Rush to guest on The Colbert Report

Best Week Ever found this 7/16/2008 on www.tvsquad.com [flag]

Leaving it to Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert to tackle the tough issues, to tame the tiger, to take on all comers, to invite the biggest, loudest, richest mouth in radi... Oh? You mean, it's not that Rush? That's right. The Colbert Report has booked Rush to appear Wednesday night (11:30 PM/EST). That's Rush the band, not Rush Limbaugh, the radio yapper. Limbaugh would no doubt have been ... [link]

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While You Were Trying Not To Get Mad At A Sickly Nigerian Baby
Published 7/16/2008 by Sara Schaefer at Best Week Ever
... When you read the headline "Rush To Guest On The Colbert Report," don't let your head explode too quickly - it's actually the band Rush, not that deaf homophobic guy. YES! It's tonight, and they will be performing "Tom Sawyer." Really. (TVSquad) ...

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Posted 7/19/2008 on No Fact Zone

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Posted 7/18/2008 on No Fact Zone

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Posted 7/17/2008 on Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily

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Posted 7/16/2008 on TV Squad

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Posted 7/15/2008 on Starpulse Entertainment News Blog

Anthem/Atlantic recording group Rush will make a very rare national television appearance on Comedy Central's " The Colbert Report " Read more!

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Posted 7/15/2008 on Stereogum

People who like their music progressive and their politics satirically conservative should set their DVRs right now: Tomorrow night Rush end more than 30 years of TV absence with a performance for The Colbert Report . Billboard.biz reports the band will perform "Tom Sawyer," and that this is their first appearance on American television since they were on Don Kirschner's Rock Concert in '75. ...

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