The Colbert Report
Al Michaels, David Ross
TV Flash files “Al Michaels, David Ross” as hour 676 of 1447 in the TV Flash guide — The Colbert Report (2005–2014) on Comedy Central, season 2010, episode 24, aired 2010-02-11, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2010E24: listed hour 676 of 1447 in the The Colbert Report guide, hour 24 of 161 in season 2010. It aired 2010-02-11 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Claire Danes” (S2010E23). Next is “Shaun White” (S2010E25). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Al Michaels will call it a miracle if Shani Davis mouths, "Thank you, Stephen," from the Olympic medal podium. David Ross thinks good Olympic art should contain a heroic individual. With that in mind, Stephen presents his Vancouver poster.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Al Michaels, David Ross sit in the The Colbert Report guide?
S2010E24 is listed hour 676 of 1447 — hour 24 of 161 in season 2010, season 2010 episode 24.
When did The Colbert Report S2010E24 air?
Al Michaels, David Ross aired 2010-02-11 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.…