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    ‘Colbert Report’ production suspended ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’

    Colbert (AP/Chris Pizzello)

    "The Colbert Report" was supposed to be new last night. But Comedy Central abruptly canceled Wednesday's taping, alerting audience members with tickets to the late afternoon production in an email:

    Due to unforseen [sic] circumstances, we have canceled our taping for the date of your ticket reservation, February 15, 2012. We are very sorry for any inconvenience. Unfortunately, we are unable to reschedule your tickets. You may make a new reservation for another date on www.colbertnation.com/tickets.

    Comedy Central ran a repeat of the show (guest: Herman Cain). The host last tweeted on Valentine's Day.

    Colbert's agent did not immediately return an email message seeking comment.

    In an email, a spokesman for the network  said: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the show will air repeat episodes on Wednesday, February 15 and Thursday, February 16." Friday is always a rerun.

    According to a source close to the show, the next original episode is scheduled for Monday, though there is no word yet on whether any additional shows will be canceled.

    A last-minute cancellation for Comedy Central's fake news shows is pretty unusual. As as Third Beat blogger Sharilyn Johnson noted:

    The Daily Show has suspended production last-minute due to personal reasons twice during Jon Stewart's reign: once when his second child was born, and once when a staff member passed away suddenly. If this week's reasons are of a similar nature, it would be a first for the Colbert Report.

    UPDATE: According to the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the show, production was halted "because of an emergency in Mr. Colbert's family." The network would not comment "on any speculation."

    [H/T: Mediaite]

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    • Michael  •  3 mths ago
      I hope it was not due to a Bear attack
      • The Professorette 3 mths ago
        do you mean a barack attack?
      • F 3 mths ago
        BEARS!
      • __ 3 mths ago
        MANILLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!
    • vyAhRtis  •  3 mths ago
      He cashed in his SUPERPAC millions and left for Switzerland?
      • Anthony 3 mths ago
        HAhAhAHAHA!a
      • John Cippy 3 mths ago
        I hope he is suffering from cancer..he needs to DIE now
      • Eric 3 mths ago
        Says the 63 year old manager of bennigans.
    • Scooter  •  3 mths ago
      The powers that be were not pleased by his exposing the lunacy of our campaign finance "laws."
      • eddie j 3 mths ago
        Saying that is plain lunacy. The powers that be could care less what a stupid comedian says about anything. Get real
      • Casualcat 3 mths ago
        In this case, doubtful. Colbert did not spring his super pac on them, he has been going on about if for months now.
      • Tom 3 mths ago
        The way he's pulled back the curtain on SuperPAC's was great. He exposes these phonies in such a humorous way, I just think it's LOL funny stuff.
    • Mockingbird  •  Oakland, California  •  3 mths ago
      Hope Steven and staff are all O.K.
      • Wolf 3 mths ago
        Stephen.
      • John Cippy 3 mths ago
        lets hope like any cheap jew he gets gassed
      • Mary 3 mths ago
        John Cippy: Stephen Colbert is Catholic, very Catholic.
    • Mike Scanlon  •  Ann Arbor, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      When the truthiness comes out, it will all make sense
      • true democrat 3 mths ago
        went to help his friend sandusky get more children, for some education
      • Mark 3 mths ago
        that's just weird you "true democrat."
    • Tim  •  Tampa, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      I am a conservative libertarian who often disagrees with Colbert's (and Stewert's) politics, but I just don't get the hatred I see in many of these posts. Both are funny, and often point out the lies and distortions from both sides (of course they focus on the right due to their own political persuasion, but so what). No you shouldn't use the show for news (as many do), but you shouldn't be using MSNBC, Fox News, or CNN either, all are a joke and all are biased. In fact I would argue Stewert especially, but Colbert too, sometimes do a better job covering the news than any of the network channels.
    • jon  •  3 mths ago
      I learn more about what happens in washington on a fake news show than a real news show. Now that s just wrong. Last night I learned that congress can have lobbyist inside their meetings on which bill is passing giving the information to hedge fund lobbyist who in turn pass the information to their people and buy up stock that will benefit. This is insider trading so why is Eric Cantor against rules that prohibit this?
    • DavidB  •  3 mths ago
      We will soon discover the truthiness of this situation, I hope.
    • Mr. Natural  •  Spokane, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      I need more "Truthyness" here
    • CLT  •  3 mths ago
      Did anyone else click on this assuming there would be a story?
    • Christopher  •  3 mths ago
      He's moving the SuperPac money to the Caymans.
    • john  •  3 mths ago
      bears finally got him OR the democratic national committee may have abducted him
    • Captain Industry  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  3 mths ago
      Fake news is the only real news available.
    • BigD  •  3 mths ago
      I hope everything is ok
    • Lisa G  •  Raleigh, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      Hope Stephen et al are OK.
    • John M  •  New Haven, Connecticut  •  3 mths ago
      He didn't get his wife the right Valentine's Day gift.
    • Mattedscreen  •  3 mths ago
      awww... I was hoping he was announcing his Presidential run... 4 more years to wait...
    • Amedeo  •  St Louis Park, Minnesota  •  3 mths ago
      I was wondering why the hell my tv said it was a new episode when it clearly wasn't. Disappointed.. but I hope no one died!
    • Sanity  •  3 mths ago
      W hired him to host the correspondent's dinner.
      That was funny.
      Watching W slowly, painfully catch on was priceless.
    • Chica  •  3 mths ago
      Crazy that the most accurate and informative news program airing right now is satire. I hope everything is ok and they resume soon.
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