The Colbert Report

US satirical news commentary TV program
TVSeries television_series Q1130799
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The Colbert Report

Summary

The Colbert Report is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (536 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Colbert Report is the creator of Stephen Colbert[3].
  • The Colbert Report is the creator of Q211987[4].
  • The Colbert Report is the creator of Ben Karlin[5].
  • The Colbert Report received the Peabody Awards[6].
  • The Colbert Report received the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy[7].
  • The Colbert Report received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series[8].
  • The Colbert Report received the Peabody Awards[9].
  • The Colbert Report received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series[10].
  • The Colbert Report received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series[11].
  • The Colbert Report's instance of is recorded as television series[12].
  • The Colbert Report's instance of is recorded as news program[13].
  • The Colbert Report's director is recorded as Jim Hoskinson[14].
  • The Colbert Report's genre is recorded as talk show[15].
  • The Colbert Report's genre is recorded as political satire[16].
  • The Colbert Report's genre is recorded as comedy television series[17].
  • Stephen Colbert is named after The Colbert Report[18].
  • report is named after The Colbert Report[19].
  • The Colbert Report's logo image is recorded as The Colbert Report plain logo.svg[20].
  • The Colbert Report's cast member is recorded as Stephen Colbert[21].
  • The Colbert Report's cast member is recorded as Paul Dinello[22].
  • The Colbert Report's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 178498999[23].
  • The Colbert Report's GND ID is recorded as 7685139-4[24].
  • The Colbert Report's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008082219[25].
  • The Colbert Report's production company is recorded as Spartina Productions[26].
  • The Colbert Report's production company is recorded as Busboy Productions[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Colbert Report's director is recorded as Jim Hoskinson[14]. Cast members include Stephen Colbert[21] and Paul Dinello[22]. Created works include Stephen Colbert[3], an actor[28], b. 1964[29], of United States[30], awarded the Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording[31]; Q211987[4], a comedian[32], b. 1962[33], of United States[34], awarded the Peabody Awards[35]; and Ben Karlin[5], a screenwriter[36], b. 1971[37], of United States[38], awarded the Emmy Award[39].

Publication

The Colbert Report's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[40]. Genres include talk show[15], political satire[16], and comedy television series[17].

Reception

Awards received include Peabody Awards[6], an award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1940[43]; Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy[7], a class of award[44], in United States[45]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series[8], a class of award[46], in United States[47], founded in 1957[48]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series[11], a class of award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1951[51]; and Genesis Award[52], an award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1986[55].

Why It Matters

The Colbert Report ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (536 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did The Colbert Report receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[6], Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy[7], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series[8], and Peabody Awards[9].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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