Colbert in the Smithsonian. The Coolest Thing Ever.

I was so used to not watching The Daily Show (or A Daily Show as it's known during the writers' strike) and The Colbert Report for so long that I've had a hard time keeping up with them the last few weeks. And it doesn't help that Project Runway and American Idol are also on right now. But I did catch part one of a multi-part segment on The Colbert Report where Stephen is attempting to get his portrait submitted to the Smithsonian (you know, the one where it's him standing in front of a portrait of him standing in front of a portrait of him standing in front of a portrait of him).

So I was delighted when I saw this link on Yahoo ! News:

Smithsonian finds a special place for Stephen Colbert's portrait

Seriously, this is freakin' awesome.

Here's an excerpt from the caption that's next to the portrait:

While this triple portrait is not one that would typically be accessioned into the portrait gallery's permanent collection, NPG agreed to go along with the joke and hang the portrait for a limited time. In episodes of The Colbert Report that aired on January 10, 14, and 15, 2008, Colbert tries to convince the Smithsonian that he should be considered a national treasure. He attempts to donate his portrait to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, but the museum's director suggests that perhaps Colbert should speak to the National Portrait Gallery. Finally, after much "discussion," the director of the National Portrait Gallery finds an appropriate place to hang Colbert's portrait, in between the bathrooms and above the water fountain.




Hil-a-ri-ous. Now I can't wait to see the rest of the segments!