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  Colbert Nation Sponsors US Olympic Speedskating Team

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Tue Nov 3, 2009 8:14 PM ET

  team when they compete in the Vancouver Olympics next February."On their enormous, billboard thighs, it will say, 'Colbert Nation,'" the Comedy Central host told the Associated Press in his signature mock-serious style. "Be looking for that logo as it comes around the final turn. I Read More

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  The Best Medicine

  By Ben Corbett | Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:20 PM ET

  humorous video clips and college-age guy content (Dude, Break.com is also ranked the number one humor website by Hitwise). Second place went to Comedy Central with 4.4 million hits, while third place went to Wimp.com, a low-res comedy video nerve center featuring all-age content.Call i Read More

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  The Original "South Park" Pilot!

  By David Jenison | Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  episode, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe," is the only full episode that Parker and Stone did entirely by hand, and the full episode never aired on Comedy Central. A dozen years later, South Park Digital Studios is making up for it with the online premiere of the complete, original Read More

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  Back to School, Celebrity Style

  By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  . school. Viacom will air the 30-minute show, called "Get Schooled: You Have the Right," on all of its channels — including BET, MTV, VH1, CMT, Comedy Central, Spike TV and Nickelodeon — simultaneously at 8 pm on September 8. This is the first time a single program has booked all of th Read More

  More like this in: Schools, mtv, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF), Melinda Gates, LeBron James, VH1, Kelly Clarkson, Teen Pregnancy, Viacom Inc., Nickelodeon Universe
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  Daryn Kagan: Jon Stewart, Ex-Cons and Babies

  By Daryn Kagan | Fri Aug 7, 2009 12:39 PM ET

  in common. But today, they're all involved in some kind of good news.Check it out on The Tonic Minute with Daryn Kagan.Photo of Jon Stewart courtesy Comed Read More

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  Potter Fodder

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:16 PM ET

  counterpart to Harry is none other than MSNBC newcomer Rachel Maddow. Fred and George Weasley, who provide comic relief at Hogwarts, are paired with Comedy Central's dynamic duo Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. And Mad-Eye Moody? He who "barks," "blurts" and "sometimes seems a little nuts?" Non Read More

  More like this in: Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Facebook, Harry Potter, Fast Company, Steve Jobs, Rachel Maddow, Hogwarts, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Ballmer, Chris Matthews
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  Stephen Colbert Pits Soldier Against Sailor. Who Will Make the Grade?

  By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:21 AM ET

  of the military will get credit for your donation. Will you help the Army go to the front of the class? Or will the Navy end up the teacher’ Read More

  More like this in: Stephen Colbert, Children, Education, Schools, Army, DonorsChoose, Charles Best
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  Back to the Futur(ama)

  By David Jenison | Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:00 AM ET

  the heavy-drinking robot Bender, the one-eyed spaceship captain Turanga and the lobster-like alien Dr. Zoidberg – enjoyed renewed popularity when Comedy Central started airing old episodes in early 2008. Comedy Central also created a buzz by producing four direct-to-video "Futurama" movies tha Read More

  More like this in: Matt Groening, Entertainment, TV