TV series
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. 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. 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.
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The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. 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. 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.
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Episode 1
In the premiere episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen starts off the show with a segment called The Word coining the term "Truthiness". Other segments include: The Threat Down rating avian flu, basketball, babies, hurricanes and James Brady. Stephen interviews Stone Phillips, an Emmy award winning journalist and host of Dateline NBC. At the end of the interview, Stephen and Stone Phillips have a competition of gravitas.
Episode 2
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Lesley Stahl!
Episode 3
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!
Episode 4
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer!
Episode 5
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs!
Episode 6
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy", Greg Behrendt!
Episode 7
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes astrophysicist and author of "Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution", Neil DeGrasse Tyson!
Episode 8
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!
Episode 9
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of Connected: Coast to Coast, Monica Crowley!
Episode 10
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!
Episode 11
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion", Bruce Feiler!
Episode 12
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of The West Wing, Bradley Whitford!
Episode 13
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!
Episode 14
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!
Episode 15
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", Mary Roach!
Episode 16
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!
Episode 17
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!
Episode 18
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!
Episode 19
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!
Episode 20
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of Zathura, Tim Robbins!
Episode 21
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality, Brian Greene!
Episode 22
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!
Episode 23
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of The Dictionary of Republicanisms, Katrina vanden Heuvel!
Episode 24
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Scorpion's Gate, Richard Clarke!
Episode 25
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Are Men Necessary?, Maureen Dowd!
Episode 26
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Host of Anderson Cooper 360, Anderson Cooper!
Episode 27
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media, Craig Crawford!
Episode 28
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father, Peggy Noonan!
Episode 29
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of The Early Show, Harry Smith!
Episode 30
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Costas Now and sports commentator, Bob Costas!
Episode 31
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor and star of The Family Stone, Dermot Mulroney!
Episode 32
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban!
Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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