Colbert on Conceptual Art
March 19th, 2009 § 8 Comments
“The Gates” have forced Stephen Colbert to recontextualize his notion of what $21 million can be used for.
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Good send-up of art-world ‘more farty than arty’ pretension.
I don’t know about you guys, but Colbert’s performance at the 2006 Correspondents Dinner may very possibly have saved my life.
And Helen Thomas rocked.
Loved it, 99, I ordered it in year before last from the States on dvd as well and have screened it to students and friends many times. My favourite quip (among many) is his Hindenburg line. I was roaring. :D
Okay, I just realized I linked you to the entire thing. There are some good spots in the first 50 minutes, but Stephen Colbert doesn’t get up there until somewhere in the middle of minute 51. If you haven’t seen it, it’ll blow your mind. What a man.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879&hl=en
I can’t ever pick my absolute favorite, but that one was way up there. I’m darn partial to “He believes on Wednesday exactly what he believed on Monday, no matter what happened on Tuesday.” And his greeting to Scalia! Oh, heck, the whole thing. It should be playing in an endless loop at the Smithsonian!
I’m so very glad to hear you shared it with your students.
Viva a better world!
Since I have access to youtube, watching the comedy central movies is one of my favorite pass time. These guys seem to be the only true journalists on a major network.
Exactly, Homey, there’s often more substantive political content in the program you mentioned than on the major “news” networks.