Tonight on The Colbert Report: Toronto Globe ... [Programming Notes]
Tonight on The Colbert Report : Toronto Globe & Mail music critic Carl Wilson , who will be on to talk about his James Franco-endorsed tome on Celine Dion , Let's Talk About Love: A Journey To The End Of Taste . I am pretty excited about this particular meeting of the minds, I have to say. [ Colbert Nation ]

Colbert on Colbert: It's fun playing a jerk
Stephen Colbert was raised in South Carolina to be a Southern gentleman. But he spends his days being a jerk. It must be tough.

Stephen Colbert Signs "Close Gitmo Now" Petition, On Air
Last night, Roseanne Cash promoted the cause of closing Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on The Colbert Report.

Stephen Colbert Takes Aim At Relationship Between Legislators, Health Care Lobbyists (VIDEO)
On last night's The Colbert Report , host Stephen Colbert took aim at the way the Health Care reform bill has been impacted by lobbyists -- which is to say that lobbyists are dominating the decision-making process of legislators, because those legislators want to take their money and get re-elected, circle of life et cetera. Colbert cited Pat Roberts, who sued for further decision-making delays, saying, "The thing I'm trying to point out, is that we would have at least 72 hours for the people...

Colbert on Colbert: It's fun playing a jerk
Stephen Colbert was raised in South Carolina to be a Southern gentleman. But he spends his days being a jerk. It must be tough.   Not really, says the Comedy Central star. "I was taught to be nice, so it's not in my nature to be a jerk," he told a crowd of fans over the weekend at the New Yorker Festival. "But I do enjoy it." Colbert figures that's because he's embarrassment-proof. "There's an essential embarrassment to being a jerk, and I just don't get embarrassed about thing

New Colbert Report iPhone App Delivers -The WØrd': PHOTO
A new Colbert Report app means iPhone users never have to be without “The WØrd.” The $1 app, released Monday by Comedy Central, includes every “WØrd” video done by hyper-real talking head Stephen Colbert so far and will be updated weekly. The clips are arranged alphabetically and can be sorted by air date and popularity. Those into less predictability can press the “Surprise me!” function and get a random blast of the devastating segment, which turns...

NASA and Colbert reach compromise: I want to work out on COLBERT
Were you actually expecting NASA to name a room on the international space station "Colbert"? Though Stephen Colbert's last name topped an online poll for the christening of Node 3 , astronaut Sunita Williams appeared on The Colbert Report last night to announce the room's official name: Tranquility. But never fear, Colbert Nation!* The two parties reached a compromise. NASA decided to name a treadmill after the comedian: the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance...

NASA to announce module name on `Colbert Report'
NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Colbert is still clinging to hope that NASA will name a new room at the international space station after him. The space agency said Friday it would announce the name of the module Tuesday on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report." Astronaut Sunita Williams will appear on the program.

Around the Net In Media: 'Colbert Report' Launches Wordy iPhone App
A new "Colbert Report" app offers iPhone users every "The Word" video done by satirist Stephen Colbert and will be updated weekly. The $1 app, released this week by Comedy Central, arranges clips alphabetically and can be sorted by air date and popularity. Users can also can press the "Surprise me!" function and get a random blast of the segment, The popular video segments are known for turning linguistics, sloganeering and marketspeak upside-down. The Word iPhone app is ad-supported.

Stephen Colbert Speaks Out About Referendum 71 in Washington State, Supports Gay Duck Marriage: PHOTO
He's never liked you, Washington. Last night the faux conservative circled so far back around the topic of Washington state's Referendum 71 on their "everything but marriage" domestic partnership bill, he ended up coming out in favor of domestic

NASA to announce module name on 'Colbert Report'
NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert is still clinging to hope that NASA will name a new room at the international space station after him.

Stephen Colbert Takes on Referendum 71 and Marriage Rights: PHOTO
  Stephen Colbert took on Referendum 71 in Washington last night. "I say if it looks like a duck, and files a joint tax return like a duck, and gets to visit its duck partner in a duck Hospital, you might as well register at the duck Pottery Barn because it is gay duck marriage ." Watch, AFTER THE JUMP ... In R-71 news, a poll released yesterday showed Referendum 71 ahead by a 17 point spread (53% in favor, 36% against). This is obviously great news, but it's important not...

STEPHEN COLBERT COULD ACTUALLY BE THE PRESIDENT!!
If you lived in the Marvel Universe. :(Here's the good news: Stephen Colbert is running for president in the Marvel Universe. And, according to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, the unhinged television superstar is gaining serious momentum. Here's the bad news: He's not doing the same in the real world. Mark Waid, TheAmazing Spider-Man writer who assimilated the faux newscaster/White House wannabe into issue No. 573 of the comic book, thinks we could use a Colbert presidency more than we could use a Pali

Colbert Eviscerates Gay Marriage Opponents (VIDEO)
Stephen Colbert returned to air last night after a week off with a particularly funny and diverse episode, tackling everything from George Will's sartorial hypocrisy to Gay Rights. The latter segment focused on recent legislation passed in the state of Washington called "Everything But Marriage" which expanded the state's domestic partnership law to offer same-sex couples the same Rights as straight married people. This legislation was met with deep dismay by Protect Marriage Washington, an...

Stephen Colbert's naming fetish: PHOTO
A diving beetle, a bridge in Hungary, a junior hockey team in Michigan, an ice cream flavor. The satirical host has one of each named after him, and it's all in fun. Stephen Colbert (pictured left) petitioned successfully to have his portrait hung in Washington's National Portrait Gallery (center) and has a treadmill on the International Space Station named after him (right). ( Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times / Associated Press / Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press ) By Scott Collins October 11,...

Colbert hits gay marriage opponents, says closeted bigots should be protected: PHOTO
Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert slammed lampooned same sex Marriage opponents in his "The Word" segment Monday night, turning the arguments against "outing" on its head by farcically arguing that the signers of an anti-Gay Marriage petition should be allowed to stay in the closet. Opponents of Gay Marriage in Washington state are trying to keep the signers of an anti-Gay Marriage petition private. Protect Marriage Washington got enough signatories to mount a referendum against a provision...

Buzz Briefs: R. Kelly, Oprah
R. Kelly seeks $3.4 million from tour promoter. Oprah sued for defamation by ex-girls school head. Stephen Colbert admits "It's fun playing a jerk." It's a girl for "Idol" singer Paris Bennett. Matthew Broderick returns to Broadway next spring.

Colbert's Solution For the "Pre-existing Condition" Conundrum
Forget going to your reps on Capitol Hill to remind them that a woman is not a preexisting condition. So what if a toddler who barely has preexistence is denied Insurance]Health Insurance because, at a healthy weight of 22 pounds, she's deemed too skinny? Leave the poor Insurance]Health Insurance companies aloooone! They just want a return on their investment, after all. As Stephen Colbert says, you wouldn't buy a banana with spots on it, would you? And anyway, he has a solution. Just breed the insurable wi

NASA names treadmill after Stephen Colbert
One small step for NASA, one giant running leap for Stephen Colbert.

NASA names treadmill after Stephen Colbert
One small step for NASA, one giant running leap for Stephen Colbert.

NASA names treadmill after Stephen Colbert
One small step for NASA, one giant running leap for Stephen Colbert.

Stephen Colbert Urges Teens To Abstain From Voting
All the cool celebrities and Ellen aren't the only ones employing the ancient art of reverse psychology on the young people of America to try to get them registered to vote. On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen showed a public service announcement about young people who are abstaining from voting. The whole thing is funny, but the PSA starts at about 2:40: The "I'm () and I approve this message" joke never gets old, and the running of the state-by-state voter registration deadlines, though preceded

NASA names treadmill after Stephen Colbert
One small step for NASA, one giant running leap for Stephen Colbert.

Introducing Larry Wolf Olberado Doocy 360 - VIDEO
Filed under: Late Night, Video, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-FreeI have to admit that I was a little apprehensive about The Colbert Report when it first started. I thought it was a great show, I just wasn't sure how long it would last because Stephen Colbert was doing a character, and I thought the character would become tiresome after a few months (at the most). But here we are a few years later and if anything, Colbert's show has become just as "Must-See" as The Daily Show. Maybe even a little more. Ev

Stephen Colbert enjoys playing a jerk
Stephen Colbert was raised in South Carolina to be a Southern gentleman. But he spends his days being a jerk. It must be tough.