The Colbert Report vs The Daily Show

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The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are both late-night TV shows on Comedy Central in the United States.

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.

Comparison chart

The Colbert Report versus The Daily Show comparison chart
	The Colbert Report	The Daily Show
	current rating is 3.84/5 1 2 3 4 5 (74 ratings)	current rating is 3.83/5 1 2 3 4 5 (75 ratings)

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
Presented by	Stephen Colbert	Craig Kilborn (1996–1998) Jon Stewart (1999–present)
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