fter Democratic Party leaders including Nancy Pelosi and Rahm Emanuel warned freshmen Representatives from appearing on the show, a moratorium lasting until Pelosi took back her statement

The Report has had cultural influence in a number of ways. In 2006, Colbert won an online poll to name a bridge in Hungary, although after a visit from the Hungarian Ambassador it was announced that the bridge would not be named after him.[6] Colbert has mobilized viewers to participate in numerous other such polls, including the Time 100 online poll, a contest to name an International Space Station module (which Colbert did not ultimately win but received an honorable mention in the form of a treadmill) and attempting to pressure Sweden’s tourism bureau into giving Colbert access to the Twitter account @Sweden.[7] The show’s "Better Know a District" segment also received attention after Democratic Party leaders including Nancy Pelosi and Rahm Emanuel warned freshmen Representatives from appearing on the show, a moratorium lasting until Pelosi took back her statement in exchange for Colbert’s support of the DISCLOSE Act.[8]
Contents  [hide]
1 Production
1.1 Program format
1.2 Set
1.3 Writers' strike
2 Episodes
3 Stephen Colbert character
3.1 Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando
3.2 Bears
3.3 Truthiness
3.4 Relation to The O'Reilly Factor
3.5 Green Screen Challenge
3.6 Wrist violence and fictional addiction
3.7 Colbert Bump
3.8 Recurring characters
4 Reception
5 Presented as non-satirical journalism
5.1 Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust
5.2 Robert Wexler
6 Awards
6.1 Arts honors
6.2 Other honors

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