Colbert Report
Fake pundit show
The Colbert Report was a satirical American news program that ran from 2005 to 2014, hosted by Stephen Colbert.
The show parodied conservative political commentary, with Colbert playing an exaggerated right-wing pundit.
It popularized "truthiness"—the preference for intuition over facts—and became a cultural touchstone for political satire.
The final "t" in both words is silent, in mock-French style.
Cable channel for humor programming
- hostOne receiving guests
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- interviewFormal questioning session
guest · desk · studio · live audience · taping · episode · series · ratings
Meaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- parodySatirical imitation
caricature · spoof · send-up · ridicule · wit · truthiness · punditry · blowhard
Secures ships to seabed
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
- blowhardBoastful empty talker
- egoOne's self-image
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
character · narcissism · pomposity · self-aggrandizing · bombastic · authoritative · indignant · righteous
Formal choosing of officials
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- RepublicansConservative American party members
Democrats · politicians · Washington · campaigns · candidates · lobbying · partisanship · pundits
Happening repeatedly over time
- graphicsVisual design elements
- green screenSolid backdrop for compositing
Comedy Central
Cable channel for humor programming
interview · guest · desk · studio · live audience · taping · episode · series · ratings · Emmy
irony
Meaning opposite to words
parody · caricature · spoof · send-up · ridicule · wit · truthiness · punditry · blowhard · persona
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
bravado · character · narcissism · pomposity · self-aggrandizing · bombastic · authoritative · indignant · righteous · oblivious
elections
Formal choosing of officials
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
Republicans · Democrats · politicians · Washington · campaigns · candidates · lobbying · partisanship · pundits · talking points
recurring
Happening repeatedly over time
- graphicsVisual design elements
- green screenSolid backdrop for compositing
- Parodiesspoof, Spaceballs, Naked Gun, Scary Movie, take-off
- American SatireThe Onion, Saturday Night Live, SNL, The Daily Show, South Park
- satirelampoon, parody, parody account, political satire, spoof
Colbert Report60 Minutes
Long-running TV news program
BBC News · hard news · C-SPAN · The New York Times · Walter Cronkite
Colbert ReportBill O'Reilly
Fox News · Sean Hannity · Rush Limbaugh · Glenn Beck · Hannity
Colbert, report, reports, reported, reporting, reporter, reporters, reportage