Colbert: 'New York Times Drops To Its Knees In A Back Alley For $20'

On Monday night's "Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert had fun with the news that the New York Times has begun selling display ads on its front page for the first time (for a reported price of up to $100,000).

"Bravo, Times! For abandoning your dignity and dropping to your knees in a back alley for 20 bucks like the rest of us," he said as he shilled for Sierra Mist.

"But frankly, I'm a little bit disappointed," he continued, "because the very first ad was supposed to be in last Monday's paper. It's supposed to be on the front page, and I can't find it anywhere. All I see is this exciting, front-page news about how America chooses CBS."

CBS bought the Times' first front page ad.

"Oh my God, 'The Mentalist' is the number one new series? What a scoop! I smell Pulitzer," he joked. "No, actually, I think that's three-day-old Krugman."

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Comments

[deborama]

I agree with posters above that Jon and Stephen have been ON FIRE in 2009. Jon's initial bit on his comeback show on Jan 5th was absolutely THE MOST HONEST seven minutes of reporting on Israel ever on US television. And Colbert is so right about the NYT--I cancelled a subscription my family had had for fifty years in December 2000 when they declared Bush president without a peep. I don't know how anyone can consider the Times a left-wing paper. I find the paper entirely reactionary and obviously written for the rich.

[SteveMDFP]

Stephen Colbert deserves his own Cabinet-level post:
Humorist Laureate of the United States (or Satirist-General, perhaps).

For better or worse, in 21st century America, humor is far more relevant than poetry.

In medieval times, kings had court jesters. These were the only reliable sources of truth and perspective for the king's ears. Perhaps it is time to dust off this hallowed tradition.

[freddiefranks]

Oddly poetic of you. I can't help but agree. Jon Stewart in particular strikes things home very humorously before people even realize he's making a point. Brilliance.

[Lemmy]

How do you think Krugman got his Nobel prize?

[TheEmptinessOfTruthiness]

"NYT drops to knees in back alley." Delivers rambling 10 000 word essay on how important and essential it is to truth and justice and freedom and democracy. Asks if anyone wants to pay $20 to watch it masturbate.

[rowzeer]

I don't write anything offensive and I get dinged you type masturbate and it gets through? What's up HP?

[TheEmptinessOfTruthiness]

I'm a little surprised myself. Shhhhhhhhh­hh........ I don't wanna get banned, if I'd stopped to think I probably wouldv'e worded that differently.

Don't worry I get dinged a lot too for no reason at all that I'm aware of. I think it has to do with who's on shift rather than what's actually said.

[TommyMcCarthy]

I've tried and tried.....­..just can't get into Colbert...

For some reason the guy just creeps me out

[TheEmptinessOfTruthiness]

Do you watch a lot of tv news?

I don't. Colbert rules.

[misanthropexlife]

I do. Colbert and Stewart rule.

[HeddaUpAssa]

The criminal, warmonering Mossad mole, Judith Miller and her enablers.

[TheTruthInLove]

Lego hair model, now that was funny.....­....LMBO

[AnotherHuddy]

Chinchilla brain cozy.

[AmbivalentGuy]

HuffPo and lots of other news/opinion sites have front page
advertising.

Maybe they're trying to compete with
the net news that's going to bury the dailies.

[freddiefranks]

Hey, it's all in good fun. It's not as if everyone feels the NYT lost all their "cred". Relax..

[concernvoter]

What a soap opera!!!

[Amalek]

You can't get service in New York for $20 anymore. At least $50

[dreadylocks]

inflation

[freddiefranks]

No, that comes *after* the $50 are paid. I'm so bad..

[dreadylocks]

oops, no pun intended

[Midgie]

Ever since the three-week hiatus, the Colbert Report has been on fire. The writing has been great, and Stephen has been sparkling as a performer.

As much as I love Jon and the Daily Show, it seems the last week of shows has seemed flat when compared to the Report, or is that just me?

[Durango]

That is just you.

Although Colbert WORD the other night was another classic.

[TeddyRoosevelt]

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[stand-up]

"NYT drops to knees in back alley, Finds this news unfit to print"

[eremite]

Colbert knows about this story first hand.

[JNagarya]

He said as much.

But America-hating bashers of "Liberals" -- anyone who expresses a view not authorized by the Limbaugh-FOX axis -- don't read when instead they can mindlessly spew America-hating propaganda at "Liberals".

During the Founding era, you would have opposed the "Declaration of Independence" exactly as did the self-labeled Conservatives of that day.

[AlienRep]

I remember Colbert on The Jon Stewart show. He has only gotten better. He has an excellent crew of writers as well. It is funny, you can't watch one. The two shows are a two hour light heart laugh at current events. Good on Colbert and Stewart.
AlienRep
Sweet Home Oregon

[KillgoreTrout43]

The shows are a half an hour each.

[sector1463]

But you continue to laugh for another hour after they end remembering their jokes.