After an unexplained absence, "The Colbert Report" is expected to resume production on Monday, a spokeswoman for Stephen Colbert said.
Stephen Colbert's super PAC is working with some serious cash.
Is Stephen Colbert a comedian, political candidate or professor of campaign finance law?
You know that a news story has broken through, as we like to say in the journalism business, when Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart start playing it for laughs. In the last few weeks, the dynamic duo of Comedy Central has had a field day with the subject of super PACs, those fundraising machines that can raise unlimited donations to fund political ads, provided that they are not officially affiliated with a specific candidate.
CNN's Josh Levs explains what super PACs are and how their huge sums of money are changing the 2012 election.
Stephen Colbert says he won't be stopped by officials saying it's too late for him to run in South Carolina's presidential primary.
CNN contributor John Avlon says Stephen Colbert is right to lampoon politicians who spread falsehoods.
"Not intended to be a factual statement."
The Roots back the funny guys through their spirited take on the viral sensation
A portrait of comedian Stephen Colbert will be auctioned off Tuesday, with proceeds going to school arts projects.
Call him Captain Colbert. Comedian and TV host Stephen Colbert is headed for the high seas.
CNN caught up with a few of the people attending the Stewart-Colbert rally and asked the the key question: Why?
Comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert attempt to entertain and educate during "Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear."
There are times when a journalist must gather his strength, brave the elements, go out and feel and touch the story at hand.
OK, there's no way to write this article without name dropping. To cut to the chase, I know Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and you don't.
Ethan Williamson traveled from Wilmington, North Carolina, to the nation's capital Saturday with a clear message in mind: To support sanity in politics.
Comedy Central hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will hold the "Rally to Restore Sanity" and the "March to Keep Fear Alive" on the National Mall on Saturday, with thousands expected to flood in from across the country.
If Barack Obama's juggernaut of a presidential campaign could only boost youth turnout by 2 percent, it is silly to think Jon Stewart's and Stephen Colbert's rallies Saturday in Washington will have any sort of tectonic political force.
Funnymen Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert announced their Washington rallies in September.
Arguably the best fake newsman on television, comedian Stephen Colbert knows how to deliver a one-liner. But his invitation to testify before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on immigration was the real joke.
Comedian Stephen Colbert used his signature humor last week to focus the nation's attention on a very serious issue: the treatment of the hardworking people who produce our nation's food supply.
There's nothing funny about the issue of migrant farm labor -- unless Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert is discussing it.
Stephen Colbert spent one day working on a farm. He zinged members of Congress with jokes during his testimony.
If George Orwell and Lucille Ball had a love child, his name would be Stephen Colbert.
Comedian Stephen Colbert goes to Capitol Hill, blurring the line between humor and news.
Funny man Stephen Colbert injected a little sarcasm into the congressional record Friday as he testified about farm labor and immigration.
Two Comedy Central funnymen are apparently entering into the partisan political fray with rallies of their own in the nation's capital.
Actor-comedian Zach Galifianakis, funny man Stephen Colbert, a blog about sometimes-regrettable text messages and the New York Times' Web site top the list of nominees for the 2010 Webby Awards.
(This story appeared in the Feb. 8, 2010, issue of Sports Illustrated.)
Stephen Colbert may have lost his bid as an underdog presidential candidate last year, but he still wants to represent America any way he can.
He's gone from being a backup dancer to the biggest thing in Asian pop culture, an actor and singer who has sold millions of albums.
Who is Rain?
updated: Wed Oct 28 2009 23:04:00
Competition is fierce in the Korean pop industry. Rain has hit the top, but knows it will take a lot to stay there.
Any chance that the WTA extends an invite to Mrs. Lynch for the Sony Ericsson Championships? The rules seem to allow for it, and with Fila signing on this week as the championships' official clothing sponsor, it seems everything could be falling in place for us to get one last look at Mrs. Lynch in the '09 season. -- Karl Miller, Phoenixville, Pa.
Satirical TV anchorman Stephen Colbert may not have a dog in this fight, but his name alone may have helped a Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix puppy beat a 6-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel.
Mozart is trying to win a million dollars for New Orleans recovery efforts. But the charitable effort by the 6-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel may be derailed by a dog named after the satirical TV anchorman Stephen Colbert.
The STS128 mission landed at 8:53 EST at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
The space shuttle Discovery landed in California on Friday evening after bad weather near Kennedy Space Center forced it to wave off a landing in Florida.
Space shuttle Discovery launched just before midnight Friday on a mission to the international space station.
CNN's John Zarrella talks with NASA astronaut Cady Coleman about the launch of shuttle Discovery.
NASA has reset the launch of space shuttle Discovery for just before midnight Friday after engineers determined a hydrogen fuel valve that raised concerns earlier this week was working properly.
NASA could try to launch the space shuttle Discovery early Friday after bad weather and a mechanical issue delayed two launch attempts Tuesday, the space agency said.
Space shuttle Discovery is set to launch next week on a mission to the international space station, NASA's Flight Readiness Review team said Wednesday.
Among the entertainers who have donated their energies to the USO in recent years are Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Scarlett Johansson, Kid Rock, Queensryche, Toby Keith, Lewis Black and Robin Williams.
Happy three-month birthday, stock market rally!
Stephen Colbert left no doubt about his solidarity with American troops when he taped the first of four Comedy Central shows he'll produce in Iraq this week.
What do you do when you're NASA and comedian Stephen Colbert wins your contest to name the new wing for the International Space Station? You name an orbital exercise machine after him.
With the exception of that come-from-behind win over an overconfident hare, turtles and racing have never really been a very good match.
NASA has clamped a tight lid on its choice of a name for the international space station's new wing, but it's sending an astronaut to break the news to comedian Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night.
Comedian and TV host Stephen Colbert has warned NASA to name a new wing of the international space station after him or he would "seize power as space's evil tyrant overlord."
Comedian Stephen Colbert, who tried to get on the ballot of the South Carolina presidential primaries, aimed higher and won this time.
"Colbert" could be the name for a new ISS wing. CNN's Abbi Tatton and Wolf Blitzer talk about whether it's a fair choice.
CNN's Campbell Brown tells White House officials and Congress to cut the histrionics over AIG bonuses and fix the problem.
Monday night, we told you we would be profiling the villains of this crisis, those we think belong in our Rogue's Gallery. But what we are discovering the more we learn about AIG and the more willing we are to take a step back and look at the big picture, it becomes harder to pinpoint exactly where we should be directing our anger.
Radio talk show hosts weigh in on a controversial "New Yorker" cover.
The editor of the New Yorker on Monday said he has no regrets about running a cover illustration that portrays Barack Obama in Muslim garb and wife Michelle Obama as a gun-toting militant, despite widespread criticism of the image.
With a bruised forehead, Stephen Colbert has found a new cause celebre: fighting the glamorization of "face violence."
The new Wachowski brothers movie revs up for a vibrantly virtual ride
Stephen Colbert may have already earned the title of "Greatest Living American" but now he can add "Webby Person of the Year."
The stars snag top honors in the "Oscars of the Web"
Results of the Time 100 poll are in and despite the intense rivalry, there's a surprise winner
Every year Washington insiders gather for the annual correspondents' shindig, to pretend that they're cool
It was a night for Democratic laughs on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report."
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert return to the airwaves tonight, but without writers. CNN's Lola Ogunnaike reports.
Stephen King knows a horror show when he sees one.
Note to politicians: Prepare to be mocked.
CNN's Heidi Collins talks to producer Peter Hamby about efforts to block Stephen Colbert from the South Carolina ballot.
Two prominent supporters of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign in South Carolina called state Democratic Party officials and urged them to keep funnyman Stephen Colbert's name off the primary ballot, according to party officials and Obama supporters.
After his bid to be included on the presidential primary ballot in his native South Carolina was blocked last week, a "shocked and saddened†Stephen Colbert has vowed to fight on – after he stops crying.
Stephen Colbert's campaign to win the White House is no longer a laughing matter: The Comedy Central star has filed to have his name on the ballot in his native South Carolina.
The South Carolina Democratic Party voted Thursday to keep funnyman Stephen Colbert's name off the Democratic Primary ballot, according to the party's executive director.
Hollywood Minuteupdated: Fri Nov 02 2007 06:03:00
Comedian Stephen Colbert's presidential campaign hits a roadblock. CNN's Brooke Anderson reports
Funnyman Stephen Colbert's presidential campaign is apparently no joke.
CNN's Jeanne Moos looks at pretend pundit Stephen Colbert's run for president as a Republican -- and a Democrat.
CNN's Larry King talks with 'The Colbert Report' host about his alter ego and his rough start in the news business.
This fall's most star-studded book tour will feature Joan Didion, Seymour Hersh, Doris Kearns Goodwin and others reading coast to coast on behalf of an award-winning author they dearly wish could have discussed his work himself: David Halberstam.
With college sports on summer hiatus, SIOC opened up the mailbox and answered some reader questions.
Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn says she struggled through decades of abuse and hopes her story will inspire other women.
As legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland used to say in the era before daunting editor Anna Wintour, who inspired the character of terrifying editor Miranda Priestly, who, in the yummy, carb-lite fashion-world fantasy "The Devil Wears Prada," rules the fictitious magazine Runway like a magnificently cruel empress -- well, as DV used to say, People Are Talking About ... Meryl Streep.
As I occasionally survey the pack of sycophantic shih tzus* in the Washington press corps, wriggling on their bellies to kiss the feet of those in power, I feel plumb discouraged about the future of journalism.
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