Stephen Colbert (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Stephen Colbert" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 05:46:14, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

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archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

"Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1207. Time Inc. May 18, 2012. p. 29.
"Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1207. May 18, 2012. p. 29.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; Simple English: 4^th place)

Aldridge, Rebecca (December 15, 2015). Stephen Colbert. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-4994-6260-9. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2020. Lorna hadn't remarried, and she was running a bed-and-breakfast out of a carriage house.

businessinsider.com (Global: 201^st place; Simple English: 143^rd place)

Phillips, Ian. "How Stephen Colbert endured tragedy and became one of the greatest political satirists of our time". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-01-19.

cbspressexpress.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"CBS Announces Stephen Colbert as The Next Host Of The 'Late Show'" (Press release). April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.

collider.com (Global: 158^th place; Simple English: 302^nd place)

Goldberg, Matt (2013-12-30). "THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Cameo Featuring Stephen Colbert". Collider. Retrieved 2026-01-19.

cultfaction.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Summers, Brett (September 16, 2021). "Preview- Middle-Earth: The Ultimate Collector's Edition (4K Ultra HD Bluray)". Cult Faction. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

deadline.com (Global: 19^th place; Simple English: 37^th place)

White, Peter (2023-01-17). "Stephen Colbert Boards Series Adaptation Of Roger Zelanzny's Sci-Fi Novels 'The Chronicles Of Amber'". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-03-25.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

Bond, Jason E.; Stockman, Amy K. (2008-08-01). "An Integrative Method for Delimiting Cohesion Species: Finding the Population-Species Interface in a Group of Californian Trapdoor Spiders with Extreme Genetic Divergence and Geographic Structuring". Systematic Biology. 57 (4): 628–646. doi:10.1080/10635150802302443. ISSN 1076-836X. PMID 18686196.

ecu.edu (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Bond, Jason. "How to Name a Species – Taxonomy and Why it is Important". East Carolina University. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2008.

ew.com (Global: 59^th place; Simple English: 97^th place)

"5 nerdy takeaways from the 'Tolkien' premiere Q&A hosted by Stephen Colbert". EW.com. Retrieved 2026-01-19.

gamespy.com (Global: 1,101^st place; Simple English: 1,835^th place)

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Rausch, Allen (August 17, 2004). "Stephen Colbert on D&D". GameSpy. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2006.

gendisasters.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Fiery Charlotte Jet Crash Kills Sixty Nine Persons". Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. September 12, 1974. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2020 – via GenDisasters.com.

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; Simple English: 176^th place)

Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper's beautiful conversation about grief. CNN. August 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via YouTube.

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 30^th place; Simple English: 36^th place)

Thomas, Carly (2026-03-25). "Stephen Colbert Co-Writing New 'Lord of the Rings' Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-03-25.

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; Simple English: 67^th place)

P., Ken (August 11, 2003). "An Interview with Stephen Colbert". IGN. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2006.

imdb.com (Global: 22^nd place; Simple English: 48^th place)

The Colbert Report (TV Series 2005–2014) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-03-29

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; Simple English: 33^rd place)

Collins, Scott (January 12, 2015). "Late Show With Stephen Colbert' will premiere Sept. 8, CBS says". Los Angeles Times.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; Simple English: 5^th place)

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Bond, Jason E.; Stockman, Amy K. (2008-08-01). "An Integrative Method for Delimiting Cohesion Species: Finding the Population-Species Interface in a Group of Californian Trapdoor Spiders with Extreme Genetic Divergence and Geographic Structuring". Systematic Biology. 57 (4): 628–646. doi:10.1080/10635150802302443. ISSN 1076-836X. PMID 18686196.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

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Solomon, Deborah (25 September 2005). "Funny About the News". The New York Times.
"Funny About the News - New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2026-01-19.

thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com

Shear, Michael (June 30, 2011). "Colbert Gets Permission to Form Super-PAC". The New York Times.

oprah.com (Global: 4,384^th place; Simple English: 2,085^th place)

"The Tragic Plane Crash That Changed Stephen Colbert Season 2 Episode 202". Oprah Winfrey. September 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2019.

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Bond, Jason E.; Stockman, Amy K. (2008-08-01). "An Integrative Method for Delimiting Cohesion Species: Finding the Population-Species Interface in a Group of Californian Trapdoor Spiders with Extreme Genetic Divergence and Geographic Structuring". Systematic Biology. 57 (4): 628–646. doi:10.1080/10635150802302443. ISSN 1076-836X. PMID 18686196.

parents.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Milanese, Marisa (11 June 2015). "Celebrity Parents: Stephen Colbert". Parents. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

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"39 East Bay Street (George Chisolm House)". Historic Charleston Foundation. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

playboy.com (Global: 4,392^nd place; Simple English: 2,221^st place)

"Playboy Interview: Steven Colbert". November 16, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

postandcourier.com (Global: 2,890^th place; Simple English: 1,880^th place)

"An Interview With Steven Colbert". The Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. May 28, 2006. Archived from the original on May 28, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
Findlay, Prentiss (April 9, 2014). "CBS picks Charleston's Stephen Colbert to succeed Letterman on 'Late Show'". Post and Courier. Retrieved December 29, 2024.

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; Simple English: 62^nd place)

Dowd, Maureen (November 16, 2006). "Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: America's Anchors". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved December 6, 2021.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; Simple English: 35^th place)

Daly, Steven (May 18, 2008). "Stephen Colbert: the second most powerful idiot in America". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
Daly, Steven (May 18, 2008). "Stephen Colbert: The Second Most Powerful Idiot in America". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.

travelandleisure.com (Global: 7,463^rd place; Simple English: 4,274^th place)

Austin, Tom (May 14, 2014). "Stephen Colbert's Favorite Things to Do in Charleston". Travel + Leisure. Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020. Back then, if I booked a guest, I got ten percent. A kid could have a whole weekend of fun on fifteen bucks......We'd go swimming off Sullivan's Island

upenn.edu (Global: 784^th place; Simple English: 628^th place)

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"Language Log: Truthiness or trustiness?". itre.cis.upenn.edu.

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Daly, Steven (May 18, 2008). "Stephen Colbert: The Second Most Powerful Idiot in America". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
Dowd, Maureen (November 16, 2006). "Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: America's Anchors". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
"Fiery Charlotte Jet Crash Kills Sixty Nine Persons". Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. September 12, 1974. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2020 – via GenDisasters.com.
"The Tragic Plane Crash That Changed Stephen Colbert Season 2 Episode 202". Oprah Winfrey. September 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
Aldridge, Rebecca (December 15, 2015). Stephen Colbert. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-4994-6260-9. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2020. Lorna hadn't remarried, and she was running a bed-and-breakfast out of a carriage house.
Austin, Tom (May 14, 2014). "Stephen Colbert's Favorite Things to Do in Charleston". Travel + Leisure. Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020. Back then, if I booked a guest, I got ten percent. A kid could have a whole weekend of fun on fifteen bucks......We'd go swimming off Sullivan's Island
"39 East Bay Street (George Chisolm House)". Historic Charleston Foundation. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
"Great Charlestonian? ... Or the greatest Charlestonian?". www.colbertsheroes.org. Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2026-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
CBSNews. "The Colbert Report, Morley Safer Profiles Comedy Central's 'Fake' Newsman - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2026-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
P., Ken (August 11, 2003). "An Interview with Stephen Colbert". IGN. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2006.
"An Interview With Steven Colbert". The Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. May 28, 2006. Archived from the original on May 28, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"Playboy Interview: Steven Colbert". November 16, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
Rausch, Allen (August 17, 2004). "Stephen Colbert on D&D". GameSpy. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2006.
"Stephen Colbert | The A.V. Club". www.avclub.com. Archived from the original on 2006-02-02. Retrieved 2026-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
"Peter Jackson on a possible Stephen Colbert 'Hobbit' cameo: 'I've never met a bigger Tolkien geek in my life' | EW.com". EW.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2026-01-19.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Milanese, Marisa (11 June 2015). "Celebrity Parents: Stephen Colbert". Parents. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
Bond, Jason. "How to Name a Species – Taxonomy and Why it is Important". East Carolina University. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2008.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

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Bond, Jason E.; Stockman, Amy K. (2008-08-01). "An Integrative Method for Delimiting Cohesion Species: Finding the Population-Species Interface in a Group of Californian Trapdoor Spiders with Extreme Genetic Divergence and Geographic Structuring". Systematic Biology. 57 (4): 628–646. doi:10.1080/10635150802302443. ISSN 1076-836X. PMID 18686196.

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; Simple English: 23^rd place)

Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper's beautiful conversation about grief. CNN. August 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via YouTube.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (November 22, 2019). Stephen Colbert Is "Darrylgorn" In The Next Installment Of The "Lord Of The Rings" Saga. Retrieved January 21, 2025 – via YouTube.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2017-05-17). Ben Falcone Gets To Make Out With Sean Spicer. Retrieved 2025-01-21 – via YouTube.

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