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| genre = [[Sketch comedy]], [[news satire]], [[Improvisational theatre|improvisational comedy]], [[character comedy]], [[political satire]], [[deadpan]], [[blue comedy]] |
| genre = [[Sketch comedy]], [[news satire]], [[Improvisational theatre|improvisational comedy]], [[character comedy]], [[political satire]], [[deadpan]], [[blue comedy]] |
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| subject = [[Culture of the United States|American culture]], [[Politics of the United States|American politics]], [[Conservatism in the United States|American conservatism]], [[Christian right|The Christian Right]], [[Pundit (expert)|political punditry]], popular culture, [[Portal:Current events|current events]], mass media/news media, [[egomania]], [[xenophobia]], [[anti-intellectualism]], [[Sexual orientation|sexuality]] |
| subject = [[Culture of the United States|American culture]], [[Politics of the United States|American politics]], [[Conservatism in the United States|American conservatism]], [[Christian right|The Christian Right]], [[Pundit (expert)|political punditry]], popular culture, [[Portal:Current events|current events]], mass media/news media, [[egomania]], [[xenophobia]], [[anti-intellectualism]], [[Sexual orientation|sexuality]] |
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| influences = [[Don Novello]], [[Maurice Sendak]], [[Bill Cosby]],<ref name="ballots">{{cite news|url = http://nymag.com/news/politics/22322/|title = Stephen Colbert Has America by the Ballots| |
| influences = [[Don Novello]], [[Maurice Sendak]], [[Bill Cosby]],<ref name="ballots">{{cite news|url = http://nymag.com/news/politics/22322/|title = Stephen Colbert Has America by the Ballots|work = [[New York (magazine)|New York]]|first = Adam|last = Sternbergh|date = October 16, 2006|accessdate = July 11, 2007}}</ref> [[George Carlin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/content/node/44705|title= Stephen Colbert |work=The A.V. Club| publisher=The Onion|author=Rabin, Nathan|date=January 25, 2006|accessdate=June 23, 2006}} |
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</ref> [[Dean Martin]],<ref name="avclub">{{cite news|url =http://www.avclub.com/articles/stephen-colbert,13970/|title = Stephen Colbert interview|first = Nathan|last = Rabin|work = [[The A.V. Club]]|publisher = [[The Onion]]|date = January 25, 2006|accessdate =July 10, 2006}}</ref> [[Jon Stewart]],<ref name="dowd">{{cite web|first = Maureen|last = Dowd|authorlink= Maureen Dowd|url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/jon_stewart_stephen_colbert_americas_anchors/page/1|title = America's Anchors| |
</ref> [[Dean Martin]],<ref name="avclub">{{cite news|url =http://www.avclub.com/articles/stephen-colbert,13970/|title = Stephen Colbert interview|first = Nathan|last = Rabin|work = [[The A.V. Club]]|publisher = [[The Onion]]|date = January 25, 2006|accessdate =July 10, 2006}}</ref> [[Jon Stewart]],<ref name="dowd">{{cite web|first = Maureen|last = Dowd|authorlink= Maureen Dowd|url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/jon_stewart_stephen_colbert_americas_anchors/page/1|title = America's Anchors|work = Rolling Stone|date = November 16, 2006|accessdate = December 9, 2006|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061209233523/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/jon_stewart_stephen_colbert_americas_anchors/page/1 <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archivedate = December 9, 2006}}</ref> [[Steve Martin]]<ref>King, Larry. "Interview with Stephen Colbert". Larry King Live. October 11, 2007.</ref> [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]],<ref name="steinberg">Steinberg, Jacques (October 12, 2005). [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/12/arts/television/12colb.html?ei=5088&en=262a857c34eb149f&ex=1286769600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print The News Is Funny, as a Correspondent Gets His Own Show]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved July 13, 2006.</ref> [[David Letterman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/530569/stephen-colbert-to-replace-david-letterman-on-the-late-show-celebs-react-on-twitter |title=Stephen Colbert to Replace David Letterman on The Late Show: Celebs React on Twitter | E! Online UK |publisher=E! |date=April 10, 2014 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> |
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| influenced = [[Rob Corddry]],<ref name="Corddry Interview">[[Rob Corddry|Corddry, Rob]]. Interview with [[Terry Gross]] (March 8, 2007). [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7773229 Rob and Nate Corddry Find Their Place on TV]. Fresh Air. WHYY. Retrieved |
| influenced = [[Rob Corddry]],<ref name="Corddry Interview">[[Rob Corddry|Corddry, Rob]]. Interview with [[Terry Gross]] (March 8, 2007). [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7773229 Rob and Nate Corddry Find Their Place on TV]. Fresh Air. WHYY. Retrieved October 28, 2007.</ref> [[Ed Helms]],<ref name="Corddry Interview"/> [[Aasif Mandvi]]<ref name="mandvi">{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article545843.ece|title=For Aasif Mandvi, cultural irreverence on 'The Daily Show'|publisher=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|author=Deggans, Eric|date=June 1, 2008|accessdate=November 18, 2008}}</ref> |
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| spouse = Evelyn McGee-Colbert |
| spouse = Evelyn McGee-Colbert |
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'''Stephen Tyrone Colbert'''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Daly |first=Steven |title=Stephen Colbert: the second most powerful idiot in America |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3673509/Stephen-Colbert-the-second-most-powerful-idiot-in-America.html | |
'''Stephen Tyrone Colbert'''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Daly |first=Steven |title=Stephen Colbert: the second most powerful idiot in America |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3673509/Stephen-Colbert-the-second-most-powerful-idiot-in-America.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=May 18, 2008 |accessdate=September 15, 2009 |postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|k|oʊ|l|ˈ|b|ɛər}}, né: {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|l|b|ər|t}};<ref name="dowd"/><!--talks about how he changed the pronunciation of his name on p 6--> born May 13, 1964)<ref>{{cite news|title=Monitor|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=May 18, 2012|issue=1207|page=29}}</ref> is an American [[political satire|political satirist]], writer, producer, singer, television host, actor, media critic, and comedian. From 2005 to 2014, he was the host of [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', a [[News satire|satirical news show]] in which Colbert portrayed a [[Stephen Colbert (character)|caricatured version]] of [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] [[Pundit (expert)|political pundits]]. It was announced on April 10, 2014, that Colbert had been chosen to succeed [[David Letterman]] as the host of the ''[[Late Show (CBS TV series)|Late Show]]'' on [[CBS]] after Letterman retires in 2015.<ref name="lateshow">{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/04/10/stephen-colbert-taking-over-david-lettermans-late-night-spot/ | title=Stephen Colbert Leaving Character Behind To Take Over David Letterman's Late-Night Spot | work=[[Forbes]] | date=April 10, 2014| accessdate= April 10, 2014}}</ref> |
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Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in [[improvisational theatre]] when he met famed [[The Second City|Second City]] director [[Del Close]] while attending [[Northwestern University]]. He first performed professionally as an [[understudy]] for [[Steve Carell]] at Second City Chicago; among his [[troupe]] mates were comedians [[Paul Dinello]] and [[Amy Sedaris]], with whom he developed the sketch comedy series ''[[Exit 57]]''. |
Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in [[improvisational theatre]] when he met famed [[The Second City|Second City]] director [[Del Close]] while attending [[Northwestern University]]. He first performed professionally as an [[understudy]] for [[Steve Carell]] at Second City Chicago; among his [[troupe]] mates were comedians [[Paul Dinello]] and [[Amy Sedaris]], with whom he developed the sketch comedy series ''[[Exit 57]]''. |
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Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived ''[[The Dana Carvey Show|Dana Carvey Show]]'' before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series ''[[Strangers with Candy]]''. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher [[Strangers with Candy characters#Chuck Noblet|Chuck Noblet]]. His work as a correspondent on [[Comedy Central]]'s news-parody series ''[[The Daily Show]]'' first introduced him to a wide audience. |
Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived ''[[The Dana Carvey Show|Dana Carvey Show]]'' before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series ''[[Strangers with Candy]]''. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher [[Strangers with Candy characters#Chuck Noblet|Chuck Noblet]]. His work as a correspondent on [[Comedy Central]]'s news-parody series ''[[The Daily Show]]'' first introduced him to a wide audience. |
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In 2005, he left ''The Daily Show'' to host a spin-off series, ''The Colbert Report''. Following ''The Daily Show''{{'}}s news-parody concept, ''The Colbert Report'' was a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''. The series established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the [[Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner|White House Correspondents' Association Dinner]] in 2006. Colbert has been nominated for over twenty [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], winning six, and has won two [[Grammy Awards]] and two [[Peabody Awards]]. He was named one of {{nowrap|''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s}} [[Time 100|100 most influential people]] in 2006 and 2012.<ref name="time100">{{cite news|url = http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1975813_1975838_1976306,00.html|title = Stephen Colbert – The 2006 TIME 100 – TIME|author=Brian Williams| |
In 2005, he left ''The Daily Show'' to host a spin-off series, ''The Colbert Report''. Following ''The Daily Show''{{'}}s news-parody concept, ''The Colbert Report'' was a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''. The series established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the [[Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner|White House Correspondents' Association Dinner]] in 2006. Colbert has been nominated for over twenty [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], winning six, and has won two [[Grammy Awards]] and two [[Peabody Awards]]. He was named one of {{nowrap|''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s}} [[Time 100|100 most influential people]] in 2006 and 2012.<ref name="time100">{{cite news|url = http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1975813_1975838_1976306,00.html|title = Stephen Colbert – The 2006 TIME 100 – TIME|author=Brian Williams|work = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date = May 8, 2006|accessdate = July 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name="time100-1">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111953,00.html|title= Stephen Colbert – 2012 TIME 100: The Most Influential People in the World – TIME|author=Garry Trudeau|work = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date = April 16, 2012|accessdate = July 25, 2012}}</ref> His book ''[[I Am America (And So Can You!)]]'' was number one on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Colbert was born in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref name="dowd" /><ref name="alum">{{cite news|title = A Funny Man of Good Report|publisher = |
Colbert was born in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref name="dowd" /><ref name="alum">{{cite news|title = A Funny Man of Good Report|publisher = [http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/ Northwestern Magazine]|first = Marley|last = Seaman|date = Winter 2005|url = http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2005/alumninews/close-ups/colbert.html|accessdate = July 11, 2007}}</ref> the youngest of 11 children in a [[Catholic]] family.<ref name="charlestonian">{{cite web|url = http://colbertsheroes.org/articles/CharlestonPost-Apr29-06.shtml|title = Great Charlestonian? ... Or the Greatest Charlestonian?|first = Bryce|last = Donovan|publisher = [[The Post and Courier|The Charleston Post and Courier]]|date = April 29, 2006|accessdate = July 22, 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070108132259/http://www.colbertsheroes.org/articles/CharlestonPost-Apr29-06.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = January 8, 2007}}</ref><ref name="25questions">{{cite news|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/magazine/25questions.html|title = Funny About the News|first = Deborah|last = Solomon|work = The New York Times|date = September 25, 2005|accessdate = July 22, 2006}}</ref> He grew up on [[James Island (South Carolina)|James Island]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. Colbert and his siblings, in order from oldest to youngest, are James, Edward, Mary, William, Margo, Thomas Jay, [[Elizabeth Colbert-Busch|Elizabeth]], Paul, Peter, and Stephen. His father, James William Colbert, Jr., was a doctor and medical school dean at [[Yale University]], [[Saint Louis University]], and finally at the [[Medical University of South Carolina]] where he served as vice president for academic affairs. Stephen's mother, Lorna Colbert (née Tuck), was a homemaker.<ref name="Faces"/><ref name="web2">{{cite web|title=Family & Education|publisher=Medical University of South Carolina Library|year=2009|url=http://www.library.musc.edu/exhibits/colbert/EarlyYears.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100317083210/http://www.library.musc.edu/exhibits/colbert/EarlyYears.php|archivedate=March 17, 2010}}</ref> |
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In interviews, Colbert has described his parents as devout people who also strongly valued [[intellectual]]ism and taught their children that it was possible to question the church and still be [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref name=TimeOut>{{cite web|url = http://www.timeout.com/newyork/DetailsAr.do?file=hotseat/506/506.hotseat.html|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060820014908/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/DetailsAr.do?file=hotseat/506/506.hotseat.html|archivedate = August 20, 2006|title = Joyce Words|first = David|last = Cote|publisher = |
In interviews, Colbert has described his parents as devout people who also strongly valued [[intellectual]]ism and taught their children that it was possible to question the church and still be [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref name=TimeOut>{{cite web|url = http://www.timeout.com/newyork/DetailsAr.do?file=hotseat/506/506.hotseat.html|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060820014908/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/DetailsAr.do?file=hotseat/506/506.hotseat.html|archivedate = August 20, 2006|title = Joyce Words|first = David|last = Cote|publisher = [[Time Out (company)|Time Out New York]]|date = June 9, 2005|accessdate = July 30, 2008}} Via the [[Internet Archive]].</ref> The emphasis his family placed on intelligence and his observation of negative stereotypes of [[American South|Southerners]] led Colbert to train himself to suppress his [[Southern American English|Southern accent]] while he was still quite young. As a child, he observed that [[Southern United States|Southerners]] were often depicted as being less intelligent than other characters on scripted television; to avoid that stereotype, he taught himself to imitate [[General American|the speech]] of American [[news presenter|news anchors]].<ref name="freshair1">{{cite web|url = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4464017|title = A Fake Newsman's Fake Newsman: Stephen Colbert|first = Terry|last = Gross|authorlink= Terry Gross|work= [[Fresh Air]]|publisher = [[NPR]]|date = January 24, 2005|accessdate = July 11, 2007}}</ref><ref name="60minutes">{{cite news|url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/27/60minutes/main1553506.shtml|title = The Colbert Report: Morley Safer Profiles Comedy Central's 'Fake' Newsman|first = Morley|last = Safer|authorlink= Morley Safer|publisher = [[60 Minutes]]|date = August 13, 2006|accessdate =August 15, 2006}}</ref> |
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Colbert sometimes comedically claims his surname is French, but his mother's ancestry was Irish, and his father's ancestry was mostly Irish, with some German and English.<ref name="dowd"/><ref name="gatesref">{{cite news|last=Gagnon|first=Geoffrey |title=Top of Mind: Extended Q & A with Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
Colbert sometimes comedically claims his surname is French, but his mother's ancestry was Irish, and his father's ancestry was mostly Irish, with some German and English.<ref name="dowd"/><ref name="gatesref">{{cite news|last=Gagnon|first=Geoffrey |title=Top of Mind: Extended Q & A with Henry Louis Gates Jr.|publisher=Boston|year=2010|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/skipgates/page2|accessdate=February 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=ethnic |url=http://ethnicelebs.com/stephen-colbert |title=Stephen Colbert – EthniCelebs – Celebrity Ethnicity |What Nationality Background Ancestry Race |publisher=Ethnicelebs.com |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> Many of his ancestors emigrated from Ireland to North America in the 19th century before and during the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Famine]].<ref name="Faces">[http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/profiles/stephen-colbert/11/ "Faces of America: Stephen Colbert"], PBS, ''[[Faces of America (PBS series)|Faces of America]]'' series, with Professor [[Henry Louis Gates|Henry Louis Gates, Jr.]], 2010.</ref><ref name="Pedigree">[http://colbert.ancestortree.net/pedigree.php "Pedigree of Stephen Colbert"], Ancestor Tree. Retrieved August 29, 2010.</ref> Originally, his surname was pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|l|b|ər|t}} ({{respell|KOHL|bərt}}) in English; Stephen Colbert's father, James, wanted to pronounce the name {{IPAc-en|k|oʊ|l|ˈ|b|ɛər}} ({{respell|kohl|BAIR|'}}), but maintained the {{IPA|/ˈkoʊlbərt/}} pronunciation out of respect for his own father. He offered his children the option to pronounce the name whichever way they preferred.<ref name="charlestonian"/> Stephen started using {{IPA|/koʊlˈbɛər/}} later in life when he transferred to [[Northwestern University]], taking advantage of the opportunity to reinvent himself in a new place where no one knew him.<ref name="dowd"/> Stephen's brother, Ed, an intellectual property attorney, retained {{IPA|/ˈkoʊlbərt/}}; this was shown in a February 12, 2009, appearance on ''The Colbert Report'', when his youngest brother asked him, "{{IPA|/ˈkoʊlbərt/}} or {{IPA|/koʊlˈbɛər/}}?" Ed responded "{{IPA|/ˈkoʊlbərt/}}", to which Stephen jokingly replied, "See you in Hell".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/218732/february-12-2009/obama-poster-debate---david-ross-and-ed-colbert|title = Obama Poster Debate – David Ross and Ed Colbert|publisher = [[The Colbert Report]]|date = February 12, 2009|accessdate = February 15, 2009}}</ref> |
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On September 11, 1974, when Colbert was 10 years old, his father and two of his brothers, Peter and Paul, were killed in the crash of [[Eastern Air Lines Flight 212]] while it was attempting to land in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. They were en route to enroll the two boys at [[Canterbury School (Connecticut)|Canterbury School]] in [[New Milford, Connecticut]].<ref name=25questions/><ref name="obit">{{cite news|title = Obituaries| |
On September 11, 1974, when Colbert was 10 years old, his father and two of his brothers, Peter and Paul, were killed in the crash of [[Eastern Air Lines Flight 212]] while it was attempting to land in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. They were en route to enroll the two boys at [[Canterbury School (Connecticut)|Canterbury School]] in [[New Milford, Connecticut]].<ref name=25questions/><ref name="obit">{{cite news|title = Obituaries|work = The Washington Post|date = September 14, 1974}}</ref> Lorna Colbert relocated the family downtown to the more urban environment of East Bay Street in [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]. Colbert found the transition difficult and did not easily make new friends in his new neighborhood.<ref name="charlestonian"/> Colbert later described himself during this time as detached, lacking a sense of importance regarding the things with which other children concerned themselves.<ref name="60minutes"/><ref name="ign">{{cite web|url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/11/an-interview-with-stephen-colbert|title = An Interview with Stephen Colbert|first = Ken|last = P.|publisher = IGN|date =August 11, 2003|accessdate = July 22, 2006}}</ref> He developed a love of science fiction and [[fantasy]] novels, especially the works of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], of which he remains an avid fan. During his adolescence, he also developed an intense interest in fantasy [[role-playing game]]s, especially ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'',<ref name="ign"/><ref name="gamespy">{{cite web|url = http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/dungeons-dragons-online/537989p1.html|title = Stephen Colbert on D&D|first = Allen|last = Rausch|publisher = [[GameSpy]]|date = August 17, 2004|accessdate = July 22, 2006}}</ref> a pastime which he later characterized as an early experience in acting and [[improvisation]].<ref name="avclub"/> |
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Colbert attended Charleston's [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] [[Porter-Gaud School]], where he participated in several school plays and contributed to the school newspaper but was not highly motivated academically.<ref name="ign"/> During his adolescence, he briefly fronted a [[Rolling Stones]] [[cover band]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Daly|first=Steven|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3673509/Stephen-Colbert-the-second-most-powerful-idiot-in-America.html|title= Stephen Colbert: the second most powerful idiot in America – Page 3| |
Colbert attended Charleston's [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] [[Porter-Gaud School]], where he participated in several school plays and contributed to the school newspaper but was not highly motivated academically.<ref name="ign"/> During his adolescence, he briefly fronted a [[Rolling Stones]] [[cover band]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Daly|first=Steven|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3673509/Stephen-Colbert-the-second-most-powerful-idiot-in-America.html|title= Stephen Colbert: the second most powerful idiot in America – Page 3|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=May 18, 2008|accessdate=May 18, 2008 | location=London}}</ref> called ''A Shot in the Dark''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stephen Colbert's Most Meaningful Musical Moments|url=http://www.npr.org/2012/10/24/163547250/stephen-colberts-most-meaningful-musical-moments|work=Fresh Air|publisher=NPR|accessdate=October 25, 2012}}</ref> When he was younger, he had hoped to study [[marine biology]], but surgery intended to repair a severely [[perforated eardrum]] caused him inner ear damage. The damage was severe enough that he was unable to pursue a career that would involve [[scuba diving]]. The damage also left him [[hearing impairment|deaf]] in his right ear.<ref name="charlestonian"/><ref name="nypostguy">{{cite web|url = http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/07/25/050725ta_talk_remnick|title = Reporter Guy|first = David|last = Remnick|work = [[The New Yorker]]|date = July 25, 2005|accessdate = July 7, 2006}}</ref> For a while, he was uncertain whether he would attend college,<ref name="tiger">{{cite web|url=http://www2.hsc.edu/news/archive/colbert.html |title=Student Meets Daily Show Correspondent With Ties to the Hill |first=Nick |last=Beazley |year=2003 |work=The Hampden-Sydney Tiger |publisher=Hampden-Sydney College |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20031006095313/http://www.hsc.edu/news/archive/colbert.html |archivedate=October 6, 2003}}</ref> but ultimately he applied and was accepted to [[Hampden-Sydney College]] in [[Virginia]], where a friend had also enrolled. There he continued to participate in plays while studying mainly philosophy.<ref name="ballots"/><ref name="ign"/> He found the curriculum rigorous, but was more focused than he had been in high school and was able to apply himself to his studies. Despite the lack of a significant theater community at Hampden-Sydney, Colbert's interest in acting escalated during this time. After two years, he transferred to [[Northwestern University]] as a theater major to study performance, emboldened by the realization that he loved performing, even when no one was coming to shows.<ref name=ign/> |
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==Early career in comedy== |
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[[File:Time 100 Stephen Colbert and wife.jpg|thumb|Stephen Colbert and his wife Evelyn McGee-Colbert at the 2006 [[Time 100]]]] |
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While at Northwestern, Colbert studied with the intent of becoming a dramatic actor; mostly he performed in experimental plays and was uninterested in comedy. He began performing improvisation while in college, both in the campus improv team No Fun Mud Piranhas<ref name="northwestern-magazine">{{cite news|url = http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2010/feature/the-real-stephen-colbert.html|title = The Real Stephen Colbert| |
While at Northwestern, Colbert studied with the intent of becoming a dramatic actor; mostly he performed in experimental plays and was uninterested in comedy. He began performing improvisation while in college, both in the campus improv team No Fun Mud Piranhas<ref name="northwestern-magazine">{{cite news|url = http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2010/feature/the-real-stephen-colbert.html|title = The Real Stephen Colbert|work = Northwestern Magazine|accessdate = May 1, 2011}}</ref> and at the [[Annoyance Theatre]] in Chicago as a part of [[Del Close]]'s [[IO Theater|ImprovOlympic]] at a time when the project was focused on competitive, long-form [[improvisation]], rather than improvisational comedy. "I wasn't gonna do [[The Second City|Second City]]", Colbert later recalled, "because those Annoyance people looked down on Second City because they thought it wasn't pure improv—there was a slightly snobby, mystical quality to the Annoyance people".<ref name="avclub"/> After Colbert graduated in 1986, however, he was in need of a job. A friend who was employed at Second City's box office offered him work answering phones and selling souvenirs.<ref name="ign"/> Colbert accepted and discovered that Second City employees were entitled to take classes at their training center for free.<ref name="avclub"/> Despite his earlier aversion to the comedy group, he signed up for improvisation classes and enjoyed the experience greatly. |
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Shortly thereafter, he was hired to perform with Second City's touring company, initially as an understudy for [[Steve Carell]]. It was there he met [[Amy Sedaris]] and [[Paul Dinello]], with whom he often collaborated later in his career. By their retelling, the three comedians did not get along at first—Dinello thought Colbert was uptight, pretentious and cold, while Colbert thought of Dinello as "an illiterate thug"<ref name="wiggingout">{{cite news|title = Wigging Out|first = Darel|last = Jevens| |
Shortly thereafter, he was hired to perform with Second City's touring company, initially as an understudy for [[Steve Carell]]. It was there he met [[Amy Sedaris]] and [[Paul Dinello]], with whom he often collaborated later in his career. By their retelling, the three comedians did not get along at first—Dinello thought Colbert was uptight, pretentious and cold, while Colbert thought of Dinello as "an illiterate thug"<ref name="wiggingout">{{cite news|title = Wigging Out|first = Darel|last = Jevens|work = [[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date = April 27, 2003}}</ref>—but the trio became close friends while touring together, discovering that they shared a similar comic sensibility.<ref name="ign"/> |
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When Sedaris and Dinello were offered the opportunity to create a television series for [[HBO Downtown Productions]], Colbert left The Second City and relocated to New York to work with them on the sketch comedy show ''[[Exit 57]]''.<ref name="ign"/> The series debuted on [[Comedy Central]] in 1995 and aired through 1996. Although it lasted for only 12 episodes, the show received favorable reviews<ref>{{cite news|title = Critic's Corner|first = Matt|last = Roush|publisher = [[USA TODAY]]|date = August 18, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title = The new skitcoms: Sketches of pain|first = David|last = Lipsky| |
When Sedaris and Dinello were offered the opportunity to create a television series for [[HBO Downtown Productions]], Colbert left The Second City and relocated to New York to work with them on the sketch comedy show ''[[Exit 57]]''.<ref name="ign"/> The series debuted on [[Comedy Central]] in 1995 and aired through 1996. Although it lasted for only 12 episodes, the show received favorable reviews<ref>{{cite news|title = Critic's Corner|first = Matt|last = Roush|publisher = [[USA TODAY]]|date = August 18, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title = The new skitcoms: Sketches of pain|first = David|last = Lipsky|work = Rolling Stone|date = January 21, 1995}}</ref> and was nominated for five [[CableACE Award]]s in 1995, in categories including best writing, performance, and comedy series.<ref name="ccbio">{{cite web|url = http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/news_team/correspondents/stephen_colbert.jhtml|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20051026174626/http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/news_team/correspondents/stephen_colbert.jhtml|archivedate = October 26, 2005|title = Biography of Stephen Colbert at ''The Daily Show'' official website|publisher = [[Comedy Central]]|accessdate = July 22, 2006}}</ref> |
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Following the cancellation of ''Exit 57'', Colbert worked for six months as a cast member and writer on ''[[The Dana Carvey Show]]'', alongside former Second City castmate Steve Carell, as well as [[Robert Smigel]], [[Charlie Kaufman]], [[Louis C.K.]], and [[Dino Stamatopoulos]], among others. The series, described by one reviewer as "[[kamikaze]] satire" in "borderline-questionable taste", had sponsors pull out after its first episode aired and was cancelled after seven episodes.<ref name="saloncarvey">{{cite web|url = http://www.salon.com/09/reviews/carvey1.html|title = Dana Carvey bites the hand that feeds him|first = Joyce|last = Millman| |
Following the cancellation of ''Exit 57'', Colbert worked for six months as a cast member and writer on ''[[The Dana Carvey Show]]'', alongside former Second City castmate Steve Carell, as well as [[Robert Smigel]], [[Charlie Kaufman]], [[Louis C.K.]], and [[Dino Stamatopoulos]], among others. The series, described by one reviewer as "[[kamikaze]] satire" in "borderline-questionable taste", had sponsors pull out after its first episode aired and was cancelled after seven episodes.<ref name="saloncarvey">{{cite web|url = http://www.salon.com/09/reviews/carvey1.html|title = Dana Carvey bites the hand that feeds him|first = Joyce|last = Millman|work = [[Salon (journal)|Salon]]|date = February 15, 1996|accessdate = November 25, 2006|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061125183623/http://www.salon.com/09/reviews/carvey1.html <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archivedate = November 25, 2006}}</ref> Colbert then worked briefly as a freelance writer for ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' with Robert Smigel. Smigel brought his animated sketch, ''[[The Ambiguously Gay Duo]]'', to ''SNL'' from ''The Dana Carvey Show''; Colbert provided the voice of Ace on both series, opposite Steve Carell as Gary. Needing money, he also worked as a script consultant for [[VH1]] and [[MTV]], before taking a job filming humorous correspondent segments for ''[[Good Morning America]]''.<ref name="ign"/> Only two of the segments he proposed were ever produced and only one aired, but the job led his agent to refer him to ''[[The Daily Show]]'s'' then-producer, [[Madeline Smithberg]], who hired Colbert on a trial basis in 1997.<ref name="mediabistro">{{cite web|url = http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a238.asp|title = So What Do You Do, Stephen Colbert?|first = Jacqueline|last = Schneider|publisher = Mediabistro.com|date = May 6, 2003|accessdate = July 22, 2006}}</ref> |
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During the same period, Colbert worked again with Sedaris and Dinello to develop a new comedy series for Comedy Central, ''[[Strangers with Candy]]''. Comedy Central picked up the series in 1998 after Colbert had already begun working on ''The Daily Show''. As a result he accepted a reduced role, filming only around 20 ''Daily Show'' segments a year while he worked on the new series.<ref name="ign"/> |
During the same period, Colbert worked again with Sedaris and Dinello to develop a new comedy series for Comedy Central, ''[[Strangers with Candy]]''. Comedy Central picked up the series in 1998 after Colbert had already begun working on ''The Daily Show''. As a result he accepted a reduced role, filming only around 20 ''Daily Show'' segments a year while he worked on the new series.<ref name="ign"/> |
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''Strangers with Candy'' was conceived of as a parody of [[after school special]]s, following the life of [[Strangers with Candy characters#Geraldine "Jerri" Antonia Blank|Jerri Blank]], a 46-year-old [[Dropping out|dropout]] who returns to finish high school after 32 years of life on the street. Most noted by critics for its use of offensive humor, it concluded each episode by delivering to the audience a skewed, politically incorrect moral lesson.<ref name="tvgswc">{{cite web|title = Review—Strangers With Candy|first = Ken|last = Fox| |
''Strangers with Candy'' was conceived of as a parody of [[after school special]]s, following the life of [[Strangers with Candy characters#Geraldine "Jerri" Antonia Blank|Jerri Blank]], a 46-year-old [[Dropping out|dropout]] who returns to finish high school after 32 years of life on the street. Most noted by critics for its use of offensive humor, it concluded each episode by delivering to the audience a skewed, politically incorrect moral lesson.<ref name="tvgswc">{{cite web|title = Review—Strangers With Candy|first = Ken|last = Fox|work = [[TV Guide]]|url = http://movies.tvguide.com/strangers-candy/review/281396|accessdate = July 11, 2007}}</ref> Colbert served as a main writer alongside Sedaris and Dinello, and portrayed Jerri's strict but uninformed history teacher, [[Strangers with Candy characters#Mr. Charles "Chuck" Noblet|Chuck Noblet]], seen throughout the series dispensing inaccurate information to his classes. Colbert has likened this to the character he played on ''The Daily Show'' and later ''The Colbert Report'', claiming that he has a very specific niche in portraying "poorly informed, high-status idiot" characters.<ref name="25questions"/> Another running joke throughout the series was that Noblet, a [[The closet|closeted homosexual]], was having a "secret" affair with fellow teacher [[Strangers with Candy characters#Geoffrey Jellineck|Geoffrey Jellineck]] despite the fact that their relationship was apparent to everyone around them. This obliviousness also appears in Colbert's ''Daily Show'' and ''Colbert Report'' character. |
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Thirty episodes of ''Strangers with Candy'' were made, which aired on Comedy Central in 1999 and 2000. Though its ratings were not remarkable during its initial run, it has been characterized as a cult show with a small but dedicated audience.<ref name="ewswc">{{cite news|title = 50 Best TV Shows on DVD|first = Mandi|last = Bierly| |
Thirty episodes of ''Strangers with Candy'' were made, which aired on Comedy Central in 1999 and 2000. Though its ratings were not remarkable during its initial run, it has been characterized as a cult show with a small but dedicated audience.<ref name="ewswc">{{cite news|title = 50 Best TV Shows on DVD|first = Mandi|last = Bierly|work = [[Entertainment Weekly]]|date = November 26, 2004}}</ref> Colbert reprised his role for a [[Strangers with Candy (film)|film adaptation]], which premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in 2005 and had a limited release in 2006. The film received mixed reviews. Colbert also co-wrote the screenplay with Sedaris and Dinello.<ref name="metaswc">{{cite web|title = Strangers With Candy (2006): Reviews|publisher = [[Metacritic]]|url = http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/strangerswithcandy?q=strangers%20with%20candy|accessdate = July 11, 2007}}</ref> |
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Stephen Colbert joined the cast of Comedy Central's parody-news series ''The Daily Show'' in 1997, when the show was in its second season. Originally one of four [[correspondent]]s who filmed segments from remote locations in the style of network news field reporters, Colbert was referred to as "the new guy" on-air for his first two years on the show, during which time [[Craig Kilborn]] served as host. When Kilborn left the show prior to the 1999 season, [[Jon Stewart]] took over hosting duties, also serving as a writer and co-executive producer. From this point, the series gradually began to take on a more political tone and increase in popularity, particularly in the latter part of the [[United States presidential election, 2000|2000 U.S. presidential election]] season. The roles of the show's correspondents were expanded to include more in-studio segments, as well as international reports which were almost always done in the studio with the aid of a [[Chroma key|greenscreen]].<ref name="ign"/> |
Stephen Colbert joined the cast of Comedy Central's parody-news series ''The Daily Show'' in 1997, when the show was in its second season. Originally one of four [[correspondent]]s who filmed segments from remote locations in the style of network news field reporters, Colbert was referred to as "the new guy" on-air for his first two years on the show, during which time [[Craig Kilborn]] served as host. When Kilborn left the show prior to the 1999 season, [[Jon Stewart]] took over hosting duties, also serving as a writer and co-executive producer. From this point, the series gradually began to take on a more political tone and increase in popularity, particularly in the latter part of the [[United States presidential election, 2000|2000 U.S. presidential election]] season. The roles of the show's correspondents were expanded to include more in-studio segments, as well as international reports which were almost always done in the studio with the aid of a [[Chroma key|greenscreen]].<ref name="ign"/> |
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Unlike Stewart, who essentially hosts ''The Daily Show'' as himself,<ref name="baldego">{{cite news|title = The American Bald Ego|first = James|last = Poniewozik| |
Unlike Stewart, who essentially hosts ''The Daily Show'' as himself,<ref name="baldego">{{cite news|title = The American Bald Ego|first = James|last = Poniewozik|work = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date = November 6, 2005|accessdate = October 30, 2006|url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1126747,00.html}}</ref> Colbert developed a [[Stephen Colbert (character)|correspondent character]] for his pieces on the series. Colbert has described his correspondent character as "a fool who has spent a lot of his life playing not the fool – one who is able to cover it at least well enough to deal with the subjects that he deals with".<ref name="ign"/> Colbert was frequently pitted against knowledgeable interview subjects, or against Stewart in scripted exchanges, with the resultant dialogue demonstrating the character's lack of knowledge of whatever subject he is discussing.<ref name="steinberg" /><ref name="ign"/> Colbert also made generous use of humorous [[Fallacy|fallacies of logic]] in explaining his point of view on any topic. Other ''Daily Show'' correspondents have adopted a similar style; former correspondent [[Rob Corddry]] recalls that when he and [[Ed Helms]] first joined the show's cast in 2002, they "just imitated Stephen Colbert for a year or two".<ref name="Corddry Interview"/> Correspondent [[Aasif Mandvi]] has stated "I just decided I was going to do my best Stephen Colbert impression".<ref name="mandvi"/> |
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Colbert has appeared in several recurring segments for ''The Daily Show'', including "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Even Stevphen|Even Stevphen]]" with [[Steve Carell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/340910/july-07-2010/steve-carell|title=Steve Carell – The Colbert Report – July 7, 2010 – Video Clip {{!}} Comedy Central|author=Colbert Nation|publisher=Comedy Central|date=July 7, 2010|accessdate=November 25, 2010}}</ref> in which both characters were expected to debate a selected topic but instead would unleash their anger at one another. Colbert commonly hosted "[[This Week in God]]", a report on topics in the news pertaining to religion, presented with the help of the "God Machine". Colbert filed reports from the floor of the [[Democratic National Convention]] and the [[Republican National Convention]] as a part of ''The Daily Show's'' award-winning coverage of the 2000 and [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004 U.S. Presidential elections]]; many from the latter were included as part of their ''[[The Daily Show: Indecision 2004]]'' DVD release. In several episodes of ''The Daily Show'', Colbert filled in as anchor in the absence of Jon Stewart, including the full week of March 3, 2002, when Stewart was scheduled to host ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. After Colbert left the show, [[Rob Corddry]] took over "This Week in God" segments, although a recorded sample of Colbert's voice is still used as the sound effect for the God Machine. Later episodes of ''The Daily Show'' have reused older Colbert segments under the label "Klassic Kolbert". Colbert won three [[Emmy Award|Emmys]] as a writer of ''The Daily Show'' in 2004, 2005, and 2006.<ref name="emmycolbert">{{cite web|url=http://comedians.about.com/od/comediansal/p/stephencolbert.htm|title=Stephen Colbert Biography – Biography of Comedian Stephen Colbert|author=Patrick Bromley |
Colbert has appeared in several recurring segments for ''The Daily Show'', including "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Even Stevphen|Even Stevphen]]" with [[Steve Carell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/340910/july-07-2010/steve-carell|title=Steve Carell – The Colbert Report – July 7, 2010 – Video Clip {{!}} Comedy Central|author=Colbert Nation|publisher=Comedy Central|date=July 7, 2010|accessdate=November 25, 2010}}</ref> in which both characters were expected to debate a selected topic but instead would unleash their anger at one another. Colbert commonly hosted "[[This Week in God]]", a report on topics in the news pertaining to religion, presented with the help of the "God Machine". Colbert filed reports from the floor of the [[Democratic National Convention]] and the [[Republican National Convention]] as a part of ''The Daily Show's'' award-winning coverage of the 2000 and [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004 U.S. Presidential elections]]; many from the latter were included as part of their ''[[The Daily Show: Indecision 2004]]'' DVD release. In several episodes of ''The Daily Show'', Colbert filled in as anchor in the absence of Jon Stewart, including the full week of March 3, 2002, when Stewart was scheduled to host ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. After Colbert left the show, [[Rob Corddry]] took over "This Week in God" segments, although a recorded sample of Colbert's voice is still used as the sound effect for the God Machine. Later episodes of ''The Daily Show'' have reused older Colbert segments under the label "Klassic Kolbert". Colbert won three [[Emmy Award|Emmys]] as a writer of ''The Daily Show'' in 2004, 2005, and 2006.<ref name="emmycolbert">{{cite web|url=http://comedians.about.com/od/comediansal/p/stephencolbert.htm|title=Stephen Colbert Biography – Biography of Comedian Stephen Colbert|author=Patrick Bromley|accessdate=November 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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Colbert hosted his own television show, ''The Colbert Report'', from October 17, 2005 through December 18, 2014.{{cn|date=December 2014}}<ref name = Moraes2014deadline>Lisa de Moraes, 2014, "Stephen Colbert Immortalized In Final Episode Of ‘The Colbert Report’ (Video, with text transcription), at Deadline.com, December 19, 2014, see [http://deadline.com/2014/12/colbert-report-last-show-stephen-colbert-1201329643/] |
Colbert hosted his own television show, ''The Colbert Report'', from October 17, 2005 through December 18, 2014.{{cn|date=December 2014}}<ref name = Moraes2014deadline>Lisa de Moraes, 2014, "Stephen Colbert Immortalized In Final Episode Of ‘The Colbert Report’ (Video, with text transcription), at Deadline.com, December 19, 2014, see [http://deadline.com/2014/12/colbert-report-last-show-stephen-colbert-1201329643/]. Retrieved 19 December 2014.</ref> ''The Colbert Report'' was a ''Daily Show'' spin-off that parodied the conventions of television [[news broadcasting]],<ref name="freshair1"/> particularly cable-personality political talk shows like ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'' and ''[[Glenn Beck]]''.<ref name="avclub"/><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/03/27/060327fa_fact|title = Bill O'Reilly's baroque period.|first = Nicholas|last = Lemann|work = [[The New Yorker]]|date = March 27, 2006|accessdate = July 8, 2006}}</ref> Colbert hosted the show [[Stephen Colbert (character)|in-character]] as a blustery right-wing [[Pundit (expert)|pundit]], generally considered to be an extension of his character on ''The Daily Show''. Conceived by co-creators Stewart, Colbert, and [[Ben Karlin]] in part as an opportunity to explore "the character-driven news", the series focused less on the day-to-day news style of the ''Daily Show'', instead frequently concentrating on the foibles of the host-character himself.{{cn|date=December 2014}} |
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The concept for ''The Report'' was first seen in a series of ''Daily Show'' segments which advertised the then-fictional series as a joke. It was later developed by Stewart's [[Busboy Productions]] and pitched to [[Comedy Central]], which [[greenlight]]ed the program; Comedy Central had already been searching for a way to extend the successful ''Daily Show'' franchise beyond a half-hour.<ref name="medialife">{{cite web|url = http://www.medialifemagazine.com/the-wit-and-sense-of-colbert-report/ |title = The wit and sense of 'Colbert Report'|publisher = |
The concept for ''The Report'' was first seen in a series of ''Daily Show'' segments which advertised the then-fictional series as a joke. It was later developed by Stewart's [[Busboy Productions]] and pitched to [[Comedy Central]], which [[greenlight]]ed the program; Comedy Central had already been searching for a way to extend the successful ''Daily Show'' franchise beyond a half-hour.<ref name="medialife">{{cite web|url = http://www.medialifemagazine.com/the-wit-and-sense-of-colbert-report/ |title = The wit and sense of 'Colbert Report'|publisher = [http://www.medialifemagazine.com/ Media Life]|first = Toni|last = Fitzgerald|date = October 20, 2005|accessdate = July 11, 2007}}</ref> The series opened to strong ratings, averaging 1.2 million viewers nightly during its first week on the air. [[Comedy Central]] signed a long-term contract for ''The Colbert Report'' within its first month on the air, when it immediately established itself among the network's highest-rated shows.<ref name="renewal">{{cite web|url = http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b51015_Comedy_Central_Keeps_Colbert.html|first = Charlie|last = Amter|title = Comedy Central Keeps Colbert|publisher = [[E!]]|date = November 2, 2005|accessdate = July 11, 2007}}</ref><ref name=newsweek1>{{cite web|url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9767517/site/newsweek/|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20051023081359/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9767517/site/newsweek/|archivedate = October 23, 2005|title = Life, The Docudrama|first = Tom|last = Masland|work = [[Newsweek]]|publisher = [[MSNBC]]|date = October 21, 2005|accessdate = July 11, 2007}}</ref> |
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Much of Colbert's personal life was reflected in his character on ''The Colbert Report''. With the extended exposure of the character on the show, he often referenced his interest in and knowledge of [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism]], science fiction, and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', as well as using real facts to create his character's history. His alternate persona was also raised in [[South Carolina]], is the youngest of 11 siblings and is married.<ref name="Colbertnation">{{cite web|last=Gordon|first=Avery|title=Stephen's bio from Colbertnation.com|url=http://www.colbertnation.com/cn/stephens-bio.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080325224351/http://www.colbertnation.com/cn/stephens-bio.php|archivedate=March 25, 2008|publisher = [[Comedy Central]]|accessdate =June 15, 2007}}</ref> The actual Colbert's career history in acting and comedy, however, was often downplayed or even denied outright, and he frequently referred to having attended [[Dartmouth College]] (which was at the forefront of the conservative campus movement in the 1980s) rather than his actual alma mater, Northwestern. In July 2012, Colbert added two years to his contract with Comedy Central, extending the run of the Colbert Report until the end of 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/stewart-and-colbert-extend-comedy-central-contracts/?smid=tw-nytimes |title=Stewart and Colbert Extend Comedy Central Contracts – |
Much of Colbert's personal life was reflected in his character on ''The Colbert Report''. With the extended exposure of the character on the show, he often referenced his interest in and knowledge of [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism]], science fiction, and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', as well as using real facts to create his character's history. His alternate persona was also raised in [[South Carolina]], is the youngest of 11 siblings and is married.<ref name="Colbertnation">{{cite web|last=Gordon|first=Avery|title=Stephen's bio from Colbertnation.com|url=http://www.colbertnation.com/cn/stephens-bio.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080325224351/http://www.colbertnation.com/cn/stephens-bio.php|archivedate=March 25, 2008|publisher = [[Comedy Central]]|accessdate =June 15, 2007}}</ref> The actual Colbert's career history in acting and comedy, however, was often downplayed or even denied outright, and he frequently referred to having attended [[Dartmouth College]] (which was at the forefront of the conservative campus movement in the 1980s) rather than his actual alma mater, Northwestern. In July 2012, Colbert added two years to his contract with Comedy Central, extending the run of the Colbert Report until the end of 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/stewart-and-colbert-extend-comedy-central-contracts/?smid=tw-nytimes |title=Stewart and Colbert Extend Comedy Central Contracts – ''The New York Times''. | work=The New York Times | first=Bill |last=Carter |date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> |
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The [[The final episode of The Colbert Report|final episode]] on December 18, 2014 featured a rendition of "[[We'll Meet Again]]" and appearances from former guests of the show, including [[Jon Stewart]], [[Randy Newman]], [[Bryan Cranston]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Yo Yo Ma]], [[Mandy Patinkin]], [[Neil DeGrasse Tyson]], [[Tom Brokaw]], [[David Gregory (journalist)|David Gregory]], [[J.J. Abrams]], [[Big Bird]], [[Gloria Steinem]], [[Ken Burns]], [[James Franco]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Bob Costas]], [[Jeff Daniels]], [[Sam Waterston]], [[Bill de Blasio]], [[Katie Couric]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[George Lucas]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Alan Alda]], [[Eliot Spitzer]], [[Vince Gilligan]], [[Paul Krugman]], and a text from [[Bill Clinton]], and appearances of Alex Trebek, U.S. and coalition Afghanistan forces, and further characters (a space station astronaut, Santa, Abraham Lincoln, etc.).<ref name = Moraes2014deadline/> |
The [[The final episode of The Colbert Report|final episode]] on December 18, 2014 featured a rendition of "[[We'll Meet Again]]" and appearances from former guests of the show, including [[Jon Stewart]], [[Randy Newman]], [[Bryan Cranston]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Yo Yo Ma]], [[Mandy Patinkin]], [[Neil DeGrasse Tyson]], [[Tom Brokaw]], [[David Gregory (journalist)|David Gregory]], [[J.J. Abrams]], [[Big Bird]], [[Gloria Steinem]], [[Ken Burns]], [[James Franco]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Bob Costas]], [[Jeff Daniels]], [[Sam Waterston]], [[Bill de Blasio]], [[Katie Couric]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[George Lucas]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Alan Alda]], [[Eliot Spitzer]], [[Vince Gilligan]], [[Paul Krugman]], and a text from [[Bill Clinton]], and appearances of Alex Trebek, U.S. and coalition Afghanistan forces, and further characters (a space station astronaut, Santa, Abraham Lincoln, etc.).<ref name = Moraes2014deadline/> |
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On April 10, 2014, CBS announced in a press release<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=38627|title=CBS Press Express | CBS ANNOUNCES STEPHEN COLBERT AS THE NEXT HOST OF "THE LATE SHOW "THE LATE SHOW"|accessdate= |
On April 10, 2014, CBS announced in a press release<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=38627|title=CBS Press Express | CBS ANNOUNCES STEPHEN COLBERT AS THE NEXT HOST OF "THE LATE SHOW "THE LATE SHOW"|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref> that Colbert "will succeed [[David Letterman]] as the host of ''[[Late Show (CBS TV series)|The Late Show]]'', effective when Mr. Letterman retires from the broadcast." On January 12, 2015, CBS announced that Colbert will premiere as the Late Show host on Tuesday, September 8.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-late-show-stephen-colbert-september-8-premiere-cbs-20150112-story.html|title=Late Show With Stephen Colbert' will premiere Sept. 8, CBS says|date=January 12, 2015|last=Collins|first=Scott|work=Los Angeles Times|}}</ref> |
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On Saturday, April 29, 2006, Stephen Colbert was the featured entertainer for the 2006 [[White House Correspondents' Association]] Dinner. Standing a few yards from U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]<ref>{{cite news|url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/culture/detail?entry_id=4791|title = Stephen Colbert Has Brass Cojones|author = Morford, Mark| |
On Saturday, April 29, 2006, Stephen Colbert was the featured entertainer for the 2006 [[White House Correspondents' Association]] Dinner. Standing a few yards from U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]<ref>{{cite news|url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/culture/detail?entry_id=4791|title = Stephen Colbert Has Brass Cojones|author = Morford, Mark|work = San Francisco Chronicle|date = May 1, 2006|accessdate = June 1, 2006}}</ref>—in front of an audience the [[Associated Press]] called a "Who's Who of power and celebrity"<ref name="ap-2006.04.30">{{cite news |last=White |first=Elizabeth |author2=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[The Washington Post]] |title=Bush Plays Straight Man to His Lookalike |date=April 30, 2006 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/30/AR2006043000147.html |accessdate=June 3, 2006}}</ref>—Colbert delivered a searing routine targeting the president and the media.<ref name="editor-and-publisher-2006.04.29">{{cite web|url = http://www.banderasnews.com/0605/wr-colbert.htm|work = [[Editor & Publisher]]|title = Colbert Lampoons Bush at White House Correspondents Dinner—President Not Amused?|date = April 29, 2006|accessdate = May 7, 2006}}</ref> In [[Stephen Colbert (character)|his politically conservative character]] from ''The Colbert Report'', Colbert satirized the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|George W. Bush Administration]] and the [[White House Press Corps]] with such lines as: |
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{{cquote2|I stand by this man. I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only ''for'' things, he stands ''on'' things. Things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong message, that no matter what happens to America, she will always rebound—with the most powerfully staged photo ops in the world.<ref name="salon">{{cite web|url = http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/01/colbert/index.html|title = The truthiness hurts|first = Michael|last = Scherer| |
{{cquote2|I stand by this man. I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only ''for'' things, he stands ''on'' things. Things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong message, that no matter what happens to America, she will always rebound—with the most powerfully staged photo ops in the world.<ref name="salon">{{cite web|url = http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/01/colbert/index.html|title = The truthiness hurts|first = Michael|last = Scherer|work = [[Salon (journal)|Salon]]|date = May 2, 2006|accessdate = October 22, 2006}}</ref>}} |
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Colbert received a chilly response from the audience.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_050506_dinner.html|title=Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=May 5, 2006|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061001131548/http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_050506_dinner.html|archivedate = October 1, 2006}}</ref> His jokes were often met with silence and muttering, apart from the enthusiastic laughter of a few in the audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2006/05/dinner_theater.html|first=Tray|last=Patterson|title=Dinner Theater: Why Stephen Colbert didn't bomb in D.C.| |
Colbert received a chilly response from the audience.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_050506_dinner.html|title=Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=May 5, 2006|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061001131548/http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_050506_dinner.html|archivedate = October 1, 2006}}</ref> His jokes were often met with silence and muttering, apart from the enthusiastic laughter of a few in the audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2006/05/dinner_theater.html|first=Tray|last=Patterson|title=Dinner Theater: Why Stephen Colbert didn't bomb in D.C.|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=May 2, 2006|accessdate = January 30, 2007}}</ref> The major media outlets paid little attention to it initially. ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]'' columnist [[Dan Froomkin]] and [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]] professor [[Todd Gitlin]] claimed that this was because Colbert's routine was as critical of the media as it was of Bush.<ref name="blackout">{{cite news|url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2006/05/02/BL2006050200755.html|accessdate = May 7, 2006|work = The Washington Post|title = The Colbert Blackout|first = Dan|last = Froomkin|date = May 2, 2006}}</ref><ref name="nocomment">{{cite web|url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1529981/20060502/index.jhtml?headlines=true|date = May 2, 2006|accessdate = May 7, 2006|title = Stephen Colbert's Attack on Bush Gets A Big 'No Comment' From U.S. Media|first = Gil|last = Kaufman|publisher = [[MTV News]]}}</ref> [[Richard Cohen (Washington Post columnist)|Richard Cohen]], also writing for ''The Washington Post'', responded that the routine was not funny.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/03/AR2006050302202.html|date = May 4, 2006|title = So Not Funny|work = The Washington Post|last = Cohen|first = Richard|accessdate=April 15, 2007}}</ref> The video of Colbert's performance became an [[viral video|internet]] and media sensation,<ref name="cnet">{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6068398-7.html|accessdate = May 8, 2006|publisher=[[CNET]]|title = Video of Presidential roast attracts big Web audience|date = May 3, 2006|author = Sandoval, Greg}}</ref><ref name="nytimes-2006.05.22">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/business/media/22colbert.html|title = That After-Dinner Speech remains a favorite dish|work = The New York Times|first=Noam|last=Cohen|date = May 22, 2006|accessdate = May 22, 2006}}</ref> while, in the week following the speech, ratings for ''The Colbert Report'' rose by 37% to average just under 1.5 million total viewers per episode.<ref name="nypost">{{cite news|url = http://www.nypost.com/business/65595.htm|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060613215239/http://www.nypost.com/business/65595.htm|archivedate = June 13, 2006|title=Colbert Soars|first=Peter|last=Lauria|work = [[New York Post]]|date = May 7, 2006|accessdate = July 7, 2006}}</ref> In ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine James Poniewozik called it "the political-cultural touchstone issue of 2006".<ref name="death">{{cite news|url=http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2006/05/03/stephen_colbert_and_the_death/|title=Stephen Colbert and the Death of 'The Room'|first=James|last=Poniewozik|date=May 3, 2006|accessdate=May 8, 2006|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> Writing six months later, ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' columnist [[Frank Rich]] referred to Colbert's speech as a "cultural primary" and called it the "defining moment" of the [[United States general elections, 2006|2006 midterm elections]].<ref name="nytimes-truthiness-bums">{{cite news|url=http://select.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/opinion/05rich.html|title = Throw the Truthiness Bums Out|first=Frank|last=Rich|authorlink=Frank Rich|work=The New York Times|date=November 5, 2006|accessdate = November 22, 2006}}</ref><ref name="washpost-bubble-trouble">{{cite news|url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2006/11/07/BL2006110700726_5.html|work = The Washington Post|title = Bubble Trouble|first=Dan|last=Froomkin|date = November 7, 2006|accessdate=November 22, 2006}}</ref> |
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Under his fictional persona in ''The Colbert Report'', Colbert dropped hints of a potential presidential run throughout 2007, with speculation intensifying following the release of his book, ''I Am America (And So Can You!)'', which was rumored to be a sign that he was indeed testing the waters for a future bid for the White House. On October 16, 2007, he announced his candidacy on his show, stating his intention to run both on the [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] and [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] platforms, but only as a "[[favorite son]]" in his native South Carolina.<ref name="Presidential bid">{{cite news|url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFzxF7XLwi7Il2DVEE6la0NVo--gD8SB07VO0|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071019004644/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFzxF7XLwi7Il2DVEE6la0NVo--gD8SB07VO0|archivedate = October 19, 2007|title = Colbert Announces Presidential Pursuit|agency = Associated Press|date = October 17, 2007|accessdate =October 17, 2007}}</ref> He later abandoned plans to run as a Republican due to the $35,000 fee required to file for the South Carolina primary,<ref name="dysfunction">Starr, Michael (October 18, 2007). [http://www.nypost.com/seven/10182007/tv/electile_dysfunction.htm Electile Dysfunction: Colbert Running for Prez]. [[New York Post]]. Retrieved |
Under his fictional persona in ''The Colbert Report'', Colbert dropped hints of a potential presidential run throughout 2007, with speculation intensifying following the release of his book, ''I Am America (And So Can You!)'', which was rumored to be a sign that he was indeed testing the waters for a future bid for the White House. On October 16, 2007, he announced his candidacy on his show, stating his intention to run both on the [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] and [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] platforms, but only as a "[[favorite son]]" in his native South Carolina.<ref name="Presidential bid">{{cite news|url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFzxF7XLwi7Il2DVEE6la0NVo--gD8SB07VO0|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071019004644/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFzxF7XLwi7Il2DVEE6la0NVo--gD8SB07VO0|archivedate = October 19, 2007|title = Colbert Announces Presidential Pursuit|agency = Associated Press|date = October 17, 2007|accessdate =October 17, 2007}}</ref> He later abandoned plans to run as a Republican due to the $35,000 fee required to file for the South Carolina primary,<ref name="dysfunction">Starr, Michael (October 18, 2007). [http://www.nypost.com/seven/10182007/tv/electile_dysfunction.htm Electile Dysfunction: Colbert Running for Prez]. [[New York Post]]. Retrieved 2007-20-10.</ref> however he continued to seek a place on the Democratic ballot and on October 28, 2007, campaigned in the South Carolina state capital of Columbia, where he was presented with the key to the city by Mayor Bob Coble.<ref name="keytothecity">{{Cite news|last = Smith|first = Gina|title = S.C.'s favorite son of a gun bringing the campaign home|newspaper = [[The State (newspaper)|The State]]|date = October 27, 2007|url = http://www.thestate.com/news/story/212594.html |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071030034523/http://www.thestate.com/news/story/212594.html |archivedate = October 30, 2007}}</ref> |
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After announcing his presidential ticket, he asked his viewers to cast their votes by donating to [[Donorschoose.org]], an online charity connecting individuals to classrooms in need.<ref name="castvotes">{{cite web|title = The Colbert Report: Craig Newmark|date = October 18, 2007|url = http://www.indecisionforever.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=121749|postscript = <!--None-->}}{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> |
After announcing his presidential ticket, he asked his viewers to cast their votes by donating to [[Donorschoose.org]], an online charity connecting individuals to classrooms in need.<ref name="castvotes">{{cite web|title = The Colbert Report: Craig Newmark|date = October 18, 2007|url = http://www.indecisionforever.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=121749|postscript = <!--None-->}}{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> |
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Colbert's promotion inspired $68,000 in donations to South Carolina classrooms, which benefited over 14,000 low-income students.<ref name="donations">{{cite web|title = Stephen Colbert for President|url = http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=17036|postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> |
Colbert's promotion inspired $68,000 in donations to South Carolina classrooms, which benefited over 14,000 low-income students.<ref name="donations">{{cite web|title = Stephen Colbert for President|url = http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=17036|postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> |
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Colbert teamed up with [[Donorschoose.org]] again in 2008 by asking supporters of [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]] to do the same. As a lead-up to the Pennsylvania primary, he created a "straw poll that makes a difference", where people could donate to Pennsylvania classroom projects in honor of their favorite candidate.<ref name="children">{{cite web|title = Children's Drawings|year = 2009|date = April 8, 2008|url = http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/165029/april-08-2008/children-s-drawings|postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> |
Colbert teamed up with [[Donorschoose.org]] again in 2008 by asking supporters of [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]] to do the same. As a lead-up to the Pennsylvania primary, he created a "straw poll that makes a difference", where people could donate to Pennsylvania classroom projects in honor of their favorite candidate.<ref name="children">{{cite web|title = Children's Drawings|year = 2009|date = April 8, 2008|url = http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/165029/april-08-2008/children-s-drawings|postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> |
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Colbert viewers donated $185,000 to projects reaching 43,000 students in Pennsylvania public schools.<ref>{{cite news|title = Stephen Colbert Joins DonorsChoose.org Board of Directors|url = http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS142637+12-Jan-2009+MW20090112| |
Colbert viewers donated $185,000 to projects reaching 43,000 students in Pennsylvania public schools.<ref>{{cite news|title = Stephen Colbert Joins DonorsChoose.org Board of Directors|url = http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS142637+12-Jan-2009+MW20090112|agency = Reuters|date = January 12, 2009|accessdate = April 6, 2009|postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> |
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On November 1, 2007, the South Carolina Democratic Party executive council voted 13–3 to refuse Colbert's application onto the ballot. "The general sense of the council was that he wasn't a serious candidate and that was why he wasn't selected to be on the ballot", stated John Werner, the party's director. In addition, he was declared "not viable",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.counterpunch.org/laws11072007.html|title=What We Learned from Stephen Colbert's Presidential Campaign|work=[[ |
On November 1, 2007, the South Carolina Democratic Party executive council voted 13–3 to refuse Colbert's application onto the ballot. "The general sense of the council was that he wasn't a serious candidate and that was why he wasn't selected to be on the ballot", stated John Werner, the party's director. In addition, he was declared "not viable",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.counterpunch.org/laws11072007.html|title=What We Learned from Stephen Colbert's Presidential Campaign|work=[[CounterPunch]]|accessdate=April 6, 2009}}</ref> as he was running in only one state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/6674.html|title=S.C. Dems reject Colbert candidacy|publisher=[[Politico.com]]|accessdate=April 6, 2009}}</ref> Several days later he announced that he was dropping out of the race, saying that he did not wish to put the country through an agonizing [[Bush v. Gore|Supreme Court battle]].<ref>Associated Press (November 5, 2007). [http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=282528>1=7703&silentchk=1& Stephen Colbert Drops Presidential Bid]. Retrieved November 13, 2007.</ref> CNN has reported that Obama supporters pressured the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council to keep Colbert off the ballot. One anonymous member of the council told CNN that former State Superintendent of Education [[Inez Tenenbaum]] had placed pressure on them to refuse Colbert's application despite his steady rise in polls.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/11/06/obama-supporters-pressed-democratic-party-officials-to-keep-colbert-off-ballot/|title=Obama supporters pressed Dems to keep Colbert off ballot|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=April 6, 2009|date=November 6, 2007}}</ref> |
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Though Colbert's real-life presidential campaign had ended, current [[Marvel Comics]] editor-in-chief [[Joe Quesada]] established in an interview on ''The Colbert Report'' that Colbert's campaign was still going strong in the fictional [[Marvel Universe]], citing the cover art of a then-recent issue of ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' which featured a Colbert campaign billboard in the background. Background appearances of Colbert campaign ads continued to appear in Marvel Comics publications, as recently as August 2008's ''[[Secret Invasion]]'' No. 5 (which also features a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] of an alien [[Skrull]] posing as Colbert). In October 2008, Colbert made an extended 8-page appearance webslinging with Spider-Man in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' issue No. 573.<ref>{{cite news|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Stephen Colbert is a swinger for Marvel|date=September 29, 2008|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/09/stephen-colbert.html|first=Geoff|last=Boucher|accessdate=April 6, 2009}}</ref> |
Though Colbert's real-life presidential campaign had ended, current [[Marvel Comics]] editor-in-chief [[Joe Quesada]] established in an interview on ''The Colbert Report'' that Colbert's campaign was still going strong in the fictional [[Marvel Universe]], citing the cover art of a then-recent issue of ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' which featured a Colbert campaign billboard in the background. Background appearances of Colbert campaign ads continued to appear in Marvel Comics publications, as recently as August 2008's ''[[Secret Invasion]]'' No. 5 (which also features a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] of an alien [[Skrull]] posing as Colbert). In October 2008, Colbert made an extended 8-page appearance webslinging with Spider-Man in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' issue No. 573.<ref>{{cite news|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Stephen Colbert is a swinger for Marvel|date=September 29, 2008|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/09/stephen-colbert.html|first=Geoff|last=Boucher|accessdate=April 6, 2009}}</ref> |
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Stephen Colbert arrived in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], on June 5, 2009, to film a week of shows called "Operation Iraqi Stephen: [[Going Commando]]" sponsored by the [[USO]] (United Service Organizations).<ref name="USOIraq">{{cite news |title=Bob Hope's Spirit, but No Cheesecake |author=Alessandra Stanley |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/arts/television/12watch.html |newspaper=New York Times |date= |
Stephen Colbert arrived in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], on June 5, 2009, to film a week of shows called "Operation Iraqi Stephen: [[Going Commando]]" sponsored by the [[USO]] (United Service Organizations).<ref name="USOIraq">{{cite news |title=Bob Hope's Spirit, but No Cheesecake |author=Alessandra Stanley |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/arts/television/12watch.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 11, 2009 |accessdate=August 27, 2012}}</ref> Colbert had a suit tailored for him in the [[Army Combat Uniform]] pattern.<ref>{{cite news |title=Colbert Goes Commando in Iraq |author=Lee Farran |url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7781207&page=1 |publisher=ABC News |date=June 8, 2009 |accessdate=August 27, 2012}}</ref> During the first episode (which featured a cameo appearance from U.S. president [[Barack Obama]]), Colbert had his hair cropped in a military style to show his solidarity with the troops. One Army major said that "shaving of the hair is an amazing show of support" that was "very touching." USO Senior Vice President John Hanson said the shows are an important diversion for the troops.<ref>{{cite web|last=Karadsheh|first=Jomana|title=In Iraq, Colbert gets military haircut to show his solidarity|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/07/colbert.iraq/|publisher=Cable News Network|accessdate=August 7, 2013}}</ref> |
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===2010 Congressional testimony=== |
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On September 24, 2010, Colbert testified in character before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Security. He was invited by committee chairwoman [[Zoe Lofgren]] to describe his experience participating in the [[United Farm Workers]]' "Take Our Jobs" program, where he spent a day working alongside [[migrant workers]] in upstate New York.<ref name="capitolhill1">{{Cite news | title = Colbert storms Capitol Hill for migrant workers | first = Alan | last = Silverleib | |
On September 24, 2010, Colbert testified in character before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Security. He was invited by committee chairwoman [[Zoe Lofgren]] to describe his experience participating in the [[United Farm Workers]]' "Take Our Jobs" program, where he spent a day working alongside [[migrant workers]] in upstate New York.<ref name="capitolhill1">{{Cite news | title = Colbert storms Capitol Hill for migrant workers | first = Alan | last = Silverleib | publisher = CNN | date = September 24, 2010 | url = http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/24/colbert.house.immigration/?hpt=T2 | accessdate = September 25, 2010}}</ref><ref name="capitolhill2">{{Cite news | title = Stephen Colbert, in GOP pundit character, testifies on immigration in D.C. | first = Dan | last = Zak | work = The Washington Post | date = September 25, 2010 | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/24/AR2010092402734.html | accessdate = September 25, 2010}}</ref><ref name="capitolhill3">{{Cite news | title = Stephen Colbert testifies before Congress | work = The Spy Report | publisher = Media Spy | date = September 25, 2010 | url = http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/09/25/us-stephen-colbert-testifies-before-congress/ | accessdate = September 25, 2010}}</ref> At the end of his often-humorous testimony, Colbert broke character in responding to a question from Rep. [[Judy Chu]], D-CA, and explained his purpose for being at the hearing: |
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{{cquote2|I like talking about people who don't have any power, and this seems like one of the least powerful people in the United States are migrant workers who come and do our work, but don't have any rights as a result. And yet we still invite them to come here and at the same time ask them to leave. And that's an interesting contradiction to me. And, you know, 'Whatsoever you do for the least of my brothers,' and these seem like the least of our brothers right now... Migrant workers suffer and have no rights.<ref>{{cite web| author = Matt Schafer| title = Stephen Colbert Breaks Character in Congressional Testimony to Advocate for Migrant Workers| publisher = Lippmannwouldroll.com| date = September 24, 2010| url = http://lippmannwouldroll.com/2010/09/24/stephen-colbert-breaks-character-in-congressional-testimony-to-advocate-for-migrant-workers/| accessdate = October 17, 2010}}</ref>}} |
{{cquote2|I like talking about people who don't have any power, and this seems like one of the least powerful people in the United States are migrant workers who come and do our work, but don't have any rights as a result. And yet we still invite them to come here and at the same time ask them to leave. And that's an interesting contradiction to me. And, you know, 'Whatsoever you do for the least of my brothers,' and these seem like the least of our brothers right now... Migrant workers suffer and have no rights.<ref>{{cite web| author = Matt Schafer| title = Stephen Colbert Breaks Character in Congressional Testimony to Advocate for Migrant Workers| publisher = Lippmannwouldroll.com| date = September 24, 2010| url = http://lippmannwouldroll.com/2010/09/24/stephen-colbert-breaks-character-in-congressional-testimony-to-advocate-for-migrant-workers/| accessdate = October 17, 2010}}</ref>}} |
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Democratic committee member [[John Conyers]] questioned whether it was appropriate for the comedian to appear before Congress and asked him to leave the hearing.<ref name="knowles">{{Cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2010/09/colbert_asked_t.html|work= |
Democratic committee member [[John Conyers]] questioned whether it was appropriate for the comedian to appear before Congress and asked him to leave the hearing.<ref name="knowles">{{Cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2010/09/colbert_asked_t.html|work=Boston Globe|date=September 24, 2010|accessdate=November 11, 2010|title=Stephen Colbert cracks jokes at Capitol Hill hearing|author=Donovan Stack}}</ref> Though Colbert offered to depart at the direction of the committee chairwoman, Lofgren requested that he stay at least until all opening testimony had been completed, whereupon Conyers withdrew his request.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/09/stephen-colbert-testifies-to-congress-today-on-immigration/1|publisher=USA Today on Deadline|date=September 24, 2010|accessdate=May 4, 2011|title=Colbert seriously jokes to Congress about migrant agricultural work|author=Douglas Stanglin}}</ref> |
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Conservative pundits took aim at Colbert's Congress testimony not long after.<ref>{{cite news| author = David Knowles| title = Stephen Colbert's Congressional Testimony: Appropriate or Waste of Time?| publisher = AOL News| date = September 24, 2010| url = http://www.aolnews.com/2010/09/24/stephen-colberts-congressional-testimony-apporpriate-or-waste/| accessdate = September 4, 2013}}</ref> |
Conservative pundits took aim at Colbert's Congress testimony not long after.<ref>{{cite news| author = David Knowles| title = Stephen Colbert's Congressional Testimony: Appropriate or Waste of Time?| publisher = AOL News| date = September 24, 2010| url = http://www.aolnews.com/2010/09/24/stephen-colberts-congressional-testimony-apporpriate-or-waste/| accessdate = September 4, 2013}}</ref> |
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{{main|Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear}} |
{{main|Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear}} |
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In September 2010, following [[Glenn Beck]]'s ''[[Restoring Honor rally]]'', a campaign developed that called for Colbert to hold his own rally at the [[Lincoln Memorial]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/03/restoring-truthiness-colbert-rally-beck_n_704578.html "Internet Petitions Stephen Colbert To Hold 'Restoring Truthiness' Rally At Lincoln Memorial"], [http://www.colbertrally.com/ ColbertRally.com] [http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/09/14/reddit-campaign-for-colbert-rally-breaks-charity-records "Time"]</ref> On the September 10, 2010, episode of the ''Daily Show''<ref>{{Cite episode |title= |
In September 2010, following [[Glenn Beck]]'s ''[[Restoring Honor rally]]'', a campaign developed that called for Colbert to hold his own rally at the [[Lincoln Memorial]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/03/restoring-truthiness-colbert-rally-beck_n_704578.html "Internet Petitions Stephen Colbert To Hold 'Restoring Truthiness' Rally At Lincoln Memorial"], [http://www.colbertrally.com/ ColbertRally.com] [http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/09/14/reddit-campaign-for-colbert-rally-breaks-charity-records "Time"]</ref> On the September 10, 2010, episode of the ''Daily Show''<ref>{{Cite episode |title=September 10, 2010|series=The Daily Show with Jon Stewart|serieslink= |credits=Executive Producers: [[Rory Albanese]], Josh Lieb, [[Jon Stewart]]|network=[[Comedy Central]]|station= |city= |airdate=September 10, 2010|began= |ended= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= |transcript= |transcripturl= }}</ref> and the ''Colbert Report'', Stewart and Colbert made preannouncements of a future event. On September 16, 2010, Stewart and Colbert announced competing rallies on the Washington, DC, Mall on October 30, 2010, Stewart's "''Rally to Restore Sanity''", and Colbert's "''March to Keep Fear Alive''". Both were eventually merged into the [[Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear]]. |
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===Super PAC and 2012 Presidential campaign=== |
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In June 2011, during a public meeting, the [[Federal Election Commission|FEC]] voted 5–1 to grant ''The Colbert Report'' a limited media exemption. The exemption allows unlimited donations of airtime and show resources to promote the Colbert Super PAC without requiring disclosure to the FEC, but only for ads appearing on ''The Colbert Report''. Following the hearing, Colbert formally filed paperwork for the creation of his [[Super PAC]] with the FEC secretary.<ref>{{cite news| last = Shear| first = Michael | title = Colbert Gets Permission to Form Super-PAC |url =http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/colbert-gets-permission-to-form-super-pac/| work = The New York Times| date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> |
In June 2011, during a public meeting, the [[Federal Election Commission|FEC]] voted 5–1 to grant ''The Colbert Report'' a limited media exemption. The exemption allows unlimited donations of airtime and show resources to promote the Colbert Super PAC without requiring disclosure to the FEC, but only for ads appearing on ''The Colbert Report''. Following the hearing, Colbert formally filed paperwork for the creation of his [[Super PAC]] with the FEC secretary.<ref>{{cite news| last = Shear| first = Michael | title = Colbert Gets Permission to Form Super-PAC |url =http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/colbert-gets-permission-to-form-super-pac/| work = The New York Times| date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> |
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After the 2012 New Hampshire primary, a poll for the subsequent South Carolina primary taken by Public Policy Polling (of 1,112 likely GOP voters, Jan 5–7, 2012) was reported to place Stephen Colbert at 5%, one point ahead of Jon Huntsman polling at 4%, in spite of the fact that Colbert was not on the ballot. This poll showed Colbert to be closely behind Rick Perry's 7% and Ron Paul's 8% (with Romney at 27%, Gingrich 23% and Santorum at 18%). On the January 11 episode of the Colbert Report, Colbert asked his audience if he should run for President in South Carolina, to which he received strong applause. He then stated that he would be making a "Major Announcement" during the next day's show. On January 12, Colbert started his show by discussing his role in the Presidential campaign, then addressed the law preventing him from being a Presidential candidate while running his Super PAC. With the help of his lawyer Trevor Potter, he then signed over control of his Super PAC to Jon Stewart, with the organization title then being referred to as "The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colbertsuperpac.com/ |title= Under New Management! |publisher= Colbert Super PAC | accessdate=2012 |
After the 2012 New Hampshire primary, a poll for the subsequent South Carolina primary taken by Public Policy Polling (of 1,112 likely GOP voters, Jan 5–7, 2012) was reported to place Stephen Colbert at 5%, one point ahead of Jon Huntsman polling at 4%, in spite of the fact that Colbert was not on the ballot. This poll showed Colbert to be closely behind Rick Perry's 7% and Ron Paul's 8% (with Romney at 27%, Gingrich 23% and Santorum at 18%). On the January 11 episode of the Colbert Report, Colbert asked his audience if he should run for President in South Carolina, to which he received strong applause. He then stated that he would be making a "Major Announcement" during the next day's show. On January 12, Colbert started his show by discussing his role in the Presidential campaign, then addressed the law preventing him from being a Presidential candidate while running his Super PAC. With the help of his lawyer Trevor Potter, he then signed over control of his Super PAC to Jon Stewart, with the organization title then being referred to as "The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colbertsuperpac.com/ |title= Under New Management! |publisher= Colbert Super PAC | accessdate=May 2, 2012}}</ref> Immediately after this legal block was out of the way, Colbert announced, "I am forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy for the President of the United States of South Carolina. I'm doin' it!" He reiterated in the interview portion of that show that "I'm still in the exploratory phase" of his Presidential campaign. |
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On the January 16, 2012, episode, Colbert encouraged his viewers to vote for [[Herman Cain]] in the South Carolina primary. As Cain was still on the ballot, despite having recently dropped out of the race, Colbert announced that he would consider any votes cast for Cain to be in direct support of his own possible candidacy. |
On the January 16, 2012, episode, Colbert encouraged his viewers to vote for [[Herman Cain]] in the South Carolina primary. As Cain was still on the ballot, despite having recently dropped out of the race, Colbert announced that he would consider any votes cast for Cain to be in direct support of his own possible candidacy. |
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===Other work=== |
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Stephen Colbert is co-author of the satirical text-and-picture novel ''[[Wigfield|Wigfield: The Can Do Town That Just May Not]]'', which was published in 2003 by [[Hyperion (publisher)|Hyperion Books]]. The novel was a collaboration between Colbert, [[Amy Sedaris]], and [[Paul Dinello]], and tells the story of a small town threatened by the impending destruction of a massive dam. The narrative is presented as a series of fictional interviews with the town's residents, accompanied by photos. The three authors toured performing an adaptation of ''Wigfield'' on stage the same year the book was released.<ref>{{cite news|title = 'Daily Show' meets Second City in 'Wigfield' tour|first = Nina|last = Metz| |
Stephen Colbert is co-author of the satirical text-and-picture novel ''[[Wigfield|Wigfield: The Can Do Town That Just May Not]]'', which was published in 2003 by [[Hyperion (publisher)|Hyperion Books]]. The novel was a collaboration between Colbert, [[Amy Sedaris]], and [[Paul Dinello]], and tells the story of a small town threatened by the impending destruction of a massive dam. The narrative is presented as a series of fictional interviews with the town's residents, accompanied by photos. The three authors toured performing an adaptation of ''Wigfield'' on stage the same year the book was released.<ref>{{cite news|title = 'Daily Show' meets Second City in 'Wigfield' tour|first = Nina|last = Metz|work = Chicago Tribune|date = April 27, 2003}}</ref> |
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[[File:Stephen Colbert at FSU Pow Wow.jpg|thumb|left|Stephen Colbert during an appearance at [[Florida State University]]]] |
[[File:Stephen Colbert at FSU Pow Wow.jpg|thumb|left|Stephen Colbert during an appearance at [[Florida State University]]]] |
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Colbert appeared in a small supporting role in the 2005 film adaptation of ''[[Bewitched (2005 film)|Bewitched]]''. He has made guest appearances on the television series ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', ''[[Spin City]]'', and ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'',<ref name="colbertcrim">{{cite web|url=http://www.nofactzone.net/2007/02/07/klassic-kolbert-law-order-criminal-intent/|title=Klassic Kolbert – Law & Order: Criminal Intent {{!}} No Fact Zone|author=DB|date=February 7, 2007|accessdate=November 25, 2010}}</ref> and on the first season of the US improvisational comedy show ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''. He voiced the characters of Reducto and Phil Ken Sebben in the [[Adult Swim]]'s ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', but left the show in 2005 to work on The Colbert Report. His characters were both killed, though he returned to voice Phil for the series finale. Colbert also has provided voices for Cartoon Network's ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'', Comedy Central's ''[[Crank Yankers]]'', and ''[[American Dad!]]'', as well as for Canadian animated comedy series ''[[The Wrong Coast]]''. He appeared as [[Homer Simpson]]'s life coach, Colby Krause, in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/he-loves-to-fly-and-he-dohs/episode/1059134/trivia.html|title=The Simpsons: He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs Trivia and Quotes on TV.com|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=September 24, 2007|accessdate=November 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nofactzone.net/2007/09/24/did-you-see-stephen-colbert-colby-krause-on-the-simpsons-last-night/|title=Did you see Stephen Colbert ("Colby Krause") on 'The Simpsons' last night? {{!}} No Fact Zone|publisher=No Fact Zone|author=Ms Interpreted|date= September 24, 2007|accessdate=November 25, 2010}}</ref> |
Colbert appeared in a small supporting role in the 2005 film adaptation of ''[[Bewitched (2005 film)|Bewitched]]''. He has made guest appearances on the television series ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', ''[[Spin City]]'', and ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'',<ref name="colbertcrim">{{cite web|url=http://www.nofactzone.net/2007/02/07/klassic-kolbert-law-order-criminal-intent/|title=Klassic Kolbert – Law & Order: Criminal Intent {{!}} No Fact Zone|author=DB|date=February 7, 2007|accessdate=November 25, 2010}}</ref> and on the first season of the US improvisational comedy show ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''. He voiced the characters of Reducto and Phil Ken Sebben in the [[Adult Swim]]'s ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', but left the show in 2005 to work on The Colbert Report. His characters were both killed, though he returned to voice Phil for the series finale. Colbert also has provided voices for Cartoon Network's ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'', Comedy Central's ''[[Crank Yankers]]'', and ''[[American Dad!]]'', as well as for Canadian animated comedy series ''[[The Wrong Coast]]''. He appeared as [[Homer Simpson]]'s life coach, Colby Krause, in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/he-loves-to-fly-and-he-dohs/episode/1059134/trivia.html|title=The Simpsons: He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs Trivia and Quotes on TV.com|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=September 24, 2007|accessdate=November 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nofactzone.net/2007/09/24/did-you-see-stephen-colbert-colby-krause-on-the-simpsons-last-night/|title=Did you see Stephen Colbert ("Colby Krause") on 'The Simpsons' last night? {{!}} No Fact Zone|publisher=No Fact Zone|author=Ms Interpreted|date= September 24, 2007|accessdate=November 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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Colbert is a producer of ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'', the world's largest nonprofit collaborative art film. His video request that [[IMDb]] list his credit for ''The 1 Second Film'' ("it is as valid as most of my credits") enabled thousands of the film's producers to be listed in the massive movie database until they were removed in early 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the1secondfilm.com/blog/nirvan/why_did_imdb_remove_thousands_our_producers |title=Why did IMDb remove thousands of our producers? {{!}} The 1 Second Film |author=Mullick, Nirvan |date=February 5, 2007 |accessdate=August 5, 2010}}</ref> |
Colbert is a producer of ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'', the world's largest nonprofit collaborative art film. His video request that [[IMDb]] list his credit for ''The 1 Second Film'' ("it is as valid as most of my credits") enabled thousands of the film's producers to be listed in the massive movie database until they were removed in early 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the1secondfilm.com/blog/nirvan/why_did_imdb_remove_thousands_our_producers |title=Why did IMDb remove thousands of our producers? {{!}} The 1 Second Film |author=Mullick, Nirvan |date=February 5, 2007 |accessdate=August 5, 2010}}</ref> |
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Colbert has released one book associated with ''The Colbert Report'', ''[[I Am America (And So Can You!)]]''. It was released on October 7, 2007 by [[Hachette Book Group USA|Grand Central Publishing]]. Grand Central Publishing is the successor to Warner Books, which published ''[[America (The Book)]]'', written by ''The Daily Show'' staff. The book contains similar political satire, but was written primarily by Colbert himself rather than as a collaboration with his ''Colbert Report'' writing staff.<ref>{{cite news|title = Colbert riffs put to paper|first = Steven|last = Zeitchik| |
Colbert has released one book associated with ''The Colbert Report'', ''[[I Am America (And So Can You!)]]''. It was released on October 7, 2007 by [[Hachette Book Group USA|Grand Central Publishing]]. Grand Central Publishing is the successor to Warner Books, which published ''[[America (The Book)]]'', written by ''The Daily Show'' staff. The book contains similar political satire, but was written primarily by Colbert himself rather than as a collaboration with his ''Colbert Report'' writing staff.<ref>{{cite news|title = Colbert riffs put to paper|first = Steven|last = Zeitchik|work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date = March 20, 2006|url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117940055.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|accessdate = July 11, 2007}}</ref> |
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On November 23, 2008, his Christmas special, ''[[A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!]]'', aired on [[Comedy Central]]. It was released on DVD in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2008/11/17/a-colbert-christmas-premieres-sunday/|title= A Colbert Christmas Premieres Sunday! Comedy Central Insider Blog}}</ref> |
On November 23, 2008, his Christmas special, ''[[A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!]]'', aired on [[Comedy Central]]. It was released on DVD in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2008/11/17/a-colbert-christmas-premieres-sunday/|title= A Colbert Christmas Premieres Sunday! Comedy Central Insider Blog}}</ref> |
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In January 2010, Colbert was named the assistant sports psychologist for the [[United States Olympic Committee|US Olympic]] [[speed skating]] team at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colbertnation.com/home |title=Colbert Nation |
In January 2010, Colbert was named the assistant sports psychologist for the [[United States Olympic Committee|US Olympic]] [[speed skating]] team at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colbertnation.com/home |title=Colbert Nation |publisher=Colbertnation.com }}{{dead link|date=December 2011}} |
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</ref><ref>[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/262387/january-20-2010/skate-expectations---speedskating-race---shani-davis Skate Expectations: Speedskating Race with Shani Davis], on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' "Wed, Jan 20, 2010"</ref> He was also invited to be part of [[NBC]]'s 2010 Winter Olympics coverage team by [[Dick Ebersol]], chairman of NBC Universal Sports.<ref>[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/262388/january-20-2010/dick-ebersol Interview with Dick Ebersol], on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' "Wed, Jan 20, 2010"</ref> In April 2011, Colbert performed as Harry in the revival of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s musical ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'', presented by the [[New York Philharmonic]] at the [[Lincoln Center]].<ref name="Company">{{cite news |
</ref><ref>[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/262387/january-20-2010/skate-expectations---speedskating-race---shani-davis Skate Expectations: Speedskating Race with Shani Davis], on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' "Wed, Jan 20, 2010"</ref> He was also invited to be part of [[NBC]]'s 2010 Winter Olympics coverage team by [[Dick Ebersol]], chairman of NBC Universal Sports.<ref>[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/262388/january-20-2010/dick-ebersol Interview with Dick Ebersol], on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' "Wed, Jan 20, 2010"</ref> In April 2011, Colbert performed as Harry in the revival of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s musical ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'', presented by the [[New York Philharmonic]] at the [[Lincoln Center]].<ref name="Company">{{cite news |
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After the resignation of South Carolina [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Jim DeMint]] to run the [[Heritage Foundation]], Colbert was named a possible candidate for appointment to the seat being vacated by DeMint, which will trigger a special election in [[United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 2014|2014]] to finish out DeMint's term. Although Governor [[Nikki Haley]] announced promptly that she had no intention to nominate Colbert to the Senate, a poll showed Colbert as a favorite among South Carolina voters.<ref>{{cite web |
After the resignation of South Carolina [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Jim DeMint]] to run the [[Heritage Foundation]], Colbert was named a possible candidate for appointment to the seat being vacated by DeMint, which will trigger a special election in [[United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 2014|2014]] to finish out DeMint's term. Although Governor [[Nikki Haley]] announced promptly that she had no intention to nominate Colbert to the Senate, a poll showed Colbert as a favorite among South Carolina voters.<ref>{{cite web |
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[[File:Stephen Colbert and sons by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|right|Colbert with his sons, Peter and John, at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]] |
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Although, by his own account, he was not particularly political before joining the cast of ''[[The Daily Show]]'', Colbert has described himself as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] according to a 2004 interview.<ref name="smirk">{{cite news|url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/09/AR2005100901551.html|title = TV's Newest Anchor: A Smirk in Progress|first = Howard|last = Kurtz|authorlink= Howard Kurtz| |
Although, by his own account, he was not particularly political before joining the cast of ''[[The Daily Show]]'', Colbert has described himself as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] according to a 2004 interview.<ref name="smirk">{{cite news|url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/09/AR2005100901551.html|title = TV's Newest Anchor: A Smirk in Progress|first = Howard|last = Kurtz|authorlink= Howard Kurtz|work = The Washington Post|date = October 10, 2005|accessdate = August 11, 2006}}</ref><ref name="EW">{{cite news|url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,677356,00.html|title = "Show" Off|first = Mandi|last = Bierly|work = [[Entertainment Weekly]]|date = July 22, 2006|accessdate = July 22, 2006}}</ref> In an interview at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government|Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard Institute of Politics]], he stated that he has "no problems with Republicans, just Republican policies."<ref name="Google Video">{{cite web|url = http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5550134133036374310|title = A Conversation With Stephen Colbert|publisher = [[Harvard Institute of Politics]]|date = October 1, 2006|accessdate = June 6, 2007}}</ref> Colbert is a practicing [[Roman Catholic]] and a [[Sunday school]] teacher.<ref name=TimeOut/><ref>Interview with Stephen Colbert on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''. [[NBC]] (June 14, 2006).</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/03/colbert_seeks_r.php|title = Colbert Seeks Rapport With GOPers|first = Marc|last = Ambinder|publisher = [[The Hotline]]|date = March 3, 2006|accessdate = August 13, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_09-23-2007/AStephen_Colbert|title=If you are laughing, you can't be afraid|first=James|last=Kaplan|work=Parade Magazine|date=October 23, 2007|accessdate=February 12, 2008}}{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> |
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Colbert lives in [[Montclair, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/business/media/stephen-colbert-to-succeed-letterman-on-late-show.html?_r=0 |title=Colbert Will Host 'Late Show,' Playing Himself for a Change | |
Colbert lives in [[Montclair, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/business/media/stephen-colbert-to-succeed-letterman-on-late-show.html?_r=0 |title=Colbert Will Host 'Late Show,' Playing Himself for a Change |work=The New York Times |date=April 10, 2014 |accessdate=April 11, 2014 |first=Bill |last=Carter }}</ref> with his wife, Evelyn McGee-Colbert, who appeared with him in an episode of ''[[Strangers with Candy]]'' as his mother. She also had an uncredited cameo as a nurse in the series pilot and a credited one (as his wife, Clair) in the [[Strangers with Candy (film)|film]]. McGee-Colbert actually met Jon Stewart, later a good friend of Colbert, before she met her husband in 1990. She is the daughter of prominent [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] civil litigator Joseph McGee, of the firm Buist Moore Smythe McGee. The couple has three children: Madeleine, Peter, and John.<ref name="child">{{cite web|url = http://www.parents.com/family-life/celebrity-parents/moms-dads/celebrity-parents-stephen-colbert/|title = The King of Comedy|first = Marisa|last = Milanese|work = [[Child (magazine)|Child]]|date=March 2004|accessdate = August 11, 2006}}</ref> Colbert prefers, however, that his children not watch his show ''The Colbert Report'', saying that "kids can't understand irony or sarcasm, and I don't want them to perceive me as insincere."<ref name="60minutes" /> |
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Colbert's mother died at the age of 92 on June 12, 2013, after a period of ill health.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stephen-colberts-mother-dies-at-569343|title=Stephen Colbert's Mother Dies at 92|author=Hilary Lewis| |
Colbert's mother died at the age of 92 on June 12, 2013, after a period of ill health.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stephen-colberts-mother-dies-at-569343|title=Stephen Colbert's Mother Dies at 92|author=Hilary Lewis|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 14, 2013|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref> |
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==Awards and honors== <!-- [[The Colbert Report]] links here --> |
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In 2000 Colbert and the other ''Daily Show'' writers were the recipients of three [[Emmy Award]]s as writers for ''The Daily Show'' and again in 2005 and 2006. In 2005 he was nominated for a [[Satellite Award]] for his performance on ''The Colbert Report'' and again in 2006.<ref name="emmycolbert" /> He was also nominated for three Emmys for ''The Colbert Report'' in 2006, including Best Performance in a Variety, Musical Program or Special, which he lost to [[Barry Manilow]].<ref>{{cite web |
In 2000 Colbert and the other ''Daily Show'' writers were the recipients of three [[Emmy Award]]s as writers for ''The Daily Show'' and again in 2005 and 2006. In 2005 he was nominated for a [[Satellite Award]] for his performance on ''The Colbert Report'' and again in 2006.<ref name="emmycolbert" /> He was also nominated for three Emmys for ''The Colbert Report'' in 2006, including Best Performance in a Variety, Musical Program or Special, which he lost to [[Barry Manilow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/08/colbert-report.html |title=PODCAST: Stephen Colbert gives Jon Stewart the big kiss-off in their Emmy smackdown | Gold Derby |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 7, 2008 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> Manilow and Colbert would go on to jokingly sign and notarize a revolving biannual custody agreement for the Emmy on the ''Colbert Report'' episode aired on October 30, 2006. He lost the same category to [[Tony Bennett]] in 2007 and [[Don Rickles]] in 2008. |
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In January 2006, the [[American Dialect Society]] named ''[[truthiness]]'', which Colbert coined on the premiere episode of ''The Colbert Report'', as its 2005 [[Word of the year]]. Colbert devoted time on five successive episodes to [[Heather Clark (American Journalist)|bemoaning the failure]] of the [[Associated Press]] to mention his role in popularizing the word ''truthiness'' in its news coverage of the Word of the Year.<ref name=ADO>{{cite web|url = http://www.americandialect.org/Words_of_the_Year_2005.pdf|title = ''Truthiness'' Voted 2005 Word of the Year|publisher = [[American Dialect Society]]|date = January 6, 2006|format = PDF|accessdate = September 4, 2013}}</ref><ref name=newsweek2>{{cite web|url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11182033/site/newsweek/|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060425101629/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11182033/site/newsweek/|archivedate=April 25, 2006|title = The Truthiness Teller|first = Marc|last = Peyser|work = [[Newsweek]]|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|date = February 16, 2006|accessdate = February 18, 2006}}</ref> On December 9, 2006, [[Merriam-Webster]] also announced that it selected ''truthiness'' as its Word of the Year for 2006. Votes were accepted on their website, and according to poll results, "truthiness" won by a five-to-one margin.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235621,00.html|title = 'Truthiness' Pronounced 2006 Word of the Year|date = December 8, 2006|agency=Associated Press|publisher = [[Fox News Channel]]|accessdate = May 10, 2007}}</ref> |
In January 2006, the [[American Dialect Society]] named ''[[truthiness]]'', which Colbert coined on the premiere episode of ''The Colbert Report'', as its 2005 [[Word of the year]]. Colbert devoted time on five successive episodes to [[Heather Clark (American Journalist)|bemoaning the failure]] of the [[Associated Press]] to mention his role in popularizing the word ''truthiness'' in its news coverage of the Word of the Year.<ref name=ADO>{{cite web|url = http://www.americandialect.org/Words_of_the_Year_2005.pdf|title = ''Truthiness'' Voted 2005 Word of the Year|publisher = [[American Dialect Society]]|date = January 6, 2006|format = PDF|accessdate = September 4, 2013}}</ref><ref name=newsweek2>{{cite web|url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11182033/site/newsweek/|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060425101629/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11182033/site/newsweek/|archivedate=April 25, 2006|title = The Truthiness Teller|first = Marc|last = Peyser|work = [[Newsweek]]|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|date = February 16, 2006|accessdate = February 18, 2006}}</ref> On December 9, 2006, [[Merriam-Webster]] also announced that it selected ''truthiness'' as its Word of the Year for 2006. Votes were accepted on their website, and according to poll results, "truthiness" won by a five-to-one margin.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235621,00.html|title = 'Truthiness' Pronounced 2006 Word of the Year|date = December 8, 2006|agency=Associated Press|publisher = [[Fox News Channel]]|accessdate = May 10, 2007}}</ref> |
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In June 2006, after speaking at the school's commencement ceremony, Colbert received an [[Honorary degree|honorary]] [[Doctor of Fine Arts|Doctorate of Fine Arts degree]] from [[Knox College, Illinois|Knox College]].<ref>{{cite speech|url = http://departments.knox.edu/newsarchive/news_events/2006/x16625.html|title = Stephen Colbert Honorary Degree|date = June 3, 2006|first = Francis|last = McAndrew|location = [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]]|accessdate = May 20, 2014}}</ref> <!--((Could this not be raised in the intro and info box at the top of the page, other pages of people with titles have their displayed immediately at the top of the page, see WP. If no change in several days I may attempt to modify page unless this goes to the talk page.))--> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named Stephen Colbert as one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people]] in 2006 and 2012<ref name="time100" /><ref name="time100-1" /> and in May 2006, ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine listed Colbert (and [[Jon Stewart]]) as one of its top dozen influential persons in media.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://nymag.com/news/features/influentials/16926/|title = The Influentials: Media| |
In June 2006, after speaking at the school's commencement ceremony, Colbert received an [[Honorary degree|honorary]] [[Doctor of Fine Arts|Doctorate of Fine Arts degree]] from [[Knox College, Illinois|Knox College]].<ref>{{cite speech|url = http://departments.knox.edu/newsarchive/news_events/2006/x16625.html|title = Stephen Colbert Honorary Degree|date = June 3, 2006|first = Francis|last = McAndrew|location = [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]]|accessdate = May 20, 2014}}</ref> <!--((Could this not be raised in the intro and info box at the top of the page, other pages of people with titles have their displayed immediately at the top of the page, see WP. If no change in several days I may attempt to modify page unless this goes to the talk page.))--> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named Stephen Colbert as one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people]] in 2006 and 2012<ref name="time100" /><ref name="time100-1" /> and in May 2006, ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine listed Colbert (and [[Jon Stewart]]) as one of its top dozen influential persons in media.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://nymag.com/news/features/influentials/16926/|title = The Influentials: Media|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date = May 15, 2006|accessdate = April 15, 2007}}</ref> Colbert was named Person of the Year by the [[U.S. Comedy Arts Festival]] in [[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen]], Colorado on March 3, 2007<ref>{{cite news|last = Osberger|first = Madeleine|title = Comedy Fest Names Colbert Person of Year|work = The Washington Post|date = March 4, 2007|url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/04/AR2007030400054.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/entertainmentnews|accessdate = March 4, 2007}}</ref> and was also given the Speaker of the Year Award by The Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) on March 24, 2007 for his "drive to expose the rhetorical shortcomings of contemporary political discourse".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.prfree.com/index.php?cur=index&action=preview&id=61007|title = Stephen Colbert To Be Presented With Speaker of the Year Award by the Cross Examination Debate Association|publisher = CEDADebate.org|publisher = prfree.com|date = March 20, 2007|accessdate = March 27, 2007}}</ref> |
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Colbert was named the 2nd Sexiest TV News Anchor in September 2006 by [[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim Online]], next to [[Mélissa Theuriau]] of France and was the only man featured on the list.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=2514&imgCollectId=121|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080212000636/http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=2514&imgCollectId=121|archivedate=February 12, 2008|title = TV's Sexiest News Anchors| |
Colbert was named the 2nd Sexiest TV News Anchor in September 2006 by [[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim Online]], next to [[Mélissa Theuriau]] of France and was the only man featured on the list.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=2514&imgCollectId=121|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080212000636/http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=2514&imgCollectId=121|archivedate=February 12, 2008|title = TV's Sexiest News Anchors|work = [[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]|date=September 2006|accessdate = November 22, 2006}}</ref> In November 2006, he was named a "sexy surprise" by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' in the [[Sexiest Man Alive]] honors<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/15/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main2183165.shtml|title = George Clooney Named 'Sexiest Man Alive'|publisher = [[CBS News]]|date = November 15, 2006|accessdate = November 16, 2006}}</ref> and in the December 2006 issue of ''[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]'' he was named one of ''GQ's'' "Men of the Year".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_5188|title = Men of the Year 2006|work = [[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]|publisher = [[Style.com]]|date = November 13, 2006|accessdate = November 15, 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930210957/http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_5188 |archivedate = September 30, 2007}}</ref> |
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In 2012, he was listed as No. 69 on [[Maxim Magazine]]'s Hot 100, becoming the first man to be included on the list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/stephen-colbert-maxim-hot-100_n_1536642.html |title=Stephen Colbert Makes Maxim's Hot 100 List of Most Beautiful Women | |
In 2012, he was listed as No. 69 on [[Maxim Magazine]]'s Hot 100, becoming the first man to be included on the list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/stephen-colbert-maxim-hot-100_n_1536642.html |title=Stephen Colbert Makes Maxim's Hot 100 List of Most Beautiful Women |work=The Huffington Post |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> |
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Colbert has been nomianted for five [[TCA Awards]] for ''The Colbert Report'' by the [[Television Critics Association]]. He has also received two [[Peabody Award]]s. In February 2007, [[Ben & Jerry's]] unveiled a new ice cream flavor in honor of Colbert, named [[Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream]]. Colbert waited until Easter to sample the ice cream because he "gave up sweets for [[Lent]]".<ref>{{cite news|author = Freydkin, Donna|url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-03-06-colbert-ice-cream_N.htm|title = As AmeriCone as ice cream|publisher = [[USA TODAY]]|date = March 6, 2007|accessdate = March 6, 2007}}</ref> Colbert will donate all proceeds to charity through the new Stephen Colbert AmeriCone Dream Fund, which will distribute the money to various causes.<ref>{{cite web| |
Colbert has been nomianted for five [[TCA Awards]] for ''The Colbert Report'' by the [[Television Critics Association]]. He has also received two [[Peabody Award]]s. In February 2007, [[Ben & Jerry's]] unveiled a new ice cream flavor in honor of Colbert, named [[Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream]]. Colbert waited until Easter to sample the ice cream because he "gave up sweets for [[Lent]]".<ref>{{cite news|author = Freydkin, Donna|url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-03-06-colbert-ice-cream_N.htm|title = As AmeriCone as ice cream|publisher = [[USA TODAY]]|date = March 6, 2007|accessdate = March 6, 2007}}</ref> Colbert will donate all proceeds to charity through the new Stephen Colbert AmeriCone Dream Fund, which will distribute the money to various causes.<ref>{{cite web|agency = [[Associated Press]]|title=Ben & Jerry's names new flavor for Colbert|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|date=February 15, 2007|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17152896/|accessdate = March 4, 2007}}</ref> |
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After the [[Saginaw Spirit]] defeated the [[Oshawa Generals]] in [[Ontario Hockey League|Ontario]] [[Junior ice hockey|Junior League Hockey]], [[Oshawa]] Mayor John Gray declared March 20, 2007 (the mayor's own birthday) [[The Colbert Report#Stephen Colbert Day|Stephen Colbert Day]], honoring a previous bet with Stephen. At the event, Mayor Gray referred to the publicity the bet brought the city, remarking, "This is the way to lose a bet".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.oshawa.ca/colbert/|title = Oshawa Pays Its Debt To Tv Host Stephen Colbert|publisher = |
After the [[Saginaw Spirit]] defeated the [[Oshawa Generals]] in [[Ontario Hockey League|Ontario]] [[Junior ice hockey|Junior League Hockey]], [[Oshawa]] Mayor John Gray declared March 20, 2007 (the mayor's own birthday) [[The Colbert Report#Stephen Colbert Day|Stephen Colbert Day]], honoring a previous bet with Stephen. At the event, Mayor Gray referred to the publicity the bet brought the city, remarking, "This is the way to lose a bet".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.oshawa.ca/colbert/|title = Oshawa Pays Its Debt To Tv Host Stephen Colbert|publisher = oshawa.ca| date = March 20, 2007|accessdate = April 15, 2007}}</ref> |
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Colbert was honored for the Gutsiest Move on the [[Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards]] on June 13, 2007 for his performance at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.<ref>{{cite web|last = Jordan|first = Casey|title = Spike TV Holds First Annual Guys Choice Awards Show|publisher = [[All Headline News]]|date = June 11, 2007|url = http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007610757|accessdate = June 15, 2007}}</ref> In August 2007, [[Virgin America]] named an airplane. "Air Colbert", in his honor.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bay City News Service|title=Virgin America's first flights set to land in San Francisco today|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|date=August 8, 2007}}</ref> On October 28, 2007, Colbert received the [[key to the city]] of [[Columbia, South Carolina]] from Mayor [[Bob Coble]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|last=Cummins|first=Sydney|title=Stephen Colbert Receives Key To City of Columbia|publisher=[[WLTX]]|date=October 28, 2007|url=http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=55024|accessdate=October 28, 2007}}</ref> |
Colbert was honored for the Gutsiest Move on the [[Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards]] on June 13, 2007 for his performance at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.<ref>{{cite web|last = Jordan|first = Casey|title = Spike TV Holds First Annual Guys Choice Awards Show|publisher = [[All Headline News]]|date = June 11, 2007|url = http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007610757|accessdate = June 15, 2007}}</ref> In August 2007, [[Virgin America]] named an airplane. "Air Colbert", in his honor.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bay City News Service|title=Virgin America's first flights set to land in San Francisco today|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|date=August 8, 2007}}</ref> On October 28, 2007, Colbert received the [[key to the city]] of [[Columbia, South Carolina]] from Mayor [[Bob Coble]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|last=Cummins|first=Sydney|title=Stephen Colbert Receives Key To City of Columbia|publisher=[[WLTX]]|date=October 28, 2007|url=http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=55024|accessdate=October 28, 2007}}</ref> |
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[[File:Stephen Colbert 2012 (cropped).jpg|right|200px|thumb|Colbert with his Peabody award, May 2012]] |
[[File:Stephen Colbert 2012 (cropped).jpg|right|200px|thumb|Colbert with his Peabody award, May 2012]] |
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On December 20, 2007, Colbert was named Celebrity of the Year by The [[Associated Press]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20071220/ye-celebrity-of-the-year/ Colbert Chosen AP Celebrity of the Year], December 20, 2007, Jake Coyle, The Huffington |
On December 20, 2007, Colbert was named Celebrity of the Year by The [[Associated Press]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20071220/ye-celebrity-of-the-year/ Colbert Chosen AP Celebrity of the Year], December 20, 2007, Jake Coyle, ''The Huffington Post''.</ref> On April 2, 2008 he received a [[Peabody Award]] for The Colbert Report, saying in response, "I proudly accept this award and begrudgingly forgive the Peabody Committee for taking three years to recognize greatness".<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Eggerton|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/113111-Peabody_Awards_Winners_Announced.php|title=Peabody Awards Winners Announced|date=April 2, 2008|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|accessdate=August 10, 2009}}</ref> |
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In 2008, Colbert won the [[Emmy award]] for writing again, this time as a writer for the ''Colbert Report''. Colbert delivered the Class Day address to the graduating class of [[Princeton University]] on June 2, 2008, and accepted the ''Class of 2008 Understandable Vanity Award'', consisting of a sketch of Colbert and a mirror.<ref name="key3">{{cite web|last=Lack|first=Kelly|title=Colbert to Class of 2008: Don't change the world| |
In 2008, Colbert won the [[Emmy award]] for writing again, this time as a writer for the ''Colbert Report''. Colbert delivered the Class Day address to the graduating class of [[Princeton University]] on June 2, 2008, and accepted the ''Class of 2008 Understandable Vanity Award'', consisting of a sketch of Colbert and a mirror.<ref name="key3">{{cite web|last=Lack|first=Kelly|title=Colbert to Class of 2008: Don't change the world|work=The Daily Princetonian|date=June 2, 2008|url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2008/06/02/21265/|accessdate=June 2, 2008}}</ref> He also has been announced as the Person of the Year for the 12th annual [[Webby Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/specialachievement.php|title= Welcome to the Webby Awards}}</ref> |
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In January 2010, Colbert received the [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]] for his album ''[[A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!]]''. He also announced the nominees for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] while toting a pre-released Apple [[iPad]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/colbert-rocks-an-ipad-at-the-grammys/5917 |title=Colbert rocks an iPad at the Grammys |author=Jason D. O'Grady |date=February 1, 2010 |
In January 2010, Colbert received the [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]] for his album ''[[A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!]]''. He also announced the nominees for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] while toting a pre-released Apple [[iPad]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/colbert-rocks-an-ipad-at-the-grammys/5917 |title=Colbert rocks an iPad at the Grammys |author=Jason D. O'Grady |date=February 1, 2010 |publisher=[[ZDNet]] |accessdate=September 14, 2010}}</ref> Colbert was the 2011 commencement speaker for [[Northwestern University]], and received an honorary degree.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2011/06/colbert-addresses-nu-commencement.html |title=Stephen Colbert, receives honorary degrees |publisher=Northwestern University NEWSCENTER |date=June 17, 2011 |accessdate=January 21, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, Colbert again won the [[Emmy award]] for writing for the ''Colbert Report''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Meredith Blake |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/sep/25/entertainment/la-et-st-stephen-colbert-jon-stewart-emmy-win-20130925 |title=Stephen Colbert celebrates Emmy win by picking fight with Jon Stewart |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 25, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= Steven Zeitchik |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/sep/23/entertainment/la-et-st-emmys-2013-stephen-colbert-report-20130923 |title=Emmys 2013: Stephen Colbert provides some variety |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 23, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=8 MOS |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/emmys-2013-colbert-report-ends-634227 |title=Emmys 2013: 'The Colbert Report' Ends 'The Daily Show's' 10-Year Winning Streak |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 22, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, Colbert won the 2014 [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album|Best Spoken Word Album]] for his audiobook |
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''[[America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/video-stephen-colbert-congratulates-himself-674763 |title=Stephen Colbert Congratulates Himself on His Grammy Award | |
''[[America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/video-stephen-colbert-congratulates-himself-674763 |title=Stephen Colbert Congratulates Himself on His Grammy Award |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 27, 2014 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/04/10/stephen-colbert-to-replace-david-letterman-on-the-late-show/ |title=Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman on The Late Show |work=National Post |date=April 10, 2014 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> |
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In December 2014, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' named his [[Twitter]] one of the "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014" ranking it at #7.<ref name="The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014 :: Comedy :: Lists :: Paste">{{cite news|first1=Hudson |last1=Hongo|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/12/the-75-best-twitter-accounts-of-2014.html?p=3|title=The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014 :: Comedy :: Lists :: Paste|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date= |
In December 2014, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' named his [[Twitter]] one of the "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014" ranking it at #7.<ref name="The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014 :: Comedy :: Lists :: Paste">{{cite news|first1=Hudson |last1=Hongo|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/12/the-75-best-twitter-accounts-of-2014.html?p=3|title=The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014 :: Comedy :: Lists :: Paste|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=December 15, 2014|accessdate=December 26, 2014}}</ref> |
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===Species named in honor=== |
===Species named in honor=== |
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[[File:Aleiodes colberti.jpg|thumb|''Aleiodes colberti'' lays eggs inside caterpillars]] |
[[File:Aleiodes colberti.jpg|thumb|''Aleiodes colberti'' lays eggs inside caterpillars]] |
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At least four species have been given [[scientific name]]s honoring Colbert. In 2008 a species of [[trapdoor spider]] was named ''[[Aptostichus stephencolberti]]'' after Colbert.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bond|first=Jason|url=http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/biology/name_a_spider.cfm|title=How to Name a Species – Taxonomy and Why it is Important|publisher=East Carolina University|accessdate=2008 |
At least four species have been given [[scientific name]]s honoring Colbert. In 2008 a species of [[trapdoor spider]] was named ''[[Aptostichus stephencolberti]]'' after Colbert.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bond|first=Jason|url=http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/biology/name_a_spider.cfm|title=How to Name a Species – Taxonomy and Why it is Important|publisher=East Carolina University|accessdate=August 3, 2008| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080917130357/http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/biology/name_a_spider.cfm| archivedate= September 17, 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bond|first1=Jason|last2=Stockman|first2=Amy|title=An Integrative Method for Delimiting Cohesion Species: Finding the Population-Species Interface in a Group of Californian Trapdoor Spiders with Extreme Genetic Divergence and Geographic Structuring|journal=Systematic Biology|year=2008|volume=57|issue=4|pages=628–646|url=http://sysbio.oxfordjournals.org/content/57/4/628.full|quote=The specific epithet is a patronym, named in honor of Mr. Stephen Colbert. Mr. Colbert is a fellow citizen who truly has the courage of his convictions and is willing to undertake the very difficult and sometimes unpopular work of speaking out against those who have done irreparable harm to our country and the world through both action and inaction. He will be especially remembered by many of Jason Bond's generation for his speech at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner|doi=10.1080/10635150802302443|pmid=18686196}}</ref> The spider was discovered on the California coastline in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last=Melago|first=Carrie|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/08/01/2008-08-01_california_spider_named_for_stephen_colb.html|title=California spider named for Stephen Colbert|publisher=[[The New York Daily News]]|date=August 1, 2008|accessdate=August 3, 2008| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080807042456/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/08/01/2008-08-01_california_spider_named_for_stephen_colb.html| archivedate= August 7, 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> The spider was named for Colbert after he reported on his television series that [[Jason Bond]], a professor of biology at [[East Carolina University]], had named a different species of spider ''[[Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi]]'' after the Canadian rock star [[Neil Young]], and began to appeal for a species of animal to be named after him.<ref>{{cite episode|title=May 14, 2008: Who's NOT Honoring Me Now|episodelink=List of The Colbert Report episodes (2008)|series=The Colbert Report|serieslink=The Colbert Report|airdate=2008-05-14|season=4|episode=66}}</ref> |
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On a later edition of ''The Colbert Report'', Colbert revealed that Bond would name a spider after him, with Colbert claiming, "And all I had to do was shamelessly beg on national television."<ref name="July">{{cite episode|title=July 29, 2008|episodelink=List of The Colbert Report episodes (2008)|series=The Colbert Report|serieslink=The Colbert Report|airdate=2008-07-29|season=4|episode=97}}</ref> |
On a later edition of ''The Colbert Report'', Colbert revealed that Bond would name a spider after him, with Colbert claiming, "And all I had to do was shamelessly beg on national television."<ref name="July">{{cite episode|title=July 29, 2008|episodelink=List of The Colbert Report episodes (2008)|series=The Colbert Report|serieslink=The Colbert Report|airdate=2008-07-29|season=4|episode=97}}</ref> |
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Other species named for Colbert include a species of Venezuelan [[diving beetle]] named ''Agaporomorphus colberti'' and a Chilean [[stonefly]] named ''Diamphipnoa colberti'', both formally described in 2008.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Miller|first1=Kelly B.| last2=Wheeler| first2=Quentin D.|year=2008|title= A new species of ''Agaporomorphus'' Zimmermann from Venezuela, and a review of the ''A. knischi'' species group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae)|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1859|pages= 63–68|url=http://kellymillerlab.com/pdf/41_Agaporomorphus.pdf|quote=This species is named to honor comedian and author, Stephen T. Colbert.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Stark|first= B.P.|year= 2008|title= ''Diamphipnoa colberti'', a new stonefly species from Chile, and the possible female of ''Diamphipnopsis beschi'' Illies (Plecoptera: Diamphipnoidae)|journal=Illiesia|volume= 4|issue=4|pages=55–58|url= http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/Illiesia_04_0055-0058.pdf|quote=I am pleased to honor an entertaining, |
Other species named for Colbert include a species of Venezuelan [[diving beetle]] named ''Agaporomorphus colberti'' and a Chilean [[stonefly]] named ''Diamphipnoa colberti'', both formally described in 2008.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Miller|first1=Kelly B.| last2=Wheeler| first2=Quentin D.|year=2008|title= A new species of ''Agaporomorphus'' Zimmermann from Venezuela, and a review of the ''A. knischi'' species group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae)|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1859|pages= 63–68|url=http://kellymillerlab.com/pdf/41_Agaporomorphus.pdf|quote=This species is named to honor comedian and author, Stephen T. Colbert.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Stark|first= B.P.|year= 2008|title= ''Diamphipnoa colberti'', a new stonefly species from Chile, and the possible female of ''Diamphipnopsis beschi'' Illies (Plecoptera: Diamphipnoidae)|journal=Illiesia|volume= 4|issue=4|pages=55–58|url= http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/Illiesia_04_0055-0058.pdf|quote=I am pleased to honor an entertaining, |
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provocative, former American presidential candidate, Stephen Colbert, of ''The Colbert Report'' with |
provocative, former American presidential candidate, Stephen Colbert, of ''The Colbert Report'' with |
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this patronym.}}</ref> On his 45th birthday, Colbert was sent a framed print of his eponymous beetle by the biologists who named it.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jennifer|last= Harper|title=Colbert namesake for Venezuelan beetle| |
this patronym.}}</ref> On his 45th birthday, Colbert was sent a framed print of his eponymous beetle by the biologists who named it.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jennifer|last= Harper|title=Colbert namesake for Venezuelan beetle|work= [[The Washington Times]] |date= May 8, 2009|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/08/happy-birthday-colbert-heres-your-new-bug/?page=all}}</ref> |
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In 2014, a species of [[Braconidae|parasitic wasp]] from Ecuador, ''Aleiodes colberti'', was named after Colbert, along with newly described species named for celebrities Jon Stewart, [[Jimmy Fallon]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], and [[Shakira]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Twenty-four new species of ''Aleiodes'' Wesmael from the eastern Andes of Ecuador with associated biological information (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae). |journal=ZooKeys| volume=405|year=2014|pages= 1–81|first1=Eduardo Mitio|last1= Shimbori|first2=Scott Richard|last2=Shaw|doi=10.3897/zookeys.405.7402|url=http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/7402/abstract/twenty-four-new-species-of-aleiodes-wesmael-from-the-eastern-andes-of-ecuador-with-associated-biological-information-hym|quote=This species is named after Stephen Tyrone Colbert, an American comedian, political satirist, writer, actor, and host of The Colbert Report.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Arnold|first1=Carrie|title=24 New Wasp Species Mummify Their Prey|url=http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/05/12/24-new-wasp-species-mummify-their-prey/|website=newswatch.nationalgeographic.com |
In 2014, a species of [[Braconidae|parasitic wasp]] from Ecuador, ''Aleiodes colberti'', was named after Colbert, along with newly described species named for celebrities Jon Stewart, [[Jimmy Fallon]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], and [[Shakira]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Twenty-four new species of ''Aleiodes'' Wesmael from the eastern Andes of Ecuador with associated biological information (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae). |journal=ZooKeys| volume=405|year=2014|pages= 1–81|first1=Eduardo Mitio|last1= Shimbori|first2=Scott Richard|last2=Shaw|doi=10.3897/zookeys.405.7402|url=http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/7402/abstract/twenty-four-new-species-of-aleiodes-wesmael-from-the-eastern-andes-of-ecuador-with-associated-biological-information-hym|quote=This species is named after Stephen Tyrone Colbert, an American comedian, political satirist, writer, actor, and host of The Colbert Report.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Arnold|first1=Carrie|title=24 New Wasp Species Mummify Their Prey|url=http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/05/12/24-new-wasp-species-mummify-their-prey/|work=National Geographic|website=newswatch.nationalgeographic.com|accessdate=August 20, 2014|date=May 12, 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2009, NASA engineered a new treadmill for the [[International Space Station]]. It was brought to the ISS by the [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] during the STS-128 mission in August 2009. The complex machine is now used eight hours daily by astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station in order to maintain their muscle mass and bone density while spending long periods of time in a zero-gravity environment. While engineers at NASA were constructing this treadmill, it was simply called T-2 for more than two years. However, on April 14, 2009, NASA renamed it the "Combined Operational Load-Bearing External Resistance Treadmill", or COLBERT.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/colberttreadmill.html|title=NASA – COLBERT Ready for Serious Exercise|publisher=Nasa.gov|date= |
In 2009, NASA engineered a new treadmill for the [[International Space Station]]. It was brought to the ISS by the [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] during the STS-128 mission in August 2009. The complex machine is now used eight hours daily by astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station in order to maintain their muscle mass and bone density while spending long periods of time in a zero-gravity environment. While engineers at NASA were constructing this treadmill, it was simply called T-2 for more than two years. However, on April 14, 2009, NASA renamed it the "Combined Operational Load-Bearing External Resistance Treadmill", or COLBERT.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/colberttreadmill.html|title=NASA – COLBERT Ready for Serious Exercise|publisher=Nasa.gov|date=October 23, 2010|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> NASA named the treadmill after Colbert,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29841715/|title=Oops: Colbert wins space station name contest - Technology & science - Space - Human spaceflight - MSNBC|publisher=MSNBC|date=March 23, 2009|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> who took an interest during the Node 3 naming census for the ISS module, [[Tranquility (ISS module)|''Tranquility'']]. |
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Colbert urged his followers to post the name "Colbert", which upon completion of the census received the most entries totaling 230,539, some 40,000 votes more than the second-place choice, Serenity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/220492/march-03-2009/name-the-nasa-module-after-stephen|title=Name the NASA Module After Stephen|publisher=colbertnation.com|date=2008 |
Colbert urged his followers to post the name "Colbert", which upon completion of the census received the most entries totaling 230,539, some 40,000 votes more than the second-place choice, Serenity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/220492/march-03-2009/name-the-nasa-module-after-stephen|title=Name the NASA Module After Stephen|publisher=colbertnation.com|date=March 3, 2008|accessdate=March 4, 2008}}</ref> The COLBERT is expected to last the life of the ISS and will have seen about 38,000 miles of running when the Space Station is retired in 2020 but was also built with 150,000-mile lifespan if needed till 2028 or longer. Colbert realized he was the recipient of an extremely rare honor when astronaut [[Suni Williams]] came on ''The Colbert Report'' to announce that NASA had named the treadmill after him. Despite being a [[backronym]], the COLBERT is the only piece of NASA engineered equipment in space that is named after a living human being.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/index.html|title=Help NASA Name Node 3!|publisher=Nasa.gov|date=January 30, 2009|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> |
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Birth name | Stephen Tyrone Colbert |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | May 13, 1964
Medium | Television, theatre, film, books |
Years active | 1984–present |
Genres | Sketch comedy, news satire, improvisational comedy, character comedy, political satire, deadpan, blue comedy |
Subject(s) | American culture, American politics, American conservatism, The Christian Right, political punditry, popular culture, current events, mass media/news media, egomania, xenophobia, anti-intellectualism, sexuality |
Spouse | Evelyn McGee-Colbert |
Children | 3 |
Notable works and roles | Chuck Noblet in Strangers with Candy Stephen Colbert in The Daily Show & The Colbert Report Author of I Am America (And So Can You!) & America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | ColbertNation.com |
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert[10] (/koʊlˈbɛər/, né: /ˈkoʊlbərt/;[4] born May 13, 1964)[11] is an American political satirist, writer, producer, singer, television host, actor, media critic, and comedian. From 2005 to 2014, he was the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrayed a caricatured version of conservative political pundits. It was announced on April 10, 2014, that Colbert had been chosen to succeed David Letterman as the host of the Late Show on CBS after Letterman retires in 2015.[12]
Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the sketch comedy series Exit 57.
Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. His work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show first introduced him to a wide audience.
In 2005, he left The Daily Show to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report was a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. The series established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. Colbert has been nominated for over twenty Primetime Emmy Awards, winning six, and has won two Grammy Awards and two Peabody Awards. He was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2006 and 2012.[13][14] His book I Am America (And So Can You!) was number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Early life
Colbert was born in Washington, D.C.,[4][15] the youngest of 11 children in a Catholic family.[16][17] He grew up on James Island in Charleston, South Carolina. Colbert and his siblings, in order from oldest to youngest, are James, Edward, Mary, William, Margo, Thomas Jay, Elizabeth, Paul, Peter, and Stephen. His father, James William Colbert, Jr., was a doctor and medical school dean at Yale University, Saint Louis University, and finally at the Medical University of South Carolina where he served as vice president for academic affairs. Stephen's mother, Lorna Colbert (née Tuck), was a homemaker.[18][19]
In interviews, Colbert has described his parents as devout people who also strongly valued intellectualism and taught their children that it was possible to question the church and still be Catholic.[20] The emphasis his family placed on intelligence and his observation of negative stereotypes of Southerners led Colbert to train himself to suppress his Southern accent while he was still quite young. As a child, he observed that Southerners were often depicted as being less intelligent than other characters on scripted television; to avoid that stereotype, he taught himself to imitate the speech of American news anchors.[21][22]
Colbert sometimes comedically claims his surname is French, but his mother's ancestry was Irish, and his father's ancestry was mostly Irish, with some German and English.[4][23][24] Many of his ancestors emigrated from Ireland to North America in the 19th century before and during the Great Famine.[18][25] Originally, his surname was pronounced /ˈkoʊlbərt/ (KOHL-bərt) in English; Stephen Colbert's father, James, wanted to pronounce the name /koʊlˈbɛər/ (kohl-BAIR), but maintained the /ˈkoʊlbərt/ pronunciation out of respect for his own father. He offered his children the option to pronounce the name whichever way they preferred.[16] Stephen started using /koʊlˈbɛər/ later in life when he transferred to Northwestern University, taking advantage of the opportunity to reinvent himself in a new place where no one knew him.[4] Stephen's brother, Ed, an intellectual property attorney, retained /ˈkoʊlbərt/; this was shown in a February 12, 2009, appearance on The Colbert Report, when his youngest brother asked him, "/ˈkoʊlbərt/ or /koʊlˈbɛər/?" Ed responded "/ˈkoʊlbərt/", to which Stephen jokingly replied, "See you in Hell".[26]
On September 11, 1974, when Colbert was 10 years old, his father and two of his brothers, Peter and Paul, were killed in the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 while it was attempting to land in Charlotte, North Carolina. They were en route to enroll the two boys at Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut.[17][27] Lorna Colbert relocated the family downtown to the more urban environment of East Bay Street in Charleston. Colbert found the transition difficult and did not easily make new friends in his new neighborhood.[16] Colbert later described himself during this time as detached, lacking a sense of importance regarding the things with which other children concerned themselves.[22][28] He developed a love of science fiction and fantasy novels, especially the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, of which he remains an avid fan. During his adolescence, he also developed an intense interest in fantasy role-playing games, especially Dungeons & Dragons,[28][29] a pastime which he later characterized as an early experience in acting and improvisation.[3]
Colbert attended Charleston's Episcopal Porter-Gaud School, where he participated in several school plays and contributed to the school newspaper but was not highly motivated academically.[28] During his adolescence, he briefly fronted a Rolling Stones cover band[30] called A Shot in the Dark.[31] When he was younger, he had hoped to study marine biology, but surgery intended to repair a severely perforated eardrum caused him inner ear damage. The damage was severe enough that he was unable to pursue a career that would involve scuba diving. The damage also left him deaf in his right ear.[16][32] For a while, he was uncertain whether he would attend college,[33] but ultimately he applied and was accepted to Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, where a friend had also enrolled. There he continued to participate in plays while studying mainly philosophy.[1][28] He found the curriculum rigorous, but was more focused than he had been in high school and was able to apply himself to his studies. Despite the lack of a significant theater community at Hampden-Sydney, Colbert's interest in acting escalated during this time. After two years, he transferred to Northwestern University as a theater major to study performance, emboldened by the realization that he loved performing, even when no one was coming to shows.[28]
Early career in comedy
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While at Northwestern, Colbert studied with the intent of becoming a dramatic actor; mostly he performed in experimental plays and was uninterested in comedy. He began performing improvisation while in college, both in the campus improv team No Fun Mud Piranhas[34] and at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago as a part of Del Close's ImprovOlympic at a time when the project was focused on competitive, long-form improvisation, rather than improvisational comedy. "I wasn't gonna do Second City", Colbert later recalled, "because those Annoyance people looked down on Second City because they thought it wasn't pure improv—there was a slightly snobby, mystical quality to the Annoyance people".[3] After Colbert graduated in 1986, however, he was in need of a job. A friend who was employed at Second City's box office offered him work answering phones and selling souvenirs.[28] Colbert accepted and discovered that Second City employees were entitled to take classes at their training center for free.[3] Despite his earlier aversion to the comedy group, he signed up for improvisation classes and enjoyed the experience greatly.
Shortly thereafter, he was hired to perform with Second City's touring company, initially as an understudy for Steve Carell. It was there he met Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello, with whom he often collaborated later in his career. By their retelling, the three comedians did not get along at first—Dinello thought Colbert was uptight, pretentious and cold, while Colbert thought of Dinello as "an illiterate thug"[35]—but the trio became close friends while touring together, discovering that they shared a similar comic sensibility.[28]
When Sedaris and Dinello were offered the opportunity to create a television series for HBO Downtown Productions, Colbert left The Second City and relocated to New York to work with them on the sketch comedy show Exit 57.[28] The series debuted on Comedy Central in 1995 and aired through 1996. Although it lasted for only 12 episodes, the show received favorable reviews[36][37] and was nominated for five CableACE Awards in 1995, in categories including best writing, performance, and comedy series.[38]
Following the cancellation of Exit 57, Colbert worked for six months as a cast member and writer on The Dana Carvey Show, alongside former Second City castmate Steve Carell, as well as Robert Smigel, Charlie Kaufman, Louis C.K., and Dino Stamatopoulos, among others. The series, described by one reviewer as "kamikaze satire" in "borderline-questionable taste", had sponsors pull out after its first episode aired and was cancelled after seven episodes.[39] Colbert then worked briefly as a freelance writer for Saturday Night Live with Robert Smigel. Smigel brought his animated sketch, The Ambiguously Gay Duo, to SNL from The Dana Carvey Show; Colbert provided the voice of Ace on both series, opposite Steve Carell as Gary. Needing money, he also worked as a script consultant for VH1 and MTV, before taking a job filming humorous correspondent segments for Good Morning America.[28] Only two of the segments he proposed were ever produced and only one aired, but the job led his agent to refer him to The Daily Show's then-producer, Madeline Smithberg, who hired Colbert on a trial basis in 1997.[40]
Television career
Strangers with Candy
During the same period, Colbert worked again with Sedaris and Dinello to develop a new comedy series for Comedy Central, Strangers with Candy. Comedy Central picked up the series in 1998 after Colbert had already begun working on The Daily Show. As a result he accepted a reduced role, filming only around 20 Daily Show segments a year while he worked on the new series.[28]
Strangers with Candy was conceived of as a parody of after school specials, following the life of Jerri Blank, a 46-year-old dropout who returns to finish high school after 32 years of life on the street. Most noted by critics for its use of offensive humor, it concluded each episode by delivering to the audience a skewed, politically incorrect moral lesson.[41] Colbert served as a main writer alongside Sedaris and Dinello, and portrayed Jerri's strict but uninformed history teacher, Chuck Noblet, seen throughout the series dispensing inaccurate information to his classes. Colbert has likened this to the character he played on The Daily Show and later The Colbert Report, claiming that he has a very specific niche in portraying "poorly informed, high-status idiot" characters.[17] Another running joke throughout the series was that Noblet, a closeted homosexual, was having a "secret" affair with fellow teacher Geoffrey Jellineck despite the fact that their relationship was apparent to everyone around them. This obliviousness also appears in Colbert's Daily Show and Colbert Report character.
Thirty episodes of Strangers with Candy were made, which aired on Comedy Central in 1999 and 2000. Though its ratings were not remarkable during its initial run, it has been characterized as a cult show with a small but dedicated audience.[42] Colbert reprised his role for a film adaptation, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 and had a limited release in 2006. The film received mixed reviews. Colbert also co-wrote the screenplay with Sedaris and Dinello.[43]
The Daily Show
Stephen Colbert joined the cast of Comedy Central's parody-news series The Daily Show in 1997, when the show was in its second season. Originally one of four correspondents who filmed segments from remote locations in the style of network news field reporters, Colbert was referred to as "the new guy" on-air for his first two years on the show, during which time Craig Kilborn served as host. When Kilborn left the show prior to the 1999 season, Jon Stewart took over hosting duties, also serving as a writer and co-executive producer. From this point, the series gradually began to take on a more political tone and increase in popularity, particularly in the latter part of the 2000 U.S. presidential election season. The roles of the show's correspondents were expanded to include more in-studio segments, as well as international reports which were almost always done in the studio with the aid of a greenscreen.[28]
Unlike Stewart, who essentially hosts The Daily Show as himself,[44] Colbert developed a correspondent character for his pieces on the series. Colbert has described his correspondent character as "a fool who has spent a lot of his life playing not the fool – one who is able to cover it at least well enough to deal with the subjects that he deals with".[28] Colbert was frequently pitted against knowledgeable interview subjects, or against Stewart in scripted exchanges, with the resultant dialogue demonstrating the character's lack of knowledge of whatever subject he is discussing.[6][28] Colbert also made generous use of humorous fallacies of logic in explaining his point of view on any topic. Other Daily Show correspondents have adopted a similar style; former correspondent Rob Corddry recalls that when he and Ed Helms first joined the show's cast in 2002, they "just imitated Stephen Colbert for a year or two".[8] Correspondent Aasif Mandvi has stated "I just decided I was going to do my best Stephen Colbert impression".[9]
Colbert has appeared in several recurring segments for The Daily Show, including "Even Stevphen" with Steve Carell,[45] in which both characters were expected to debate a selected topic but instead would unleash their anger at one another. Colbert commonly hosted "This Week in God", a report on topics in the news pertaining to religion, presented with the help of the "God Machine". Colbert filed reports from the floor of the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention as a part of The Daily Show's award-winning coverage of the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Presidential elections; many from the latter were included as part of their The Daily Show: Indecision 2004 DVD release. In several episodes of The Daily Show, Colbert filled in as anchor in the absence of Jon Stewart, including the full week of March 3, 2002, when Stewart was scheduled to host Saturday Night Live. After Colbert left the show, Rob Corddry took over "This Week in God" segments, although a recorded sample of Colbert's voice is still used as the sound effect for the God Machine. Later episodes of The Daily Show have reused older Colbert segments under the label "Klassic Kolbert". Colbert won three Emmys as a writer of The Daily Show in 2004, 2005, and 2006.[46]
The Colbert Report
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Colbert hosted his own television show, The Colbert Report, from October 17, 2005 through December 18, 2014.[citation needed][47] The Colbert Report was a Daily Show spin-off that parodied the conventions of television news broadcasting,[21] particularly cable-personality political talk shows like The O'Reilly Factor and Glenn Beck.[3][48] Colbert hosted the show in-character as a blustery right-wing pundit, generally considered to be an extension of his character on The Daily Show. Conceived by co-creators Stewart, Colbert, and Ben Karlin in part as an opportunity to explore "the character-driven news", the series focused less on the day-to-day news style of the Daily Show, instead frequently concentrating on the foibles of the host-character himself.[citation needed]
The concept for The Report was first seen in a series of Daily Show segments which advertised the then-fictional series as a joke. It was later developed by Stewart's Busboy Productions and pitched to Comedy Central, which greenlighted the program; Comedy Central had already been searching for a way to extend the successful Daily Show franchise beyond a half-hour.[49] The series opened to strong ratings, averaging 1.2 million viewers nightly during its first week on the air. Comedy Central signed a long-term contract for The Colbert Report within its first month on the air, when it immediately established itself among the network's highest-rated shows.[50][51]
Much of Colbert's personal life was reflected in his character on The Colbert Report. With the extended exposure of the character on the show, he often referenced his interest in and knowledge of Catholicism, science fiction, and The Lord of the Rings, as well as using real facts to create his character's history. His alternate persona was also raised in South Carolina, is the youngest of 11 siblings and is married.[52] The actual Colbert's career history in acting and comedy, however, was often downplayed or even denied outright, and he frequently referred to having attended Dartmouth College (which was at the forefront of the conservative campus movement in the 1980s) rather than his actual alma mater, Northwestern. In July 2012, Colbert added two years to his contract with Comedy Central, extending the run of the Colbert Report until the end of 2014.[53]
The final episode on December 18, 2014 featured a rendition of "We'll Meet Again" and appearances from former guests of the show, including Jon Stewart, Randy Newman, Bryan Cranston, Willie Nelson, Yo Yo Ma, Mandy Patinkin, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Tom Brokaw, David Gregory, J.J. Abrams, Big Bird, Gloria Steinem, Ken Burns, James Franco, Barry Manilow, Bob Costas, Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterston, Bill de Blasio, Katie Couric, Patrick Stewart, George Lucas, Henry Kissinger, Cookie Monster, Alan Alda, Eliot Spitzer, Vince Gilligan, Paul Krugman, and a text from Bill Clinton, and appearances of Alex Trebek, U.S. and coalition Afghanistan forces, and further characters (a space station astronaut, Santa, Abraham Lincoln, etc.).[47]
Late Show
On April 10, 2014, CBS announced in a press release[54] that Colbert "will succeed David Letterman as the host of The Late Show, effective when Mr. Letterman retires from the broadcast." On January 12, 2015, CBS announced that Colbert will premiere as the Late Show host on Tuesday, September 8.[55]
Politics
2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
On Saturday, April 29, 2006, Stephen Colbert was the featured entertainer for the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Standing a few yards from U.S. President George W. Bush[56]—in front of an audience the Associated Press called a "Who's Who of power and celebrity"[57]—Colbert delivered a searing routine targeting the president and the media.[58] In his politically conservative character from The Colbert Report, Colbert satirized the George W. Bush Administration and the White House Press Corps with such lines as:
I stand by this man. I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things. Things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong message, that no matter what happens to America, she will always rebound—with the most powerfully staged photo ops in the world.[59]
Colbert received a chilly response from the audience.[60] His jokes were often met with silence and muttering, apart from the enthusiastic laughter of a few in the audience.[61] The major media outlets paid little attention to it initially. Washington Post columnist Dan Froomkin and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism professor Todd Gitlin claimed that this was because Colbert's routine was as critical of the media as it was of Bush.[62][63] Richard Cohen, also writing for The Washington Post, responded that the routine was not funny.[64] The video of Colbert's performance became an internet and media sensation,[65][66] while, in the week following the speech, ratings for The Colbert Report rose by 37% to average just under 1.5 million total viewers per episode.[67] In Time magazine James Poniewozik called it "the political-cultural touchstone issue of 2006".[68] Writing six months later, New York Times columnist Frank Rich referred to Colbert's speech as a "cultural primary" and called it the "defining moment" of the 2006 midterm elections.[69][70]
2008 Presidential bid
Under his fictional persona in The Colbert Report, Colbert dropped hints of a potential presidential run throughout 2007, with speculation intensifying following the release of his book, I Am America (And So Can You!), which was rumored to be a sign that he was indeed testing the waters for a future bid for the White House. On October 16, 2007, he announced his candidacy on his show, stating his intention to run both on the Republican and Democratic platforms, but only as a "favorite son" in his native South Carolina.[71] He later abandoned plans to run as a Republican due to the $35,000 fee required to file for the South Carolina primary,[72] however he continued to seek a place on the Democratic ballot and on October 28, 2007, campaigned in the South Carolina state capital of Columbia, where he was presented with the key to the city by Mayor Bob Coble.[73]
After announcing his presidential ticket, he asked his viewers to cast their votes by donating to Donorschoose.org, an online charity connecting individuals to classrooms in need.[74] Colbert's promotion inspired $68,000 in donations to South Carolina classrooms, which benefited over 14,000 low-income students.[75] Colbert teamed up with Donorschoose.org again in 2008 by asking supporters of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to do the same. As a lead-up to the Pennsylvania primary, he created a "straw poll that makes a difference", where people could donate to Pennsylvania classroom projects in honor of their favorite candidate.[76] Colbert viewers donated $185,000 to projects reaching 43,000 students in Pennsylvania public schools.[77]
On November 1, 2007, the South Carolina Democratic Party executive council voted 13–3 to refuse Colbert's application onto the ballot. "The general sense of the council was that he wasn't a serious candidate and that was why he wasn't selected to be on the ballot", stated John Werner, the party's director. In addition, he was declared "not viable",[78] as he was running in only one state.[79] Several days later he announced that he was dropping out of the race, saying that he did not wish to put the country through an agonizing Supreme Court battle.[80] CNN has reported that Obama supporters pressured the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council to keep Colbert off the ballot. One anonymous member of the council told CNN that former State Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum had placed pressure on them to refuse Colbert's application despite his steady rise in polls.[81]
Though Colbert's real-life presidential campaign had ended, current Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada established in an interview on The Colbert Report that Colbert's campaign was still going strong in the fictional Marvel Universe, citing the cover art of a then-recent issue of The Amazing Spider-Man which featured a Colbert campaign billboard in the background. Background appearances of Colbert campaign ads continued to appear in Marvel Comics publications, as recently as August 2008's Secret Invasion No. 5 (which also features a cameo of an alien Skrull posing as Colbert). In October 2008, Colbert made an extended 8-page appearance webslinging with Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man issue No. 573.[82]
2009 Show of solidarity with U.S. troops in Iraq War
Stephen Colbert arrived in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 5, 2009, to film a week of shows called "Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando" sponsored by the USO (United Service Organizations).[83] Colbert had a suit tailored for him in the Army Combat Uniform pattern.[84] During the first episode (which featured a cameo appearance from U.S. president Barack Obama), Colbert had his hair cropped in a military style to show his solidarity with the troops. One Army major said that "shaving of the hair is an amazing show of support" that was "very touching." USO Senior Vice President John Hanson said the shows are an important diversion for the troops.[85]
2010 Congressional testimony
On September 24, 2010, Colbert testified in character before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Security. He was invited by committee chairwoman Zoe Lofgren to describe his experience participating in the United Farm Workers' "Take Our Jobs" program, where he spent a day working alongside migrant workers in upstate New York.[86][87][88] At the end of his often-humorous testimony, Colbert broke character in responding to a question from Rep. Judy Chu, D-CA, and explained his purpose for being at the hearing:
I like talking about people who don't have any power, and this seems like one of the least powerful people in the United States are migrant workers who come and do our work, but don't have any rights as a result. And yet we still invite them to come here and at the same time ask them to leave. And that's an interesting contradiction to me. And, you know, 'Whatsoever you do for the least of my brothers,' and these seem like the least of our brothers right now... Migrant workers suffer and have no rights.[89]
Democratic committee member John Conyers questioned whether it was appropriate for the comedian to appear before Congress and asked him to leave the hearing.[90] Though Colbert offered to depart at the direction of the committee chairwoman, Lofgren requested that he stay at least until all opening testimony had been completed, whereupon Conyers withdrew his request.[91]
Conservative pundits took aim at Colbert's Congress testimony not long after.[92]
'Painfully awkward and pointless, it made the committee's majority members look ridiculous. Colbert can be very funny, but his kind of sarcasm only works in some contexts, and a House committee hearing room does not appear to be one of them.' – Yuval Levin, The Corner[90][93] 'As John Conyers notes, the media and spectators turned out to see whether Colbert would address the panel seriously as an expert on immigration and make the panel a joke, or stay in character and make the panel a bigger joke,' – Ed Morrissey, Hot Air.[90][94]
2010 Washington D.C. rallies
In September 2010, following Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally, a campaign developed that called for Colbert to hold his own rally at the Lincoln Memorial.[95] On the September 10, 2010, episode of the Daily Show[96] and the Colbert Report, Stewart and Colbert made preannouncements of a future event. On September 16, 2010, Stewart and Colbert announced competing rallies on the Washington, DC, Mall on October 30, 2010, Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity", and Colbert's "March to Keep Fear Alive". Both were eventually merged into the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
Super PAC and 2012 Presidential campaign
In May 2011, Colbert filed a request with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) asking for a media exemption for coverage of his political action committee, ColbertPAC, on The Colbert Report.[97][98]
In June 2011, during a public meeting, the FEC voted 5–1 to grant The Colbert Report a limited media exemption. The exemption allows unlimited donations of airtime and show resources to promote the Colbert Super PAC without requiring disclosure to the FEC, but only for ads appearing on The Colbert Report. Following the hearing, Colbert formally filed paperwork for the creation of his Super PAC with the FEC secretary.[99]
After the 2012 New Hampshire primary, a poll for the subsequent South Carolina primary taken by Public Policy Polling (of 1,112 likely GOP voters, Jan 5–7, 2012) was reported to place Stephen Colbert at 5%, one point ahead of Jon Huntsman polling at 4%, in spite of the fact that Colbert was not on the ballot. This poll showed Colbert to be closely behind Rick Perry's 7% and Ron Paul's 8% (with Romney at 27%, Gingrich 23% and Santorum at 18%). On the January 11 episode of the Colbert Report, Colbert asked his audience if he should run for President in South Carolina, to which he received strong applause. He then stated that he would be making a "Major Announcement" during the next day's show. On January 12, Colbert started his show by discussing his role in the Presidential campaign, then addressed the law preventing him from being a Presidential candidate while running his Super PAC. With the help of his lawyer Trevor Potter, he then signed over control of his Super PAC to Jon Stewart, with the organization title then being referred to as "The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC".[100] Immediately after this legal block was out of the way, Colbert announced, "I am forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy for the President of the United States of South Carolina. I'm doin' it!" He reiterated in the interview portion of that show that "I'm still in the exploratory phase" of his Presidential campaign.
On the January 16, 2012, episode, Colbert encouraged his viewers to vote for Herman Cain in the South Carolina primary. As Cain was still on the ballot, despite having recently dropped out of the race, Colbert announced that he would consider any votes cast for Cain to be in direct support of his own possible candidacy.
Other work
Stephen Colbert is co-author of the satirical text-and-picture novel Wigfield: The Can Do Town That Just May Not, which was published in 2003 by Hyperion Books. The novel was a collaboration between Colbert, Amy Sedaris, and Paul Dinello, and tells the story of a small town threatened by the impending destruction of a massive dam. The narrative is presented as a series of fictional interviews with the town's residents, accompanied by photos. The three authors toured performing an adaptation of Wigfield on stage the same year the book was released.[101]
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Colbert appeared in a small supporting role in the 2005 film adaptation of Bewitched. He has made guest appearances on the television series Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spin City, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent,[102] and on the first season of the US improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He voiced the characters of Reducto and Phil Ken Sebben in the Adult Swim's Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, but left the show in 2005 to work on The Colbert Report. His characters were both killed, though he returned to voice Phil for the series finale. Colbert also has provided voices for Cartoon Network's The Venture Bros., Comedy Central's Crank Yankers, and American Dad!, as well as for Canadian animated comedy series The Wrong Coast. He appeared as Homer Simpson's life coach, Colby Krause, in The Simpsons episode "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs".[103][104]
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Colbert filled in for Sam Seder on the second episode of The Majority Report on Air America Radio, and has also done reports for The Al Franken Show. He appeared on a track on Wig in a Box, a tribute album for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Colbert read the part of Leopold Bloom in Bloomsday on Broadway XXIV: Love Literature Language Lust: Leopold's Women Bloom on June 16, 2005 at Symphony Space in New York City.[20] He appeared in a series of TV commercials for General Motors, as a not-too-bright investigator searching for the elusive (and non-existent in real life) "Mr. Goodwrench". He also portrayed the letter Z in Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet, a 2005 video release.
Colbert is a producer of The 1 Second Film, the world's largest nonprofit collaborative art film. His video request that IMDb list his credit for The 1 Second Film ("it is as valid as most of my credits") enabled thousands of the film's producers to be listed in the massive movie database until they were removed in early 2007.[105]
Colbert has released one book associated with The Colbert Report, I Am America (And So Can You!). It was released on October 7, 2007 by Grand Central Publishing. Grand Central Publishing is the successor to Warner Books, which published America (The Book), written by The Daily Show staff. The book contains similar political satire, but was written primarily by Colbert himself rather than as a collaboration with his Colbert Report writing staff.[106]
On November 23, 2008, his Christmas special, A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, aired on Comedy Central. It was released on DVD in November 2008.[107]
In January 2010, Colbert was named the assistant sports psychologist for the US Olympic speed skating team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[108][109] He was also invited to be part of NBC's 2010 Winter Olympics coverage team by Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports.[110] In April 2011, Colbert performed as Harry in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, presented by the New York Philharmonic at the Lincoln Center.[111] The show, featuring Neil Patrick Harris in the starring role, ran for four nights and was filmed for later showings in movie theaters, which began June 15.[111] In May 2011, Colbert joined Charleston to Bermuda Race yachting race, as the captain of ship "the Spirit of Juno".[112] He finished second, five miles behind leaders "Tucana".[113]
After the resignation of South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint to run the Heritage Foundation, Colbert was named a possible candidate for appointment to the seat being vacated by DeMint, which will trigger a special election in 2014 to finish out DeMint's term. Although Governor Nikki Haley announced promptly that she had no intention to nominate Colbert to the Senate, a poll showed Colbert as a favorite among South Carolina voters.[114][115]
Personal life
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Although, by his own account, he was not particularly political before joining the cast of The Daily Show, Colbert has described himself as a Democrat according to a 2004 interview.[116][117] In an interview at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard Institute of Politics, he stated that he has "no problems with Republicans, just Republican policies."[118] Colbert is a practicing Roman Catholic and a Sunday school teacher.[20][119][120][121]
Colbert lives in Montclair, New Jersey,[122] with his wife, Evelyn McGee-Colbert, who appeared with him in an episode of Strangers with Candy as his mother. She also had an uncredited cameo as a nurse in the series pilot and a credited one (as his wife, Clair) in the film. McGee-Colbert actually met Jon Stewart, later a good friend of Colbert, before she met her husband in 1990. She is the daughter of prominent Charleston civil litigator Joseph McGee, of the firm Buist Moore Smythe McGee. The couple has three children: Madeleine, Peter, and John.[123] Colbert prefers, however, that his children not watch his show The Colbert Report, saying that "kids can't understand irony or sarcasm, and I don't want them to perceive me as insincere."[22]
Colbert's mother died at the age of 92 on June 12, 2013, after a period of ill health.[124]
Awards and honors
In 2000 Colbert and the other Daily Show writers were the recipients of three Emmy Awards as writers for The Daily Show and again in 2005 and 2006. In 2005 he was nominated for a Satellite Award for his performance on The Colbert Report and again in 2006.[46] He was also nominated for three Emmys for The Colbert Report in 2006, including Best Performance in a Variety, Musical Program or Special, which he lost to Barry Manilow.[125] Manilow and Colbert would go on to jokingly sign and notarize a revolving biannual custody agreement for the Emmy on the Colbert Report episode aired on October 30, 2006. He lost the same category to Tony Bennett in 2007 and Don Rickles in 2008.
In January 2006, the American Dialect Society named truthiness, which Colbert coined on the premiere episode of The Colbert Report, as its 2005 Word of the year. Colbert devoted time on five successive episodes to bemoaning the failure of the Associated Press to mention his role in popularizing the word truthiness in its news coverage of the Word of the Year.[126][127] On December 9, 2006, Merriam-Webster also announced that it selected truthiness as its Word of the Year for 2006. Votes were accepted on their website, and according to poll results, "truthiness" won by a five-to-one margin.[128]
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In June 2006, after speaking at the school's commencement ceremony, Colbert received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from Knox College.[129] Time named Stephen Colbert as one of the 100 most influential people in 2006 and 2012[13][14] and in May 2006, New York magazine listed Colbert (and Jon Stewart) as one of its top dozen influential persons in media.[130] Colbert was named Person of the Year by the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado on March 3, 2007[131] and was also given the Speaker of the Year Award by The Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) on March 24, 2007 for his "drive to expose the rhetorical shortcomings of contemporary political discourse".[132]
Colbert was named the 2nd Sexiest TV News Anchor in September 2006 by Maxim Online, next to Mélissa Theuriau of France and was the only man featured on the list.[133] In November 2006, he was named a "sexy surprise" by People in the Sexiest Man Alive honors[134] and in the December 2006 issue of GQ he was named one of GQ's "Men of the Year".[135] In 2012, he was listed as No. 69 on Maxim Magazine's Hot 100, becoming the first man to be included on the list.[136]
Colbert has been nomianted for five TCA Awards for The Colbert Report by the Television Critics Association. He has also received two Peabody Awards. In February 2007, Ben & Jerry's unveiled a new ice cream flavor in honor of Colbert, named Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream. Colbert waited until Easter to sample the ice cream because he "gave up sweets for Lent".[137] Colbert will donate all proceeds to charity through the new Stephen Colbert AmeriCone Dream Fund, which will distribute the money to various causes.[138]
After the Saginaw Spirit defeated the Oshawa Generals in Ontario Junior League Hockey, Oshawa Mayor John Gray declared March 20, 2007 (the mayor's own birthday) Stephen Colbert Day, honoring a previous bet with Stephen. At the event, Mayor Gray referred to the publicity the bet brought the city, remarking, "This is the way to lose a bet".[139]
Colbert was honored for the Gutsiest Move on the Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards on June 13, 2007 for his performance at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.[140] In August 2007, Virgin America named an airplane. "Air Colbert", in his honor.[141] On October 28, 2007, Colbert received the key to the city of Columbia, South Carolina from Mayor Bob Coble.[142]
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On December 20, 2007, Colbert was named Celebrity of the Year by The Associated Press.[143] On April 2, 2008 he received a Peabody Award for The Colbert Report, saying in response, "I proudly accept this award and begrudgingly forgive the Peabody Committee for taking three years to recognize greatness".[144]
In 2008, Colbert won the Emmy award for writing again, this time as a writer for the Colbert Report. Colbert delivered the Class Day address to the graduating class of Princeton University on June 2, 2008, and accepted the Class of 2008 Understandable Vanity Award, consisting of a sketch of Colbert and a mirror.[145] He also has been announced as the Person of the Year for the 12th annual Webby Awards.[146]
In January 2010, Colbert received the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his album A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!. He also announced the nominees for Song of the Year while toting a pre-released Apple iPad.[147] Colbert was the 2011 commencement speaker for Northwestern University, and received an honorary degree.[148] In 2013, Colbert again won the Emmy award for writing for the Colbert Report.[149][150][151] In 2014, Colbert won the 2014 Best Spoken Word Album for his audiobook America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't.[152][153]
In December 2014, Paste named his Twitter one of the "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014" ranking it at #7.[154]
Species named in honor
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At least four species have been given scientific names honoring Colbert. In 2008 a species of trapdoor spider was named Aptostichus stephencolberti after Colbert.[155][156] The spider was discovered on the California coastline in 2007.[157] The spider was named for Colbert after he reported on his television series that Jason Bond, a professor of biology at East Carolina University, had named a different species of spider Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi after the Canadian rock star Neil Young, and began to appeal for a species of animal to be named after him.[158] On a later edition of The Colbert Report, Colbert revealed that Bond would name a spider after him, with Colbert claiming, "And all I had to do was shamelessly beg on national television."[159]
Other species named for Colbert include a species of Venezuelan diving beetle named Agaporomorphus colberti and a Chilean stonefly named Diamphipnoa colberti, both formally described in 2008.[160][161] On his 45th birthday, Colbert was sent a framed print of his eponymous beetle by the biologists who named it.[162]
In 2014, a species of parasitic wasp from Ecuador, Aleiodes colberti, was named after Colbert, along with newly described species named for celebrities Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon, Ellen DeGeneres, and Shakira.[163][164]
COLBERT Treadmill
In 2009, NASA engineered a new treadmill for the International Space Station. It was brought to the ISS by the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-128 mission in August 2009. The complex machine is now used eight hours daily by astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station in order to maintain their muscle mass and bone density while spending long periods of time in a zero-gravity environment. While engineers at NASA were constructing this treadmill, it was simply called T-2 for more than two years. However, on April 14, 2009, NASA renamed it the "Combined Operational Load-Bearing External Resistance Treadmill", or COLBERT.[165] NASA named the treadmill after Colbert,[166] who took an interest during the Node 3 naming census for the ISS module, Tranquility.
Colbert urged his followers to post the name "Colbert", which upon completion of the census received the most entries totaling 230,539, some 40,000 votes more than the second-place choice, Serenity.[167] The COLBERT is expected to last the life of the ISS and will have seen about 38,000 miles of running when the Space Station is retired in 2020 but was also built with 150,000-mile lifespan if needed till 2028 or longer. Colbert realized he was the recipient of an extremely rare honor when astronaut Suni Williams came on The Colbert Report to announce that NASA had named the treadmill after him. Despite being a backronym, the COLBERT is the only piece of NASA engineered equipment in space that is named after a living human being.[168]
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C.O.L.B.E.R.T. logo being applied to the Combined Operational Load-Bearing External Resistance Treadmill at NASA before Launch
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Launch of Discovery Mission STS-128, which delivered the COLBERT to the ISS
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Cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov exercises on COLBERT in the Harmony Node of the International Space Station
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The crew who delivered Stephen Colbert's honorary space treadmill
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Missing Persons | Chet Davies | Episode: "Cabe... What Kind of Name Is That? |
1995–1996 | Exit 57 | Various | 12 episodes; also co-creator, writer |
1996 | The Dana Carvey Show | Various | 8 episodes; also writer |
Spin City | Frank | Episode: "The Competition" | |
1996–2011 | Saturday Night Live | Ace, Dr. Brainio (voice) | 14 episodes |
1997 | Shock Asylum | Dr. Dewalt | Short film |
Apartment 2F | Various | Episode: "1.6" | |
The Chris Rock Show | Announcer (voice) | Episode: "1.5" | |
1997–2005 | The Daily Show | Stephen Colbert[28] | 1,316 episodes; also writer |
1999 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Violin Player | Episode: "1,144" |
Let It Snow | Happy Successful Guy | Also known as Snow Days | |
Random Play | Various | 2 episodes | |
1999–2000 | Strangers with Candy | Chuck Noblet | 30 episodes; also co-creator, executive producer, writer |
2001–2007 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Phil Ken Sebben, Myron Reducto, Various voices | 34 episodes |
2002 | Crank Yankers | Rob (voice) | Episode: "1.1" |
2003 | Nobody Knows Anything! | TV Newsman | |
2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Tourist Man | Episode: "Opening Night" |
Law and Order: Criminal Intent | James Bennett[102] | Episode: "The Saint" | |
The Wrong Coast | Additional voices | 2 episodes | |
2004–2006 | The Venture Bros. | Professor Richard Impossible (voice) | 2 episodes |
2005 | The Great New Wonderful | Mr. Peersall | |
Bewitched | Stu Robison | ||
American Dad! | Dr. Dandliker (voice) | Episode: "All About Steve" | |
Outlaw Tennis | Announcer (voice) | Video game | |
2005–2014 | The Colbert Report | Stephen Colbert (host)[21] | 1,447 episodes; also co-creator, executive producer, writer |
2006 | White House Correspondents' Dinner | Stephen Colbert (host) | TV special |
Strangers with Candy | Chuck Noblet | Also writer, producer | |
2007 | The Simpsons | Colby Krause (voice) | Episode: "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" |
2008 | The Love Guru | Jay Kell (Hockey Announcer) | |
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! | Stephen Colbert | TV special | |
2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | The President (voice) | |
2010 | Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | Stephen Colbert (host) | TV special |
2011 | Company | Harry | Theatre |
2012 | The Office | Broccoli Rob | Episode "Here Comes Treble" |
2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Lake-town spy | Cameo[169] |
Alpha House | Stephen Colbert | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Paul Peterson (voice) | |
BoJack Horseman | Mr. Witherspoon (voice) | Episode: "Say Anything" | |
@midnight | Stephen Colbert | Episode: "156" | |
2015 | Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Himself (host) | Also executive producer, writer |
Bibliography
- Colbert, Dinello, Sedaris. Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That Just May Not (Hyperion, May 19, 2004) ISBN 0-7868-8696-X
- America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction (Warner Books; September 2004) ISBN 0-446-53268-1
- I Am America (And So Can You!) (Grand Central Publishing; October 9, 2007) ISBN 0-446-58050-3
- America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't (Grand Central Publishing; October 2, 2012) ISBN 0-446-58397-9
- I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) (Grand Central Publishing; May 8, 2012) ISBN 1-455-52342-9
Discography
- A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! in 2008
- Stephen Colbert with the Black Belles – Charlene II (I'm Over You) in 2011
See also
Notes
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I am pleased to honor an entertaining, provocative, former American presidential candidate, Stephen Colbert, of The Colbert Report with this patronym.
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Further reading
- Rogak, Lisa (October 11, 2011). And Nothing but the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert. Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 978-0-312-61610-6. LCCN 2011024856. OCLC 707969298. OL 25162157M.
- Watson, Bruce (May 29, 2014). Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness. New Word City. ASIN B00HYY3I18. ISBN 9781612307572. OCLC 870136575.
External links
- The Colbert Report Official Site
- Stephen Colbert at IMDb
- Stephen Colbert on X
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- Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Audio/Video
- Stephen Colbert on National Public Radio
- Stephen Colbert on Charlie Rose
- Colbert interview transcript, 60 Minutes. (April 30, 2006)
- Colbert in an open, hour-long interview and Q & A session arranged by Harvard's Institute of Politics. He speaks about the nature of his TV-show character and the interplay between wearing the mask and using it to make political points.
- Colbert Roasts President Bush—2006 White House Correspondents Dinner
- Stephen Colbert 2006 Knox College Commencement Address