The Colbert Report Image
  • Starring: Stephen Colbert
  • Summary: This Daily Show spinoff elevates bear-phobic Stephen Colbert to the anchor seat, where he takes on cable news hosts such as Bill O'Reilly.
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Talk Shows
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. In the run-up to the show it all sounded a bit hard to get your head around, but in the flesh the show zinged, at least this first week.
  2. A few kinks are painfully apparent. Foremost among them is the blowhard persona Colbert forces on us for half an hour. It feels like a weaker extension of "The Daily Show."
  3. Reviewed by: Adam Sternbergh
    30
    It's an astute parody, but it suffocates the show, sealing The Colbert Report under a hermetic layer of irony.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 92
  2. Negative: 7 out of 92
  1. 10
    Stephen Colbert is awesome! I actually like him more than Jon Stewart. I love how he mocks the guys at Fox News indirectly, calling them allies, but continually making them look like fools. Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. chrisp
    4
    Doubt this will last. As many seem to have said, the character works in short bits on DS opposite Stewart as straight man but it makes little sense on it's own. It's not bizarre or out there enough to be a complete spoof like Ali G nor is it serious enough and educational as Daily Show can be. The interviews are painful because with him playing this character he has no way to balance serious questions with serious guests against the schtick. They just have an awkward vibe. My guess is the show will not last after 1 season, the concept is off. He either needs to go 100% spoof or the opposite. Watching Colbert playing a character while at the same time attacking serious issues just doesn;t work Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MargoC
    3
    Doesn't work for me. Stephen was so funny on the Daily Show, but he's too fat-headed on his own. How can putting down Rosa Parks be funny? He's verging on nasty and that's not funny. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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