olberman was must see tv on Sunday nights for many years for most sports fans. Had he stuck with sports he might be a little lighter in the wallet but likely wouldn’t have so many folks that hate him..
Report Post »River0
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:28amVery funny! If anything happens to Colbert, and he ends up on a cold slab, we’ll know why. I love the line, “I can’t do it! I can’t do it! My body is rejecting Keith like a pompous kidney!”
Report Post »parkerislegend
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:27amfirst time i laughed at his jokes
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:27amEven Colbert thinks that Olbermann was a pompous butt head.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:26amYeah … OK … uh huh …
Report Post »LibertarianLady
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:26amOMG I laughed till my cheeks hurt!
Report Post »SpklerMan
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:25amMuch better than Jon Stew somebody
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:46amWay better than Maher.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:24amBothe men are irrelevant.
Report Post »Hoosier Daddy
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:54amA site like this is about the only place I ever choose to see Olbermann or Colbert or Jon Stewart, etc., when they are being mocked or their lunacy is being highlighted. It is particularly pleasing to watch them mock each other, as if they didn’t even understand the irony in that.
Report Post »Cerealface
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:10am@above. They are comedy central……COMEDY CENTRAL. COMEDY.
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:24amVery funny! Very!
Report Post »Satyr
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 7:28amVery funny indeed…However I do not like Colbert, he doesn’t realize that it is patriotic to tell the government ENOUGH with the rape. All most reps know is MORE please…Think I might want to throw this out there before I get tons of replies against me, both parties oppose one another on the same coin. I can‘t emphasis ’same’ enough.
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:28amI can’t understand the popularity of this guy. He was awful at the rally on the Mall, and is in this skit too.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:01amThe coffee mug was an exact match to Olbermann, plus it had the same ratings. The airwaves will much better off with that blowhard off the air.
Report Post »bspolice
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 1:12pmI miss you Keith. Since he left (or got fired) from MSNBC, I have felt it hard to find another show that was as hard hitting as his. With sources like “a conservitive blogger” and “ a conservitive web site” he sure knew his facts. And so what if the facts don’t fit, a little edit here, find a nut there, put the two together and some how tie them to the right and boom!, You have a show with little to no facts attacking those on the right. Really, I challenge anyone to sit down and try to write down all the sources some one like Ed Schultz sites during his show. Then watch Glenns and do the same. So what if Glenn has more facts, audio/video clips of people saying the things he claims they’re saying, according to Ed, Keith, and others, he’s a nut for even bringing it up. I don’t want ANY of these people fired, they help the right more then the left.
Report Post »VoteBushIn12
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 2:28pmWhy does the Blaze report on the stupidity of the shows and not their legitimate content? This same day on the Daily Show Jon Stewart pointed out a major flaw of the Fox News network (in that it holds itself to a different standard than all others, it is hypocritical of others, and it straight out lies), but the Blaze chooses to put this clip up as “news”?
Give me a break.
Glenn in Virginia
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:46pmNormally, I can’t stand that moron, Colbert, but, yes, that was funny.
You have to give even the Devil his due.
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