In the land of truthiness and baby eagles, satirist Stephen Colbert has announced he will auction the cast that set his broken left wrist to benefit the Yellow Ribbon Fund.
Stephen Colbert - © Janet Mayer / Photorazzi
The cast will be auctioned on eBay after Thursday night's "The Colbert Report," Comedy Central said Wednesday.
Colbert had the cast signed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, CBS "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric, NBC "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams, Fox News "The O'Reilly Factor" host Bill O'Reilly, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., NBC "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert and White House Press Secretary Tony Snow.
Bids will be accepted until Sept. 3, with the winner to be announced the week of Sept. 10 on the "Report."
Comedy Central Proceeds will go to the Yellow Ribbon Fund, a charity that assists injured service members and their families.
"If I had known that it would give me the opportunity to help our wounded veterans, I would have shattered my triquetrum a long time ago," Colbert said in a statement.
The 43-year-old comedian injured his wrist on the June 27 show in a slip while running around his New York studio before his episode was taped.
He unveiled his cast on the July 26 episode.
Colbert has made lemonade out of his lemons, mining the fall and broken wrist for material that includes Colbert lamenting on Hollywood's glamorizing of wrist violence.
Colbert also fashioned a red "WristStrong" bracelet, mimicking the "LiveStrong" bands developed to benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Proceeds from purchases of WristStrong bracelets (which can be bought at http://www.colbertnation.com ) will also go to the Yellow Ribbon Fund.
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