Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness

Bruce Watson

Aug 2014 · New Word City

About this ebook

Stephen Colbert is far more than a comedian and improv genius. As head of his fanciful Colbert Nation, the quick-witted host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report has delighted fans with his wit, audacity, and innovative uses of language and the media. In this biography, award-winning journalist Bruce Watson, author of Jon Stewart: Beyond the Moments of Zen, charts Colbert's rise from boyhood tragedy to "greatest living cultural/media critic."

Ratings and reviews

When Jay Leno left, I swore off late night TV. And then came The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Glad to have this "before" story.

I found out a lot about Stephen Colbert. So many interesting tidbits that you would never guess!!

I've learned a lot about Stephen reading this. I've gained more respect for him in doing so.

About the author

Bruce Watson is the author of a number of acclaimed books of American history, including Sacco and Vanzetti, Freedom Summer, and Bread and Roses. As a frequent contributor to the Smithsonian magazine, Watson has written more than forty feature articles on topics ranging from eels to Ferraris to the history of Coney Island. His pieces have also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Yankee, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003.