A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! (2008) (TV)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Jim Hoskinson

Writers:

Michael Brumm (writer)
Stephen Colbert (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

23 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Christmas

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Stephen Colbert	...	Himself
Elvis Costello	...	Himself
Rich Dahm	...	Wisconsin Cop
Leslie Feist	...	Herself (as Feist)
Toby Keith	...	Himself
John Legend	...	Himself
Willie Nelson	...	Himself
Jon Stewart	...	Himself
George Wendt	...	Santa

Directed by
Jim Hoskinson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Brumm		writer
Stephen Colbert		writer
Rich Dahm		writer
Peter Gwinn		writer

Produced by
Meredith Bennett	....	co-executive producer
Stephen Colbert	....	executive producer
Rich Dahm	....	co-executive producer
Matt Lappin	....	producer
Allison Silverman	....	executive producer
Jon Stewart	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Javerbaum
Adam Schlesinger

Film Editing by
Jason Baker
Jake Diamond
Edward Goldberg

Costume Design by
Antonia Xereas

Makeup Department
Kerrie R. Plant	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jeremy Tchaban	....	post-production supervisor
Jeremy Tchaban	....	production manager

Art Department
Andro Buneta	....	senior graphic designer
Carla Cruz	....	props
Scott Heatherly	....	lead carpenter
Leni Herschman	....	assistant property master
Brendan Hurley	....	property master
Gerry Hurley	....	assistant property master
Kristopher Long	....	graphics
Jay Nyffler	....	carpenter
Christy Pitre	....	props
Pete Rosenberg	....	lead carpenter
Mike Santo	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Mike Fisher	....	post production sound
Hank Huff	....	sound
Todd Kilponen	....	sound mixer
Randy Pekich	....	sound mixer
Geoff Sanoff	....	sound mixer
Bob Walker	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Edith Blackman	....	electrician
Greg Cangemi	....	electrician
Matt Christian	....	camera operator
Noam Cooperstock	....	electrician
Kenny Decker	....	camera operator
Taylor Dees	....	video engineer
Dirk Delacour	....	electrician
John Harrison	....	camera operator
Nick Hohn	....	electrician
Ollson Kerstin	....	electrician
Wade Thomas Latz	....	camera operator
Costa Leonardos	....	gaffer
Esteban Lima	....	electrician
John Meiklejohn	....	camera operator
Dante Pagano	....	camera operator
Jack Roche	....	camera operator
Cory Schaub	....	electrician
Mike Scricca	....	lighting director
Claus Stuhlweissenburg	....	camera operator
Randy Treu	....	electrician

Editorial Department
Alex Schwerin	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Steven Gold	....	composer: theme music
Steven Gold	....	songs producer (as Steven M. Gold)
Mathew Mahoney	....	composer: additional music
Earl Rose	....	on set pianist
Adam Schlesinger	....	composer: additional music
Adam Schlesinger	....	composer: theme music
Adam Schlesinger	....	songs producer

Other crew
Ernest Albritton	....	production team
Jason Block	....	accountant
Jason Block	....	production accountant
Devin Brignoni	....	stage manager
Amy Cole	....	personal assistant
Edward Costello	....	stage manager
Hank Flynn	....	stage manager
Sandy Garfunkel	....	teleprompt
Megan Gearheart	....	assistant to executive producer
John Goldstein	....	stage manager
D.J. Gray	....	choreographer
Chris Hayes	....	project manager
Monica Hickey	....	production assistant
Monica Hickey	....	production team
Rich Houseman	....	production team
Asslam Khan	....	engineer
Tom Kieber	....	stage manager
Jennifer Macksoud	....	accountant
Mark Malkoff	....	coordinator
Matthew Martinez	....	production team
Bill Mastorakis	....	technical director
Mark McKenna	....	stage manager
Michele Meny Decker	....	teleprompt
Erica Myrickes	....	assistant to co-executive producer
Huascar Pimentel	....	stage manager
Jon Pretnar	....	technical director
Giuseppe Restivo	....	production team
Megan F. Ring	....	project director
Scott Sanders	....	stage manager
Amy Schwartz	....	coordinator
Alex Schwerin	....	post production assistant
Deanna Storey	....	script supervisor
Craig Tetuan	....	stage manager
Nick Vasile	....	production assistant
Adam Wager	....	production coordinator
Bill Willig	....	engineer

Production Companies

• Spartina Productions

Distributors

• Comedy Central (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Comedy Central (2008) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Spartina Productions

Trivia:

On the cabin refrigerator, the viewer can see a "On Notice" list, similar to the "On Notice Board" used in recurring segments on "The Colbert Report" (2005). The list is comprised of: Lutherans, Black Hole at Center of Galaxy, and Grizzly Bears.

Quotes:

Stephen Colbert: What are you doing in my nativity scene?
Willie Nelson: Stephen, right now I'm so high *you're* hallucinating.
Stephen Colbert: [lifts up his right hand; it appears to be a deer hoof] Whoa.

Movie Connections:

Edited from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

Soundtrack:

There Are Much Worse Things to Believe In

Really funny!

Stephen Colbert, in his persona from "The Colbert Report", gets stranded in a cabin when he has to do a Christmas special, only to get visited by several acquaintances (all the while trapped by a bear). While I wouldn't call this Christmas special quite as funny as Colbert's show, it's still a hoot. More than an hour-long version of the show, "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" also pokes fun at every entertainer who makes a Christmas special every year. Stephen Colbert certainly does a really funny job. Not that I wouldn't expect him to.

Anyway, I definitely recommend this special. It constitutes a true dose of yuletide truthiness!