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4 unusual facts about Stephen Colbert


Effigia

In a January 30, 2006 episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert satirically touted the fossil as disproving the "Darwinlutionists" ("who try to claim that every kind of creature had evolved from monkeys").

George Soros conspiracy theories

While the skit was praised by various major media outlets, Beck shot back on November 25 by insinuating that Stewart and fellow Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert are keeping or turning people into "sheep".

Megyeri Bridge

New nominations were accepted until August 21, 2006, and the voting ended on September 8, 2006, with Stephen Colbert winning with 93,163 votes, and Jon Stewart and Zrínyi close behind with 85,171 and 83,966 votes, respectively.

A naming poll to determine the new name of the recently built bridge caused controversy and received media attention when American comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart won.


Generation Progress

Articles including reports on youth activism, reviews of films and music, and interviews with well-known people like Noam Chomsky, Barack Obama, Helen Thomas, Stephen Colbert, Margaret Cho, Larry David and Seymour Hersh.

Those Who Trespass

The satirist Stephen Colbert, known for his parody of O'Reilly and other political pundits on his show The Colbert Report, has stated that his sci-fi character Tek Jansen was originally inspired by O'Reilly and Those Who Trespass.


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