"The Colbert Report" (2005)TV series 2005-????

Writer:

Tom Purcell (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

17 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | News | Talk-Show

Tagline:

He's a journalist with gravitas, with dignity, with balls.

Plot:

An, offshoot of The Daily Show, The Colbert Report (the Ts in Colbert and in Report are silent) is a...

Plot Keywords:

Fake News Report | Satire

Awards:

Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 25	2:30 PM	COMEDY
Fri. July 25	8:30 PM	COMEDY

Cast

Stephen Colbert

...

Himself - Host / ... (459 episodes, 2005-2008)

Runtime:

30 min (with commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-PG | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Australia:M

Company:

Busboy Productions

Trivia:

The letter "T" in the word "Report" is silent as it is in Colbert.

Quotes:

Stephen Colbert: I've swallowed 18 condoms full of truth and I'm headed across the border!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Andromeda Strain (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Baby Muggles

already looking forward to many more episodes

Last night's first episode of the Colbert Report was a sign of great things to come. Stephen Colbert has already made his name as a correspondent on The Daily Show (sometimes under brilliantly ridiculous monachers), and branching out onto his own show I'm looking forward to more. If there is more to be expected, with more variety, it's definitely welcome, but on sight of the first episode I'm already hyped for it. Basically, Colbert is a combination of the several 'taling-head' talk-show hosts on Cable TV news networks, with huge egos in the guise of traditional journalism. In particular, one can see the lampooning of Bill O'Reilly, which whether or not you're a fan of his you'll find some humor (I'm very much not, but it may not be too deterring for O'Reilly's main base). The set-ups like 'The Word', and a competition with another TV correspondent with strange phrasing, are hysterical, and sometimes more subtle than the Daily Show material.

If you like Colbert's stuff, it's a must-see, and if you're a newcomer to the show (and might not watch the Daily Show much) it's worth a viewing. One thing's for sure, like the Daily Show, it's a breath of fresh air in the realm of the mildly outrageous.