Paul McCartney to Appear on 'The Colbert Report' on Wednesday, January 28 at 11:30 P.M. ET/PT
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 -- Music legend and Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame musician Paul McCartney will appear as a guest on COMEDY CENTRAL's
Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning "The Colbert Report" on Wednesday,
January 28 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. McCartney's appearance will be his first and
only scheduled U.S. late-night appearance in support of the new album,
Electric Arguments, released under The Fireman alias used by McCartney and
producer/musician Youth.
Other musicians who have previously appeared on the show include Neil
Young, Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson, R.E.M., The Roots, John Legend, Barry
Manilow, John Mellencamp, Crosby Stills and Nash, NAS, Toby Keith, Feist,
Rush, Peter Frampton, Carole King and Elvis Costello.
"The Colbert Report" airs regularly Monday-Thursday at 11:30 p.m.
following "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." Repeat episodes air
Monday-Thursday at 1:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and Friday at
8:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (all times ET/PT).
"The Colbert Report" is produced by Jon Stewart's Busboy Productions, Inc.
in association with Spartina Productions, Inc. Stewart, Colbert and Allison
Silverman are the executive producers with Meredith Bennett and Richard Dahm
as co-executive producers. Jim Hoskinson is the director. Dan Powell is the
executives in charge of production for COMEDY CENTRAL.
COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more
than 95 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a
registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom
Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address
is www.comedycentral.com.
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