Tonight I went with Nick, Josh, and Gary to a taping of the Colbert Report in New York. For the second time, we sat in great seats in the front row AND got to give Colbert a high five as he entered the studio. (The guy has soft hands, by the way.) As always, Colbert was hilarious in and out of character, as well as very kind. The man is brilliant. I am amazed by his quick and pointed wit.
Before the show, Colbert fields questions from the audience, as himself, and he answered one of Gary's questions about his interest in politics. A funny show tonight...it felt good to laugh alot with those good friends. Nina Jablonski, a biologist from Penn State was the guest, talking about her research on the undervalued gift we all have: skin. Another funny segment included an expose on SAHD's (Stay At Home Dads). And hey, we were on camera while the credits were rolling, too. I hope I love my future job as much as Colbert appears to love his. No joke. Again...a really good night with good friends.
How do you go about getting tickets for the Colbert Report? Also, are they difficult to get?
Posted by: JennySmith | March 01, 2007 at 09:54 AM
Jenny, there is a link on the Colbert Report site..."Tickets." As I understand it, they are not offering tickets right now. I submitted my name in December.
Basically, when they are offering (free!) tickets, you email them your name, and the number of tickets you want (up to four). In response, they may send you an email, offering you tickets on a specific day (you do not choose the day). You have to reply to that email to confirm you want those tickets.
It is fairly easy...you just have to be available on the day they offer you...
Keep checking on the site to see when they'll offer more tickets! It is really worth it.
Posted by: Josh | March 01, 2007 at 10:07 AM
look at y'all all bundled up with gloves and everything. I'm so jealous! (no, really, I am.)
Posted by: meredith | March 01, 2007 at 10:56 AM
Cool, Josh, thanks for the info. I know my brother wants to try to go when he comes for my graduation, so it sounds like that might be a difficult task...
Posted by: JennySmith | March 01, 2007 at 07:08 PM
dude, I tivo'd the show to see the credits, and Com Central didn't show them! But I did see the segment on SAHD's. Pretty funny stuff.
Posted by: Amy P | March 03, 2007 at 12:29 AM
Dang, Amy! Ya, the skin lady talked too long, I guess...
That's fun that you Tivo'd it!
Posted by: Josh | March 03, 2007 at 10:54 AM