Stephen Colbert






Stephen Colbert

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born
May 13, 1964

gender
male

place of birth
Washington, District of Columbia, The United States

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genre
Humor, Politics, Literature & Fiction

influences
Don Novello, Bill Cosby, George Carlin, Dean Martin, Jon Stewart


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Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, satirist, actor, and writer known for his ironic style, particularly in his portrayal of uninformed opinion leaders and deadpan comedic delivery.
Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theater when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically-acclaimed sketch comedy series Exit 57.
Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on th...more




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avg rating: 3.80 | 10,362 ratings | 2,026 reviews | 12 distinct works | 46 fans
The Daily Show with Jon Stewar... The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America the Book
by Jon Stewart, The Writers of The Daily Show, Daily Show Writers Staff, The Cast of The Daily Show, David Rakhoff, Thomas Jefferson (Foreword by), Stephen Colbert (Narrated by), Samantha Bee (Narrated by) more...
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2004
7 editions
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I Am America: And So Can You! I Am America: And So Can You!
by Stephen Colbert
avg rating 3.84 — 8,934 ratings — published 2007
9 editions
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The Partly Cloudy Patriot The Partly Cloudy Patriot
by Sarah Vowell, Conan O'Brien (Read by), Stephen Colbert (Read by), They Might Be Giants (Music Score by)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2002
6 editions
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Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That... Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That Just May Not
by Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert
avg rating 3.52 — 1,096 ratings — published 2004
6 editions
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Things I've Learned From  Wome... Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me
by Ben Karlin (Editor), Dan Savage (Contributor), David Rees (Contributor), Nick Hornby (Introduction), Stephen Colbert (Contributor), Andy Richter (Contributor), Jason Nash (Contributor)
avg rating 3.46 — 13 ratings — published 2008
4 editions
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Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #... Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #1
by Stephen Colbert, Tom Peyer, John Layman
avg rating 3.67 — 42 ratings — published 2007
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Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen
by John Layman, Tom Peyer, Jim Massey, Stephen Colbert
avg rating 2.80 — 5 ratings — published 2009
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The Art of Monsters vs. Aliens The Art of Monsters vs. Aliens
by Stephen Colbert, Linda Sunshine (Editor)
avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2009
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The Partly Cloudy Patriot The Partly Cloudy Patriot
by Sarah Vowell, Conan O'Brien (Narrated by), Michael Chabon (Narrated by), Norman Lear (Narrated by), Paul Begala (Narrated by), Stephen Colbert (Narrated by), Seth Green (Narrated by)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2004
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I Am America I Am America
by Stephen Colbert
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2007
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I am America I am America
by Stephen Colbert
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I Am America I Am America
by Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Allison Silverman, Richard Dahm
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The Best of Second City: Vol.... The Best of Second City: Vol. 1
by Second City Comedy Troupe, Stephen Colbert (Narrator), Steve Carell (Narrator)
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The Best of Second City: Vol.... The Best of Second City: Vol. 3
by Second City Comedy Troupe, Stephen Colbert (Narrator), Steve Carell (Narrator)
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The Best of Second City: Vol.... The Best of Second City: Vol. 2
by Second City Comedy Troupe, Stephen Colbert (Narrator), Steve Carell (Narrator)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2008
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"If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn't have declared their independence from it."
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"If I had a dime for everytime that I was wrong, I'd be broke."
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"Equations are the devil's sentences."
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