2012 Election
Colbert Is Unexpectedly Taking the Rest of the Week Off
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The Colbert Report is taking an unscheduled break from filming this week for "unforeseen reasons," according to Mediaite.
Related at Daily Intel: Samuel L. Jackson narrates anti-Colbert ad paid for by Colbert super-PAC
Worried fans quickly leapt to the worst kinds of conclusions. Network problems with his presidential run? Cancellation?
The Times' intrepid media Twitterer, Brian Stelter -- who just so happened to take his lady friend, NY1 reporter Jamie Shupak, to a taping of the Daily Show for their Valentine's Day date -- reached out to Comedy Central for comment and reported that, "There's no indication of any corporate drama re: Colbert's unforeseen absence. Comedy Central expects to be back to new episodes soon."
Related at Daily Intel: Stephen Colbert to run for president again, sort of [updated]
So the poor guy probably just has the flu or there was a death in the family, and now it's a national news story. You know who would do a great satire of that kind of media overhype? Stephen Colbert.
Related at Daily Intel: Stephen Colbert's super PAC releases ‘Mitt Romney is a serial killer' ad
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