Stephen Colbert: a biography

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Introduction -- Timeline: events in the life of Stephen Colbert -- Studio audience -- Baby of the family -- North to Chicago -- Days and nights at The improv -- The daily show -- A show of his own -- The bump -- The infamous white house correspondents dinner -- Hat in the ring -- Taking the show on the road -- Spinoffs -- Restoring sanity (and/or fear) -- Colbert v. Congress -- Hey, he can act! -- Who's the man?;"Stephen Colbert may be "just a comedian"--One not all audiences find funny, especially among those who have been mercilessly lampooned by him--but there is no arguing that the condescending, bombastic, and largely ignorant pundit he plays on Comedy Central has brought awareness of current events and political happenings to a substantially larger portion of the American population ... this book examines his life story and details how he became one of the most influential people on current American culture"--Publisher's description. Introduction -- Timeline: events in the life of Stephen Colbert -- Studio audience -- Baby of the family -- North to Chicago -- Days and nights at The improv -- The daily show -- A show of his own -- The bump -- The infamous white house correspondents dinner -- Hat in the ring -- Taking the show on the road -- Spinoffs -- Restoring sanity (and/or fear) -- Colbert v. Congress -- Hey, he can act! -- Who's the man?