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    In return to air, Colbert honors ailing mother

    NEW YORK (AP) — With a nod of tribute to his ailing mother, Stephen Colbert returned to the air Monday.

    Colbert was back hosting "The Colbert Report," which last week mysteriously canceled the tapings of two episodes. Colbert's 91-year-old mother, Lorna Colbert, is ill. And while the comedian didn't address her by name, he offered a "confidential" message to "a lovely lady."

    Said Colbert: "Evidently, having 11 children makes you tough as nails."

    Colbert is the youngest of 11 children. His father, James Colbert, and two of his brothers were killed in an airplane crash in 1974.

    He also comically addressed the rumors stoked by the brief absence of what he called "the hub around which the republic turns."

     
    • Felix  •  Cleveland, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      Prayers going out to the Colbert family...
      • Guns n Skittles 3 mths ago
        Wait....if you're here on the internet then who's picking the cotton???
      • John H 3 mths ago
        Notice how Felix has too much class to respond to idiocy?
      • M. 3 mths ago
        @Bite me: I hope somebody or something does bite you, preferably in the same way as Robert DeNiro did in 'Cape Fear'.
    • Just Me, Richard  •  Knoxville, Tennessee  •  3 mths ago
      91 years old! I don't watch tv, and didn't know he was absent or she was ill. God bless and grant her many more years!
    • Cleve  •  3 mths ago
      While I do not watch his shows...alittle too much over the top for my taste, I applaud this man for doing what he did. He went "Family First"..and walked off his show to be with his mom. Kuddos Mr.Colbert ..and even more for not trying t make it a gag line..by pulling her name into the show. It sounded like you did a very classic way! I wish your mother good health!
    • E-man, Master of the Univ ...  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 mths ago
      Both liberals and conservatives have mothers. Get well soon mom! Wishing you all the best.
      • Tom 3 mths ago
        I thought conservatives had alien pods.
      • Steven 3 mths ago
        Tom, thanks for being an inconsiderate liberal #$%$ I personally wish Mr Colbert's mom the best of health and a quick recovery.
      • transplantedpeach 3 mths ago
        Tom just hasn't graduated yet. He'll learn as he grows UP, what the 'real deal' is.
    • D.W.E.  •  3 mths ago
      Hope mom does get well soon
    • Tyler Jones  •  3 mths ago
      Dang hope he enjoys time with her and cherishes it cus she's getting older and more fragile and every moment counts
      • don 3 mths ago
        Duuuuuhh! And you don't think he knows this! You have the award for dumbest post of the night Tyler! Congratulations!
      • Dawn 3 mths ago
        You again DON. Geez but your arrogant! #$%$!!!
      • transplantedpeach 3 mths ago
        @Tyler - Your post is wonderful, don't be the least bit fazed by ugly Don.

        @Don - God don't like Ugly!

        @Dawn - I applaud your sentiments!
    • Kngrthr  •  Great Falls, Montana  •  3 mths ago
      My best to his mom.
    • Lovely_Becca  •  3 mths ago
      Wishing her a full and speedy recovery!
    • Beenie  •  Needham, Massachusetts  •  3 mths ago
      Best wishes to your mom, Steve. I hope she feels better soon!
    • RachelP  •  Redding, California  •  3 mths ago
      Hope everything's good with him. He's talented and makes me laugh, not seen much in Hollywood these day.
      • Dave 3 mths ago
        The Colbert Report films in New York City.
      • Nightryder 3 mths ago
        You got a strange sense of humor if you think he's funny.................
      • Freemwell 3 mths ago
        Republicans are humorless unless they are laughing at the poor or a racial sterotype. Seen any good conservative comics lately?...ever?
    • mike s  •  3 mths ago
      thoughts & prayers with you, Colbert...
    • Garlic Tastes like Chicke ...  •  Tampa, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      It is a shame it took a comedian to place the lunacy of the superpacs front and center. How many other "news shows" took you step by step through the creation of a real super pac?
    • joe a  •  Fayetteville, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      Great show, hope your mom feels better soon.
    • Zachary  •  Arkadelphia, Arkansas  •  3 mths ago
      Not a true political figure, or even a real news host, yet still has considerally more balls than any real politician/news host.

      Kuddos Colbert
    • Bernie -  •  3 mths ago
      11 brothers and sisters. i can see where colbert's sense of humor comes from. he has to have one in order to survive.
    • Ali  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      This man has his priorities right... And I will agree, women who have endured the Depression, WWII and many raised children should be honored by us all.
    • casual observer  •  Hong Kong, Hong Kong  •  3 mths ago
      Best wishes to momma Colbert. Get well soon!
    • Michael  •  3 mths ago
      Nice to see someone have their priorities straight.
    • CEE  •  Cannon Falls, Minnesota  •  3 mths ago
      Welcome back. I have missed the Report. He does skewer people, much like many other radio and television personalties, but he does it with humour and good grace.
    • Zach  •  Raleigh, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      Best wishes to Stephen and his family
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