{"id":14117,"date":"2018-12-05T15:47:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T21:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?p=14117"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:36:17","slug":"staff-picks-victorias-top-10-stephen-colbert-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/2018\/12\/05\/staff-picks-victorias-top-10-stephen-colbert-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Picks \u2014 Victoria\u2019s Top 10 Stephen Colbert Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>During the month of December, Loyola Libraries staff make lists and check them twice. What are these lists about? Anything! You can look at past years&#8217; lists <a href=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?s=staff+picks\">here<\/a>, and stay tuned for more lists all month long!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I have been a Stephen Colbert fan for years. I watched him when he did the Colbert Report and from episode one of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He is hands down one of the wittiest, warm, fun, knowledgeable, and nerdiest people on television and it\u2019s great seeing him nerd out to Tolkien and get embarrassed by Nicki Minaj. He is a complete beast when it comes to political satire and these are just a fraction of my favorite moments of him. So enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Jeff Sessions \u2013 I do not recall<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m pretty sure it doesn\u2019t help that he looks like a Keebler elf cookie.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeff Sessions Can&#039;t Recall What He Forgot To Remember\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QK6L1F695fY?start=143&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Colbert &amp; James Franco\u2019s Tolkien Showdown<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is only the beginning of Stephen\u2019s extensive knowledge of the Tolkien realm, but this is only a taste of what happens when you question his knowledge.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/rMvMeI1kugY<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Tuck Buckford<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are many segments of this\u2026segment but this is probably one of my favorites.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tuck Buckford Is More Alex Jones Than Alex Jones\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gv2RnmQUMhI?start=134&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Defending John Dickerson<\/strong><br \/>\nHe basically created a new word that is inappropriate, but HA-larious!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Monologue Goes Out To You, Mr. President\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HaHwlSTqA7s?start=603&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Emmy Appearance<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was when Stephen and Jon were at their peak and really was digging into the political satire world and let\u2019s be honest, I\u2019m sure no one was expecting that. His other Emmy appearances are fantastic as well but this just shows you how high the bar really is.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Best Emmy Moment Ever\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AGi8jSGpr5U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Nicki Minaj Interview<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is hands down, one of my all-time favorite interviews because of how uncomfortable Nicki was able to make Stephen. I think because of how total opposites they both are makes the interview even all the more enjoyable.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UNCUT: The Nicki Minaj Interview With Stephen Colbert\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8s9joL_AGfo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Joe Biden<\/strong><br \/>\nWe as the viewers are able to see a rare beauty in television today by seeing two public figures come together and have an intimate, vulnerable conversation about something many people struggle with and that\u2019s the loss of the a loved one.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VP Joe Biden Is Finding A Way Through Grief\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gl_qYPWDWF8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. The Hungry for Power Games<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is one of my favorite segment that Stephen does. Hands down. No question. I loved every moment of this and this clip is only a fraction of the hilariousness that Stephen brought to the table.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hungry For Power Games: Republican National Convention Edition\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WFjDBvRxcbM?start=25&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. The Tables Have Turned!!<\/strong><br \/>\nSo over the Thanksgiving weekend, the Late Show was basically on a \u201cvacation\u201d. So what they did instead of just running rerun episodes is they actually had guests interview Stephen Colbert. Jon Stewart, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Kerry Washington all pitched in to produce this episode and what I really love is we\u2019re able to get a glimpse of who Stephen really is. In television, authenticity is rare and the fact they did this is amazing and allows us to accept that people are actually people.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"More Of Jon Stewart&#039;s Interview With Stephen Colbert\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6pVrW1eOX3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Stephen\u2019s Dream Come True<\/strong><br \/>\nNow, as stated; Stephen is a HUGE Tolkien fan (as am I) and Liv Tyler happen to be coming onto the show and this was awesome. His giddiness and Tolkien nerd was on 150%.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liv Tyler Makes Stephen&#039;s &#039;LOTR&#039; Dream Come True\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ssJ44cfBvrQ?start=143&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2018\/12\/D3513617-9818-4BC4-A250-EDA8918EB6EC-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-14119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2018\/12\/D3513617-9818-4BC4-A250-EDA8918EB6EC-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2018\/12\/D3513617-9818-4BC4-A250-EDA8918EB6EC-60x60.jpeg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Victoria is the Interlibrary Loan Assistant and is actually a West Coast native; California born and Seattle raised. She loves kicking it at home with her daughter, fianc\u00e9, dog, and cat. And she loves tacos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the month of December, Loyola Libraries staff make lists and check them twice. What are these lists about? Anything! You can look at past years&#8217; lists here, and stay tuned for more lists all month long! I have been a Stephen Colbert fan for years. 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