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Stephen Colbert a Canadian?

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The comedian who has labelled Canada "Obama's America" and Canadians "syrup suckers" and "iceholes" may be in store for some self-loathing: Stephen Colbert has Canuck blood.

Colbert, who portrays a satirical, right-wing pundit on The Colbert Report, has ancestors who lived and died north of the border, according to research by Ancestry.ca.

The faux-pundit has been attacking Canada in recent weeks on his show, accusing the Canadian Olympic Committee of not giving the American speedskating team enough access to their training facilities. Colbert is sponsoring the American speedskating team at the 2012 Olympics.

But the joke could be on him. Colbert has maple syrup in his veins.

James Quinn, Stephen's great-great-grandfather on his father's side, was born in Ireland in 1830 and immigrated to Canada. According to his 1851 Census record, Quinn lived and worked as a labourer in Frontenac County near Kingston, Ontario. James' daughter Angeline Quinn married George William Colbert, Stephen's great-grandfather.

Colbert's other Canadian ancestor is Mary Skelton (nee Mary Ann Gurry). Born in Ireland, she is his great-great-grandmother and immigrated to the United States where she would meet her husband Creighton Skelton. It is unclear when she moved across the border, but her death certificate was in Ontario. Skelton passed away on June 29, 1880 in Haldimand County, near the shores of Lake Erie.

Mary and Creighton's daughter Elizabeth Skelton married Hugh Tormey. Their daughter Mary Tormey married James W. Colbert Sr. — Stephen's grandfather.

"As Stephen himself admits, he has little time for facts, logic or information . . . he prefers to feel the truth rather than look it up in historical records," Karen Peterson, marketing director for ancestry.ca, said in a statement. "However, we are confident that if he searches his soul deep down, the truthiness of his Canadian heritage will be too powerful to deny."

Perhaps Colbert will have to tone down his anti-Canadian stance.

"This is the most unsportsmanlike conduct by Canadians since it was discovered that Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay was a moose," Colbert recently declared on his show.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Stephen+Colbert+Canadian/2294474/story.html
 

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I'm 1/4 french Canadian - I take Canukacillin to help with it - maybe I can suggest it to him, too? :D
 

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Sorry, but this is about as newsworthy as Jerry Seinfeld or Mel Brooks making fun of Jews.
I'm sure Colbert, his producers, and a large contingent of his hardcore fans are actually aware that he's got Canadian ancestry, which makes it a part of the satire.
If he was a real pundit, instead of a comedian, it'd be pure hypocrisy.
As it is satire, this just becomes a further part of it.
 

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I've been in the Montreal area for 90% of my adult life, and with a background in Europe and Asia... I would consider myself a quintessential example of what many Canadian people are in terms of heritage. :)
 

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Loving his 'icehole' and trying out for event bits!
 

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i watch his show every night, coming up in half hour... cant wait....
 
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