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1-hour edition of 'The Colbert Report' planned

Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, testifies before a House Judiciary Committee Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee hearing regarding migrant farm workers and the agricultural industry on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 24, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, testifies before a House Judiciary Committee Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee hearing regarding migrant farm workers and the agricultural industry on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 24, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg | License Photo

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Comedy Central says it plans to air for the first time a 1-hour edition of its satirical U.S. news program "The Colbert Report."

The Sept. 26 episode will feature interviews with members of the rock band Radiohead, who also will perform songs from their latest album, "King of Limbs," the cable network said Monday.

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"I look forward to meeting the Radioheads and leveraging their anti-corporate indie cred to raise brand awareness for my sponsors," Colbert joked in a statement.

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