In the Name of Science: The Top 5 Colbert Bumps
Since it's now a scientific fact that the Colbert Bump is a real phenomenon, we humbly offer a top five list of recipients of said bump:
5. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson got the Colbert Bump to the third power. Plus, do you really need another excuse to watch He's Singin' in Korean?
4. Like other Democrats who appeared on Better Know a District, Congressman (and former Orleans singer) John Hall got the Colbert Bump while his opponent got the Colbert Dump:
3. Speaking of Democrats, former New York governor Eliot Spitzer may have received the Colbert Bumpin' Uglies:
2. Toby Keith got the Bump and offered a non-boot-up-the-ass bump in return:
1. Governor Mike Huckabee was, of course, the most famous Bump-ee (despite controversy, which will be addressed in our bonus clip):
Bonus clip: The controversy started when Conan O'Brien tried to, in effect, take credit for the Colbert Bump. But, like always, Jon Stewart settled the score:
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i loved his Ron Paul bit, with the scenes from ancient Rome. I would definitely put that in the top five Colbert Bumps just for how well the bit was done.