• Air date: 17 Oct '05 32 episodes
      The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. 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. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. 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 has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism...
  • List of Episodes (32)
    • 1. Stone Phillips / Truthiness

      17 Oct '05
      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.
    • 2. Lesley Stahl / Bacchanalia

      18 Oct '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Lesley Stahl!
    • 3. Fareed Zakaria / Disappointed

      19 Oct '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!
    • 4. Jim Cramer

      20 Oct '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer!
    • 5. Lou Dobbs

      24 Oct '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs!
    • 6. Greg Behrendt

      25 Oct '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy", Greg Behrendt!
    • 7. Neil DeGrasse Tyson

      26 Oct '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes astrophysicist and author of "Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution", Neil DeGrasse Tyson!
    • 8. Jeff Daniels

      27 Oct '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!
    • 9. Monica Crowley

      31 Oct '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of Connected: Coast to Coast, Monica Crowley!
    • 10. Ken Burns

      01 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!
    • 11. Bruce Feiler

      02 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion", Bruce Feiler!
    • 12. Bradley Whitford / Shhhh!...

      03 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of The West Wing, Bradley Whitford!
    • 13. Eliot Spitzer

      07 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!
    • 14. Catherine Crier / T.O.

      08 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!
    • 15. Mary Roach / Willy Loman

      09 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", Mary Roach!
    • 16. Cokie Roberts / Armistice

      10 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!
    • 17. Bob Kerrey / Testosterone

      14 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!
    • 18. Rev. Al Sharpton

      15 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!
    • 19. Matt Taibbi / Information

      16 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!
    • 20. Tim Robbins / McConaughey

      17 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of Zathura, Tim Robbins!
    • 21. Brian Greene

      28 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality, Brian Greene!
    • 22. Richard Preston

      29 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!
    • 23. Katrina vanden Heuvel / Gay Gay Gay Gay Gay

      30 Nov '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of The Dictionary of Republicanisms, Katrina vanden Heuvel!
    • 24. Richard Clarke / Spectacle

      01 Dec '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Scorpion's Gate, Richard Clarke!
    • 25. Maureen Dowd

      05 Dec '05
      TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Are Men Necessary?, Maureen Dowd!