List of The Colbert Report episodes (2009)
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This list of episodes of The Colbert Report details information on all 2009 episodes of The Colbert Report, a popular Comedy Central
Comedy Central
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 show hosted by Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.Colbert originally studied to be an...

, and produced by Colbert, Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian...

, and Ben Karlin
Ben Karlin
Ben Karlin is an American television producer. He is an eight time Emmy-winning American writer and executive producer best known for his work in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report. He is one of three co-creators of The Colbert Report along with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart...

. Colbert plays the role of a populist blowhard journalist character, similar to his character on The Daily Show
The Daily Show
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. In The Colbert Report, the former correspondent becomes the host of his own parody of media pundit
Pundit (politics)
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 programs, such as The O'Reilly Factor
The O'Reilly Factor
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 and Hannity and Colmes.

There are a number of noteworthy recurring elements in most episodes of The Colbert Report. Most episodes feature "The Wørd" of the day, which serves as a theme for a monologue early in the episode, each has a studio guest later in the episode, and each begins with a brief summary of what the episode will contain, followed by an introductory phrase and then by the theme music. This introductory phrase very often inserts the word truth into a common phrase, such as "Apply truth liberally to the inflamed area," and "this is The Colbert Report" follows, though there are exceptions.

January

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#


February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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