8 Facts About Colbert Report

1. The Colbert Report was Comedy Central's attempt to not let Stephen Colbert get away.

2. Outside the United States, The Colbert Report has been shown in Canada on The Comedy Network, simultaneously with its original US broadcast, since shortly after its debut.

3. The Colbert Report is a spin-off of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, where he acted as a correspondent for the program for several years while developing the character.

4. In 2006, The Colbert Report won 23 Emmy Awards, 11 more than its parent, The Daily Show.

5. The Best of The Colbert Report, released in 2007, contains several of the show's most memorable early moments.

6. Outside the United States, The Colbert Report was shown in Canada on the cable service The Comedy Network, simultaneously with its original US broadcast.

7. That year, The Colbert Report attracted $52.1 million in advertising for an audience whose median age was 39.4, about a year younger than The Daily Show.

8. The Colbert Report is a spin-off of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, where Colbert acted as a correspondent for the program for several years while developing the character.