Stephen Colbert, star of The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report (/koʊlbɛɹ ɹəpɔɹ/, or possibly Colbert Réport) is a television program announced by Comedy Central that will star Stephen Colbert, currently best-known as a correspondent for The Daily Show. It is said to be a comedic counterpart to media pundit programs such as The O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Image File history File links Stephen Colbert in The Colbert Report File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Stephen Colbert in The Colbert Report File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Colbert in his role as Senior Washington Correspondent on The Daily Show Stephen Colbert (SAMPA /koU5bEr/), born on May 13, 1964 in Charleston, SC) is an American deadpan comedian, currently working as a correspondent and writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Comedy Centrals old logo Comedy Central is a cable television channel in the United States. ... Colbert in his role as Senior Washington Correspondent on The Daily Show Stephen Colbert (SAMPA /koU5bEr/), born on May 13, 1964 in Charleston, SC) is an American deadpan comedian, currently working as a correspondent and writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. ... The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, also known as TDS to fans and staffers) is a half-hour satirical fake news program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network in the United States. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The OReilly Factor is a show on FOX News hosted by Bill OReilly that discusses political and social issues of the day with guests from both sides of the political spectrum. ... Categories: Television stubs ...

The show itself was developed from a fake ad for the show that was aired a few times on The Daily Show. The show will debut October 17 and will continue for an eight week run, at first. It will air following TDS at 11:30 PM (Eastern/Pacific). Comedy Central stated that it will run every day the Daily Show airs on Monday through Thursday, and Too Late with Adam Carolla will be bumped to the timeslot after it. October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... According to the Comedy Central website: Adam Carolla, known for his work on The Man Show, Crank Yankers and Loveline, is taking late night television back in the name of comedy. ...

Comedy Central announced that it is part of a line up where they hope to "Keep the viewers attracted by The Daily Show to keep watching late into the night." Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Ben Karlin (The Daily Show's executive producer) supposedly came up with the idea for the show after watching coverage of the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Bill O'Reilly. The letter "t" in both "Colbert" and "Report" in the title of the program is silent, because, as Colbert explains, "it's French, bitch." Jon Stewart For the Green Lantern, see John Stewart (comics). ... Editor of America (The Book). ... Bill OReilly William James Bill OReilly, Jr. ...

One segment of the show, called "Worthy Opponent", will feature Colbert debating himself. "I'll argue a political point with the only worthy opponent I can think of, myself" says Colbert in a May 5th, 2005 interview with NPR's Robert Siegel, and he continues "I'll be quite impressed with my opponent's arguments, I guarantee you." NPR logo NPR redirects here. ... Robert Siegel is an American radio journalist. ...

Other possible segments include "Stephen Settles Debate," "So Awful We Can't Bear to Show You," "Species That Are Screwing Up America," "Kindergarten Sobriety Test," and "Stephen Debates 21-Year-Old Self."

In a play on the feud between Bill O'Reilly and Al Franken, a liberal radio host named "Leiber"—played by an as-yet-unrevealed comedian—will appear on the show to torment Colbert. Speculation from fans is that "Leiber" may be named for and performed by Jon Stewart; Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz was Stewart's real name, until he officially changed it to Jon Stewart in 2000. Al Franken (credit: Bill Hayward) Al Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American satirist, comedian, bestselling author, and radio host with a predominantly liberal point of view. ... Liberalism is an ideology, or current of political thought, which defines itself as striving to maximize individual liberty through a democratic system of rights under law. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Stephen Colbert has a chocolate bas-relief of Viggo Mortensen's head in his office. Viggo Peter Mortensen (born October 20, 1958 in New York City), is a Danish-American theater and movie actor, a published poet, photographer and painter. ...

• iFilm has provided a preview of the Colbert Report (shown as the intro to the segment on The Daily Show).

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References

• 'Daily Show' Correspondent Readies 'The Colbert Report': National Public Radio's Robert Siegel interviews Stephen Colbert, May 4, 2005
• 'Daily Show' Personality Gets His Own Platform, New York Times, May 4, 2005
• The News Is Funny, as a Correspondent Gets His Own Show, New York Times, October 12, 2005

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External links

• Official Website at Comedy Central
• TV's Newest Anchor: A Smirk in Progress