The Colbert Report (pronounced /koʊlˈbɛr rəˈpɔr/, kohl-BAIR rə-POR — t is silent in both "Colbert" and "Report") is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central in the United States and on both The Comedy Network and CTV in Canada. In Australia,the show screens Mon-Fri at 7pm on The Comedy Channel. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show.
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The Colbert Report (pronounced /koʊlˈbɛr rəˈpɔr/, kohl-BAIR rə-POR — t is silent in both "Colbert" and "Report") is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central in the United States and on both The Comedy Network and CTV in Canada. In Australia,the show screens Mon-Fri at 7pm on The Comedy Channel. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show.
The Colbert Report is a spin-off of and counterpart to The Daily Show that, like The Daily Show, critiques politics and the media. 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 four...
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