Studio: Paramount Pictures Genre: Comedy Street Date: November 25, 2008 Number of Discs: 1 MPAA Rating: Unrated Cast: Stephen Colbert, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Jon Stewart, Toby Keith, Fiest Running Time: 43 minutes Format: DVD Specs: Video: Fullscreen
Languages: English
Audio: Dolby Digital, Stereo Special Features: • Featurette: Book-burning Video Yule Log
• Featurette: Video Advent Calendar
• Featurette: Alternate Endings (#1 - #3)
• Music Videos: Bonus Song Version: Standard Store Exclusives: N/A Review: Not really sure where to start with this one; on the one hand I watch The Colbert Report almost daily, I love it, I think it's one of the smartest shows on TV, and I think Colbert is perfect for it. On the other hand this Christmas Special is so far out there it’s not really watchable.
While I can appreciate what they were going for, which I have to assume was Bing Crosby on mushrooms it just doesn’t work out well in the execution. This thing wanders from guest to guest and song to song with about as much enthusiasm as a fat guy going out to play full court basketball after Christmas dinner.
Perhaps that was the point, this is meant to be watched as the tryptophan really kicks into your blood stream. It’s not like it’s just not funny, for the most part it’s not bad jokes there’s just no jokes. Though I have to say I laughed my ass off watching Santa have a knife fight with a Bear so when they have a joke it is funny. I just didn’t realize conservative comedy meant conserving the number of jokes.
Overall: This is a great gag gift for the conservative in your life. Buy It Now:
