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4 unusual facts about The Colbert Report


Daniel C. Esty

He is a frequent commentator on NPR and has appeared on national TV talk shows such as The Colbert Report, The O'Reilly Factor, and Glenn Beck, to speak on issues of business innovation and the environment.

Effigia

In a January 30, 2006 episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert satirically touted the fossil as disproving the "Darwinlutionists" ("who try to claim that every kind of creature had evolved from monkeys").

Michael Oppenheimer

Dr. Oppenheimer has been a guest on many television and radio programs, including ABC's This Week, Nightline, Alcove, The News Hour, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Charlie Rose, ABC News and The Colbert Report.

Those Who Trespass

The satirist Stephen Colbert, known for his parody of O'Reilly and other political pundits on his show The Colbert Report, has stated that his sci-fi character Tek Jansen was originally inspired by O'Reilly and Those Who Trespass.


Comedic journalism

Comedic journalism has been applied to print media in the past but has experienced a resurgence through the medium of television with shows such as The Rick Mercer Report, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report.

Mark W. Moffett

Moffett appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on May 23, 2007, and February 7, 2008, and in May is scheduled to appear for the third time on The Colbert Report.


see also

Buddy Roemer presidential campaign, 2012

On November 8, 2011, Roemer appeared on the Colbert Report in an "issue ad" coordinated directly with the Colbert Super PAC, a political action committee.