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.
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.
Season 1 episodes
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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.
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonWritten by Frank Lesser, Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Michael Brumm, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert, Jay Katsir, Rob DubbinGuest stars Stone Phillips, Eric Drysdale
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Lesley Stahl!
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonGuest stars Michael Jackson, Martin Bashir, Christian Valdemar Henri John, Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, Jack Kingston, Lesley Stahl
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonWritten by Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Jay Katsir, Allison SilvermanGuest stars Fareed Zakaria, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Saddam Hussein, Eric Drysdale
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs!
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonWritten by Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Jay Katsir, Allison SilvermanGuest stars Lou Dobbs, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Trace Gallagher
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy", Greg Behrendt!
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonWritten by Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Jay Katsir, Allison SilvermanGuest stars Greg Behrendt, David Copperfield, Kathleen P., Cheryl G., Ana L., Aaron B.
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes astrophysicist and author of "Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution", Neil DeGrasse Tyson!
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonWritten by Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Jay Katsir, Allison SilvermanGuest stars Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, Ainsley Earhardt, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Charlize Theron
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonWritten by Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Jay Katsir, Allison SilvermanGuest stars Jeff Daniels, Barney Frank
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion", Bruce Feiler!
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonWritten by Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Jay Katsir, Allison SilvermanGuest stars Eric Drysdale, Harry Reid, Bruce Feiler, David Cross
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonWritten by Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Jay Katsir, Allison SilvermanGuest stars Eliot Spitzer, Kelly Wallace, Robyn Curnow, Don Teague
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonWritten by Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert, Jay Katsir, Allison SilvermanGuest stars Juan Gabriel, Mark Udall, Matt Taibbi
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of Zathura, Tim Robbins!
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Directed by Jim HoskinsonWritten by Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert, Jay Katsir, Allison SilvermanGuest stars Tim Robbins, Barney Frank
Paul Dinello, Bobby Mort, Tom Purcell, Opus Moreschi, Max Werner, Nate Charny, Allison Silverman, Peter Gwinn, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert, Dan Guterman, Michael Brumm, Frank Lesser, Rob Dubbin, Barry Julien, Peter Grosz, Meredith Scardino, Glenn Eichler, Bryan Adams, Scott Sherman
