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A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
SPECIAL: Comedy Central, Sunday 11/23 at 10:00p (60 minutes)
Starring
Stephen Colbert,
Elvis Costello,
Toby Keith,
Willie Nelson,
John Legend,
Feist,
and
Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert welcomes Willie Nelson, Toby Keith, Feist, John Legend, Elvis Costello, and Jon Stewart to sing some special carols in his first Christmas special.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy,
Holiday,
Music
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| CREATED BY: |
Stephen Colbert
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| FIRST AIR DATE: |
November 23, 2008 |
DVD release 25 Nov 2008.
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Time James Poniewozik
The Christmas-special parody is impeccable, but as on Flight of the Conchords, what really sells the parody is how well written the music is.
100
Chicago Sun-Times
The Second City alum goes all Bing Crosby in a four star yuletide special with a surprisingly game lineup of guests.
90
Kansas City Star Aaron Barnhart
The holiday TV season officially begins tonight with a new hourlong special from cable satirist Stephen Colbert, whose Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! sets the bar very high.
80
Washington Post Tom Shales
You have to say one thing for A Colbert Christmas: It is merry. Definitely merry.
80
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
In this amusing, music-driven holiday special, Stephen Colbert lovingly parodies those Bing Crosby and Perry Como holiday specials of yore.
80
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
If you're looking for something to get you into the Christmas mood fully four days before Thanksgiving Day, here it is.
80
New York Daily News David Hinckley
Some of the rest gets silly, but more often it gets humorous.
80
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
There's never been a Christmas special like this. That's a compliment--and a warning.
80
Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray
More than a parody of every special made with a host in an Irish knit cardigan, it's a happy hour of insanity, musical guests dressed as bears and goats dressed as reindeer.
80
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
The show is not a family affair due to scattered innuendo--including a reference to Colbert's Yule log--but it should be a hit among fans of "The Colbert Report" and anyone who enjoys off-kilter parody.
80
Variety Brian Lowry
Colbert's ability to improv within his smug, bombastic TV personality is one of primetime's most dazzling highwire acts--and here he exhibits a sweet singing voice on top of that. Nation, you are in for a treat.
75
New York Post Linda Stasi
So in the spirit of inappropriate early Christmas promotions, decorations, sales and TV specials, I decided to review this one five full days early. I'm still laughing.
75
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
All told, it's not a classic, but there are worse ways to spend an hour (and for a good cause, maybe).
75
TV Guide Matt Roush
The applause is canned in A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, but the laughter at home is likely to be genuine.
70
Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
Wearing blue jeans, a red turtleneck and a white cable-knit cardigan, along with a manic grin, he overacts appropriately, sings (very well) and "dances" and juggles.
60
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
A Colbert Christmas, is a mildly amusing creation designed as a hokey Perry Como or Andy Williams holiday fantasy.
60
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
Mr. Colbert is delightful, a few of the song parodies are clever, but over all, the show is too long and more than a little strained, much like the holiday specials it mocks.
25
Newsday Verne Gay
A Colbert Christmas is pretty awful. Oh, sure, there are some funny lines, and at least two songs that are guaranteed some airplay, although I do wonder if the producers' intentions may backfire
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