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Michelle Obama to Appear on 'The Colbert Report' on Tuesday, April 15 at 11:30 P.M. ET/PT
NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelle Obama will appear as a guest
on "The Colbert Report" on Tuesday, April 15 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT as part of
the Peabody(R) Award-winning and Emmy(R)-nominated show's week-long, special
coverage of the all-important Pennsylvania Democratic Primary. Obama's
appearance on "The Colbert Report" will be her first on late-night television.
"The Colbert Report: Dorito's Spicy Sweet Pennsylvania Primary Coverage
From Chili-Delphia -- The City of Brotherly Crunch!" is taping at the 900-seat
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Zellerbach Theatre on the campus of
the University of Pennsylvania and will air nightly at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT from
Monday, April 14 through Thursday, April 17. This marks the first time the
show will broadcast from a remote location.
The week will include filmed pieces such as a tour ofPhiladelphia and an
installment of the 434-part series "Better Know A District" with Congressman
Joe Sestak, representing "The Fightin' 7th" district ofPennsylvania. Others
scheduled to appear includePennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell;Philadelphia
Mayor Michael Nutter; Representative Patrick Murphy (D-PA), the only sitting
Congressman to have served inIraq; Chris Matthews; musical performances by
The Roots and John Legend; and a special appearance by the Philadelphia Eagles
cheerleaders.
"The Colbert Report" airs regularly Monday-Thursday at 11:30 p.m.
following "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." Repeat episodes air
Monday-Thursday at 1:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and Friday at
8:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (all times ET/PT).
"The Colbert Report" is produced by Jon Stewart's Busboy Productions, Inc.
in association with Spartina Productions, Inc. Stewart, Colbert and Allison
Silverman are the executive producers with Meredith Bennett and Richard Dahm
as co-executive producers. Jim Hoskinson is the director. Lou Wallach and
Dan Powell are the executives in charge of production for COMEDY CENTRAL.
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Networks, with more than 150 channels worldwide, owns and operates the
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consumer products businesses and its more than 300 interactive properties
worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television
services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication
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