The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report is a spin-off of Comedy Central's The Daily Show hosted by Stephen Colbert. The show is a satirical spin on the conservative political punditry found on many 24-hour news channels.

Appearances

 * June 19, 2008 - Reporting that fruit has dethroned cookies as childrens' favorite snack food, Colbert blames Cookie Monster's abandonment of cookies and newfound love of fruit. After a montage of clips from Sesame Street as evidence to support the claim, Cookie Monster himself appears to explain to Colbert that he has not abandoned cookies, but rather learned to eat them as part of a balanced diet. Although he had many cookie-related episodes in the '70s and '80s ("Me like the Robert Downey, Jr. of cookies"), he explains that he always ate other food as well ("Me not picky"). Colbert argues that this showed he was against cookies and that he should wear a cookie lapel pin (a reference to Barack Obama's refusal to wear an American flag lapel pin). Cookie Monster explains that "you no have to do that" and that Colbert is a "terrible role model." Cookie Monster ends the show by eating Colbert's Peabody Award. This clip is slated to appear as a bonus feature on several upcoming Comedy Central DVDs, including South Park's The Cult of Cartman and Lewis Black's The Root of All Evil collection.

Connections
Colbert's guest roster has included a range of people from the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, and elsewhere (including Wikia founder Jimmy Wales). Many of these guests have also worked with the Muppets on various occasions.


 * Tim Robbins, 11/17/05, 10/31/06
 * Jon Stewart, 11/9/05, 9/14/06, 9/28/06
 * Anderson Cooper, 12/6/05
 * Jesse Jackson, 4/7/06
 * Ralph Nader, 4/20/06
 * Amy Sedaris, 7/10/06
 * Tom Brokaw, 7/20/06
 * David Gergen, 8/15/06
 * Martin Short, 9/11/06
 * Ken Jennings, 9/13/06
 * Ted Danson, 9/26/06
 * George Lucas, 10/11/06
 * Penn Jillette, 11/1/06
 * Dan Rather, 11/13/06
 * Larry King, 3/1/07
 * Ben and Jerry, 3/5/07
 * Ted Koppel, 3/8/07
 * Willie Nelson, 3/20/07
 * Katie Couric, 3/22/07
 * Mike Huckabee, 4/23/07, 8/16/07, 8/27/08
 * Matt Lauer, 8/22/07
 * Brian Williams, 8/22/07, 8/23/07
 * Jane Fonda, 5/9/07
 * Susan Sarandon, 9/18/07
 * Sam Waterston, 9/26/07
 * Tony Bennett, 9/26/07
 * Anderson Cooper, 10/18/07
 * John Legend, 3/6/08
 * R.E.M., 4/2/08
 * Leslie Feist, 4/28/08
 * Buzz Aldrin, 7/31/08