Stephen Colbert's Best Week Ever
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
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It's been a great week for Stephen Colbert—and it's only Tuesday! On Monday, New York magazine slapped him on their cover in honor of The Colbert Report's first anniversary. Scribe Adam Sternbergh looks deep inside Colbert's shtick and finds "the perfect spokesman for a political season." (Topical!)
At roughly the same time as the story was being proofed, Colbert's boss, Jon Stewart, made an official announcement that seemed entirely unnecessary for a standup comic-turned-fake TV newsman: He and Colbert would not, in fact, be running for office in '08. (Which apparently did wonders for Robin Williams's latest turkey, Man of the Year.)
- Cruel ‘Baywatch Curse’ Claims Another Victim: Show Star Michael Newman Killed By 'Heart Complications’ Aged 68 — After Declaring Terminal Illness Gave Him ‘Wisdom’
- Royal on the Run: Desperate Prince Harry 'Battling to Escape Clutches of Diva Duchess Wife' – Even When He's Flying Solo Halfway Across World
- Justin Bieber at Center of New Mental Health Scare as He Posts Video Tribute to Tragic Liam Payne Six Days After Boybander's Death: 'You're Allowed to Cry and Break'
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And now this: AP is reporting on Colbert's latest bit of genius: The Stephen Colbert Museum and Gift Shop opened for one day in Colbert County, Alabama.
In honor of Colbert's best week ever, we took a page from Sternbergh's patented playbook, to create The Undulating Curve of Colbert Expectations.
Image after the jump!