The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report (/koʊlˈbɛr rəˈpɔːr/) is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by Stephen Colbert that aired on Comedy Central from October 17, 2005 to December 18, 2014 for 1,447 episodes. The show focused 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. Furthermore, the show satirized conservative personality-driven political talk programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. The Colbert Report is a spin-off of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, where he acted as a correspondent for the program for several years while developing the character.

The program was created by Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Ben Karlin. The show's writing was grounded in improvisation, and often lampooned current events stories. The show's structure also included a guest interview, in which the Colbert character attempts to deconstruct his opponent's argument. The show was taped in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, and the program's set is "hyper-American," epitomizing the character's ego. The show was taped and broadcast Monday through Thursday, with weeks taken off at multiple points in a given year for breaks.

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Stephen Colbert

Stephen Tyrone Colbert (/koʊlˈbɛər/, né: /ˈkoʊlbərt/; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, media critic, and television host. He currently hosts the late-night television talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS.

Colbert had originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the sketch comedy series Exit 57. Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. His work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show first introduced him to a wide audience.

Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Viacom Music and Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom. Aimed limitedly to mature audience, age 18 to up, the channel carries comedy programming, in the form of both original and syndicated series and stand-up comedy specials, as well as feature films.

Since late 2006, Comedy Central has expanded globally with localized channels in India, Germany, Czech Republic Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latin America, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Brazil,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and South Africa. The international channels are operated by Viacom International Media Networks.

As of February 2015, approximately 93,992,000 American households (80.70% of households with television) receive Comedy Central.

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Early years (1989–1991)

The Comedy

The Comedy is a 2012 drama film directed and co-written by Rick Alverson, and starring Tim Heidecker. Supporting actors include Eric Wareheim (Tim and Eric), James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem), and Gregg Turkington (better known as Neil Hamburger). The film was premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and screened within such festivals as Maryland Film Festival 2012. The film was distributed by Tribeca Film and was slated for theatrical release on November 9, 2012 and nationwide On Demand starting October 24, 2012.

Despite the title and use of comedians as actors, Sundance festival chief programmer Trevor Groth says that the film is not a comedy, but instead "a provocation, a critique of a culture based at its core around irony and sarcasm and about ultimately how hollow that is."

The first ten minutes of the film was purposely leaked onto various torrent websites with an anti-piracy statement at the end of the video. The resulting publicity made the actual film the most pirated independent film of the year.

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The Colbert Report - Who's Attacking Me Now? - #CancelColbert

The Interwebs nearly swallow Stephen whole after the dark forces of Twitter descend on The...

published: 01 Apr 2014

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The Colbert Report - President Obama Delivers The Decree

President Barack Obama delivers a special edition of The Word, proving that he is perfectl...

published: 09 Dec 2014

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The Colbert Report - "Yo" Smartphone App

A popular mobile app simplifies text messaging by reducing communication to one word: "Yo....

published: 20 Jun 2014

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The Word: Trumpiness

Sensing that his timeless wisdom is needed at The Late Show, the character “Stephen Colber...

published: 19 Jul 2016

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The Colbert Report - "Hard Choices" - Hillary Clinton

After engaging Stephen in an epic name-dropping battle, "Hard Choices" author Hillary Clin...

published: 06 Aug 2014

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The Colbert Report - Sign Off - Stephen's Last Election Special

Stephen shares what he's learned after hosting eight live election shows in 14 years. The...

published: 05 Nov 2014

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Stephen Colbert Pissed Off Bill O'Reilly (on O'Reilly's show!) Unedited Version

Bill O'Reilly gets pissed off at his guest, Stephen Colbert. Watch the blood bath debate h...

published: 18 Jun 2013

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Stephen Colbert mocks Bill O'Reilly to his face

Thumbs up for Colbert, thumbs down if you're for Bill. This clip is from Bill O'Reilly's ...

published: 28 Nov 2013

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ThreatDown - Declining Standards of Sexiness, People Who Eat Chocolate and Invaders of the New World

ThreatDown - Declining Standards of Sexiness, People Who Eat Chocolate and Invaders of the...

published: 20 Dec 2014

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The Colbert Report - Gamergate - Anita Sarkeesian

"Feminist Frequency" creator Anita Sarkeesian weighs in on the Gamergate controversy and t...

published: 30 Oct 2014

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Surgeons remove 27 contact lenses from woman’s eye

Edit The Guardian 17 Jul 2017

In a report for the British Medical Journal (BMJ), experts from the hospital said “a bluish foreign body” emerged during the procedure “as a hard mass of 17 contact lenses bound together by mucus” ... The experts wrote. “The patient had worn monthly disposable lenses for 35 years....

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Far-Flung Red Dwarf Star Discovered To Be Broadcasting Signal, Researchers Report

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jul 2017

A far-flung red dwarf star known as Ross 128, which is 2,800 times dimmer than the sun and is not known to have any planet circling it, has peaked the interest of researchers who say the star is broadcasting a signal 11 light-years from Earth, Express.com reported Monday ... they discover the same signal, Express.com reported.– WN.com, Jack Durschlag....

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After Health Care Bill Fails, McConnell and Trump Turn To Just Repealing Obamacare

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that he was calling for a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, even without an immediate replacement after the latest effort at passing health care legislation failed on Monday night, according to CNBC. "Regretfully, it's now apparent that the effort to repeal and immediately replace the failure of Obamacare will not be successful," McConnell said in a statement....

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FILE - In this May 10, 2017, file photo, Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak arrives at the White House in Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump.

Russia, after US meeting on diplomatic row, says ready to retaliate

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Russia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday Moscow reserved the right to take retaliatory measures against the US after a meeting in Washington ended without a deal on returning seized Russian diplomatic property ... Moscow has said a lot would depend on the ......

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After Calling For Help, Minneapolis Police Shoot and Kill Australian Woman

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jul 2017

After calling 911 for help late on Saturday night, a Minneapolis police officer shot and killed a woman who called, according to the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, reported by National Public Radio ... Mayor Betsy Hodges said that it was difficult since there were few facts to report at this point but did say, "my understanding, from the ......

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Stephen Colbert Has Amnesia About His Recent Trip to Russia (Video)

Edit The Wrap 18 Jul 2017

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” recently went to Russia — or did he?. Mirroring Donald Trump Jr.’s blurry recollections of his own trip to the Eastern European country, late-night host Colbert had trouble getting his facts straight when he launched Russia Week on Monday ... It was Colbert who leaked it ... Colbert....

'The Late Show': Stephen Colbert Kicks Off "Russia Week" With New Footage From His Russian TV Debut

Edit The Hollywood Reporter 18 Jul 2017

Stephen Colbert kicked off day one of "Russia Week" on The Late Show with more jabs at Donald Trump Jr.'s Russian ties and new footage of his recent trip to the country ... Some of them work for the government," Colbert teased in his opening monologue ... "Do you talk about Trump on your show? We talk about him all the time," Colbert said to Urgant, who replied, "That's why you guys are No....

‘When it comes to Don Jr, there’s not much intelligence to counter’: Colbert mocks Russian ...

Edit Raw Story 18 Jul 2017

Late Show host Stephen Colbert spent a week in Russia to figure out exactly who President Donald Trump and his cronies were colluding with — but realized that Russia was as present in the U.S. at it was in the former Soviet Union. “I just wanna get out ahead of the story here — I r... ....

Steelers, Le'Veon Bell fail to reach long-term contract agreement

Edit Guam Pacific Daily News 18 Jul 2017

Le'Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers still doesn’t have a long-term contract, and he won't before 2018 ... ET, league-mandated deadline, the versatile running back ......

Steelers, RB Le’Veon Bell fail to reach long-term deal

Edit Denver Post 18 Jul 2017

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers ... General manager Kevin Colbert says the team will “resume its efforts” to re-sign Bell next offseason....

7 Times Priyanka Chopra Explained India to the World

Edit Yahoo Daily News 18 Jul 2017

Priyanka Chopra is smart, funny and she is breaking some major misconceptions about India via the international media ... In an interview with Chelsea Handler, Priyanka Chopra was asked if she knew English when she first came to America at the age of 12....

Monday's Sports in Brief

Edit Reflector 18 Jul 2017

Kirk Cousins will be the first quarterback in NFL history to play consecutive seasons on the franchise tag. Cousins and the Washington Redskins didn’t sign a long-term deal by the deadline. He will make $23.94 million on the franchise tag in 2017 after earning $19.95 million last year ... General manager Kevin Colbert says the team will “resume its efforts” to re-sign Bell next offseason ... 6 in the lineup on Tuesday and see where it goes....

Monday’s Sports in Brief

Edit Wtop 18 Jul 2017

The Internet is In Love With This Photo of a Young Stephen Colbert

Edit Time Magazine 17 Jul 2017

While according to Wikipedia, Colbert once told his audience on The Colbert Report that he was serving as the “totalitarian ruler of Malawi from 1982 to 1984”, when this photo was snapped, it is more likely ......

Le'Veon Bell, Steelers unable to reach long-term contract agreement before deadline

Edit Sacramento Bee 17 Jul 2017

The Steelers wanted to sign Bell to a long-term contract and tried hard in hours before the deadline. Team president Art Rooney II and general manager Kevin Colbert were vocal about that after the season and throughout the spring....

Watch Stephen Colbert mock anti-LGBTQ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom

Edit Media Matters 17 Jul 2017

From July 14 edition of CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . STEPHEN COLBERT (HOST) ... The group --thank you! We’re celebrating your journey! The group Sessions spoke to was Alliance Defending Freedom, a powerhouse Christian law firm, defending clients like the bakery that refused to make a same-sex wedding cake ... It’s in the Bible someplace....

Joe Scarborough And Sean Hannity Kick Off Monday By Trading Insults

Edit TPM 17 Jul 2017

Scarborough, the co-host of “Morning Joe,” kicked off the morning by criticizing Donald Trump Jr.’s changing accounts of his meeting with a Russian lawyer who promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton as part of a Russian government effort to aid his father’s campaign ... Lashing out @Potus me, singing bad songs on Colbert ... Joe calls The @Potus a Schmuck, goon, & thug just to please D.C....

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