( EW.com ) -- Assuming you 've got two ears and a heart , chances are you loved The Colbert Report 's star-studded `` Get Lucky '' dance party video — which Stephen Colbert debuted after explaining that Daft Punk 's skittish Frenchmen had abruptly canceled a scheduled appearance on his show . But will you still appreciate the video after learning conclusively that it was n't cobbled together in just two days ? If the answer 's `` no , '' you might want to close this tab right about now . If `` yes , '' read on . Almost immediately after Colbert 's exuberant clip premiered Aug. 6 , Internet naysayers began speculating that Daft Punk 's `` cancellation '' was nothing more than an elaborate ruse . Their evidence : The same episode containing the `` Get Lucky '' montage also featured Robin Thicke performing his hit `` Blurred Lines , '' purportedly in Daft Punk 's place . But according to Billboard , Thicke 's performance was taped July 31 , days before Daft Punk supposedly told Colbert they were out . Pitchfork picked up the story , wondering if the whole segment could have been a publicity stunt meant to promote the duo 's upcoming appearance on the VMAs . ( Viacom owns both MTV and Comedy Central . ) EW : Stephen Colbert Daft Punks us anyway with a star-studded 'Get Lucky ' dance party . Colbert addressed the Pitchfork post on his show Aug. 7 , sarcastically `` admitting '' that the site was right all along . `` You got me ! '' he said , adding that Colbert had flown in `` the disco Decepticons from Paris '' just to fool everyone — and `` to help someone else 's show on another network a month from now . '' But that was n't his last word on the subject . During a recent out-of-character guest spot on comedian Paul Mercurio 's podcast , the Comedy Central host admitted that many of the Daft Punk show 's cameos and Robin Thicke 's performance were filmed in advance . He also explained that they had to be — because while Daft Punk had agreed to an appearance , they were refusing to perform or be interviewed on the show . Colbert offered to accommodate the taciturn musicians by performing a six-minute monologue framed as interview questions . His team also put together a bit in which Daft Punk 's manager would act as interlocutor : `` We had one joke , and I wish we could 've done this joke ... 'Paul , can I ask you — how do I even know it 's them in the robot outfits ? How do I even know it 's them ? ' And he goes , 'Stephen , if it was n't really them , they 'd be doing the song . ' '' EW : Music review - 'Blurred Lines ' Alas , nothing seemed to take ; the `` robots '' were n't happy with a script that focused so much on their lack of performance . And as Colbert continued trying to convince Daft Punk to give him something — anything — to work with , he also began filming celebrities dancing to `` Get Lucky '' as a fallback . ( Hearing this should n't be a surprise ; EW noted on Aug. 2 that Colbert had been filming his guests grooving to the song . ) In the meantime , the show also shot Robin Thicke doing `` Blurred Lines ; '' the plan was always to have Thicke `` save the day '' after Daft Punk 's silent appearance . And eventually , Daft Punk canceled altogether — leading to the show that ended up airing . ( Fun fact : The dance party footage may have never seen the light of day if Henry Kissinger had n't said `` yes '' to Colbert . ) See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Colbert responded to speculation the group 's cancellation was a ruse . Several celebs showed up in a `` dance party '' video on the show . It would n't have happened if Henry Kissinger had n't said `` yes ''