I love this show! I was a bit nervous about how it may turn out, but i love it so far. I think the Colbert is very capable of pulling this one off. give it a year and it will be the show everyone is talking about.

Excellent satire, skewering Left and Right, Up and Down. Much better than the Daily Show, which we all know is a half-hour propanda diatribe disguised as a comedy show. Stewart's attempts at humor often come off as just nasty remarks.

Just brilliant. I suspect that what you think of this show has a lot to do with your political point of view. But Colbert is fearless, and his sense of timing is impreccable.

There are only two television shows I watch anymore: the Colbert Report and the Daily Show. Which is better? I cannot say. What I can say is there's not another show on television that measures up to these two.

you can't really help but like how he mocks even the most cynical political types.

Stephen Colbert Rox! The Colbert Report is one of the funniest shows I have ever seen by far!

Extremely clever and charismatic, Colbert brings the political hypocrisy The Daily Show exposes into skit-like form.

Best show on TV

The first shows aren't without flaws -- some bits fall a bit flat -- and I definitely worry that I won't find it as funny in a year as I do now. That said, Colbert is hilarious, and the morons he's parodying have been on TV for years. So why shouldn't he pull it off?

television needs shows like the colbert report. the daily show is the opening act for stephen colbert's show!

Fuggin. Genius. Hopefully Colbert will continue to get better as his popularity skyrockets...

The first couple episodes have been great. I can't wait until Joe Scarbrough is on the program in November. That episode is going to be pure gold.

hilarious. it's so great! I wasn't sure if he'd be able to keep it up after the opening show, but last night was brilliant. keep it up stephen!

Really excellent show. Colbert's character is one of the best things on The Daily Show though, so I hope it [TDS] doesn't suffer without him.

Great opening show! I hope that he can maintain this parody in the long run.

its french, b****

Scathingly ironic humor. You won't like if it you really serious about politics; oh and Stephen Colbert never went to an Ivy League School, and never graduated at the top of his class...

Giving the Daily Show a run for it's money... and you know that's saying a lot.

The best show on television since the Daily Show.

"Knock knock. Who's there? The Truth. No joke." The Colbert Report is the very epitome of excellence--steven is monument to modern Americanism and a brilliant beacon of hope to the opressed Republican masses. The Right finally has a voice in the vortex of bleeding-heart liberalism that is the US media, and it sounds sweeter than the Gipper talking Russia. Watch the report, stay in school and, most importantly, watch out for bears.… Expand

This man is my hero. I watch this show along with the Daily Show every Monday through Thursday. The guy just knows what he is talking about. He does the best impression of Conservitive, nationalist, and Catholic news anchors that at some points I believe him. I then realize that it is hilarious. Truthiness!

Finally, a show that is intellectually stimulating AND funny. Sure it's not for everyone, but neither is football to the groin 'common man' humor. It's great to have a show aimed at above average intellect but at the same time has enough funny for everyone.

Absolutely fantastic show, the writing is great, as is the talent, you really can't deny the quality of the show.

So let me get this straight, CNN and FOX can go 24/7, but a half hour of Colbert is too much? Give me a break. This show is perfect. I love Stephens hamming it up to the audience when he jogs over to interview the guest. That is classic. Stop annalyzing the show to death and just sit back and laugh.

Wonderful! I am very much worried that Colbert will be able to keep it up, but this is a perfect compliment to Stewart's shoe. I'm not a fanboy, although I am a fan. This is excellent television.

brilliant...the second and third shows were equally amusing.

Brilliant!

I watched it for a week and it is just great and is getting better everyday. I an using quotes as my away message in my AOL

Great show. Do you really get it?

Brilliant!

pretty hilarious and definetely fun to watch after the daily show.

A Tek Jansen adventure.

you are funny Stephen. Very very funny.

This show is incredible. While the Daily Show maintains itself on one-liners and references to liberal ideology that often don't make a point in themselves, the Colbert Report actually dissects issues and contains a surprising amount of analysis beneath its humor. Moreover, it doesn't just stick to one side of the political spectrum but remains centrist and critical of all points of view. In fact, Colbert performs a remarkable balancing act in framing conservative viewpoints as jokes while choosing his language to be objective, fair and not dismissive. A good example is the bit he did on polar melting. Liberals find it funny because they can pretend whatever is said is ridicule, while conservatives find it funny because what is said has a good bit of truth and isn't worded to imply it didn't. This is a very intellectual show, and it's a shame that it's likely to be doomed because most people simply aren't going to appreciate it for its insight. Also, its timeslot following the overwhelmingly and militantly liberal Daily Show (and indeed its place on Comedy Central) is going to put off a great deal of people who would find much to like. The fact that most reviews don't even highlight its intelligence makes the situation cripplingly worse.… Expand

More topical hilarity from Comedy Central. Very funny, especially if you watch fox news at all.

Some of the finest, cleverest satire on TV, ever. So what if it is hard to sustain, we are lucky to even have a week of this -- much less a season. Plus, the show (and the character) are just getting their sea legs. I predict it will morph into parady, with a reversion to high end (dare I say it) serious conversation, at times, during interviews -- and some people will get this roller coaster of satire shifting, and some won't.… Expand

Stephen Colbert cracks me up. These days it seems the only way we can stomach our politicians is to laugh at them, and no one gives us more to laugh at than Colbert. Can't wait for Season 1 on DVD!

Oh come on people, this show rules! I hate to admit it, but I like this show way better than the Daily Show, but then again I have always been a Colbert fan!

Funnier than the daily show, but not quite as smart or political.

Funniest man now on TV.

Great show that will last as long as Bill O'Reilly still pumps out the material.

Contrary to most of the established reviewers, I thought the show began weakly. Colbert has morphed into an unbelievably rich character that can sustain a series as long as the real Colbert is able. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say he is now funnier than Stewart.

Topped only by the Daily Show as a source for comical takes on real events, and perhaps due to surpass if/when the Daily Show gets stale.

can't get enough; esp. the politicians and guests who haven't figured out that they actually look stupid!

A nice counterpoint between the very silly and an intelligent satire, taking the pundits to the consequences of their ideas, and offering a well thought (and needed) perspective.

Brilliant show

You have to hand it to a show that convinces Shawn Penn to appear on air in a Meta-free-phor-all (a competition of metaphors) after ridiculing the celebrity for several weeks for his own particularly bad metaphor. Colbert also invited the computer animation geeks in his audience to create a backdrop for his own improvised light saber duel. The submissions were spectacular! His guest interviews are not as polished as Stewart's and he frequently flubs punchlines, but his self parody is as on-target as his political parody so we forgive him. When The Colbert Report aired, I was sure it would tank. As another reviewer writes: "Do we really need two shows of people making fun of the news?" The Colbert Report has become much more. Ben and Jerry have named an ice cream flavor after him and his response was a jab at them for opposing the use of synthetic bovine growth hormone (aka "Jesus juice"--check out the Comedy Central site for a clip of the segment). The show is sharp, funny, and taking way more chances these days than the Daily Show. However, I fear that the Times critic is right. The appeal over-the-top persona will eventually fade. Watch him while he's hip.… Expand

I didn't realize just how good Colbert's satire was until I watched a little of Bill O'Reilly. Colbert nails the formula for conservative pundits. And it's really funny.

Like others have said, these reviews are based on the debut. I didn't like the show when it started, but I really do now. It's not quite as good as The Daily Show, but it takes bigger risks and isn't as formulaic. It also helps if you watch it regularly.

Colbert is easily one of the funniest people on television, this show rank up there with 30 rock and The Soup as can't miss TV.

So far, amazingly good - However, I question how long the joke of an absurdly arrogant politcal host can stay fresh.

Exceptional . . . extremely funny and worthy of the spot next to The Daily Show.

Great delivery, stays in character... "we don't come from monkeys!!"

The episode on defense contractor bribe scandal of GOP Congressman Duke Cunningham was the Funniest show in History ...on TV on that day/hour. The "Duke-Stir" (Cunningham's yacht) could have floated in Colbert's tears. Great job Mr. Colbert!

The Word is always good, and the other recurring bits are excellent. The only part I routinely skip is the interview. Otherwise: Top Notch.

Hilarious! Very funny first two eps, though the third wasn't nearly as good.

Fn Hillarius

Perhaps the greatest show on Television (Better then the Daily Show? Hard to say). The Word is one of the greatest segments of all time. The underlying depth of truth in the show makes it even better.

I've got New Super Mario Brothers on Nintendo Dual Screen. So I know what I'm talking about. The Colbert Report is funnier than a reptilian Peachnapper being chased by Italian plumbers. I've seen the truth, and now I've told you what that truth is. Criaus "Piss off" --every british person alive, by and by

Colbert is so funny!! ! He's a comic genuis and watching his is a pleasure. I laugh thoughout this magnificant show. I love it and I think that he's one of the funniest people on TV.

This show is great. A nice complement to The Daily Show.

I tend to laugh anytime I hear the name "Stephen Colbert", he's insanity with a touch of class, a political nut job with an interesting underlying message, and is almost always funny. At 4 times a week, that's an achievement

Genius! ...there you go Colbert, the Donnelly bump. Oops, need 150 characters, so blah, blah, blah, blah ...hope to bump into you in Jersey sometime.