Stephen Colbert is nationally recognized for his biting wit and satire. The comedian is less widely known for his vast philanthropic work, which in the past has benefited organizations advocating for human rights, autism research, and injured veterans, among other causes. The late night comedian — who stepped down from Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” at…
The Daily Show will soon have a new host. Trevor Noah, who joined the fake news program in 2014 as a contributor, was named to the post today in a surprise announcement. “Trevor Noah is an enormous talent. He has an insightful and unique point of view, and most importantly, is wickedly funny,” says Comedy…
Jon Stewart announced Tuesday during a taping of the Daily Show that he is stepping down this year. The 52 year old late night comedian has interviewed thousands of guests throughout his tenure on the Daily Show, including politicians, actors, writers, scientists and other cultural celebrities. He has hosted the program since 1999. “Jon has…
Stephen Colbert signed off from the Colbert Report for the final time last night, capping a nine year run spanning over 1400 episodes. The late night comedian will be taking over David Letterman’s spot on the Late Show on CBS in September 2015. Letterman is retiring on May 20, 2015 after what will be 22…
Oh say can you see. The 200th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner was last week. Stephen Colbert commemorated the occasion with Lonn Taylor, co-author of The Star-Spangled Banner: The Making of an American Icon and a former historian at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The Star Spangled Banner, of course, is the…
Stephen Colbert spoke to two former Nixon White House officials during the week of the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation from office following the Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up. Pat Buchanan, a former Nixon speech writer and now a political commentator, has gone on to run for president himself twice as an arch-conservative,…
