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Daily Show's Colbert gets own Comedy Central show
Stephen Colbert, best known as a senior correspondent with Jon Stewart's news satire The Daily Show, is set to star in his own program.
The Colbert Report, which will satirize current affairs shows and poke fun at media figures like Bill O'Reilly and Anderson Cooper, will likely start in September, said U.S. network Comedy Central. One segment – to be entitled "Worthy Opponent" – will feature Colbert debating against himself.
"It's as if my character on The Daily Show got promoted," Colbert told the Associated Press, describing his on-air persona as a "very well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot, not unlike some people who have these shows in the real world."
In addition to his Daily Show fake correspondent character, Colbert joined Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello as co-creator, writer and star of the surreal Strangers with Candy series, also seen on Comedy Central, and co-created The Ambiguously Gay Duo animated short series, which aired on Saturday Night Live.
The Colbert Report will run four nights a week, which means reduced appearances for the Second City alumnus on The Daily Show. The new show will be executive produced by Colbert, Stewart and Ben Karlin.
The Colbert Report will be paired with an as-yet-untitled show poking fun at daily pop culture events. With both set to directly follow The Daily Show's 11 p.m. time slot, Comedy Central hopes to keep younger audiences engaged with its revamped lineup of late-night programming.
