The Colbert Report (2005– )

Satirist news caster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger then life ego and overly patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.

Stars:

Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Jay Katsir

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 wins & 38 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Stephen Colbert	...	Himself - Host (1102 episodes, 2005-2013)

Storyline

An, offshoot of The Daily Show, The Colbert Report (the Ts in Colbert and in Report are silent) is a parody of shows like "The O'Reilly Factor." Colbert begins the show with teasers about the show's content and then the credits go by, with a giant eagle and the stars and stripes featured predominantly. Colbert will pepper commentaries with phrases like, "Look, I don't have time to read books," or, "President Bush isn't a head thinker, he's a gut thinker." Aspects of talking head programs are exaggerated and Colbert presents a host overwhelmed by his own importance. Guests do not walk on-stage but are seated at a small table to the side. Colbert runs over to them, encouraging the audience to applaud and high five him as he passes. He is then likely to begin an interview by asking a guest something like, "Explain evolution in 20 seconds," or "Isn't everyone who disagrees with the president guilty of treason?" Colbert is also very clear about our number one threat, "Bears." His distrust ...

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Plot Keywords:

guest | parody | interview | monologue | spoof | 

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Taglines:

He's a journalist with gravitas, with dignity, with balls.

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Genres:

Comedy | News | Talk-Show

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Colbert Nation Comedy Central

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

To kafstiko humor tou Colbert

Company Credits

Production Co:

Busboy Productions, Comedy Central, Hello Doggie

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The painting of Stephen above the fireplace on the set changes every year. Each painting is auctioned off when it is done with its year on the set.

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Quotes

Stephen Colbert: I believe all God's creatures have a soul... except bears, bears are Godless killing machines!

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: 2010 College Championship Quarterfinal 5 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Baby Mumbles"
(theme song)
Written and Performed by Cheap Trick

User Reviews

Every bit as good as "The Daily Show"

Jon Stewart and the Daily Show crew are masters at taking bland, idiotic political bickering and turning it into some of the funniest comedy on television. Stephen Colbert has shown a similar talent with respect to political punditry. Commentators like Bill O' Reilly undoubtedly have their hardcore followers, but to most Americans these type of politically-driven TV personalities come off as obnoxious blow-hards. Colbert does an excellent job capturing the pomposity and intellectual dishonesty of what, unfortunately in this age, is referred to as political commentary. For example, he teased an upcoming segment about the Intelligent Design debate by stating: "Coming up, I'll ask a leading expert in evolution why he hates The Lord." Parody such as that is not only hilarious, but is an eerily accurate depiction of what you find on the cable TV news "debate shows." Highly recommended to anyone, especially those who think the political arena in the United States has become a sad, pathetic three-ring circus.