• Air date: 03 Jan '11 124 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 (124)
    • 1. Gov. Ed Rendell

      03 Jan '11
      Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.
    • 2. Geoffrey Canada

      04 Jan '11
      Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.
    • 3. Atul Gawande

      05 Jan '11
      America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.
    • 4. Dr. Ronald DePinho

      06 Jan '11
      Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reverse the aging process.
    • 5. Fen Montaigne

      10 Jan '11
      Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic penguins.
    • 6. Chris Hughes

      11 Jan '11
      Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for Jewish sumo wrestlers.
    • 7. Bernard-Henri Levy

      12 Jan '11
      50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public intellectualism.
    • 8. Kevin Spacey

      13 Jan '11
      Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey naked with rose petals.
    • 9. Sherry Turkle

      17 Jan '11
      Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about alienating technology.
    • 10. Cornel West

      18 Jan '11
      Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Obama joining the circus.
    • 11. Ron Reagan Jr.

      19 Jan '11
      Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his memoir.
    • 12. Chris Matthews

      20 Jan '11
      Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews defends JFK's legacy.
    • 13. Charlie Rose

      24 Jan '11
      House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to Charlie Rose.
    • 14. Amy Chua

      25 Jan '11
      Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controversial book.
    • 15. Michael Waldman, Christine Yvette Lewis

      26 Jan '11
      Michael Waldman rates the State of the Union, and Christine Yvette Lewis fights for domestic workers.
    • 16. Dr. Daryl Bem, Brian Greene

      27 Jan '11
      Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe where people buy books.
    • 17. Samer Shehata, Dr. Paul Offit

      31 Jan '11
      There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the importance of vaccines.
    • 18. Leslie Dach, Michael Lewis

      01 Feb '11
      Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis discusses Wall Street.
    • 19. Sean Kelly

      02 Feb '11
      America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly discusses the sacred.
    • 20. Jane McGonigal

      03 Feb '11
      Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.
    • 21. LCD Soundsystem

      14 Feb '11
      Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem performs.
    • 22. Christiane Amanpour, David Albright

      15 Feb '11
      President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's computer virus.
    • 23. Eric Foner

      16 Feb '11
      Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about Abraham Lincoln.
    • 24. Jeffrey Leonard

      17 Feb '11
      Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late payment policies.
    • 25. Eugene Jarecki

      21 Feb '11
      Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels the myths of Reagan.