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.
Cast
Jack White
as Self
4 episodes
George Stephanopoulos
as Self
3 episodes
Ken Burns
as Self
4 episodes
George Wendt
as Santa
1 episode
Al Franken
as Self
2 episodes
Barbara Boxer
as Self
2 episodes
Elvis Costello
as Self
2 episodes
Catherine Crier
as Self
1 episode
Daniel Ellsberg
as Self
2 episodes
Maureen Dowd
as Self
1 episode
Barney Frank
as Self
3 episodes
Neil Young
as Self - Musical Guest
3 episodes
Paul Dinello
as Tad
2 episodes
Jon Stewart
as Self
8 episodes
David Copperfield
as Self (archive footage)
2 episodes
Stephen Sondheim
as Self
2 episodes
Douglas Brinkley
1 episode
David Brooks
as Self
2 episodes
Mark Cuban
as Self
2 episodes
Katrina vanden Heuvel
as Self
2 episodes
Tom Hanks
as Self
2 episodes
Toby Keith
as Self
3 episodes
Anderson Cooper
as Self (archive footage)
2 episodes
Charlize Theron
as Self (archive footage)
2 episodes
J.J. Abrams
as Self
2 episodes
Gloria Steinem
as Self
2 episodes
Michael Moore
as Self
2 episodes
Rick Springfield
as Self
1 episode
Mike Huckabee
as Self
4 episodes
Kevin Bacon
as Self
2 episodes
Deepak Chopra
as Self
2 episodes
Thomas L. Friedman
as Self - Guest
3 episodes
Andrew Sullivan
as Self
4 episodes
Saddam Hussein
as Self (archive footage)
2 episodes
Peggy Noonan
as Self
1 episode
John McCain
as Self - Guest
2 episodes
Cornel West
as Self
2 episodes
Henry Kissinger
as Self
2 episodes
Michael Stipe
as Self
2 episodes
Tim Meadows
as Self
3 episodes
Crew
Production Assistant
Philip Knittel
Adam Wager
Camera Operator
Ron Washburn
Tore Livia
Dante Pagano
John Meiklejohn
Editor
Andrew Matheson
Josh Weinstein
Gaffer
Costa Leonardos
Cory Schaub
Producer
Paul Dinello
Barry Julien
Executive Producer
Jon Stewart
Meredith Bennett
Tom Purcell
Accountant
Joshua Bell
Production Coordinator
Kate Sunbury-Shupp
Coordinating Producer
John Bedolis
Post Production Coordinator
Jeremy Tchaban
Director
Jim Hoskinson
Electrician
Dirk Delacour
Script Supervisor
Deanna Storey
Graphic Designer
Andro Buneta
Darryl DeAngelo
Makeup & Hair
Kerrie R. Plant
Lighting Director
Michael Scricca
Executive In Charge Of Production
Lou Wallach
Richard Korson
Supervising Producer
Rich Dahm
Lighting Design
Stan Crocker
Cast Similarity
Real Time with Bill Maher
17 shared cast members
Shared:
Al Franken, Barney Frank, Mark Cuban
+14 more
The Daily Show
9 shared cast members
Shared:
Al Franken, Jon Stewart, Michael Moore
+6 more
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6 shared cast members
Shared:
Jon Stewart, Tom Hanks, Anderson Cooper
+3 more
Conan
3 shared cast members
Shared:
Al Franken, Tom Hanks, Jeff Goldblum
Cosmos
2 shared cast members
Shared:
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christiane Amanpour
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2 shared cast members
Shared:
Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2 shared cast members
Shared:
Andy Cohen, John Legend
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2 shared cast members
Shared:
Gloria Steinem, Tom Cruise
Jeopardy!
2 shared cast members
Shared:
George Stephanopoulos, Anderson Cooper
BoJack Horseman
2 shared cast members
Shared:
Stephen Colbert, Keith Olbermann
Crew Similarity
The Daily Show
9 shared crew members
Shared:
Jon Stewart, Meredith Bennett, Tom Purcell
+6 more
Roles: Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Other
+3 more
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
4 shared crew members
Shared:
Jeremy Tchaban, Jim Hoskinson, Michael Scricca
+1 more
Roles: Director, Lighting Director, Production Manager
+1 more
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2 shared crew members
Shared:
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert
Roles: Executive Producer, Writer
After Midnight
2 shared crew members
Shared:
Tom Purcell, Stephen Colbert
Roles: Executive Producer
Minx
1 shared crew member
Shared:
Ben Karlin
Roles: Executive Producer, Writer
The Ark
1 shared crew member
Shared:
Rebecca Rosenberg
Roles: Writer
Topic Keyword Similarity
Keywords
political satire
Similar Shows
The Daily Show
1996
Shared keywords: 1
Shared people: 17
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Shared people: 17
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Shared people: 6
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Shared keywords: 1
Shared people: 5
Conan
2010
Shared people: 3
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Shared people: 2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Shared people: 2
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Shared people: 2
Details
- First Aired
- October 17, 2005
- Status
- Ended
- Episode Runtime
- 24 minutes
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 290