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SHOW REVIEW As a musical performer Stephen Colbert truly rises to the challenge, he's an innate singer and dancer who strikes the perfect chord with his manic prancing and, lo and behold, the original songs are extraordinarily funny, each one is a gem. This production has all the trappings of the old-school television holiday shows, opening with Stephen, clad in traditional sweater and sherpa boots, huddled in his mountain cabin writing new songs for his Christmas special. But a ferocious bear outside the door keeps him from getting to the studio where Elvis Costello is holding down the fort. That doesn't stop special guests Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, John Legend, Feist, and Jon Stewart from stopping by with holiday greetings and some wicked tunes. It's been more than 20 years since I added a carol to my Christmas playlist but Colbert's opening number, 'Another Christmas Song,' easily fits the bill, a sassy, brassy caricature that wins you over with it's sheer audaciousness. Conservative country artist Toby Keith delivers a thoroughly irreverent musical ultimatum for those who don't enjoy Christmas to the fullest (I smell a top ten hit) promising a bloody outcome for any Santa haters. Then, Willie Nelson gets so high that Stephen hallucinates (!) that the country singer is part of his miniature nativity scene. Willie has a present for the baby Jesus - some kind bud ("that smokes more sweetly than either Frankincense or Mir") and a song that asks mankind not to "bogart love." Jon Stewart warbles his comical homage to Hannukah before R&B singer John Legend's metaphorically sexy ballad exalting the virtues of his favorite holiday spice, nutmeg. Indie folk singer Feith's heavenly vocals underscore a devastatingly funny message from the angels that will leave you amazed. In the finale, Elvis and the rest of the cast join Stephen for the only non-original song on the show, 'What's So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding,' before Santa (played by Cheers' George Wendt) shows up to kill the bear and save the day. You will be on the floor laughing at this hysterical spectacular, the catchy tunes will knock around in your head for days. It's an all-out absudist affair; both cutting and affectionate, irreverent and reverential. Not unlike the holiday itself. Every performance is impressive; Elvis Costello is especially noteworthy, who knew he could be so funny? I couldn't wait to watch this a second time, A Stephen Colbert Christmas is a rollicking, rocking yuletide special that will be enjoyed year after year, every Holiday season.
A portion of the profits from the DVD and iTunes downloads go to the Feeding America charity so this makes a great stocking stuffer. One sad note - apparently, the Jonas Brothers were killed making this special. A Stephen Colbert Christmas airs on Comedy Central Sunday, November 23rd at 10:00pm ET/PT. The DVD is available starting November 25th. Thursday,
November 13, 2008 - 6:36am
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YOU CAN USE From the press release: In seven short years, Ricky Gervais has risen from relative English obscurity to become one of the world’s biggest multi-media superstars. This month, the award-winning actor and co-creator of The Office and Extras stars in his first-ever HBO stand-up special, taped live in New York. Ricky Gervais: Out of England – The Stand-Up Special is a high-spirited hour of offbeat observations and understated humor from the actor/comedian/writer/director. The show includes Gervais’ unique takes on such disparate (and often politically incorrect) issues as fund-raising, autism, fame, nursery rhymes, Nazis, moronic friends, obesity … and his penis size. Premieres Saturday, November 15 at 9 p.m. You can check out a clip from the special here:
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Shatner, in between all the nice words and passive aggressive banter, is once again calling Takei a psycho. Doesn't he realize that show business feuds are a great way to boost the lesser star's profile? 60 Minutes, now in its 41st season, was the top rated program last week. The series stayed in the top 10 for 3 decades and was number one for 5 years in the 1980s & '90s but now generally lands in the Nielsen teens. Here's
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Both
a biting satire of the genre and a future standard bearer, A Colbert
Christmas rings in the holiday season with abundant laughter and
more musical merriment than you've seen since the golden age of TV Christmas
specials. Not since the debut episodes of South Park and The
Simpsons has there been a show that tweaks the holy day traditions
with the just the right amount of sugar and spice to become a true classic.
