The Colbert Report

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The Colbert Report is a satirical late-night television show in which Stephen Colbert portrays a bombastic conservative pundit to parody political commentary and news media.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American television series
late-night talk show
satirical television program
audioFormat Dolby Digital
surface form: Dolby Surround
awardReceived Peabody Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series
basedOn The Daily Show spin-off concept
broadcastSchedule weeknights
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert
endReason Stephen Colbert
surface form: Stephen Colbert left to host The Late Show
executiveProducer Allison Silverman
Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert
filmingLocation Manhattan
New York City
firstAired 2005-10-17
format parody of cable news commentary shows
genre late-night comedy
news satire
political satire
hostCharacter Stephen Colbert
surface form: Stephen Colbert (fictional conservative pundit persona)
lastAired 2014-12-18
notableSegment Better Know a District
The Word
Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger
numberOfEpisodes over 1400
numberOfSeasons 11
openingTheme "Baby Mumbles" (instrumental version of "Dog on Fire")
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork Comedy Central
parodies U.S. cable news channels
conservative political pundits
political talk shows
pictureFormat NTSC
productionCompany Busboy Productions
Comedy Partners
Hello Doggie
runtimePerEpisode approximately 22 minutes
setIn a fictional television news studio
spinOffFrom The Daily Show
starring Stephen Colbert
subjectFocus American politics
current events
news media
targetAudience adult viewers interested in politics and comedy
themeMusicComposer Cheap Trick

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The Daily Show spinOff The Colbert Report
Comedy Central notableShow The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert notableWork The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert hostOf The Colbert Report
Comedy Partners producedShow The Colbert Report
Tim Meadows notableWork The Colbert Report