Stephen Colbert

Biography: Sardonic, deadpan and drier than a desert at noon, this bespectacled satirist became such a popular correspondent on the mock-news series The Daily Show that he earned his own spin-off. Growing up in South Carolina, Colbert suffered tragedy early on when his father and two of his 10 siblings were killed in a 1974 plane crash. He took solace in acting, and, after graduating from college with a theater degree, he joined Chicago's celebrated Second City, where he met Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello. The trio went on to create and star in two cult Comedy Central series: the critically acclaimed, if short-lived, sketch show Exit 57, and the after-school-specials spoof Strangers with Candy, which spawned a film of the same name. During his Candy run, Colbert pulled double comedic duty on The Daily Show, fashioning the unsmiling, uninformed conservative persona that became his trademark. In 2005, his Republican alter ego became the darling of the liberal set on The Colbert Report, aSardonic, deadpan and drier than a desert at noon, this bespectacled satirist became such a popular correspondent on the mock-news series The Daily Show that he earned his own spin-off. Growing up in South Carolina, Colbert suffered tragedy early on when his father and two of his 10 siblings were killed in a 1974 plane crash. He took solace in acting, and, after graduating from college with a theater degree, he joined Chicago's celebrated Second City, where he met Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello. The trio went on to create and star in two cult Comedy Central series: the critically acclaimed, if short-lived, sketch show Exit 57, and the after-school-specials spoof Strangers with Candy, which spawned a film of the same name. During his Candy run, Colbert pulled double comedic duty on The Daily Show, fashioning the unsmiling, uninformed conservative persona that became his trademark. In 2005, his Republican alter ego became the darling of the liberal set on The Colbert Report, a parody of egotistical, Bill O'Reilly-type opinion shows. The surreal, satiric show earned multiple Emmy awards and shot Colbert into fame...and made him very much a part of the pop culture he often---hilariously---skewers. Expand

Stephen Colbert's Scores

Average career score: 64
Highest Metascore: 85 George Carlin's American Dream: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 41 American Dad!: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
10 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 15 Oct 2, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd The Simpsons: Season 19 Sep 23, 2007 Man/Colby 6.9
tbd Squirrel Boy: Season 2 Feb 2, 2007 Ranger Stu's Yelling Voice tbd
tbd The Colbert Report: Season 3 Jan 8, 2007 Host 8.4
tbd Meet the Press: Season 61 Jan 7, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd History Alive: Season 2 Jan 2, 2007 Himself tbd
tbd The Colbert Report: Season 2 Jan 9, 2006 Host / Writer 8.4
tbd The Daily Show: Season 11 Jan 4, 2006 Correspondent (Season 2+) / Correspondent tbd
65 The Colbert Report: Season 1 Oct 17, 2005 Host / Writer 8.7
tbd Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Season 8 Oct 3, 2005 Performer tbd
tbd 60 Minutes: Season 38 Sep 25, 2005 Appearing tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 13 Sep 8, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law: Season 3 Jul 24, 2005 Myron Reducto, Phil Ken Sebben, Various / Myron Reducto/Phil Ken Sebben tbd
41 American Dad!: Season 1 Feb 6, 2005 Dentist 7.6
tbd The Daily Show: Season 10 Jan 4, 2005 Correspondent (Season 2+) / Himself / Writer tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 9 Jul 6, 2004 Correspondent (Season 2+) / Correspondent tbd
tbd Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law: Season 2 Jan 1, 2004 Myron Reducto, Phil Ken Sebben, Various / Myron Reducto/Phil Ken Sebben tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 2 Jan 1, 2004 Stephen Colbert tbd
tbd Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season 3 Sep 28, 2003 James Bennett 9.3
tbd The Daily Show: Season 8 Jul 8, 2003 Star / Correspondent / Writer tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 7 Jul 8, 2002 Host / Senior Military Analyst tbd
tbd Crank Yankers: Season 1 Jun 16, 2002 Voice tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 6 Jul 9, 2001 Correspondent (Seasons 2-10) tbd
tbd Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law: Season 1 Dec 30, 2000 Myron Reducto, Phil Ken Sebben, Various tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 5 Jul 10, 2000 Correspondent (Seasons 2-10) / Senior Political Analyst tbd
tbd Strangers with Candy: Season 3 Jul 10, 2000 Chuck Noblet / Mr. Noblet tbd
tbd Strangers with Candy: Season 2 Jan 17, 2000 Chuck Noblet / Mr. Noblet tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 4 Jul 12, 1999 Correspondent tbd
tbd Strangers with Candy: Season 1 Apr 7, 1999 Chuck Noblet / Writer / Chuck Noblet / Mr. Chuck Noblet / Noblet tbd
71 Spin City: Season 1 Sep 17, 1996 Frank 7.8