Stephen Colbert

This is a very rare glimpse at Stephen Colbert out of character that TPM caught. I always wondered what he was like when he wasn’t playing his television alter ego.

The torture of Stephen Colbert via hair removal

How about this for some truthiness:

Democratic politicians receive a 40% increase in contributions in the 30 days after appearing on the comedy cable show The Colbert Report. In contrast, their Republican counterparts essentially gain nothing. These findings appear to validate anecdotal evidence regarding the political impact of the program, such as the assertions by host Stephen Colbert that appearing on his program provides candidates with a “Colbert bump” or a rise in support for their election campaigns.

The Colbert Bump is more than just a catch line - it's reality.

This is great:

That's the new adjective Debra Dickerson of Mother Jones used to describe Clinton's behavior on Colbert last night

I must admit I got a laugh out of it.