The Colbert Report

Stephen Colbert must alter his Christmas plans when he's trapped in his upstate New York cabin by a bear, but he manages to get by with a little help.

On April 29, 2006, American comedian Stephen Colbert appeared as the featured entertainer at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, which was held in Washington, D.C., at the Hilton Washington hotel. Colbert's performance consisted of a 16-minute podium speech and a 7-minute video presentation, which were broadcast live across the United States on cable television networks C-SPAN and MSNBC. Standing a few feet from U.S. President George W. Bush[1]—in front of an audience of celebrities, politicians, and members of the White House Press Corps[2]—Colbert delivered a controversial, searing routine targeting the president and the media.[3] Cable television personality Colbert spoke in the persona of the character he plays on Comedy Central's popular The Colbert Report, a parody of a conservative pundit in the fashion of Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity.

On August 8, 2006, the Report debuted a series of three to four minute-long animated shorts entitled Stephen Colbert Presents: Stephen Colbert's Alpha Squad 7: The New Tek Jansen Adventures, allegedly in response to a lack of publisher interest in the novel.[3] Jansen is voiced by Colbert himself.

In the premiere episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen starts off the show with a segment called The Word coining the term "Truthiness". Other segments include: The Threat Down rating avian flu, basketball, babies, hurricanes and James Brady. Stephen interviews Stone Phillips, an Emmy award winning journalist and host of Dateline NBC. At the end of the interview, Stephen and Stone Phillips have a competition of gravitas.

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Lesley Stahl!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!

Stephen opens the show disappointed that Saddam Hussein was suddenly hanged over the show's break. He responds to Lake Superior State University's ban of the word 'truthiness' in "Who's Attacking Me Now?", and gay.com's naming of Stephen as Person of the Year in "Who's Honoring Me Now?"; gives "Stephen's Sound Advice" for getting over the winter blues.

Freem replaces superstantial in the opening sequence. Stephen thanks former Archbishop of Warsaw Stanis³aw Wielgus for being caught in a Catholic Church scandal of a non-sexual nature; scorns Democrats for taking a day off Congress for the college football National Championship game, with quick suggestion of taking a day off for a Ontario Junior League Hockey game; begins new segment "We the MEdiator" to pick sides in celebrity feuds, featuring Rosie O'Donnell vs. Donald Trump, Angelina Jolie vs. Madonna, and Amitabh Bachchan vs. Shahrukh Khan; and ends the show in tribute to James Brown by declaring himself the new "hardest working man in show business".

Stephen criticizes Bush for not sending 300 million troops as Stephen advised the day before but he pardons him if this is "the only mistake he makes in this war". He then talks about illegal immigration in a new segment called "Invasion of the Country Snatchers" and about the new Democratic senator of Missouri and its liberal legislation in the Word-Segment. After the break there is a new episode of Stephen's Tek Jansen adventures.

Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.

Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.

Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."

Stephen tries out for the U.S. curling team, and Erick Erickson opposes the RNC's purity test.

The military responds to the underwear bomber, and Riley Crane wins a contest to find 10 balloons.

The Senate and House debate health care, and Charles Moore discovers a floating patch of garbage.

Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.

Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.

America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.

Rick Perry's hunting camp once bore a racially charged name, Obamacare heads to the Supreme Court, and Jerome Groopman discusses medical decision-making.

Rick Davis weighs in on Chris Christie fever, ESPN pulls Hank Williams Jr.'s song, and John Lithgow talks drama.

Herman Cain gives his take on homosexuality, Mexico City proposes two-year marriage licenses, and Black Star performs.

Paul Ryan tiptoes around tax plan costs, U.S. prison labor threatens small business, Iran's presidential aides visit Costco, and Ben Folds Five explains their album title.

Stephen releases "America Again," pastors endorse politicians on Pulpit Freedom Sunday, the Romney camp praises Obama's rhetoric, and Jorge Ramos talks immigration policy.

America meets Mitt Romney for the first time, George Will points out Obama's racial advantage, doctors treat low testosterone, and Kenny Rogers recounts his music career.

Congress shuts down the government, Butterball appeases male cooks, and "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan discusses the final season.

The government shuts down, Americans flood the Affordable Care Act website, anti-Obamacare groups target youth, and Daniel Radcliffe describes his film, "Kill Your Darlings".

Barack Obama meets with congressional leaders about the government "slim down", Bill O'Reilly talks divine inspiration, and Chris Matthews compares Obama and Reagan.

Pundits imply that Obama is mimicking George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton becomes a grandmother, Kim Jong-un battles a cheese addiction, and Jamie Oliver talks "Comfort Food."

A Muslim NFL player gets punished for praying, Bobby Jindal rethinks his pro-knowledge agenda, Hans Beinholtz accentuates the negative, and Jeffrey Tambor talks "Transparent."

Author Louisa Lim discusses civil unrest in Hong Kong, Stephen offends Bill O'Reilly, and retired Navy Admiral Mike Mullen discusses ISIS and the Middle East.

"Dateline NBC" host Stone Phillips discusses his career as an anchor and compares neckties and Emmy Awards with Stephen.

Award-winning journalist Lesley Stahl discusses Watergate, the Valerie Plame scandal and a new strategy for "60 Minutes."

Fareed Zakaria of "Newsweek" discusses outsourcing, Saddam Hussein's trial and his own centrist views.

Nancy Grace talks about what's right and wrong with the legal system.

Stephen speaks with Carl Bernstein about what Bush and Nixon have in common and points out that a strong president is better than an honest president.

John Stossel tells Stephen what's wrong with the education system and Stephen tells John what a freedom-tarian is.

Director of the Drug Policy Alliance Ethan Nadelmann argues to legalize marijuana to reduce America's prison population.

Jim Cramer tells Stephen how to get the most out of watching his show.

Stephen and David Kamp discuss the fancy-pantsification of American food.

Stephen tells Richard Freeman that capitalists are the chickens and workers are the eggs that we have the right to scramble.

Stephen suggests that Gary Rosen surf the web for cheap uranium.

Stephen talks about religion, immigration and guns with his running mate Mike Huckabee.

Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.

Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.

Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."

Erick Erickson opposes the Republican National Committee's purity test because the voters should decide.

Riley Crane built a platform for viral collaboration to find DARPA's 10 red balloons randomly placed around the United States.

Charles Moore talks about the garbage patch that's turning the Pacific Ocean into a plastic wasteland.

Ed Rendell explains that America is wussing out by not doing anything about China and canceling football games because of weather.

Ron Paul wants to return to the gold standard, while David Leonhardt explains why Americans don't need to worry about inflation. Geoffrey Canada works to educate kids and teach them how to grow up without using violence.

Atul Gawande explains how checklists make flying, surgery and Van Halen shows safer.

Senator Bernie Sanders calls on Americans to support his proposed Saving American Democracy Amendment and help overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.

Journalist John Heilemann examines Rick Santorum's rise in the Iowa caucus and the potential direction of his campaign.

AOL co-founder Steve Case believes that a generational shift away from ownership and toward community sharing is taking place.