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'''Stephen Colbert''' is a writer and actor. In his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report" he satirizes political pundits like [[Bill O'Reilly]]. He plays the role of an extreme left wing stereotype of an extreme right wing commentator. Colbert is a [[Catholic]], he volunteered as a Sunday school teacher, and a self-proclaimed [[Democrat]].
'''Stephen Colbert''' is a writer and actor. Colbert is a [[Catholic]], a Sunday school teacher, and a self-proclaimed [[Democrat]], however one of his political heroes is Richard Nixon<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21407008/page/5/ Meet The Press Oct. 21, 2007</ref>.
Colbert coined the word "truthiness" to refer to the quality possessed by statements which, though factually false, are repeated by supporters who feel in their hearts that they ''ought'' to be true, and regard it as quibbling to object to their falsehood.
Colbert began his career at Comedy Central in the year 2000 with the show [[Stranger's with Candy]], he later left to become a correspondent on [[The Daily Show|The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]], where he began to build what would later be the character he would play on [[Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]. He was well regarded on the show, occasionally guest-hosting when Stewart had to be elsewhere.
For his work on The Daily Show, he won three [[Emmy Awards]] and two [[Peabody Awards]] along with the other writers.
==The Colbert Report==
''Main article: [[Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]''
In 2005, Colbert left the Daily Show to become the host of a spinoff; The Colbert Report.
It differs from The Daily Show - a satirical news program, where the host plays himself - by posing as a personality based political talk show host, largely based on [[Bill O'Reilly]] who has a friendly rivalry with the show.
Colbert show has a very loyal following which the Colbert charcter often uses for his various pranks, for example, in every public vote for naming, Colbert urges his fans to vote for him.
In his segment "The word" (a parody of O'Reilly's "talking points") Colbert coined the word "truthiness" to refer to the quality possessed by statements which, though factually false, are repeated by supporters who feel in their hearts that they ''ought'' to be true, and regard it as quibbling to object to their falsehood.
Colbert has poked fun at [[Wikipedia]] and its apparent democratization of truth; he has coined the word "Wikiality" (as opposed to "reality,") and caused trouble for Wikipedia by suggesting that his listeners alter articles. In August of 2006, he encouraged users to state that the population of African [[elephants]] had tripled in the last decade. Colbert's point was that if enough people believe something, it becomes "the truth." Wikipedia responded by reverting and locking down the pages to prevent further editing.
Colbert has poked fun at [[Wikipedia]] and its apparent democratization of truth; he has coined the word "Wikiality" (as opposed to "reality,") and caused trouble for Wikipedia by suggesting that his listeners alter articles. In August of 2006, he encouraged users to state that the population of African [[elephants]] had tripled in the last decade. Colbert's point was that if enough people believe something, it becomes "the truth." Wikipedia responded by reverting and locking down the pages to prevent further editing.
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Conservative Links]]
*[[The Daily Show]]
*[[Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]
==References==
==References==
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