The Colbert Report will be coming to Lawrence March 9 to interview Mayor Mike Dever and the city’s rising celebrity, sixth-grade hedgehog lobbyist, Judson King.

Since early January, the story of Judson and his new pet, Little Luke, has reached a national audience, boasting coverage by CBS, CNN and Fox.

A member of the Report’s staff contacted Dever earlier this week about the shoot.

Dever, a loyal fan of the Comedy Central show, said he was curious – but not concerned – about the focus of Colbert’s coverage. He said he has his ideas about the premise of the story, but he knows it will at least be funny.