The Colbert Report
Tom Brokaw, Malcolm Gladwell
TV Flash files “Tom Brokaw, Malcolm Gladwell” as hour 480 of 1447 in the TV Flash guide — The Colbert Report (2005–2014) on Comedy Central, season 2008, episode 149, aired 2008-11-17, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2008E149: listed hour 480 of 1447 in the The Colbert Report guide, hour 149 of 160 in season 2008. It aired 2008-11-17 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Stephen Moore” (S2008E148). Next is “Paul Simon” (S2008E150). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Tom Brokaw clarifies his ambition to be in Barack Obama's cabinet. Malcolm Gladwell figures out the best year to be born in the 20th century if you want to become rich.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Tom Brokaw, Malcolm Gladwell sit in the The Colbert Report guide?
S2008E149 is listed hour 480 of 1447 — hour 149 of 160 in season 2008, season 2008 episode 149.
When did The Colbert Report S2008E149 air?
Tom Brokaw, Malcolm Gladwell aired 2008-11-17 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need Stewart's Daily Show first?
Helpful context: it spun off in 2005. The Report is its own character-host satire — Colbert playing a pundit until the mask made news.
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Stephen Colbert plays a billowing cable pundit until the mask starts making real news. The Colbert Report coined truthiness, ran Super PAC stunts as performance art, and spun off from Stewart into Emmy-winning character satire that took the bluster more seriously than the bluster did.
Comedy Central spun a correspondent into a full-time pundit mask in 2005 and watched the character leak into real campaigns. The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert with Ben Karlin and Jon Stewart among the architects, ran through 2014 and ended when Colbert moved to network late night. Right-wing blowhard as performance art. Truthiness as Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2006 — **a dictionary metric, not a vibe.** Super PAC stunts as performance art. The mask making actual news. Ten seasons, 1,447 episodes.…
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- Stephen Colbert as Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert farmed correspondent heat on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart — fake newscast as civic classroom, Crossfire-takedown legend — then played a billowing cable pundit on The Colbert Report until the mask made real news.…