About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 80. Chapters: A. Whitney Brown, Aasif Mandvi, Adrianne Frost, Al Madrigal, Andy Kindler, Beth Littleford, Bob Wiltfong, Brian Unger, Buck Henry, Dan Bakkedahl, Dave Attell, Dave Gorman, David Wain, Demetri Martin, Denny Siegel, Ed Helms, Eric Drysdale, Frank DeCaro, Jason Jones (actor), Jeff Stilson, Jerry Minor, Jessica Williams (actress), Joe Bob Briggs, John Hodgman, John Oliver (entertainer), Jon Glaser, Josh Gad, Kristen Schaal, Larry Wilmore, Laura Kightlinger, Lewis Black, List of The Daily Show correspondents, Lizz Winstead, Mary Birdsong, Matt Walsh (comedian), Molly Pesce, Mo Rocca, Nancy Carell, Nate Corddry, Olivia Munn, Paul F. Tompkins, Rachael Harris, Rob Corddry, Rob Riggle, Samantha Bee, Sarah Vowell, Stacey Grenrock-Woods, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Susie Essman, Vance DeGeneres, Wyatt Cenac. Excerpt: Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( or; born May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits. Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically acclaimed sketch comedy series Exit 57. Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience. In 2005, he left The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report is a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut, the series has established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert three Emmy Award nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. Colbert was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2006 and 2012. His book I Am America (And So Can You!) was No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Colbert was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, on James Island, the youngest of 11 children in a Catholic family. Colbert and his siblings, in order from
