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This show was great. I really miss it. Stephen Colbert was awesome on this show, with some wicked smart and funny sketches and interviews. I wish this was still on. I do like him taking over for Letterman he just isn't very funny yet.

Colbert's commentary is just on point. You can't get anything past him! And his comedic timing is priceless

you know, i get what he's doing...it's brilliant satire of the whole 'fox news/reporter as advocate' thing, but you know, sometimes, in his performance, he just crosses over and becomes one of those guys...i have seen him interview some people, and his satire is so spot on, it ceases to actually differ much between what guys like o'reilly/hannity do for real. i actually agree w/colbert in real life, and i think fox news deserves constant mockery, esp since weak minded people, like this lady i used to work with, fail to realize that just b/c you say you're fair and balanced doesn't actually mean you are. so i would say, go WAY over the top and make that character look as bad as hannity and o'reilly look on their shows

its funny, good stuff...i would say, just be a little MORE broad

other than that, good stuff

I didn't know what to expect when I saw this show. Comedy Central has a way of releasing shows that look promising, and then disappointing me with them.

But the Colbert Report is very funny, slightly ridiculous, and definitely worth the time.

It's a parody of shows like the O'Reilley Factor. It has a host (Daily Show veteran Stephen Colbert)whose persona is very self-important and self-centered. His name is on everything, all over the set, and his desk is shaped like a giant C. (C stands for Colbert, he reminds us).

The show consists primarily of Stephen Colbert, in his Daily Show persona, sitting at a desk and giving his opinions on things. It's all done in the spirit of satire, parodying popular journalism and the tendency of people who have no expertise to get a lot of camera time, despite the fact that their opinions are basically worthless.

All in all, the show is very funny, and very edgy. I think Stephen Colbert is a good investment for Comedy Central.

Colbert has made the best satirical TV show in US history.

This 22 minute show is three shows. So I'd say Stephen Colbert has made the best three satirical US TV shows. With Jon Stewart's Daily Show in fourth place.

First this is a show that spoofs the stupid US news TV. With a segment The Word which is comedy GOLD.

Second this is a talk show where Stephen walks into a set where the guest is already sitting or standing sometimes in the dark. He runs in front of them and takes all the applause. There is no time for applause for the guest. Stephen is a one of histories greatest interviewers.

Third it is an investigative reporting show which is more honest and insightful than the US "media manipulated" news and makes a genuine connection with the audience.

I wish I could buy stocks in Stephen. Two word review: "Thankyou Colbert!".

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

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

Where do I begin with Stephen Colbert and the report - quite simply it has revived my spirits that the world we live in can still bring to us a show and a person who can deliver what no-one else in any media can.

Incredibly funny, sharp, incisive, clever, biting the adjectives are endless. Colbert's brilliance is - as others have put it - the fake punch. Pretending to oppose his interviewees while actually pointing the sharp end at the corruption & evils of the world that we live in right now.

Stephen promotes Science, Space Travel, Environmental Awareness, Equality & Racial/Religious tolerance (he is the *ONLY* pro-catholic non-Christian-bashing person in any form of mainstream media anywhere on the planet right now). And he manages all this and many more positive messages with his incredibly funny, self-absorbed on-screen persona that rightfully has the audience in stitches when they're not on their feet cheering.

I proudly bought my C.O.L.B.E.R.T. patch at NASA Kennedy Space Center (so good I had to buy two!) and will wear & display them to anyone who will notice, and try to tell as many people as I can to watch this show.

So Heroes - you are all officially mobilized to Code-Sierra-Alpha, and spread the WORD to everyone about the greatest satirical show in the history of television !!

Long live Stephen. Stephen for President. Stephen for Pope. Stephen for King. etc...

Adrian

Now I have something to watch from 8-9 on Comedy Central. This show and it's brother show, the Daily Show, proves to be the funniest hour on television. We love Stephen Colbert as Comedy Central's answer to Bill O'Reilly. He's not to be taken seriously but he is always funny but it's not a slapstick, vulgar kind of funny. He takes potshots at us liberals and I love it. He's the kind of guy that you wouldn't mind listening to or giving a high-five. I am so glad that the Emmys have recognized this show's humor and entertainment much like his lead-in show, The Daily Show. There are definite differences between the two shows. Stephen Colbert is the American loving conservative right handed guy that provides a voice for those people who are. Remember when we watched All In the Family and it was about politics too, there were a discourse in the voices on the show which made it interesting to watch. Colbert has a way with guests and he interviews congressmen and congresswomen who represent districts across the country. He makes them look silly and yet human too. You can't take this show too seriously. Maybe that's the point, yes we are at war and New Jersey is in a budget crisis but we can turn to the Colbert Report and get a laugh about it or two. I love the skit where he pretends to be the Chief Press Secretary and Helen Thomas is chasing him down at every turn. You can't stop laughing at that.

Stephen Colbert can be summarized in just a few words: brilliant, satirical, and genius are a few that describe him. His views on everything, from the highest levels of government down to something as trivial as milk are things everyone can relate to at some point. With excellent recurring sketches, e.g.- "The Word", "Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger", and "Stephen Colbert's Sound Advice" it's no wonder this show has earned such high ratings with Comedy Central viewers and IMDb users. Comedy Central needs less shows and comedians that try to be edgy, such as Carlos Mencia (no offense to all the fans) and get more stuff like this, that IS edgy and funny. The Colbert Report is on several times a day on weekdays throughout the day and with late-night showings as well. Catch it as often as you can!

It used to be a punchline that more people got their news from THE DAILY SHOW (and by extension, THE COLBERT REPORT), but that's the only way to watch the news these days. Joel McHale provides the same service on THE SOUP with regard to all of the trash TV that's out there. The good news is that THE COLBERT REPORT is just as entertaining. If anyone on TV deserves to be mocked, it's talking head "personalities", and Stephen Colbert lambasts the worst of them. I love the self-absorbed dimwit character he's created, and self-aggrandizing has never been so funny. The jokes on this show always seem to hit their mark, and that he's always willing to go to such smartass lengths makes him all the more endearing.

Even before I started tuning in, I knew about the SuperPac, Colbchella, and "Truthiness". The show made its impression on pop culture and there's no escaping it. I'm not sure why it took me so long to give this show a chance, and it's sad that we only have two more months of this comedic talent. One thing's for certain: when Stephen Colbert leaves in December, he'll leave a serious void in the TV landscape. Funniest man in late-night, absolutely.

9/10

This show started out as a joke on "The Daily Show" as a 30 second promo and ran for a few years and got picked up and I am glad it was. Of all the political/talk shows to appear on cable, the "Colbert Report" is the best. It shows that all the other pundit shows are ridiculous and unnecessary. From the first episode when he uttered the word "truthiness", the first shot rang out to all other full-of-themselves pundits. Plus he exposes the absurdity of their so-called grudges with his war with bears. He tears apart the myth of the "liberal media" by showing that the right wing are more outlandish than any one else. Also, how many talk show hosts have a baby eagle named after them?

Based on what little I've seen in full, this show just doesn't live up to the expectations of biting, hilarious, and untypically subtle for America political satire, which I had developed from watching some sparse, singular clips of the show. Shame the show is so difficult to find. And double shame that Colbert has degenerated to that incessant "orange man bad" style of comedy in his next venture, and turned into the exact hacky blowhard he was always supposed to be a parody of, just from the other side of the American party system. Perhaps, the recent victory of Biden will shake him up a bit?..

My ratings by season: S11: 4

Colbert is right when he says that he has balls. He says things on his show that Jon Stewart doesn't have the balls to say for example: the "Better Know a District" in which he interviewed Jack Kingston.

"So you were raised in Ethiopia?" "No I only lived there till I was 2 so I don't remember much." "What was it like being raised in Ethiopia?" Just some of the stuff he says gets me rolling. He then went on to call the man an African American and ask how it helps him to be an African American in congress and how he helps the working class.

I also love "The Word" which is basically a moment for him to completely tear apart the issue of the night. Always on the side are random "pointers" that always have some funny connotation to them. Overall so far this show seems to be a resounding success and I hope it continues down this great path. I still love the Daily Show and think Comedy Central did what the fans wanted. Many fans wanted the Daily Show to be extended to an hour so this pretty much is what they wanted if not better.

In the end the truth is that Stephen Colbert is awesome and his show is too.

The Colbert Report is the most entertaining, smart and sophisticated show ever. Stephen's BKAD or Better Know A District segments are the best. He's determined to interview every US Representative. He's political as hell but claims to be just a comedian. Everything he has ever done has been poking fun at the fake "moral" majority. He's a good man. Even through his irreverent and naughty acts and language the real, true, goodness shines through and is always making a point. His appearance on the White House Press Correspondent's dinner is one of the most watched clips of all time on the internet. I would love it if he ever did run for President but I know he won't. The only thing that I could wish for is that he and Jon do more things together. Lately, there's been no "toss" between the shows. I miss it. I miss it a lot.

... is you have to act obnoxious.

Don't get me wrong. I love Stephen Colbert. I think the Colbert is second only to the Daily Show in terms of being the greatest show currently on air.

However, while I never tire of Jon & the Daily Show, I have to admit Stephen can get a little tiring. Jon has other correspondents but Stephen has to carry the show alone. Stephen is also a little stuck as sort of a one-trick pony. He has to play the same character the same way all the time. And when that character is a moronic ego maniacal bombastic rightwing nutjob a**hole (a la Rush L. & Bill O'R.) that can get a bit tiring.

The repeating segments are funny. The Daily "WORD" is hilarious. The threat down (usually BEARS!); the "better know a district"; the "wag of the finger/tip of the hat" segments are something to look forward to each week. He does rely too much on Yahoo news for funny news bits, not so amusing when I've already read them that day.

However my biggest disappointment (and I subtracted an entire star for that)is the increasing product placement on the show.

I don't know if Stephen has made some sort of deal where he's actually getting paid or what --but he has started promoting brands like (goldenpalace, kraft, etc.) at first I excused it as "he's probably satirizing Rush's pushing of Snapple", but IMHO it's crossing the line into actually advertising. And I'm getting sick of hearing about his B&J ice cream flavor.

I find the recent trend to try to do product placement so people don't realize they're watching adds to be really offensive. I hope this doesn't increase.

I'm miss this show so much, it was funny, clever and original, the exact opposite of the Late Show.

I have to say that I like "The Colbert Report" better than "The Daily Show", as Stephen Colbert does everything possible to parody right-wing firebrands like Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity. Which brings us to...

The Word: Hilarious. Stephen Colbert is. (that doesn't depend on the definition of "is"). We could get all our news from this show. (Bush doesn't get his news from any media outlet). This just might bring respectability back to TV. (some people thought that "Friends" did). And that's the word. Thanks for listening.

Anyway, this is something that you just gotta see. As for Better Know a District, I'm sure that he'll eventually look at Oregon's 1st District. A great show.

Finally someone has the gravitas to show the world how down the gutter our journalism in America is going.The Colbert Report and the original Daily Show both take you on a fun half hour ride through the mad minds of American politics and Journalism.Along the way leaving clever and funny remarks.I've always liked The Colbert Report more than The Daily Show.Reason well I think that is an easy one.Colbert is a lot more controversial sure Stewart has his moments,but Colbert pulls off that he is a Bush loving Republican while at the same time making fun of Bush and Republicans.Now Republicans aren't the only ones who get nailed.Truthiness is dished out to the Democrats as well.Pretty much anyone who makes Fox News or Stephen's favorite to make fun of Fox and Friends than it is likely you will see it comedically on this show.I suggest you give it a watch the next time its on Comedy Central.You wont be disappointed!

Stewart is great, but Stephen Colbert is remarkable, all the time. Comedy Central is where I get all my news from the US these days. Stewart is great, but Stephen Colbert is remarkable, all the time. Comedy Central is where I get all my news from the US these days. Stewart is great, but Stephen Colbert is remarkable, all the time. Comedy Central is where I get all my news from the US these days. Stewart is great, but Stephen Colbert is remarkable, all the time. Comedy Central is where I get all my news from the US these days. Stewart is great, but Stephen Colbert is remarkable, all the time. Comedy Central is where I get all my news from the US these days. The needs of an adult ironic generation have finally been met.

Never has any show in the entire history of television been as overrated, overpraised, and over-hyped as The Colbert Report. This show does nothing but annoy. The lead character, played by Stephen Colbert, is supposed to be a parody of a conservative newscaster. Unfortunately, Colbert does not so much succeed in mocking such conservatives as he does in becoming as annoying as they are. He is not funny or enlightening or remotely interesting. The media goes on and on about Colbert's talent and intelligence but how much talent and intelligence does it take to play the same character and the same tired comedy bits over and over until we stop watching. That is not talent, that is consistency. And to be consistently annoying does not lead to a long career, even in the fake news game. My roommate and I gave The Colbert Report a fair shot, coming on as it does after The Daily Show, one of our favorite shows. We now turn off The Daily Show early so we don't catch Colbert's promo at the end of it. That's how bad this show is. We can't even stand the promos.

Funny to the bone. I adore the show, Steven is so appealing. My husband and I plan our evening around the Report. I cant take the news any more, it's so depressing, frustrating and totally black (the "regular" news creates bias just through how they word things - it's just inherent in language). However, both the Colbert Report and Daily show inform me while satirizing. It's a winning combination. I think Steven Colbert is brilliant. He is one of the writers for the show and all the writers seem super imaginative and right on target. His delivery is usually mesmerizing. I think this show appeals to a wide age range. I'm in my late 50s and I think there may be a younger demographic in general for Colbert. Maybe it's more of an attitude that we have in common. The show is like O'Reilly on luminescently clear hallucinogens. Steven maintains a double approach: faking a right punch, but actually hits with the left. He has appeal to clear-thinking logical folks who also love to laugh. How else can we get through this madness except with comedy?

Stephen Colbert was a correspondent/commentator in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In 2005, he started his own half hour show as his alter ego Stephen Colbert, the conservative pundit. It ends after 9 years as Colbert is set to take over from David Letterman in his late night talk show slot. This may be sacrilegious but I like The Colbert Report more than The Daily Show. Don't get wrong. Jon Stewart is great but he's not doing something original. He's not even the original host of The Daily Show and The Daily Show isn't even the first fake news show. Colbert is doing a different personality to do serious news. It's like some of the SNL Weekend Update except Colbert is dead-on. He nails the conservative pundit down to the T. He's so good that some people don't even understand that it's an act. It's also a product of its times. This show is something special.

The level of satirical mastery in the show is undisputed.

There is only one three-hour tip-of-the-iceberg sampling of the material on DVD after all these years. All segments on it embrace the stellar, well crafted, daft, thought-provoking and also expertly delivered entertainment. The problem is that it ends and anyone outside the US will struggle to find the show online.

The Daily Show and The Colbert Report had major impacts on political commentary in the comedy world. They were able to translate the absurdity of the political and celebrity realities into digestible comedy so that viewers could form their own thinking on the real issues at hand while maintaining some semblance of sanity.

That's a power that is sincerely frightening to any celebrity and political figure within range of its commentary. The Colbert Super PAC was a prime example of the powerful and surprising prowess the show and its Daily Show alliance brought to the entertainment industry.

The satirical, seemingly nonsensical buffoonery of the Report at that time was true mastery of the form and I would be very surprised to see shows of that calibre grace the screen again.

Satire, smarts, truthiness... learn to feel the facts.

If you don't know The Colbert Report, it's fair to say: you know nothing. I can forgive ignorance, but obliviousness to the greatest comedy show ever to be seen, I simply won't forgive. Don't even start with any show, comedian or host you think is good or cool or funny. If you have missed out on the brilliance, that is The Colbert Report, you don't even possess the scale to measure what is good or bad. All this late-shows and hosts out there pale in comparison to the borderline insane genius, who made his alter ego a piece of art.

The show is an almost perfect mixture of entertainment and education. Stephen Colbert will sensitize you like no one else, for the role of the media and emotion-driven, fear-generating pundits in special, in Americas shift to the right in the last four decades, when democracy was replaced by money, sanity by greed and doing the right thing by doing the thing that gets you rich, because he is a crazy rich, right-wing-crazy TV-pundit. While his ironic portrait of that self-righteous, Bill o'Reillyesk quasi-fascist Stephen Colbert (with a silent t), provides you with lots of arguments to uncover and understand right-wing propaganda, he surprisingly manages at the same moment to give his market-totalitarian character a likable core, a soul if you want. Partly this gives us an idea of the motivations and feelings of the rich and powerful, partly it shows, that every monster is essentially an emotionally crippled human being.

What else is there to say? Stephen Colbert sings like no other late-night host, and he is by far, and I really mean that, the best interviewer I have ever seen. A legend. For me, he represents America. His persona stands for the U.S. that is, his person for the country it could be.

The show will end November 2014, a few weeks from now. If you have missed it, you have missed the most significant TV-event of the first one and a half decades of this millennium.

I will miss you a lot, Stephen!