Colbert's specialty is SATIRE and political SATIRE. Stephen Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014 and the CBS talk program The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since 2015. His style of SATIRE and political SATIRE uses humor and irony to criticize politics and current events.