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Stephen Colbert Plays Auctioneer as 'Portrait 5, Stephen(s)' Raises $26,000 for Charity (VIDEO)
by Jeremy Taylor, posted Mar 24th 2011 6:40AM
It was a big day on 'The Colbert Report' (Weeknights, 11:30 PM ET on Comedy Central), as a Stephen Colbert self-portrait entitled 'Portrait 5, Stephen(s)' was auctioned off at the Phillips de Pury & Company auction house for the benefit of the children's charity DonorsChoose.org.Renowned artists Frank Stella, Shepard Fairey and Andres Serrano had each added little flourishes to the portrait, boosting its potential value, but the bidding stalled at $22,000. At that point, Colbert took the podium, grabbing the mic from the auctioneer.
"I like to apologize for Phil, he's not asking enough money from all of you and it's insulting to all of you who I know must have more money than this," Colbert told the room. "Remember we are doing this for children ... So if you are not raising your paddle, it means you hate children."
Steve Martin and Shepard Fairey Agree: Stephen Colbert Needs to Change His Picture (VIDEO)
by Oliver Miller, posted Dec 9th 2010 7:42AM
It was time for Stephen Colbert to make a change. And Steve Martin had a suggestion. On the new 'Colbert Report' (weeknights, 11:30PM ET on Comedy Central), the comedian admitted that he didn't like Colbert's self-portrait. Mr. Colbert was willing to listen -- so he brought on famed artist Shepard Fairey (who designed the Obama "Hope" poster) in order to switch things around.But Fairey had a different message for Colbert than he had for Barack Obama. Instead of "HOPE," he spray-painted the word "OBEY" in big letters across Stephen's portrait. When the host asked Mr. Fairey why he did that, this was the artist's reply --
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