Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits. 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 critically acclaimed 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. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience. In 2005, he left The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report is a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut, the series has established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert three Emmy Award nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. Colbert was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2006. His book I Am America (And So Can You!) was No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
118 acting credits
Acting · 118
The Simpsons
1989
Rick and Morty
2013
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
American Dad!
2005
The Office
2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
MythBusters
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Saturday Night Live
1975
Conan
2010
The Colbert Report
2005
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
BoJack Horseman
2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Elsbeth
2024
Tony Awards
1956
Spin City
1996
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
The Mindy Project
2012
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Meet the Press
1947
Despicable Me 4
2024
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023
People's Choice Awards
1975
Girls5eva
2021
The Venture Bros.
2004
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
2000
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
Explained
2018
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998
Carol & the End of the World
2023
ChalkZone
2002
Strangers with Candy
1999
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
Inside Comedy
2012
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
Billy on the Street
2011
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014
The Moment
2026
The Emmy Awards
1949
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
2022
Bewitched
2005
At Home with Amy Sedaris
2017
RTL Tonight
2025
50/50
2011
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
1996
The Wrong Coast
2003
George Carlin's American Dream
2022
Citizen Rose
2018
The Love Guru
2008
Saturday TV Funhouse
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
One World: Together at Home
2020
Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special
2014
Feels Good Man
2020
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
Exit 57
1995
Company
2011
HyperNormalisation
2016
Random Play
1999
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
Strangers with Candy
2006
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
The Great New Wonderful
2005
The Dana Carvey Show
1996
Pickled
2022
There's Something in the Water
2019
The True Cost
2015
Last Laugh '05
2005
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010
Becoming
2020
American Symphony
2023
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007
Shut Up and Play the Hits
2012
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
2008
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020
From Russia with Lev
2024
Revenge of the Electric Car
2011
Late Night Nightmare
2023
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
2023
Trump @War
2018
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
2016
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
2025
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
2006
Let It Snow
1999
Days of Black and Yellow
2019
The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert
2026
The Dividers
2023
PACmen
2017
Hero With A Thousand Faces
2016
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008
Playing Columbine
2008
Rush: Retrospective 3 Video Collection
2009
Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us
2023
Toby Keith: American Icon
2024
Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet
2005
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
2026
Generation Like
2014
Hype: The Obama Effect
2008
Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020
2020
Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour
1997
The Best of The Colbert Report
2007
There's Someone There
2024
Shock Asylum
1997
Move Fast & Vape Things
2021