The Colbert Report
Richard Engel
TV Flash files “Richard Engel” as hour 1180 of 1447 in the TV Flash guide — The Colbert Report (2005–2014) on Comedy Central, season 2013, episode 50, aired 2013-04-18, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2013E50: listed hour 1180 of 1447 in the The Colbert Report guide, hour 50 of 157 in season 2013. It aired 2013-04-18 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Alan Cumming” (S2013E49). Next is “Michael Pollan” (S2013E51). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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NBC's chief foreign correspondent talks about visiting South Korea, traveling back in time in North Korea, and being taken hostage in Syria.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Richard Engel sit in the The Colbert Report guide?
S2013E50 is listed hour 1180 of 1447 — hour 50 of 157 in season 2013, season 2013 episode 50.
When did The Colbert Report S2013E50 air?
Richard Engel aired 2013-04-18 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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Why this series still plays
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.…