‘Colbert Report’ Mysteriously Suspends Taping
EmailComedy Central has mysteriously suspended production on the ” The Colbert Report,” the biting political satire hosted by comedian Stephen Colbert.
Ticketholders to Wednesday night’s show, many of whom were already at the New York City studio, received a last-minute email cancelling the taping “due to unforeseen circumstances.”
The network aired a rerun Wednesday night, leading with out-of-date news about onetime presidential candidate Herman Cain.
Network spokesman Steve Albani said the show would suspend production for at least the remainder of the week.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, the show will air repeat episodes on Wednesday, February 15 and Thursday, February 16,” Albani said in a statement to ABC News.
On Wednesday morning, the show promoted what would have been on that night’s program.
“Watch Stephen help shape the message of Colbert Super PAC with the help of political strategist Frank Luntz,” read the last tweet from the Colbert Report Twitter account, suggesting the cancellation was sudden.
Colbert himself, who routinely tweets, has not updated his account since Tuesday.
“The Colbert Report” had never before suspended production, according to comedy news blog the Beat. Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” from which the Colbert was spun off, has cancelled production only twice, once after the death of a staff member, and once when host Jon Stewart became a father.
Colbert’s comedy has become particularly insightful this election season, shining a light on the relationship between presidential candidates and the super PACs that finance them.
Calls to Comedy Central and Colbert’s personal spokeswoman were not returned.
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Hope all is well with Stephen.
Posted by: Kitty Wilberforce | February 16, 2012, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm
Long live Stephen Colbert! I hope everything is okay with him and his family.
Posted by: von_Flavin | February 16, 2012, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm
i wish he would permanently cancel teh show and run for president
Posted by: Jeremy | February 16, 2012, 12:20 pm 12:20 pm
Probably the flu. Be well, Steven!
Posted by: looncraz | February 16, 2012, 12:25 pm 12:25 pm
Mabye if we chant “Steven” as One Nation we can make him appear. Who’s with me!!!!!
Posted by: James | February 16, 2012, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm
He’s probably been renditioned – by the GOP.
Posted by: Bill | February 16, 2012, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm
I’ve heard (don’t know if it’s true but it is possible) that Colbert was given a gag order based on a video he made about the Maine caucus voter fraud that would probably have aired last night and maybe a second part tonight. They said the video was “too politically sensitive”. Not sure what that means exactly but if it is true, so much for freedom of speech.
Posted by: Joe T. | February 16, 2012, 1:05 pm 1:05 pm
I miss you all ready Stephen. What an inviteful breath of fresh air his show is. Please come back soon Stephren
Posted by: Judy Allison | February 16, 2012, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm
Maybe he took too many pills, drank some alcohol and decided to take a bath. Who knows?
Posted by: Steveo | February 16, 2012, 1:19 pm 1:19 pm
Seems very odd, Mr. Colbert is a Catholic and his last program he questioned the wisdom of the Catholic Bishops Of America…..with Catholic Bishops reaching into the lives of singles, married couples not of their faith and a long history of hiding child molesters…what are we to think? Censorship.
Posted by: Melissa Stone | February 16, 2012, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
Hope nothing tragic..
Posted by: Ed | February 16, 2012, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
Colbert does not tweet. There will be someone assigned within production team to monitor/host/moderate his SM pgs. I highly doubt if there was a TW issue he could log on to air his mood or situtation.
Posted by: dan tice | February 16, 2012, 1:41 pm 1:41 pm
Steven Colbert & Jon Stewart are both Godsends to this country. Without them we’d laugh a lot less & know a lot less. Hopefully all is well. Wishing you Godspeed Steven.
Posted by: MrE_mann | February 16, 2012, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
Perhaps he ran afoul of campaign finance laws (srsly). And is now being investigated.
Hope not.
Posted by: Brian | February 16, 2012, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
As far as the Maine caucus fiasco is concerned, Rachel Maddow was all over it Wednesday night.
Posted by: Laurence Glavin | February 16, 2012, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
Lets hope its either a gag or a gag order or gagging with the flu. can’t think of any other reasons……I do so love the show and will miss him. But i can still laugh out loud even on a third viewing of his shows.
Posted by: Sandy Bennett | February 16, 2012, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
It’s likely some people with some very big money don’t like him speaking out. Hope not, he and Stewart are the best at calling out the falsehoods in the media.
Posted by: dan | February 16, 2012, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
I heard the dear leader is visiting his show for field guidance.
Posted by: Kim Jong Un | February 16, 2012, 5:31 pm 5:31 pm
Its those damn bears!!!!
Posted by: beartrap | February 16, 2012, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
melissa stone, do you really think that the catholic church has the power to legally censor anyone? really? really do you think that? really? really? please tell me you aren’t serious, pleaaase, i want to have faith in humanity, please tell me you don’t actually think that stephen colbert was censored by the catholic church, who have absolutely no power over freedom of speech.
Posted by: sam | February 16, 2012, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm
Maybe Comedy Central woke up to realize that the state of our nation is nothing to make fun about ………………..naaaa
Posted by: Karl Stalin | February 16, 2012, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm
I hope all is well with Stephen and his family.
Posted by: sumi lee | February 16, 2012, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm
Maybe he’s getting his other ear cropped.
Posted by: Mike | February 16, 2012, 11:38 pm 11:38 pm
Hey Karl Stalin. What’s your IQ? You sound real sour. Sounds like you create a nasty place & then blame it on someone else & try to get your way because you can’t work with anyone because you are simple minded.
Posted by: DrWright | February 17, 2012, 1:35 am 1:35 am
I heard his mom was crtically ill.
Posted by: Betty | February 17, 2012, 4:35 am 4:35 am
I’m betting Colbert has been canned for his Super PAC disclosure activities. There are no tweets because the show owns these venues and the want him silent. The real telltale is that he and Stewart have been on a week long HIATUS. They were no doubt warned that its time to temper their messages or they will be cancelled and the bluff was called.
Mak plans for a demonstration of the dismay this will cause. He’s the biggest truther on TV, full of juicy truthiness! However, that is no longer be tolerated in The Fascist States of America.
Posted by: TRUTHINESS CENSORED | February 17, 2012, 11:08 am 11:08 am
It is because his mother is really sick…
Posted by: Lua | February 17, 2012, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm