The Colbert Report
Aaron Sorkin
TV Flash files “Aaron Sorkin” as hour 1057 of 1447 in the TV Flash guide — The Colbert Report (2005–2014) on Comedy Central, season 2012, episode 84, aired 2012-06-28, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2012E84: listed hour 1057 of 1447 in the The Colbert Report guide, hour 84 of 157 in season 2012. It aired 2012-06-28 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Melinda Gates” (S2012E83). Next is “Anne-Marie Slaughter” (S2012E85). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin talks about the golden age of news, "The West Wing" and what makes America the greatest country.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Aaron Sorkin sit in the The Colbert Report guide?
S2012E84 is listed hour 1057 of 1447 — hour 84 of 157 in season 2012, season 2012 episode 84.
When did The Colbert Report S2012E84 air?
Aaron Sorkin aired 2012-06-28 and is listed at 30 minutes.
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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.…