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Stephen Colbert Becomes Unlikely Street Art Subject
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 14, 2011
Modified Apr 14, 2011
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Colbert street art outside of Roberta's, via NY Shitty.
Is Stephen Colbert the new Campbell's Soup Can? He is on 14th Street, where Hey, It's Cat spotted this piece of street art on a mailbox between 8th and 9th avenues. Colbert's network approves, over at Comedy Central Insider they write, "Honestly, it's some of the best vandalism I've ever seen that doesn't involve an unchaste lady's phone number."
Though the soup is Manhattan Clam Chowder, the artist isn't sticking to just one borough—earlier this week Miss Heather spotted the same piece in East Williamsburg, just outside of Roberta's.
Is the Colbert Nation behind this... or is it just James Franco's latest project?
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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