Dailymotion Colbert Report Well Meet Again
Same to You, Pal | |
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The Colbert Report episode | |
Episode no. | Season eleven Episode 160 |
Directed by | Jim Hoskinson |
Featured music | "We'll Meet Again" "Holland, 1945" by Neutral Milk Hotel |
Production code | 11040 |
Original air date | December 18, 2014 (2014-12-eighteen) |
Invitee appearances | |
Meet total list of cameos featured | |
"Same to You, Pal" [one] is the final episode of American tardily-night comedy idiot box series The Colbert Report is the 1,447th episode of the series overall and is office of the eleventh flavor. The last episode of The Colbert Written report originally aired in the Usa on December 18, 2014, on Comedy Primal. In the episode Stephen becomes immortal later accidentally killing "Grimmy" during the opening of the segment of "Cheating Death with Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A.". This leads to Stephen singing "Nosotros'll Meet Once again" in its entirety along with a large crowd of several recognizable figures, before meeting with Santa Claus, Abraham Lincoln, and Alex Trebek on the roof of the studio.
In April 2014 Stephen Colbert was chosen to supersede David Letterman as the host of Late Show on CBS. It was announced that day that The Colbert Report would conclude in December 2014, and Colbert would be retiring his bourgeois grapheme when he hosts The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. Colbert said in advance, earlier the final week of the bear witness aired, that it would be a special week "like every other calendar week". The final episode was the highest-rated episode of the series e'er, and was the number one prove on cable in its time slot. The last episode received generally positive reception including several tributes and positive reviews from critics.
Synopsis [edit]
The episode opens during the ending of the December xviii, 2014, episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart checking in with Stephen to "toss over" the show (a discontinued practise used earlier in the series run). Colbert does not directly acknowledge it being the last episode, but he quickly has Jimmy kickoff The Colbert Report, abruptly catastrophe The Daily Show without closing credits or a Moment of Zen. He started the evidence with a quip: "If this is your start time tuning into The Colbert Report, I have some terrible news."[2]
The first segment begins with a news story about a truck from Mark I Plumbing now being used as an anti-aircraft gun in Syria. Colbert continues by announcing the winners of the auction for his desk and fireplace set from the bear witness's one-on-one interview area, which collectively accumulated a total of $313,420 for the Yellow Ribbon Fund and DonorsChoose. He then starts the final installment of "The Wørd" segment with "Aforementioned To You, Pal", including a series of clips features memorable moments and ventures done by Stephen over the past nine years.
Afterward returning from a commercial break, Stephen begins the last installment of "Cheating Death with Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A." The opening of the segment deviates right abroad when "Grimmy" tries to impale Stephen after watching him cheat in their chess match. Colbert draws his pistol Sugariness and kills "Grimmy" on the spot, throwing his pistol into the oversupply with a fan getting it, leaving him without a guest and making him immortal. Returning from a commercial break Stephen explains he was going to say good day before ending the series, just now that he has become immortal, he realizes information technology would exist meaningless and begins singing the song "Nosotros'll Meet Over again." Presently afterward he starts singing he is immediately joined by Jon Stewart, equally the song gain the studio continues to make full chop-chop with several recognizable figures who have been involved in the prove throughout its run.
Afterward the vocal ends, the studio is at present empty, with a painting without Stephen Colbert, and Stephen is on the roof of the studio questioning what he should do now. Santa Claus' sleigh suddenly lands in front of him; Santa is accompanied by a unicorn-hybrid Abraham Lincoln, and Alex Trebek, "the man with all the answers". Stephen agrees to join them, but worries that this means he volition be gone forever. Trebek assures Stephen that they volition ever be in that location for the American people, when they demand them the most.
The episode ends with Colbert thanking anybody involved in the evidence throughout the run, and he calls upon Mavis Staples to assist do and then. Signing off with the words, "From Eternity, I'k Stephen Colbert," he then throws the testify back to Jon Stewart, paying homage to his grapheme's beginnings on The Daily Show and hinting that the entire series was just a nine-yr-long correspondent segment. Jon thank you Stephen for the report and introduces the Moment of Zen, which is a previously unaired clip of Stewart checking in with Colbert from June iii, 2010. After existence told that the said footage will non be used on air, Stewart says, "let'south go dorsum into our funny characters ... Stephen, what are you doing?" To which Colbert mockingly replies, "Hullo Jon, I'm getting angry at liberals". The show's closing credits were played out with the vocal "Holland, 1945" by Neutral Milk Hotel instead of the usual theme. He picked the vocal in honor of his father and two brothers who died in a plane crash.
Background [edit]
In 2012 Comedy Key renewed Jon Stewart's contract to host The Daily Show through the end of 2015 and Stephen Colbert's contract to host The Colbert Report through the end of 2014.[3] Colbert intentionally had his contract synced upwardly with David Letterman's contract to host Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, so they would both expire at the same time;[4] so that in the issue Letterman chose to retire Colbert would be available to have over the show. [5] On April 3, 2014, Letterman announced on his show that he would retire in 2015.[6]
I week afterward April 10, 2014, it was announced that Colbert was called to supersede Letterman as the host of Late Show on CBS beginning in 2015. Information technology was also announced that The Colbert Study would conclude at the end of 2014, and that Colbert volition not be using his bourgeois grapheme on Late Prove.[7] Comedy Primal soon released a statement saying "Comedy Key is proud that the incredibly talented Stephen Colbert has been part of our family for about ii decades. We look forward to the adjacent viii months of the ground-breaking Colbert Report and wish Stephen the very best".[eight]
Following the declaration, Colbert made a special surprise advent in character on the Apr 23, 2014, episode of The Daily Show to announce that it has become clear to him that he has "won idiot box" and changed the globe, the goal he originally set out to do, and thus no longer feels the demand to go along. He expressed interest in taking over Late Show after Letterman retires but couldn't because "they already gave it to some fatty guy".[nine] [10] In subsequent episodes following the announcement Colbert never straight mentioned moving to CBS (with the exception of a few subtle jokes alluding to it), differentiating the existent world Colbert from the graphic symbol. On the July 30, 2014, episode, thespian James Franco tried unsuccessfully to become Colbert to break character by mentioning the upcoming bear witness.[xi]
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premiered on September 8, 2015.[12] The Colbert Report was replaced on Comedy Central by The Nightly Bear witness with Larry Wilmore hosted by Larry Wilmore, a contributor for The Daily Show. The Nightly Testify with Larry Wilmore premiered on January 19, 2015.[13]
Production and circulate [edit]
When commenting on the last week of The Colbert Written report Colbert stated "Our last week of shows are going to be really special, just like every other calendar week".[14]
The closing credits offer an apology to Doris Kearns Goodwin (as part of a running gag on the series), and feature the song "Kingdom of the netherlands, 1945" past Neutral Milk Hotel, every bit a tribute to Colbert'due south father and two of his older brothers, Peter and Paul, who were killed in the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 when he was x years former.[xv]
The final episode originally aired in the United States on Thursday, Dec 18, 2014, at 11:30 (EST), where the bear witness has aired throughout the unabridged run. Earlier that same day Comedy Primal aired an all twenty-four hours marathon featuring archived episodes from the testify'south run leading up to the last episode, with a pause in the marathon for that night'south episode of The Daily Bear witness.[xiv]
Cameos [edit]
During the episode Colbert sings the 1939 song "We'll Run across Over again" in its entirety alongside a large group a recognizable figures, about of which had previously made invitee appearances on the show. The group featured celebrities, musicians, political figures, television receiver personalities, moving-picture show directors, news anchors, journalists, people involved in the military, writers, activists, and other prominent people not in the aforementioned categories. The oversupply also featured the staff of the show, members of Colbert's family, and fictional characters. The bulk of the crowd assembled inside the studio, while others were pre-taped in advance.[16] [17] [18]
- Jon Stewart, television host, host of The Daily Bear witness
- Randy Newman, musician (on piano)
- Jeff Daniels, thespian
- Sam Waterston, histrion
- Keith Olbermann, sports and political host and commentator
- David Remnick, announcer
- Tom Brokaw, news anchor
- Katie Couric, journalist
- Charlie Rose, tv set host
- Ken Burns, documentary film director
- Lil Buck, dancer
- Ric Ocasek, musician
- David Hallberg, ballet dancer
- Trevor Potter, political figure, legal counsel for Colbert Super PAC
- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
- Bryan Cranston, actor
- Tim Meadows, histrion (portrayer of P.Grand. Winsome) (SNL alumnus)
- Alexi Lalas, soccer thespian
- Jonathan Batiste, musician (would go on to be Colbert'due south bandleader on The Late Show)
- Cookie Monster, character from Sesame Street
- Large Bird, character from Sesame Street
- James Franco, actor
- George Saunders, author
- Dean Kamen, entrepreneur
- Toby Keith, musician
- Lesley Stahl, journalist
- Jake Tapper, journalist
- Jeffrey Toobin, lawyer, legal analyst
- Neil DeGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist
- Peter Frampton, musician
- Andy Cohen, tv set personality
- Christiane Amanpour, journalist
- Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Regular army Main of Staff
- Grover Norquist, political effigy
- David Gregory, journalist
- Willie Nelson, musician
- Doris Kearns Goodwin, historian
- Matt Taibbi, journalist
- Bing Westward, author
- Brian Greene, theoretical physicist
- Mandy Patinkin, histrion
- Cyndi Lauper, musician
- Yo-Yo Ma, cellist
- Andrew Young, politician
- Andrew Sullivan, blogger
- Michael Stipe, musician
- Francis Collins, physician-geneticist
- Samantha Power, US Ambassador to the United Nations
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former NBA player
- Barry Manilow, musician
- Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-New York Metropolis)
- Jeff Tweedy, musician
- Patrick Stewart, actor
- Stone Phillips, tv set reporter (get-go invitee)
- Joe Quesada, comic book editor
- Cass Sunstein, legal scholar
- Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post founder
- Garrett Reisman, astronaut
- Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia
- Maureen Dowd, columnist
- Richard Clarke, counter-terrorism practiced/annotator
- Alan Alda, player
- George Lucas, flick director
- Henry Kissinger, diplomat
- Marking Hamill, role player
- Elijah Wood, histrion
- Terry Gross, NPR host
- Norm Ornstein, political scientist
- Jim Cramer, television personality
- Ed Viesturs, corporate speaker
- Shepard Fairey, street creative person
- Emily Bazelon, journalist
- David Leonhardt, journalist
- Bo Dietl, sometime detective
- Mike Huckabee (R-AR), politician, former Governor (Who Made Huckabee?)
- Robert Pinsky, poet
- Gloria Steinem, feminist intellectual
- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Bob Costas, sportscaster
- Nate Silvery, political prognosticator
- Dan Roughshod, gay rights activist
- Eliot Spitzer (D-NY), politician, onetime Governor
- Thomas Friedman, journalist
- Mark Cuban, man of affairs
- Paul Krugman, economist
- Steven Pinker, psychologist
- Jim Martin, Jesuit priest
- Jonathan Alter, journalist
- George Church building, geneticist
- Pussy Anarchism, musicians (taped)
- Vince Gilligan, goggle box creator (taped)
- Pecker Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (taped)
- J. J. Abrams, picture show manager (taped)
- U.Due south. soldiers in Afghanistan (taped)
- Staff members outside of Studio (taped)
- Tek Jansen, The Colbert Report character (blithe)
- Esteban Colberto, The Colbert Report character (taped)
- Terry W. Virts, astronaut (taped on COLBERT)
- Evelyn Colbert, Colbert's wife
- Madeleine Colbert, Colbert's daughter
- John Colbert, Colbert's son
- Peter Colbert, Colbert'south son
- Smaug, character from The Hobbit film series (CGI)
- Alex Trebek, idiot box host
Reception [edit]
Ratings [edit]
The episode was watched by 2.481 million viewers on its initial broadcast, making it the most watched episode ever in the show's history. The finale was the nearly watched cable program of the night in its time slot, beating The Daily Prove, which was seen past 2.032 million viewers.[19] [xx]
Tributes [edit]
Chris Hardwick paid tribute to Colbert in that night'due south episode of @midnight, which aired immediately afterwards this final episode on the same network. Hardwick opened the show by showing a clip from the November 6, 2014, episode of @midnight in which Colbert had made a special appearance. In Colbert's laurels Hardwick asked his guests to proper name the "three most American words they can remember of" every bit the first game.[21]
Critical reception [edit]
The prove was well received by critics and fans alike. Equally of 2022, the episode has an average IMDB rating of 8.5 compared to its overall 9-year series rating of 8.iv.[22] [23]
Because Colbert had already booked in his slot on The Late Prove with Stephen Colbert, the episode's finale blended facetious sentimentality with genuine tribute (such as Colbert's use of Neutral Milk Hotel's "Holland, 1945" in tribute to his dead family members, which was admired by critics).[24]
The Guardian wrote, "It was the perfect manner to say good day, with his narcissistic graphic symbol riding off into the not bad across, to live forever in the minds and actions of his fans."[25]
References [edit]
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- ^ "The Colbert Report final episode: the perfect way to say cheerio". the Guardian. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2022-01-04 .
- ^ "Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Extend Contracts With Comedy Central". The Huffington Mail service . Retrieved four January 2015.
- ^ Couch, Aaron. "Stephen Colbert will take over for David Letterman in 2015". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Carter, Nib. "Colbert Will Host 'Tardily Testify,' Playing Himself for a Modify". The New York Times . Retrieved 4 Jan 2015.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia. "David Letterman to Retire From CBS in 2015". Diversity . Retrieved 4 Jan 2015.
- ^ Zuckerman, Esther (April 10, 2014). "Stephen Colbert Will Take Over for David Letterman". The Wire. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved Dec 12, 2014.
- ^ Hibberd, James. "Stephen Colbert to replace Letterman". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 4 Jan 2015.
- ^ Rothman, Michael (April 24, 2014). "Stephen Colbert Says Goodbye to Jon Stewart and 'The Daily Show'". ABC News . Retrieved Dec 12, 2014.
- ^ Molloy, Tim (Apr 24, 2014). "Stephen Colbert Says Adieu to Jon Stewart, 'Daily Prove'". The Wrap . Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ Blistein, Jon. "James Franco Tries, Fails to Become Stephen Colbert to Break Grapheme Colbert's character plays dumb when actor asks him near his new gig equally host of "The Late Bear witness"". Rolling Stone . Retrieved four Jan 2015.
- ^ Barsanti, Sam. "Stephen Colbert'due south Late Show won't start until late summertime". The A.V. Society. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Rose, Lacey. "UPDATED: Larry Wilmore will host a new weeknight show, "The Minority Report With Larry Wilmore," fix to premiere in January". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved xi Dec 2014.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara. "Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report' Enters Its Concluding Week of Episodes With Last Show Set to Air Th December 18". Television set by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Forrest, Wickman. "The Heartbreaking Story That Might Explicate the Song Stephen Colbert Chose to End His Show". Slate . Retrieved iv January 2015.
- ^ Yahr, Emily (xix December 2014). "'The Colbert Study' finale recap: Ending with a song, celebrity cameos and Alex Trebek" – via washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Hochman, David. "The List of Celebrities Who Bid Farewell to Stephen Colbert".
- ^ "Here's Every Cameo In The Epic Finale Of 'The Colbert Written report'".
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda. "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Th Night Football' Tops Night + 'The Colbert Written report' Finale, NBA Basketball, 'The Daily Testify' & More". Goggle box by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved xx December 2014.
- ^ Pallotta, Frank. "'Colbert Written report' says goodbye with record ratings". CNNMoney. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ @midnight episode 176, aired December 18, 2014, on Comedy Primal.
- ^ Hoskinson, Jim (2014-12-18), Aforementioned to Y'all, Pal, The Colbert Report, retrieved 2022-01-04
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- ^ KurpTwitter, Josh (2014-12-xix). "The Sad Meaning Backside Stephen Colbert Ending 'The Colbert Report' With Neutral Milk Hotel". UPROXX . Retrieved 2022-01-04 .
- ^ "The Colbert Report final episode: the perfect mode to say goodbye". the Guardian. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2022-01-04 .
External links [edit]
- Episode Guide from official site
- Episode dated eighteen December 2014 at the Internet Movie Database
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_episode_of_The_Colbert_Report
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