The Colbert Report: Season 1
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65 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 149 Ratings

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  • 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 & Interview, News

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Paul Brownfield
    90
    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. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    80
    The biggest question hanging over "The Colbert Report" is whether the show’s sendup of the pomposity and fear-mongering of cable news blowhards will be as appealing in the long term as "The Daily Show’s" satire of public figures and the news media as a whole.
  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    60
    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."
  4. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    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. Mixed: 3 out of 92
  3. Negative: 7 out of 92
  1. gm101
    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
  2. JohnS
    8
    These reviews are all based on the debut of the show. It has improved significantly since then.
  3. ChadS
    7
    Colbert's deconstruction of "The O'Reilly Factor" was spot-on, without actually being funny, because O'Reilly's show is already inherently satirical. Don't take the Irishman so seriously. He's just an entertainer. More successful was his interview with Stone Phillips. His subsequent interview with Leslie Stahl sort of fell flat. Colbert has to figure out if his guest is funny or not before he lays out the interview format, and adjust accordingly to their strengths and weaknesses.… Expand
  4. 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

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