Call Colbert at 1-888-OOPS-JEW

[Shifty]

Stephen Colbert is up to his old tricks again.

On Tuesday night's edition of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert continued a recurring gag his show involving a 'Repentance Hotline' that he had allegedly set up for Jewish people to call him and, in accordance with the Jewish New Year tradition of repentance during Rosh Hashanah, apologize for all the wrong things they have done to him this year. On this particular night, however, Colbert changed the number for his hotline to 1-888-OOPS-JEW.


During the show's airing, however, dialing the phone number elicited not even so much as a dial tone. Many fans and viewers chalked it up to a simple gag that wasn't actually supposed to be legitimate.

As it turns out, Colbert wasn't fooling.

On Wednesday's episode, Colbert again brought out the segment, this time informing his viewers that so many people had tried to call the phone number at the same time, it broke the messaging system. Sure enough, placing a call to 1-888-OOPS-JEW (1-888-667-7539) will be greeted with a chipper:


Shalom, and welcome to Stephen Colbert's atonement hotline. At the tone, please be a mench, and unburden your soul by stating how you've wronged me - Stephen Colbert...

This isn't the first time Stephen Colbert has gone interactive with his users, either. In the past he has encouraged his users to name a bridge in Hungary after him, make viral videos of him using footage from a green screen, and vandalize Wikipedia. This combination of viewer interactivity and viral marketing may contribute to Colbert's fierce popularity with viewers of his show. Dozens of users submitted their own viral videos in his 'Green Screen Challenge' and in return several have been featured on the program. The same will likely be true of his 'repentance hotline,' and will likely keep his loyal viewers tuning in time and again to see if they one day turn up on his show.

You might have trouble getting through. I haven't tried yet, later tonight after class I will.

 

[chaseter]

I love Stephen and the Colbert Report. Does this cost??? Because if not I will deffinitely call and say something crazy.

 

[Shifty]

Its a 1-888 number, they're free.

 

[Mee]

I called, I may leave a message if I think of something. Could end up on the air it said

 

[Alpha and Omega]

I just left a message on there under the name of Zephyr Alexian.

If they use it on the show, it should be pretty funny.

 

[BT18]

 

[Boom]

I'm not Jewish .

 

[C.F. Kane]

lol, nice

 

[rdh007]

 

[bored]

I should call and apologize for missing the show so often. Colbert is brilliant.

 

[heypapajinx]

now if only they could get this guy to answer the phone

hott.

 

[Gamma Ray]

My sin against Colbert was not watching his "played" show.

 

[Calvin]

Those damn ticket requests I put in better work out soon, I can't stand the wait.

 

[kane9321]

hebrew hammer..baby

 

[chaseter]

I left a message and am not Jewish...it was funny though.

 

[Shifty]

1-888-OOPS-JEW
Colbert explains the phone, author Frank Rich phones in.


Jon Stewart called in last night, Stephen's Jewish Friend, once its on You Tube I'll post it.

 

[heypapajinx]

hebrew hammer..baby

WOOT!!!
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[Shifty]

WOOT!!!
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Didn't they make a sequel to Hebrew Hammer?

Jon Stewart calls Stephen