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The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report

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The Colbert Report

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The Colbert Report

TV-14·2005·1447 episodes

Summary

The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.

Cast

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews

Andrew Sullivan

Andrew Sullivan

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

Toby Keith

Toby Keith

Jack White

Jack White

Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs

Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee

David Cross

David Cross

George Stephanopoulos

George Stephanopoulos

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Neil Young

Neil Young

Christiane Amanpour

Christiane Amanpour

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

John Legend

John Legend

Reza Aslan

Reza Aslan

Tim Meadows

Tim Meadows

Eric Drysdale

Barney Frank

Barney Frank

George Wendt

George Wendt

Al Franken

Al Franken

Nas

Nas

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams

Barbara Boxer

Barbara Boxer

Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban

Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Peter Beinart

Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg

Leslie Feist

Leslie Feist

Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell

Cornel West

Cornel West

Stone Phillips

Stone Phillips

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Paul Dinello

Paul Dinello

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Al Gore

Al Gore

Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Scott McClellan

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

David Brooks

Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem

Helen Thomas

Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann

Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Harry Reid

Harry Reid

Chris Dodd

Chris Dodd

Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield

Peggy Noonan

Peggy Noonan

Catherine Crier

Maureen Dowd

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow

Douglas Brinkley

Douglas Brinkley

Bob Costas

Bob Costas

Cokie Roberts

Cokie Roberts

Annie Duke

Annie Duke

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

Greg Behrendt

Richard Preston Jr.

Richard Preston Jr.

Randy Newman

Randy Newman

Harry Smith

Christopher Noxon

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Mike Lupica

John Kasich

John Kasich

Bob Kerrey

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Gideon Yago

Lisa Loeb

Lisa Loeb

David Gergen

David Gergen

Dave Marash

Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer

William Kristol

Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Emily Yoffe

Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk

Monica Crowley

Robin Givhan

Ron Suskind

Ron Suskind

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow

Eugene Jarecki

Eugene Jarecki

Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose

Salman Khan

Salman Khan

Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise

Robin Wright

Robin Wright

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

Lynn Swann

Lynn Swann

Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins

Amy Sedaris

Amy Sedaris

Ang Lee

Ang Lee

John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp

Erik Weiner

Erik Weiner

Carole King

Carole King

Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

R. James Woolsey, Jr.

R. James Woolsey, Jr.

Garry Trudeau

Garry Trudeau

Donna Shalala

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

Jimmie Johnson

Martin Short

Martin Short

Lorraine Bracco

Lorraine Bracco

Alison Becker

Alison Becker

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek

William Rieflin

Jim Webb

James Taylor

James Taylor

Tony Danza

Tony Danza

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Frank Luntz

Frank Luntz

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

James Cameron

James Cameron

Nina Totenberg

Donald Faison

Donald Faison

Frank McCourt

Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace

Ira Glass

Ira Glass

Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor

Lupe Fiasco

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Dinesh D'Souza

Dinesh D'Souza

Sherman Alexie

Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard

Kevin Mitnick

William Shatner

William Shatner

Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald

Caroline Kennedy

Caroline Kennedy

James Stewart

James Stewart

David McCullough

David McCullough

Austan Goolsbee

Eric McCormack

Eric McCormack

Ethan Nadelmann

Wesley Clark

Wesley Clark

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

James Franco

James Franco

Björk

Björk

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Tom Vilsack

Tom Vilsack

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

John Heilemann

John Heilemann

Charles Murray

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt

Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Piers Gibbon

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton

Howard Dean

Howard Dean

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

Larry King

Larry King

Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

David Frum

David Frum

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon

Morgan Spurlock

Morgan Spurlock

David Letterman

David Letterman

Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley

Frank Deford

Frank Deford

Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly

George Saunders

George Saunders

Jesse Ventura

Jesse Ventura

Maria Shriver

Maria Shriver

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Carl Wilson

Carl Wilson

John McCain

John McCain

Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi

Anne Rice

Anne Rice

Regina Spektor

Regina Spektor

Debra Dickerson

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Jeri Kehn Thompson

John Grisham

John Grisham

Tony Snow

Grover Norquist

Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron

Surya Das

Muhammad Yunus

Ron Reagan

Ron Reagan

Richard Branson

Richard Branson

Deborah Tannen

Peter Singer

Peter Singer

Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers

Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson

Jeffrey Sachs

Jeffrey Sachs

Thomas L. Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman

Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps

Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera

Brian Eno

Brian Eno

Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson

Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters

Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

Laird Hamilton

Laird Hamilton

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Steve Coll

Steve Coll

David Gregory

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Sarah Vowell

Sarah Vowell

Maz Jobrani

Maz Jobrani

Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien

Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

John Edwards

John Edwards

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader

Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham

Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris

Rick Nielsen

Rick Nielsen

Gary Hart

John Oliver

John Oliver

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Andrew Young

Andrew Young

Ariel Levy

Ed Helms

Ed Helms

Carl Bernstein

Carl Bernstein

Michael Smerconish

Michael Smerconish

Mike Mills

Mike Mills

Peter Buck

Peter Buck

Morley Safer

Morley Safer

Scott McCaughey

Bill Berry

Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin

Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Mike Mullen

Lynn Sherr

James M. McPherson

James M. McPherson

Leon Wieseltier

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Robert Plant

Robert Plant

Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson

Justin Simien

Justin Simien

William Deresiewicz

Meredith Vieira

Meredith Vieira

Jill Lepore

Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria

Alexandra Pelosi

Alexandra Pelosi

Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz

Paul Begala

Paul Begala

John Lewis

John Lewis

Richard Brodhead

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Martin Bashir

Martin Bashir

Christian Valdemar Henri John

Mary Elizabeth Donaldson

Jack Kingston

Jack Kingston

Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes

Gina Kolata

Juliet Huddy

Mike Jerrick

Mike Jerrick

Jim Cramer

Jim Cramer

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Trace Gallagher

Kathleen P.

Cheryl G.

Ana L.

Aaron B.

Steve Doocy

Brian Kilmeade

Ainsley Earhardt

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Patrick Fitzgerald

Ken Mehlman

Camilla Shand

Camilla Shand

Bruce Feiler

Kelly Wallace

Robyn Curnow

Don Teague

Drew Rosenhaus

Terrell Owens

Terrell Owens

Mary Roach

John Mica

Juan Gabriel

Juan Gabriel

Mark Udall

Matt Taibbi

Matt Taibbi

Deborah M.

Colton W.

Bill R.

Leyla K.

Brian Greene

Brian Greene

Jerry Mitchell

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Randy Cunningham

Lesley Stahl

Lesley Stahl

Larry Craig

Larry Craig

Charlie Crist

Charlie Crist

Jerry Nadler

Jerry Nadler

Jackie Speier

Jackie Speier

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

John Dingell

John Dingell

Judy Woodruff

Judy Woodruff

Phil Klay

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Sarah Koenig

James Corden

James Corden

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Paul Farmer

Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe

Crew

Creator

Jon Stewart

Creator

Stephen Colbert

Creator

Ben Karlin

Status:

Ended

Original Language:

English

Type:

Talk Show

Networks:

Comedy Central

Keywords

political satire