EPISODE NUMBER: 9154 (September 25, 2013)
GUEST: Joseph Gordon- Levitt | Floyd Mayweather
SEGMENTS: Censorship for YouTube Comments | Sport Report - Cranium Coddlers & San Francisco Street Chess - Floyd Mayweather | Ted Cruz’s Obamacare “Filibuster” | Sign Off - Ring Announcer
SUIT REPORT: Black suit | White Shirt | Purple, blue, black spotted tie
VIDEOS: Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Wow! What a get in having Floyd Mayweather on the show. His recent fight against Canalo Alvarez was a highest grossing pay-per-view sensation. He seems to be a well adjusted person as well, even for someone whose nickname is “Money.” It takes real toughness to come on the Report and go toe-to-toe with Stephen, so mad props to Mayweather. Liked when Stephen grabbed the announcer’s mic, it was a nice touch. But Stephen sort of got a little too excited when he proclaimed Mayweather the “greatest fighter of all time.” We all know that honor belongs to Muhammad Ali. That’s okay - maybe our friend was a little too caught up in the moment.
Awesome too that Stephen attacked one of our venerable internet-based institutions, the bastion of complex intellectualism that is the YT video comments section. I used to think CNN comments were the worst, but really, the scum of mankind’s cognition sort of settles to the bottom on YT. Love that the new Colbert Nation campaign shines a little hilarity on some of the vitriol that can be found there.
What a hilarious interview, with, let’s just say Joe. Or Jordan. Joe is clearly a big fan of our friend, and he even asked Stephen a few questions, which doesn’t normally get to happen at the interview table. That was the first time I have ever seen a guest directly invoke the name of Satire at the interview. I would like to see Joe fight up against Mayweather, however. Now that’s good pay-per-view right there. And a short match, to be sure.
Jimmy was good to get a close up of Gordon-Levitt’s socks there. The actors on TCR seem to always come with a suit, but express themselves with big ol’ boots and some crazy socks. Must be an actor thing.
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Censorship for YouTube Comments
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Sport Report - Cranium Coddlers & San Francisco Street Chess - Floyd Mayweather
- Since when did people’s heads get so vulnerable? Last time I checked, we’re all wearing bone helmets around our think meat.
- This is a slippery slope, folks, today you can’t hit someone on the head, tomorrow the quarterback has to play the whole game strapped in a car seat.
- The tackling dummy [naturally, Eric Bolling] is right. America is getting wussified. STarting with the word “wussy,” which is the wuss’ way of saying “pussy.”
- So what if football player take their lives into their hands every Sunday. So do football fans! Have you eaten stadium pump cheese? It’s a dance with the devil.
- You can still have a long and productive career with a debilitating concussion. I mean, just look at The Five.
“Folks, you know, I’ve never liked chess. I’m a traditionalist. If I want to lose to a computer at something, I’ll just try to update Windows. You win again, you bastard!!!!!!”
Floyd Mayweather
Ted Cruz’s Obamacare “Filibuster”
- That would make a great campaign slogan in 2016 - “Cruz For President: If You’re Not Paying Attention.’”
Interview - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Stephen endures listening to Gordon-Levitt’s hilariously patronizing description of satire. Stephen then suggests he fight Mayweather backstage.
I have been posting on Youtube all day!
Obviously JGL (is that a thing?) is a huge fan of our hero. I think we have a new friend of the show!
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I completely lost it at “From the Bible.”
“Jimmy was good to get a close up of Gordon-Levitt’s socks there. The actors on TCR seem to always come with a suit, but express themselves with big ol’ boots and some crazy socks. Must be an actor thing.”
Not to bring the tone down, but he mentioned on reddit the other day that he wears mismatched socks because it was something his brother, who passed away not too long ago, did. Thought that was sweet.
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I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt! He’s definitely an “it getter”. Joseph was also great on Jimmy Fallon the night before (especially during the lip sync competition - which he won, in my book).
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt was so spot on with his description of satire. If only Colbert understood such a simple concept.
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