The Colbert Report
St. Vincent
TV Flash files “St. Vincent” as hour 1315 of 1447 in the TV Flash guide — The Colbert Report (2005–2014) on Comedy Central, season 2014, episode 28, aired 2014-02-25, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2014E28: listed hour 1315 of 1447 in the The Colbert Report guide, hour 28 of 160 in season 2014. It aired 2014-02-25 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Darlene Love” (S2014E27). Next is “Meryl Davis & Charlie White” (S2014E29). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Singer-songwriter St. Vincent chats about her siblings and shares her views on art and self-identity in the digital age.
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Where does St. Vincent sit in the The Colbert Report guide?
S2014E28 is listed hour 1315 of 1447 — hour 28 of 160 in season 2014, season 2014 episode 28.
When did The Colbert Report S2014E28 air?
St. Vincent aired 2014-02-25 and is listed at 30 minutes.
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Helpful context: it spun off in 2005. The Report is its own character-host satire — Colbert playing a pundit until the mask made news.
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Stephen Colbert plays a billowing cable pundit until the mask starts making real news. The Colbert Report coined truthiness, ran Super PAC stunts as performance art, and spun off from Stewart into Emmy-winning character satire that took the bluster more seriously than the bluster did.
Comedy Central spun a correspondent into a full-time pundit mask in 2005 and watched the character leak into real campaigns. The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert with Ben Karlin and Jon Stewart among the architects, ran through 2014 and ended when Colbert moved to network late night. Right-wing blowhard as performance art. Truthiness as Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2006 — **a dictionary metric, not a vibe.** Super PAC stunts as performance art. The mask making actual news. Ten seasons, 1,447 episodes.…
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