Stephen Colbert

Twenty-three of the best sites about comedian/actor/talk show host Stephen Colbert. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. The Colbert Report - Official site of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert’s Comedy Central show, featuring an overview of the show, a profile of Stephen Colbert, photos and links to video of The Colbert Report. Plus, see who tonight’s guest is. (www.comedycentral.com)

2. Stephen Colbert at Wikipedia - Extensive summary of Stephen Colbert’s personal and professional life, including the plane crash that killed his father and two of his brothers, his improvisational comedy career, his previous TV gigs with Strangers with Candy and The Daily Show, and highlights of his time as host of The Colbert Report. (en.wikipedia.org)

3. Stephen Colbert Comedy Central Intro for Philippe Dauman - May 31, 2007 post of Stephen Colbert’s video introduction to Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman at the D5 Conference. In the video Colbert details his desire to get chocolate cake via broadband and offers Steve Jobs free product placement on his show in exchange for a free iPhone. (d5.allthingsd.com)

4. Emanuel Tells Freshmen to Avoid Stephen Colbert - March 14, 2007 article reports that Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel warned new Democratic House members to avoid appearing on The Colbert Report because of the potential for being made to look ridiculous. (thehill.com)

5. Stephen Colbert on The O’Reilly Factor - Video of Stephen Colbert’s appearance on Bill O’Reilly’s show The O’Reilly Factor, on the same day that O’Reilly appeared on The Colbert Report. (www.youtube.com)

6. Bill O’Reilly on The Colbert Report - Video of the appearance of Bill O’Reilly on The Colbert Report in January of 2007. (www.comedycentral.com)

7. America’s Anchors - Extensive October, 2006 interview of Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart by Maureen Dowd for Rolling Stone magazine. Touches on George W. Bush, the two men’s lives before stardom, TV pundits and more. (www.rollingstone.com)

8. Stephen Colbert at IMDb.com - Complete listing of Stephen Colbert’s appearance in films and on TV, as well as his credits as a writer and producer. (www.imdb.com)

9. How Truthiness and Wikiality Helped Colbert Take Down Wikipedia - August, 2006 story on Stephen Colbert asking viewers to head to Wikipedia and edit the entry on elephants to say that “the number of elephants has tripled in the last six months” and the results when fans try to do so. (www.techdirt.com)

10. Wikiality, the Truthiness Encyclopedia - While Stephen Colbert has nothing to do with this site, it is inspired by him. It is a wiki in the style of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that Stephen Colbert has repeatedly lampooned for its errors, saying the articles are not always reality but instead “wikiality”. (www.wikiality.com)

11. After Press Dinner, the Blogosphere is Alive with the Sound of Colbert Chatter - New York Times article on Stephen Colbert’s infamous performance at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner in which he roasted both President George W. Bush and the media itself. (www.nytimes.com)

12. Video of Stephen Colbert at White House Correspondents’ Dinner - See Stephen Colbert’s speech at the 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner as well as his mock Press Secretary audition tape shown at the same event. (www.salon.com)

13. Colbert Nation - Stephen Colbert fan site offers blogging on Stephen Colbert’s upcoming guests, video of Colbert’s “Green Screen Challenges”, a letter from Stephen and other silliness. (www.colbertnation.com)

14. Quotes by Stephen Colbert - A short list of Stephen Colbert quotes for the uninitiated, including “I know the pope’s infallible, but that doesn’t mean he can’t make mistakes.” (www.justusnerds.com)

15. New Ice Cream Named for Stephen Colbert - February 14, 2007 article on Ben & Jerry’s ice cream naming a new flavor after Stephen Colbert—”Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream”. (abcnews.go.com)

16. Stephen Colbert in the Time 100 - Profile of Stephen Colbert by NBC News’ Brian Williams as part of Time magazine’s 2006 listing of 100 people who “shape our world” as the most influential people. (www.time.com)

17. Stop the Falsiness - Spoof Web site calling for Stephen Colbert to stop his biased reporting features video in which well-known Democratic politicians and activists discuss Colbert’s distorted statements on bears and glaciers, among other things. Site, video and online petition were sponsored by left-leaning group MoveOn.org. (falsiness.org)

18. The Truthiness Teller - February, 2006 profile of Stephen Colbert in Newsweek magazine. “Truthiness” refers to a word Colbert coined to describe politicians’ shifting realities, notably George W. Bush. (www.msnbc.msn.com)

19. Feminists for Colbert - Blog consists of full frontal feminists describing why Stephen Colbert is the greatest thing in the world. His being from Charleston, South Carolina and his show segment with Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda especially get them excited. (feministsforcolbert.blogspot.com)

20. Stephen Colbert Interview at A.V. Club - January, 2006 interview with Stephen Colbert about “truthiness,” Second City, Jon Stewart and, of course, The Colbert Report. (www.avclub.com)

21. A Fake Newsman’s Fake Newsman: Stephen Colbert - January, 2005 National Public Radio audio feature on Stephen Colbert, then a popular sidekick to Jon Stewart as a reporter for The Daily Show. Offers a clip from The Daily Show in which Colbert says that facts are unnecessary when an incendiary question without evidence will suffice. Colbert is then interviewed by NPR’s Terry Gross. (www.npr.org)

22. Stephen Colbert MySpace Layout - Offers code for a MySpace layout dedicated to Stephen Colbert. No picture of it, so you’ll have to put it on your MySpace page to see how it looks. (www.kbcafe.com)

23. Stephen Colbert Enters The No Spin Zone - Transcript of Stephen Colbert’s January 19, 2007 appearance on The O’Reilly Factor. (www.foxnews.com)