TV series
The Colbert Report
Overview
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. 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. 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.
Details
- First air date
- 2005-10-17
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 11 seasons
- Episodes
- 1447 episodes
- Genres
- News, Comedy
- Network
- Comedy Central
- Production
- Busboy Productions, Spartina Productions, Hello Doggie
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Stephen Colbert as Self - Host
- Jon Stewart as Self
- Mike Huckabee as Self - Guest
- Chris Matthews as Self
- Andrew Sullivan as Self - Guest
- Jeff Goldblum as Self
- Ken Burns as Self
- Jack White as Self
- Lou Dobbs as Self
- Arianna Huffington as Self
- Christiane Amanpour as Self
- Tim Meadows as Self
Creators and crew
- Stephen Colbert - Creator
- Jon Stewart - Creator
- Ben Karlin - Creator
- Stephen Colbert - Executive Producer
- Jon Stewart - Executive Producer
- Ben Karlin - Executive Producer
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