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Starring:
Stephen Colbert, Guests
Correspondents, Guests
Opening theme:
Composed by Cheap Trick
Bob Mould, "Dog On Fire" (performed by They Might Be Giants)
Country of origin:
United States
United States
No. of episodes:
504
1,652 (as of January 15, 2009)
Executive producer(s):
Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin, Stephen Colbert
David Javerbaum, Jon Stewart
Running time:
22 minutes
22 minutes
Original channel:
Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Original run:
October 17, 2005 – present
July 21, 1996 – present
Related shows:
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Introduction (from Wikipedia):
The Colbert Report (/kolˈbɛɹ ɹəˈpɔɹ/—the t is silent in both "Colbert" and "Report") is a Peabody Award and Emmy Award winning American satirical television program that airs from 11:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight Eastern Time Zone (North Americ
The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is an American satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central in the United States. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21,
Language(s):
English
English
Genre:
Comedy Satire News parody
Comedy Satire News parody
Format:
Late night talk show
Late night talk show
Created by:
Stephen Colbert, Ben Karlin, Jon Stewart
Madeleine Smithberg, Lizz Winstead
Directed by:
Jim Hoskinson
Chuck O'Neil
No. of seasons:
5
Also known as:
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Co-executive producer(s):
Rory Albanese, Kahane Corn, Josh Lieb
The Daily Show (airs in the U.S. at 11pm Monday-Thursday) and The Colbert Report (airs in the U.S. at 11.30pm Monday-Thursday) are both late night TV shows on Comedy Central.
While The Daily Show features several "correspondents" (like John Oliver, Asif Mandvi, Wyatt Cenac and Jason Jones), The Colbert Report is presented pretty much entirely by Stephen Colbert, who plays the character of a goofy Republican talk show host on the program.
