Stephen Colbert

American comedian, television host, and writer (born 1964)

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About

Stephen Tyrone Colbert was born on May 13, 1964, in Washington, D.C. He studied theater at Northwestern University. He rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1997–2005), then created and hosted The Colbert Report on Comedy Central (2005–2014), a satire of opinion shows. He later hosted The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS from 2015 to 2026. He has won multiple Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. He is the author of the bestseller I Am America (And So Can You!). He popularized the term 'truthiness'.

* 1964-05-13

Major works

I Am America (And So Can You!) (2007)humor book

Key milestones

2005Created and launched The Colbert Report on Comedy Central.
2007The Colbert Report won a Peabody Award.
2015Became host of The Late Show on CBS.

Themes

Political satireMedia and punditryTruth and post-truthAbsurdist humorSocial critique

Sources: id.loc.gov · televisionacademy.com · peabodyawards.com

“Reality has a well-known liberal bias.”

— Stephen ColbertTheme · Politics

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“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.”

— Stephen ColbertTheme · Spirituality

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“The truth has a way of coming out, especially when you're not trying to hide it.”

— Stephen ColbertTheme · Wisdom

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