"The Colbert Report" (2005) TV series 2005-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

17 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | News | Talk-Show

Tagline:

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

Plot:

An, offshoot of The Daily Show, The Colbert Report (the Ts in Colbert and in Report are silent) is a...

Plot Keywords:

Satire | Fake News Report | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 26 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 11	9:30 AM	COMEDY	Maria Shriver	#4.55
Wed. Nov. 11	2:00 PM	COMEDY	Maria Shriver	#4.55

Cast

Stephen Colbert

...

Himself - Host / ... (612 episodes, 2005-2009)

Runtime:

30 min (with commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | USA:TV-14 (some epiosodes) | Australia:M | Canada:14+ (TV rating)

Company:

Busboy Productions

Trivia:

During the 2007-2008 Writers Strike, Colbert began pronouncing the T's in "Colbert" and "Report" to indicate that the show was not the same without his writers.

Quotes:

Stephen Colbert: Before I go, I'd like to share a little something with you. Not everybody knows this, but before I was a newsman, I had a band. Actually, right before I was a newsman, I was a carnival roustabout... but before that I had a band. Back in the 80's. Stephen and the Colberts. We mostly did love songs and power ballads, and since this is our last show before Valentine's Day, I'd like to play one of our videos. So this love song goes out from me to each and every one of you...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The New Adventures of Old Christine: The Mole (#5.3)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Baby Muggles

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.