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The cult of Colbert Stephen Colbert is more than the host of “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central. He’s become an academic discipline unto himself.
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Stephen Colbert poses during the launch party for "Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream," his new Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor, in 2007.
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Stephen Colbert visits Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington, D.C. to unveil a wax figure created to represent him which will be featured in a new media gallery.
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In this 1993 photo from The Second City archives is, from left: Steve Carell, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert and David Razowsky singing "The Obvious Song" from "Take Me Out to The Balkans."
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Drew Carey and Stephen Colbert, then a correspondent for "The Daily Show with John Stewart," enjoy their participation in "Who's Funnier -- the Left or the Right?" seminar at the US Comedy Arts Festival in 2004.
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April 29, 2006
President George W. Bush waves at the start of the White House Correspondents Association dinner. From left, Helen Thomas of Hearst, comedian Stephen Colbert, Terry Hunt of AP, first lady Laura Bush and Tom Curley of AP.
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Colbert entertains guests at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 29, 2006.
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Colbert appears at a reading of his book "I Am America (And So Can You!)" at the Union Square Barnes and Noble on Oct. 24, 2007, in New York City.
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Stephen Colbert and his wife, Evelyn McGee, far right, talk with Jon Stewart, left, Jimmy Kimmel center, and Sarah Silverman at Comedy Central's 2007 Emmy Party on Sept. 16, 2007, in Los Angeles.
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Jon Stewart, Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert celebrate onstage during the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 16, 2007, in Los Angeles.
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Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart host Comedy Central's "Indecision 2008: America's Choice" at Comedy Central Studios on Nov. 4, 2008, in New York City.
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Stephen Colbert with Michelle Obama on "The Colbert Report" at a taping at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on April 15, 2008, during the presidential campaign.
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In this photo released by the Martha Stewart Show, Stephen Colbert gives Martha Stewart a kiss under the mistletoe ball they crafted together as he visited the show on Nov. 18, 2008, in New York.
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In this file photo taken June 7, 2009, released by the U.S. military, Stephen Colbert gets a military-style haircut from Gen. Raymond Odierno, commander of the Multinational Corps, Iraq, during the taping of the first of four shows at Camp Victory in Baghdad.
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Feb. 7, 2008
Stephen Colbert, left, engages Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee in a game of air hockey on "The Colbert Report" in New York.
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Stephen Colbert on the Dec. 21, 2009, cover of "Sports Illustrated" magazine.
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Stephen Colbert and his wife, Evelyn McGee, arrive at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles.
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Stephen Colbert backstage at the Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart drew a huge crowd to the Mall in Washington for "The Rally to Restore Sanity" on Oct. 30, 2010. The event -- a parody of conservative commentator Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally -- was both a free piece of entertainment and an earnest plea for more civil discourse.
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After appearing at a hearing at the Federal Election Commission in Washington on June 30, 2011, where his request to form a political action committee was approved, Stephen Colbert began accepting donations for $50 or less on the sidewalk outside the building. He told the donors he hadn't decided what to spend the money on yet. "Just give it to me and I'll decide later," he said.
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Stephen Colbert and his wife, Evelyn McGee, arrive for a Kennedy Center Honors reception in the East Room of the White House on Dec. 4, 2011. The honorees included actress Meryl Streep, singer Neil Diamond, actress Barbara Cook, musician Yo-Yo Ma and musician Sonny Rollins.
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In this April 1, 2011, photo provided by NBC, Stephen Colbert, center left, performs "Friday" for the conclusion of The Fallon Colbert Project, with Jimmy Fallon, center right, Taylor Hicks, The Roots and the Knicks City Dancers during a taping of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."
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Stephen Colbert holds a rally with former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain at the College of Charleston on Jan. 20, 2012, in South Carolina. Colbert held the event with Cain, titled "Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally," as part of his pseudo-run for president of "The United States of South Carolina."
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