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Stephen Colbert is best known for hosting The Colbert Report on Comedy Central from 2005 to 2014 and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS from 2015 to 2026. He also gained wide recognition as a correspondent on The Daily Show from 1997 to 2005.
Truthiness is a neologism coined by Stephen Colbert in the premiere episode of The Colbert Report on the 17th of October 2005. The American Dialect Society named it Word of the Year for 2005 in January 2006, and Merriam-Webster named it Word of the Year for 2006, with the word winning their online poll by a five-to-one margin.
CBS announced on the 17th of July 2025 that it would end The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in May 2026, citing high production costs and declining advertising revenue. The cancellation was subject to speculation tying it to a settlement between Donald Trump and CBS parent Paramount Global over a December 2024 lawsuit alleging deceptive editing of a 60 Minutes broadcast, which arose as Paramount sought FCC approval for its merger with Skydance Media.
On the 11th of September 1974, when Colbert was ten years old, his father James and his two brothers Paul and Peter died in the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 near Charlotte, North Carolina. They had been traveling to enroll Paul and Peter at Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut.
Stephen Colbert's Super PAC was officially registered as Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Inc. and created in 2011 as a satirical project to illustrate campaign finance issues following a landmark court decision. The Federal Election Commission voted 5-1 to grant The Colbert Report a limited media exemption in June 2011, and Colbert received a Peabody Award in 2012 for his coverage of the Super PAC as an educational tool.
On the 29th of April 2006, Colbert performed as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, delivering a satirical routine targeting President George W. Bush and the press corps while staying in his Colbert Report character. The audience responded coolly, but the video became an internet sensation and ratings for The Colbert Report rose 37% the following week, averaging just under 1.5 million viewers per episode.