Five Years Ago: "The Stephen Colbert House for Democratic Runaways"

I was there... (3.00 / 1)

as Colbert, a whole bunch of union-scale technical pros, and at least one 18 wheeler worth of equipment rolled into the Albuquerque Pyramid Marriott to shoot that piece. It was stunning, the contrast between the huge budgets of entertainment department shows, and the scrimp-and-save budgets of the scores of broadcast news crews and trucks already there.  The shooting of the Daily Show piece was one of few really fun moments in a very long 45-day stay in Albuquerque.

I was so proud of the Senate Democrats for having the courage and resolve to stand up for what they believed in, but no one who wasn't there can understand how tough it was on everybody there. That said, there were a few moments that were big fun -- and that day was among them. Both Rodney Ellis and Leticia Van de Putte knew the resulting piece would be ridiculous and funny, and they've got the sense of humor to sustain a good laugh at their expense (but mostly at DeLay's), so a good time was had by all.

Behind the scenes fact: the interview segment between Van de Putte and Colbert took forever, because both of them, plus the crew, were all laughing so much it was producing unusable footage.

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by: Harold Cook @ Thu Nov 15, 2007 at 14:36:11 PM UTC

Thanks for the report Harold (0.00 / 0)

From the behind the scenes view.

Sonia

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by: sonia @ Thu Nov 15, 2007 at 21:24:13 PM UTC