The Colbert Report' celebrated its 20th anniversary on Oct. 17, 2025. Revisit five of Stephen Colbert's most iconic moments on the Comedy Central series, from his presidential run to coining 'truthiness' and 'Wikilobbying.

Bidding farewell to "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and its gallant comedy-avenger host, who lampooned the powerful and made us laugh.

In an attempt to get some positive press after making good on pulling Stephen Colbert’s popular “The Late Show” off the air and replacing it with Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed,” CBS issued a press statement claiming it was a sound business decision despite a massive drop in viewership.

The long-running CBS late night franchise came to an end with what the host called a "normal" broadcast, but the surreal, Easter egg-filled program was stuffed with bold-faced names, with one key exception.

"Stephen Colbert has shown, more so than anyone else of this modern era of late night, the power of sticking to the truth," says Roy Wood Jr., a former correspondent on The Daily Show and host of CNN's satire program, Have I Got News for You.