Stephen Colbert "Humbles" Kanye West (VIDEO)

Stephen Colbert launched "Operation Humble Kanye" when Kanye West's album was beating his own "A Colbert Christmas" on the iTunes chart.

On Tuesday's show Colbert provoked his own mini-feud with the rapper, with West twittering on Wednesday "Who the fuck is Stephen Colbert"

Colbert's plea for fans to mass buy his album Wednesday at 5 pm and take over the chart worked, and he gloated on Thursday's show. "We did it! We humbled him!!"

He also did a victory dance.

Watch (starts 1:35 in):

Comments

[Yovovi]

I love Stephen Colbert!! Not only did he take Bush and Co. to task --publicly and right in front of them-- he also served up the media who failed to do their jobs. (Except for Seymour Hersh and Brian Ross)

He is just plain witty wheras Kayne West has no wit or sense of irony or humor, for that matter. This is not even a contest!

[callmeacynic]

Colbert and West are both heroes who spoke the truth to power when it was unpopular to do so. Love them both and laughing my ass off at this "feud"
Sure it's a marketing strategy, but funny as hell nonetheless.

[mustBinformed]

I think Kanye will not only take Colbert on, and publicly too- I believe that if Kanye wins: Colbert will have him on the show. However... knowing Kanye's great pride evidenced by his anger at MTV for the vma he lost; Colbert will offer (if he hasn't already) and Kanye will turn him down-- perhaps colorfully.

[SENATORCALLENBOWE]

IS HIS HEART WARMING UP YET?

[Economyones]

A familiar saying:

"Fearless and inventive....my kind of....genius!"

http://www.economyones.blogspot.com/

("See: Colbert, Stewart, Legend: Christmas Special delivers voice of 'My Generation' on iTunes")

[ArmyCentrist]

I'm sure Kanye West has a sense of humor to go with that oversize ego...I like a man who has so much confidence it sometimes makes me gag...they're not needy.

[Bettysdad]

Who's Kanye West?

[notb observer]

It's all just in good fun people ! Please relax ! Colbert (and Stewart) have a lot more against O'Reilly, Fox News and Geraldo, but they never do anything that's actually mean spirited to them. The worst thing Colbert did to O'Reilly was to steal his microwave, and the two of them mocked Geraldo's mustache.
I'm certain that Kanye will appear of the Report soon enough. Maybe they'll even bust a rhyme together.

[Judyisacutie]

If Kanye really doesn't know who Colbert is, he's not nearly as hip as I thought he was.

[kassandrasduplex]

Kanye West is a hero who spoke truth to power when it was dangerous and unpopular. He is forever a hero. Colbert is a clown.

[Bettysdad]

West spoke to a camera.

Colbert took on Bush standing 10 feet from him.

[qdog112]

How hard would it have been for West to stand 10 feet away.

Do you think he would have not made his feelings felt person to person?

I don't really think you can equate what each said. What Kanye said about Bush is far more damning.

[brooklyncitizen]

You're right about Colbert being a clown...he is a comedian.An amazing one at that.

[Classof89]

"Kanye West is a hero."

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a hero. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was a hero. Kanye West with his oversized ego is a zero.

[ApolloniaCreed]

This is in jest... to the folks that want to literally "humble" Kanye... Really? Find a cause.

[L3ftofC3nter]

I love boh Colbert and Kanye. Both are quite entertaining

[kulenski]

Now i'm not saying you're a goldbricker...

[IQ]

HP Censors??

So I guess if I write something defending Mr West against all the attacks on him....I get censored?
Why is that?

[KSloan]

This is the best! Kanye', please go and sit down.