After nine years and 1,447 episodes, Stephen Colbert retired his over-the-top pundit character Thursday as "The Colbert Report" aired one last time on Comedy Central. The comedian went out "with a bang," the show judged, as his last episode finished with "dozens of stars singing 'We'll Meet Again.'"
Political humorist and media critic Stephen Colbert is going out with a bang before the last episode of "The Colbert Report" airs on Dec. 18. On Monday, the late-night news satire television program that has aired on Comedy Central since 2005, was graced with presence of President Barack Obama, who the host deemed "the leader of the free world and the new permanent host of 'The Colbert Report.'"
In character, Stephen Colbert has compared Barack Obama to a "Black and Decker cordless Dirt Devil vacuum," but that will not keep the president from making an appearance on one of the comedian's last shows as host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
After David Letterman announced his retirement from the "Late Show," there was an ever-so-brief period before Stephen Colbert was officially announced as Letterman's successor.
Following legendary late-night host David Letterman's announcement that he will be retiring as host of the "Late Show" next year, CBS announced Tuesday that Stephen Colbert has been chosen to take his place.
People generally agree that the colors of Christmas are red and green, but what color is Santa Claus? The race of Santa Claus has recently become the talk of the town with everyone from suburban teachers, Megyn Kelly, Steven Colbert and everyday Americans picking a color.
Jon Stewart is back, although it took him a while to get back into faux news anchor form. After spending 12 weeks in Jordan directing his first feature film, comedian-turned-faux news anchor Jon Stewart is back on "The Daily Show.
