UPDATE, February 17, 2012: Both People Magazine and the New York Post report that they have learned from sources close to the Stephen Colbert show that it was suspended Wednesday and Thursday because he is with his ailing mother.
“They are a very private family,” said a source. “It’s not surprising that he did not want anyone to know what was going on.”
The youngest of 11 children, Colbert is known to be quite close to his 91-year-old mother. Colbert lost his father and two older brothers in 1974, when they were killed in an airliner crash.
EASTON, Md., February 16, 2012 — If you are looking for The Stephen Colbert Show, you are out of luck.
According to Comedy Central, Stephen Colbert's brand of satirical politics is on hiatus at least for two days for "unforeseen reasons" and is now airing repeats. According to late breaking news by the Wall Street Journal the show was temporarily stopped because of "an emergency in Mr. Colbert's family."
"The Colbert Report" is expected to resume production soon, perhaps as early as next week.
Scheduled guests actress Claire Danes and author Susan Cain were cancelled and folks holding tickets to the show were told the "taping was canceled and that they would have to make reservations for a new date."
Their dates for the rescheduling of the show were said to be in March. Steve Albani, a spokesman for Comedy Central, who announced the suspension of the show did not elaborate in his email, telling Fox News: “Unfortunately, we're not providing any details beyond the only official statement.”
As to be expected, speculation was rampant.
In its seven years on the air, the Colbert Report has never suspended a show except for the time he did in jest, mimicking John McCain's campaign suspension to rush back to Washington "to save the economy."
Fox News reported that Colbert has not updated his own social media or Twitter account since Tuesday. The suspension comes as a surprise since the programs gets its highest ratings during a political year.
SEE UPDATE ON STEPHEN COLBERT: Steven Colbert Returns Monday to The Colbert Report
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