Talk show · Comedy Central
The Colbert Report
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Stephen Colbert
Self - Host
1447 eps
Nas
Self
2 eps
Kevin Bacon
Self
2 eps
J.J. Abrams
Self
2 eps
Barbara Boxer
Self
2 eps
Mark Cuban
Self
2 eps
Amy Goodman
Self
2 eps
Steve Martin
Self
2 eps
Peter Beinart
Self
2 eps
Daniel Ellsberg
Self
2 eps
Deepak Chopra
Self
2 eps
Michael Moore
Self
2 eps
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Self
2 eps
Neil Young
Self - Musical Guest
3 eps
Malcolm Gladwell
Self
2 eps
Cornel West
Self
2 eps
Stone Phillips
Self
2 eps
Jeff Daniels
Self
2 eps
Paul Dinello
Tad
2 eps
Tim Robbins
Self
2 eps
Al Gore
Self
2 eps
George Stephanopoulos
Self - Guest
3 eps
Jim Lovell
Self
2 eps
Stephen Sondheim
Self
2 eps
Jon Stewart
Self
9 eps
Toby Keith
Self
3 eps
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Self
3 eps
Arianna Huffington
Self
4 eps
Andrew Sullivan
Self - Guest
5 eps
Jack White
Self
4 eps
George Saunders
Self - Guest
3 eps
Elvis Costello
Self
2 eps
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self
3 eps
Lou Dobbs
Self
3 eps
John Legend
Self
2 eps
Chris Matthews
Self
6 eps
Bob Costas
Self
2 eps
Maureen Dowd
Self (uncredited)
2 eps
Barry Manilow
Self (uncredited)
2 eps
Reza Aslan
Self
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Colbert Report actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Colbert Report reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
11 seasons · 1447 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
200810 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200532 episodes
9.0IMDb
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
2006161 episodes
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
2007138 episodes
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
2008160 episodes
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
2009161 episodes
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
2010161 episodes
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
2011124 episodes
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
2011155 episodes
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
2012155 episodes
7.6IMDb- Poster unavailableSeason 10
Season 10 · Complete
Season 10
2013160 episodes
6.6IMDb - Poster unavailableSeason 11
Season 11 · Complete
Season 11
201440 episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jon Stewart
Creator
Stephen Colbert
Showrunner
Ben Karlin
Creator
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Tom Purcell
Executive producer
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Dan Guterman
Writer
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Peter Gwinn
Writer
Paul Dinello
Writer
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Nate Charny
Writer
Peter Grosz
Writer
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Bobby Mort
Writer
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Bryan Adams
Writer
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Glenn Eichler
Writer
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Scott Sherman
Writer
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Allison Silverman
Writer
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Laura Krafft
Writer
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Opus Moreschi
Writer
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Jay Katsir
Writer
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Rich Dahm
Writer
Barry Julien
Writer
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Michael Brumm
Writer
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Rob Dubbin
Writer
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Eric Drysdale
Writer
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Frank Lesser
Writer
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Max Werner
Writer
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Meredith Scardino
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jon StewartExecutive Producer
- Tom PurcellExecutive Producer
- Stephen ColbertExecutive Producer
- Ben KarlinExecutive Producer
Writing
- Dan GutermanWriter
- Tom PurcellWriter
- Peter GwinnWriter
- Stephen ColbertWriter
- Paul DinelloWriter
- Nate CharnyWriter
Direction
- Jim HoskinsonDirector
Recognition
Awards
5 wins · 25 nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
2 wins · 16 nominations · latest 2014
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series2014
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- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series2008
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series2014
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series2013
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series2013
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series2012
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series2011
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series2010
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series2009
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program2008
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series2008
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program2007
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series2007
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series2007
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program2006
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series2006
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Peabody Awards
2 wins · latest 2011
- WinnerPeabody Awards2011
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- WinnerPeabody Awards2007
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Genesis Award
1 win
- WinnerGenesis Award
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Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
No wins yet · 3 nominations
- NomineeSatellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy2009
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- NomineeSatellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy2007
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- NomineeSatellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy2006
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Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeSatellite Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy2008
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TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy
No wins yet · 3 nominations
- NomineeTCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy2008
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- NomineeTCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy2007
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- NomineeTCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy2006
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TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeTCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy2008
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TCA Award for Outstanding New Program
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeTCA Award for Outstanding New Program2006
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