• Air date: 04 Jan '10 161 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 (161)
    • 1. Erick Erickson

      04 Jan '10
      Stephen tries out for the U.S. curling team, and Erick Erickson opposes the RNC's purity test.
    • 2. Riley Crane

      05 Jan '10
      The military responds to the underwear bomber, and Riley Crane wins a contest to find 10 balloons.
    • 3. Capt. Charles Moore

      06 Jan '10
      The Senate and House debate health care, and Charles Moore discovers a floating patch of garbage.
    • 4. James Fowler

      07 Jan '10
      America executes fewer prisoners, and James Fowler talks about the power of social networks.
    • 5. Mon, Jan 11, 2010

      11 Jan '10
      Eugene Jarecki speaks out against large banks, and Morgan Freeman says untrustworthy things.
    • 6. Raj Patel

      12 Jan '10
      Obama won't admit we're in the middle of a war, and Raj Patel talks about "The Value of Nothing."
    • 7. Wed, Jan 13, 2010

      13 Jan '10
      Stephen examines the "Avatar" controversy and talks to John Heilemann about "Game Change."
    • 8. Thu, Jan 14, 2010

      14 Jan '10
      Americans walk away from their mortgages, and Stephen talks to Kathleen Sebelius.
    • 9. Emily Pilloton

      18 Jan '10
      Stephen wants to dig for coal, and Emily Pilloton uses industrial design to help the world's needy.
    • 10. Stephen Bosworth

      19 Jan '10
      Stephen attempts to make an Olympic team, and Stephen Bosworth talks about North Korea.
    • 11. Dick Ebersol

      20 Jan '10
      Stephen races speedskater Shani Davis and overcomes adversity to interview Dick Ebersol.
    • 12. John Farmer

      21 Jan '10
      Stephen reviews Obama's first year in office, examines airport terrorism and discusses national security with John Farmer, dean of Rutgers-Newark Law School.
    • 13. Kati Marton

      25 Jan '10
      An unlikely candidate emerges for a New York Senate seat, and Kati Marton discusses communist Hungary.
    • 14. Mika Brzezinski

      26 Jan '10
      Paul Begala urges Democrats to fight back, and Mika Brzezinski balances work with parenting.
    • 15. Arthur Benjamin

      27 Jan '10
      Stephen demands an iPad and hopes Arthur Benjamin tells him what comes after 14.
    • 16. David Gergen

      28 Jan '10
      Stephen praises Bob McDonnell's speech, and David Gergen examines the State of the Union address.
    • 17. Nicole Detling Miller, Jessica Smith, Harold Ford Jr.

      01 Feb '10
      Stephen wins a Grammy, and Harold Ford Jr. defends his new support for gay marriage.
    • 18. Eliot Spitzer

      02 Feb '10
      Stephen pays tribute to J.D. Salinger, and Eliot Spitzer is happy to see Obama tough on Wall Street.
    • 19. Peter Cove, John Durant

      03 Feb '10
      Stephen has advice for getting America back to work, and John Durant wants us to live like cavemen.
    • 20. Henry Louis Gates

      04 Feb '10
      A former CIA agent makes startling revelations, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. analyzes Stephen's DNA.
    • 21. Jonathan Safran Foer

      08 Feb '10
      Sarah Palin writes notes on her hand, and Jonathan Safran Foer urges Americans to eat less meat.
    • 22. George Stephanopoulos

      09 Feb '10
      Chris Dodd wants to take away corporate free speech, and George Stephanopoulos drinks a Heineken.
    • 23. Claire Danes

      10 Feb '10
      Stephen profiles Chicago's 5th district, and Claire Danes discusses her role as Temple Grandin.
    • 24. Al Michaels, David Ross

      11 Feb '10
      Al Michaels considers an Al Qaeda bobsled team, and Stephen unveils his Vancouver poster to David Ross.
    • 25. Shaun White

      22 Feb '10
      Stephen offends Ujjal Dosanjh and invites Shaun White for a Canadian beer.