Jennifer 8. Lee Shares Her Pre-Colbert Report Training

Author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles and dishes about her preparation for her Colbert Report interview. In case you didn't catch the results:

The most prescient advice:

"A friend who writes for The Daily Show, Rachel Axler, advised
over instant messaging that with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, 'The
only way to come off looking bad is to try and out-funny them.' Colbert
is a tougher interviewer so, 'Just be calm & roll with the
weirdness.' Or as my friend Dana explained, "Colbert comes from an
improv tradition and the first rule in improv is never deny. In other
words, treat the outrageous things that he says at face value and segue
into your points – don't brush them off. And keep talking. He needs the
author to keep talking in order to riff."

Nice name-drop there of a Daily Show staff writer, Jen! BTW, the dumplings at that UNITY house party you threw in the summer of 2004? Delish. Oh, look, you're making me name-drop YOU. Still, good work on the show; I don't think he was able to nail you.