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Stephen Colbert Calls His Live Election Night Show ‘The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done’

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Stephen Colbert has had a lot of tough gigs in his career, but he says nothing compares to his live Election Night special for Showtime, which became more of a [...]


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Stephen Colbert, Kelly Ripa and Other TV Stars Recall Their Most Memorable Commercials

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Many of fall TV's biggest stars have one thing in common: They appeared in commercials early (and sometimes, not-so-early) in their career as they tried to break into Hollywood.

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Stephen Colbert Will Host a Live Election-Night Comedy Special for Showtime—Probably

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Stephen Colbert's resurgence this political season will continue on election night, Nov. 8, as the comedian hosts a live comedy special for Showtime. We think. David Nevins, president and CEO [...]

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Jon Stewart Takes Down Roger Ailes and Donald Trump in His First Daily Show-Style Rant in 11 Months

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Ever since Jon Stewart stepped down as host of The Daily Show last August, his fans have been begging him to return to late-night and deliver his brilliant, incisive political [...]

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The Return of ‘Stephen Colbert’ and Jon Stewart Gives Late Show a Ratings Boost

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CBS had hoped that its decision to broadcast The Late Show with Stephen Colbert live during both political convention weeks would give the show the boost in ratings and buzz [...]

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Larry Wilmore’s Ratings Are 55% Lower Than The Colbert Report, and This Clip May Prove Why

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Has Comedy Central's late-night talk lineup lost some of its intellectualism since the departures of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert? Yes, according to quite a few viewers on Reddit, and [...]