Summary
"Contains Stephen's most deeply held knee-jerk beliefs on the American family, race, religion, sex, sports, and many more topics." Includes this comedian and television pundit's "fight for the traditional values that have served this country so well for so long." Full description
Summary: |
"Contains Stephen's most deeply held knee-jerk beliefs on the American family, race, religion, sex, sports, and many more topics." Includes this comedian and television pundit's "fight for the traditional values that have served this country so well for so long." |
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Item Description: |
Release date: Oct. 9, 2007. Abridgement approved by the author. |
Physical Description: |
3 sound discs (ca. 3 hrs. 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
Playing Time: |
03:30:00 |
ISBN: |
9781600240362 1600240364 |
Author Notes: |
In 1986, Colbert graduated with a theatre degree from Northwestern University. After graduation, he joined the Second City comedy improv troupe in Chicago. While there, he met Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello with whom he developed the award-winning sketch comedy series Exit 57. In 1997, Colbert joined Comedy Central's The Daily Show where he was a correspondent and writer for eight years. He, along with the other writers of the Daily Show, received three Emmy Awards in 2004, 2005, and 2006. In 2005, he left The Daily Show and began hosting his own television show, The Colbert Report. He was nominated for three Emmys for The Colbert Report in 2006, and in 2008, he won the award as a writer for The Colbert Report. He is also the recipient of three Peabody Awards. Colbert is published author whose 2007 book, I Am America (And So Can You!) made number one on The New York Times Best Seller list. His 2012 title America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't: Now in 3-D High-Def Depthiness! also made the New York Times Best Seller List. |