Of Course Stephen Colbert, the Character, Didn't Die. We're Going to Need Him.

Stephen Colbert mentioned Saginaw Spirit mini mascot Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle, named after Colbert in 2006, one last time during his farewell episode of "The Colbert Report" Thursday, Dec. 18. (Photo courtesy Scott Gries/Comedy Central) (Photo 

The year's 10 funniest commercials of 2014 will be counted down Thursday night. Colbert's pistachio pitch made the cut. But is it top? Gone are the days when commercials were the talk of the watercooler—or, rather, the reason everyone was shouting 

More than a few of Washington's political elites have been flummoxed by the late-night host, who often persuaded or duped poorly briefed politicos to humiliate themselves on late-night TV. Here are some of the best gaffes and takedowns of the Colbert era:.

In retrospect, the idea that the real Stephen Colbert would kill off his creation, “Stephen Colbert,” so that he could have a clean start when he takes over for David Letterman on CBS next year, was a kind of lunacy. Over the nine years of The Colbert

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld said on Friday that comedian Stephen Colbert should pay Fox News for all of the years that their “gaffes” inspired him. Gutfeld and the rest of the cast of Fox's The Five were discussing Colbert's epic send-off from Thursday