Talk:Stephen Colbert (character)
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[edit] Date of Birth
All the dates on the age of Stephen are different. How could the "Character" be born in 1979 when Stephen himself was born in either 1964 or 1966 according to the wiki... some fact checking is in order. Btw: The Word bullet tonight (Aug 8 2006) said Colbert would have been 27 at the time of the Gulf War implying May 13, 1964.
- No, it meant that he is 27 now. On the show, on the word segment it said it. Just look at his face. Does he look like he's 42 to you? - 74.237.158.41 12:50, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, the Word segment bullet point did not say anything directly about Stephen's age. I took it to perhaps imply that he was 27 during the Gulf War. But I sure wouldn't take anything the bullet point says as a reliable source. –RHolton≡–
[edit] Ted Hitler?
I'm new to Wikipedia so I'm not exactly sure how I'm supposed to do this, but the article mentions Stephen being born as "Ted Hitler". That was a joke (obviously) and was stated in an episode of The Daily Show before the actual "Stephen Colbert" character came into full view, and I don't think it should be included as "official" in the article. Not all statements that Stephen Colbert made on The Daily Show represent his character on The Colbert Report. I don't want to change anything without approval though. Fnovd 22:19, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- Good point. I think a slight modification should be in order. Considering Cobert as a fictional character, it's difficult to take all of the information he's given on himself over the past years and try to tie it together in full "continuity." A lot of jokes are sort of a one-time mention that he wouldn't necessarily refer to again and just fit the moment. Otherwise, we should mention his "closet, spandex, rainbow" parties from his college days (anyone see that one?). User:Caleson 29, July 2006
- Why not add it to the notes section, citing that it was mentioned on the Daily Show, and is not confirmed as being part of the Report's canon? --Cosmic Larva 00:35, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- It should be mentioned in someway that he has hinted that his Grandfather is Adolf Hitler, and that it's possible that his real name is Ted Hitler
[edit] Merging from The Colbert Report recurring elements
I tagged the section Fictional biography of Stephen Colbert to be merged into Stephen Colbert (character). --waffle iron talk 20:49, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. He is not a "character" on The Colbert Report." There's just no point to have two seperate articles.
- Disagree. He is most definitely a character and main characters from popular TV shows get their own entry. Tim 16:41, August 3, 2006
- Agree. I misunderstood the question. All that information belongs here.--Gdo01 16:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- Disagree, ironically, it's the fact that places actually book him as his "character" or assume that he is his character, the two items need to be separate. Even the for the White House Press dinner they made that error -- taking the character outside the realm of just the show itself.
- I agree. The Stephen Colbert Character on this page is the exact same as the host of the Colbert Report.
- Just because the character he plays on TV has the same name as his actual real life name does not mean Colbert and Colbert are not two different things. I agree with the comment stating that Stephen Colbert plays the character of "Stephan Colbert" on the Colbert Report and that this article should remain seperate from his actually real life information. Wiki always has a page for characters of TV shows, if you don't believe me search Bart Simpson or crusty the clown, and what Colbert does on his show is play a character. Ikaveman 13:50, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
- Disagree with merger. The character and the real man don't even pronounce their names in the same way. The character insists on the affected Frenchified Col-BEAR. The character is Don Novello's superpatriot idiot Lazlo Toth come to life, in real-time. I should hope that this personna is not that of the real man, any more than the real Jack Benny was a miser with a vault in the basement. SBHarris 20:49, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- Disagree. The "character" of Stephen Colbert is associated with the Colbert Report. It's like including the biography of Captain Picard in the entry for Patrick Stewart. Just as a hypothetical, what if he started a new show called Stephen Colbert's Prayer Hour where he played a slimy preacher for half an hour and made a whole new fake backstory for himself there too? Ninti 02:49, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
- Disagree per reasons above. User:Blackjack48
- Wait, are we discussing, whether Stephen Colbert's article and Stephen Colbert (character)'s article be merged or his character's bio from the recurring elements and Stephen Colbert(character)be merged? If it's the second I agree, if it's the first I disagree.--TheBooRadley 03:43, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
- Strongly disagree...people are being ridiculous. He doesn't play himself on his show, but instead plays a character. Therefore he does indeed have 2 personas.
- This character deserves his own article because is very popular and is definitly not the real Colbert.
He is also a character that has been on several shows as a guest.
- Please read the bottom. The issue is not giving the character its own article. The issue is putting all of the character's info on this page instead of on the recurring elements page. Stop propogating the misunderstanding.Gdo01 02:54, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Most of you are misunderstanding the proposal. The proposal is to take out the fictional Colbert stuff from the The Colbert Report recurring elements article and put it in this article. This has nothing to do with the real Stephen Colbert article. The tag above clearly states he wants to remove the fictional biography off the reccurring page and into the Colbert character page. So we either need a revote or people have to change their vote. I'll start a revote.
- Agree. Colbert's character deserves to be taken out of the Colbert Report article and put into the fictional character article. To properly use the analogy of Patrick Stewart that was misused above:
You would not put info on Captain Picard on the Star Trek: The Next Generation article, you would put it on the Captain Picard page. Gdo01 19:30, 22 August 2006 (UTC) - Support. Agree with Gdo01's Captain Picard analogy. Schi 19:02, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- Agree. as it's silly to have these articles separated. - DiegoTehMexican 15:13, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
- Support. Agreed, though, I must say, many of you don't seem to know how to read. <_< Therum 17:50, 27 August 2006
- Agree --DavidShankBone 21:34, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
- Agree Throw 02:40, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
- Agree. All information about Stephen-the-character should be on Stephen-the-character's page, which the main Report page should link to. Sailorptah 20:15, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- Agree - I just realized how long that article actually was, and you know those recurring elements are just going to keep coming. (The Lake Effect 18:45, 18 September 2006 (UTC))
- Disagree- the character exists outside of the Colbert Report- It was originally on The Daily Show, and Strangers with Candy. Making these the same makes it look as if the character is limited to this one show. Also, the character is a constant, not a recurring element.
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- You are also misunderstanding the proposal. It is asking to take the stuff out of the recurring info page and put it here where it belongs not the opposite. Gdo01 00:50, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
- Just a clarification -- this character DID originate on the Daily Show, but was NOT on Strangers with Candy. Colbert played a character called Chuck Noblet, who is nothing like the Stephen Colbert character from The Daily Show/Colbert Report.AaronL 05:47, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- Support - The section definitely should be merged with this article. -- Cielomobile talk / contribs 21:01, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
- Agree -It doesn't make sense to have a Fictional biography of Stephen Colbert on the recurring elements page, I mean, it's praticaly the whole show, not an "element" of it. --PerryPlanet 06:02, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Modification to Protected Page
The following sentence from the Biography section contains an error: "It's text parodies poorly written science fiction novels." The word "It's" should not contain an apostrophe. User:ShadowHalo 00:42, 01 Aug 2006
- Done. —Ruud 13:29, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Recent Show
On the same show as the elephant incident (the tripling of elephant population) Stephen claimed to have changed some article to make his opinion of Oregon have always being Idaho's Portugal... I'm only curious, did this change really occur? DoomsDay349 16:54, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
- That would be regarding this segment --SBrickey 8/1/06 @ 1:18pm
- Did it really occur? Judge for yourself. --Cyde↔Weys 17:21, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Well that about sums it up, I see. Did you know that that account was blocked for matching his name? He probably doesn't care though lol, he probably created it as a one time account lol. DoomsDay349 17:33, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Please google "mrsickofitman" It is all you need to know .Ps get ann coulter in and let steven Jr chow on what is left of the tendons.That or feed her .But she spread lies and war .Yes it pays . Sad huh ? Peace !!!! Mr.sickofitman
[edit] Citation needed?
- This was all a reference to Bill O'Reilly's claim to have been "in combat."
I quickly googled this passage and did not find and clicked on the Bill O'Reilly wiki page and ctrl f'd "combat" and did not find. would like to read more on this if it is true. Lenn0r 03:41, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- Okay found a source if anyone wants to cite it, i dont know the tags to use http://www.nndb.com/people/434/000022368/ Lenn0r 03:46, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Stephen Colbert Bridge?
Shouldn't we include something about the Hungary bridge like on the Chuck Norris page? Chuck Norris#Landmarks -71.197.196.45 22:15, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Go here: [1], scroll All the way to the bottom, and vote either 'Stephen Colbert Bridge' or 'United States Bridge'. --71.197.196.45 05:08, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
- Update! Stephen is winning! By a long shot! Look at this:
- Stephen Colbert híd 5670941 [27%]
- Zrínyi híd 2034953 [10%]
- Pató Pál - híd 1805076 [9%]
- Bethlen Gábor - híd 1701629 [8%]
- Hunyadi Mátyás - híd 1450819 [7%]
- Perl-Script híd 1369596 [7%]
- Mészáros híd 1037103 [5%]
- Batthyány Lajos híd 884967 [4%]
- Szent Korona - híd 724845 [4%]
- Bocskai István - híd 712404 [3%]
-Platypus Man | Talk 15:06, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- Um, you forgot Chuck Norris who is still way out in front.Gdo01 15:40, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Are you kidding? Stephen totally destroyed Chuck Norris, once Stephen got to 150,000 he had already passed Chuck Norris in Round 1, and has a sizeable lead in round 2. http://www.m0hid.gov.hu/toplista <---- Round 2 vote tally http://www.m0hid.gov.hu/elsofordulo <------ Round 1, Stephen wins with 17 million votes, while Chuck Norris had 3 hundred-thousand
Stephen won in both round 1 and round 2 however the bridge name will not be the Stephen Colbert Híd but the Megyeri Bridge or Megyeri Híd--Riraito 07:54, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fake bio
A lot of facts in this bio aren't currently in this article. savidan(talk) (e@) 05:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
- A large problem is we may not be able to trust Stephen Colbert's truthiness, since that is his website. Then again, the majority of statements we know about him are from his own mouth. I think we need a detective to investigate the REAL Stephen Colbert and tell us the facts. He can't support a single thing he has said! This article should make note that all we know is what he has told us as supposedly truth, and what he has posted on the website as truth (if that's even his site!). I happen to think he is a Brazilian spy. Tyciol 21:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
- What? Look, if the official website of a character says a fact is a fact, it's a fact. -- Zanimum 18:50, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] No Soledad O'Brien?
How can this article not mention Colbert's obsession with Soledad O'Brien? Morgan695 05:58, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 2006 Primetime Emmys appearance
Is this an "in-character appearance," or just a momentary lapse from the "real Stephen?" (The Lake Effect 03:29, 2 September 2006 (UTC))
That would be Stephen-the-character. Note Jon playing straight man (see double act) while Stephen goes on attack. (Stephen-the-real-person has appeared on Letterman and CNN. The difference is easy to see.) Sailorptah 20:14, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedian critic?
Stephen was added to Category:Wikipedia critics by someone. While I'm sure this could be true, it sounds like him, can we make mention of it and supporting evidence (a quote preferred) in the article, so the category makes sense and doesn't confuse people, like me? Tyciol 21:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
- Well, Wikiality. But no, that's not a valid category. It's a self-reference. -- Zanimum 18:49, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Libertarian?
On the September 19 episode (#148), in the Threatdown, when he discussed Toby Keith (threat #4) in connection with Willie Nelson's arrest, he claimed to be a libertarian. "Now, I'm no fan of the loco-weed, but I'm a Libertarian. What you do on your bus is your own business. So let this be a warning to Merle Haggard. Toby Keith is out there and he is a squealer." OTOH, some of the positions he's taken (e.g. on wiretapping) don't seem to fit the libertarian philosophy.--Goldfndr 20:30, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
- Sarcasm.
Several times on the earlier shows he's claimed that he is not a Republican but an Independant who is often mistaken for a Republican however he has never claimed he is a libertarian--Riraito 15:53, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Change intro
Semi-fictional over fictional is more accurate.--Lamrock 10:01, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
- Why semi-fictional? The real Stephen Colbert is nothing like this guy. Gdo01 18:04, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Origin of character
One major oversight I see in this article is that it fails to mention that the Stephen Colbert character originated as a correspondent on The Daily Show. I think this should be worked into the article for sure. AaronL 05:43, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Less work for Kevin Spacey
"It appears that in the fictional reality of the Colbert Report, Kevin Spacey performs the acting roles that the real Colbert has done, such as Chuck Noblet in Strangers With Candy."
However in his recent interview with director Nora Ephron, they discussed in length about his role in Bewitched. Does this mean that the Stephen Colbert character does indeed perform some of the real Colbert's roles, or is this a continuity error? - The Lake Effect 20:12, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- Probably a continuity error. Its hard to maintain a fictional account of what "actually" happened and it was probably just a one time joke. Gdo01 02:07, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] worth mentioning?
I don't know if it's information worth adding, but I noticed there was no reference to the fact that he pronounces the word report "repore," much like the way the character's last name is pronounced. meh. 71.115.1.133 09:22, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia vandalism?
Currently, where the article talks about Colbert telling users to vandalize Wikipedia, the word vandalize is a link to the elephant talk page. Is there a reason this is the case? I imagine it should go to something about Wiki vandalism. Oren0 06:52, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Stephen Colbert" as an "author"
In this section, it is claimed that the Tek Janson 'novel' is probably a reference to Those Who Trespass by Bill O'Reilly. A footnote is included, which leads to this page, is included as evidence. Going to that page, I see no mention of Tek Janson or Those Who Trespass. O'reilly is mentioned, but the reference is about inspiration for Colbert's character, not his character's fictional books. I'm going to delete the claim that Tek Janson is inspired by Those Who Trespass until better evidence can be found. I remember hearing that Colbert is a fan of genre fiction, so it seems more likely to me that he's simply poking fun at his own tastes in fiction. GutterMonkey 05:08, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] uuuummmm. . .
How exactly do we know that all of the "fictional elements" are really fictional? While he may be a "self described democrat," he may not be the complete opposite of his character--while many things he says are obvious exagerations and parodies of the media, perhaps he does believe in some things he says, to an extent. . .perhaps the real Colbert is open minded and, while describing himself as a democrat, is fairly moderate. I haven't seen anything to prove or disprove this theory, just as I haven't seen anything to prove or disprove all of the "fictional elements." For example, maybe Colbert does have a fear of bears. I know that he did work for a newspaper, the Richmond-Times Dispatch, as well as a local television station in North Carolina before being discovered. . .he then takes those experiences, exagerates them, and incorporates them into his show--what better material than real life?
I believe that there are very serious issues with this article, and it needs to be edited quite a bit--any unsourced information or assumptions do not belong--you can't assume that a character is 100% fictional based on the mere fact that he is a "self described democrat." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.254.168.26 (talk) 05:08, 14 January 2007 (UTC).
Still no response?
- To say something is fictional is not to say that it is completely fabricated. The Report differs from other shows like the Daily Show or the O'Reilly Factor in that Colbert is explicitly portrayaing a fictional character, with a history and beliefs that differ from the actual Colbert. To be fictional does not in any way mean it may not be based on, or incorporate reality, which seems to be your stance. In short, we can describe the elements as fictional since they are presented as fiction. --TM 17:26, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
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- A fictional character does not necessarily possess only fictional elements. Anything unsourced portrayed as a "fictional element" needs to be removed. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.10.241.135 (talk) 18:50, 23 January 2007 (UTC).
- Actually, the real Colbert did not work for the Richmond-Times Dispatch or a local television station in North Carolina. That's all Colbert-Report mythmaking. The real Colbert was never a reporter, but studied improv at Second City, which was probably changed because it wouldn't make sense for Colbert-the-pundit to be coming from a comedian's background.
- In any case, since Colbert has repeatedly described his Report character as a character, I don't see any reason not to treat him the same way we would any other fictional character. The "fictional elements" header might well be changed to avoid unnecessary implication -- it is possible that the real Colbert has a goldfish named Anthrax, I guess -- but having a "similarities to the real Stephen Colbert" section seems fair, since a few of them are easy to document. -- Bailey(talk) 12:24, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
- So there should be no comparison with Colbert's real life stint as a correspondent for Good Morning America? [2] - The Lake Effect 16:24, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
- I didn't say that. Colbert filmed a grand total of two short segments for Good Morning America, and they were comedy segments, not really straight "reporting"... but feel free to mention if you think it's relevant. By the way, I wrote the section of text you just linked me to. :) -- Bailey(talk) 16:55, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
- So there should be no comparison with Colbert's real life stint as a correspondent for Good Morning America? [2] - The Lake Effect 16:24, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
- A fictional character does not necessarily possess only fictional elements. Anything unsourced portrayed as a "fictional element" needs to be removed. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.10.241.135 (talk) 18:50, 23 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Pronunciation of Stephen's Name
"Using his real name (with a slightly altered pronunciation with silent t) and keeping his appearance unaltered" - this is incorrect. Although Stephen occasionally jokes that his character is Colbert (with the silent t pronunciation) and he's ColberT (with the hard t), he has stated numerous times that he pronounces his own name with a silent t and has done so since he was in college. 220.237.33.194 09:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A.
Shouldn't the full name Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A. be worked in somewhere? —tregoweth (talk) 04:30, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
- Doctor Stephen T. Colbert is, from what I believe to be the factual truth, from the real Stephen Colbert's life, not the character. Or maybe that's my overactive imagination thinking too much. -G
- I believe that the title is applied to both the real and the show Colbert. Neither of them can prescribe medication. - The Lake Effect 03:53, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Unmentionables?
So it has become obvious that Colbert has had a great effect on the history of this website, counting elephants, reality and commodities, wikilobbying, etc. However, since editing has been disabled and due to mass warnings and bans, it is...daunting to even mention these things. So is the phenomenon, in fact, unmentionable? The whole (wikilobbying and wikiality especially) reminds me of a quote about the history of yesterday being written by those with the best nerve gas of today. If anyone knows the proper quote and/or the source, I would greatly appreciate a correction.
Maskless
(edit-add sig) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Maskless (talk • contribs) 06:30, 30 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] EditProtected
In the fourth paragraph of "Views" starting from "name things after him and to" edit the remaining to read: "edit Wikipedia in the spirit of Truthiness according to his dictates." The current use of "vandalize" is POV and subjective.
- That's a tricky one, and I personally don't feel I should accept or reject this particular request without some discussion. Whether or not it's vandalism in terms of Wikipedia policy seems to be moot, since discussing it in that sense would be a pretty dirty self-reference. So, we should head on over to a more common definition of vandalism (on Wikipedia, on Wikitionary) -- the easiest example being, "If Colbert asked people to spray paint 'Reality is commodity' on walls all over the city of Chicago, would that be 'vandalism'?" Luna Santin 23:01, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
- Unprotected the page, hopefully vandalism isn't going to be too much of an issue, anymore. Luna Santin 06:07, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] period
The intro should have a period at the end.
Done. Luna Santin 22:53, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] How about a page which simply lists Colbert's requests to vandalize Wikipedia?
Sure, these can be picked out of the various episodes along with the other clearly specious things he says. But the problem here is that he shades into being annoying. So this goes both ways. Just create a new page (I volunteer to start) with a bullet list (with absolute factual honesty and cites provided) the dates and times Stephen has asked Wikipedia to be messed with. If a new one goes down on the list each time he does it, I guarantee that will serve as our gentle "wag of the finger", and the negative feedback will start to work its gentle magic. Once or twice is funny, a bit like Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book!. But a good joke is not repeated too often, and a list of times it's BEEN repeated starts to stale it pretty well. Colbert will get the message. Yeah, at first it was funny and it was topical and it had a point. But it's been done. Done to death. SBHarris 02:32, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
Prepare to have Colbert and his fans destroy your little wag of the finger. /b/ for life 12.207.127.76 02:51, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
I'm 100% certain Colbert himself wouldn't care, and it's impossible to silence literally millions of fans, although that would likely reduce it, at least a little. I'm all for it. Zombieninja101
I'm 101% certain that not only would Colbert care, he would revel in it and eventually use it as a comedy device on his show. Go for it! - The Lake Effect 02:54, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
Sounds a bit too much like both a self-reference and a soapbox, to me. Easy enough to have it backfire, in addition to provoking fans and Colbert himself (see WP:DENY). Luna Santin 03:40, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
I have to agree with everyone else here -- Luna's very valid self-reference/soapbox concerns aside, responding to this in any way would be asking for trouble. You've probably already noticed this, but The Colbert Report thrives on real world interaction -- anytime they get any shred of acknowledgement from the world outside their studio, they latch onto it and try to provoke the outside party further -- witness the Hungarian bridge campaign, the Spirit-Generals news stories, Colbert's grudge against the AP over 'truthiness', etc. In interviews, Colbert has talked about this as an element of parodying O'Reilly, and has admitted that he really wants to start a feud with someone, because it would suit the character to have a declared enemy to crusade against based on some imaginary slight. Let's try to avoid being that enemy. With luck, Colbert will eventually move on. -- Bailey(talk) 11:26, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
- Okay. It was my suggestion, but perhaps you're right and this is yet another case where wisdom lies in doing nothing. Colbert. Iran. North Korea. In retrospect, Iraq... SBHarris 21:56, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation of Colbert's name
I removed the line from the intro stating that Colbert the character pronounces his name differently than Colbert-the-actor. Just so ya'll know, that's actually untrue. Both Colberts use the pronunciation with the silent T. This is mentioned in this article and this one, as well as being the evidenced in several out-of-character TV and radio interviews (such as the 60 minutes interview, and the three interviews with NPR). He also goes by Col-BARE in the Strangers with Candy DVD commentary, which was recorded long before The Colbert Report was ever dreamed of. Col-BARE is absolutely and certainly the correct way to pronounce the actor's name, as confirmed by many outside sources, with none that I know of contradicting this, so let's try to avoid repeating the common misbelief that Colbert is the character only. -- Bailey(talk) 01:31, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Similarities to the real Colbert"
This section states that the fictional Colbert is married and has three kids. Where did this come from? I've never heard him reference this fact, and it seems out of line with his obsessions over Soledad O'Brian, his ex-girlfriend Charlene, and his "son" Stephen Jr. -Captain Crawdad 01:04, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, none of those things rule out being married. The only concrete thing I remember is when Colbert was kissed by Jane Fonda, he said something along the lines of having to explain it to his wife. Gdo01 01:08, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Tek Jansen redirecting here?
Does anyone else think Tek Jansen should have its own page? --Chin Man2 01:57, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Created one... but here Oringe 01:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Why refer to him as "the Colbert character"?
If this is an article about the fictional character Stephen Colbert, then the article does not need to use phrases like "the Colbert character." It should be understood that whenever Stephen Colbert is mentioned, it is the fictional Colbert that is referred to, unless explicitly mentioned otherwise. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Turnerjer (talk • contribs) 11:21, 24 February 2007 (UTC).
- Because it's written from an out of universe perspective, if we don't differntiate the two we could be risking confusion. EnsRedShirt 11:24, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
- The confusion between writer/actor/TV star Stephen Colbert and fictional TV host Stephen Colbert can be addressed with cross-references and disambiguation pages. But within the article, I think the editorial voice should treat Stephen Colbert *exactly* as a fictional character, and ignore the coincidence of names between the two entries.
Turnerjer 11:33, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Removed mergeto
I removed the {{mergeto}} tag, please see Stephen Colbert talk for discussion. Thanks! -- Whereizben - Chat with me - My Contributions 23:17, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Clean up the article
I think this article could be cleaned up a bit, more subsections. Otherwise it is a large page of text. I'll see what I can do to start tomorrow.
